👍Loved the shots of the birds in flight. They create a different feeling than the "in your face" ones. I also liked the tip about zooming out. We get so used to doing/imagining photos the same way, sometime we need our brain to override our habit. Thanks.
Nice video and some great bird pics. Thanks for giving the Clark County Wetlands Park some attention. The trash is unfortunate, but it's a fact of urban life. The Las Vegas Wash drains the entire Las Vegas valley, so any trash that gets washed down a storm drain most likely ends up in the wash (or the river as you call it.). Nevertheless, Clark County has put a lot of resources into making the wash area a nature sanctuary. If you visit again, try to get there right at dawn and you may see some of the resident beavers in the side ponds off of the main channel. Yep, beavers are native to the Las Vegas valley.
Thanks Fred! Yeah the trash is unfortunate, but it really is a very cool area overall. I know the people there put a lot of effort into it. I would love to come back for longer than a couple hours sometime.
Light at your back is good, but you gotta go early, like during the blue hour before it lifts. Plan your approach to your bird staging area ahead of time if at all possible. (Some parks make this difficult by opening late ugh. ) Another tip: Get a BlackRapid strip (or Peak Design if you like that better); if you hand hold a lot. It frees up your hands and takes a burden off your neck. Sure some people don't like cross body straps, but they're incredibly invaluable when you're hiking considerable distances, and they also lend a bit of extra security against drops. Thumbs up good vid.
Thanks man! Yeah, I definitely would have got there earlier if it wasn't a spur of the moment thing, and I usually have a Cotton Carrier Skout for my camera when I'm hiking long distances.
Dreaming of those conditions here in the Uk at the moment shooting wide open is the only option for Camilla & I good tips in bright light though will remember those for the Summer
Clark County Wetlands Park is a fantastic place to go birding. Las Vegas is a migratory path and of course close to Lake Mead, thus the number of gulls seen and other “water birds.” The “river” as you called it is actually part of the county storm drainage system and all of the storm drains eventually flow into wetlands park and ultimately Lake Mead. Since all of the storm drains in the Las Vegas valley flow through there lots of trash ends up in the wetlands. A concerted effort to clean the wetlands is done on a regular basis but it is a never ending battle since humans are filthy animals. There is also a family of beavers that frequent that park (although I haven’t spotted them in some time) and rumors are they have left the area. Another great birding spot is the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve located just down the road from Wetlands Park.
Your tip on over exposing the shot in harsh light has me intrigued. If you are shooting white birds , would that work? Thank you for posting your videos.
Thanks Barbra. I did shoot a white bird in this video!😁 it depends on which way the light is. If its in front of you or to the side and there's big shadows on the birdthen over exposing a bit will still likely help.
Never knew there was this nature area in Las Vegas! I love your images, especially of the birds in flight. It makes me so sad to see that people make a mess of such a beautiful place. Why? I can't be so hard to take your own rubbish with you and throw it in a bin. If I ever go to Las Vegas again I will definately visit that area.
Good tips might have to stop there when i go out...the trash is definitely gross and sad to see 😔 just out of curiosity what size armpit hole do you suggest for optimal ventilation?
Yeah, the trash was a bummer for sure! I would definitely recommend something slightly larger than mine, as that was a relatively new ventilation hole, especially in that area where it will only be getting warmer.
Wish I knew about this place the last time I was in Vegas. The garbage though :( Seemed pretty peaceful there though with very few people. My kind of place to shoot!
I have a question. What program do you use to edit your videos with? Sorry if that's something you've talked about before. I'm new and trying to catch up on your videos LOL
@@BrentHall awesome, thank you.. sorry I didnt see that.. thank you for the reply. Oh, when ever you say "shoot them in the face" it reminds me of a scene in the movie Wild America when Johnathan Taylor Thomas is talking to his older brother, ("Ever figure if he would have had a camera he would've film them instead of shot them?Hemingway, ever figure that?" )
I have a problem with BIF on cloudy days and a somewhat dark background. For example, on a cloudy day I was shooting gulls flying low over rock formations in the Falkland Islands. I was using a Sony a7Riv with 100-400mm G Master f4.5/5.6 lens. I needed at least 1/1,5000 sec but I was getting ISO 1,000. Too grainy at 3:1 to blow up. I tried shooting at 100mm to get the f4.5 and then crop the picture but it didn't seem any better than 400 at f5.6. I'm new at BIF and I really need 1/2,000 sec to stop the action every time. What to do? That's the fastest telephoto lens I have. The good new is that I got some nice photos with the sky and lighter backgrounds and an ISO 640 or less. Thanks
Because I'd rather have complete control over my shutter speed and not have to worry that it wouldn't be fast enough. Also I don't really care what my aperture is, and if I', shooting for speed, then it'll likely be wide open anyway.
