Detailed Guide To Scouting New Wildlife Photography Locations (Full Gear List)
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2020
- In this film is show you the gear that i take with me when I'm checking out a new venue or just a walk in the countryside. Join me as I also attempt to find the Kingfishers on my local river.
Please be aware that Kingfishers are a Schedule 1 listed species and you need a license to photograph them near or at their nest site.
Direct product links can be found below to the equipment that i have used in the making of this film.
Fjallraven Stubben
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Silky Zubat saw
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RODE WIRELESS GO
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Nikon D500 DSLR
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Sigma 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG HSM Contemporary Zoom Lens for Nikon
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 330 Bridge Camera
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Novo Explorer T10 tripod
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Kenro Carbon Gimbal Head
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Linpix Photography Mat
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Mindshift Backlight 36L Camera Backpack
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Stanley Fatmax
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Hahnel Modus 600 RT
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Solognac Pouches
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Hahnel Captur Remote Trigger
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Deerhunter Sneaky 3D Suit
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Deerhunter gloves
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Deerhunter gloves
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Camo Scrim Scarf
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Ravpower Solar Charger
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Fjallraven Seat Pad
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Stanley Flask
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Swiss Army Knife
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Great video as always, and very inspiring too.
Another great Video Simon, well done
Thanks Steven
Great video as usual!
Very nice video! Thanks!
Thanks Simon good video
Another excellent, informative video Simon. Keep them coming.
Thanks Matthew👍🏼
Brilliant video as ever Simon.
Cheers Joe
Enjoy your videos mate,keep up the good work.
Thanks Pete, will do!
Enjoyed this one a lot great fieldcraft
Thanks Andrew
Enjoyable video Simon with cracking footage, loved the Kingfisher images. Sad about that Deer but that's nature I suppose . Keep safe and well. Looking forward to more vlogs.
Thanks John, went looking today for any signs of him but no such luck.
I am liking your videos more and more.
Thanks a lot Graham
Great film again Simon 👍. Damn shame about the Deer. Some great footage of the area and its inhabitants. Superb Kingfisher footage and pics as always 🙂👍
Thanks Rick, yeh thats nature i suppose but cant help feeling sad about him. Hopefully he wont suffer for long😥
Brilliant!
So many times I'd go out with just my Binos,and missed some great opportunities with the wildlife,
Always equipped now
Great watch Simon.
Cheers Andy, yeh i know what you mean. Its usually the case when youve no gear with you , dont go anywhere now without 'the bag'!!!
Well done again Simon great advice Kingfisher video was really good I always tend to use a tripod but your idea of the backpack is something I must try
Cheers david, yeh its another technique to use if you havent got your tripod on you👍🏼
Very enjoyable again Simon. Totally agree that polystyrene beads are inadequate for a bean bag. I have loads of bean bags, all shapes and sizes, some homemade and some quite expensive ones. Having tried many types of fillings over the past 30 years or so I have finally settled on a combination of plastic beads and buckwheat husks. The plastic beads are the best but bloody heavy, especially on a big bag so I now fill bags with roughly one third in volume of beads and the remainder in buckwheat husks. The beads can settle to bottom of the bag after a while but a quick shake soon redistributes them. That particular issue actually works well on an A shaped bag when used over a car door or similar as the heavier beads tend to go down the legs and hold it in place.
Take care.
Cheers Robert, good advice with the Buckwheat. I'll have to try some of that. Thanks again.👍🏼
You can't be without a good set of binos! I've got the same pack, superb but of kit 👌🏻
It certainly is , a bit pricey but it's nice to treat yourself now and again 👍😉
Awesome photography! Big like👍 you did a great job locating. Luck!!!
Thanks a lot!
Great Kingfisher pictures. I like a fig roll every now and again but I'd take a pack of ginger nuts as my essential equipment and a spare battery.
Cheers pal, nowt wrong with a good old ginger nut👍🏼😆
Another great video Simon. I really enjoy your channel. Gutted to see that the Fjallravens Stubben backpack has been 'improved'. Gone are those nice leather straps and disappointingly the side straps which would have been useful for carrying a tripod. Great shame as it looked like a nice bit of kit and I was seriously considering buying one.
