HERE’S WHY YOUR BIRD PICS AREN’T SHARP.

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  • @simon_dentremont
    @simon_dentremont  Рік тому +197

    100,000 views! Thanks to all who watched and thanks for all your generous comments!

    • @Twobarpsi
      @Twobarpsi Рік тому +2

      Great video and advice!

    • @julianovieiraa
      @julianovieiraa Рік тому +3

      You deserve

    • @tlaniimas1154
      @tlaniimas1154 Рік тому

      soon there will be 200,000! ;)
      Great video!
      Happy New 2023 Year Simon!

    • @birdman_gil
      @birdman_gil Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much! Great Tips!

    • @georgedavall9449
      @georgedavall9449 Рік тому

      CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎈🍾🎉👍📷 😊

  • @lumixographer2185
    @lumixographer2185 2 роки тому +176

    SUCCINCT: Others would take many episodes to convey these tips for better bird photography. Your calm manner of presentation conveys important ideas and your sample photos subtly reinforce the expertise underlying your message. BRAVO for a well conceived, informative presentation!👍

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  2 роки тому +10

      thanks so much! appreciate the feedback.

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  Рік тому +9

      Lumo, I’m working on a video course for wildlife photography. Can I use your comment in promotional material, with attribution?

    • @lumixographer2185
      @lumixographer2185 Рік тому +5

      @@simon_dentremont By all means! Feel free to use my comments if they help with your excellent work.

  • @raynedimyer5263
    @raynedimyer5263 Рік тому +10

    I have been shooting for 60 years (about 10 professionally and another decade part-time) and frequently watch teaching videos. As of today, this has been the MOST informative video for me. After the first minute or so I was saying to myself, ok, ok, ok, I use those ideas. Whoa that's new, or that's a new way to do the same thing, Hey he really knows his business! What else can I learn? Answer, A LOT! Thanks your video was very useful!!!

  • @98270360
    @98270360 Рік тому +3

    The whole internet only needs you on these subjects. Thank you for making these videos. You're the best.

  • @justinwideman3471
    @justinwideman3471 Рік тому +3

    Nice teaching style without endless drone shots or life vlogging. Very knowledgeable without talking down to viewers and that is a very nice addition to UA-cam! Keep up the good work.

  • @alexgiovanni8653
    @alexgiovanni8653 6 місяців тому +6

    So glad I found your channel - not only amazing content with great advice but your presentation and communication is second to none! I’m in the process of watching every video on the channel and they’re all awesome! Thank you and please keep up the great work!!!

  • @timrodriguez1
    @timrodriguez1 10 місяців тому +4

    Wow, that bird’s breath shot is amazing!

  • @ScottMckeagan
    @ScottMckeagan 2 роки тому +41

    Simon, that right there is a masterclass in bird photography! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

  • @MattShannonPhoto
    @MattShannonPhoto Рік тому +6

    You are a master at teaching. Every point was spot on and easy to follow! Well done Simon I am very encouraged.

  • @john2000l
    @john2000l 2 роки тому +8

    I don't care how long a person has been a photographer, you bring some great ideas to working with birds in the environment. Nice Video.

  • @princcipe
    @princcipe Рік тому +1

    Every day something New!! Thanks!!

  • @santiagolozano4395
    @santiagolozano4395 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for great tips!

  • @abaassabaassi2716
    @abaassabaassi2716 2 місяці тому +4

    You talk so clearly and slowly, even I understood. Thank you it helped a lot

  • @redkitedesign
    @redkitedesign 10 місяців тому +4

    This is great - thank you so much.

  • @user-db3ty8ig3j
    @user-db3ty8ig3j Рік тому +1

    Great tips, very useful. Many Thanks

  • @victormultanen1981
    @victormultanen1981 Рік тому +1

    Thank tou for teaching us the craft, very needed!

  • @chengwenli9654
    @chengwenli9654 10 місяців тому +4

    very detailed, informative and helpful video, I love this! Thanks.