Cool Video Brent...Definitely looks like a good variety of birds to photograph. I am rather surprised at the number of Seagulls there, i wouldnt thnk they would be that far inland. Not sure how migratory they are. It sux that people cant clean up after themselves either, just have to trash everyplace without any regard to other people or animals..absolutely disgusting....
Yeah, it was definitely a cool place for birds, but the trash was horrible. Seagulls are very common in a lot of inland areas. They're all over the Rio Grande in NM in the winter.
@@BrentHall - Take it from someone who organizes neighborhood cleanups in Tucson: Trash throwers suck. Especially when it's SO easy to dispose of it properly.
Besides the trash, it looks great for birds! A sad reality in so many places. Good video Brent!
👍Loved the shots of the birds in flight. They create a different feeling than the "in your face" ones. I also liked the tip about zooming out. We get so used to doing/imagining photos the same way, sometime we need our brain to override our habit. Thanks.
I like the birds photos in this video but man, the landscape at sunset are incredible, such a great light!
Thanks man! There's definitely some good sunset opportunity areas out there for sure!
@@BrentHall If one day I'll come back to Vegas then I'll look for this area :-)
Nice video and some great bird pics. Thanks for giving the Clark County Wetlands Park some attention. The trash is unfortunate, but it's a fact of urban life. The Las Vegas Wash drains the entire Las Vegas valley, so any trash that gets washed down a storm drain most likely ends up in the wash (or the river as you call it.). Nevertheless, Clark County has put a lot of resources into making the wash area a nature sanctuary. If you visit again, try to get there right at dawn and you may see some of the resident beavers in the side ponds off of the main channel. Yep, beavers are native to the Las Vegas valley.
Thanks Fred! Yeah the trash is unfortunate, but it really is a very cool area overall. I know the people there put a lot of effort into it. I would love to come back for longer than a couple hours sometime.
Light at your back is good, but you gotta go early, like during the blue hour before it lifts. Plan your approach to your bird staging area ahead of time if at all possible. (Some parks make this difficult by opening late ugh. )
Another tip: Get a BlackRapid strip (or Peak Design if you like that better); if you hand hold a lot. It frees up your hands and takes a burden off your neck. Sure some people don't like cross body straps, but they're incredibly invaluable when you're hiking considerable distances, and they also lend a bit of extra security against drops.
Thumbs up good vid.
Thanks man! Yeah, I definitely would have got there earlier if it wasn't a spur of the moment thing, and I usually have a Cotton Carrier Skout for my camera when I'm hiking long distances.
Dreaming of those conditions here in the Uk at the moment shooting wide open is the only option for Camilla & I good tips in bright light though will remember those for the Summer
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Clark County Wetlands Park is a fantastic place to go birding. Las Vegas is a migratory path and of course close to Lake Mead, thus the number of gulls seen and other “water birds.”
The “river” as you called it is actually part of the county storm drainage system and all of the storm drains eventually flow into wetlands park and ultimately Lake Mead. Since all of the storm drains in the Las Vegas valley flow through there lots of trash ends up in the wetlands. A concerted effort to clean the wetlands is done on a regular basis but it is a never ending battle since humans are filthy animals.
There is also a family of beavers that frequent that park (although I haven’t spotted them in some time) and rumors are they have left the area.
Another great birding spot is the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve located just down the road from Wetlands Park.
Your tip on over exposing the shot in harsh light has me intrigued. If you are shooting white birds , would that work? Thank you for posting your videos.
Thanks Barbra. I did shoot a white bird in this video!😁 it depends on which way the light is. If its in front of you or to the side and there's big shadows on the birdthen over exposing a bit will still likely help.
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Cool video!
Thank you so much!
In Tucson, there's El Rio. Great place for birding and it's on The Loop bike and walking trail.
