Cold (but delightful!) winter wildlife photography In Wyoming with three bull elk and Nikon Z8 & Z9
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
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Great shots on a brutal morning! And thanks for the shout-out :)
Thanks Steve! Let me know next time you come to my neck of the woods so we can grab a beer or something...
@@SteveMattheis Sounds like a plan :)
A meeting of the Steve’s, sounds like a fun one!
Dude, the antler shadow…so nice!
Glad to see you back in the Tetons. Total class move giving Steve Perry some credit! Most people wouldn’t do that. ❤
21:30, love it.
Some of my favorite shots of yours Steve. Hope you also had success in Africa.
Thanks!🙏
Hey, Steve, that's real 'freeze frame' 😮 ... love the simplicity of the images!
Thanks! 😃
Awesome as always! Thank you for sharing. And that was a gnarly storm, was certainly fun to experience!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Glad to have you back posting videos!
More to come!
Love your videos. Thanks.
Very nice, especially the shots of the bulls with their shadows showing the antlers' shadow and the snow drift patterns!
Thank you very much!
Always enjoy your videos. Hope you share some of your best of African photos with us.
Most definitely!
Great photos. I loved the vertical photo with the elk in front of the 3 trees. It was very impactful.
Thank you very much!
Great stuff! I was wondering how long it would take for you to decide to turn around... LOL!!! Thanks for bringing us along!
Elk on a sea of white. A heated steering wheel on that kind of morning is 👍
Definitely 👍
Very nice Steve! Thanks for sharing I enjoyed the video and did pick up a few tips on composition 👍👍
Great video Steve. Very nice job. And thanks for the shout out to Steve Perry. His instructional videos have really helped my photography, as well as yours! Keep it up!
Thanks for watching 👍
I would love to know the focal length in your photos too. Would help to contextualize what I’m looking at. Either way, your photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Great job... Steve
Thanks👍
Amazing scene with the elk on the frozen lake! And I’m amazed how WYDOT cleared those roads so quickly after the 2 1/2’ of snow fell.
Looking forward to see your African photos!
Beautiful captures...
Thanks!
Awesome video! Really enjoyed the photos too👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good Job Steve !!
Very nice.
We are like over negative three feet of snow here in New York, in fact I saw buds on the bushes today! That is a first for me to see so early in the year. Those elk photos in the snow you took sure are elegant!
Really liked the photos with the shadows from the antlers. Cool! (Well actually cold…)
Nice job thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching 👍
Very glad you're back. I love watching your videos.
Glad you like them!
Yes, I clearly saw the shadows of the elk`s antlers. I also like the photo of the one elk with the spruce tree behind it.
fantastic. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice to see another one of your videos Steve..BUT I must say those are some impressive reverse driving skills..
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It was worth braving the cold Steve, you got rewarded with some lovely images 👍🏻
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Fantastic images and video as usual. I watch all of your youtube videos.
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Thank you! I enjoyed your video. I recently purchased your Phantom of the North book. It came in last week and it is excellent! The Great Gray Owl photos are amazing and the text is very engaging. You and Katherine did an excellent job on this book.
Thank you very much!
Nice work man.. Tough framing from that height. Well done.
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Happy to see a new video! I've been liking your Instagram posts, always interesting stuff. The elk came out very nicely, but man that temperature sure makes for tough photography. It's a hard life for these critters. Are you planning on another year in review series like last year? I really enjoyed that one.
Yes I will get to it eventually…
Made me cold just watching this!!
Awesome! Do a video or on Africa too!
I think my two favorites in the series would be the lead bull elk with the shadow of his antlers at 21:26 and then the elk and the trees at 20:50. The second or third elk has great shadows, but I like the unbroken snow in 21:26 better. Wonderful images and a nice video telling the story.
Thanks for watching 👍
Liked the moon shot. Liked all the elk shots.
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Welcome back. Anytime you can see three big, beautiful bulls like those is a great time. Did I count six points on the lead bull? Loved it!
Yes I think 6 on the leader, more on number 2…
@@SteveMattheis #2 is definitely the bigger body and probably one more tine, just couldn’t make it out. Thanks again for sharing your experience and work.
I'll be on the hunt for a Orion Nebula Shot at early nightfall at the Tetons--pretty unique. Not sure if u would like a try at that. You'll need a super zoom -- . Looking for a few nitches of interesting sharp formations on any part of the Tetons. If this interests u
Also I'll need mountain blue birds
Great Elk shots! I thought the Elk drop their antlers by February , can you let me know? BTW do you know how many of us idiots would have love to been right there with you to photograph those Elks !!!
The elk here keep their antlers till April (typically)
Great video Steve!! Your Africa photos and videos on Instagram were amazing! Looks like a winter wonderland up there. The Teton's look amazing as always. I'm coming up there the first week of May for another photography trip. Do you think the elk will still be in the refuge or will they be dispersed by then? Glad to see your back home and making pictures.
