Photographing Great Gray Owls with the New NIKON Z9

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In this Field Vlog I take out my new Nikon Z9 for a day of winter Great Gray Owl photography in the mountains of Oregon.
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@Henry30065 11 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your video of the Great Grey Owls. I also totally agree with you that one should never bait animals or birds for photography (or hunting) purposes, just in order to get a quick image. Your images of the owls in their natural habitat, in winter, were superb - beautiful compositions and pin sharp. Truly outstanding - well done Gerrit! Alun

@ErwinChung Год назад

I thoroughly enjoyed your educational aspect of your video, in addition to the amazing photos you've taken

@sidensvans67 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful takes of Strix Nebulosa . Excellent .

@HUMZMIC1 Год назад

That video was AWESOME and your still pics of the owl in flight was fantastic THANK YOU for sharing it....I LIKE!!!

@michaellyons5208 2 года назад

Couldn't ask for a better day.

@MooseHenderson1 10 месяцев назад

Very nice video Gerrit, I also refuse to participate in baiting of any animals. I also refuse to use calls, these birds have a difficult time in winter and need their energy to hunt and forage, not come to useless calls just so we can get an image.

@GiuseppeGessa 2 года назад

Great video about the great gray owl. Thanks for sharing!!

@kurtvandoran8852 Год назад

Gerrit, I just ran across your channel and very much enjoyed the video of the great greys. Truthfully, I subscribed to your channel after hearing your comments regarding how some are so disrespectful of the animals they shoot. Thanks for both taking and sharing that point of view we us.

@kimpilegaard5828 2 года назад

I really like the style and useful information in your "FieldVlog" series. It also inspired me to buy your book, which stands out from other books on bird photography by insisting on the ethics part. Please make more of these videos.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you, Kim. Glad you are finding my book useful!

@craign1133 2 года назад

All I can say is WOW!! I literally am looking at these shots with a slack jaw. Very inspiring. Such a beautiful creature. I have been trying to get my hands on the Z9 for weeks. Your video has made me not only want the camera even more, but made me even more fascinated with owls, than I was before. Stunning photos. Thank you for sharing them.

@VizualizeIt 2 года назад

Great vlog Gerrit and totally agree about the mice....

@sklett68 4 месяца назад

Incredible experience - thank you for sharing. What a setting, and incredible images. 100% agree with the opinions expressed at the end, too.

@GerritVyn 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@thomasstapel6824 2 года назад

Absolutely love this video interspersed with your live experience with the owl(s). Super fantastic and now inspired when I get my Z9. Thanks so much

@shanmugasundarabharathi1494 2 года назад

Great experience..! I enjoyed, learned and relearned... Hope you picked up your tripod without forgetting...

@mrchasman 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your experience and the feeling of being alone in the NW woods with Great Grays. And good to hear your comments on the Z9, which I will have beginning tomorrow.

@robverduyn6541 2 года назад

Very nice, wish I was with you on that one. Great job.

@aamsergie 2 года назад

So sad to hear the Z9 was in a box. I've done this myself........ Nice video. Thanks for sharing!!!

@gotophotoarchive9131 2 года назад

Great shots.

@JessFindlayPhoto 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this as always, Gerrit. I appreciate your sentiments and can relate about how rewarding it is spending time with this species as they go about their natural behaviours.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks, Jess. From seeing your posts and thoughts I think we share similar motivation in a-lot of this :)

@philipgowdy 2 года назад

They say life is all about experiences and I think you just had a a great one. Super Work.

@johntaylor38 2 года назад

Beautiful pics.

@MooseManNaturePhotos 2 года назад

WELL DONE, and very well said, great job on getting your point across about respectful birding

@DaveCowellPhotoVideo 2 года назад

Another excellent video Gerrit. Your dedication to knowing the species and respecting it are admirable and something I do my best to emulate. Love the fact that the new body was secondary too. Field craft is the driving force that puts us in place to make images, the gear is useless without it.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words and perspective, Dave! Digging into the natural history first is the most important part of wildlife photography. As you said, equipment and photo results are secondary.

@jamesburke9726 2 года назад

Great job on this video. Love my Monal V2 blind and thanks for the comments on the Z9! Looking forward to more videos.

@Touuraab 2 года назад

Fabulous video. Respect 🙏

@GraphicMill 2 года назад

That was amazing. I have gone out several times to try and find an owl but have had no luck. In fact, I have never seen one in the wild, and I’m in Canada where apparently there are plenty. I have a friend living in Toronto and she finds owls in the city parks all the time. I’m in the country and have found nothing. I think she has a magic touch with nature that I have yet to uncover. Thank you for this video, it was encouraging. 👍

@805atnorafertsera6 2 года назад

Fantastic, lovely presentation and photos, lovely bird

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you!

