Getting the Perfect Shot: How to Photograph Shorebirds

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

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[@MrTmiket0007]

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always, I have the Skimmer and it works like a charm in my case,👍🐦

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

Thanks!

[@mattnuckols]

What is the smaller ground pod that you showed in your video? Not the skimmer but the one that’s approximately 4 inches wide? Do you have a link for that?

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

It's this one here: tinyurl.com/y7vvy9je

[@mattnuckols]

@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Thanks! Great video. =)

[@amarurubio]

Hi Fabian! Is that the Ebro Delta? I will go there in July, which zones do you recommend for shorebirds and other birds. I have a Canon R7 with the EF 100-400mm II, so I don't know if I will be able to get decent photos of the birds as I see that you were sometimes at 840mm. Thank you!!!

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

Thanks! Yes, it is. I was mostly in the South, but I had the impression that the beaches in general were very good. Have fun!

[@amarurubio]

@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Thank you so much!!!

[@robertlawrence7958]

Using a tripid head with the skimmer pod can defeat the purpose sometimes. A useful combination is to just lay a bean bag in the skimmer and rest the camera on that. You then have the low angle of the bean bag but with a means of moving it around the sand without gathering any sand/muck on the bag and hence onto the camera/lens. I have tried this with an old frying pan (much, much cheaper than a skimmer😊) and bean bag and it works very well. Good video.

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

Yes, I was thinking about trying the bean bag solution for the next beach-session! I also had a frying pan before, but the weight was a bit of an issue, especially when travelling by plane

[@neilcole3406]

You know those thin plastic bags that are used for fruit and veg at the supermarket? I use one of those to keep sand and rain out of my camera! And they are absolutely free!

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

I have used shower caps when doing landscape photography. But they are a bit too small for my 600/4

[@abelfernandez5648]

Muy buenas Fabian, al igual que tu me encantan y disfruto con las limícolas, pero yo los trabajo en mi tierra, Asturias al norte de España. Aquí a la hora de trabajar hay que tener muy en cuenta la tabla de mareas y el estado del mar Cantábrico, muchísimo más activo que el Mediterráneo. La indumentaria que uso para este tipo de fotografía es un vadeador o traje de neopreno de tres o cinco milímetros, todo depende de la estación del año, muchas veces estamos metidos en el agua. El equipo siempre protegido con fundas adecuadas tanto para la cámara como el objetivo. Son fundas que de fabricación propia, baratas y que me protegen el equipo tanto de la arena como del agua del mar. Una sartén vieja o plato de madera donde coloco la rótula me sirve para la zona arenosa y para el resto, zona rocosa, apoyo sobre un pequeño cojín o sobre el antebrazo. Estos días estamos con el paso prenupcial y aunque está algo flojo, algo se hace y sobre todo se disfruta, que es lo que más valoro. Buenos consejos y a seguir disfrutando. en mi facebook puedes ver mi trabajo. Un saludo

[@FabianFoppNaturephotography]

Thanks for watching and sharing your methods!