Birdman Photography will feature weekly videos of adventure of photographing various wildlife found in North Carolina. Most of the adventure will be me setting up my photograph equipment photographing birds and other wildlife. We are not just limited to photographing birds and mammals, we also photograph landscapes and plants. We will photograph any wildlife beauty that we can find on our adventure. The goal of this channel is to show you how to photograph the wild world around you. We will have videos about equipment, technique, and the subjects that we photograph. Many of the video that we have on this channel will be educational about photograph, wildlife, and the environment that they live in. many video will be about birds and how to photograph them.
Funny timing we have a lost Dickcissel in Montreal, trying to mate with savannah sparrows. He's been at the same place for about two week and very approachable. I said funny timing because I never heard the species existence two weeks ago.
I totally love your videos! Thanks for sharing and the information you share. Very interesting. Love every minute of it! Keep up the great work my friend and I look forward to seeing the next video. Peace!
Next we change the name of our capital and a northwestern state. George Washington owned 140 slaves. Jefferson who wrote “ all men are created equal” owned many more and kept a black mistress in the basement with whom he had 4 offspring who were kept as slaves. 5:34
Another informative video. Thank you. I have a nikon d7500 and the sigma 1500 600 contemporary. I was trying to photograph swallows at the weekend, lens open wide, 1 / 3000 of a second and iso 800 +. All photos blured. Any tips. Cheers.
1. IS isn't needed if you are shooting fast enough shutter speeds and holding the lens/camera right, with a good stance. Photographers got sharp images well before IS was invented. 2. I disagree. I typically shoot 1/1000 at f8 with a EF 500f4 prime and 1.4x TC on my R3 and get sharp shots. For BIFs, larger raptors, I like to shoot at 1/4000 (originally, 1/2000, but I found that 1/4000 gave me sharper shots). For smaller in flight birds, I would recommend going faster, probably 1/8000 or 1/16000 if your camera can do so in ES mode. 3. Yes, this is true. I shoot handheld. I have a carbon fibre tripod and gimbal, but never use them for birding. tripod/gimbal are just inconvenient for me and limit productivity in the field. I guess if I'm shooting in the darker canopy of a temperate rainforest, I would potentially consider the tripod/gimbal. So far, I have shot with IS on my 1st gen 500f4 prime, IBIS turned on in my R3, and 1/400, wide open at f5.6 and as high as ISO 25600 with good results.
I feel that Image stabilization (IS)is very inportain. one of the reason that morden carmera are so affect is that they have IS. I think that we both agree that shuter speed is very inportaion when photograhing birds. I see a lot of people shoot at 1/500 or less when photograhing birds. As for the tripod. I use my a lot, if have take it to many place in Cental and South Ameria as well and africa. It is a pain to fly with but i feel it is very inportain. Thanks for you comment and watching the video.
I think that IS is just a tool to assist with slower shutter speeds. If your handholding technique is good and you’re shooting at a fast enough shutter speed then IS isn’t really necessary. But that’s just based on my personal experiences. These days I usually leave IS on even when shooting at 1/1000 or faster.
Im new ish to photography. Thank you for your shutter speed tip. If your image is to dark what iso should i be looking at say for a 3000 shutter for swifts or swallows if my sigma 150-600 lens is wide open. Another great video. Thanks you.
@@Birdmanphotography not using proper exposure? You don't have to shoot in AV mode and most birding photographers shoot in metered manual mode (myself included). A lot shoot in manual mode with auto ISO...
Alan - you need to learn about the exposure triangle (shutter speed, aperture and ISO). You don't mention what camera you are using. That would be helpful. The Sigma lens (I presume it's the contemporary version, not the sports version) is wide open f6.3 at 600mm. Depending upon your lighting conditions, you are going to have issues with such a slow f stop. In bright, full sunny conditions, you should be fine and not have to necessarily go with a slower shutter speed or higher ISO. Based on my experiences shooting at f8 with my 500f4 prime, 1/3000, at f6.3 will require something in the range of ISO 2500-3000 (this is with the subject front lit). Depending upon your camera, that may, or may not result in poor image quality. Older DSLRs tend to have poor high ISO performance, especially crop bodies. What are you shooting, and why are you shooting at such a high shutter speed? I typically shoot at 1/1000, f8 and change my ISO depending upon my lighting conditions and get pretty sharp images that are well exposed. You are free to check my personal website out (google "dave pastern" and you will find my website). I am certainly not a pro and only been shooting birds for ~3 years.
Hi. Thanks for the video. I have the 150-600 C on my R6 mk ii. When it focuses, images are great however it suffers from a lot of pulsing even though I have tried different settings both on the lens and camera. It seems that this is a very common issue. I don't know why Sigma never issued an update to deal with this problem...
I have also heard a lot about this with the Contemporary version. I have the spot and have only rented the contemporary one. first, check that your lens is the problem, put the camera on a tripod, and take photos. if you are still having the problem call tech support. good luck and thanks for watching.
I've recently changed from a Sigma 150-600C to 150-600S using on Canon 7DII. I can't get any sort of decent focus. Any ideas? Does it need to be set up please?
There's been dickies reported in Iredell co a lot this past week in the same area of some farmlands not too far from me but I just haven't been out there yet.
Totally wrong. The size of the front element has nothing to do with the amount of light coming in. Both the sport and contemporary version have the same aperture range, therefore they let in the exact amount of light.
I am right. Larger aperture lenses usually have bigger front elements, but two lenses with the same aperture can have different size filter threads and that doesn’t necessarily change the amount of light coming in. They only number you can go by is the aperture.
You are not understanding me. Yes, the aperture determines how much light gets to the sensor. In your video you stated that the sport version lets in more light because the front element was bigger than the contemporary version. That is wrong. Both of the sport and contemporary had the exact same aperture range. F5-6.3
@@jasontaylor1920 I feel that what you are saying is not taking all elements into your statement. The aperture is one element that determines how much light gets to the sensor
Durham NC here. Thanks for the video. I have been a back yard photographer for years and just started getting out into the filed over the past year. There are so many great spots in NC for birds.
Never seen or heard of the Black Skimmer! I live in the Piedmont but in 25 years as a North Carolina resident I've never made it to the Outer Banks (I am hanging my head). I think I have a future date with the Black Skimmer! It sounds interesting!
Thanks for that info on the Sigma 150-600mm zoom. I just received mine and it’s been a bit intimidating compared to my other lenses. Your video is easy to understand and I’ll watch it again and take notes to bring with me out to the woods and fields.
i just saw another post today and got curious. changing the name erases the society's history and origin. erasing history means forgetting how our modern society developed. it reminds me of japan's erasure of their actions through redirection of mainstream media and not fully acknowledging their history. thanks for video!
We are not talking about erases anything. We are telling you what happen and that people that owned people should not be revered. We should talk about what people did and why they did it. simple saying that it happen in a different time is not good enoght any more. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for covering all aspects of storing data. I am trying to explore storing online but the cost it just too much. I have more than few TB of data, hope the prices go down a bit
I am sorry to say that the price will not go down. I didn't cover Amazon on my list because it is much more compared to the other options. they are also the learners this. thanks for watching.
