Seabird Photography Scotland | Fujifilm 150-600mm | Wildlife Photography
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Hello and welcome back!
In today's vlog I return to the Isle of May and Bass Rock which are both located off the South-East Coast of Scotland. I travelled from Dunbar harbour on this lovely adventure with a small sailing company called BlueWild (this is my second year sailing with them and they are fantastic).
I have split this episode into two parts, the first one of gannets at Bass Rock and the second episode will be on the Isle of May.
On the trip I took with me my Fujifilm X-H2s and X-H2, the Fujinon 150-600mm and the Fujinon 16-55mm. I hope you enjoy!
Wild x
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My Equipment:
Fujifilm -XH2S
Fujifilm X-H2
XF 23mm f/1.4 LM WR
XF 33mm f/1.4 LM WR
XF 16-55mm f/2.8 LM WR
XF 150-600mm
Sound:
RØDE Wireless GO II
RØDE SmartLavPlus Lavalier
Tripod:
Benro Slim Carbon-Fibre Tripod
K&F Tripod Gimbal Head
Fabulous, Victoria!
Thank you ☺️
Absolutely brilliant, love the gannet dives and the noisy birds, great colors. 👍😀
Thank you for all your support! And the gannets are beautiful, I love watching them. Thank you ☺️
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More gems of images and videos from this lovely lady who really enjoys her photography. It shows in all of your postings. I look forward to any new additions on your channel. Great.
Thank you very much! I most certainly do, it is definitely coming from a place of heart and joy. I have lots of good stuff on the way so keep an eye out ☺️ 🙏
Great video - as usual. Your films are beautiful. I went to Skomer last month, recorded some video, and it looked awful, so hats off to you for making such lovely films. You make it look easy, and I'm positive that it isn't.
Aw thank you! and I am sure your videos do not look awful, keep practicing and keep enjoying yourself ☺️✌🏻
Great photo’s and video, I really appreciate that you keep the shot specs up on screen long enough for people to read, it’s most helpful. 😊
Thank you for this and it is great to know it helps - i will keep the specs in and on the screen for long enough 🙂
Love your passion for nature and photography. Your images are so inspirational. Thank you for sharing your journey. Cheers from New Scotland (Cape Breton specifically:). ❤️🙏🙌
Thank you very much for watching and your kind words. I had to look on the map at where you are and that is sooo cool! looks like a wonderful place and it is amazing you are watching from overseas. Thank you ☺️ 🙏
I watched the first part with my son. During the video portions of the gannets he was fascinated by their streamlined dives. But when he saw the pictures, he kept saying “Woah!” Your images are impactful. Thanks for the hard work on the video!
Ok this brought happy tears to my eyes, how sweet is your son and it’s such a lovely imagine you watching wildlife with your son. This has really made me smile so much and the impact that I hope to have online. Thank you so much for sharing this, say hello to your son and hopefully more woah moments on the way for him ☺️🙏🏻
That's a great looking trip! Thanks so much for letting me tag along. I look forward to the next episode.
Thank you and glad you enjoyed the adventure! lots of good stuff on the way too 🙂
Another great video. So relaxing to watch. Thank you.
Thank you for watching! I appreciate that you find it relaxing as well ☺️
Wow! Such an amazing video, loved the footage of the seabirds, incredible slow motion! The mood, the music, everything fits perfectly!
Great work as usual. More cool birds and that epic B roll of you in slow motion. You know I’m a fan 😂
Thank you very much! haha I am glad I have a fan 😜
Impressive bird photos and Erik was a good boy as always. Amazing atmosphere too, especially near the end there! 😀
Thank you very much! He is a very patient pup bless him! and yes, the boat trip got very eerie nearer the end but the landing on the island was amazing so keep an eye out for the next episode ☺️ 🙏
Lovely photos and thank you Victoria for the settings info as it really helps my photography. Scotland is beautiful so well done for living there. Looking forward to the next episode. 👍
Thank you and I am really happy to read the settings info could help a little bit! and yes Scotland is a lovely place, the weather can be a bit miserable at times but it is quiet which I like. I will do my best to get the next episode out soon 🙂✌🏻☀️
Loved it, I've never seen these birds and I find them to be so beautiful and fascinating to watch them diving into the water. Thank you so much for the video! Cracked up with the comment at the end of you speaking too much...never! 😉
Thank you! And they are amazing! When you watch them you can see almost how they have inspired engineering - like planes, I know that sounds weird but it’s what I imagine anyway! Thank you for watching and of course.. when do I speak too much? Haha never 😂😅🙏🏻
The look of sheer joy when the Fulmar flew past you.....class.
Is that what it was! Such a beautiful bird! And I was sooo happy, so glad you noticed this ☺️😄🙏🏻
Very nice shots. I like the video of birds doing the barrel roll into a dive, very impressive. Thanks for covering your settings, gave a better understanding of your train of thought.