Yeh, i know exactly what you mean Dave. I bought my lad the same pack for Christmas and was surprised when it turned up. He still ended up with it but i much prefer mine. Maybe worth phoning some suppliers to see if they carry old stock or keep an eye on ebay👍
That bag is just awesome isn’t it. Like you say expensive but you get what you pay for. I saw the thumb stick on a previous video, I do like that idea. Those shots of the king fishers and then the Deer were spot on and what a shame about the Deer though.
Thanks mate 👍, Ant
Aye its a great bag Ant, one that i'll have for a long time. Gutted about the deer, couldn't sleep last night thinking about him. Hopefully he wont suffer for long. Natures cruel sometimes mate😕
SIMON EARDLEY funny, I sensed you were upset. Yeah life’s a bummer and don’t we know it at the moment mate. I mean you have to look at it as a kind of a privilege to see something like that?
Hey Simon,
You're getting to be 'essential' viewing during the lockdown over here, please keep posting.
This episode has really got my 'creative Juices' flowing and I need a follow up from you on how and when to harvest and create one of your thumb walking sticks? We are just heading into Autumn over here, so it might be a good time for me to be out and about with my Swiss Army chainsaw looking for the right kind of branches?
Cheers Bruce, yeh i'll do a walking stick tutorial film soon 👍🏼
Love hearing that opening sound of songbirds
Great stuff. I just smiled wondering if someone, somewhere was wondering about ‘A over T’ ;-)
Haha, yeh i was trying to be polite 👍🏼😆😆
Hi im looking to get a second hand camera and 600 lens for video and wildlife pics what would you recommend? Great films btw love them
Cheers mate, i started with a Nikon D7200 and Sigma 150-600. Great setup 👌🏼
@@simoneardley thanks bud I’ll look 👀
Great ideas on finding the Kingfishers, but by the look of the black ribbon flying from the branch on the stump that you sit under (16:56) it looks to me that you just have to walk the river and sit under everyone else's spots? hahaha
As I said previously. . ."Essential Viewing" !!
Hi Bruce, only noticed that when ive just looked back at the film. Unfortunately that is flood debris that is literally everywhere. When this river floods it comes way up over where i was sat and the trees get full of plastic waste which is what you can see here👀😩
Hi Simon. It would be a great help if you could put some web links to your gear and you might be able to make a little something back if you used affiliate links. Just a thought
Your videos are extremely helpful, so thanks for sharing your experience 👍
Hi Stephen, ive attached some gear links in the description. Not thought of affiliate links, I'll have a look into it👍
That mat is nice, do you have a link to it ???
Hope this helps Stephan.
LINPIX PHOTOGRAPHY MAT
www.speedgraphic.co.uk/trolleys_mats_seats/linpix_photography_mat/18164_p.html
@@simoneardley Yes thanks, i must try to see if they ship to Denmark :)
Hi, Just like to ask your views on that Sigma 150-600mm? I keep going back to it as also looking at a used Canon 600mm F4 IS original version at £3500 and the Sigma at £700 new, I do use the Canon 7D MK ll and also wonder if the 1.4 mk ll converter would aslo work along side the Sigma. Thankyou, Russ.
I'd love a 600mm F4 but the bank manager just wont allow it!!!😩The Sigma is a great compromise, youve still got the focal length and also the versatility of the zoom which can be a game changer. I use mine with a 1.4 x convertor and the light loss and image quality is negligible really. Ive had some great photos with mine👍🏼📷
A nice video, makes me miss the great outdoors, but could you point out to viewers that Kingfishers are protected by law. They are on Schedule 1, making it illegal to photograph them at or near the nest. Watching for where they fly into a steep bank and then waiting nearby to photograph them would be breaking the law.
Yeh I,m aware of that Andy. The location was next to a banking but i can assure you that they weren't nesting in it. Good point with making others aware of the Schedule 1 listing, I'll mention it in my next film