Thank you so much Pauline. I think it helps not to be too serious so glad you enjoy the humour. Thanks for the feedback on the music too - always good to know what people think.!
if the tape is working great but another idea might be gorilla glue or any type of glue. I also love the angle finder I use mine a lot getting low to the ground and water shots like you are doing here.
Another great video Paul-and it WORKS! I know how much I had forgotten or ignored from my workshop with you-it never hurts to go back and check your foundations are correct.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Now I have a question , where you got the tripod you used in the video?Where did you get it from , the normal one , not the frying pan
I love ducks... in fact, I'm not far away from the Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust so I have a great opportunity to get some birds. There are some great tips in here. Love the info about reflections (I'll have to try that). When it comes to low camera shots, I tend to take those upside down. It's as low as the camera can go and I can use my field-monitor to actually monitor the shot. I know not everyone has access to that, though. Love the idea of the mat and love the images you've got out of this. Fantastic stuff!
What I suggest is using auto ISO. That way you select the shutter speed you want, the aperture you want (I'm typically a wide open shooter) and the camera will automatically use the lowest possible setting. IMO the best way to go apart from complete manual, which I use probably the most anyway. AV or TV you have to use a ISO that is higher than you will need in order to expose the image. So if you want to keep you ISO down, which we all want. I HIGHLY recommend using that instead of AV or TV, which are relics of the past from the film days when the ISO was fixed and IMO completely obsolete ways to expose anymore in the digital age. But I also have the 1Dx and absolutely love it! My next purchase probably will be the 500mm f/4 IS here soon.
Thanks for the thoughts John. Manual with auto ISO is actually a really good option. I use sometimes but also find the other modes useful in certain situations. I am thinking of making a video on this exact topic!
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Indeed, I can think of ways you can use it. It's obviously not a bad way to go. Maybe if your goal is to have the narrowest aperture for a given scene it could prove useful. But in birdphotography we are probably only doing this within a stop or so. It be just as good to select the aperture you want in the first place and let the ISO vary. If you want to use AV, you have to have an ISO high enough for narrowest aperture you expect to use which would not take advantage of the wider aperture when wider apertures are selected. Which is why I feel manual and auto is the way to go, keep it at the aperture you want and let the metering select the ISO. As a side note I did buy a utterly mint 500mm f/4 IS, and I am loving it! What a lens and upgrade to my beloved 300mm f/2.8 IS
Great vid buddy 👍 loving the blue peter bubble 😂 ... just about to splash out on a gimbal after my kingfisher video the other day I’ve come to the conclusion I need one lol 😆
Awesome video again Paul! I watch a lot of your video’s! They are very interesting! My passion is macro photography and i do that a lot. I also just started with wildlife photography and now I practice a lot with ducks and swans in the beginning. Your video’s help me a lot... Thanks for that and keep it up... 😉👍🏻
Hi Paul good video with tips tricks and some brilliant images. I don't have to worry about my hair as I don't have much lol it's an age thing. I am still learning and just having fun with my photography at the moment and videos like yours help a lot.
just discovered your Vlogs - really liking them. Question - do you use a polarising filter at all? to cut some glare off the water - I know in this vid it is also about the reflections helping the images to pop. Looking forward watching the rest of the vids.
Sorry to trouble you i am a beginner and have subscribed to your channel have learnt a lot my problem is when i take a photo of a bird with reflection in the water the white underbelly is over exposed how do i stop this
I found out how a lower (1/250) shutter speed for moorhens isn't great if they're moving. The head locomotion (?) they have is too fast for that speed even though it's fine for everything else! Obviously some wing blur can be BETTER, but blurry eyes killed every shot. Free tip for newbies like me! Lol
I've pretty much only just starting photography and have a 75-300mm lense. Looking to get a 150-600mm, which would be useful considering I work on a nature reserve and have both upfront and relatively far off experiences with birds and other wildlife Do you have any tips on photographing waders and wildfowl with these 2 lenses The 75-300mm especially Thank you
Always difficult with shorter lenses - you have to work harder to get close. But consider spending more time taking environmental shots, and using great lighting.
Hey Paul, Great video of the start to finish! How could you have been so lucky to be the only one there? I have the same tripod and really like it, though I should use it much more than I do. Saying hey, Greg
Please O please keep doing start of this great video how to get ready for a wildlife shoot clothing foot wear and most important HAIR and its good try the simple thing and enjoy the wildlife O and get a few good photos
Hi there Paul, as a wildlife photographer in uni right now I struggle quite a lot to find great places to shoot. Although I live in the north east of Scotland the most interesting birds I can find are guillemots on cliff sides so I was wondering if you had any tips for good places to do a shoot?
