Wildlife photography POLAR BEARS with the NIKON 600mm f4 Z TC a DREAM SHOOT with Churchill Wild!
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Hello and merry Christmas everyone! I thought I'd save this adventure for the festive season!
Back in November I had the most incredible opportunity to head over to Canada, out onto the sea ice of Hudson Bay to walk alongside Polar bears! As you can imagine this was rather a dream trip for me, the Polar bear having been a subject of my ambitions for more than two decades, it was fantastic to get out and see these rather incredible mammals the year I turned 30!
For the trip I worked alongside Churchill Wild with support from Travel Manitoba, staying at the Dymond Lake Ecolodge, one of three remote ecolodges on the Hudson Bay operated by the Churchill Wild team. From the lodge we headed out on guided walks to catch up with the bears, who are waiting for the seas Ice to form, so they can head out and hunt. The unique nature of the Churchill Wild experience is to get out foot and see Polar bears without the crowds! For more information about the trip they offer be sure to check the website! churchillwild.com
...And if you are interested in coming to see them with me on a photography tour, be sure to sign up to my email news letter for future tour information. subscribepage....
I really hope you enjoy the video and the images created out on the ice. I really enjoyed working in Black and White on this trip, aiming to make a portfolio that was a little different. It was certainly an adventure and I cannot wait to get back to Churchill!
I throughly enjoyed making this video and it was with help from great partners in Churchill Wild, alongside Travel Manitoba www.travelmani... and VIA Rail Canada www.viarail.ca that it was all possible. If you are interested in learning more about the region the Travel Manitoba website is a great resource for planning your trip and if like us you would like to travel overland ( on what has to be the one of the best rail journeys around) the VIA Rail Canadian is a superb pick!
Of course if you have any questions about the trip, images, gear or anything wildlife photography related be sure to ask me down in the comments and subscribe for future videos! Of course a like is always handy to help this get recommended to others!
For more of my work head over to my Website www.tommasonphoto.com
or find me in instagram @TomMasonPhoto
Look forward to seeing you in the next video!
Tom
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Lowepro Whistler 450 AW II - (travelled flawlessly on all my flights with ALL the gear below inside!)tidd.ly/ee5e459a
Nikon Monarch HG 8x30's - Simply love these. tidd.ly/3df767b...
Nikon Z9 : tidd.ly/3GOPrcl
D850 + Grip + D5 batteries tidd.ly/5e9ce68e
Nikon Z6 and 24-70S - (All video for the channel now shot on this - love this little camera!) tidd.ly/18f827ed
Nikon 600mm f4 Z TC (My new super tele) tidd.ly/3BJRVIl
Nikon 300mm 2.8 VR II (My all time favourite lens) tidd.ly/c3774d0f
Nikon 70-200 tidd.ly/50423b68
Nikon 35mm 1.4 G tidd.ly/74102f76
Nikon 20mm 1.8G tidd.ly/792d72d0
Nikon 1.4 TC tidd.ly/51bb49a8
Nikon 2.0 TC tidd.ly/6d38e4fe
Nikon SB-700 tidd.ly/40a57f1a
Spare battery tidd.ly/3c45d8ba
Gitzo Mini Traveller tidd.ly/eda4b0c
Petzl Headlamp amzn.to/2LX80SW
G-tech external drives amzn.to/2Yil63y
Macbook 12" amzn.to/2ZBQ57e
Rocket Blower ( I'd get this one) tidd.ly/8d6a3ab4
I also carry a trusty Gitzo Tripod, either my 4 series systematic or a 2 series traveller!
#polarbears #wildlifephotography #Nikon600mm
Brilliant! Polar Scares have always been a favorite of mine.
Beautiful shots and story! The last shot at 17:10 or so was brilliant! 😀
Fantastic, thank you. All the best for 2024. 👍📷😎
Thanks Rob, all the best for 2024 to you too!
Hey Tom, for someone who's dreamt of this trip, this is a real treat to see it all from your point of view, I get the impression you were in seventh heaven! Fantastic images, great variety. Thanks a bunch for sharing this with us. Hope the rest of 2024 is equally rewarding for you, take care!
Great video and storytelling, Tom! Really enjoyed it. What an amazing way to experience Polar bears!
Thanks Jonas, it was certainly a fantastic way to see my first Polar bear, stood on my own feet, tripod firmly on the ground, rather ideal!
I was at Dymond Lodge last year and it was indeed fantastic. I also took photos that I now love. Your video certainly did it justice.
It was just such an awesome place to experience and being out on the Ice with the bears on foot was rather special! So glad you had a great time!
I've been to Churchill in 2017 and saw the bears myself Amazing with a capital A. Your heart rate probably also increased when you saw the first one? Mine did.
