Hello Scott, you mentioned moving fore and aft with the monopod but you can also, with a rotating lens collar, move side to side, lowering your position. Nice photos.

Nice review!.. what diffuser are you using for that twin flash?

Thanks for your research!

Thank you for a very useful video

This is gold.. thank you for your technique.

great info scott well done

Thank you!

Where were you filming this video? What are your favorite seabird colony locations?

I had trouble doing this in LRC. I wasn't able to get much texture back, probably because I didn't understand fully what the sliders do. I did download the Canon program and reduced the luminance there, but then I wasn't sure how to get the photo into LRC. Do you export in jpeg and then import into LRC? I may end up getting Topaz. I should learn the Photoshop technique but it looked complicated. I'm sure I will watch this video multiple more times over the years. Thank you for doing it, for sharing your knowledge!

👌👌great movie!!!

I've been a amateur photographer for 20 yrs. Recently started to do wildlife and your videos are the best I've come across on KZbin. Good advice easy to understand, thanks Scott, from Scott 👍💯

I absolutely love being alone in nature. Being a woman, I do have to take safety into consideration, which probably doesn’t even occur to most men. There’s a screech owl in a park within an hour from my house that is getting a lot of posts. I’d love to go photograph it. But it’s actually a high crime area. All this to say, women photographers face challenges outside of conditions like light, wind, clouds, etc. When I retire, I aim to join a group that goes together on weekdays just for the safety of it.

I’m usually a morning shooter. I don’t mind getting up and getting on sight in the dark. I’ve got a 100-500 7.1 zoom. My issue is getting enough light for a good photo. I must not be steady, I find handholding under a shutter of 500 and staying sharp difficult. I can’t afford the big primes, and the weight would be prohibitive for me. I’d love to see a video on shooting with the medium zoom quality lenses in low light. Cheers!

Scott, I’m so thankful for your channel. You’re making me a better photographer. I’m 4 years into rebooting my love for nature photography. You don’t talk about gear you must have, or chase the latest tech. You teach the ART of photography. This is what we need. I’m striving to create a photograph, not snap a photo. You, yourself are inspiring me!! Thank you for teaching a 62 year old woman in the USA.

Hi.. I like when you said not to worry about the dew point

I bought a Benro Mammoth and needed a second tripod for my other rig so I bought this one on sale last ween on Amazon. The Sirui CT-3204 felt less stable though it is high quality. I just felt for the money, the Benro Mammoth was a better investment.

even though it is older, I love this video

Another good informative vid.........keep up the good work........!

This is truly an excellent video,, thank you so much!

This was, actually useful. I keep forgetting this trick.

Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤

Yeah, very well explained.

One thing that was bugging me, sorry...you know that if you pick mushrooms (even that dead one next to the subject), they will still grow back next year? It doesn't cause any problem. The "roots" of the mushroom, lead to the actual plant, the "roots" are like the stem of an apple to an apple tree. You know that you can pick all the apples off the tree, and the apples still grow back the next year? Thats how it works with mushrooms as well(if the growth factors are all the same ie, water, temperature etc). So go ahead and pick that dead mushroom, its OK. Also, big point, those specks on top of the cap..are not the part of the mushroom that the spores come out of..they are just part of the cap. The spores are released from underneath the cap....

I always get my inspiration for my wildlife photography from tne story in how tne image was taken and what photographers like yourself have to say about the subject, so many thanks Scott 😊

What is the tripod model ?

This has become my fav channel for wildlife photography

Now that was interesting! I've used your foreground blur technique, many thanks for that. Lots more to learn.

Brilliant

Great video, tips and superb photos Scott! Subscribed 😊

Thank you, for your videos. And for spend time to talk about important things

Many thanks again Scott for this great video. I get most of my inspiration from belonging to 2 photography clubs and attending professional workshops. LRPS and BPE1 so far, fingers crossed for CPAGB coming up soon.

I did night photography Friday night they had a Back To The Future Night at the Puente Hills Mall which was the Mall used in the movie there were at least 20 Deloreans there to photograph a lot of people in costume from the movie The next day I did bird photography in the park I got a picture of Commorand standing drying himself with his wings open

Good thinking!

This is a _very_ good video. I'm feeling inspired by it. And not just for wildlife photography - which is the minority of my photography. But this idea of cross-pollinating techniques and ideas. Thanks for this.

Thanks this is a great video, I am inspired by the process of photography and learning about all areas surrounding it and not just one type but nature and wildlife are two of the main areas i enjoy, looking at others photos and grasping new techniques which help me imagine things in new ways and help me towards personal improvement in the subject as a whole

Thank you so much for this. I bought my first “real camera” 50 years ago (still have it). Over the years, I’ve taken thousands of photos, in most genres including underwater. Periodically, I would go a few months without shooting anything, mostly due to available time. The last time I was I the field was mid March of 2020, Canada went into lockdown three days later. Since the I’ve picked up my camera once. Was out for a few hours and took half a dozen photos and went home again. This video is just what I need, a roadmap to rediscovering what I loved so much about photography that got lost in a pandemic. Thank you Scott!

Another well done and presented subject. Thank you Scott.

Beautifully produced and inspirational video. Thanks again.

This was a useful video, it's given me some food for thought. Just to add, I appreciate the quality of the editing in your videos. It must take a lot of work. 👍🏻

I let inspiration find me. "The harder you look, the less you see" I close my eyes, breathe and walk and let it appear. And my my biggest rule is i categorically do not give one flying hoot what anyone thinks.

Thanks for the advices! Great video as always! 🙂

Very nice video. Can u put a video on back button focus

Great video! Thorough as always with many good points. Congratulations as well on the noticeably improved fitness!

Really enjoyed this video! You made complex topics easy to understand, well done! If you're interested in learning more, visit my bio for additional info. Thanks for the video, I'll be watching for more updates!

Along with Lou Reed and the colored girls, I too go "Doo da doo..." with accolades for this engaging tutorial, Scott! About to get a Wimberley gimbal for shooting birds and nephew/niece sports, love my monopods! I've added a second strap to lens mounting bear the weights, thanks so much...

Good video thanks mate

I feel the kingfisher (in the landscape photo), has just spot something and is about to catch it.

All 3 😀

That was a very interesting video Scott. Lots to ponder, and to revisit some of my old raw images.

Great video Scott