Red Deer Wildlife Photography | Use a Hide or Stalk?

Wildlife Photography, stalking deer and using a Tragopan pop-up hide. I'm back in the Scottish Highlands to photograph the red deer rut for October 2021, but have I messed it up?
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[@JjackVideo]

I always stalk deer, but I've only had real luck with badgers and birds hiding like a little boy. Love the image of only the head sticking out. Beautiful my dude!

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you 🙂

[@henrybrylowski1332]

And the realities of life, responsibilities, prior commitments, and just general adulting 🤷‍♂️! But, I plus side it was a great video that I think many if not all can relate to!

[@GuidoVanDeWater]

Mess up? These images are beautifull. I admire the rest that you can keep. I probably would have tried to get closer and scare them. I realy love the shot in portret where you can just see the head above the bushes 👌

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you 🙂

[@alfredlucas3291]

I don't think you messed it up. Nature is unpredictable and you adjust your plan. Very nice video and I really like the images where the red deer is small in the frame with the nice Autumn colors in the background 👏

[@GiuseppeGessa]

I'm agree Alfred

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks a lot Alfred!

[@denischasse3567]

I love your videos! thank you very much 🎥🎥🎥

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you Denis!

[@ashstubbings2603]

Watching this, it's a pity you're not a landscape photographer, because the landscape is awesome! Well done for salvaging what appeared to be a waste of effort though.

[@wildlife-tv_Bernd_Attner]

Awonderful place to watching deers! Great images!

[@gigi3242]

beautiful... love the shot of the deer peeking at you

[@malcolmriley6897]

Really admire your patience and dedication. I loved that red deer stag in the landscape at the end.

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks Malcolm!

[@scarface1961]

Very intriguing video. Thanks for sharing.

[@EspenHelland]

Cheers Bob 🙂

[@phillongshaw8334]

You’ve done it again mate fantastic video so jealous

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you Phil!

[@ste2450]

I absolutely love your pictures with the deer just visible in the vegetation ! Great shots !

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks a lot!

[@runninblue9415]

Just wonderful 👌

[@johnhitchon8043]

Just so glad you managed to get some great footage. It’s great that you have the best of both worlds. The Scottish Highlands for Stag and Deer and lower down Lochs and Lakes for awesome bird photography….Hope your feeling better.

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you John 🙂

[@andyrob64]

Love the photo of the stag looking at you through the bracken, great shots Espen!

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks Andy!

[@georgies_nature_photograph8003]

Beautiful landscape. Love the deer's. Would be great to see them in the wild. Loved the shots at the end absolutely stunning. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you 🙂

[@matthew2410]

Great video- it brightens up these dark evenings

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Nature gives us what it gives us. You at least had a chance to be out there. Things have slowed down here for me with lots of rain and lots of working... you did pretty good!

[@joanantonim.p.2400]

Fantastic... 👌👍👍🙌 Thank you very much... 🙏🙏

[@Derbyshire_bird_tours]

Just love those shots at the end, super job Espen.

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you Stewart 🙂

[@KevinNordstrom]

you definatly didn't mess it up Espen. We have usually no control over the wildlife and the experience is well worth the trip. You still came away with some amazing shots brother.

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks a lot Kevin!

[@adrianmoore4690]

great video and nice shots espen

[@keithholland4322]

Good call on getting out and stalking them. That's exactly what I would have done. As long as you're quiet and don't move too fast and stay down wind from them, you have a good chance of remaining unnoticed. If they do suspect something, they'll probably stand up and stare at you, giving you the opportunity you were waiting for. Sometimes I intentionally take a step toward an animal or make some noise to get their attention so they will look at me. You really have to read the animal because some animals will flee at the first sight of humans, but others will just stop and stare for a moment as long as you don't come any closer, giving you a perfect opportunity for a great shot.

[@EspenHelland]

Cheers Keith! Yeah this one would sense that something was there, but not enough to get spooked 👍

[@stephencopland1053]

Well salvaged Espen 👍

[@EspenHelland]

Thank you Stephen! Was well happy with that, didn’t think I was getting any images 😁

[@Rudy60426]

awesdome video

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks Rudy!

[@KGsPhotography]

Well it was definitely a tough couple of days but you managed to come away with some great environmental images with beautiful colours. Sometime we have to have a lot of patience just get a few images and it’s always worthwhile. Cheers Keith

[@EspenHelland]

Worked out in the end 🙂 cheers Keith!

[@phillongshaw8334]

Love all your videos mate you’ve taught me such a lot and give me great confidence

[@brianlaunchbury4491]

No mistake, take what you can get. You know how to get the best out of it.

[@phillongshaw8334]

Fantastic mate

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks a lot Phil!

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

I liked the pikaboo kinda shot!! I've always wanted to photograph the rut but always get times wrong. Saw a few deer when I nipped down Glen etive today but didn't have my boots to get closer.

[@EspenHelland]

Cheers! Yeah I’ll need to set some more time aside next year

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

@@EspenHelland Same, it's on my "shotlist" for 2022!

[@jonathansmithies]

Hi Espen, beautiful scenery and a wonderful subject to photograph. If I may, I think it may be worth moving the microphone further away from your mouth. The “saliva” sound ones mouth makes in between words can be incredibly off-putting to listeners. It’s just something to be aware of when recording audio. Please don’t take that the wrong way, I think your videos are great and I watch many of them. But I have to push through the uncomfortableness of being able to hear those sounds. Bless you and thank you for sharing your passion for wildlife with us.

[@Jessehermansonphotography]

I thought you were just complaining before I watched this video but it is very odd how much his microphone was picking that noise up. Crazy.

[@EspenHelland]

Thanks for the feedback Jonathan, will go back and listen to see what did it. I used a few different methods to record the sound.

[@gotophotoarchive9131]

Very nice, can you walk with a hide? That would be cool to move slowly to get closer ...

[@EspenHelland]

I suppose you could, but it would be very slow and a lot of work

[@Rob.1340]

👍📷😎

[@basha3738]

Hi Espen ,please could you tell me, how high the camera windows are off the floor in the V6 please, are they 75cms??? Only asking cos im a small guy! Many thanks Dave!

[@EspenHelland]

Sorry not sure. I’ll have to try to remember to measure next time I’m out.

[@basha3738]

@@EspenHelland it's ok I have a v6 now thanks

[@keithholland4322]

Could you do a video sometime about how to quickly switch between photo and video settings? I usually find that I have to choose one or the other if an animal isn't going to hold still for me because it takes so long to adjust my ISO, shutter speed, and aperture and switch between video mode and manual mode. What is your solution?

[@EspenHelland]

Yeah, I suppose it depends a bit on what system you use? A video on it is a good idea. It’s very easy with Olympus.

[@keithholland4322]

@@EspenHelland I would appreciate that. I've found it kind of frustrating that when I turn the mode dial to video, my shutter speed stays at 1/1,000th of a second or whatever I had it set for for photos and when I switch back to manual mode, it stays at 1/60th of a second or 1/125th or whatever I had it set for for video, so I'd love to hear how you set that up. Can those settings be assigned to custom dials?

[@garybrown9719]

A little to hard to hear can you turn up your input volume

[@EspenHelland]

Sorry Gary, struggled a bit with the audio for this one, only had my phone with me for part of it 😬

[@phillongshaw8334]

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