WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY | Photographing Jumping Red Squirrels in Scotland from a Woodland Hide | Part 5
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Hi all,
Join me in Part 5 for some Wildlife Photography where I photograph jumping Red Squirrels in Scotland from a woodland hide. In this video I cover some basic settings on How to get that airborne shot.
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Richard
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Awesome vid, great pictures, thank you Sarah for allowing richard to have the opportunity to take some awesome action shots, the video snippets are also nice, good to see them in there natural environment doing there thing 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Thanks very much Zach, really appreciate it and Sarah said it’s no problem, gives her a break from me, lol… my pleasure and thanks for watching 👍
Hi Henry and Sarah of course….. great video and some beautiful shots of ‘squirrel nutkin’… they are great little animals 🐿
Hi Gill, thanks for watching and it was nice to have Henry & Sarah make an appearance! They are so cute, maybe one day we will see them here 🙏👍
In the bag !!! Great shot of the squirrel at the end in mid flight or jump !! Definitely worth the wait !! Fantastic!!!! What a set up great ideas going on there !! Great post as always!!! Who & why you get a thumbs down ! I have no idea 🤷🏼♂️!! Just ignore that !! Massive thumbs up 👍 from me as always! Take care Richard!🖐🏻👍
Thanks very much, I’m always thinking and trying to do things different but it’s hard at times but I just like to keep doing what I love and Hope people enjoy it and find it useful! Lol, I get quite a few regulars I’m sure who like to bring it down, why of why who knows but I appreciate all the support I get from people like you and ignore the negatives… Great community and so pleased you are part of it. All the best my friend 👍🙏
Loving the Red Squirrels 👍😍
Cheers Mark, just love them, bit more often wouldn't go a miss, lol.. Cheers R 😀
Beautiful squirrels and the action shots were great. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Harold, great subjects and quite addictive. Cheers Richard 👍
Really lovely to see the red squirrel,such a shame they are very few in numbers and not seen here where I live….yet.🤞🏻maybe one day.Great shots of them,they really are cute.🥰As always looking forward to the next vlog.Thankyou .Alison
Thanks Alison, its a real shame but one day maybe in our lifetime we will see them here in Cornwall! One can only hope.... 👍
Another great video Richard. Inspirational and informative.
Thank you Robin, very kind all the best and thanks for watching 👍
What a great place to relax for a few hours with an excellent selection of wildlife. You nailed the jumps in the end Richard, brilliant work. Cheers Keith
Hi Keith, it was really relaxing in the middle of a woodland well away from any roads and people, sound of birds and lots of squirrel activity all around. Lucky to get a couple in the bag, lol.. thanks for checking it out. All the best R 👍
Great video Rich looks like Sarah spoiled you mate, glad you got the shots you wanted its always nice when a plan comes together look forward to number 6. Stay safe all of you. 👍 ps the amount of time your spending in Scotland mate one would be forgiven for thinking you have already moved there. 😂
Thanks very much Graeme, she’s a keeper, lol. It was a great day in the hide and I hope we get them return to Cornwall one day🤞🏻👍. Thanks again for watching, and yes you could be right, back in Cornwall now though, all the very best R 👍
Hi Richard wow you nailed that one enjoyed it so much I didn’t want it to end, very tricky to get the squirrel 🐿 in flight fantastic, the photos where outstanding Richard very impressed with the set up there,thank your wife for letting you take the time out doing the vlog and thank you for sharing it with us, we are hoping to go back to Scotland in August / September time looking forward to seeing your next video.Martyn
Hi Martyn, thanks very much a bit of planning and lots of luck, lol.. It’s a pleasure and they had a day together while I headed off for the squirrels & kites. I really hope you manage to get back there, such an amazing place to go, one more from the Cairngorms to go then on to the next 👍. Thanks again R 👍
Another great bit of video Richard, loved the in flight shots. Thanks again, great work...
Thanks very much Mike, got the shot which was a pleasant surprise, lol… really enjoyed spending time with them, thanks for watching my friend 👍
Lovely location, hide set up. Cracking shots of the red squirrels. Nice to meet your family too 👍
It was lovely Sue, so good to walk away with a few good shots in the bag! Thanks, my boy enjoyed seeing himself on the computer, albeit a short bit! Thanks R 😀
Those red squirrels are lovely, you got some great shots and footage. Really nice footage and image of the woodpecker too.
Thanks very much Richard, such a great subject to spend time with and a Woodpecker, Coal Tits and a Nuthatch also great to see, thanks for watching. R 👍
@@RichardBirchett Indeed, all great subjects. It's funny how we have our favorites. I'm a big fan of wrens! Drab but fun to watch and be around.
Absolutely amazing shots
Awesome stuff Richard I love the red squirrel
Cheers Dean, such fun little animals! Just wish we had them in Cornwall! Maybe one day 🤞🏻👍
Really enjoyed that son I think o heard they were going to attempt to re introduce them into select parts of Cornwall?the national trust have Brownsie Island in the middle of Poole estuary and they have a good colony of red squirrels there.👍👍
Hi dad, thanks for watching it and glad you enjoyed it. At Trelowarren Estate they are doing a reintroduction but not sure how it’s going? Yes, Brownsie island is quite a good place, never been! One day maybe. Cheers M 👍
So good Rich 👏🤩 🐿
Cheers Rob, just love the little beauties, lol.. All the best to you both 👍
Good stuff Richard, next time you are up in Scotland, try Morton Lochs, (just across from Dundee), plenty red squirrels there, few other hides there for other species as well.
