BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY | A quick visit to my woodland hide - episode 1 

Thanks Adrian.

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Thanks Dean. 👍

Thanks for the comment Pete and good luck with your new site.

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Thanks James, really appreciate that. Hope you like the Gitzo bag. I was pretty impressed with it. Cheers

Thanks Sam, really appreciate that.. all the best.

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Cheers Martin. Hope you're ok. 👍

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

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Thanks Ben. I am hoping Jays will come I to the hide area at some point. I can hear them calling all around me so only a matter of time I think. I'll also brave out a night there I think and do some Tawny Owls.

Thanks Richard.

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Thanks very much. It's terrible weather isn't it. Good luck with the photography.

Thanks Laurence. A beautiful time of year - apart from what's going on in the world currently. Keep safe.

Thanks very much. It's a great place..all the best 👍

Thanks Keith. All the best.

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Thanks Malcolm. You too.

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Cheers Andrew. I hope you're ok 👍

Thanks Robert. You're lucky with the hide. It's often crossed my mind so hence never go in there when there are high winds. Low light can be a problem with crop sensors but with full frame it's not so much especially these modern ones. I'm often up at ISO 16000 and beyond and when I do I always push the histogram as far to the right as I can before clipping the highlights. That way when you recover in post the noise is not obvious. I also use Nik filters from time to time which can also help with a little noise. I have a video coming out on their new versions very soon. Good luck with your hide setup and thanks for taking the time to comment.

@@SimonWantling I totally agree about using full frame cameras and I bought a 6D body for that very reason. In fact I was so impressed with it when photographing badgers that I eventually also replaced my 7d mkii with a 5D body and now only use full frame. I do miss the frame rate and fast focusing of the 7 but as I cannot afford a 1 series I will get by with what I have.

Thanks Andy, really pleased you enjoyed it. A bit different for me but I had a great time. Just nice being in the wood watching the birds especially with all that's going on currently. Take care. 👍

@@SimonWantling totally agree with you. Look forward to the next video 👍🏻

Thanks. Good luck with that. Nice bird and one I don't think I've ever photographed. I'm usually photographing the owls so nice to do something a bit different 👍

@@SimonWantling I live near Sherwood Forest so plenty of trees, just got to keep my eyes open and fingers crossed.

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Thanks Tom.

Thank you Sharon and yes of course I will 😉

Hi Peter, red squirrels are wonderful animals and I'm just back from Scotland where I caught up with them also. I've heard the Mark IV is good on noise. The 1dx 2 I think is a slight step up but not much. I'm often up at 16000 - 25000 and if so o always shoot to the right. Interesting you mention PhotoLab 4. They contacted last week and I'm testing it currently and it looks amazing. I am thinking of doing a video on it soon as I've been super impressed.

@@SimonWantling I'll look forward to seeing your take on it. I'm hoping that I can pick up some tips from you. I'm purely basic when it comes to software. But I'm going to have a good play with this one. I bought the upgrade as I had photolab 3. I used their new version of the noise reduction system, DeepPrime on the image I mentioned and the results were outstanding. It did take longer to process, but that might be because my computer is over 6 years old. Anyways, I really look forward to your take on the software. I was impressed, but I think in the hands of a professional such as yourself, I will learn a lot more. No pressure 😂. Will you be releasing a vlog of your Scotland Red Squirrels? That I would like to see. I went to a hide set up run by a chap called, Paul Fowlie. I've been a few times. Also shot Red Grouse and visited his Little Owl hide. He's a good bloke and has an excellent Red Squirrel set up. Anyways, take care and keep up the great work

Hi Ric, thanks for finding the channel and subscribing. It is a wonderful site and something nice to drop in on when I'm not photographing the owls which I spend a lot of my time doing. Thanks again and all the best 👍

Thanks Gary. Yes I'm trying to do videos more regularly now. Good spot on the woodpecker. I hadn't spotted that but having looked back you're quite right. Beautiful birds aren't they.

Simon Wantling - yes they certainly are a wonderful bird. I'm quite fortunate when it comes to photographing Woodpeckers because my friend built a hide in his garden and he has built feeding stations including logs and trees that are full of food that Woodpeckers like so he gets a family visiting all the time. Due to the lockdown restrictions I've not been able to visit. I also visit a Great Spotted Woodpecker nesting site (with care may I add) in a spot of woodland next to our local park - the chicks are so noisy aren't they.

Thanks Tommy, that's a nice idea. What I'll do and post something in the RU-vid community page so people can leave their questions. Assuming I get enough then I'll happily make a video Q&A session.

Thanks a lot Adam, glad you found the channel. I started my channel using the Canon M50 which is a fantastic vlogging camera and still use it on occasion. I also use, depending what type of video I want capture the Fujifilm XT3 which is stunning in 4k etc but doesn't have a flip out screen but I've made it work with an external monitor. More recently however I've started using the DJI Osmo action camera which has been brilliant. As a wildlife photographer I'm carrying a big heavy lens and tripod and with the Osmo action being so small and lightweight, it's been perfect for me. So I flip between the 3 systems but they are the ones I use. 👍

@@SimonWantling Thanks very much for the reply. Gives me something to think about now. Keep up the good work, it’s bringing me a lot of pleasure and very inspiring.

Thanks Dave. Been a while since I've created one so was nice to record one again. I use the Gitzo 45L Adventury Bag. I did a full review on it here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CCxiVToA5pI.html

Hi William, thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed the video. I haven't photographed Kingfishers for a few years now. Honestly, I'm not so much into the commercial hides. I'm not saying anything against them at all, I just prefer to be out there doing my own thing. Did you get any nice images from the hide. It's a wonderful part of the world so I'm sure it was a great experience.