Bird Photography Behind The Scenes - Winter Road Trip - Jan Wegener Vlog

[@phooesnax]

The diversity of colors in birds there is stunning. Jim

[@jan_wegener]

phooesnax absolutely

[@danacampbell8571]

Hi Jan, Wow! What fun! Totally enjoyed your expedition…being able to see the incredibly beautiful landscapes of Australia was a treat. (I’m in US) And so many colorful birds! Just Fantastic. The Major Mitchell Cockatoos just melt my heart! Your images and filming are always superb! Thank you for braving the cold to share the beauty and adventures with us! I did notice in the behind the scenes shots that you were not using flash; yet your images still have your “signature look”. Can you elaborate on that? Thank You! ~Dana

[@jan_wegener]

Dana Campbell glad you enjoyed it Dana! I don’t use flash that often, actually always try to avoid it, unless it’s necessary. Like I said in my exposure video, the flash doesn’t affect the images that much. It’s all about exposing correctly. In this trip in the hides I would’ve loved to use the flash, as there was a lot of shadow and sun, but you couldn’t fit it. Hence I could only use a few images where the light and background was decent. With my flash I would’ve had a higher hit rate. Generally it’s all about positioning yourself well and exposing properly. That’s the foundation of a good image. The flash just adds an extra bit of life to the image when it’s possible to use it And some of it is editing too, I had to use a few more layers in photoshop to lighten some shadows and darken some highlights that the flash would’ve balanced otherwise

[@evgenygorshkov9893]

GREAT !!! GREAT !!! GREAT !!!

[@jan_wegener]

Evgeny Gorshkov 😊

[@leonardpoxon4856]

Great video of some superb birds.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@vallerret]

Australian birdlife never ceases to amaze! Great video thanks for sharing.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danielcartis9011]

Great photos of the emus! Awesome thing to stumble upon

[@jan_wegener]

Daniel Cartis yes always fun to see them!

[@stvnspncr]

Beautiful, Thanks for sharing from South Carolina.

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks for watching!

[@michelekutner4229]

Gorgeous pictures, Jan Great video!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mauricevandraanen4286]

I´m for sure this is one of the best video´s i ever saw on native birds in very beatiful landscapes somewhere in the south west of Australia. Just awesome! A lot of birds will you find in Kalgoorlie too....................

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Duade]

Great video mate, plenty of good memories for sure. And yes it was bloody cold.🥶🥶

[@jan_wegener]

Duade Paton hehe, lets do it again

[@chrismorecroft1599]

Looks like a great trip Jan, very envious of the Red Caps, nice to see a guest appearance by Duade :-)

[@clivewelch1025]

Hi Jan greetings from England wow that was awesome great video and absolutely stunning images.

[@jan_wegener]

Clive Welch thanks mate

[@AikoSukdolak]

Amazing video once again. I love the music

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you! :)

[@alanalain4884]

Another cool vid from Jan. Thank you for it. And such nice pictures...

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ashfield001]

Another great vid' Jan. Legendary work with the video and amazing shots of the Mulga Parrots.

[@mauricevandraanen4286]

I didn´t wred the discription down the video. But that and most beatiful landscapes are very semilar to the south west of Western Australia especialy in the Denmark and Esperance regions. Just so splendid and awesome this video is. Makes me bloody homesick again....

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, this was Western Victoria. Beautiful place, too

[@brian.b.photography]

Great video, Jan. I loved watching you and your friends in your element. Hope to see more of these types of videos!

[@jan_wegener]

there will be more for sure!

[@abuabdullahhussain8596]

I really like the simple explanation associated with live examples... well done..

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@DoyaknowwhatImean]

Great video Jan, enjoying your channel very much mate, might inspire me to get out and do a bit of birding again 👍

[@kathyteague829]

Thanks for sharing your amazing birds with us, Jan! What a great trip!

[@jan_wegener]

Kathy Teague god you enjoyed it Kathy

[@Jack_Lange]

Absolutely LOVE this style of video mate, top effort! :-)

[@jan_wegener]

thank you!

[@gracebryant501]

Thanks for posting this road trip, a few days with friends and birds in the open spaces, what more could you want.

