Best of 2023. Some of my favourite images and video clips from 2023.

I show my favourite images and video clips from 2023. Some have been on KZbin before and some not.
I start off with Barn owls in flight, which I had to manually focus. Now I have the Lumix G9 ii and I am looking forward to being able to get footage like this with AF, asit is much improved on this camera.
I show a few images from Bulgaria, Sardinia and Spain, including the very hard to photograph European quial.
Some of the sites I visted are listed below.
Des Ong's web site. www.desong.co.uk
Emil Enchev website in Bulgaria. cometobg.com/
Monegros in Spain. naturepics.co.uk/
Lynx in Spain. www.hidesdecalera.com
Mike Lane wildlife photography www.nature-photography.co.uk/

[@paulharvey2396]

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[@joostschamp6628]

Beautiful pictures and video👋👋👋

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks for visiting

[@paulharvey2396]

thank you for your kind good work

[@cryptographerchris4856]

Great year for you. Ready to see what you shoot in 2024. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@patkeen8668]

Wonderful presentation Mike. I always enjoy your videos and this one was exceptional.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks!

[@johnpark8297]

Fabulous collection Mike. Thank you for posting, look forward to seeing more of your excellent pictures and videos 👍

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you kindly

[@gillianstewart681]

Excellent, Mike. I really enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you like them!

[@edwardrussell5413]

Great Video as always Mike, look forward to much more in 2024

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@philparker97]

Excellent shots, gives me something to aspire to.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad to hear that!

[@davidosborn3356]

Excellent images Mike and a fabulous retrospective. In reality I’m sure you’ve got enough stuff for a Part 2 😀 I look forward to 2024’s journeys.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@przybylskipawel]

Magnificent, natural pictures. Refreshing after watching some pretty but overprocessed files

[@gijsvermeulen5248]

Hello,as always amazing images and very professional done!! Greetings Gijs

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks!

[@johntaylor38]

Great stuff Mike I like all your videos.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

I appreciate that!

[@markrhodes5474]

Excellent video Mike

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@jukkakoskivirta6060]

You are the best of all !!!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@ammadoux]

beautiful, thanks so much.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you too!

[@user-yg8lr5ib4i]

Excellent again Mike......Hobby the best for me, still no shots of them.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks 👍

[@calibreman]

Stunning photographs and video clips Mike, well done. I live in East Sussex and a couple of hundred yards from me is a very large man made lake with plenty of reed beds. I hear Cetti's warblers there throughout the winter. In the spring large numbers of Reed warblers and to a lesser extent Sedge warblers nest there. Geoff.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks you.

[@narinthip3058]

Beautiful works Mike!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you very much!

[@antonoat]

Great stuff Mike, I hope you got as much pleasure creating these as much as I did viewing them! Hope 2024 is a great year for you! cheers.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you.

[@tarjei99]

This was very enjoyable! Thanks!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrMrmcook2008]

You videos are amazing quality

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you like them!

[@NotSoGoodGamingTV]

Personal favourite is the oyster catcher in flight. Getting the wing pose right, focus on its head perfect and then have it flying with food is not something thats easy for me, or most folks I guess. Great shot and fingers crossed for a great 2024!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@markwhitesell4491]

What a spectacular set of photos and videos! You had a great 2023 and hopefully 2024 will be even better.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

I hope so!

[@dscott8799]

Amazing. Your videos are really relaxing (and informative). Perfect at 6am when i’m still waking up 😂

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you like them!

[@sabyasachibanerjee124]

Brilliant video of some lovely birds. Really fortunate for us to have someone going places and even getting in swamps to get us stunning birds in action photos. 2023 was a great year. Wishing You the same for 2024! Happy birding!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelhawkins1173]

Wonderful Michael. Every image is a thing of beauty. Thank you for sharing your artistry and your knowledge.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

You are very welcome

[@samelogio7441]

You have some beautiful images and great video footage. Thank you for sharing.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Wolfyjinny]

Stunning photos and video, thank you for sharing them with us.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@doug11127]

Thanks Mike for this great video and some wonderful pics and footage in 2023. Cheers Doug

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks!

[@alanryder]

Very well put together and edited Mike. Must admit, from the title I was half expecting a set of clips cut and pasted from previous KZbin videos but your efforts here are a lot better than that. Thank you for sharing yet again.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@louisswaim7024]

Thank you for sharing this terrific retrospective. Just delightful!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johngdinesen1]

Awesome pictures. Thank you for sharing!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks for watching!

[@JanicevD]

beautiful set of pictures. thanks for sharing these!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you like them!

