Thanks for sharing an important message, most wildlife photographers show the good days and the good outcomes, which makes you sometimes forget how hit-and-miss wildlife photography actually is! Probably would have done what you did, as it would have been a great photo!
Yes! In my opinion, the best part of wildlife photography is being able to spend time with wildlife, and we should feel lucky when we have those experiences - a good shot is just a bonus. I think a lot of wildlife photographers forget that 😞 Great video, the red deer stags are always breathtaking!
The experience is what is really all about all about so good you stayed, you had a good time even is you didn’t get an image...as it often happens to me 😊
it was great to hear you share honestly about the quirks of wildlife photography, I usually stay about an hour or so depending on the how the light is in my composition. Another great video Espen! loved watching the red deer through the grass :)
That's a question I couldn't answer. So many decisions in wildlife photography depend on 'gut instincts' based upon the events as they occur at the time. Many times my instincts have proven correct when in the situation you were in and I have "just felt" that the subject I am pursuing has departed. However, there have also been occasions when, believing my subject to have departed, I have risen from my seclusion only to see the subject bolt away from my sudden appearance.
I loved watching you ‘re video and what I also love is that you tackled the weather,enjoyed the sighting of deer,had an awesome double rainbow and you had the whole place to yourself. I wouldn’t have stayed longer then an hour lying on the ground I think to answer your question 😁
Great video yet again. I am off in two weeks for black bear and moose photography (i hope) and this video gave me a lot of insight into what i need to consider. I really love your videos and your joy in working even in crappy conditions.
You have to love the scottish weather, three to four seasons in one day. Mind you, I've never seen rainbows look to good whilst I've been over the border. Geoff Cooper and I were photographing red deer last year on the west coast and the weather was torrential whilst stalking the deer, even with the bad weather we were rewarded with some amazing photos and the scenery was fantastic. Enjoyed the video Espen 👍
@@EspenHelland your right Espen, get up, get out and get it done. By the way if you the chance to meet Geoff Cooper I'd take it, he's a top gent and just as passionate as yourself. Dare I suggest a collaboration 🙂
Should I stay or should I go? Chasing and stalking rarely provide an excellent outcome. Patience in the field is a struggle between desire and comfort, with many factors attacking one’s comfort. You gave it a good go. Lovely shots of the heather. Thanks for bringing us along.
You can make amazing pictures just strolling through nature but if you really love the outdoors and being in nature even before pressing the shutter then that's where unique pictures come out, no matter how long you wait it's all pleasure and worth it. Wildlife photography has some of the lowest amounts of pictures per time and effort put in compared to any other discipline of photography so it's no surprise not many get into that, even after the price has come down significantly with the advent of Micro Four Thirds and some ASP-C and 35mm FF gear, better cameras, cheaper lenses ... like others have said: Wildlife Photography used to be up there with Leica fans in terms of costs :P
Great video, I've been in the same position so many times. Hoping the wildlife is going to show where you want it to. Sometimes it works many times it doesn't . All the time you're thinking if I leave now the minute I turn my back the animal i've been waiting will turn up and i've missed the shot. Sometimes I wait sometimes I call it a day. I will never know if I made the right decision on the days I pack up and head for home.
Espen Helland yes, on top of been extra cautious deers have good ears and a good nose. It’s very easy to spook them, I usually get good chances of a good images if waiting for them in the hide or sitting in the tall grass otherwise there is very little time available to take a picture once they have seen you and more often than not I miss
Looks like a very boring hide shoot required hours sat in a tent! Certainly not the way I like to shoot, always like to have something in the frame! Great to show the effort true wildlife requires. A ticket to Bushy park London in the Autumn is the other alternative! I know what I would do! I am with you Espen, just get the hide up down wind! 👍😍
Gambler's Choice - but check that wind direction. Wind flows over a hill, following the ground contour so even a wind eddy in their direction will let them know where you were.
Hi Espen for me personally I'm to old now to be lying around in wet windy conditions but if I were a lot younger I definitely would have stayed put. Sometimes it's not all about the image's but rather the experience, until next time take care and stay safe.
