The best way to do bird feeding station photography - even for beginners

[@detleflaub6706]

"Pint in the one hand, camera in the other". One has to just love this video. thank you very much. And of course also very informative.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

🍻 Thanks for watching.

[@christineriley1295]

Great video, tips and superb photos Scott! Subscribed 😊

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Much appreciated. Thanks for subscribing and for watching.

[@HuggieHuggie2lovesYou]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful music and Absolutely lovely Bird feeding station its Spectacular birds scenery and fabulous video and the awesome so beautiful footage you played my dear beautiful friend Scott keep safe have a beautiful Day Much Love from Huggie

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for your lovely comment and for watching.

[@charlesbane]

Always looking for new ways of doing things. This is great! Thank you Scott !!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you Charles, much appreciated.

[@user-kj3ch3ke8m]

Not just beautiful photography and expert advice - these videos are uplifting, calming and inspiring. Wonderful! Thank you, Scott.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Wonderful. I'm glad you're enjoying them. Thank you for your lovely comment and for watching.

[@allanternent8862]

Will keep all this in mind

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you Allan

[@tamarawilliams3699]

You would think your method was common sense but I never would have done it that way. Your method makes so much sense and after seeing your pictures I can see how well it works. Those really are wonderful pictures. Great video as always Scott.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you Tamara, I hope all is well with you and glad you like the video. Have a lovely weekend.

[@jeremiahyoung5931]

awesome video Scott, beautiful pics great tips

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Cheers, glad you like them. And thank you for watching.

[@peterviragphoto]

Superb shots & great tips Scott. So many beautiful species😍 ( especially loved the Yellowhammer) ! Another well put together tutorial! 👏👏👏👍👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Peter, really appreciate it. Yeah, there was a nice variety of birds that day. Thanks for watching pal.

[@terrykellyphotography6171]

Thank you for another great informative video.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for watching another one Terry. Much appreciated.

[@scottritchie6187]

You are a rarity Scott. Perhaps the only bird photographer that I’ve seen that really emphasizes the foreground aspect of the photo. Most typically have a bird on the substrate like a stick or a branch with a nice clean background. I’m gonna really give it a go next week. I am going to a rainforest lodge in north Queensland where they have feeders and I’m gonna try putting food on the ground and trying to get foreground blur. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful. Good luck with your photos and I hope you have a great trip. Thanks for watching.

[@raymondpenalver7095]

Those photos are beautiful Scott and my favourite images by you so far, great informative video as always with great ideas and tips 😀

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you Raymond, much appreciated.

[@laurielphotography1118]

Really great tips, Scott. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for watching

[@jlau-piegesvideos2172]

Magnifiques séquences avec ces oiseaux, super conseils. Bravo pour cette vidéo et merci pour le partage. Bonne continuation !

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Merci d'avoir regardé et pour votre gentil commentaire. Meilleurs vœux.

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video Scott. Well done!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for watching Richard. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@GiuseppeGessa]

Great tips Scott, and fantastic photos. Super cool seeing birds behind you when you were talking!! 😄

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Giuseppe. Those little birds are cool. 😎

[@SkylarkFields]

I like how you make good suggestions and follow through with the how and why, and all explained clearly so that even I can understand and try out for myself. Have learned a lot from you over the time I have been subscribed. Looking forward to your next!!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks, I really appreciate your comment. And thanks for watching.

[@ianwarren7815]

Great tips👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Glad you thought so and thanks for watching.

[@owenwildingphotography]

Great video!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you.

[@smiffy5467]

Superb images and very well explained Scott.. Good work 👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Cheers, thanks for watching.

[@koolkutz7]

Great images and tips Scott, especially the part about lowering/lifting-up the camera to create less or more depth of field. Keep up the good work :-)

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Steve. Much appreciated. Thanks for watching.

[@scotttilleyphotography]

Great idea Scott, my only issue with using a public space would I would probably spend half my time talking to members of the public😂 One of the reasons I never shoot images of grey squirrels when I'm out and about in the wilds is that I know I could just drive to Rufford Park and have them eating out of my hand! A great way to get started👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

You’ll just have to make yourself look less approachable Scott. 😂 I know what you mean about people wanting to talk though. These public settings are really great though to get a lot of variety fast. It’s good for people who don’t have the luxury of time that you and I do.

[@henkvandenbergh1301]

I have had my Canon 90d now for a few years and have always stayed away from Manual mode, worrying "how the heck am I going to have all three settings right (Aperture, Speed, ISO). I mostly use AV Aperture mode, some times with auto-ISO. For some reason I never realized that you can use auto-ISO also with Manual. The few braincells I have left all of a sudden came together in the middle of your video when you mentioned that combination. Thank you. I am looking forward to the results.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Hank. Don't worry, nobody knows what they don't know, until they know it. Happy to help though and thanks for watching.

[@Laura-ow2xx]

Just found your channel and you have so many good videos with great advice! I'm relatively new to nature photography and just got a Nikkor 70-300 mm 4-5.6 D lens and I'm wondering if you think it would fit bird photography (I use a Nikon D90 with an APS-C sensor). I'm on a tight budget so I can't really go for 500/600mm lenses sadly. Thank you!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Laura. Absolutely! So with your APS-C it makes that 70-300mm the equivalent of a 105-450mm lens. So I would recommend starting with larger subjects first. If you practice your fieldcraft and are very patient you will also be able to get close enough to the small birds with that lens. It's also a great focal length for many of the larger mammals. The best lens is always the one you already have. It'll give you chance to practice and find out whether you want to save for another lens. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and thanks for watching.

[@Laura-ow2xx]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Thank you for the advice :)

[@Travelleramit]

Scott , you gotta come down to india 🇮🇳 and photograph Himalayan Birds , especially in the state of Uttrakhand 😃

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Amit. Definitely. I love India and I spent six months there 18 years ago. I didn't make it up to Uttrakhand. But one day, I intend to return to India with my camera. Amazing landscapes, amazing birds and amazing food - what more could I want! Best wishes from the UK.

[@Burtonupontrentrailwaystoday]

Scott In manual I can't use auto iso on my camera I use a range of iso s from 200-1600 is that okay

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Steven. I always use manual ISO myself, but that’s because I like to be in control of as much as possible in photography. I’ve never heard of a camera that doesn’t allow auto ISO in manual mode. But that range of ISOs sounds fine. The problem with ISO is that not all ISOs are created equally. 1600 on one camera may look great but on another it’s really noisey. At the end of the day though, it all really depends on how you process the image afterwards to get rid of the noise. I’m planning a video soon where I’ll cover everything to do with ISO and noise. Thanks for watching.

[@Burtonupontrentrailwaystoday]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Thanks Scott I use a bridge camera sony hx400v 24mm to 600 telephoto lense with capacity of reaching 2400mm but auto iso disabled in manual

[@wildlifedreams2537]

Have you photographed in Estonia

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi there. No, I haven’t, unfortunately. I would love to photograph wildlife in many parts of the world in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@wildlifedreams2537]

@WalksOnTheWildSide I will invite you across once our new lodge is finished with its photographic hides having 53 one way photographic glass windows which are 55cm x 300cm .

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Wow, it sounds great. I look forward to it.

[@clydedigital]

The logical solution is to do both.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Do both of what?