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Bird Photography Tips and Tricks
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Bird Photography Tips and Tricks: In this video I show you how I set up perches to capture top portraits of small birds. Please like and share the video. Feel free to ask me a question or add a comment in the comments below!
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I never thought of placing a perch. That's a great idea. Nice video, thank you!
Thanks. Glad I could help!
Just watched this video again absolutely love your hints and tips thank you so much 😊👍
Hi Paul. I've just discovered your channel and have subscribed. Looking forward to viewing all the videos you've posted - looks like I'm in for a real treat judging by this one!! I'm relatively new to bird photography (mainly a landscape photographer) but I invested in the Sigma 150-600 Sport earlier this year so I'm keen to put it to good use. Loads to learn but it looks like I've found the perfect place to help me ! Thanks for sharing Paul.
Hi Tim. Really glad you've found my channel and are enjoying the videos. There's a lot to learn in wildlife photography, as in landscape, but hopefully these videos will help. Good luck with the Sigma lens
Hi, Paul. lovely birds and fantastic video thank you for your sharing. 👏👌
Your videos are brilliant Paul , your love of nature and the way you want to help people like me get better results shines out thank you
Thank you Rod. Massively appreciate that comment. I hope the videos keep helping you
Thanks so much for a great short tutorial. Great information. Greatly appreciated.
No problem Michael. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
That perch tip is fabulous!
Great video and tips, make it look easy, gonna give a try
Very helpful, thanks!
Great video. Thank you!
Very helpful, thank you.
Wow - I can’t believe how much information you managed to pack into this video. ✌️❤️ I will be enlisting your helpful tips as I continue to learn. Thank you, Paul.
Thank you Tom! This video did really well. I like to do these 'in the field tutorials' where possible... but it's really hard to do.
brilliant tips..
Hi! Paul. Love your channel. Thank! 👌❤
Really well done and extremely helpful for me. thanks
Glad it works for you Tim. Thanks for watching and for commenting again. Many thanks.
Thanks Paul awesome stuff !!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks Bert!
Thanks for sharing! Congrats from Campinas, Southeast Brazil!
Thank you Ricardo!
Brilliant
Great video!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Greetings from Germany
Thank you Reinhold. I appreciate that very much.
Squirrels look fun :-) I really like how you tell us the settings and what to focus on, im just not keen on setting up a staged scenario however it seems this is the done thing for pros.
Hi there. Thanks for commenting on the video. I realise not everyone is keen on setting up image like this. For me, creating the setting is just as enjoyable as the pictures themselves. I also take a lot care to make it look natural and appropriate for the specific subject.
Thanks Paul, Great video
Cheers Graeme. Glad you're enjoying them
Thanks for the tips.
You're welcome Kevin. Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much Paul for the video and tips.... Will be trying this weekend..... 👍 up from me...... ATB Ian
No problem. It was fun to make. Thanks for the thumbs up.
Thanks for the tips Paul. A simple idea to just place a piece of wood high with food and wait.
You're welcome Colin. There's a few tweaks here and there, often depending on the species and how comfortable they are, but this technique usually works. Some people actually put food on the perch but the reason I prefer not to is because you get more natural poses - and without food in their beak.!
Thank you I'm new to nature photography :)
You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.. and for watching my video.
Just got a Canon camera for Christmas and subscribed To your channel. Very helpful Paul. Keep it up and thank you
Great stuff, thanks Christopher for subscribing. I hope the future videos continue to help.
Great tips Paul and nice shots. Been after a Nuthatch for ages and if I get one like this, I'll credit you!
Thanks Rob. Nuthatches are great little characters. Find the right site with these birds and it's not all that difficult. Good luck!
Paul great video. What you eat!
Fabulous images. The birds and yourself get something out of using this method. Certainly my preferred method to shoot Nuthatch too ; - )
Thanks Chris! It's good fun. Hoping to do some similar work soon. Nuthatches are great birds aren't they.
Great images, images and brilliant tips. Nuthatches are amongst my favourite birds, we get them on out feeder from time to time. There is a nature reserve more out from Simon Booth's side of the city called Mere Sands Woods, besides spring cuckoos and booming bitterns it has a couple of feeders where the birds are very tame. The problem is you have to get there before the trillions people who insist on standing in your way with their mobiles.