I'm like you; I don't have the patience to stay in one place for hours waiting for what might be. However, you did gather some beta on the stags. You mentioned seeing them atop the hill earlier that day. So, under what conditions do you think they'll spend some time on that hilltop? When would be a good time to return and stake out that same spot for an hour in good light? There's always next time.
Hi Espen, Another cracking vid Here is what I would have done slowly move up and fingers crossed not scare them away but you had a picture in mind so you are right in waiting And funny thing I was trying out bag hide with Fallow deer on Sunday
Hi Espen keep going on this one you will get something eventually! 👍 it is such a large area to stalk the dear it might be worth having someone else with you next time to spot for you and give you communication on the Deer movements, I am sure there would be a willing volunteer out there for this particular project! Kind regards Anthony
You got to have so much luck. They are nothing like captive breed hurds! If the gods had smiled you might have come away with the stag standing majestic on the hill with the sun lite backdrop and moody cloud/mountain landscape behind or even a shoot of Stag under the rainbow. Chasing the Dream! I would have tried the uncomfortable option of attempting to belly crawl up to the crest, hopefully I would have seen their antlers before they noted me, I have not got the patience, also they are partial to a bit of fruit muesli so might consider putting out some food on the crest and I might have looked at stalking them and observing if its a regular place they favour, Stags are (I guess!) very territorial leading up to the Rut! I would expect that that's their patch. The felt / velvet coming of that big stags antlers would look amazing! Looking forward to another instalments for The Deer Hu8nter! There's something primal and addictive about stalking deer and even wildlife in general, something our ancestors would of had to have mastered if they were to survive. Can't believe that at the time of writing that there were four people that did not like the VLog. Also is there any Crested tit, Pine Martin! in the Pine plantations?
Thanks Malcolm! I’ll keep chasing the dream 🙂 no crested tits on this side of the Cairngorms unfortunately, but seen pine marten so that’s something I’d like to work up to.
There is one major difference you have to keep in mind when it comes to photographing mammals as opposed to birds. Birds have excellent eyesight, but most don't have have a very good sense of smell (with the notable exception of Turkey Vultures) or at least they don't rely on it heavily. Most mammals have very poor color vision (in fact, humans and a few other primates are the only mammals known to have red photoreceptors in their eyes), but they have have a much better sense of smell which they rely on heavily to detect predators. That does not mean that they will not detect movement or high contrast, but you could be wearing a blaze orange jacket and they probably wouldn't notice. So with this in mind, you need to be very mindful of the wind direction when photographing mammals. Hunting stores usually have a variety of scent control sprays that can be helpful as well, especially if the wind direction changes. Some hunters will even spray themselves down with deer urine (also available at hunting stores) to attract deer! Mammals also usually have a very good sense of hearing, so it's very important to minimize the sound you're making. Watch where you step and shoes with soft rubber soles can make a dramatic difference!
Also, be very conscious of their body language. If they're all looking in your general direction, but are looking around twitching their ears in different directions, they've probably caught your scent or heard a suspicious sound, but aren't aware of your exactly location. If they're all staring directly at you, they clearly aware of your presence. If they stomp their feet, that's a sign that's a sign that they are uneasy about your presence. And if they snort, they're probably about to flee. If you see any of these behaviors, the best thing to do is to freeze until they put their heads back down.
@@EspenHelland I actually learned a lot of that from talking to the sales reps in the hunting department at L.L.Bean. If you want to know how to get close to wildlife, just ask the hunters!
I have waited 3 hrs for red deer stags to get up to get a photo of them on Exmoor in the past .Always have the wind in your face & I suggest wear your camo.Such a shame that the shot you wanted didn't materialize as it would have been stunning.
I really enjoy your videos Espen; the excitement and tension in this particular one were especially good. The red - stags are being pushed around a lot at the moment; there are pluses and minuses - the shooting season for them is underway which will make them twitchy and about now they are starting to think about girls which tends to make them reprioritise their own safety. Speaking of which, it's always harder to approach a bachelor group like this as you have so many watchful eyes and ears to defeat. Personally, I'd look for more broken or undulating ground to make your approach and I'd never assume anything.......it's amazing how our largest land mammal can just 'vanish' into thin air if you lose sight of them! I think the fine lines of a true Scottish hill red-stag are entirely iconic and perhaps the most beautiful expression of the immensely harsh environment in which they live. Good luck, I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on.
