Simon Runting Award winning Bird Photographer part 1

Simon Runting, award winning Bird Photographer shares his astounding images, tips and tricks to set you on your way to capturing incredible images of birds in the wild!
With over 40 years behind the camera shooting news around the World Simon has now turned his lenses on to the local wildlife.
When Simon's not on major construction sites photographing their projects
he can be found looking for a new angle on common and often over-looked birds using the latest equipment to bring you his amazing images.
Simon is always looking for new and different images working with the beautiful light in New Zealand I think you will agree his images are simply breathtaking!
Check out Simons latest images on his instagram
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[@marjant156]

What a wonderful guest! Thanks jasin for inviting him. His photos were awesome. Specialy the birds photos. I love them👍👍👍

[@WesWarner]

A great interview Jasin. Bird photography has all the nuances of a portraiture shoot without the egos IMO.

[@JasinBoland]

Part 2 today or tomorrow...

[@karenandmurraytriggs2888]

I remember those Lady Di photos... and your supermoon is awesome!!! I always thought they were photoshopped. Your bird photography is amazing - If I could just get one image as good as yours I'd be happy :) thanks for sharing :)

[@peterwolf3001]

this is a really interesting video thanks so much for sharing this

[@JasinBoland]

Simon is an incredible shooter!

[@annaarrol5335]

Simon needs to set up his own You Tube - what I learnt in one day with Simon improved my photography 100% thanks for this excellent interview.

[@JasinBoland]

Totally agree

[@selianboy8508]

🤣🤣 57 mins in.... you two remind me of my times in the first gulf war! So many funny incidents - talking of which I looked after an Aussie press boy called Jasin in the Press out there! It wasn't you was it Jasin?!!!

[@JasinBoland]

Not Gulf but I have spent time on Carriers.

[@lgerback34]

Great job Jasin. Excellent introduction to a fascinating field of photography (and tremendously talented artist!). Thank you.

[@chrisblincoe3592]

Great conversation and images. Good to learn a little more about one of our greatest nature/bird photographers here in Auckland. :)

[@ogking9598]

Moin

[@selianboy8508]

Jasin! How can you NOT use back-button focussing? You seriously need to sort your act out! 🤣 it will so sort your life out and if I could give just one tip to an aspiring (or indeed an accomplished 😉) photographer, it would be to switch to BBF. You have so much control and, after all, the shutter release button is for shutter release.. not focusing! Nice vid indeed

[@JasinBoland]

haha I know right!

[@selianboy8508]

moon shot looks manipulated to me... moon is mis-orientated! Caveat - might be correct from the Southern Hemisphere though! Also at 500mm moon would be quite small in the frame (35mm FF) so this image is heavily cropped to boot - not a problem at all but this was not mentioned so effectively this is like a 1200+mm lens! But great shots though!

[@JasinBoland]

Ask Simon but he does no trickery

[@selianboy8508]

@@JasinBoland I am sure of that Jasin... not even the massive willy the person in front seems to be carrying around with them? 😉😂😆🤣