I have been to Mere Sands Wood - just once I think; saw some displaying sparrowhawks. Feeding stations like the one in this video are great but of course have their limitations. Now if I had a few acres of land and a nice bit of broad-leaved woodland to myself that would work nicely..
Paul Miguel Photography So you’ve had the lottery win dreams too!
Too true! It's the people who let their dogs off their leads who cause me stress. You just get set up, then a ruddy great dog bounds up and either jumps up me or slobbers on my kit; of course the owner is oblivious walking miles behind :-(
Excellent recommendations 👌
Thank you very much. Really appreciate the positive comment
Your advices are bloody useful 🔥🔥🔥👌
That's good to hear.. Cheers!!
Great video
Cheers Mike!
Wonderful images in that video, Paul. But I think my favourite parts were your initial reaction near the start where the birds were flying in to grab food off your hand and then the demo of how out of focus the background went when you focused on the perch. That was a really clear example of what a lot of photographers blather on about without actually showing a clear example of what they mean! :D
Thanks so much Andrew. Great feedback. I do try to show things clearly where I can - it really helps. I just tend to think of it as how I would learn myself.. then apply that to the video.
Nice video, very informative 👍👍
Cheiko Sairin thank you very much. glad you enjoyed it!
nice work
Hi sir can u please say what you were giving to those birds for eating, and from where i can purchase the!
You are doing a great job man!! ❤️
Fantastic video. Such beautiful images. I'm definitely going to try out your tips. Can't wait til tomorrow now. ( I think the squirrels were trying to sneak up on you at the end. There were a couple following you- possibly a Squirrel hit squad. Watch out!)
Thank you Elaine. Photographing small birds is one of my most favourite things. The squirrels... yes they are a bit of a nightmare. They really don't help, and I have to admit to not their biggest fan. I have had them climb up my leg on occasion!
Oh climbing up your leg is way too close :-))
Thanks for this fantastic video PauI will try this in ou backyard, Funny we have the same setup I also shoot with the 500mm v1, 1DX Mark 1 and I also have the Movo gimbal head. Happy shooting and keep up the good work, thanks for sharing tips.
Really appreciate that Peter, thanks very much indeed. Yes, our gear sounds identical! I love the 500mm but its weight is certainly an issue. Mark ii would be nice.!
What you think about movo gimbal head?
Cool. I know I wish I can afford it.
Yousef I like the gimbal head (Movo) it does what the higher price does too :) for a much much better value.
I kind of agree Peter. It really is excellent value in my opinion. I know that it isn't as stable as the bigger brands but I don't think the price difference is a reflection of difference in quality. I do o.k. with the Movo.
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very informative vlog paul,i for one loved the tips on using old branches as perches,it gave the shots a lovely natural feel.Was this by any chance Golden Acre park
Hi Christian. Thanks very much - I appreciate that. Capturing natural looking images is not easy to do, so this is one way of doing it. Yes, it is indeed Golden Acre - it's great for the tame birds... just wish there were more decent backgrounds there!
Paul Miguel Photography cheers Paul,thought it was.gonna deffo try that perch hack usually pop to Adel dam nature reserve but hate the birds on man made feeders
Some great tips thank you. If you were a purist you would not believe in setting anything up. I think it can reduce the challenge of capturing a wild bird. It depends on what you are happy with. I not only enjoy the birds but the natural environment that they are in, so I don't tend to do this.
I appreciate your comment Pauline. I enjoy many aspects of wildlife photography - including this type of set up where I really enjoy the creative part of the process. That said I get huge satisfaction from purely wild encounters too.
Hi Paul firstly great video and photos specially of the Red Kite 1 question for you. I use a Canon 5 D Mk 1v and just starting to learn how to take birds in flight. I get confused when usin the Auto focus points. Do I need to use Expand AF area or area surround or manual select zone or Large Zone. My photos aren’t bad but getting the hang of knowing my focus points will vastly imrove them hope you can help
Hi Richard. Thanks very much. I find one focus point or a few surrounding it to be best in most situations. If I'm confident the bird is against a very clear background such as blue sky I will expand a bit more. I've never used the largest zone myself.
