Photographing Small Garden Birds

[@skakdosmer]

Beautiful pictures!

[@davelock3166]

Great Video Mike - Lots of tips we can use.

[@DimitriD71]

Wonderful tips and great photographs. Thank you.

[@andygray7776]

Great. Really helpful. Thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge Mike, I have learned so much from your videos.

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

Glad to help!

[@tomsiteman5731]

Mike, I would like to thank you for becoming my bird shooting mentor. I have learned so much from binging on your videos.

[@petedraper5185]

Mike Lane. What a coincidence! Yesterday, I started to sort out a feeder and hide set up: and now you have provided me with a greater insight, so thanks a lot. This will be my first home made hide. I was recently contacted by the owners of a local farm who invited me to photograph wildlife on their land. In addition to being able to roam at will, I have been given the use of a small patch of waste ground. This opportunity is fantastic, as up until now I have only been able to shoot from rather busy tow paths, public footpaths and busy nature reserves. No more dog walkers and cyclists for me. I'm looking forward to the coming months.

[@DaikoBilskie]

Hello, Mike. I'd feel remiss for not offering some comment after enjoying and learning so much from your videos. Your presentations are genuine and focus on sharing pertinent information of of sufficient length but not lengthy. I'm a 70 yo retired gentleman living in Utah, USA with good health and significant free time of which I spend much in portable blinds and hides from local vegetation. I've done plenty of chase and shoot and have some nice images but the blind photography you've helped to inspire in me is a different level especially the connection to the subject and all elements of the surrounding area. I wish you well and am grateful for your artistry, Jim

[@rogerhance5883]

You say its like flower arranging Mike. I had never had you down as a flower arranger ha ha !

[@momchilyordanov8190]

Simple, but effective. The final shots are very impressive. Well done.

[@AK-de3ej]

Very nice technique.

[@richardcachia-zammit6434]

Thank you Mike for all these great hints.

[@bjarnejohannsen573]

Thank You!

[@adrianmoore8200]

great video and nice shots very helpful hits

[@stans6582]

Excellent info thanks Mike

[@PaulMiguelPhotography]

Mike, I love your enthusiasm for this style of photography. I think it's still my favourite type of work too. I do enjoy the set ups as well! Great stuff my friend.

[@patthompson1253]

I'm new to this so all of your videos are incredibly helpful - Thank you Mike.

[@Fadedecho1]

As always great information on subject. 😎

[@skaslusky]

Enjoy your videos Mike. As I'm getting into my 70's I've enjoyed using many of your hints for perches in my backyard which has kept me in the photography game in spite of loss of some mobility. As I live on a lake here in Virginia USA I've added a post hoping to attract one of our king fishers - tough to get a close up of these shittish birds. Thanks for your enthusiasm ?

[@ianbrown704]

Brilliant set up and advise. Thank you Mike

[@ShohagBiswas]

Thanks sir. It's very helpful.

[@davidosborn3356]

Thanks Mike. Another really interesting video.

[@joebrennan1272]

Another cracking video Mike, full of great ideas and common sense.

[@thomasmuller2339]

Very nice Mike, thanks for charing... greetings from germany...

[@adampakenham1629]

Another superb vlog Mike, I would just like to say I find your vlogs very informative and for someone like myself who is just getting into wildlife photography your relaxed presentation style is very easy to follow, Also your many years of experience comes thorough beautifully. I look forward to your next vlog.

[@JoeHTX]

Some very valuable information. Thank you very much!

[@tarjei99]

Remember that there are more people feeding birds today than it used to be.

[@touchedbynature5445]

Enjoyed that, good advice many thanks.

[@jeffbrown4743]

Always little ideas to be picked up from your videos. Brilliant! Thanks for posting.

[@EduBroncano]

Brilliant! And impressive pictures, the result of is awesome. I'd never say it's not a natural spot you've found. Congratulations and thanks for the tips!

[@derricksalisbury7631]

Great info and tips Mike keep them coming 👍

[@AndrewJulianPhotography]

those photos came out lovely, especially that wren photo

[@thunder7382]

high quality closeups

[@JoATTech]

Amazing pics.

[@SkylarkFields]

Thank you for these very helpful tips. Really enjoyed your video and the photos, and your voice is a pleasure to listen to. Will subscribe!

[@ianh8396]

Great ideas there Mike, cheers, I am off to woods now to find some branches and foliage.

[@blutey]

Hi Mike, @02:16 What were the cut-outs used for? People just bought a picture of a cut-out bird as opposed to a photo with a nice background?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

They will be publishers not people buying prints. Cutouts are used a lot in publications. They could do it in house, but if they caan buy it already done they do.

[@blutey]

@@MikeLaneFRPS Thanks!

[@pawelfiedorczuk]

Great tips, as always.

[@maxiguppy]

as always very informative video. What lens what used for photos for setup in video?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

To film myself setting up I would have been using a Sony camcorder with a built in zoom lens.

[@tomedwards6185]

Great video Mike! Great Bustard hide is still available for hire btw! 🙂

[@sasankajayasekara2051]

you are a bird photography library mike...

[@johngunning2123]

Love these videos. Interesting to hear that you used to make a living out of capturing these sort of photographs but that you can't do this anymore. I'd love you to elaborate on the reasons as to why?

[@MikeLaneFRPS]

John, The market is flooded with excellent images today. Digital made wildlife photography very popular. Prices for published pictures collapsed.

[@pimdiesel860]

Great work Mike! I love photograph garden birds. Regards Reint Jakob Schut www.flickr.com/photos/reint_jakob_schut/

[@mikesphotography7185]

Thanks Mike. Another very interesting video.