I think it's so important and refreshing to see professionals also feel the pain of challenging visits! As a newbie to photography, it can be disheartening seeing pucture perfect visits all the time on social media when the reality is rather different! Very entertaining 👏
I like these type of vlogs Paul, they show what most of my days out for bird phptography have been lately! I'm sure I'm not alone, but it's 'good' to see that even the Pro's suffer the same fate sometimes 🙂
Thanks for this Miguel you are showing everyone how hard it is to do wildlife photography. Whenever I go out to my local reserves it’s like this most of the time lol, and always wishing I had a longer lens. Keep em’ coming 😊 cheers Doug
Honest failures from pros are reality. Those videos are really important for all nature lovers. Things don't always go as planned. Effort = A. Thanks for your video !
Great film, very relatable indeed. Wildlife in the UK always seems to be miles away but there's always the chance that something will happen close by - just being there and being patient is everything.
I was recently in England, near Hyde. I was very lucky because there were moments with good light and small, fast birds. I brought some nice photos home. I must admit that I really like your videos. Nice shots and a lot of technical knowledge, so necessary for a beginner nature photographer. Greetings from sunny Krakow, Adam
Yup, it isn't easy getting a good photo of a bird. You held it out longer than I would in those conditions and got some great photos. We have watched you since getting out first Canon camera a few years ago.
When yiur video came up on my notifications, I knew it would be fun and light. And the hardships of crap weather, but having fun. And learning. Lastly Paul I enjoyed the mello jazz soundtrack. Keep it up!
Great video. With how terrible the weather has been for astrophotography I've taken up bird photography and I'm loving it. It's seriously addictive in my opinion. A steep learning curve to learn what it is I'm photographing and actually photographing small fast birds definitely has a "sporting" feel to it. Very satisfying to land good shots of birds that you don't see every day. I was at the marshes the other day and literally had a treecreeper latch onto a tree trunk in front of me, maybe 10 metres away. Just have to be out and about....no such thing as inappropriate weather, just inappropriate clothing 😂😂😂
Great video Paul. Really admire your fortitude going out in those kind of conditions...for british photographers a camera that performs at high isos is obviously an absolute must. 😀
Thank you Steve for this honest video. This illustrates that o matter what plans you make for your photography trip, the weather, the wind or lack of wildlife leads to frustration. However, as you proved, if you wait it out and hang around you could still end up with some good wildlife shots. Perseverance is a necessary trait for wildlife photographers.
Wow a professional having my kind of days photography............ bring it on Paul. In all seriousness it's nice to see these videos from time to time. Cheers take care.
Very interesting watching your journey today. You obviously know your bird species which are a lot different to bird life here in Invercargill New Zealand. Thanks for an informative and motivating video
I live in Northern California which has some of the nicest weather in the world. But we also get rainy and stormy days especially, in the winter which is our rainy season. That of course is the most of the waterfowl are migrating up or down the Pacific Flyway. The difference from you is that we see a lot more birds. Last week I saw 2,000 Snow Geese, an impressive sight.
We do have places with good bird numbers, but probably not as good as you. Wow, 2000 Snow Geese - what a beautiful sight. They look very nice those geese.
I like this style of photography Paul..........I went to Leighton Moss (1.5hr drive) for the first time on Tuesday last week. Lovely place, gorgeous weather. I'm back there tomorrow but it's supposed to be light and heavy rain, which I'm not looking forward to, but at least I'll be dry in the hides and the chance of droplets on birds.
That's the way to think - rain can be great for photography , try to use it as much as you can. Leighton Moss used to be one of my haunts.. before I defected and moved to Yorkshire!
Typical of my wildlife experiences here in Sussex recently over the past few months. Wet, dull, flat light, cold and windy. It's a real challenge to get any keepers at all in these conditions. Well done sir for giving it a go.
I thoroughly enjoyed this short program; there is a great nature reserve about an hour from my house that has bird blinds along a large waterway, and is often overcast. I will use your suggestions with my similar Canon lens and hope to get some great small bird photos.
I have been there a few times always in similar conditions like you had. I don't know if you have been to Low Barn yet, but its one of my favourite reserves, and never disappoints me.
Makes me feel better about my own sorry efforts. Good video showing what it's really like in the UK. We do live in one of the world's worst countries for wildlife.
It is a concern - if the lens breaks down it probably can't be fixed. On mechanical shutter with my R6 it can't do fastest frame rate - it's about 7 or 8. Electronic stays the same.
Thumbs up..... warts 'n all works for me. Reality vs perception can be very far removed from each other and I get very deflated when I take a day off work, the weather is grim and it ends with nothing much worth saving and it feels like everyone else gets endless good conditions and amazing shots and I'm missing something. Social media is often misleading. Good honest vlogging is more inspiring sometimes than endless great captures. You have the knack of making successes and failures equally as interesting, entertaining and inspiring. Keep on being you and giving us the whole picture. Great chanel.
Thanks so much. I intend to make more videos like this - and just upload... even if I feel it's a complete failure, lol! I know exactly how you feel when you have limited time.. been there for sure.
where you had the wb set to Kelvin, do you use a specific Kelvin for you daytime shots or do you set the Kelvin to match what your eye sees at that time? you should do a vid on a cemetery wildlife walk, they great places for wildlife
Great idea for the cemetery - something I've had in the back of my mind. White balance - I've done this for years now.. I literally set the Kelvin the same and leave it, it's on 5600K. I find it gives consistent results. Only time I really change it is twilight, or night shooting.
Paul, why is the foot of the collar on your lens pointing to the rear? I’ve never seen it fitted like this before. Is there some advantage in having it this way?