Great video! there is a squirrel running behind you on the right of the screen at 4:50 :)
Many thanks Mehdi. Yes, the squirrels are a real problem! We have too many in the UK and are not native..
OMG man the squirrels were coming up behind you. I think maybe they were going to try and jump you for some of that seed you have. Great video
Yeah, for sure. They have even climbed up my leg before! Thanks for watching Stephen.
what f/stop do you usually use as you focus in on the perch? Sometimes focusing on the perch (and bird) one can even have the background focused too which we want blurred. Thanks for your reply in advance. :)
Hi there. With a big lens I usually go around f7.1 to f8. The backgrounds stays pretty blurred but it gives a bit more depth of field in the bird.
Excellent Paul, great simple setup with lovely results.. just the job... now when we getting a 10min Xmas video to look forward too? 👍🏻
Yes, it's a good way of achieving natural images. Would like to do a video for Xmas but might not be able to. Working on a big wildlife project, as we speak!
Paul Miguel Photography your forgiven then haha, great stuff hope all is going to plan.. 👍🏻
if that's me i will definitely lowered my tripod eye level to that perched... and i think i can work my way to some greenery in the background... but that's just me.
NP Glad To.
Good video and good tips, just one question though, why didn't you use the lens hood?
Hi Andy. Thanks for that. Yes, I usually do use the lens hood to be honest but sometimes if the sun's behind me I don't worry about it. When in public places it can also be less attention grabbing as the hood nearly doubles the length of the lens.!
Hey Paul, good vid. I want to comment re the lichen covered branch. Please tell people to replace the branch exactly how they find it, once you have finished. I do mean exactly, as if it is out of alignment, then probably the lichen will die as it could be in too much sun or shade. This applies to everything, even a rock, as it could be home to tiny animals hiding below it. We need to keep the environment as pristine as possible. Thank you.
Hi John. Sorry I didn't reply to your comment until now - partly as I wanted to give it some thought. I certainly appreciate what you're saying here - and yes, moving branches and logs can affect lichens, moss and possibly invertebrates living under there. That said it could also be argued that moving something to another location could create a new mini-ecosystem. I've created log/branch piles in the past to give cover for birds and it has attracted invertebrates and even rodents.
Nice one bro
Ok what about 750 d canon. Can you give me some tips
Thanks very much. There would be so many tips to give you. Most of the tips in this video will apply to the 750D but there will be more limitations.
May I ask you what type of tripod are you using?
I am beginner,i need know what mode for camera ? Manual or any? And what good shutterspeed? And what focus mode center or wide? Thank you
Nice photos do u take Bird feeders with u and set them up. Am just getting into bird photography
I have done that Allan. But usually just some bird food.
Hi, Paul. Absolutely loving your videos! I see a green veclo tie that you have used to tie a branch to a bench seat. I cannot find such ties. Can you point me to a supplier, please? Or a product code maybe...? Cheers. Ian
I just look for velcro on ebay. Look for hook and loop
I enjoy watching your videos.
Don't you have a lot of noise in your photo's because of the high iso?
Or do you remove after with lightroom.
I rarely remove any noise. It’s probably noisier than it looks!
@@PaulMiguelPhotography looks great 👌
What is shutter speed, where do you find it on the camera and how do you use it? Same with Aperture, where is it found on the camera and how do you use it? What is ISO, where do you control it on the camera and what is it used for? This is what I want to understand and I just don't seem to be able to find it on any videos!
If you can slow the video down you'll see the first bird to fly at my hand is actually a Nuthatch! But it doesn't quite have the courage to go for it... maybe one day I'll get one to land.!
Great video! Makes me want to get back to Old Blighty just to see a blue tit! They are gorgeous! Great photos, videos and tips! We get those pesky grey squirrels here in New York/New Jersey. Wondering what your thoughts are on full-frame Canon DSLRs versus cropped frame. I once owned a Canon 5D MII but the depth of field was so shallow, I can't imagine capturing bird photos easily that way. However, their performance in ISO probably makes up for it. If you can make a living as a wildlife photographer, please make a video on how! Cheers. Ooh, and screw those baited photography moaners!
