A Day in the Life of a Wildlife Photographer | In the Field with Donal Boyd
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2022
- What does a normal day out on safari in Africa look like for wildlife photographer Donal Boyd?
In this second episode of “In the Field with Donal Boyd” we follow Donal behind the scenes as he creates portraits of African wildlife.
This short film is a window of insight into Donal’s calm and observant approach while also giving anyone interested in wildlife photography an idea of what it’s like to photograph African animals in one of the largest private nature reserves in Southern Africa: Erindi Private Game Reserve.
Location: Erindi Private Game Reserve, Namibia
Donal Boyd is a wildlife conservationist and fine art portrait photographer and filmmaker with the mission to promote "Conservation of Nature Through Visual Advocacy”.
Donal Boyd Studio is a production company that produces media that brings people closer to nature and wildlife through stories of human connections to the natural world.
Frank Nieuwenhuis is a director and filmmaker based in Iceland with the mission to capture and depict the essence of his subjects and their personal stories through cinematic and highly aesthetic visuals.
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Filming & Editing: Frank Nieuwenhuis
Additional Footage: Donal Boyd
Production: Donal Boyd Studio
Special Thanks to Erindi Private Game Reserve and to Steven Croucamp, a professional photographic guide at Erindi.
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DISCLAIMERS: (1) No animals were harmed in the filming of this video. Working with wild animals can be dangerous and unpredictable. We encourage anyone who aims to photograph animals to do so with special attention to the well-being of the individual. If you are traveling to Africa to photograph the wildlife on safari, please respect them and the landscape in which they roam. (2) If you wish to work directly with an experienced safari guide at Erindi, please reach out directly via www.Erindi.com (3) Please note that Donal is given special access to document wildlife at Erindi as part of larger conservation stories. Guests should not expect to engage with wildlife or the conservation practices in the same way.
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING! - Jak na to + styl
Love the way Photographer Respect and Appreciate the Wild Animals after he took the shots. Thanks Donald!
Really excited to share this behind-the-scenes look into life as a wildlife photographer!
Amazing stuff
This is incredible, thank you for sharing. Love the photographer’s energy and vibe !
Adorama - more like this please. Just scratching the surface out there.
More on the way!
Outstanding. Excited to admire your future connections with the wild.
I was on Camp Elephant in 2018. I miss this place so much. Great video and Pictures!
I love that bull elephant shot!
Awesome 👏 great atmosphere, nice footage and incredible place! Thanks for sharing it! ⬆️😊
Thanks so much for the kind words and thanks for watching ❤️
i LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! Wich is the lens you use for the videos? (not the telephoto ones) Thanks!!
Great video. It kept me as a viewer the whole time. It’s also so very sharp. 👍🏻
Great to hear! Frank is a legend with the camera and editing 🤙
I just yesterday and the day before that I watched two episodes of Watch Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory from National Geographic on Disney Plus and the first episode focuses on Bertie Gregory and his team of filmmakers observing and watching a family of pumas/cougars including a mother cougar raising her cubs in Peru in the Andes Mountains and how the pumas hunted Gunancos a relative of the llama and how some pumas entered some farms home to sheep and dogs and tried to hunt and eat some of the sheep and had close encounters with the dogs. It even teaches us how pumas are way more common to see in the Andes Mountains of South America than the American Southwest/Pacific Northwest and California in North America. The next episode focuses on Bertie Gregory and his team of filmmakers watching and witnessing some fish and other sea creatures living in the coral reefs of French Polynesia and how he while scuba diving witnessed some bottlenose dolphins, green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks, manta rays, devil rays (The animal he came there to see in the first place.), barracudas and coral reef fish like moorish idols and bump head sheep fish and jellyfish (Climate change and overfishing has been causing jellyfish populations to increase.) and anchovies. This is an awesome series! I need to watch all the other episodes and this series as well as lots of other BBC Earth nature documentaries I have watched in my childhood including the ones narrated by David Attenborough have inspired me to become a nature and science book author and writer and nature wildlife photographer and filmmaker someday.
In every image, while he's trying to be discreet, the animals look right at him LOL Nice vid!
Haha that was my best attempt at being sneaky. I guess next time I should wear camouflage haha
Thanks for watching 🙏❤️
👍🏻 great
is it usual for a camera man to exit the vehicle and perhaps dangerous to walk through long grasses to get a shot? Loving the video results.
Howdy Larry, thanks so much for watching, and great question. It is possible sometimes to exit the vehicle but never advised for the public or tourists unless you are with someone who has the experience to read the bush. Although I've built up knowledge over the years and can read the signs, cues, and signals of the animals and their behavior, I still rely on my good friend and professional guide, Stephen Croucamp to look out for me and advise. Since I'm focused on the photography, I'm not always able to constantly check my surroundings. He's there with a sort of 360 awareness to ensure I'm safe and is the default advisory for any exits from the vehicle.
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Thank you so much for sharing! I’m curious what you are shooting with. Looks an awfully long lens to be using handheld!
Hi Jasmine, I was shooting with a Sony Alpha 1 and 400mm F2.8 Lens, the image stabilization is incredible! Formerly, I was using a 300 without IS and it was much more difficult to get steady shots at lower shutter speeds. Stoked on the Sony IS!
I was wondering about that, in the sense of it being hard on the back. Looks really heavy! Then again, I don't have much strength with my regular lenses, a spot in my back catches a lot. :)
Awesome video folks well done bravo!
Thanks so much, see you in a few weeks!
Great video! I'm also wondering what the photographer was shooting with. Hand held at that range would require some really good stabilization! I also wonder what the camera in the protective case was for.
Hi Melani thanks so much for watching! It's a Sony 400mm F2.8. Although the lens isn't light, per se, it's for sure much less heavy than you expect for its size. I'm no bodybuilder, but I can easily hold up the lens, move it around, and carry it without much stress. A huge plus with the Sony 400 though is the IS. It's insane actually. I played with turning it on and off and was surprised at how much a difference it really did make in the shots at lower shutter speed.
The protective case... it's my custom "camera box" that I use to photograph Elephants, Lions, etc. from the ground. We've already filmed and have a video being published in May sharing the story and approach that I use to photograph wildlife from ground level with the box :D Stay tuned!
@@DonalBoyd1 thanks for the info I'm looking forward to seeing more in the future. 🙂
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I try that every day, but since I am located in central europe there are no elephants outside nor giraffes....
Haha, just need to head a little more south. Or back in time to when there were Elephants roaming Europe.
I'm sure there are cool things to photograph though in Central Europe also though!
Sony a7 4, don't worry, some times happen