Just a case of finding them out. I guess I have 3 main types of location: 1. Parks where birds are tame 2. Nature reserves where I try to avoid the people and 3. Private land that I've managed to get access to.
Thanks, that definitely helps I’ve got a few nature reserves I’ve been to but I haven’t tried to take photos on private land yet. I’ll probs try that first and find somewhere that will allow me to
Hi, congratulations for the video. I'd like to ask you what backpack you use to take your camera and cannon for a walk. It is a problem that I would like to solve.
What would the settings be for a cropped sensor like the 80D. Could you gow down there aperture to eg 2.8 or 3.5 to allow more light (seeing the cropping effect influences the depth in a positive way again. High ISO settings result generally in more noisy pictures in cropped sensors, so I'd need to compensate this somehow.
it's where the bank meets the water - you can sometimes get a line there. To be honest it wasn't too obvious but sometimes it can ruin images because it cuts through the birds neck or head.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography OK, so you're talking about the shoreline -- I thought you meant there was some sort of digital artifact in the images. So that's just an issue of positioning the camera, which is what you were saying.
Just asking :) is it fail technique i use for example manual mode, choose aperture and SS manualy, and let camera to decide the iso? Camera i use is canon 5div
Well then, theres a lake near me. Time to give it a go! Would this work? Canon 6D mk2 Canon 100-400mm is usm (push pull) I was thinking of getting my hands on a 1.4x extender mk2 (found a 2nd hand one for £199) would it be worth it?
I would say to not bother with the extender on that lens. F8 is too dark for the majority of overcast weather. If you are definitely interested in a 1.4x converter, i would suggest the mark iii as image quality loss is non existent
@@PaulMiguelPhotography @Alex Barnett, well I went out, gave it a go and no dice. Not particularly good weather and there wasn't much else on the lake except some gulls which were far out. I tried using no tc and with tc and didn't get anything good. Next time maybe (maybe also a change in location) I did have some luck when we all went down to Whitby a few weeks back. I got some nice ones of some turnstones but that was with a 70-200mm quite close instagram.com/p/B4m7tLOH5mF/?
@@neovo903 Those are some nice shots of the turnstone. If you do want to invest quite a bit into buying a faster lens you can pick up used '300mm f2.8 non is' for sometimes £800-£900. That will massively increase brightness and give a similar focal length to your 400mm if you use a 1.4x converter. Ive had great results with that setup for the past year or so.
I really enjoyed this video Paul. Your tips were so good and the photos were brilliant. I also liked your sense of humour. The music was perfect.
Thank you so much Pauline. I think it helps not to be too serious so glad you enjoy the humour. Thanks for the feedback on the music too - always good to know what people think.!
if the tape is working great but another idea might be gorilla glue or any type of glue. I also love the angle finder I use mine a lot getting low to the ground and water shots like you are doing here.
Thanks Mike. Yes, angle finder is a very useful tool.
Another great video Paul-and it WORKS! I know how much I had forgotten or ignored from my workshop with you-it never hurts to go back and check your foundations are correct.
Thanks Graham. Appreciate that comment. I really wanted to show all those little aspects of a shoot, much of which is just second nature to me.
Love the ducks Paul. I’ll need to put more thought into my next tripod. Cannot get as low as you do. I like the angle viewfinder also.
cheers Harold.
Another brilliant video the photo's are awesome, thank you .
Thank you Rod!
Another great video keep them coming
Very informative video. Thank you.
Another super vlog, Paul, with some awesome images. Love your channel.
Nice of you to say Tony, thanks mate.
Primping the hair, you have to look your best for the birds, lol. 😉
Good stuff, thanks Paul.
Most important, primp the hair, don the boots. Let's get quacking 😀
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LOL, good one! 🙂
Absolutely!
Another cracking video very informative and some great images I really like the mallard with the water droplets
Thanks James. I wanted to make it tutorial based, but as it happened. I've got some great image of the mallards here.
Great video , love the intro
haha! Hardly anyone else did..
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Now I have a question , where you got the tripod you used in the video?Where did you get it from , the normal one , not the frying pan
@@MediterraneanAesthetics My tripod is an Induro CT404. I love it. Highly recommend it.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography I see , where can I get it from , a camera shop , amazon?
First Class as always
Thank you Graeme.