@marshalhedin7538 Год назад

thank you sir for your spectacular images, video, and elegant message. perfect. thank you

@PapaVeedy 2 года назад

Excellent, excellent video and stills! I’m still waiting for my Z9……3 months now.

@vladepast4936 2 года назад

Love the video! One has to have some skills to find (and see) owls. You have it man! Thank you for sharing! And congrats on your new camera!

@magnificentlifephoto Год назад

Amazing video! I really appreciate your approach in videos - of talking about the habitat, behavior, and methods of finding birds in the first place. I live in Northwest Montana, and am pretty new to bird photography. My biggest challenge has been finding birds (especially bald eagles and owls), but I know they're around here. Through your instruction, I've learned that great patience and learning about the birds' behavior and hunting style/patterns is key, and I know that will help me. I also appreciate your soapbox about good birding etiquette and responsibility with their habitat and environment. Like I said, I'm pretty new to this, so your immense appreciation of the environment the birds are in and your respect of these magnificent creatures is infectious! The technical stuff - I'm pretty solid there. The equipment - pretty solid there. The other stuff? Your videos have me on my way. Thank you! I'm now a subscriber and will eagerly await more of your super material.

@PhilT993 Год назад

Great video and great content on these amazing owls. You are correct, keep your distance with a big 600mm lens and baiting is definitely not cool. Beautiful pictures and videos!

@renesch438 2 года назад

Just Spectacular!!! I sure hope to see a GGO someday in the wild. I totally support your view baiting owls and wildlife for a photo. Thank you so much for the wonderful narration and glad it wasn’t filled with great reviews. Please do more videos.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you! Thank you!

@jimmosley3382 2 года назад

This is a wonderful video thanks for sharing it. Your information on ethics and working for the bird is also very important. Your videos are informative and tell a story wonderfully.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you very much, Jim! Much appreciated.

@debraoconnorphotography 2 года назад

Excellent video. Love your ethos when it comes to photographing wildlife - wish more people would think like that. Great to hear your views on the Z9, I'm in a similar position with the D500 and wasn't happy with what Nikon had come up with in the mirrorless category (Z6 / Z7). Just need to sell a kidney to be able to afford the Z9 LOL.

@1GhostInc 2 года назад

Superb video. Longing to find a place with the greys again, haven't seen them around here for two years now, it would be so fun now that i have the Z9 in the bag

@newfoundlandscenery3568 2 года назад

Quite amazing!Very nice job

@michelrochon-ti4817 2 года назад

Fantastic footage Gerrit. I would be happy with a single GGO, but having a couple like this must be a bliss. Keep the videos coming, I'm subscribing right now!

@jerryeisner1 2 года назад

Very Nice tutorial!! Looks like at the very ending, there was a black tripod in the background. Did you remember to retrieve it? Or perhaps someone else left it there. Once again thank you and enjoy your new Z9.

@Bazzasphotolife 2 года назад

Amazing, indeed. Fantastic work and experience. Just a huge bit envious!

@philipculbertson55 2 года назад

Hi Gerrit, enjoyed the video. I'm a landscape photographer but about five months ago got into birds. I'm now addicted to that type photography I'm afraid. Here in the southeast, we don't have great gray owls but we do have Barred Owls but I am not having any luck finding them in the leafed-out trees. I hear them right before daylight but once they go to roost, they are silent. I don't think they hunt during the day so random sightings really don't happen.

@andrewinpompey 2 года назад

Love the video

@BPaparazzi 2 года назад

Great video documentation of your experience. I agree 100% that these owls shouldn't be baited in for photos. It is a health risk to the owls and alters their behavior. Your photos, video and commentary are outstanding.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you, Rob. Appreciate it.

@traderjoe477 Год назад

Amazing creatures! I love owls :)

@jannikschou4138 2 года назад

Excellent presentation, full of atmosphere.

@craigcarlson4022 2 года назад

Beautiful images and so glad you shared so much info about the birds’ behavior. My wife is nuts for owls. We saw our one and only great grey while hiking in Yellowstone. Was the high point of the whole trip for my wife.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks Craig! Tell me the natural history is the most important part of being a good wildlife photographer. Glad you liked it.

@crittaker 2 года назад

Great Vid...thanks for sharing.

