Bird Photography at El Taray in Spain; Part 3 from a floating hide.

[@petersterling5334]

Great Video! The two Video clips of the Grebe with just two Young in the Frame 3-5 seconds long were definitely my Favorite things in the Video.

[@AndyGustavsson]

Excellent video Mike, it’s always fun to be out in the floating hide! Those photos of the black necked grebe was just 👌🔥cheers

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you.

[@a.riswick7693]

In those other ways to warm yourself up I think you surely are a Nature Boy. Experienced in years and all just for the good cause. Lovely and great pictures and movies indeed. As always and it's not only the camera and lenses that amaze me. It's that man behind the shutter and of course there is always that loving and understanding wife and a good washing program. Kidding, you always was an still are a great photographer. Big pictures sometimes have a muddy birth.

[@catherinetremerryn]

A wonderful, inspiring series. Will rewatch to look at settings :)

[@vladepast4936]

I like your videos. it is clean, and your voice is calm. It is nice to watch it after a hard day...

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@stevevickers2844]

Brillian video.

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video. Well done

[@abelfernandez5648]

Tercera entrega de tu experiencia en el Taray que como no podía ser de otra manera espectacular. Gran vídeo y grandes fotos. Saludos.

[@rogerhance5883]

Nice video Mike. Love the low level viewpoints the floating hide gives you.

[@wansonicful]

The feeding part of little bird is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experience Mike.

[@bobforgas8420]

One of your best videos yet. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidosborn3356]

Hi Mike. Morning, yet another in a long line of fabulous videos, a very enjoyable watch especially the Grebes, really enjoying El Taray, but regrettably the video and cuppa’s finished and it’s time to paint a fence.

[@richardbedford6166]

Great work, Mike!

[@harishchavdampagbaips3597]

Brilliant Mike. Superb photography!

[@alanedwards3938]

Stunning images! Thanks.

[@derricksalisbury7631]

Great work Mike 👏 👍

[@SwanSycorax]

Great video. Thanks Mike.

[@cerealkiller4248]

I found a BNG close to my house a few years back, he looked magnificent in summer plumage and the local birders were keen to tick him off their year lists.

[@PlanetC64]

Thank you for documenting all of these Grebes ❤️ and spectacular Terns

[@loydsa]

Stunning work as always Mike!

[@paulisraelsonisraelsonlaw654]

Absolutely amazing shots! You have mastered the OM1. Looking forward to the next video. PJI

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

What an amazing experience, Mike. One of the first things I learned about bird photography was the secret to real success is getting closer. You certainly got closer and it resulted in some fantastic stills and video production in the birds' "living room". Congratulations, Mike, you're one of the best and I'll be looking forward to #5.

[@johngunning2123]

Brilliant. There would be three new species for me. I think the Great Crested Grebe is a particularly photogenic bird. I once spent some time in waders trying to photograph GCG's and I know how cold it can be standing around in water even in a Queensland spring.

[@PlanetC64]

Great Crested Grebe’s near instiction inspired so much in the animal conservancy movement. And their courtship dances. And, and, and

[@HughPoland]

Mike, thanks so much for doing more explaining about what's going on in the hide. I've seen several other videos about hides, but you give us details that, I suppose everyone else takes for granted. For instance, I thought photographers were actually floating/swimming along with the hide, but you explained that your feet are actually on the bottom and you're walking. Are you wearing some sort of water shoe, or are you wearing flippers/fins? Thanks also for the reminder to not change lenses/extenders in the hide, and the tips about the temperature (especially the funny one about one way to warm yourself!). You're the best!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

There are rubber shoes that match the wetsuit.

[@zfgkjbkj]

Awesome, i was looking forward to this after i just finished the first few parts

[@picklebird1261]

Such beautiful pictures. Love the grebes!

[@jeroenvkr7503]

Awesome, as always! Thank you for creating this wonderfull content.

[@allenfutrelle9090]

Beautiful!!

[@PlanetC64]

Beautiful work

[@MartinJSmithPhotographyUK]

Thanks for sharing Mike, it looked fun to do, don't know about the early start but the results were great.

[@MaxMonkeyGT]

Hey Mike my name is George and I photograph wildlife as well. I’m 11 years old and was wondering what birds of prey I can expect to see when I go to Spain in two weeks. Many thanks,George

[@PlanetC64]

How cool!

[@ppm5960]

Hi, I'm from Spain. We have many raptors here, I think the most common one are Griffon vultures. Here is a list of other birds of prey which are usual here: Common buzzard Peregrine Falcon Black vulture Eurasian kestrel Red kite Black kite Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Goshawk Booted eagle Spanish imperial eagle Golden eagle Honey buzzard Bonelli's eagle

[@MaxMonkeyGT]

@@ppm5960 Thank you!

[@ianwilsonwildlifephotography]

Mike, when you talk about the settings in all your videos I’ve always wondered do you use exposure compensation aswell for images that need it, say like a white bird against a dark background? Thanks Ian

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Yes I have to compensate the exposure. The important thing is to use just one metering pattern and get used to when you need to compensate. Spot meter off a white bird and you will need to overexpose. Use evaluative metering and you are more likely to have to under expose. Only be sticking to one or the other will you get used to it. I use evaluative.

[@ianwilsonwildlifephotography]

@@MikeLaneFRPS thanks for replying Mike. I hadn’t thought of it from a metering perspective so think I’ll get out and try each one and stick with what I think works best for me. Thanks again. Keep the great videos coming. 👍

[@stephencopland1053]

👍

[@przybylskipawel]

I love your humour! :D Also these young grebes are so cute! BTW. Why did you have to drop your framerate to 20fps in C2?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

C2 is a cudtom setting. I chose to save the frame rate at 20. C1 I have saved for 50. The advantage of 20 is the shutter speed can go lower. 50 needs a minimum of 640th.

[@andrewgaffney4881]

You’re supposed to pee in the suit to warm yourself up. lol