@@EspenHelland Yes, as the rut gets going you'll find little parcels of younger/smaller stags 'waiting' for the bigger boys to run out of puff. It's a wonderful time to be on the hill among the roaring stags and I'm sure would make an atmospheric film. So sad I won't be able to get up to Scotland this year as I rarely miss it! (I'll have to make do with the fallow rut down here in S England!) The roe rut was almost non-existent this year (they are increasingly becoming nocturnal rutters, I think probably due to hunting pressure). Enjoy those beautiful reds Espen and thanks for sharing your time with us all.
Nice video. I would wait if they were moving towards where I wanted them and I was sure I was downwind. The hills on the east side of that valley used to have good numbers of mountain hares but sadly there was a thorough clear out earlier in the year. Also seen black grouse there.
Those were some majestic stags - shame they didn’t pose for you in that nice light but I’m sure you’ll get them another time! If it was me, given that it was an awesome location and generally a good place to hang out, I would not mind waiting for a fair while. Probably after a bit I would have been unable to resist crawling further round the edge of the hill though to see if they were even there! PS. You might want to check the mid-roll ad placements in this vid, unless you intended to have one with only 12 seconds of the video left to run!
Yeah could not complain about the location 🙂 thanks for the heads up, I’ve never thought to check for annoying ad placements before. Will now though. Thanks Geoff!
I was shooting beavers few hours ago (photographically speaking) and had exactly same decision to make. I stayed put and didn't get the shot but I also do not regret that decision. There is always an opportunity to take average shots, but to take a great one is worth the risk. P.S. : in my opinion You take great shots every time
I know you may have posted a video already but if you don't mind me asking, did you switch to MFT because of the bulkiness of say 7D Mark II and EF 100-400? Do you sometimes regret not having a longer focal length in situations like this shoot? Thank you very much in advance 🙏🏿🙏🏿.
Yes, I switched mostly because of bulk and especially of the bulk of the next step up for me with Canon which would probably have been a 500mm f4. The focal length is very similar, my 300mm now is equivalent to 600mm and on my 7D the 400mm is equivalent to 640mm. On my current setup the 1.4x converter still gives me really sharp images so often I’m at 840mm with my Olympus setup.
16:29 you're looking like some kind of crazed stalker.. lol, which I guess you kind of are. I'm always amazed at just how much beauty Life gives you. stay well.
That’s a difficult one to answer ‘ if u go no shot if u stay it might be no shot ‘ that looks like Scotland to me if u could get some local knowledge of there movement and where the sweet grass is and set up your overnight hide and tuck in ‘ in comfort for a day or two and let the come to you ‘ I don’t know if it was easy everybody would be successful at it ‘ any great video and good luck 👍
Hi Espen, Another cracking vlog.👍. Here is what I would have done.... jumped into my car and drove down Glen Etive (keeping my windows closed to stop the Deer poking their heads in the car and trying to steal my jam sandwiches) and then got my dslr with a 35mm out and got a group photo of them chilling out lol. Ps I really enjoy all of your vids so keep it up mate.
True it is but...i am now disabled and can’t really go tramping over mountains and glens like I used to do. But remember that when you’re out there doing the vlogs many people like myself love the videos as it feels like we are with you so keep doing what you’re doing. The best thing about your vlogs you understand the Scottish weather and how quickly it can change from heavy rain to rainbows and streaking sunbeams. I no longer watch any photographers that say “the light is to grey” and just head home...all you need is patience and you have that in bundles.😁👍
Totally agree with you.....being outdoors especially in Scotland is the best medicine for your mind and body. I think because of the lock down more people are starting to appreciate the great outdoors. 👍
Thanks for letting me know, I didn't know there was one ad 12 seconds before it ends until Geoff pointed it out. I leave it on automatic for UA-cam to figure out, but I'll try to be more vigilant and double-check them.
Putting yourself in place for a single epic image over hundreds of mediocre images is always my choice, sure it may never happen, but what if it did, I don't like regret.