  • @johnchilver536
    @johnchilver536 10 місяців тому +3

    Thank you Simon for great explanations and suggestions. Getting this level of free tuition is a gift to amateurs like me. Thanks again.

  • @timnightingale4325
    @timnightingale4325 Рік тому +2

    Really enjoyed that, thanks Simon. And some great photos to boot.

  • @slkknifelover
    @slkknifelover 10 місяців тому +2

    What a great video!! So much helpful info! Thank you!!

  • @RubiksBotES
    @RubiksBotES 11 днів тому +3

    Simon I love your photos, thanks for inspiring my photography journey.

  • @MJDreams
    @MJDreams 3 місяці тому +5

    I would like you to thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience with us! I like your style of explaining things. Easy to listen and understand.

  • @johannestan6878
    @johannestan6878 Рік тому +2

    The best of the best tutorial for sharp bird photography! Thanks a lot Simon!

  • @julesgardet659
    @julesgardet659 Рік тому +2

    I always learn something listening to you, thanks.

  • @TheZGALa
    @TheZGALa 7 місяців тому +5

    You are officially my new photography instructor. Thank you for the great tips, and also, impressive job on this channel!

  • @alfonsoaguilarcoppo7690
    @alfonsoaguilarcoppo7690 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic! Thank you for your tips!!!

  • @paul_desruisseaux
    @paul_desruisseaux 10 місяців тому +1

    One of your very best video. Thank you

  • @mukunda9g
    @mukunda9g 4 місяці тому +2

    Great tips. Thanks.

  • @shirakawanaoya
    @shirakawanaoya Рік тому +4

    This is one of the best videos on photography that I have seen on UA-cam.

  • @lography6917
    @lography6917 2 роки тому +13

    That’s ridiculously impressive that you’re able to manually shoot at 1/50th. Amazing video! Keep up the awesome work and thank you for providing this expert advice!

  • @djmangelo68
    @djmangelo68 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Simon for sharing your vast Knowledge and experience. It is very much appreciated!!!!

  • @lucasrice96
    @lucasrice96 Рік тому +2

    You’re absolutely, brilliant and I greatly appreciate the tips!!

  • @SandboChang
    @SandboChang Рік тому +5

    Really great tutorial, you pointed out lots of micro details that I believe many including me have missed, supplemented with the perfect example. Glad I bumped into this video before going to the field with my 150-600mm lens!

  • @ravendarkfoto
    @ravendarkfoto Рік тому +3

    Super helpful, very concise, clear information. Thank you!

  • @melirn7280
    @melirn7280 11 місяців тому +1

    Wow, that is great content. Very thorough and easy to understand. Thank you!

  • @Joe-mz6dc
    @Joe-mz6dc 11 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful bird photos. Thank you very much.

  • @herdelspace1970
    @herdelspace1970 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful photos. Very well explained. Thank you.

  • @whobedannyd
    @whobedannyd 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for taking the time to make this very helpful video!! The tips about holding the camera tightly were especially helpful!! Can't wait to try those techniques!!

  • @andyblessett1282
    @andyblessett1282 Рік тому +1

    Top info my friend, very valuable! Many thanks.

  • @teetee5687
    @teetee5687 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this information….so clear and easy to understand.

  • @FinnMacCuhl
    @FinnMacCuhl Рік тому +4

    Absolutely gorgeous shots! Thanks for sharing your craft, it really helps.

  • @hughchisholm-ns
    @hughchisholm-ns 2 роки тому +18

    I really appreciate you taking the time to teach us your "secrets". Your videos are very professional and the content is excellent. Looking forward to the next video in the series!

  • @jtnovaten
    @jtnovaten Рік тому +1

    Your explanation and tips are amazing! Thank you and keep up the great tips please!