Thank you! And yes that’s my favourite bit, they really go for it and are graceful. It’s just amazing to watch. There was one particular bird that kept flying and swooping around with such style, it was almost like it was enjoying it! You are very welcome, I hope they were of some use 🙂
Excellent video incredible footage and photos Victoria 👏👏📸🌊
Thank you! and for all your continued support, it is always appreciated. Thank you ☺️ 🙏
Fantastic and beautiful video Victoria ❤
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words 🙂🙏🏻
As per usual absolutely stunning, thank you.
Thank you so much 😊
Merci de nous faire partager ces merveilleux moments , c'est toujours un plaisir de voir vos vidéos et photos , merci aussi pour les réglages que vous faites cela aide beaucoup pour de futur prises.
Beautiful 😍❤ Thank you so much for sharing your settings 🙌🏽
Aww thank you! well there is more on the way ☺️
Thank you for 11 minutes of relaxation 😍
Lovely to see you on here and thank you for watching - glad you found it relaxing ☺️🙏🏻🌳
Victoria, congratulations on 10,000 subscribers. Your content is worth more, success!
Thank you very much! This is super kind! ☺️🙏🏻
Excellent!
Thank you! ☺️
Absolutely stunning photos
Aw thank you ☺️
loved this Victoria!
Thank you Trent! ☺️🙏🏻
Some wonderful images and video
Thank you so much ☺️
Nicely done. Carry on. 👍🥂
Thank you so much 😊
Now I have had time to fully watch the video I just wanted to say that I loved all the images particularly the one's at the start of the video as they are so rich and full of colour and genuinely impactful. I'm also very jealous of 4k 120p. When my original G9 came out having 4k 60 was sort of a big deal but we have moved on since then! I do hope to remedy that as soon as I can but its a slow process this accumulating money :(
Superb photography, and the settings info is really really useful - I was amused at the blokey ad though: I'm guessing the algorithms have decided you have a large male following
Thank you and really glad you found it useful! haha I haven't seen the ads, what was it of? that is quite funny! 😆
@@wildandfreevictoria I didn't watch it to the end, but it had packaging called man something or other, a long, slick looking gold box. But they change the ads ach time you watch, I think
haha that sounds like a funny ad! Well thank you for sticking through it to carry on with the video 🙂✌🏻
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Another video demonstrating that a talented photographer 😉 can get super results without using gear from one of the top 3 manufacturers (CNS…). Can you believe it ? 😂. I’m a happy owner of the 150/600 and I selected the X-H2 over the X-H2s because of the cropping capacities offered by the 40 Mpx sensor. I find it very needed when shooting at small birds. As you own the two bodies, when or why are you selecting one over the other?
Hehe thank you so much! No CNorS on this channel! All Fuji 😄✌🏻 hehe can you believe it 😝 That is a wonderful set up that you have and completely understandable about the cropping element for the X-H2, it’s a wonderful camera! And definitely for small bird photography, I agree. My main reason for the two is that I use the X-H2s mainly for my filming - particularly shooting in high speed filming in 4K capabilities which the X-H2 does not have. For photography (and some normal speed filming) the X-H2 does work fantastically, i particularly love it for landscape photography as well, it’s been brilliant. So if I am out wanting to do a mixture of filming and photography I would usually pick up the X-H2s so I can do everything, then just photography I am happy with the X-H2 🙂
@@wildandfreevictoria I was expected some reason related to better autofocusing capabilities of the X-H2s to justify your decision. May be I will try it again for birds in flight situations as I’m much more confident now with my set-up than I was when I did the upgrade from a X-T3+100/400.
Love u. Opps meant ur videos
Haha thank you 😄✌🏻
I'm impressed to see that even at f/8 you can get great bokeh!
Thanks! yes the compression makes a huge difference :)
No surprise with 900mm fullframe equv. ;)
This is true 🙂🙂
@@wildandfreevictoria Congratulations for the 10K subscribers by the way ;-)
Aw thank you so much! And thank you for all your support! I’ll be putting out a special thank you in the next coming week ☺️🙏🏻
This kind of lens is so heavy and expensive. I photography with super zoom camera like sony rx10 iv 24-600 mm and the photos were eidted by photoshop . The photos are amazing.
Very nice video. I’m just wondering have you notice Fuji tracking has gotten worse? They keep coming up with firmware that doesn’t really work. The original firmware actually works better than their latest, the previous one 6 was a mess.
Erik , what a hero sat on the rock!
When you were filming in sunlight, did you use any ND filters, or did you want to keep the shutter speed high when filming at 120fps, please?
Also that Fujifilm 150-600mm lens is awesome. I just wish that Panasonic, or even Olympus, did something as tac-sharp for my MFT cameras.
I know bless him, proper cute little guy!