Thanks for sharing an important message, most wildlife photographers show the good days and the good outcomes, which makes you sometimes forget how hit-and-miss wildlife photography actually is! Probably would have done what you did, as it would have been a great photo!
Yes! In my opinion, the best part of wildlife photography is being able to spend time with wildlife, and we should feel lucky when we have those experiences - a good shot is just a bonus. I think a lot of wildlife photographers forget that 😞 Great video, the red deer stags are always breathtaking!
Absolutely! Thank you Meg :)
Amazing day out Espen just goes to show wildlife photography is not easy
Thank you very much Colin 🙂
I really love your work,your video encourage me to do more wildlife photography and live in nature
Thank you very much Zaid 🙂
The experience is what is really all about all about so good you stayed, you had a good time even is you didn’t get an image...as it often happens to me 😊
it was great to hear you share honestly about the quirks of wildlife photography, I usually stay about an hour or so depending on the how the light is in my composition. Another great video Espen! loved watching the red deer through the grass :)
Thank you 🙂
Very nice work and wind direction has caught me out quite a few time
You make The best Red Deer photo,s with The wind in your face
Absolutely, the terrain doesn’t always play ball 😅 I had side wind when I was lying down waiting.
That's a question I couldn't answer. So many decisions in wildlife photography depend on 'gut instincts' based upon the events as they occur at the time.
Many times my instincts have proven correct when in the situation you were in and I have "just felt" that the subject I am pursuing has departed. However, there have also been occasions when, believing my subject to have departed, I have risen from my seclusion only to see the subject bolt away from my sudden appearance.
Woah, that’s a full rainbow...all the way! Double rainbow!
Amazing video to watch getting so excited travelling to Scotland next week for 20 days. Looking forward to more videos
Thanks, Have fun!
I loved watching you ‘re video and what I also love is that you tackled the weather,enjoyed the sighting of deer,had an awesome double rainbow and you had the whole place to yourself. I wouldn’t have stayed longer then an hour lying on the ground I think to answer your question 😁
Thanks Manon! Yeah I probably stayed around that time myself 👍
Such a nice scenery.
ITS EASY TO GIVE UP.. love that sir.. your dedication and passion with wildlife, is so awesome. 🔥🔥
Thank you very much Karthick 🙏🙂
Great video yet again. I am off in two weeks for black bear and moose photography (i hope) and this video gave me a lot of insight into what i need to consider. I really love your videos and your joy in working even in crappy conditions.
Thank you very much🙂 enjoy your trip, sounds amazing!!
now its my habit to watch ur video every sunday evening thank u for the regular videos. Want to see some more red deer videos and photos
Coming up 🙂 will probably focus a lot on red deer and mountain hares over the next few months. Thanks for watching 👍
@@EspenHelland u r mostly wlcm sir ❤ and am waiting for ur next videos best of luck 👍
Espen, you are so lucky you are able to move around filming wildlife. Corona has forced us to stay put in this part of the earth.
That's a real shame, hopefully it'll get better soon
Nice video again Espen👍
Thank you 🙂
Beautiful place 😍
You have to love the scottish weather, three to four seasons in one day. Mind you, I've never seen rainbows look to good whilst I've been over the border. Geoff Cooper and I were photographing red deer last year on the west coast and the weather was torrential whilst stalking the deer, even with the bad weather we were rewarded with some amazing photos and the scenery was fantastic. Enjoyed the video Espen 👍
Absolutely, you just have to embrace it or you'll never get out there! Thanks Jon :)
@@EspenHelland your right Espen, get up, get out and get it done. By the way if you the chance to meet Geoff Cooper I'd take it, he's a top gent and just as passionate as yourself. Dare I suggest a collaboration 🙂
Jon barrass yeah that could be interesting 👍
Should I stay or should I go? Chasing and stalking rarely provide an excellent outcome. Patience in the field is a struggle between desire and comfort, with many factors attacking one’s comfort. You gave it a good go. Lovely shots of the heather. Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks Joe :)
You can make amazing pictures just strolling through nature but if you really love the outdoors and being in nature even before pressing the shutter then that's where unique pictures come out, no matter how long you wait it's all pleasure and worth it. Wildlife photography has some of the lowest amounts of pictures per time and effort put in compared to any other discipline of photography so it's no surprise not many get into that, even after the price has come down significantly with the advent of Micro Four Thirds and some ASP-C and 35mm FF gear, better cameras, cheaper lenses ... like others have said: Wildlife Photography used to be up there with Leica fans in terms of costs :P
At times like that a drone would be handy!! As I do not have one I would settle back and wait for a couple of hours.