Thanks very much, I’ll be sure to try that location if able, do you know who runs it? Be nice to see lots more as they become quite addictive. Cheers R
Oooooh, I really need to try this myself! Fantastic shots as always :)
Thanks very much LaKu, it's quite easy to try but just a bit of luck and patience! Best of luck be really interested to see how you get on. Thanks for watching. All the best R 👍
Beautiful photographs it’s realy hard to prefocus and capture some action shots and u nailed it.
Thanks Avik, not easy but glad IU could walk away with a few sharp shots! Bit of luck in there too, lol.. Thanks again R 👍
Very enjoyable Richard, superb shots in the end. Might try jumping shots with Greys at home be good practice👍
Thanks very much Laurence, great idea to try on the Greys, much bigger and probably just as agile. Thanks again R 👍
Glad you only got half of me in! Great vlog again-wish I could have been in the hide too! Xx
Lol, well you said to remove you! So half was a compromise! Bit cramped but you would have been most welcome xx
Fantastic video RICHARD!
Thanks Ben, How's things you getting out much? R 👍
@@RichardBirchett RICHARD BIRCHETT hiya Richard, no haven’t been out for about 2 weeks. Just printed loads of my images into prints. So trying to sell. I had to cut them all to border etc took about 6 hours! And in that time I sprained my hamstrings as was kneeling in one position for a while😂Should be fitter for age 19 but I’m not a gym lad haha! But just recovered so will be out tonight ...
Cracking shots, really pleased for you. Trying my first hire hide tomorrow so excited about that! All the best, Rich.
Thanks Rich, best of luck I look forward to hearing how you get on:-) cheers R 👍
Hi Richard, had a great day photographing Kingfishers today. One thing I have noticed between the 1Dx and the 5DSR is that if the iso is around 800, I prefer the photos of the 5DSR because of the extra detail, what are your thoughts on that? I had never compared the two before today.
Awesome video, really enjoyed watching that!
Cheers Matthew, great to have you following me on the channel. All the best R 👍
@@RichardBirchett definitely. I've enjoyed your trips around Scotland!
Brilliant! Thanks for all the info.
Thanks Michael, my pleasure all the very best. R 👍
Great vid. I was here a couple of weeks ago, but only for the kites. Hopefully back next year for the Reds :). Loving Canada already!
Thanks very much Marcus, I don’t ordinarily visit places like Argaty but the word they do for conservation is amazing. Plus I did want to see Red Squirrels for the first time! In future only ones without bait though, lol.. thanks for watching. Cheers Rich
What a great video mate, really good👌
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it! Don't always like using hides but I had to spend some time with the Reds! Cheers M
Awesome mate. 👌
Cheers Bud 👍
Great video, really inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Al the very best R 👍
Great work!
Thanks very much John, great subjects👍
great video and nice shots
Thanks Adrian, a great morning and a perfect Subject 👍
Very photogenic little critters, I'm lucky as we have a small troop about forty minutes away. The down side is there's usually a few photographers who won't respect the squirrels space or habitat for that close up shot, how close do we need to be! Thats a great setup though, patience is a virtue and you nailed the jumping shot 👏. Looking forward to your isle of mull video. How was Martin from the lady jane? I heard he had been quite ill recently. Nice video mate.
Thanks Jon, they really are my friend! So much better than the other! Nice to have them so close but I am totally with you on the bad side of Wildlife Photography, not all are so considerate:-( Very TRUE, its always 'I wish I was closer'. Apart from this setup, in the environment is so much better. Thanks again mate, didn't realise he was unwell, great boat and a top crew.. Thanks again mate, always appreciate your support. R 🙏👍
Great video Richard of the red squirrels, I’ve not managed to see one yet, there are some in the Lake District, but l think they are even more elusive.👍
Thanks very much Mark, I think you are right there, I've tried and failed in the lakes but I bet there is a good place somewhere! All the best and thanks for watching. R 👍
I had the pleasure of a day in a hide in Yorkshire photographing Reds-the flying shot is, as you say incredibly difficult-thank god we're not shooting film!!!!
My pleasure Graham and thanks for watching the Vlog, really enjoyed my time with them, maybe video next time, lol... All the best R 😀
I just loved this-made me feel like the squirrels were jumping towards me, such beautiful little things 🐿 great vlog again Richard, this Scotland series has been wonderful looking forward to the final instalment!!
Thanks very much, it was a really enjoyable vlog to do and to see the squirrels at such close quarters was awesome. Yep, just the last one to go out next Friday at 1300. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for your support. Have a great weekend. R 👍
brilliant!
Thanks very much 👍
great video
Glad you enjoyed it, R 👍
Great video Rich Cracking set up there , you should get yourself up to Brownsea Island in Dorset , lots of Reds there.
