THIS was an EPIC ending!! // Shorebird photography at the beach

[@MrBigbike55]

Wow

[@johngubbins4752]

Beautiful 😀👍

[@chrismartin7594]

WoW! Stunning photos what a beautiful bird.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Chris!

[@jamesmonte9214]

Great video and wonderful images Trond 👍

[@rohithpoojari152]

Owsome....

[@simon_dentremont]

The production value of your videos just keeps going up Trond. Visuals, music, sound, etc are off the charts. Plus, great pics!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you for the kind compliment Simon! Much appreciated. 🙌

[@andrewyeates7717]

Beautiful images again. Love them bright blue tones with the touch of yellow in them. Stunning 😍

[@karistangebye]

Wow what an amazing video Great picts Thanks for sharing

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Kari!

[@clausandersen8647]

Awesome - so many amazing pictures Trond. A great pleasure to follow your channel 🤩

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Claus! Great to have you on board the channel! :)

[@Rob.1340]

Fantastic. Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎

[@雲裡蠍]

👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Absolutely stunning Trond. That light was amazing. Cheers Keith

[@angelaknight903]

I enjoy your videos marvellous 👍 thank you

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Angela! So glad you are :)

[@pick0392]

Amazing video.Thank for sharing your experience,Trond.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot for the compliment.

[@victorlim5077]

Another great video, Trond. 👍

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a.lot Victor!

[@patrickthiriet9782]

Vraiment très sympa, que du plaisir pour les yeux Merci 👍

[@malcolmriley6897]

Beautiful work, as always.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Malcom!

[@stephenthompson1998]

Great photos bet you are really chuffed with that set.😊

[@norskattforfun8575]

As always great video and photos

[@trondwestby]

Thank you!

[@wesdonze2014]

I always enjoy seeing Sanderlings - some come along the coast about 20km from where I live during the winter

[@juliangreaves4727]

Absolutely wonderful Trond!

[@joerghummerjohann4854]

Oh...those cuties 😍One of my favourite birds, but sooo quick... Your beautiful video inspired me to lay down on the shore of the German waddensea next spring when they are coming back

[@PapaVeedy]

Wow! I bet you had fun going through the 5000 that you took! LOL.

[@trondwestby]

Haha....Yup!

[@VuPhamRainstorm]

this is so beautiful and the way you enhance with photo and music the story really attractive. Thank you.

[@trondwestby]

Wow.....thank you for the compliment. 🙌

[@juanitakelly3082]

Oh wow! Incredible shots Trond!!

[@AndyGustavsson]

great video Trond! 🎉

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Andy! :)

[@waynearchibald3920]

Love shorebirds...nice video Trond!

[@tedk2814]

very cinematic at the end. well done Trond

[@laurencearnold5822]

Amazing images Trond👍👍

[@janinymanwildlife4563]

Amazing beautiful 😃 when the timing is right and everything is perfect light and place and beautiful birds so you hope the sun wod stay up litle longer 🙂

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Jani! Never get tired of the golden light indeed ;)

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@jeffolson4731]

Great video and amazing images.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Jeff!

[@jm4564]

Amazing

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

hi Trond nice and beautiful video again. I think you will like the 600mm lens. until the next video❤👍

[@trondwestby]

Hi! Thank you! :) I like the lens, but it is a little bit heavier :)

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

@@trondwestby that won't be much heavier 800 grams. I think it is much more expensive.😭

[@abelfernandez5648]

Geniales esas fotos Trond, si me permites un consejo para estos hábitat arenosos, la sartén donde puedas acoplar la rótula y moverte mucho mejor, más estable, manejas con más soltura el equipo y no se te llena tanto de arena, todo un peligro para el equipo. Un saludo.

[@raylander6329]

What beautiful images and videos!!! Thank you; also thank you for the instructions as you go along about gear and what and how you do things; very well done; interesting how the camouflage worked better then without it the previous time around;

[@KevinNordstrom]

Beautiful images, Trond. I love shorebird photography.....the sand on camera gear not so much lol. Cheers.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Kevin! The sand is a pain ;)

[@keithdickson8364]

Beautiful shots Trond. That was amazing.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks Keith!

[@888rrr8]

👏❤️

[@MarkNF1]

Very enjoyable video and some great still shots also. But I did cringe every time I saw that small mound of sand inside the lens hood of your 600.

[@simonkoltas4331]

Hey Trond great video and photo I also take pictures of animals with Nikon.

[@trondwestby]

Hi Simon! Thank you for the compliment. Wish you best of luck with your photography.

[@simonkoltas4331]

Thank you

[@TheRealMartin007]

Love these tiny birds! Great footage!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you! Me too :)

[@richparkinson2689]

Trond, you're so right. When the light is that good a little cold weather is easily forgotten. Beautiful images.

[@phototheka]

Perfect Photography you have , I just say keep clicking, that learn for us ..

[@trondwestby]

Thank you :)

[@Jimmiehammarstrom47]

Gorgeous! Can't ask for better conditions!

[@ivan11cast]

Man love your videos !! Always get my popcorn and snacks when you load one, motivates me to look for more unique experiences while birding

[@trondwestby]

Wow.....what an awesome compliment. Thank you so much!

[@davet3530]

Wonderful images Trond , you put the effort in and are rewarded. I was wondering why you went to the trouble of wearing the camouflage but then left your arms exposed?