Really enjoyed reading your comment Sandra! You're right, blue tits are gorgeous - it's so easy to forget that. Personally I've always preferred full frame - I just feel the quality is better, but some will disagree. Don't worry, those negative comments don't bother me too much - everyone's entitled to their opinion. I feel though that some people think we shouldn't do anything where nature is concerned. My view is that we are Nature! We're part of it although much more disconnected these days.
I'm getting a plane ticket and flying to that park. :-)
Lol! Brilliant. I’m sure you can find somewhere similar..?
I'm shooting with a 7d canon 70-200mm first version and a canon 2x extender. Even at f8 if I can get it on the eye the beak will be out of focus. One point focus if I hit the body the eye is out of focus. Shutter speed at 1000. What am I doing wrong?
You're not doing anything wrong. You are shooting at 400m which is still quite a small depth of field. In reality it is often impossible to get all of the bird in focus. Keep focusing on the head/eye. One thing is the angle of perch - if the bird is side on then you will get more depth of field throughout it.
Thanks for replying. I just want the eye in focus I was at f10 as well, everything looks good until I get it into lightroom. Would I be better off with depth of field with the 400mm lens f5.6 prime? Instead of 70-200mm with extender? Or does the extender have no effect on dof.
The depth of field should be the same either way. It's difficult to know without seeing the image. One thing I sometimes do to increase depth of field is simply back off a bit - the bird will be smaller in frame but more depth of field.
Sir, How to start with wildlife photography.Does it require a proper course to go through before starting.
Hi there. It's really a profession where you learn yourself and gain the skill. I don't have a photography qualification but I do have a degree in Zoology.
Thank you Sir your reply helped me a lot.
Hi ! U r shooting with a 500mm prime and I can see shutter speed of some shots were less than 500 , ex. 1/250 etc..etc..
I have heard some says one should shoot minimum speed of shutter should be ur focal length 500mm 1/500
What can you tell about this ?
Great question. That rule is mostly for hand-holding. If on a tripod you can go lower, but it depends how much the bird is moving.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Thank you
Terrific stuff with great images well presented helpful. I can only think that squirrels give you a thumbs down.
Many thanks. This video is one of my most popular. Yes, those squirrels are a nightmare.. but not a lot we can do about them now really..
Great video, if not secret please can you tell me what is the location?
Thanks Norbert. It's Golden Acre Park near Leeds, England.
Paul Miguel Photography thank you
Why iso so high at this shutter speed and aperture when shooting in sunlight..
Hi Mukund. It's a good question. It looks quite bright but a lot of light is actually lost as it comes through the trees. It also varied a lot depending on how much cloud there was. In a completely open area the ISO could have been dropped quite a bit.
Hi Paul was this Roundhay Park?
It's golden acre park Peter.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography cheers Paul, trying to plan next years visit to St Aidens around a holiday, if you are about and dont mind a coffee and sandwich will try and meet. Regards Peter
I saw my brother in the thumbnail, so I was interested
Sweet!
@@PaulMiguelPhotography (if you dont get the joke, its because you put a bird as the thumbnail) (I believe it's also the same kind as I have as my picture)
Why not use auto-iso and set the max to whatever you're comfortable with? I do this a lot. Put my shutter and aperture where I want it, set auto-iso range for 100-2500 and let the camera take care of it.
That's a good option. Personally I just like to know all my settings, but there are occasions, often in changeable light where I do use auto ISO.
At this high ISO 2000 why there is no noise in shots?
High ISO does not produce noise.
@jimmyfly It doesn't; any experienced photographer would know that.
I shoot with a crop sensor camera and at ISO 8000 I don't see any visible noise. I also shoot RAW and I don't use noise reduction.
It's called technique and proper understanding of the technicals.
@jimmyfly I think that me arguing is not helping so I'll just point you to my website for proof. Go to:
www.photographybynima.com
Then navigate to the Events section. Some of the low light photos there were shot at ISO 6400 and 8000, and I'm pretty sure you can't tell which. Note that they were shot on a crop-sensor Nikon DSLR and there was no luminance noise reduction involved.
I've been shooting in low light (and still am) for a long time so I thoroughly understand how analog and digital signal amplification technologies work.
@jimmyfly I didn't even insult you and you're hurling mean words at me. This has nothing to do with basic logic, this has to do with how the integrated processor in the camera processes the light signal received by the photosites on the imaging sensor.
