Ground Blind With Reflecting Pond

Learn how to build a reflection pond with inground photo blind for your backyard nature photography. In this video we will give you a tour of our very favorite new blind. We use it for photographing birds, squirrels, racoons and so much more. It is a great way to create some very unique and exciting images complete with a reflection of your subject!

[@glasshousekinesiology9337]

Thank you both. Loved this video.

[@SteveGettle]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rajidilham6523]

I could definitely get behind your channel for life

[@outdoorztime2923]

Those are AWESOME shots, guys! Sometimes in life you just have to "Take The Bull By The Horns" and make it happen. You two did a fine job of achieving just that - love it! 🥰

[@SteveGettle]

Thanks so much!

[@Lilyastacio]

Wow Incredible ideas guys!!! Can't wait to see more projects! Awesome

[@SteveGettle]

Thanks for the encouragement! We appreciate it.

[@patthompson1253]

Thanks for sharing the construction - excellent

[@SteveGettle]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MegaChrishansen]

I love it. For mine I used a folding table and then set 4x8 sheet of plywood with 1"x4" s for the sides cut on a diagonal on top of the table. I lined it with black visqueen, sand and gravel. Love your work.

[@SteveGettle]

Glad you liked it. Excellent point... it does not have to be all that complicated!!! Sounds like you have a great system

[@MegaChrishansen]

@@SteveGettle I have been using a lot of variations of it for many, many years.

[@markmay8942]

Love the reflecting pond photos! I see a reflecting pond project in my near future! Subscribed to your channel.

[@SteveGettle]

Thanks for the subscription. You will not regret the reflecting pond... BEST THING EVER!!!

[@smarttechnology7747]

KEEP IT UP!

[@ScottPrincePhotography]

Steve this is truly awesome, well done. Subscribed!

[@SteveGettle]

Hey Thanks Scott!

[@kilohotel6750]

What a great setup, first time I’ve seen something like that. How do you keep the blind dry? Did you seal the bottom and sides?

[@SteveGettle]

Thanks we love it. There is a roof over the blind which keeps the rain out, and the blind is above the water table so...

[@poonartechnical1631]

Keep up the great work tho i fux with it

[@smkunder1]

Pretty cool, how do you keep the water fresh, pumps or filters?

[@SteveGettle]

No need so far may have to add a bubbler at some time to keep the water moving a bit. We would of course turn that off when we are shooting so we don't ruin the reflections.

[@michaelwhitehead9369]

In the video you say the pond is 4x12. But from the image is it really 6x12? Also did you build the blind and then lower it into the ground? Last question did you use 3/4 inch plywood. Thanks really enjoyed your video.

[@SteveGettle]

Thanks Michael! You are right... it is 6 x 12 - nice catch! The only reason ours is so wide is because we wanted room for 3 photographers in the blind. The most important dimension is actually the length so you can get a great reflection when shooting from such a low angle. Yes we dug the hole and then dropped the pre-built blind in. The blind is made with 3/4 inch exterior grade plywood. Probably overkill but I also put 6 inches of pea gravel in the bottom of the hole to facilitate drainage of any water that might seep in.

[@michaelwhitehead9369]

@@SteveGettle Thanks that what i was thanking about do. Will send you images of mine when done.

[@nandogaming989]

Nice

[@danbernskoetter]

I added a 2x8 board to my blind and mounted the ball head to it. Now I noticed how loud the shutter sound is when shoot from the mount. Any ideas how to remedy the sound increase? I am think of a rubber mount of some kind that I can bolt under the ball head between it and the wood.

[@SteveGettle]

Hey Dan I actually just made a 30 second audio recording of my camera's shutter firing in short bursts and played in on a loop for a couple of days in the blind, the birds quickly learned to ignore it.

[@subiheko1827]

sweet

[@sukhrajsingh2912]

5 stars

[@karollaham7992]

THANKS KZbin! 😱

[@amazonjustnow6209]

I just subbed to u

[@SteveGettle]

thnaks!

[@restodrood2059]

Did you stop making videos?

[@SteveGettle]

No sorry we have actually been travelling quite a bit recently. But we do have our next video all filmed and just need to edit and produce it, STAY TUNED!

[@restodrood2059]

@@SteveGettle Great! Your blind videos were good.

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Get an old bathtub. Cut it so its a depth you want. Set it into a hole. Trim it out. Last for ever.

[@SteveGettle]

See lots of options!