This morning, I recorded the sounds I will use for the “natural environment” element of my audio paper. I had attempted some natural recordings in London before, and I struggled to get any good takes that didn’t have aeroplanes and/or other sounds in them. I have done some research and APPARENTLY, there aren’t meant to be aeroplanes before 6am. So, this morning I got up at 5am and brough a Sanken CMS50 to Nunhead cemetery. In short… there are planes before 6am. I recorded around 20 minutes, trying different ways to minimise the contamination. I found on location, pointing the microphone down seemed to attenuate some of the noise, though it was still very noticeable. Upon my return home, I listened to the files and lightly edited them. Reflecting on these, I think my best option is to lean in to the sound. Perhaps slightly changing my theme for the natural section, and acknowledge pollution. But I’m still unsure.