Twelve Beginner Steps to becoming a Great Wildlife Photographer I Wish I knew Sooner.
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- These easy steps will improve your wildlife photography skills and allow you to be more proficient and confident when taking photos. Join me on a photo hike along the marshes of Lake Erie, capturing great shots and sharing some tips along the way to help you become a great wildlife photographer. It's spring, and that means wonderful opportunities in nature to explore as the wildlife becomes active and the plants and flowers bloom their beautiful colors.
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Great tips, but more important great advice on life and approach towards nature photography. Thanks..
Thank you.
Another cool one. Love your editing. Keep'm coming.
Thanks Tony 📸
Hi Kevin. Good to see you. This video has a lot of good reminders for me. Been taking pictures of birds. Sunrises, cloud formations. Got a picture of a turkey vulture in flight. Just having out walking with my camera. Enjoy you bird book. I have a nice ones. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Thanks Murray. Happy shooting 📸
Excellent video, Kevin. This is my favorite video of yours. Love the narrative structure. :)
Thanks Mathew 📸
Bless🙏U BROTHER, your content just gets better & better💯
Thank you
As usual, more of the great motivation and enthusiasm. I haven’t been out for awhile now, but your videos always seem to give me more of the kick in the a** I need to get out… lol. Awesome to see that you’re able to use your camera and get to shooting again.
Yeah its been working but the LCD is shot. So hopefully it continues to shoot until I can get a new one. Thanks for watching, bro. Glad to hear Harvey didn't need surgery.
My wallet is happy he didn’t either…😂 I really need to update everyone, but life just seems to keep getting in the way. I’ll get around to it, but until then I’ll stay motivated through your videos. Keep them coming
Dude, it's great to see you out shooting again. Really great video - keep them coming. God bless.
Thanks Craig
Great. Starts simple and with basics. Plus actually researching the subject. During cull and process I go back and enter into my notes the setting that worked the best for that situation.
Always great to keep learning 📸
Awesome video, I'm a beginer myself and video's like this give me that...... go out there and take photo's no matter where your at.
Well said!
Really great video! Thank God I found this! You are the first photographer that seems to think about everything in wildlife photographing just like me! I’m going to watch all your videos.
Thank you
Also with journals what has helped me is a writing what birds I was going after and if a particular setting worked. I learned this when I was shooting hockey and baseball photos. Im not affiliated but I like Field Notes books. Like you mentioned if you go to a local park or game preseve ask the game wardens or the people who work the refuge for questions on the area and they are usually super excited to share their knowledge. They also (at least here) will point on the maps where the activity is really up. They have a vested interest in helping us LOL
Bro your channel kept me going all winter long. Thank you. The end of last year I upped my gear game. Shortly after I found out I need knee replacement surgery. Then the wetlands area I shoot in dried up. And then my adventure vehicle died. I spent the winter learning how my gear works and ordering parts for my adventure vehicle. I should have the adventure vehicle on the road in a couple of weeks. All winter I shot birds on my feeder setup and got some serious education on shooting small birds. Things are coming together and I'm looking forward to a trip to FL and some gators this Summer. Hopefully with a new knee to keep up with the rest of me. lol Keep up the good work man.
Some crazy obstacles but it's great to hear you are pushing through Mitch. Hope your trip to Florida is a great one. Happy shooting 📸
Kevin, I love the style of this video. I live about an hour from the places you visit and I enjoy trying to recognize where you are shooting! I made a few trips up there this winter and never did find those darn river otters! I can’t wait for the big upcoming migration. I’ll keep an eye out for you in the crowds! 😂. Being in nature is so good for mental health. I’ve got a shirt that says this so well. “ In to the woods I go to lose my mind and find my soul”. Happy Shooting!
Thank you Kelly.
I rarely follow the guide of 3rds and as a wildlife photographer, I got into macro and nature this spring as things started to flower, and yes have as little gear as possible, I have a Sigma 150-600mm, EF24-105 and a Helios 58mm f/2 for my camera and its all I want, I can carry it all in a small camera bag if I want or just sling the Sigma and call it a wildlife only day.
You got the right idea 📸
Great tips! Thanks Kevin.
Thank you
i love your pictures Kevin,,im new to the photography world and i suck lol,,,its really nice to see and watch a real life person thats not consumed with the gotta have this,,need this,,crap,,,its fun and im not good at it but i always get that one picture that i love and thats what is all about... 😁
Thank you. Unfortunately it's gear reviews and tutorials that gain weight on CZcams. I just share what I think most average joes like you and I can relate too. 📸
@@KevinNordstrom ya i got a little caught up into the gotta this and gotta that and thought i was wasting my time until i realized i should have been doing it for me and not what other people think and became fun again..
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Excellent video, encouraging and motivating!
Went to the USDA grounds today hoping for pictures of goslings. Not yet, but like the shots of adult Canada Geese I took from my van.
Got the bird field guides today - thanks for the recommendations.
No problem, Kate. There's a bunch of them.
I take at least one with me on any of my adventures. Very cool to skim through when waiting or have down time. Happy shooting 📸
nice work.
Thanks Jim 📸
Love your videoes! I only have a 100-400, but i feel like thats never enough. Gonna start saving up for a new lense, but do you have any thoughts about the Canon RF 200-800mm? Its cheaper than the 100-500mm, but the apperture is much higher.
Thank you! As for the 200-800 I'm not sure. I never used the lens. I don't have plans to purchase it either as I'm happy with the 100-500 until I can save up for an f4. I've heard good things about the 200-800 though. The slower f9 could be an issue at dawn or dusk....but so can 7.1 at times. There's a lot of reviews on CZcams already on it. The reach is tempting though. Every photographer has different needs. Sorry I Wish I could be more of help.
@@KevinNordstrom Thank you✌Gonna take some time to save up, so i got plenty of time to research more
I own the 100-500 with the R5. Best lens I’ve ever had. Lightweight, water resistant, sharp. Great minimum focus, allows macro type photos, and still can do landscapes at 100 mm. I’m passing on the 200-800, as I would have to sell my 100-500 to get it. I own the 1.4 tc and don’t enjoy carrying that all the time due to the added weight. I’m very interested in a new camera. Full frame with decent built in crop would be amazing. Also looking forward to what the R7ii might bring. The 100-500 stays in my bag as long as I shoot Cannon!