I love ducks... in fact, I'm not far away from the Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust so I have a great opportunity to get some birds. There are some great tips in here. Love the info about reflections (I'll have to try that).
When it comes to low camera shots, I tend to take those upside down. It's as low as the camera can go and I can use my field-monitor to actually monitor the shot. I know not everyone has access to that, though.
Love the idea of the mat and love the images you've got out of this. Fantastic stuff!
Very interesting idea about the low angle shots Steve.! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Paul Miguel Photography My pleasure
What I suggest is using auto ISO. That way you select the shutter speed you want, the aperture you want (I'm typically a wide open shooter) and the camera will automatically use the lowest possible setting. IMO the best way to go apart from complete manual, which I use probably the most anyway. AV or TV you have to use a ISO that is higher than you will need in order to expose the image. So if you want to keep you ISO down, which we all want. I HIGHLY recommend using that instead of AV or TV, which are relics of the past from the film days when the ISO was fixed and IMO completely obsolete ways to expose anymore in the digital age.
But I also have the 1Dx and absolutely love it! My next purchase probably will be the 500mm f/4 IS here soon.
Thanks for the thoughts John. Manual with auto ISO is actually a really good option. I use sometimes but also find the other modes useful in certain situations. I am thinking of making a video on this exact topic!
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Indeed, I can think of ways you can use it. It's obviously not a bad way to go. Maybe if your goal is to have the narrowest aperture for a given scene it could prove useful. But in birdphotography we are probably only doing this within a stop or so. It be just as good to select the aperture you want in the first place and let the ISO vary. If you want to use AV, you have to have an ISO high enough for narrowest aperture you expect to use which would not take advantage of the wider aperture when wider apertures are selected. Which is why I feel manual and auto is the way to go, keep it at the aperture you want and let the metering select the ISO.
As a side note I did buy a utterly mint 500mm f/4 IS, and I am loving it! What a lens and upgrade to my beloved 300mm f/2.8 IS
Great vid buddy 👍 loving the blue peter bubble 😂 ... just about to splash out on a gimbal after my kingfisher video the other day I’ve come to the conclusion I need one lol 😆
Great video. I was at a similar type of place and definitely like the colours and light.
Thanks Andy. I just love reflected Autumn colour!
Awesome video again Paul! I watch a lot of your video’s! They are very interesting! My passion is macro photography and i do that a lot. I also just started with wildlife photography and now I practice a lot with ducks and swans in the beginning. Your video’s help me a lot... Thanks for that and keep it up... 😉👍🏻
Thank you Dominique. I hope you keep learning.
Hi Paul good video with tips tricks and some brilliant images. I don't have to worry about my hair as I don't have much lol it's an age thing. I am still learning and just having fun with my photography at the moment and videos like yours help a lot.
Great - glad to help out. Thanks Clive.
Thanks for the settings tip. When photographing do you wear your distance glasses? And should I use them to set the diopter?
I do. Yes, I set the diopter to my eye when wearing my glasses.
You need a levelling base mate :) So much easier. Even come to Munich I have a great spot for ducks and geese ;)
yeah, I tried one and had problems with it.. it was probably a crap one! Thanks for the invite.
Some really good tips Paul! Loved that intro - looking good 😅👌
Thanks mate! Just wanted to try something different. Doesn't help the audience retention though..!
just discovered your Vlogs - really liking them.
Question - do you use a polarising filter at all? to cut some glare off the water - I know in this vid it is also about the reflections helping the images to pop.
Looking forward watching the rest of the vids.
Thank you David. I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. I've never used a polariser on a big lens, although I do sometimes with my landscape photography.
Sorry to trouble you i am a beginner and have subscribed to your channel have learnt a lot my problem is when i take a photo of a bird with reflection in the water the white underbelly is over exposed how do i stop this
It's a common problem. Often you can't get perfect exposure. It can help when the sun is less bright.
I found out how a lower (1/250) shutter speed for moorhens isn't great if they're moving. The head locomotion (?) they have is too fast for that speed even though it's fine for everything else! Obviously some wing blur can be BETTER, but blurry eyes killed every shot. Free tip for newbies like me! Lol
You are spot on! Moorhen is actually a very good example. With them I do try to use around 1/1000 - purely for that crazy head..
I've pretty much only just starting photography and have a 75-300mm lense. Looking to get a 150-600mm, which would be useful considering I work on a nature reserve and have both upfront and relatively far off experiences with birds and other wildlife
Do you have any tips on photographing waders and wildfowl with these 2 lenses
The 75-300mm especially
Thank you
Always difficult with shorter lenses - you have to work harder to get close. But consider spending more time taking environmental shots, and using great lighting.