[@minisla]

That light couldn't ask for much more. Really emphasises the subject. Excellent 👌

[@TheSun1901]

Great video, Trond! Since you photograph so close to the ground must of the time, you may want to check this product from Kirk Enterprise Solutions called Low angle Camera Pod. I think it would save you time and head ache. Best regards!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Nader! I have thought about getting the ground pod.

[@TheSun1901]

@@trondwestby I have never used it, but it seems like a useful Product.Thank you again for all your hard work.

[@jaspervanberkel766]

Trond you are the best at what you do, I dearly love your images and admire the work you put into it. And you seem to be a nice chap as well! :) Thanks!

[@trondwestby]

Wow.....what a lovely comment. This made my day 😊

[@CamillaI]

😍Wow loving the 600 f4 . It is amazing how much closer you get with just another 100mm awesome results

[@trondwestby]

Me too....but it is a little bit more on the heavy side ;)

[@chikofidel]

Dear Trond, again.... an great video with awesome footage. Thanks for your inspiration.✨ (P.S.: the Z9 with the 600 f4 - what a beast - I love it)

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much for your support and compliment. Cool....I might go for that combo ;P

[@paulwood6729]

Just astonishing. You've really got an exceptional eye for a good photograph, combined with the skill and patience to pull it off.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Paul!

[@PinfoldPhotographic]

What beautiful scenes! Everything from the lighting to the birds themselves, a lovely video :)

[@garrydelday5816]

Nailed it yet again Trond, beautiful images 👌

[@chipsrafferty8362]

Curious as to why you don’t use the screen to compose and focus in lieu of the eyepiece.Getting low as you do is most difficult for me,thank you. Enjoyable as usual. As a side note living in Florida sanderlings are year round and so common we pay them no mind,apart from enjoying their antics.

[@marcobridsphotograhpy]

Hey Trond, You always manage to surprise me with super beautiful photos. And you were also very lucky with the light. Regards from Marco.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Marco!

[@robertlawrence7958]

Beautiful images as always.

[@jplimages]

5000 shots… In the old days, 138 Rolls of film 😮😂😅

[@trondwestby]

Haha.....It was a diffrent time then. I actually have a video of me shooting roedeer with 135 roll of film :) Coming soon ;)

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

Beautiful images, Trond. Looked like some of those sanderlings were going to hop up inside your lens hood. I had a wren do that to me one day. First it landed on my portable blind, then down onto the lens barrel and then up inside the lens hood. I couldn't believe it! I always look forward to your posts, Trond. I know it will always be something interesting. One question, do you check the tide tables before you go to the beach to photograph bird or do you just wing it? Just wondered. I got caught by an incoming tide one time and had to wade a chest deep creek to get back to where I started. :)

[@mikecrowley6485]

Super photos Trond, as usual. What I kept think was, he’s going to have a busy evening cleaning the sand out of the equipment, not to mention your clothes 😂😂. But that’s why you always get the shots, Great job 👍🏻

[@trondwestby]

Thank you Mike! That is the down side of this kind of photography....much to clean up 🙈

[@drferry]

Great stuff, Trond, as usual! I'm going to be trying exactly the same thing on Monday and Tuesday with Sanderlings at the Bolsa Chica Reserve in Orange County, CA. I'm going to use my Z9 with my new 800 PF and a 1.4X. There should be a few Elegant Terns still around (they breed there) to practice flight shots. Wish me luck!

[@TJPhotography]

Nydelig video! Eg flytter vestover til Bergen på nyåret, og håper på å få til noen likeartede fototurer som dette selv! Må være ein heilt fantastisk følelse å fange slike gode bilder av sjøfugler👍🏻

[@trondwestby]

Tusen takk! Håper du finner noen gode plasser i Bergen og omegn :)

[@kovyfra5987]

Sanderling are so difficult to get sharp in flight because they are so small, fast and difficult to follow. Those 2 pictures you managed to get in flight with perfect attitude/lighting/background are the holly grail of sanderling photography :) As usual getting wet and cold with a broken neck is the price to pay for these beautiful shots. Not to mention the sand and salt cleaning of the gear and clothes back home. Quick questions : Did you use the eye focus tracking of the Z9 for this pictures ? Did you see a sharpness difference between the 600mm FL, the 500mm FL and the 500mm G. I've been using the 500mm f/4 G for 4 years and I'm a bit disappointed by the sharpness at f/4 (I try not to go below f/5 and I will shoot most of the time at f/5.6 for that reason). Did you experience the same with you 500 mm f/4 G ?

[@TBuanes_Photography]

Utrolig flotte bilder når lyset ble bra :D Hvor våt ble du på nest siste bildet for første turen ? :D Virkelig godt jobbet Trond ..:)

[@trondwestby]

Tusen takk! Hehe....ble ganske våt og full av sand ;)

[@dianehunt5336]

Hi Trond. Love your work and ethics around nature. Just one question. What do you sign on the bottom of your pictures now and why did you change it? Di

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! It is my signature 🙈

[@dianehunt5336]

@Trond Westby Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry it seemed a silly question, of course its your signature, I just couldn't work out the letters 🙄😊

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Trond, just fantastic light! The video of the water moving was beautiful. You make vlogging look so easy, though I know you put a lot of time and effort into you videos. Are you still using the M50 to film yourself and B-roll? Have you decided to move to the 600mm? Greg.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Greg! I use the nikon Z6 II for filming my self. Not yet....it is a little bit heavier than the 500 :)

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Trond, yeah I would think it would be a bit heavier... lol You sure are inspiring and you really improved your editing! I always look forward to your videos! Greg