Great video, I've been in the same position so many times. Hoping the wildlife is going to show where you want it to. Sometimes it works many times it doesn't . All the time you're thinking if I leave now the minute I turn my back the animal i've been waiting will turn up and i've missed the shot. Sometimes I wait sometimes I call it a day. I will never know if I made the right decision on the days I pack up and head for home.
Yeah, I try to push myself by just going a little longer when I want to give in :)
Would love a video about how you use your bike. I think about riding mine too. Yet i am scared of crashing with my big lens...
Yeah suppose there is a risk of that. I always keep it well packed up In the bag and try to be careful.
The wind direction they could of picked up your scent.
Possibly, I had perfect wind direction when I approached them close. When I was lying waiting I had side wind, thought I was ok, but couldn’t be 100%.
Espen Helland yes, on top of been extra cautious deers have good ears and a good nose. It’s very easy to spook them, I usually get good chances of a good images if waiting for them in the hide or sitting in the tall grass otherwise there is very little time available to take a picture once they have seen you and more often than not I miss
Looks like a very boring hide shoot required hours sat in a tent! Certainly not the way I like to shoot, always like to have something in the frame! Great to show the effort true wildlife requires. A ticket to Bushy park London in the Autumn is the other alternative! I know what I would do! I am with you Espen, just get the hide up down wind! 👍😍
Gambler's Choice - but check that wind direction. Wind flows over a hill, following the ground contour so even a wind eddy in their direction will let them know where you were.
Yeah, I had side wind where I was so maybe not ideal. But repositioning wouldn’t give me the framing I wanted.
Hi Espen for me personally I'm to old now to be lying around in wet windy conditions but if I were a lot younger I definitely would have stayed put. Sometimes it's not all about the image's but rather the experience, until next time take care and stay safe.
Absolutely, thanks Clive 🙂
Great video Espen. I would wait it out until you have to leave. Even if the deer do not turn up then something else might. Cheers Keith
Good strategy 👍
I'm like you; I don't have the patience to stay in one place for hours waiting for what might be. However, you did gather some beta on the stags. You mentioned seeing them atop the hill earlier that day. So, under what conditions do you think they'll spend some time on that hilltop? When would be a good time to return and stake out that same spot for an hour in good light? There's always next time.
Exactly! I'm trying to spend more time out there with them to get some of that knowledge :)
Hi Espen, Another cracking vid Here is what I would have done slowly move up and fingers crossed not scare them away but you had a picture in mind so you are right in waiting And funny thing I was trying out bag hide with Fallow deer on Sunday
Thanks 👍
Hi Espen keep going on this one you will get something eventually! 👍 it is such a large area to stalk the dear it might be worth having someone else with you next time to spot for you and give you communication on the Deer movements, I am sure there would be a willing volunteer out there for this particular project! Kind regards Anthony
Thanks Anthony! That could be handy :)
You got to have so much luck. They are nothing like captive breed hurds! If the gods had smiled you might have come away with the stag standing majestic on the hill with the sun lite backdrop and moody cloud/mountain landscape behind or even a shoot of Stag under the rainbow. Chasing the Dream!
I would have tried the uncomfortable option of attempting to belly crawl up to the crest, hopefully I would have seen their antlers before they noted me, I have not got the patience, also they are partial to a bit of fruit muesli so might consider putting out some food on the crest and I might have looked at stalking them and observing if its a regular place they favour, Stags are (I guess!) very territorial leading up to the Rut! I would expect that that's their patch. The felt / velvet coming of that big stags antlers would look amazing! Looking forward to another instalments for The Deer Hu8nter!
