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Was a super morning watching them!

Thanks!!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

Where’d you guys go buddy? Was incredible, but I’d say best enjoyed WITHOUT a camera! I’ll just watch the next one …. I think!

​​@@kipcotter5374 We went to Port Clinton Ohio, and the clouds mostly moved away for us, it was great! Agreed, I don't think I could resist bringing the camera along though!😅

Absolutely!

Thank you kindly for taking a look!

Very kind, thank you. Continued good luck to you and yours this Fall!

Thank you kindly!

Hey thanks, Beau! Was a blast shooting with you the other day! Can't wait to get together again soon.

Bummer on the rain! Get her back there soon and just enjoy it. :)

Thank you for the comments! I highly appreciate you taking a look. All the best, Rudy.

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you kindly, Thomas. All the best sent your way too sir.

Thank you for the comments. Indeed, at least on the initial time out in an area, the birds are mostly curious and actually approach cautiously to check the blind out as long as you don't move too quickly. Take good care, Thomas!

Congrats, Hank, on the 800mm and the Z9! For videos, I’ve generally been shooting at 4K, 120fps, using now the 265 10bit profile, set to Standard. I think the Nikon Lut is fine (there are 2 iirc - one better than the other) and work with the N-Log setting from the camera obviously. Having said that, for me, the color correction is time consuming and really slows down my timeline processing - at least with my computer which is pretty decent - though I don’t believe I’m set up properly to have my graphics card help with the processing. I use Adobe Premier Pro to process my videos. This video was primarily at 30fps from the camera since it was so dark out early on. The 1/60th SS really helps as compared to the 1/250 for 120fps. I still prefer 120fps because I like to slow down a bunch of the video to 25% (30 fps). I also need to dabble with slowing it down to 50% to help smooth out the video and hide some shake. A lot for me to work on. Doing video is pretty hard IMO compared to taking stills - smooth panning is a bear and camera shake is very noticeable. Also need to keep the sensor clean - tough to fix blotches in video. Good luck, Hank!

Forgot to mention, for video, I indeed have it on AF-F. I generally have it on full screen 3D for video. This becomes a problem when the duck gets around other ducks as you can imagine. There are times I turn the manual focus ring to lock focus on my subject (with focus peeking on). The autofocus does pretty good IMO, but my frame of reference is limited given that I was trying to do video last year with my D850! If you aren’t good at pulling manual focus, forget about video with the D850! This Z9/mirrorless is such a treat - totally spoiled.

One other tip - program the ability to change between FX and DX on a button of your preference. Move to DX if the animal Is far away and you’d likely crop in post anyways. It helps the auto-focus greatly in video and even in stills. Wether the camera can ‘see’ better or if it’s just the photographer than can hold on point better, or a combination of both, it really seems to help with animal detection when the animal is larger in the frame.

@@kipcotter5374 Kip thanks for all the advice its greatly appreciated. I watch a lot of UA-cam videos and your are the best I've seen yet. You should be at a 1000 viewers very soon good luck and I'll be watching!!

@@hankdinardo4308 I appreciate the comments. If you haven’t already, please check out youtube.com/@PCHU. Peanut’s videos and capabilities are exceptional!

Thank you so much! I'm happy you got to see and photograph him in person; what a treat!

Thank you and kind regards.

Thank you sir!

Thank you DT!

I've only been out twice now meaningfully with it. I was a little concerned at first, but conditions weren't optimal and I'm out of practice. I was in a tight area. Trying to capture fast moving critters in close is a real challenge. Most helpful to pick them up first at a distance and if somewhat open that helps too. Had a question for you - have you tried and liked any fluid/video heads? I'm finding it hard to have smooth pans of ducks on the water with my gimbal head. I recall your video where you explained how you were using your gimbal to track BIF, but was just wondering if you've tried a good fluid head? Thanks as always sir!

@@kipcotter5374 , I prefer the gimbal. I have a manfrotto fluid. Now, I think its a matter of preference. First, I am used to the gimbal. I put my left hand on the circle base of the gimbal, so I can control in smoother fashion. My left hand controls the pan, so I can start the movement slowly once I have the subject in focus. I prefer that the gimbal is balanced on gravity. The fluid is based on the the ground level. So if you are balanced and move to a new location, you may need to balance again because how the ground is leveled. For me the key to being stable is if you are balanced. Sometimes, when the subject is coming close, I have my hand hardly gripping the camera and gimbal, so I cant have any creeping. Talk soon.

I panned it when I edited and strung together the trailcam footage. I used Adobe Premier Pro to compile and edit. Thanks for taking a look!

Badass man! Above my pay grade but ya definitely have it figured out here! Thanks for the awesome footage!

It's a scientific fact those with the biggest ball sacs hang back and watch the young Bucks spar. It's early. Nobody's even wet yet. Science.

Shot a buck out of a saddle the second time in one. It becomes the norm pretty quickly!

I think you'd love it. Nothing like getting close and seeing them act more natural when it all works!

Very good! Very fun when it all works out and super to see the waterfowl so close and acting more natural. Best of luck!

Good catch on the carabiner. I'll be sure to remind him! Thanks John, and good luck out there sir!

@@kipcotter5374 Thanks!