Come on Dan...get a grip man ..West Ham...West Ham !! What’s happening?...anyway I’m off to visit Leighton Orient at the weekend....God it’s catching, I mean Moss!!
Just came across your channel by chance and really enjoyed the video. Relaxing to watch and beautiful photos of wonderful wildlife. Have subscribed and will definitely be watching again.
Thanks very much Nigel. I got my Z9 back as soon as I returned from my trip to Bristol. The guys at A J Johnstone in Glasgow have done a first class job for me 👍🏻
Wow a great video again Dan, some great photos of some of our countries finest birds! I totally agree about knowing your camera, I’ve stressed this to many people, almost every button and dial on my camera is customised to do a certain job and if it means practicing on the local pigeons or Sparrows then that’s what I do to make sure the muscle memory doesn’t let me down on those special never to be missed shots 👍📷🦅 cheers Terry
Thanks very much Terry. I’m glad you agree with the importance of practicing and understanding your camera, it really does make such a difference. All the best mate 👍🏻
What was happening around 3 minutes?, i kept going into my kitchen to see what my dogs were doing - but they were asleep, came back to the TV and - again, what's going off. Great video again, nice to see your Nature reserve videos as it gives good ideas for trips. I like Magnums too - one day last year, visited RSPB coombes valley on a really hot day and i had THREE........................definately a Chris Packham thigh rubbing moments
I think you are referring to the dog making noises in the background at 3 minutes 😂 Thanks very much mate, it certainly was a Chris Packham thigh rubbing experience! 3 magnums in one sitting 😱😱😱 that’s quite the feat 👍🏻
Dan, how is it possible to be sitting in the Extremadura surrounded by nightingales and bee-eaters, vultures and eagles only to be anticipating the first opportunity to get back and down to Ham Wall? Lovely video, great shots of the bittern and especially that post-dive grebe. Keep’ em coming…
Morning dan it’s andy after your help and advice we settled in Nikon d5300 with a 500 shutter count and a sigma 170 500 app manual lens I was wondering if you would share your manual setting for puffins at bempton clifs iso frame rate shutter etc etc Kind regards Andy
Evening Andy. I’m more than happy to give you some settings but they will be based settings and I suggest that you experiment around the base settings to give you the style of shot you are looking for. I shoot in manual with auto ISO, this allows me to concentrate on two sides of the exposure triangle and the camera takes care of the third. For perched shots of the puffin I would have a shutter speed of around 1/800 of a second, this can go slower if the lights not good and faster if it’s bright sunshine. I would have the aperture set to its widest aperture (on my lens that would be f2.8). For flight shots the shutter speed needs to be above 1/2000 of a second and I would have again wide aperture. The final piece of the puzzle is exposure compensation which I think is essential for photographing black and white animals. If the whites of the puffin are being blown due to bright sunlight then under expose the image and recover the blacks in post processing. Hope that helps mate 👍🏻
Awesome video Dan. A place also local to me so I enjoyed this one ☺️. So much so you inspired me to spend the morning there yesterday with my family. Probably the best day I've had there in fact. First time I've seen the glossy Ibis and loads of marsh harriers about flying quite close! Alas no bittern this time. Your picture was incredible. I photographed one there last year but the heat haze ruined the shot🤦🏼♂️
Thanks so much Jon and I am really pleased that you had a fantastic time there with your family and the video inspired you to visit. I have had heat haze destroy images in the past, it really is a nightmare. All the very best 👍🏻
Excellent video Dan, R.S.P.B. Ham Wall is my second home it's a wonderful place, had you walked a little further I'm sure you would have seen the *Cranes* Meg and her partner she is a very beautiful 6ft tall lady.
Thanks very much Gerald, we would have definitely ventured further however we had our little French bulldog with us that day and so were limited where we could visit. Would love a reserve like this to be my second home, all the best 👍🏻
That's a wonderful looking place for photography. Thanks so much for bringing us along! Thanks for the update on Pops. You guys are great! Say hello to your "camera Lady" for me. It must be great to have such a relationship!
Hi Dan, new to your channel. Have enjoyed this video, as my in-laws lived in Somerton not far away. Have visited Ham Wall in the past. Will hopefully go back again after watching you there
Nice to see you in my part of the world. Ham Wall is just one of many excellent areas on the Somerset Levels for wild life photography I regularly see Barn Owls and cranes. I have seen as many as 70!during the winter months fly into another one of our RSPB reserves. Great vidoe
Thanks very much Richard I really appreciate it. Thanks for considering a coffee, please click on the link below: buymeacoffee.com/dwphotgraphy Thanks and all the very best 👍🏻
Fantastic Dan, been to Ham Wall a few times, truly fantastic place. Not been as lucky with the bitterns though, those images you took of it are just stunning! Ian 👍
Another superb video Dan. That first Bittern shot is top drawer. I remember the first time I heard a Bittern at Leighton Moss, sounded like someone circling the top of a wine glass, although I had no clue until I saw some info there and it mentioned the Bittern call. Appreciate your time and tips.
Thanks very much Frank I really appreciate it. I enjoyed reading your experience of Bitterns at Leighton Moss, they really are the most unusual sound to hear 👍🏻
Great video, Dan and brilliant photos - especially loved the bittern in flight. Hope I take some bittern shots as good as yours one day. Glad to hear Pops is doing well. Look forward to seeing him with you in a video very soon.
Thanks very much Debbie I really appreciate it. I am certain you will get the shots you are looking for if you keep visiting the right locations. It has taken me a long time to see Bitterns, let alone photograph them 👍🏻
My favourite reserve, seen so much there from grass snake, otter all the birds and the dragonfly roosts are fantastic…. You need a bug detergent though… Nice one Dan… 👍🇬🇧
Well that certainly gave us a terrific selection of birdlife Dan , I do love reedbed habitat, great Bittern capture, hard enough to get a glimpse let alone a photograph, I dipped out on a Red spotted blue throat this morning up the Northumberland coast, can't win them all , lovely video as usual, cheers Derek 👍
Thanks very much Derek, I really appreciate it. Shame you didn't get the shot you were looking for but I guess if it was easy it wouldn't be as much fun (at least that's what I tell myself on days like that 😂). All the best 👍🏻
my local patch, I was wondering when you would make it down to my neck of the woods, surprised no footage from the tower hide or the hides down the track opposite the first viewing platform. Glad to hear Pops is on the mend
What a wonderful part of the country you live in Phillip, stunning. We would have definitely ventured further into the reserve but we had our little French bulldog with us which limited which parts of the reserve we could access. Definitely a reason to return. All the best 👍🏻
Très belle vidéo et superbes photos, chez moi le busard des marais et des roseaux a disparu . Salutations et bon rétablissement à votre Papa Amicalement Michel
Merci beaucoup, j'apprécie vraiment. Je suis attristé d'apprendre que les marais et les busards des marais ont disparu dans votre région. Prenez soin de vous et bonne chance 👍🏻
@@jon_green_photography you are scratching the surface with those three Everybody goes to ham wall because it is RSPB but there is so much more in the area if you are prepared to explore
@@danwillis_photography I plan to try to get there in early June. Can't get there any earlier as about to head off to Budapest and a cruise on the Danube for two weeks taking in the Danube Delta. Hoping for many photo opportunities!!!