Tips For Photographing Warblers - a Bird Photography Vlog (R6 & EF 500mm F4)
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This type of bird photography is all about putting yourself in the right place - and watching and learning is key for Songbird photography. Enjoy this beautiful Spring morning with me, surrounded by Birdsong.
I'm using my Canon R6 and Canon EF 500mm F/4 Lens and my Fluid Head on the tripod.
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This video was filmed with a Canon M50 and 15-45mm lens.
Equipment: Canon R6; Canon EF 500mm F/4 Mark i Lens; Canon EF 1.4x iii Extender Induro CT404 Tripod; Manfrotto MVH502AH Fluid Head
Music:
Fine Dining by Track Tribe
Sedge Warbler and friends by Nature's Symphony
It was really tough to get close enough to the birds in this video! Here's another photo-shoot where I managed to get more frame filling shots of the beautiful Sedge Warbler. czcams.com/video/9vvxy50C_90/video.html
You perfectly demonstrated why bird photography is so difficult.... the birds simply never do what you want, when you want! I always enjoy watching your videos.
Paul, yes please do more of this kind of video and how you approach the conditions in which you are shooting. Excellent video and so informative. Your knowledge and experience with bird photography really shines through as usual. Thank you for all your photography contributions!
Thanks very much for that Tom
I love bird photography at his time of the year when all the migrants are about. i tend to find that many warblers are more approachable than our resident species, but like you say - patience is the key. If i get just ONE image out of a day, I am pleased.
Great attitude to have.
@@PaulMiguelPhotography Sometimes, I have a target but often I come back with something different and better.
Great video and especially nice to see the r6 being used as that’s what I use for my bird photography.
Great tips. I heard a sedge warbler ( thanks to Merlin app) recently but could not place it and gave up. Did not know they worked their way upwards in a bush or tree. Thanks ❤
Everything comes to he who waits ! Nice video Paul
Nice one Paul! Always learning from you 👍great song bird👏👏
Thanks, Paul!
I really admire your work. you put simplicity together with high quality results, without giving too much importance to the appeals of the consumer market. As a Canon user, I always learn on your channel.
Best from South Brazil.
Many thanks!
Lovely shot Paul. Great video.
A real experience of how to photograph small birds. Everything you said was spot on and been there so many times. But when you do get the picture, just utter satisfaction. Well done Paul👍
Our spring warbler rush just ended. We have a large migration in the USA OH that attracts thousands of people. It’s truly a practice in patience! I take hundreds of photos with few keepers on the warblers. They are quick, high up and obscured most of the time. I come away with a handful of photos each year, so building up my collection slowly! Agree on spot focus for warblers. I can’t wait to retire and get more time with these amazing birds when they come through my area. Thanks for the tips, I really enjoyed watching you work!
beautiful video with lovely shots, already missing the black caps and whitethroats, they left my garden here in Jeddah just two days ago.
Love Sedge Warblers Paul great video 👍
Great video, Paul! I always enjoy your content! 👍
Enjoyed the video Paul and thanks for the tips. I find song bird photography very difficult, trying to get sharp photos is not easy but hoping to practice more. Thanks!
Great tips - always enjoy your videos.
Many thanks.
Excellent video. One question how you pack your video head while travelling? Inside camera bag ?
Thank you. To be honest I rarely take the big video head abroad, but if I do it will be in my hold luggage. Not ideal..
Hi Paul. Have you ever tried to attract warblers with sound? All these songbirds are very territorial and they don't accept any other male singing in their area. Playing sound of a different male even for a 2 - 5 seconds would probably cause the bird to change its place. When you find a good spot to photograph him within his territory you can move there and play sound to attract him. I'm not talking about harrasing birds with continous playback, just to be clear.
I may try. I used to feel uncomfortable with that, but I think to do it once is maybe ok.
I'v never taken a photo of a bird that's behind something. Just klean shots from the side and moustly a littel in front so all the speks of the bird is visible.
I'm going to give you a tip. You'd get a lot more looks if you ditched the bazooka and put the 100-500 with an extender on. Then you wouldn't need to haul furniture around with you to set it on.
Hey nice video!
I'm thinking of getting a Canon 500mm F4 L IS USM Mark 1 lens, but I would get it for my Canon 7D Mark II. Do you think this would be a good purchase?
Warblers and whitethroats have been my target this spring. If it was quite easy to photograph whitethroats and reed warblers, it is more difficult to photograph sedge and even more so cettis warblers. 2 weeks ago, I found the territory of my first grasshopper warblers and now I have no idea how to photograph them. They live on an area of flooded grass and there is not even a small bush to sit on. Do you think that if you put some mealworms on the path near the grass, they might fly away?
I'm pretty sure that eye AF would work at the distance you shot. I've had success from even farther away. What do you think of playing bird songs from an app to lure them into the open? I do it, especially when the birds are up in tall trees.
That's very good if it works for you, I don't think mine would work in this situation. Yeah, I've never been a huge fan of playing calls myself, as I've felt it's changing their behaviour, but the fact is they usually don't stay long anyway.. once they figure out it's not real!
@@PaulMiguelPhotography actually birds aren't that smart. 😂 I usually only play a song for a couple of minutes, long enough to get a shot. But I've seen warblers and vireos flit almost right to where I rested the phone and they don't figure it out before I shut it off.
I always struggle with sedge warblers as they very rarely come that far up from the undergrowth. I did get a cettis warbler, but it's not quite pin sharp as I would have liked, but there were lots of branches and grasses.
That's really bad practice and can stress birds out during breeding season, leading to failed nesting attempts or abandonded nests. Please don't do that if you're into nature.
@@JohnDrummondPhotoI think the point is that the birds are busy going about their lives, feeding themselves, finding a mate, caring for young. Even a few moments investigating a bird call on your phone takes away from that. Some calls are territorial in nature, and might stress nesting birds. Not taking a position one way or the other, but can understand why some folks might not want to do that. I imagine in certain places (like National Parks) it might also be illegal.