[@jan_wegener]

Grace Bryant thanks, it was lots of fun!

[@cal44]

Really enjoyed that! Hoping to see some more videos of your bird trips!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it! There will be more, once I get out again!

[@jeremyhogan8614]

Very nice trip Jan, I've picked up a lot from your videos. I would be interested in how you attracted the robins at the end and also where you were on the road trip for the different birds, especially the Major Mitchell's cockatoos.

[@jan_wegener]

Jeremy Hogan hey, That’s great to hear! With some meal worms. I have written a whole ebook on using different methods to attract birds. The major Mitchell’s are pretty nomadic and you kinda randomly encounter them in the mallee areas of Victoria and south Australia.

[@jeremyhogan8614]

@@jan_wegener Thank you Jan, I'll check out your ebooks

[@just36]

Awesome video thanks Jan very entertaining and informative 🤗🙏

[@jan_wegener]

Graham Gall glad you enjoyed it

[@danacampbell8571]

Jan, Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and clarify about using fill flash. I love your spectacular images and these videos. Thanks again! ~Dana

[@jan_wegener]

Dana Campbell always happy to help 😊👍

[@richandgem]

Enjoyed the Video, I love photographing and videoing birds too. Keep up the good work . Gem

[@jan_wegener]

awesome! thanks

[@timbeckman1134]

I could (& I do) watch your channel all day! Love the adventures through stunning landscapes you share with us! 🐦🦜🦅

[@jan_wegener]

Timothy Beckman great to hear 😊👍

[@peterhayward1848]

Great video! So many colourful birds. We don't have quite that many here in the UK.

[@jan_wegener]

Peter Hayward thanks Peter!

[@fcast6730]

Great stuff I never thought it got that cold in Australia!

[@jan_wegener]

fcast most people don’t know. But a lot of the desert type areas can get cold at night

[@adammacfie8591]

Good one Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Adam Macfie 😊

[@eckourielle]

Thanks for your video. Love it

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timburgess2417]

hey Jan i love these vlogs and would love to see more of them.

[@jan_wegener]

t Burgess great, there will be more for sure!

[@VideoNatur]

Wow, so impressive footage. Congratulation to the "other end" of the world! Greetings from Germany, Rolf

[@jan_wegener]

Video Natur danke 😊

[@lindawarden6763]

Enjoyed this a lot, Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Linda Warden awesome 😊

[@societyphotography8668]

Great stuff mate!

[@jan_wegener]

David Stowe thanks mate

[@naderfahd]

wow , awesome trips i like it 😍😍

[@jan_wegener]

great!

[@mark1hancock]

Some great shots Jan, keeps me enthused. How did you attract the small birds - Robins and such to your perches? I have quite a few in my backyard but they are all high up in the trees and dart around so fast.

[@jan_wegener]

Mark Hancock we offered them a few worms and over time they’d lost all fear

[@bruceterrill8730]

Absolute fantastic adventure, fourth time that I've watched this video. A holiday of a lifetime for me, maybe you could offer something similar as a trip for four/five people maximum??

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed the clip so much. I am possibly starting to offer some exclusive tours in the future. It's great to be on such adventures and to be able to share them with others

[@horst-engler]

You should do that. We would be there. ;-)

[@Parroting_Australia234]

You guys look like you're in your natural environment more than the birds!

[@therealjamespickering]

You have very obliging birds over there. Either that, or I'm a ham-fisted numpty, because I can't get anywhere near as close to the birds here in South Africa. You also have such beautiful birds in Australia.

[@jan_wegener]

I think we just made it look easier than it was, except for those hides, which get birds usually every day.

[@therealjamespickering]

@@jan_wegener Well, you are very talented and you take some amazing pictures. I really admire your work. I'm not a birder by any means, but you do inspire me to get out and try. Thank you for taking the time to make such high quality videos for us.

[@johngunning2123]

Great video. I would have loved it if you were to include specific details about the locations you visited, i.e the hide location etc?

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks John! You can send me a message, but I don't like to share locations publicly.

[@andrewbalcombe1338]

Great video and great shots of those beautiful birds. Any plans to head down to Tas?