Weather dependent but likely gone…
You need to send my Mrs an apology as I often wander around the house singing 'it really makes me wonder' and I just randomly blurt out 'moose' and 'Tetons' for no reason. I don't think she enjoys it.....
😂
She must be a very patient woman…
@@SteveMattheis 1 in a million!
The 100% solution to heat "haze" or defraction or "the fuzzies" is to turn off the heater and crack a window. If the car interior is the same as outside, you never have an issue. I live in the prairies where -30 to -40 is common in winter and I never have an issue, except I go through a lot of toe warmers.
I disagree. The heat coming from the engine compartment, exhaust, etc. will still spill up and around the car, causing diffraction.
@@SteveMattheis That's true if you're using the car hood as a resting spot.
But in my experience, when shooting from the driver's window, I have never found engine/hood heat to be a problem.
In modern vehicles, the hood is well sealed with heat having to move up through the metal hood, which often has internal insulation. When you stop your car, you don't have a huge bank of hot/warm air sitting above your hood. The air is the same temperature as the rest of the outdoors. In order for it to be an issue the air above the hood has to be heated first.
That takes time. Any air that is eventually warmed will need to be moved across the front of the driver's window by a breeze moving in a very particular vector.
Also, since the hood is very close to the same height as the window ledge, on which your camera is resting, you would need some pretty unusual gusts to blow the undiluted warm air downwards in order for it to rise up in front of, or across, your lens.
In real world practicality, you are far more likely to have issues getting out of a car with your lens hood full of heated car air plus a warm front element interacting with air that's 50C colder than the glass.
Exhaust fog can definitely be an issue if the wind is blowing from behind at the right angle to have it wafting across your view. That happens a lot on frosty mornings. Simple solution: turn off the engine.
So while my opinion is never greeted with hand clapping joy, it's the only real solution to the problem, with the benefit of keeping you in your mobile hide which is far less alarming to animals than the predatory bipedal form.
Most people aren't as masochistic as I am so there will always be the need for people like Steve Perry to run around outside their car flapping their detached lens hood. Not a problem. It's just unnecessary if you don't mind feeling like you're driving a snowmobile all the time. 😁
Talent!! You didn't mention any EV adjustment? Did you +EV at all?
I enjoyed this. Just wondering, would you be tempted to try some High Key edits of the elk on the ice?
Yes. It’s hard to see the texture in the snow if I go brighter though…
Great photos. Love the one with the tree in the background. Thank you for including your camera settings. One question, do you use any exposuer compensation on those white background?
Yes I was around +2 for most of these...
Great stuff. Looks cold. At any point do you worry about condensation on/in your lenses?
Not when the humidity is very low
Great shots as always....how are you liking the 180-600?? I haven't shot mine enough to form an educated opinion yet.
I dig it. Super versatile and inexpensive.
Good morning Steve. Happy Friday. The photo with the 3 Bull Elk looking to their right, what were they looking at? If you are the only one out there maybe there was a critter such as a wolf?
There were some cow elk moving across the hill behind me so I imagine that's what they were looking at.
Hey Steve. I havemt seen it listed under any of your vids. What skins do you use on your lenses? Thanks
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Steve, have a 100-400 and seriously thinking about getting a 180-600, how highly do you rate it?
Heat refraction.
Good point
@@SteveMattheis Great video as always Steve. You and Steve Perry were the primary reasons I am doing wildlife now. I thought you had two Z9's?
Hi Steve..how do you handle the condensation on thre lens when you move out of the warm car to the cold outside. I face this huge problem in the monsoons in India. Thanks
It’s not a problem in these conditions because there is no humidity.
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Hi Steve! So glad I stumbled upon your UA-cam channel. Great video and beautiful images even if it was freezing! Just curious, I just got the Z8 and 180-600 lens. I was looking for a reliable strap for carrying the lens and bought the Peak Design strap. The problem is I would love to be able to have 2 points of connection with a QD connector but on this collar, there is only one spot for a QD connector. I was watching Wildlife Inspired w/ Scott Keys and he has an entire video on straps with 2 points of connection. Unfortunately the Kirk collar I bought for the 180-600 only has one spot and he talks about how its best to have 2 points of connection for safety purposes. I would prefer the 2 points to be on the lens foot which would make for easier carrying as he points out. Just wanted to see if you had any thoughts or solutions. Thanks so much! This is the video where he compares straps. ua-cam.com/video/_WetIh9VJC0/v-deo.html
Sorry but I don't have any thought on this. I am happy with one attachment point and I use a blackrapid strap.
I see you're out in the snow again how come Isaac's the only one that ever gets stuck In the snow
He’s from Florida 😂