  • @mableannelliott5392
    @mableannelliott5392 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, Sir, this was such an enjoyable learning session. I look forward to the next one

  • @MrStickyGroove
    @MrStickyGroove Рік тому +3

    Wow! so glad i came across your channel. I've only seen 2 of your videos....... and they have helped soooo much. Awesome job Simon!!!!

  • @jasonjmp
    @jasonjmp Рік тому +3

    Wow. I have the 100-400, and that aperture tip worked. I was shooting shutter priority, but switching to manual and setting the aperture to 6.3 is a little sharper, nice!

  • @alexanderweyrauch7092
    @alexanderweyrauch7092 Рік тому +1

    By far one of the best videos I’ve seen about bird photography. Great job! Thanks

  • @ChrisRenePlaylist
    @ChrisRenePlaylist Рік тому +1

    Your channel is the best. Such great information and so easily explained. I really appreciate you sharing all of this.

  • @RobertColeProductions
    @RobertColeProductions Рік тому +3

    Great advice. Will implement these on my next session.

  • @JC.Journey
    @JC.Journey 2 роки тому +4

    Fantastic tips, outstanding video. Thank you for sharing your expertise! -Jody

  • @claytonschase
    @claytonschase Рік тому +2

    Fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

  • @bobvid7791
    @bobvid7791 Рік тому +2

    PLANE, SIMPLE, EASY. THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @markelroy7774
    @markelroy7774 Рік тому +3

    great learning. thank you

  • @georgehyker
    @georgehyker 4 місяці тому +3

    This is probably the best photography video I have seen. Very well done and highly informative.

  • @anirbanbhattacharya5689
    @anirbanbhattacharya5689 8 місяців тому +2

    I like the video very much. I learned some and will implement in my next shoot. Thank you ❤👌

  • @Hjoerleif
    @Hjoerleif Рік тому +1

    This video was a treat! Thank you

  • @carlsmethurst8566
    @carlsmethurst8566 2 роки тому +3

    Really informative - can't believe that's only your second UA-cam video. I'm inspired - but please keep them coming!

  • @t0bler1
    @t0bler1 2 роки тому +8

    Excellent video Simon. Lots of things that are easy to forget, especially when excited about a rare or new bird, of a particularly good photo op.

  • @HomeGrownCountryGirl
    @HomeGrownCountryGirl Рік тому +2

    Wow! You have an excellent and straight to the point teaching approach. Excellent channel, Simon!

  • @marsha2503
    @marsha2503 9 місяців тому +1

    Very helpful! Thank you.

  • @damienrobertson349
    @damienrobertson349 2 роки тому +3

    Great video Simon, lots of good practical tips! I’ve been a fan of your work on IG for a long time - really inspirational as someone who just started birding and pans BiF with their elbows out 😀🤦‍♂️

  • @thereapersperch
    @thereapersperch 8 місяців тому +3

    These are great tips. I never thought about the heat shimmer before.

  • @BeaksnBeyond
    @BeaksnBeyond 9 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely amazing brother

  • @EvigPoesi
    @EvigPoesi Рік тому +2

    The best photography course on youtube! No nonsense or trendiness, just quality and calm. Love it!

  • @szehenry
    @szehenry Рік тому +3

    Brillant advice! ❤

  • @JesseRad
    @JesseRad 2 роки тому +3

    These are some wonderful tips for beginning photographers like me. I'm looking forward to using some of these soon.

  • @leehanley71
    @leehanley71 Рік тому +2

    Great video Simon, it really helped me so much. Thanks for sharing 📸😎

  • @rj66600
    @rj66600 2 місяці тому +1

    Tucking in my elbows is the one I haven’t really thought about. Thanks man. Super helpful.

  • @alanpinn2266
    @alanpinn2266 2 роки тому +4

    Great video Simon, with good techniques for everyone! I'm not a bird or nature photographer - but I can see adapting some of these anti-vibration techniques in my landscape photography when I'm shooting hand-held. Keep up the great shots!