Hey Paul, Great video of the start to finish! How could you have been so lucky to be the only one there? I have the same tripod and really like it, though I should use it much more than I do. Saying hey, Greg
Hi Greg. There are a few people about!
Please O please keep doing start of this great video how to get ready for a wildlife shoot clothing foot wear and most important HAIR and its good try the simple thing and enjoy the wildlife O and get a few good photos
Would you recommend that cam in 2021? I found a good used version
It's still a decent camera yes.
Hi there Paul, as a wildlife photographer in uni right now I struggle quite a lot to find great places to shoot. Although I live in the north east of Scotland the most interesting birds I can find are guillemots on cliff sides so I was wondering if you had any tips for good places to do a shoot?
Just a case of finding them out. I guess I have 3 main types of location: 1. Parks where birds are tame 2. Nature reserves where I try to avoid the people and 3. Private land that I've managed to get access to.
Thanks, that definitely helps I’ve got a few nature reserves I’ve been to but I haven’t tried to take photos on private land yet. I’ll probs try that first and find somewhere that will allow me to
Hi, congratulations for the video. I'd like to ask you what backpack you use to take your camera and cannon for a walk. It is a problem that I would like to solve.
I have two: an F-Stop Satori is my main bag. I also have a small Lowepro.
Great video, cracking photos! Question: are you using 500 F4 version 1? I've found a used one for 2600 - good deal?
Yes mark i. Be aware Canon will no longer service it and if it fails you may have nothing. Price is about right - depends on condition.
What would the settings be for a cropped sensor like the 80D. Could you gow down there aperture to eg 2.8 or 3.5 to allow more light (seeing the cropping effect influences the depth in a positive way again. High ISO settings result generally in more noisy pictures in cropped sensors, so I'd need to compensate this somehow.
Pantastic has a need to be aired again as its has a great multi surface use, sand, salt water, snow, mud and field.
Yes. Absolutely. It's coming soon. Probably on sand..
What was the "line" going through the images that you mentioned ? Was it shown in the video?
it's where the bank meets the water - you can sometimes get a line there. To be honest it wasn't too obvious but sometimes it can ruin images because it cuts through the birds neck or head.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography OK, so you're talking about the shoreline -- I thought you meant there was some sort of digital artifact in the images. So that's just an issue of positioning the camera, which is what you were saying.
Yes, that’s right.
Nice and informative video, but man that first bit of music was killing me.
In a good way I hope.?
Alittle confused ? Is the lens 400 or 500mm ? Link too amazon is 400mm but on the shots your saying 500mm ? Nice video though .
The lens in the video is a 500mm. Yes, there are Amazon links including to the 400mm f5.6
Just asking :) is it fail technique i use for example manual mode, choose aperture and SS manualy, and let camera to decide the iso? Camera i use is canon 5div
It's a good technique but it can be difficult to adjust the exposure compensation, i.e. making it darker or brighter.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography fix exposure in post then :)
@@PaulMiguelPhotography and i high contrast situations use spot metering :)
I prefer AV with auto iso.
It doesn’t work for me. I just read the situation, using evaluative metering, and adjust exposure compensation.
Well then, theres a lake near me. Time to give it a go!
Would this work?
Canon 6D mk2
Canon 100-400mm is usm (push pull)
I was thinking of getting my hands on a 1.4x extender mk2 (found a 2nd hand one for £199) would it be worth it?
I would say to not bother with the extender on that lens. F8 is too dark for the majority of overcast weather. If you are definitely interested in a 1.4x converter, i would suggest the mark iii as image quality loss is non existent
Good advice Alex. That lens isn't too bad with an extender, but it's not ideal. I would try to use it without and get closer to the birds.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography @Alex Barnett, well I went out, gave it a go and no dice. Not particularly good weather and there wasn't much else on the lake except some gulls which were far out. I tried using no tc and with tc and didn't get anything good. Next time maybe (maybe also a change in location)
I did have some luck when we all went down to Whitby a few weeks back. I got some nice ones of some turnstones but that was with a 70-200mm quite close
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@@alexbarnett8759 just see my reply (couldn't tag both at once for some reason)
@@neovo903 Those are some nice shots of the turnstone. If you do want to invest quite a bit into buying a faster lens you can pick up used '300mm f2.8 non is' for sometimes £800-£900. That will massively increase brightness and give a similar focal length to your 400mm if you use a 1.4x converter. Ive had great results with that setup for the past year or so.