There's something primal and addictive about stalking deer and even wildlife in general, something our ancestors would of had to have mastered if they were to survive. Can't believe that at the time of writing that there were four people that did not like the VLog. Also is there any Crested tit, Pine Martin! in the Pine plantations?
Thanks Malcolm! I’ll keep chasing the dream 🙂 no crested tits on this side of the Cairngorms unfortunately, but seen pine marten so that’s something I’d like to work up to.
awesome video
There is one major difference you have to keep in mind when it comes to photographing mammals as opposed to birds. Birds have excellent eyesight, but most don't have have a very good sense of smell (with the notable exception of Turkey Vultures) or at least they don't rely on it heavily. Most mammals have very poor color vision (in fact, humans and a few other primates are the only mammals known to have red photoreceptors in their eyes), but they have have a much better sense of smell which they rely on heavily to detect predators. That does not mean that they will not detect movement or high contrast, but you could be wearing a blaze orange jacket and they probably wouldn't notice. So with this in mind, you need to be very mindful of the wind direction when photographing mammals. Hunting stores usually have a variety of scent control sprays that can be helpful as well, especially if the wind direction changes. Some hunters will even spray themselves down with deer urine (also available at hunting stores) to attract deer! Mammals also usually have a very good sense of hearing, so it's very important to minimize the sound you're making. Watch where you step and shoes with soft rubber soles can make a dramatic difference!
Also, be very conscious of their body language. If they're all looking in your general direction, but are looking around twitching their ears in different directions, they've probably caught your scent or heard a suspicious sound, but aren't aware of your exactly location. If they're all staring directly at you, they clearly aware of your presence. If they stomp their feet, that's a sign that's a sign that they are uneasy about your presence. And if they snort, they're probably about to flee. If you see any of these behaviors, the best thing to do is to freeze until they put their heads back down.
Good knowledge 👍
@@EspenHelland I actually learned a lot of that from talking to the sales reps in the hunting department at L.L.Bean. If you want to know how to get close to wildlife, just ask the hunters!
I have waited 3 hrs for red deer stags to get up to get a photo of them on Exmoor in the past .Always have the wind in your face & I suggest wear your camo.Such a shame that the shot you wanted didn't materialize as it would have been stunning.
Good effort 👌
I really enjoy your videos Espen; the excitement and tension in this particular one were especially good. The red - stags are being pushed around a lot at the moment; there are pluses and minuses - the shooting season for them is underway which will make them twitchy and about now they are starting to think about girls which tends to make them reprioritise their own safety. Speaking of which, it's always harder to approach a bachelor group like this as you have so many watchful eyes and ears to defeat. Personally, I'd look for more broken or undulating ground to make your approach and I'd never assume anything.......it's amazing how our largest land mammal can just 'vanish' into thin air if you lose sight of them! I think the fine lines of a true Scottish hill red-stag are entirely iconic and perhaps the most beautiful expression of the immensely harsh environment in which they live. Good luck, I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on.
Thanks Ian! I'm hoping to get them higher on the hill next time, they might feel more comfortable
@@EspenHelland Yes, as the rut gets going you'll find little parcels of younger/smaller stags 'waiting' for the bigger boys to run out of puff. It's a wonderful time to be on the hill among the roaring stags and I'm sure would make an atmospheric film. So sad I won't be able to get up to Scotland this year as I rarely miss it! (I'll have to make do with the fallow rut down here in S England!) The roe rut was almost non-existent this year (they are increasingly becoming nocturnal rutters, I think probably due to hunting pressure). Enjoy those beautiful reds Espen and thanks for sharing your time with us all.
I would not have had your patience. Man tough decision Espen. How did your survey about the numbers come out. Best video and best tips I think.
Thank you Harold! Just tallied them up so I’ll create a playlist and introduce the results in a video shortly 🙂
Nice video. I would wait if they were moving towards where I wanted them and I was sure I was downwind. The hills on the east side of that valley used to have good numbers of mountain hares but sadly there was a thorough clear out earlier in the year. Also seen black grouse there.
Thank you James. That’s sad. I’ve found another hill with many mountain hares, hopefully they’ll be left alone.