[@jan_wegener]

Andrew Balcombe no concrete plans, but I’d love to

[@andrewbalcombe1338]

@@jan_wegener you're pretty close already. Maybe worth a visit. They have swift parrots in the summer but i'm not sure what other species are there. cheers!

[@jan_wegener]

@@andrewbalcombe1338 I have been in the past to photograph Orange-bellied Parrots

[@andrewbalcombe1338]

@@jan_wegener oh right, I heard they are super rare. did you go down to the southwest wilderness for that? I heard they migrate between tas and vic

[@jan_wegener]

Andrew Balcombe yes yes and yes 🤣 👍

[@elizabethdavie-martin5134]

Really lovely shots. What camera/ lenses do you have please?

[@jan_wegener]

5 D Mark IV and 600 L IS II kzbin.info/www/bejne/laW9ZZh8m5eBZq8

[@cpalm7563]

Great road trip! Isn't there a way to turn off those very noisy shutters? :-)

[@jan_wegener]

C palm yes, not take a picture ;) It’s being amplified by the design of that hide. I can cut it out if the video, but I like the effect 😁

[@jenniferjohnson8125]

Hi Jan Love your videos. Do you photograph in Raw or JPG.

[@jan_wegener]

Jennifer Johnson thanks. If you’re serious about photography you have to shoot raw.

[@jamesownby2402]

👍👍

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Jan, Looks like a great trip and some superb images! I always wonder how you shoot your videos while you are photographing. Do you just set up one camera to film with and let it run and edit down the footage? I always look forward to your next post! Greg

[@jan_wegener]

Wilson Nature Photography I have multiple cameras, but unfortunately only one big 600mm lens. So for the close up footage I have to swap super fast between stills and video, which sometimes makes me miss moments

[@oldchannel3882]

How do you know where to find the birds and get them to come to you?

[@jan_wegener]

Lots of travelling and research. I wrote an ebook about how I get my birds. Most again has to do with research and knowing the birds

[@oldchannel3882]

Thanks I will do some of my own research😊

[@justinponder9840]

Great video! Could you maybe supply names with some of the birds you don’t mention? I am from South Africa and would love to know what they are😄

[@jan_wegener]

Good Point, I should!

[@micahboyce_photography]

Did you go to the Hattah - Kulkyne National Park? If so do you think its worth the drive 😁

[@jan_wegener]

it's always worth a drive, but maybe not in the height of summer

[@fgb3126]

Sounds like those very loud Canon shutters. It would be an improvement imho if you put the name of the birds on the screen briefly. Also did you say what rig you were using? and what your mates used?

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, will do! Yes those DSLR shutters were very loud and it got louder in the hide with the tin roof. The canons were %d Mark IVs and a 500 & 600mm lens and a Nikon D850 and 500mm lens

[@justingates1122]

What lens is that Jan

[@jan_wegener]

Justin Gates canon 600 L IS II

[@uvaiskomath]

5:47 Where is it

[@jan_wegener]

Uvais Komath it’s an area in Victoria, Australia

[@uvaiskomath]

@@jan_wegener 😀 thanks. I am from wyndham vale. I was interested in the location name

[@jan_wegener]

@@uvaiskomath I think it was Murray Sunset NP

[@anncottenham2511]

Do your cameras really make that much noise?

[@jan_wegener]

Roger Daley it got amplified, because we were in a hide with a tin roof and elevated floor. They are noisy in real life, tho. Especially that Nikon one

[@anncottenham2511]

How about camera settings?

[@jan_wegener]

Roger Daley that’s a good point. I should add them. I will going forward. Any one in particular you are interested in?

[@JustJamie-h3l]

sounds like the pokie room at the local

[@jan_wegener]

hehehe!

[@JustJamie-h3l]

@@jan_wegener you make awesome videos , i really enjoy watching them

[@jan_wegener]

@@JustJamie-h3l thanks mate

[@1ongava]

Who leaves the autofocus beep on.....

[@jan_wegener]

love the beep :P

[@1ongava]

@@jan_wegener gag! Hahaha each to their own lol!

[@redzone8618]

its like u were firing machine guns from a pill box

[@Mrred-ev8yz]

Ich weiß das du deutsch bist (ich liebe Vögel)

[@jan_wegener]

super :)