  • @stevewaycott
    @stevewaycott 2 роки тому +3

    Great video, Simon. I'm glad you mentioned turning the heat off in your car in the winter. I also keep the windows open to really make sure there's no temperature differential between inside the car and the outside world. I sure do get some funny looks when folks see me drive past with the windows open in the middle of winter. :)

  • @h.o.j2375
    @h.o.j2375 Рік тому +1

    I’ve learnt so much from your videos, it’s like a crash course in photography.

  • @Yorkshirewild
    @Yorkshirewild Рік тому +2

    Hello for the UK, thank you for such an incredible unselfish informative video.

  • @DrLoneyDal
    @DrLoneyDal 2 роки тому +3

    Simon, you are an exceptional wildlife photographer and your UA-cam videos are as impressive as any of the other highly-subscribed bird photographers. Please continue to share your images and your mastery through UA-cam. I know that your audience will grow quickly - your content is just that good. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Most appreciated! Can’t wait for new episodes.

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  2 роки тому +2

      that’s so kind Robert. thanks for taking the time to say so.

  • @gavinanderson3319
    @gavinanderson3319 2 роки тому +10

    Hands down the best advice video I've come across especially for someone like me who's only just getting into photography. Not only technique but basics such as getting the camera set up to give the best chance of good results, several of which I had no idea of up until you brought them to light (also using a Canon so transferring them over was easy). Really appreciate the benefit of your insight & experience Simon, thank you for taking the time to do this

  • @kayeastmure7642
    @kayeastmure7642 Рік тому +1

    Thanking you for this very informative video I will take it on board and try & absorb what you have demonstrated so clearly. Kind Regards Kay Canon📸📷🦅

  • @ungavaproductions
    @ungavaproductions 7 місяців тому +2

    Realy a great presentation. Love the way you explain everything. Your photos are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with such generousity

  • @yvonnerichard6099
    @yvonnerichard6099 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks for these tips, there is some really useful information that I hadn’t personally seen before, even though I am an avid consumer of animal photography videos.

  • @sarahbatsford4791
    @sarahbatsford4791 Рік тому +3

    Million dollar advice! Merci.

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  Рік тому +1

      You're welcome! Clearly I’m not charging enough! lol

  • @Spacerockx1
    @Spacerockx1 Рік тому +1

    Been using AF-S for years, thanks for pointing out what I was doing wrong!! Always something to be learned!! Nice video.

  • @ozitube1
    @ozitube1 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you , Simon, for great tips and explaining them so well. Love your photos.

  • @SydneyDragon
    @SydneyDragon Рік тому +4

    i never thought about the car releasing heat and it being visible in photos. thank you for that tip!

  • @danbradley6696
    @danbradley6696 Рік тому +3

    For slow shutter speed hand-held, I use a phrase we used for shooting weapons in the Army. "BRAS" Breath, Relax, Aim, and Squeeze. Breath control half way through a breath "stop" breathing not stop and HOLD your breath. Holding for too long will shake the camera. Relax, don't be in a hurry. As said, 100 photos and 1 is fantastic is a good shooting so don't worry about if you got the shot, just keep shooting. Aim, not simply towards the shot but preparing the focus, or zoom cropping. Squeeze, the 2nd most important other than Breath (stop not hold breath) because if you push the button down quick to get the shot, you will find you didn't get the shot. You should squeeze slowly so much that when the shutter goes off, you're surprised by it. P.S. Fantastic instructions Simon d'Entremont ! Thank You !

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  Рік тому +2

      Agree on all! Works in archery too! Thanks for sharing!

  • @CMC333
    @CMC333 9 місяців тому

    Thank you So Much for your tried & true techniques 😊

  • @lenaleen1864
    @lenaleen1864 11 місяців тому +2

    So helpful!