[@robertl.1177]

Always look forward to these videos. They make me realize I have a long way to go with my meager skills but they give me something to shoot for. Thanks for posting.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@kathrynhall9920]

Superb pictures Mike such detail in the feathers and I enjoyed the Barn Owl in particular.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks

[@MartinJSmithPhotographyUK]

Thanks for sharing that lovely video, Mike.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Very welcome

[@ChrisBrown-gu4ki]

A great collection of videos and photos

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks

[@MrHasherd]

Lovely photos. Thanks Mike.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DerekB931]

Thanks for this varied collection. Excellent photography and video as always - with informative comments.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

So nice of you

[@CameraCombo]

Fantastic video and photos.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks!

[@bellasvistas3463]

Some amazing slow motion on the Barn Owl! A good yar's work. Very enjoyable video indeed. Thanks for making this.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Welcome.

[@andrewmurphy8154]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks for watching!

[@micktoulmin4616]

Superb Mike you truly are a master of your craft the barn owl is my favourite still ghostly even in the daylight 👍

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks 👍

[@johnlambert5674]

Thanks Mike, great to see you are still producing such great photographs, really brightens up my day !

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

My pleasure!

[@stevesullivan7807]

Another great video Mike. Always a great inspiration for us to get out and follow your example. Much appreciated.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@byMikes]

Love that Hobby shot. Great video, Mike. Wishing you a happy, healthy and successful 2024.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you.

[@cerealkiller4248]

Loved the Blackbird and the Blackcap. I had a similar still of a singing Blackcap that Springwatch used in a feature on springtime a few years ago. I haven’t been out much the last 2 years, I’m waiting for a knee op, things like this keep me going, I always look forward to your videos on a Saturday morning, thanks.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

thank you.

[@JesusGallego-Wildlife]

Felicidades por esos videos tan Espectaculares !!!! un Abrazo desde España.

[@stevevickers2844]

Wow what an absolute joy of a video Mike, so well done.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@wildcat1065]

Fantastic shots and footage Mike.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Many thanks!

[@MotoRich900]

Amazing collection Mike, thank you for being a great inspiration!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

My pleasure!

[@sue.Holmes1960]

Superb, what a great year you’ve had 📷

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Yes it was!

[@hilarywhite0]

Brilliant as always! You are such an inspiration to me yo try and photograph as many British bird varieties, not just record photos, but hopefully great photographs like yours!

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks.

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video Mike. Some lovely footage. Have a great 2024!👍

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks, you too!

[@rogerhance5883]

Cracking set of shots Mike

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thanks Roger. Not looked at my Starlings yet.

[@stefangoldensteinwildlife9929]

Hey Mike. The pictures were awesome. Hope you will shoot a lot of super pictures 2024. Greets Stefan

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Thank you.

[@philipgowdy]

As always Mike a pleasure to keep up with your imaging. Some great shots here, I wonder what this year will bring and maybe new gear from OM. Keep up the super work..DO you think you could shoot as good of shots with just the G911 with the slower sensor readout?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

The slower sensor readout does not effect quality so yes. I have stopped using the G9 Mk2 for stills mainly because I can't cope with two cameras. I keep hitting the wrong button. If I just use it for video I am okay.

[@paulpugh6178]

Superb Mike… apparently OM1 ii is officially announced on 31st Jan with 150-600 also ?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Yes and the info leaked so far for the camera is disappointing

[@paulpugh6178]

@@MikeLaneFRPS I know… can’t believe they didn’t do all that is rumoured as a firmware update.. a bigger sensor would have been nice and video bird tracking to match the lumix 🙏

[@UnluckyNewbie]

Hello Mike! I have a question ? I have Bought new OM-1 with 300 F4 pro + MC-14. Need your help with setup: Can i assign some button for shutter modes switch? I mean if i push it 1 time -it's pre-capture 2, second time - SH2. Thank you! Now i just made C2 and C3 modes for it, but it's wheel - not button

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Not sure I understand the question, but if you go to the setting where you assign functions to Buttons you can select a button an dthen see all the options you can change. It does allow you to select C1, C2 etc. Maybe this is what you want. I tried it once and found myself getting confused with it, so now just use the dial to change from C1 to C2 etc.

[@UnluckyNewbie]

@@MikeLaneFRPS mike, I have another question. It's not so comfortable to gold om-1 + 300f4 + mc-14 - you hold it with tripod mount or just handheld ?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Sometimes I put the tripod mount to the top so I am holding the lens barrel. Sometimes I hold the lens mount. Mostly (95% of the time) I have the lens on a tripod. @@UnluckyNewbie