@allenfutrelle9090 2 года назад

Awesome job of explaining this wonderful bird.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@joebecker3107 Год назад

Great vid and stunning footage! About the 14 minute mark and on, I couldn't agree more. Theres something so special about being in the presence of greys doing their thing naturally... Im so fortunate that my family has land near the sax-zim bog, MN and I get to spend a lot of time alone with great greys photographing and filming them, without having to be IN the bog and deal with the masses of people. Im so glad to see the 600 f4 f mount is pairing so well with the Z9! I had both the 500pf and an old 500 f4Dii with a Z6ii and 7ii.. I sold the 500f4 because it didn't pair well with the tc1.4ii and the iii version is incompatible with it... Im replacing my Z7ii with a Z9 soon and as much as id love the native 400 2.8tc its not affordable right now.. Im selling the 500pf and looking at a 500 or 600 f4 (unless the Z 200-600 comes out and the quality and performance is there). This video gives me confidence an F mount prime is a strong option on the Z9

@daveg1364 2 года назад

Excellent video...and I like your stance on wildlife.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you , Dave!

@normanwatson9056 2 года назад

brilliant

@StephenJStephen_Photography 2 года назад

Gerrit thanks for sharing your incredible experience with this pair of Great Grays. I also agree 100% with your ethical approach to these and other wildlife. There is nothing better than observing wildlife behaving naturally because we, the photographers, have not imposed ourselves on our subjects. There are many times where I have walked away without any images because I don't agree with how others obtain their images.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Yes, finding quiet places to yourself is the key these days!

@georgelepp 2 года назад

Great bio and photo field info, I particularly like the conversation and ethic information. It's obvious that Gerrit is a videographer as the segment is well put together. Also beautiful still imagery.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you very much, George!

@captainsteve19 Год назад

Gerrit love your video's and vlogging style. Thanks for the tips on the GGO's I have yet to get a shot of one, 2012 got a butt shot flying away. but thats it. some day I'll have a day such as yours here. lovely Photo's and video's of them man!

@GerritVyn 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@jerryfaircloth 2 года назад

Absolutely fantastic work , bravo!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Many thanks!

@davidmccartt8537 2 года назад

Excellent work Gerrit! Good to see you again. Sweet owls too!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Yo Dave! Thanks! Hope all is well!

@atabbott7 2 года назад

Inspirational snowy day in the woods, plus your great story and intimate shots and sounds of these amazing Owls!Thank you, Thank you. Travis A

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks, Travis!

@LERAKO 2 года назад

Stunning work and vlog Gerrit!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you!

@SamBugas Год назад

Amazing video! I’m an Oregon shooter too, and haven’t figured out exactly where in the cascades you’re shooting. I’d imagine central Oregon?

@jackiesills4287 2 года назад

Awesome ethics, awesome images of these majestic owls

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you!

@paulcampbell7518 Год назад

Gerrit, it would be helpful to see settings for some of these shots - F-stop, shutter speed, ISO, focal length. THANKS for the great experience!

@lindaarndt9506 2 года назад

Stunning images and video! Almost as good as being there...almost! ;)

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks, Linda!

@ThaneRogersPhoto 2 года назад

Excellent informative videos. Love your emphasis on benefits of knowing species behavior and habitat. So true. Also your comments on ethics. Very important. Nice work and anxious to see more vlogs in the future. Too many photography vlogs talk only about the gear.

@Jerseymikephoto 2 года назад

Tremendous video.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you!

@keithmacdonald4805 2 года назад

Outstanding video, probably the best video on Great Grey Owls that I have seen. I also really like the ethics message that you include in the video. This is the first of your videos that I have seen and I am looking forward to watching more of what you produce. Thank you for sharing your experience!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks you very much! I appreciate the positive feedback!

@robgerety 2 года назад

Nice video. Thank you. One of the things that happens in my area, (northern new england) is that when a great gray or other similar species is seen it ends up getting posted on all the bird list serves and people arrive, sometimes in droves. But, I have been lucky to see a few of these wonderful birds over my lifetime. Seeing even just one Great Gray in the wild is an experience you will not soon forget.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Yes, listserves, social media, etc. have put a lot of pressure on certain locations at certain times. Posting your encounters judiciously is advised!

@salserodoscientosseis1028 2 года назад

this is a different level! I have seen videos but yours makes me jealous!! =D love your video and thanks for sharing!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@jeffkatzer 2 года назад

Wonderful video sir.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks!!

@DennisGingerich 2 года назад

Loved it! First time I've watched your videos. I appreciate that you don't bait the owls. By the way, I've lived in FL for 36 years. but was born and grew up in Oregon, Salem area. Still go back 2x a year to see all my family. Just ordered the Z9 a month or so ago. Thanks!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks Dennis and good luck with the Z9. It’s pretty awesome!