@@EspenHelland That's good to hear - there are not that many hills with good numbers now.
Those were some majestic stags - shame they didn’t pose for you in that nice light but I’m sure you’ll get them another time! If it was me, given that it was an awesome location and generally a good place to hang out, I would not mind waiting for a fair while. Probably after a bit I would have been unable to resist crawling further round the edge of the hill though to see if they were even there!
PS. You might want to check the mid-roll ad placements in this vid, unless you intended to have one with only 12 seconds of the video left to run!
Yeah could not complain about the location 🙂 thanks for the heads up, I’ve never thought to check for annoying ad placements before. Will now though. Thanks Geoff!
I was shooting beavers few hours ago (photographically speaking) and had exactly same decision to make. I stayed put and didn't get the shot but I also do not regret that decision. There is always an opportunity to take average shots, but to take a great one is worth the risk. P.S. : in my opinion You take great shots every time
Thanks very much 🙂
Awesome
This was superb! Absolutely superb, Espen... do you use a mavic? My blood pressure went down, I'm certain.. ;). Thank you
Thank you very much :) I use the Mavic Pro, but not for this one, it was so wet and windy.
I would be in the pub by now.
😂👍
I know you may have posted a video already but if you don't mind me asking, did you switch to MFT because of the bulkiness of say 7D Mark II and EF 100-400? Do you sometimes regret not having a longer focal length in situations like this shoot?
Thank you very much in advance 🙏🏿🙏🏿.
Yes, I switched mostly because of bulk and especially of the bulk of the next step up for me with Canon which would probably have been a 500mm f4. The focal length is very similar, my 300mm now is equivalent to 600mm and on my 7D the 400mm is equivalent to 640mm. On my current setup the 1.4x converter still gives me really sharp images so often I’m at 840mm with my Olympus setup.
@@EspenHelland I really like the images it produces. Thank you for answering my question.
16:29 you're looking like some kind of crazed stalker.. lol, which I guess you kind of are. I'm always amazed at just how much beauty Life gives you. stay well.
😅 Thanks :)
That’s a difficult one to answer ‘ if u go no shot if u stay it might be no shot ‘ that looks like Scotland to me if u could get some local knowledge of there movement and where the sweet grass is and set up your overnight hide and tuck in ‘ in comfort for a day or two and let the come to you ‘ I don’t know if it was easy everybody would be successful at it ‘ any great video and good luck 👍
Thanks Martin :)
Hi Espen, Another cracking vlog.👍. Here is what I would have done.... jumped into my car and drove down Glen Etive (keeping my windows closed to stop the Deer poking their heads in the car and trying to steal my jam sandwiches) and then got my dslr with a 35mm out and got a group photo of them chilling out lol. Ps I really enjoy all of your vids so keep it up mate.
🤣 cheating ;)
True it is but...i am now disabled and can’t really go tramping over mountains and glens like I used to do. But remember that when you’re out there doing the vlogs many people like myself love the videos as it feels like we are with you so keep doing what you’re doing. The best thing about your vlogs you understand the Scottish weather and how quickly it can change from heavy rain to rainbows and streaking sunbeams. I no longer watch any photographers that say “the light is to grey” and just head home...all you need is patience and you have that in bundles.😁👍
bigaldo246 I was just joking I don’t really think it’s cheating. Best thing is to just get out there in any way you can 👍
Totally agree with you.....being outdoors especially in Scotland is the best medicine for your mind and body. I think because of the lock down more people are starting to appreciate the great outdoors. 👍
Essen these ads are a real pain.love the video love the content but please try and do something with the ads.
Thanks for letting me know, I didn't know there was one ad 12 seconds before it ends until Geoff pointed it out. I leave it on automatic for UA-cam to figure out, but I'll try to be more vigilant and double-check them.
Why people wear cotton baseball caps in the pouring rain of places like Scotland is a mystery to me.
What part of Norway are you Originally from ? My ancestors are from Norway. I’m a American Norwegian.
Cool, I'm from Bergen
Brew up and wait a while
Putting yourself in place for a single epic image over hundreds of mediocre images is always my choice, sure it may never happen, but what if it did, I don't like regret.
True!
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