  • @martysliwicki580
    @martysliwicki580 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for this. I plan to use the tips this weekend. I tried bird photography for the first time last weekend and hard a hard time with moving subjects. This video is exactly what I needed.

  • @stephenbamford4716
    @stephenbamford4716 Рік тому +3

    Truly masterfully made photographs! The reflection in the eyes of your avian subjects is testimony to the quality of your work. From my limited study, you touch on so many folks I've read and whose works I've seen. There is a whole lot of wisdom and expertise in this well-edited video that, in my view, can be watched over and over again until it begins to become second nature. Thank you for sharing! Best wishes.

  • @WoolyJumper5
    @WoolyJumper5 Рік тому +1

    That was comprehensively amazing Simon, thank you.. 🙏

  • @user-zj2el2sh3z
    @user-zj2el2sh3z 7 місяців тому +1

    Great tips. Thanks!

  • @salvadorcamps3645
    @salvadorcamps3645 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks very much ! Very clear explanation!.
    Could you speak about advantages of aperture priority vs Shutter Priority in bird photography ?

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  2 роки тому +4

      both modes can work, but my favorite is actually manual with auto-iso. of the two, I’d prefer shutter priority, so that you ensure you have enough shutter speed for the movement if the birds, and can adjust it based on flying vs static birds, which needs different shutter speeds.

  • @andymok7945
    @andymok7945 2 роки тому +3

    All great tips that I have been using for years. The Canon 100-400mm Mk II is one crazy sharp lens, even with the 1.4 extender. I have moved to micro 4/3 system as I can no longer carry the weight or hold for long. The Sigma 150-600mm lens was also a really good lens. I had the Canon 300mm f/2.8, had to give it up because of the weight and using a tripod was not an option. Never tire of the Wood Duck.

    • @simon_dentremont
      @simon_dentremont  2 роки тому

      Weight is indeed an issue. I’m waiting for a lighter RF mount version of the 509mm f4 to show up!

  • @Ferrarimeisje
    @Ferrarimeisje Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! I love your videos and tips!

  • @eugeniamattenet7146
    @eugeniamattenet7146 Рік тому +3

    thanks for the way you explain things. Calme and well explained for a non english native speaking. I was really nice to follow your videos while other i stop them because of the speed of speaking

  • @SuperMacGyver1
    @SuperMacGyver1 2 місяці тому +3

    You got one more follower. I am a hobby photographer since 30 years and made hundreds of thousands of photos already from which I also sold some to magazines, etc. Most of the tips I work with as well but some inspired me still to try slightly different than I do actually. You explained nice and slow and well understandable. It was joy to listen you. Many thanks for your efforts to produce so useful content.

  • @shawnasalzman9609
    @shawnasalzman9609 Рік тому +1

    Very informative!! Thank you can't wait to use some of these tips!! :)

  • @dondennis684
    @dondennis684 2 роки тому +1

    Great tips Simon, Thank you for sharing them with us.

  • @beatewalde7454
    @beatewalde7454 Рік тому +4

    Hi Simon, Thanks for those awesome tips. One thing to add is the use of filters. For long lenses try not to use any filters, because those will act as distorted lenses due imperfect flatness, mechanical tension of the glass against the filter ring. Below 150mm this is not a big issue. Above that value the impact is a square dependency of the focal length!

  • @morganontheviolin
    @morganontheviolin 7 місяців тому +3

    I like the setting of your latest videos; it is much more direct and engaging. But, I am also digging the "Papa d'Entremont' vibes of this video :)

  • @aaronbrown4917
    @aaronbrown4917 Рік тому +2

    Only 4 minutes in and I have already learned more than I have on many other photography videos I've watched. I'm going to have to watch this a few times to take it all in

  • @CleanSlateFarm
    @CleanSlateFarm 2 роки тому +1

    Terrific tips, Simon. Looking forward to more of your videos.

  • @sarahthomson8183
    @sarahthomson8183 Рік тому +3

    Great tips!