@garystanley1605 2 года назад

Very Nice Video Gerrit! I live in Port Angeles WA, and am a retired pro photographer. I've never photographed a Great Grey! Thanks for the encouragement! via Video! I agree with your approach and conscious realization that keeping things wild is much more important than getting 'The Shot'!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Gary. Glad you found it inspiring

@joncothranphotography9375 2 года назад

Great stuff Gerrit! Thanks for sharing. I agree about the baiting practices for birds of prey. It seems fine for song birds, but the Birds of prey are a totally different story.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Agreed and thank you, Jon!

@stevethompson8154 2 года назад

I am new to this channel and I 100% applaud your ethics. Two thumbs up

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks, Steve!

@juanitakelly3082 2 года назад

"Where would I want to be if I were a Great Gray Owl?" I love it! What a day! I hope you get owlets! I'm new to your channel but reading your bio info has piqued my interest for sure. I started watching RU-vid vlogs to learn about landscape and wildlife photography but have stuck with them for the nature education and entertainment. Gorgeous images and video. I concur about not baiting birds for photos.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thank you, Juanita! Will do me best to do these from time to time.

@Walkinginthewoods 2 года назад

Excellent film Gerrit. I very much share your approach to photographing wildlife. If you want the best pictures go to a zoo. If you want to fully experience nature go to the woods and spend time observing at a respectful distance.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Here here! 👍👍👍

@thomasbancroft501 2 года назад

Thank you, Gerrit, for a great video on a fantastic bird. I was lucky enough to hear some owlets screeching a few summers ago and go to see the parents come in to feed them. I then backed out to let them along. Loved your description of how to be quiet and careful. think like your subject. I was curious if you would share the tripod you used. It looked like you had something running from your head to the camera for added stability? Thanks for all you do on bird conservation, I saw your talk a few years ago in the Klamath and have seen your work with Cornel. Just heard that my Z9 is about to be shipped. Two weeks and I might have it.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Hi Thomas, I was using a video tripod so you were probably just seeing the pan/tilt bar coming off of my Sachtler FSB-8 tripod head. Thanks for watching and comments! Good luck with the Z9!

@robbiemorrison89 2 года назад

Beautiful video! I’m starting out with film making, building on my stills experience. I like your vlogging style, what camera / lens combo were you using? I imagine it was nice and light. Thanks!

@stenman9106 2 года назад

Great video and like your perspective on not altering the natural behavior of critters to get a picture. Curious as to the tripod and video head you are using with a 600mm f/4 lens.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Thanks! It’s a Miller Tripod with a Sachtler FSB8 video head.

@johnvanderploeg 2 года назад

Great videos, I'm really enjoying them, keep up the good work! Just got my z9, I'm wondering what your focus tracking with lock on settings are? Thanks!

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

I've jsut been using the 3D tracking out of the box thus far. Havn't had an opportunity to fine tune.

@terilapetino6337 2 года назад

Thanks for the great views of these neat owls! Wondering what you used to film the video portion? TIA

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

The owl video was with the Nikon Z9 as well.

@Perception_ 2 года назад

Good to hear you actually care about the animals, because I'm also strongly against using bait. I feel it's lazy and then all you care about is what *_you_* get out of it, which makes especially wildlife photography redundant because this mindset is unwilling to commit. Same as photography in a zoo and similar. When it's just routine, and all you do is go to one place and get a shot every time, well then I'd say you're not a photographer anymore. Most people care too much of what other people think of them, and such thinking leads to being desperate to just get another shot to upload to Instagram. Thankfully there are still people who do care.

@weswilliamsiii7490 2 года назад

I echo all other sentiments already posted - great video! What backpack are you using if you don’t mind? I’m always on the quest for a better gear hauler.

@GerritVyn 2 года назад

Mindshift

@IanHanson1986 2 года назад

@20:40, that's me exactly. Been shooting single focus since the beginning, coming off of a D850 as a wedding/wannabe wildlife photographer. My question is the classic newb one. The video on the 600 w/1.4 looks stellar, that's exactly the sharpness and colors I would want. If you could only pick one big lens to start with wildlife, what would be your go-to getting started? Thanks!

@lifewithoutborders1348 Год назад

Nikon Z 600 f4 with TC Inbuild. You have sell your car and a kidney

@IanHanson1986 Год назад

@@lifewithoutborders1348 Surprisingly I think I would be ok with that. It will absolutely pay for itself right? No problem!

@lifewithoutborders1348 Год назад

@@IanHanson1986 Well if you are full time in ANimal/Bird Photograhphy. Thats one holygrail of lens and will pay for it overtime. Niko Strike Gold with Built-In TC

@IanHanson1986 Год назад

@@lifewithoutborders1348 Do you think its even worth considering the 100-400? Or just wait till a person can get the holy grail?