I didn't have any filters attached on my telephoto, for the b-roll at Seacliff I had no filter on my 33mm but on the boat with the 16-55mm I had a CPL filter attached. I usually keep the shutter speed high anyway to match the 120p - it's usually x2 of what the frame rate is.
I am actually really pleased with the 150-600mm, I thought the aperture would be a bit annoying but actually it has been ok so far. I hope Panasonic bring out something for you son 🙂
@@wildandfreevictoria Thanks for letting me know about your shutter speeds for high frame rates. My camera can be set to Shutter Angles which does all the maths for me, no matter what my frame rate is, to get the same equivalent of x2 of the frame rate without me having to work it out. I was wondering, if when you film anything with a high frame rate if you have used or experimented with different shutter speeds?
I have not done this myself but I'm going to experiment with a x4 shutter speed of the frame rate in the hope of getting a more crispy slow motion image. Not all the time, just some times for variety. I was wondering if you'd experimented with this idea of a faster shutter speed than normal for high frame rates, and what your thought were if you had.
This is all one big learning curve for me.
So this is a great question and yes, I have experimented with shutter speeds. To be honest, it is usually over the x2 amount because I shoot in f-log which puts the ISO at a base of 640, then if I am shooting with a wider aperture (for example, on my primes i usually do) then the exposure is over-exposed so i have to either use a filter or crank up the shutter speed, so most of my stuff anyway is higher shutter speed. I probably should get an ND filter at some point but for now it is ok.
I’m not too sure if that answers your question but definitely play around with your settings and see what you like best. It all gives it a different vibe 🙂
@@wildandfreevictoria Hello, your reply was indeed helpful. The lack of ND filters gave me a clue about what to do next with fast moving subjects that I want to keep crispy rather than have unintentional motion blur using the 180 degree shutter rule.
I also swear by ND filters to keep my exposure to the x2 rule. My camera is set to the 180 degree rule, which like I mentioned before, does all the maths for me no matter what frame rate I choose.
If you are in the market for some top quality ND filters with zero colour cast then I can highly recommend Breakthrough Filters based in San Francisco. They make excellent ND filters. I have found that a 3-Stop and 6-Stop are all that is needed for just about any lighting condition. Don't do what I did and buy filters for your current lenses. I did this and then bought new lenses with different diameter/threads. Buy the biggest circular ND filter that you think that you will need and then get Step-Up rings for all your lenses that are a bit too small. That way you will have an ND filter for every lens and you only had to buy two filters.
Another great ND filter is made by Peter McKinnon of Polar Pro Filters. Its a variable ND filter from 2-Stop to 5-Stop. It does what it says on the tin, when the lighting changes then you spin the filter to adjust the light entering your camera. This filter is bolted to all my lenses because it is so quick to use. Rather than having to swap out single stop filters, which can eat valuable time when filming, the Variable ND filter has never let me down.
There are pros and cons of variable ND and single stop ND filters. The down side to single stop filters is that they take time to swap out when lighting changes.
The down side of variable ND filters only shows itself with wide angle lenses less that around 18mm on a full frame camera. Because the variable ND filter works the same as a Polarising filter then with a wide angle lens, you run the risk of x-banding in the sky in bright lighting. This only happens on the widest of lenses and you will never have this problem with zoom lenses.
I have ND filters on all the time, however if I'm filming something high speed then I'll take a punt and use a higher frame rate, smaller shutter angle, and hope this will give me sharper subjects. This would mean ditching the ND filters if they don't let me stop down enough.
I sincerely hope I did not type my fingers to the bone mansplaing all this if you knew before hand. If that's the case then this reply will vanish in the wind.😀
Some CZcams posts claim that the X-H2S get worse after firmware 6.0. If you have updated - what is your experience related to AF-C / Subject detection /Birds for stills before /after the update?
I have heard this too but I have no idea as I haven’t updated it in a while. I always wait to see what the feedback is first before I do. But if there is a massive issue then I imagine Fujifilm will fix it straight away with a small update. Just teething problems that is all and easily fixable
Do you have the latest updates for your camera bodies? I keep hearing bad things about them.
I have had a few people ask me this now and I have still yet to update my camera 😅 busy life means I have forgotten.. I can’t actually remember the last time I updated it 😂
That's not the UK - It's sunny!
Hehe and in Scotland too! Normally it is always liquid sunshine! 😜 it took me a lot of arranging but I managed to get the sun for a few hours 🌞😄🙏🏻
@@wildandfreevictoria I don't know how you managed that! Honestly the outlook is dreadful for the foreseeable and I have been awaiting Spring since March! Worst still I'm in the South! (Well Norfolk)
I don't know what it is but I do seem to get lucky with good conditions so I cannot complain 🙂 Ah I know it now feels like October! I hope it brightens up for you soon though and you can get some lovely sunshine! ☀️