We took de train from Winnipeg to Churchill and flew back after the trip. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful tour with bears 😊
Thank you very much!
Things have definitely changed from the last time i was in Churchill, that being back in 1981 when I was working in the NWT for Pacific Western Airlines. As a wildlife photographer, the video makes me want to go back.Thanks for taking us along, wonderful images.
Cheers,
Great adventure and video, Tom! I'm a "wildlife in their environment" photos type of guy, so I loved your environmental shots of the polar bears!
Yeah I love the more environmental images, something I’ve always been drawn towards when shooting!
Hello Tom, Great srory looking forwards to hearing more in more of your videos.
Thank you! Hopefully there will be many many more videos in 2024!
Great video Tom. Loved hearing your enthusiasm.
Cheers Kevin! Glad you enjoyed the video
Spectacular Tom.
Thanks Frank! Glad you enjoyed the images
NO WAY! This is gonna be epic!
Thank you!
Great video Tom, looks like an amazing experience. Loved your style of image
Cheers Tom, it was a fantastic location and experience, really glad you like the style of images, I do like the more environmental shots, and working in B&W I feel really worked for the shoot! Cheers, Tom
That would be my next destination !
Good Video Tom
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers, Tom
Merry Christmas Tom! 🎄🎅
Merry Christmas to you too!
I am really interested to see how you carry the equipment, and if there is some tips to know against the cold temperature using Z9 and Z8 (battery, lenses, ...)
Great photos. Were the panoramas stitched? Thanks.
Yeah the Panoramas were all stitched in adobe Lightroom, all made with the 600mm F4 Z TC
@@TomMasonPhoto That’s awesome. Thank you!
Great work. How did having the gear you wanted or needed work (Z9 + 600 + tripod)? Luggage on the smaller planes and kit on walking safaris?
My Z9 / 600 f4 Z + (Z8/300mm/24-120mm/35mm) was all put in my Lowepro whistler 450 (I’ve modified by taking out the hard plastic inserts to allow more gear to fit inside) my Gitzo is the smaller 4 series that has 5 sections allowing for it to easily fit in my hold luggage)
@@TomMasonPhoto Thanks. I use the same tripod! Did you carry all your kit on the walking safaris? How about a rain cover during the snow drifts?
@@nikon_z9_images so I’m going to be putting a gear video out next week with the info about how I carried all my gear if that’s something they will be interesting? 😉 I carried two cameras, out and ready to shoot, tripod over my shoulder with the 600mm and Z9 mounted!
14:40 Do you have a custom button set as "action seetings"?
(Example: 2500th, F4, ISO Auto)
To have the back up, if you use a slow shutter speed for showing motion and then some important action happens.
Personally I haven’t set that up on my camera (although I am planning to trial it this winter) I’ve always just worked in the way that I’m working on a certain type of image then quickly shift my settings (only takes me a few seconds) but yeah I think I need to take advantage of the more customisable options on my Z9/8 and if I’m honest I’m still honing in on the AF modes I prefer for various situations/Subjects! I wonder if how I end up with my camera setup for 2024 might be something you guys are interested in?
Cheers and happy Xmas! Tom
@@TomMasonPhoto
Hello Tom,
of course we are interested in your camera settings and (camera). workflow, especially on location.
Merry christmas and best regards,
Eike
I'm a wildlife photographer for over fourth years but don't consider myself a professional.
Then must be hard to sell your services if you advertise yourself as a non-professional. You are whatever you be,I’ve you are! Get after it, chase the dream, don’t live in one.
The difference between an amateur and professional is one earns their money from it and the other doesn't.
When you say your a Professional Tog .
Do you mean the number of years using gear
Or do you work for a noted Publication or freelance or selff employed doing weddings etc
Can you clarify please
I’ve been professional and freelance since I was 20, worked for multiple publications with stories articles, sold images through libraries, worked for tourist boards, NGOs and corporate clients. Wildlife photography has been my sole source of income for more than a decade - I’ve been taking images using gear since I was 11!
Sounds like an amazing trip, but too rich for my blood. I took a look at Churchill Wild's website and was shocked how expensive it is to do just a few days with them. I'm sure its necessary to charge that much due to the remote nature of their resort, but man, I could do a dozen or more other trips to also spectacular and cool places for the cost of a trip up there. Just too rich for my blood.
The trips are in the expensive end of the market but due to the remoteness and infrastructure costs they allow you to have unique experiences that really do give you polar bears without the crowds, also the ability to work from the ground, using my tripod and having the ability to stand and shoot not from a vehicle is rather wonderful, but I do understand it’s out of the price range for many!