Hey Brent. Just found your channel. Great stuff. I like how you share mistakes. It is such a great tool to learn from. Kudos. Will now check out some more of your videos.
Hey thanks man, I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I definitely don't shy away from showing my mistakes. Schadenfreude is real and people love watching it. 😅🤣 There's another video of mine, I think it's called how not to photograph ducks, or something like that. Lots of mistakes were made.
@@BrentHall 🤣🤣 Ohhhh. Did you say duck video? Must. Check. That. Out. 😇😁 Have already watched a few other of your vids. I really appreciate your earnest approach. We need more of that.
I'm pleased to report that, since a rather frustrating birding workshop with Brent, I am now experiencing avian success. I just got the "birdie with nest-building twig" shot that I've been trying to get for YEARS. Thank you, mourning dove couple that is now nesting in my back yard!
@@BrentHall I was frustrated by those danged New Mexico birds that eluded me! OTOH, the other parts of the workshop were off-the-charts GOOD! My favorite parts? Visiting places I haven't been to in decades and the City of Rocks. ZOMG. The City of Rocks.
Thanks Brent, this was outstanding. Having been at the same location earlier this year I really enjoyed this. Have to say, that at age 70 and a bum back it was quite a challenge. Plus I wasn't as prepared as I needed to be trying to hand hold a 100-400 zoom without a tripod/monopod or even a decent strap.
Awesome shots and vids! Some great editing tips. Rather than downres, I just limit the JPEG output to 20MB so that I can upload to eBird. It's rare I get a full 45MP image without cropping with most birds. Hope camera lady feels better soon!
And the most important thing: Check if your damn camera settings are correct! A few minutes ago I was standing on my balcony in the evening sun and I thought, lets get the camera out, maybe some birds will come by. Checked the exposure, checked the aperture and ISO settings. What I didn't check was the focus zone and the single/multi shot settings, idiot that I am. Which I altered yesterday on a foto tour and didn't revert back to my standard settings when I was done. Today I paid the price. A whole flock of rose-ringed parakeets flew by only a few meters away, on eye level with the sun in my back and wonderful light on them. These are not too rare here in Germany but they are difficult to get because they are fast flyers and they don't circle much. Mostly they fly from A to B which means once they are past you they don't come back. So far I don't have a good shot of them and today would have been *the* opportunity to change that. Well, the camera didn't focus and so I have a wonderful shot of some green blurry things that with a bit of good will can be identified as birds of an unrecognizable species.
Don’t shoot too early and don’t shoot too late. That goes for aviation photos of moving aircraft too. Your thumbnail pics on your monitor looks familiar 😁 Good advice, wish I could break that habit.
Hey Brent. Just found your channel. Great stuff. I like how you share mistakes. It is such a great tool to learn from. Kudos. Will now check out some more of your videos.
Hey thanks man, I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I definitely don't shy away from showing my mistakes. Schadenfreude is real and people love watching it. 😅🤣
There's another video of mine, I think it's called how not to photograph ducks, or something like that. Lots of mistakes were made.
@@BrentHall 🤣🤣 Ohhhh. Did you say duck video? Must. Check. That. Out. 😇😁 Have already watched a few other of your vids. I really appreciate your earnest approach. We need more of that.
Hey Brent. Great video! That visit to Isle of May was my favorite part of my time with you and Camera Lady. Scotland is magical. Highly recommend.
Hey thanks Desert, I really appreciate that!
Really great video!
That's a lovely spot, thanks for sharing. Did you see the peregrine? Get well soon Camera Lady!
Thanks! I did see it, but I wasn't able to get any shots or video though.
@@BrentHall If you get the chance go to Lunga. They have a 4 hr trip, much more "relaxing"
I'm pleased to report that, since a rather frustrating birding workshop with Brent, I am now experiencing avian success. I just got the "birdie with nest-building twig" shot that I've been trying to get for YEARS. Thank you, mourning dove couple that is now nesting in my back yard!
I'm glad you got the shot you've been wanting, but very sorry your workshop was frustrating.
@@BrentHall I was frustrated by those danged New Mexico birds that eluded me! OTOH, the other parts of the workshop were off-the-charts GOOD! My favorite parts? Visiting places I haven't been to in decades and the City of Rocks. ZOMG. The City of Rocks.
Thanks Brent, this was outstanding. Having been at the same location earlier this year I really enjoyed this. Have to say, that at age 70 and a bum back it was quite a challenge. Plus I wasn't as prepared as I needed to be trying to hand hold a 100-400 zoom without a tripod/monopod or even a decent strap.
Hope "Camera Lady." feels better soon!
Thank you! She's starting to finally get some energy back now.
Awesome shots and vids! Some great editing tips. Rather than downres, I just limit the JPEG output to 20MB so that I can upload to eBird. It's rare I get a full 45MP image without cropping with most birds. Hope camera lady feels better soon!
And the most important thing: Check if your damn camera settings are correct! A few minutes ago I was standing on my balcony in the evening sun and I thought, lets get the camera out, maybe some birds will come by. Checked the exposure, checked the aperture and ISO settings. What I didn't check was the focus zone and the single/multi shot settings, idiot that I am. Which I altered yesterday on a foto tour and didn't revert back to my standard settings when I was done.
Today I paid the price. A whole flock of rose-ringed parakeets flew by only a few meters away, on eye level with the sun in my back and wonderful light on them. These are not too rare here in Germany but they are difficult to get because they are fast flyers and they don't circle much. Mostly they fly from A to B which means once they are past you they don't come back. So far I don't have a good shot of them and today would have been *the* opportunity to change that. Well, the camera didn't focus and so I have a wonderful shot of some green blurry things that with a bit of good will can be identified as birds of an unrecognizable species.
Got to the end of the video. Sad to hear of the troubles of Camera Lady. Wish her a speedy recovery.
Thanks man. She's finally starting to get some energy level back now.
great content
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
Don’t shoot too early and don’t shoot too late. That goes for aviation photos of moving aircraft too. Your thumbnail pics on your monitor looks familiar 😁 Good advice, wish I could break that habit.