Practical Photography joins wildlife expert Simon Roy at a Yorkshire nature reserve to find out how he shoots incredible images of blue tits, great tits and robins.
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I agree with Herald and clawer. This is not wildlife photography. Fortunately, there is a ethical shift in baiting for wildlife photo ops.
Please tell me what type of lens each of you are using and anything else that may be relevant
This isn't the real wildlife photography
Hey, what seeds do you use?
Good xideo….however, I would have used a broken more interesting stick with bark……….it was obviously cut …nature doesn't do that!
Interfering with wildlife by drilling a hole in a bit of wood and then shoving food in there is not what wildlife photography is all about. The most amazing shots are those that happen entirely naturally in an animals habitat. E.g bears salmon fishing on a river in Alaska is natural behaviour you are just there to capture the moment. This is the same as putting out a load of salmon on the riverbank and getting a shot of the bear that comes to get it.
I didn't know that 'great tits' were birds, but now it makes more sense.
I liked the video. It is wildlife photography as the birds are not tame but live in the wild, and I agree that this is a nice start. The hollowed log with food was a great idea. I'm gonna try that. Thanks.
– Norwegian viking.
wow nice trick!
This is what I want thanks for the video all in one tutorial
Fabulous video.. thank you
which is ur camera and lens
Only video which is beneficial ..!!!
Kind of takes the fun out of it . It’s like the argument of restoring your classic car or buying one already done. Half the fun is the adventure .
Wonderful video nice
Excellent stuff
Fabulous vid, thanks, guys. I belong to a wildlife photographic site, and there's a guy on there and every image he takes is perfect. He claims he takes them in his garden I asked how he got such amazing images every time and he had a rant at me saying I accused him of cheating, which of course wasn't true. This vid just proves my point. Another question, how do you get the plain background?
No killing of animals, no doubt this is not Murica .
Out of curiosity I would like to know what camera and what lens James Abbot is using. As these look to be the type of camera and lens the average photographer would have available.
1:20 douchebag photography begins
No exposure settings, no tripod, gimbal, camera or lens details, just the incessant babbling, for 10 min., of the sidekick guy about how to tie a stick and when to press the shutter. Really????? The title of the video should be "How to make a really annoying bird photography video."
this will not work with wild native birds of the aussie bush…. thanks anyways
Not really the kind of tips I’m looking for. I found a spot where someone filled a hollow stump w seeds and got 4 different bird types in about 2 mins. You get great shots but it was too easy. Like fishing by dropping m80’s in the water. My bird photography style of searching and waiting is more fulfilling but to each their own I guess
The dumb comments about how this is done and whether its wild ate not must be made by people that have never
used a camera and have never photographed wildlife.
Some clicks are super duper. I like your video. You have done a great job. Also photography tips are very helpful.
Settings please… That's the .most helpful thing you could tell us. By the way ignore the big I think I know it all great big TiT heads with their unhelpful comments.
I've just planted some fish on a river bank, hoping to get some Grizzly bears to look at the camera.
Simon Roy, Good tips. What size lens is that.? 600mm maybe.? Do you use a converter.?