Thanks Richard, I am to visit one day, I’ve heard it’s a cracking spot for them! I guess you’ve been? Thanks for watching 👍
@@RichardBirchett Yes Rich been there once but more of a family day out taking a camera along than a Photography day. But did see a few and got some record shots , bit of a hot spot in the little wood behind the church.
@@richardmoult9781 Thanks Rich, In will hopefully give it a go one day, sounds like a ideal location. Thanks for letting me know. All the best R
Awesome photos! I grew up in an area with Red Squirrels, so its nice to see some still alive and kicking. Its a shame that despite all the effort to tame the grey squirrels effect, the Reds are becoming more rare.
Thanks Gregory, I was really pleased to have a great morning with them and it won't be my last! It is a real shame and that Greys were introduced and had a detrimental effect on the Reds! They are indeed, thanks for watching R 👍
I didn't know that the Red Squirrel could imitate Flyght Squirrel until at this point
Lol, Cheers Peri! Flying Squirrels indeed! Thanks for watching my friend. All the best R 😀👍
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Cheers Rob 👍
Nice shots any tips for a beginner who doesn’t have a high zoom lens
Hi there Harvey, in a hide like that a 70-200 would do the trick I was only using a 300mm for the jumping shots with a full frame camera. It's not all about the size of lens, field craft goes a lot further. Thanks for watching. R 👍
Red squirrels are amazing, aren't they Richard :D
What tripod head are you using Richard? And do you like it for both photography and video?
They really are it's just a shame I don't get to see them very often! That's the Manfrotto 502AH, love it for video when you get the balance right, lol... And I do prefer my Gimble for stills but weight was an issue on holiday so had just the one choice. Both great for their own reasons. Thanks for watch. Cheers R 👍
What is the issue with balance @@RichardBirchett? Its important to always set the tripod level before using it?
Can image pans don't work out well if the tripod isn't level... Does it have a good level bubble built in?
It’s great once you get the balance sorted but wind or slight movement with large prime lenses it can be a little tricky and the settings become loose so it’s just worth keeping an eye on them. Great for video, nice and smooth and okay for still for fairly easy tracking subjects, can’t beat a gimble! Cheers R 👍
It’s got a level built in and it’s a hood bit of kit, just takes a bit of getting use to 👍
Thanks @@RichardBirchett! Been looking into one, but it's sold out everywhere. The MVH500AH version is available, but apparently it is lacking some features...
Was this on the singke person hide or the group hide
Hey Barry, Single person hide. Rich😀
where in scotland r u great vid have just followed u on instagram great vid i shoot nikonz7 but iin proces ofchoosing a wildlife lens waslooking a 300mm f4PF with 1.4x converter but a few peoplesaidwould be limitedwith t so looking at something like70-200 with 2x converter or 200-500
Hi Alex, thanks for following on Insta and UA-cam, really appreciate it 👍. Probably a 200-500 which should give you the flexibility but a 300 F4 is probably much better AF abs better in low light. I’m not a Nikon man so can’t say with confidence. All the best R 👍
I’m was at Argaty Red Kites near Stirling 👍
@@RichardBirchett awesome news to hear thanks very much as say just weighing up options for lenses but whichever one i go for think gonna have to change bag hwat bag do u use and im in processof choosing a new tripod too at moment looking atthe leofoto also where r u based
This is going to sound a bit critical Richard and in a way it is. Not of you personally but paid hides in general. You tend to get very similar images from each paid hide and in the end they don't look original. If you check out the website of this hide you will see many images very similar to the ones you have. They just don't feel unique or original to me and my concern is that some hide operators use kingfisher tanks that endanger the birds and birds of prey lured in by the constant provision of killed animals attached to posts. Baiting wild animals or birds for paid hide photography is something I wouldn't get involved in ethically or photographically. Wildlife should be just that i.e. wild.
Hi Steve, not a problem my friend and well pointed out as I really do agree with you on many counts, but like I said I just wanted to get my Red Squirrel experience as I've never really seen them up close before. Really great to hear you point of view as I think that it's something we as wildlife photographers need to be aware of. Thanks again R 👍
@@RichardBirchett Hi Richard. I can understand your reason fully. However paid hides in general are of concern to me and many others in fact the RSPCA have been called in to a certain opperation in Scotland several times now. You only have to look through social media to see people who have paid serious money for a session in one of these hides with a Sparrowhawk sat on a log with a bird that's been placed there as bait. And each image looks the same. Or the ospreys on a heavily stocked trout farm, I could go on. For me it has nothing at all to do with wildlife photography. Surely the thrill is going out finding the species you are after and getting the shot. Your Merlin shot is worth thousands of these baited hide images.
Hi Steve, I’ve heard similar but apart from my own bird hide in my garden I think this is the only one I’ve ever paid for and probably one of my last, Tom the owner is very responsible and has done so much for conservation and species management. Thanks for pointing this out to me and others, I think check before you pay or visit is key! As you well know I’m not really one for baiting species, and this is a good reminder. All the best R 👍