Yeah, I've been there before. I need to go back again though, since it's been quite a few years. I want to get back down to Sierra Vista too.
@@BrentHall Well, if you ever want to do a Tucson workshop, count me IN!
Could you please tell me what these birds I see running in groups in the neighborhoods here in Las Vegas. They are cool. I love bird watching
Never knew there was this nature area in Las Vegas! I love your images, especially of the birds in flight. It makes me so sad to see that people make a mess of such a beautiful place. Why? I can't be so hard to take your own rubbish with you and throw it in a bin. If I ever go to Las Vegas again I will definately visit that area.
Thank you Wendy! That place surprised me too, although the trash was a big bummer, the wildlife was great.
Good tips might have to stop there when i go out...the trash is definitely gross and sad to see 😔 just out of curiosity what size armpit hole do you suggest for optimal ventilation?
Yeah, the trash was a bummer for sure! I would definitely recommend something slightly larger than mine, as that was a relatively new ventilation hole, especially in that area where it will only be getting warmer.
Brent Hall Thanks man 😁🤙🏻
Wish I knew about this place the last time I was in Vegas. The garbage though :( Seemed pretty peaceful there though with very few people. My kind of place to shoot!
Yeah, the trash was a definite bummer. Didn't hardly see any other people both times I went though.
Live out in Vegas.
Disappointed in the littering.
Just sad.
Yeah, it's definitely sad, because it's such a beautiful area otherwise!
I have a question. What program do you use to edit your videos with? Sorry if that's something you've talked about before. I'm new and trying to catch up on your videos LOL
Hey no worries man. 😁 I use premiere pro. There should be a link at the end in the video description for it.
@@BrentHall awesome, thank you.. sorry I didnt see that.. thank you for the reply. Oh, when ever you say "shoot them in the face" it reminds me of a scene in the movie Wild America when Johnathan Taylor Thomas is talking to his older brother, ("Ever figure if he would have had a camera he would've film them instead of shot them?Hemingway, ever figure that?" )
@@AARON_McKenzie Yeah, that was one of my favorite movies growing up, and was a huge influence on me wanting to be a wildlife photographer.
I have a problem with BIF on cloudy days and a somewhat dark background. For example, on a cloudy day I was shooting gulls flying low over rock formations in the Falkland Islands. I was using a Sony a7Riv with 100-400mm G Master f4.5/5.6 lens. I needed at least 1/1,5000 sec but I was getting ISO 1,000. Too grainy at 3:1 to blow up. I tried shooting at 100mm to get the f4.5 and then crop the picture but it didn't seem any better than 400 at f5.6. I'm new at BIF and I really need 1/2,000 sec to stop the action every time. What to do? That's the fastest telephoto lens I have. The good new is that I got some nice photos with the sky and lighter backgrounds and an ISO 640 or less. Thanks
Why do you use shutter priority with auto ISO instead of aperture priority with auto ISO? What is the advantage? Thanks.
Because I'd rather have complete control over my shutter speed and not have to worry that it wouldn't be fast enough. Also I don't really care what my aperture is, and if I', shooting for speed, then it'll likely be wide open anyway.
@@BrentHall Thanks for the info. I watched two of your videos now and both were very informative.
The glossy ibis shot is awesome..overall the light is too harsh......Kind Regards
Thanks man, and I definitely agree. The light was harsh, but I enjoyed going out none the less. 😁
@@BrentHall Harsh light? Here in Tucson, we eat that stuff for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Cool Video Brent...Definitely looks like a good variety of birds to photograph. I am rather surprised at the number of Seagulls there, i wouldnt thnk they would be that far inland. Not sure how migratory they are. It sux that people cant clean up after themselves either, just have to trash everyplace without any regard to other people or animals..absolutely disgusting....
I have seen seagulls in Saskatchewan.
Yeah, it was definitely a cool place for birds, but the trash was horrible. Seagulls are very common in a lot of inland areas. They're all over the Rio Grande in NM in the winter.
@@BrentHall - Take it from someone who organizes neighborhood cleanups in Tucson: Trash throwers suck. Especially when it's SO easy to dispose of it properly.
oh man the trash is sad. cool shots though. thanks
Thanks man, and I definitely agree, the trash is very sad.