MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY | Dragonflies - VICTORIA HILLMAN

[@paulus0109]

Working, and teaching wile working is so effective. That's the way to go for a teacher. (done in myself) Your a natural talent. I am glad i found your channel. Thnx.e.s.m.

[@gunlokman]

Thank you for a really useful and professionally presented video. One further point I'd like to add is the importance of waterproof trousers! Rarely mentioned but so important - especially in early morning close-up ground work. I look forward to more videos on other areas such as birds in flight etc (a subject I find really tricky).

[@troyphillips1077]

Finally a macro photography video with useful information (for me) . I just subscribed

[@Brock_in_the_North]

Fantastic video would love to see episodes on various other species of insect you capture.

[@hjones451]

Love the Somerset Levels - Thanks for tips - Dragonflies are scarce this year as the sparrow population feast on them at nesting time - and we have a lot of sparrows!

[@markcook7738]

Excellent content and presentation. Liked and subscribed.

[@philyoung4804]

Great info Victoria, thanks. Glad I’ve found you. Phil

[@ThePhotographerAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertlawrence7958]

Very informative. Lots of actually useful tips. The one item of kit that I would dearly love to have would be a decent set of knees. I have sooooo much trouble getting into low down positions. Standing and lying down I'm OK but those kneeling positions are murder!! 😩 Oh the joys of old age.

[@noa5026]

would you reccomend monopods for macro?

[@whitelittle5568]

Nice dragonfiles photos, Thankyou for your sharing

[@tapaschakraborty3906]

Very informative. Fantastic!

[@malcolmross3782]

Hello Victoria, only just found this channel but glad I have. Great video with straight to the point advice. So much subject knowledge helping you capture some awesome shots. Well done. Thanks for sharing and continue to stay safe 😷

[@neildolman1887]

Great video. Thanks

[@jayshank3166]

Great advice and demonstration. Very enjoyable too. Most importantly I agree, no need to blind insects or any living creature just to get "the" shot! Balance manual exposure skills with external soft lighting skills and techniques to help save a few billion insect eye sights every year... Plus, get better, more strikingly natural results too!!

[@ruchirsrivastava4828]

I agree and am surprised very few macro photographers talk about this.

[@MrDennisk4]

Great video Victoria & appreciate the tips!

[@kurnutovsky]

Lovely video. What brand and model was that tripod? It makes me miss home.

[@wallyjones2826]

Wonderful video and very timely for me! Thank you for such detailed advice.

[@powerlurker]

very helpful pro tips

[@daveerickson9524]

Very useful video, I learned a lot. We have a protected, wildlife dedicated pond and garden at NIWRA where I volunteer on Vancouver Island. On occasion I've luckily watched a dragonfly emerging from it's nymph stage on a plant stem (when I got there early enough). thanks Victoria

[@KGsPhotography]

Great video Victoria. Really informative and some great images to show for your efforts. Note to self, must get up earlier. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Keith

[@carlconnikie2013]

Great stuff Vic. Do you do the same sort of detail/research on Kingfishers?

[@malcolmpotter]

Nice video and to the point :)

[@ralphwatson7036]

Thanks for this terrific video. So thoroughly and expertly discussed. What I don't get... currently 14,000 views but only 476 likes. What's wrong with people??

[@rjgeorge1128]

Great video!!! Thank you so much it was very informative

[@skakdosmer]

Very nice and informative video! Just a few comments: Macro lenses come from about 60 mm, you say? Well, I own a Venus 15 mm 1:1 macro lens with an EF mount. And as the minimum focus distance follows the focal length, as long as we’re talking about 1:1 macro, the 30 cm you mention, doesn’t apply generally. The 15 mm, for example has a near zero minimum working distance. (And because you have to be so close at 1:1, the 15 mm wide angle doesn’t actually give you any greater depth of field).

[@tridentroy]

Awesome mam

[@ducassebordes1019]

Love your work

[@asalafferty9469]

Thank you for sharing all this knowledge... How do I get in touch with Victoria Hillman, I'm a Native American jeweler and I make dragonfly necklaces, bracelets, and earrings that I would like to gift to Victoria????

[@frightenedtreephotography4304]

Great knowledge on the subject. Two negatives to the video - firstly upspeak and then an advert placed through the middle of a sentence.

[@gordonxu2989]

Monopod could make life a lot easier in this case. Flashlight is not harmful to wildlife unless you keep firing your flashlight for hours, it is like over dosing.

[@kennethcollard3123]

Keep going your doing alright

[@grahamtaylor1494]

Enjoyed the video, but please stop keep saying 'actually'.

[@skakdosmer]

I actually didn’t notice.

[@robertk3014]

Great video! Thanks

[@ThePhotographerAcademy]

Glad you liked it!