Filming and Photographing the Little owl with the OM-1 mk2 and 150-400mm Lens 

Mike, you're like a good wine getting better with age. Just so lovely to watch and good to understand some of the intricate technicalities for me as a non-photographer. Your photos were always great when you gave your talks to our society so its great to see you carrying on the good work. Keep it up.

Hi Mike. Would be great if you could share your video settings for the OM-1 Mk II. I’ve struggled a bit finding settings that stay on focus with the subject (used with the 300mm F4 lens and x 1.4 teleconverter). Great video as always!

"Watching birds in slow motion is fabulous" - it absolutely was! Lovely video. What a treat!

Wonderful video Mike 👍 was a pleasure to watch these Woodpeckers in slow motion, and the Little Owl with a Mole, never knew they took em. Thanks for sharing 📸

Your videos are wonderful - thank you!

Mike: How about a video for us non-video shooters about how to set up and video in slo-mo with the OM-1? Focus settings, when to hit the AF on button, metering mode, etc.?

Slow motion woodpeckers are fascinating to watch!

Stunning to watch the Woodpecker. Cheers. Fabulous to see the eye colour.

The woodpecker flight shots were wonderful and in slow mo video you could really see the force it was putting in to start the hole off 👍

Absolutely fascinating to watch, and possibly your best video yet, to my mind!! I had no idea a little owl would take a mole. Never too old to learn something new!

Fabulous Mike, as always a real pleasure to watch. Slow motion footage absolutely mesmerising. Top work indeed 👍

Your not kidding about slow motion Mike fascinating footage great work sir 👍📷

Fantastic video. So educational and full of knowledge! Thank you so much, Sir.

I loved those slo mo woodpeckers, Mike.

One of your best Mike lovely video. With regard to the automation I personally don’t think it will ever replace the artistry and enthusiasm that people like yourself bring to Photography and videography.

Thanks Mike. Footage of Woodpecker is fantastic.

Magnificent footage Mike...Many thanks for sharing which is much appreciated.

I enjoy the slow motion video. Nice to see you getting such great Owls close to home.

Another enjoyable video... thanks, Mike!

Wow! Outstanding video and images.

Great Video, love the slomotion! I prefer bird videos over photographs to better observe their behaviour.

Hi Mike, great bit of slow motion video! As you say, I could watch slo-mo vid all day as well. Great shots of both the little owl & Gt spotted woodpecker, loved the shots where you can see it’s tongue probing into the cavities it’s just excavated, First class, more of the same!

This is simply phenomenal! Thanks!!

Great work again Mike, several comments about making a video about video - you could spoil us with making one from start to finish inc the edit.

Brilliant video Mike, I agree with you slow motion wildlife videos are great!

👍🏼thanks for sharing..i've got owlies & woodies in the woods along my farm track, i know they're there, i hear em, but i never see em, frustrating, but hope springs eternal 🙏

I shoot a little bit of video with my Panasonic G9ii, but this woodpecker footage is on another level, absolutely fantastic thanks for sharing.

Great photo’s and Video👍👏

Wow! Fantastic and so inspiring! Thank you for sharing! 😊

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing.

Awesome... Thank you for sharing.

thanks Mike

Nice, thanks.

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Excellent video. Loved the footage of the GSP Woodpecker. I am just starting my journey into video. There is a lot to learn especially with the editing. Hopefully I will start to get some footage and maybe look at putting it on you tube. Your channel has given me a lot of inspiration. Thanks.

Another great video Mike, fabulous footage of the GSW.

Looks like a very successful day's filming, Mike. In some countries eg Indonesia, they keep owls as pets, much like we do with parrots.

Such a good video! (again!) The slow-motion GSW was wonderful. Thanks

Exhalant Mike, it makes a great watch while you eat your breakfast on a rainy Saturday morning. No, I haven't tried slow motion, but after seeing that, I will give it a try.

Super film as always Mike , have you considered doing a video specifically around the settings / techniques/ kit etc to capture wildlife video footage as you clearly have it down to a fine art ?

Wonderful shots and footage as always Mike. The OM1ii is indeed a wonderful camera!

Little Owl is not native to the UK, as you probably know. But now I hear for the first time that it is declining in your country. It is my favourite Owl species and few weeks ago I took some photographs of it for the first time in my life. I fed the birds with mealworms ;-)

Great footage. Apparently, the woodpecker's skull is specially designed to withstand repeated blows and to protect the bird's brain from concussion. Unlike other birds, the bones between the beak and the skull are joined by a flexible cartilage, which cushions the shock of each blow.

Lovely footage, especially the Woodpeckers marking holes in slo mo. I don’t do much video, but do enjoy the slow-mo on my G9 ii, I got some lovely footage of Gannets landing at Bempton.

Amazing footage. I lover watching in slowmo too. 1 LIKE for the video. Greetings from Singapore.

Superbe vidéo impressionnant le pic épeiche au ralentie ............................................................................................... Superb video impressing the spotted woodpecker in slow motion

Always a treat starting the weekend with late morning coffee and a new video from you Mike! I was sceptic to the bird-eye detection but now when I have it , I love it. But I recently set it to of on my OM-1 when I use pro-capture. If there's more than one bird on a treestub and want to nail a bird-fight the focus tend to catch both birds better somehow. One thing I will try out is to follow the bird a little bit when it take of and then press the shutter fully down in pro-capture.Maybee I get more keepers then. But all my braincells are on the shutter so I usualy press right after the bird take of and end up with the one shot with fully wingspread.. Has anybody else thought about trying that?

Great stuff again Mike 😊

Great footage and a good point - I need to start taking more video, once I've got the shots in the bag!

Lovely little film Mike

Great video mike enjoyed the slow motion and pro capture. I have just invested in the Sony A9iii for pre capture 120fps and better video auto focus. I couldn’t wait any longer for the features of the OM 1/2. Amazing tech these days. I thought I had better join the party 🎉

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Awesome video, what time of year did you go? I'm booked into the hide on 31st and hoping for similar conditions and activity!

Beautiful From 5:10-5:15 I see a bit of choppiness. I have seen this in other om1 videos. Is this a setting, a shortcoming or youtube compression?

I can't figure this camera out (OM-1 MK II). Hoping you could show your basic settings in a video. Great work! Kevin

Great video again, do you need a new camera for slow motion or can you slow it down in editing on a computer?

Very enjoyable Mike. I’ve been there a couple of times but never seen the woodpeckers from the hide. Nor the mole capture. I’m hoping to return when I’m able to. Would the 150-600 be a good choice to replace my Canon prime, now sold to reduce the weight I carry?

Thank you very much for a great video. As always, it is a pleasure to see your photos and videos. I really like that you talk about how you work. What video setting on the OM-1 mkII did you use for slow motion on the woodpecker?

Great as usual. What is the deal with the owl's left eye?

Excellent , as always. I gather Frederic wasn't having so much success with the flight shots ?

@5:30 this woodpecker could really use some nicer looking slowmotion. G9II 120/25p nearly 5x slow motion would be really great. OM-1 unfortunately doesn't do this scene justice. I must say as a G9II and OM-1 owner it is hard for me to find usecase where the use of OM-1 would be advantageous to me.

I must confess I find video a bit overwhelming to learn. I love watching others work, but there's so many variables I don't know where to start...................

Are you still using the GH6 for videos, or just the OM-1?

Wonderful footage. I too am fascinated by video and slow motion video. My last trip to Yellowstone was one where I spent several days working on video footage. Very fun stuff.