Analog amplification involves a small charge that is applied to the photosites to make them read higher luminance values for the photons they receive. Noise is caused by randomly spaced (and incoherently read) signals that appear in the final image. Also, applying a charge for too long could cause "hot pixels" which may also be seen as noise. If you want less noise in an image, just give the sensor more light by exposing properly or being generous with the shutter speed.
ISO gain works like the gain on a audio receptor; the hissing noise isn't caused by the gain but by the random signals the receptor is picking up at a particular point in time.
Sure higher ISO values can lower the dynamic range and tonal range of an image, but they don't increase the luminance noise unless there was not enough light in the first place (i.e. underexposure).
To use your logic, texting while driving may not cause an accident unless you do it with added constraints such as speeding up the car while you text (just like you would up your shutter speed).
@jimmyfly I've done what I've done. I'm not going to convince you any longer, but I'm just going to let you know that I probably get cleaner pictures on a crop-sensor camera than you do on both of your full-frame cameras 😄
when I do set ups like that I usually get someone using the bench or a million dog walkers
You will always have these problems and I certainly do. That's the beauty of having your own private patch to work on, but this is a good alternative that doesn't take up a lot of time or planning.
Complete with slobber, all over my gear! Yuk!
Where are you in this video?
I'm at a park not far from Leeds, England.
Paul Miguel Photography no no, He meant YOU, We cant see you in that Camo lol, Just a Voice
good studio work! there are wooden bird available too..
What??
Wouldnt it be better to be lower with the camera so you shoot in a straight line or from bottom to top view instead of shooting down on them.
Hi Sanjin. Thanks for commenting. It's really a case of getting the right angle where the background looks best and here this angle works fine.
Professional?
sir how to be become a wildlife photographer and to afford those gears :( tell a story
Hi Marki. Maybe I will make a video one day about wildlife photography as a career. It is very difficult to earn a living!
Give me a camera i want to be a wildlife photographer but i dnt hv much money
I'm surprised that the very first way I tried to photograph birds, is the way that the professionals do it.
I put bacon fat on the fence post, for seagulls and magpies.
I still messed it up hehehe but I'm just beginning. And when I set everything up perfectly, the bastards never come down. Soon as I'm not photographing them, they eat the food.
Birds are wiley. All creatures are wiley......................except me :D
Hi Craig. That's wildlife for you. The number of shots I'v missed because I stopped paying attention... for a few seconds.! Typical. thanks for the comment and hope you keep enjoying your photography
ISO 2000 is high grain pictures. he should be at ISO 200 maybe 400
This is not wildlife !!
Course it is!!
Not a big fan of baited photos... Takes away the rawness of the wildlife aspect... Just saying
Sure, no worries. There are many ways to photograph nature - this is just one type of photography I enjoy. Thanks for commenting Jeremy.
Can you share with us your method of getting such images without baiting? It is still perfectly natural behaviour for the birds, who wouldn't be there if they weren't fed frequently in a given area?
Yea for sure, of course it is much harder to find these types of shots and it takes much more patience to achieve photos like this without baiting, but it is definitely possible. Also a cool feature of not using bait is you catch birds in their purely natural environment with behaviors and not behaving a certain way because of human interaction. To achieve this I camp out in a ghilli suit or a blind in one spot for hours sometimes. It takes a while before you begin to be "forgotten" by nature and blend in enough so be patient. All my pictures on my website jeremyneippphotography.com are taken without bait so it is definitely possible and I would argue also more rewarding.
Lets give you a cookie :-) At the end of the day who gives a crap how the pics were taken, they are gorgeous photos! You sound like a Troll me me!
Jeff Rzepka actually just about every birding publication and magazine cares if images are baited or not...
This is desperate photography
No idea what you mean.
No no no no!!! This is all wrong, baiting to photograph.
Hi Kyle. Each to their own. I appreciate and respect your view. Personally I see no problems with feeding birds in this way.
A professional photographer does not use artificial perch 😒😒
Most professional bird photographers use artificial perches.
Is it really a natural shot if you set up a perch and then bait the birds? It makes your photos very misleading. You call that effort? This is not nature photography. You have made it easy for yourself.
There's nothing misleading about what I've done - it's all on video.