WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY behind the scenes - Badgers Ep2 | On assignment, sound recording, camouflage z6

I'm now ready to begin my one year wildlife photography project where I am sharing how we work with badger on a remote island in Denmark. I'm working together with a scientist and our goal is to document the behaviour of the badgers and to study the diurnal activity of the badgers at Vorsø and compare it to the activity of badgers living in agricultural areas i.e. in areas with human activity.
In this video I am on a desolate, protected island in Denmark to do wildlife photography.
Since early March I have been working hard and systematically with trail cameras and tracking to find and photograph foxes and badgers in the scandinavian nature. Now finally the hard work and all the effort pays off.
Together with my friend and colleague, scientist Sussie Pagh I have got permission to a protected island in Denmark and here we finally found an active badger den.
Sussie Pagh is a scientist employed at the University of Aalborg. At the time being she studies the breeding behavior of badgers on the Island. With surveillance cameraes she studies the diurnal activity of the badgers at Vorsø and compare it to the activity of badgers living in agricultural areas i.e. in areas with human activity. In the future it is the plan to investigate the diet of the badgers on Vorsø, where they seem to thrive extremely well.
On the first trip to the island we were spending two days observing and photographing these amazing animals and we believe there are more than 10 badgers from 3 generations living together in this small community of connected dens.
In this episode I am alone on the island to photograph the badgers but also to record nature sounds from this location. I am not too lucky with the badgers, but hopefully the luck will turn.
I hope we will get many more opportunities to photograph these badgers and I am looking forward to sharing these small adventures.
••• Q&A •••
Q. What sound equipment do you use for stereo recordings?
A. I am using a Tascam DR100 mk.3 together with 2 x Lineaudio CM3 microphones in a ORTF configuration.
Q. How is the Tamron 150-600mm on the Z6 and would you reccoment it?
A. I really like it since it is flexible, lightweight and sharp enough for me. I do not like to recommend cameras and lenses since our need are so different.
Q. What is the name if the plants you are picking from the forest to eat?
A. Wild Garlic or Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
Q. What camera do you use for vlogging?
A.I am using the Nikon Z6 for both photography and vlogging
Q. You mentioned that you go up to 15000 ISO. How far did you go with the d850? I often struggle with it in the evening since i try to stay as low as possible and often think at 4000 iso i'm high and won't get any good ones when i go higher.
A. To be honest I do not think so much about the ISO. When light gets lower I try to choose the slowest possible shutter speed (depending on the subject) and then I photograph until it is no longer possible. Usually around ISO 50.000. The photo gets very grainy but I don't mind so much. Still better than no photos at all;)
Q. what hard case do you use for your laptop when traveling?
A. I use the Peli 1090
Q. what knife you are carrying
A. It is a home made one.
Q. where did you buy your pullover.
A. I am so lucky to have a very good friend from Norway who is knitting these sweaters for me.
Q. What is the "salat" you are boiling?
A. It is cabbage with salt and then after cooking for about 3 minutes I add cold butter and eat it;)
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[@balazskovacs180]

Coffee is ready, lets watch Morten whispering :D

[@blazegeneration]

Hahaha i got my tea ready.

[@ciprianseni3576]

Hello Balasz 😀..

[@ciprianseni3576]

You Live in Hungary?

[@picapica42]

Just in time to watch with a cup of tea and some cheese :) It looks very peaceful out there. I always love the soundscapes in your videos so can't wait to see/hear what you will do with your audio clips. I saw you only take the stems of the flowers, the leaves would have made a nice addition to your meal as well I think. They are so tasty.

[@MortenHilmer]

Yeah I am looking forward to sharing the recording project with you. Nothing special - just relaxation. Yes I used to use the leaves also but this time I just needed a bit of taste. I love this plant. Did you know you can make an awesome pesto from it?

[@picapica42]

@@MortenHilmer I shall have to try that next year ;) I usually use it for soup.

[@BrendanvanSon]

Dude, come to Portugal! I just found out there are about 40 wild Iberian Lynx here. Let's go find them!

[@stefannijenhuis6688]

Going through a rough time at the moment, but my passion for wildlife, photography and your video's keep me going. Thank you for this amazing content!

[@MortenHilmer]

I wish you all the best Stefan. Great adventures in nature and good light.

[@MortenHilmer]

This is how I love this community so much. Always kind and thoughtful people👍👍

[@SuperFucdat]

Hey Stefan. Keep your chin up, I went through a bad time a few years back but found just getting out with my camera for just a few hours was a remedy that no doctor could have prescribed. Also, the way you feel at the moment has a shelf life, things won’t be this shitty forever. Keep getting out with that camera. Mark🇬🇧

[@montanaylago]

When every vloger photographer is complaining about the bulk and weight of their equipment, what does Morten do?... He starts to carry extra equipment for sound recording!!! Thanks for sharing Morten... see you out there!

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Watching him cross the shallow pond I thought he was also carrying Sussie. Morten, what a guy. Used to be a cook, now working with a scientist to do wonderful research. Lovely to see the badgers interact. They are a little like Coatimundis or little monkeys.

[@StefanDijkstra]

Coffee, breakfast and a new Morten Hilmer video: a relaxing start of the day 😁!

[@DJAAdventures]

Great video as always. Can we get more Cooking With Morten content please? xD I want to try that cabbage dish now!

[@adventureStaley]

The best. Dude, you're the best.

[@coastalbay4k]

Coffee is ready and I'm ready to watch my favorite youtuber👍 Life is good!

[@UNTAMEDVaughanVosloo]

Appreciate the hard work Morten! Awesome videos👏 Regards from Africa

[@ivanponomarev4018]

Life like a dream!

[@aaravrasquinha5209]

Your explaining is so genuine and honest ! I am still a student and cant do stuff like this, but when i am big enough i can do camping and photography and have experiences like this 😍😍🙏🙏 waiting for moments like this

[@UKSTAGROSCO]

I enjoyed this film so relaxing and I’d love to live in that house in the woods 🙏 I also film wildlife and we share the same passion for it take a look at my channel you might like it my friend 👀🙏

[@aaadditya4359]

Can you see any profit by these travel just asking for clarification :)

[@aashiparekh5333]

Currently having to undergoes surgery, and will have a 9 month recovery before I can go out and take pictures. These videos are magical for me and help me experience so many emotions while being unable to go anywhere. Truly remarkable video, the music and photos you captured made me want to drop everything and go feel the world around me, excited to see more!

[@MortenHilmer]

Stay strong - Nature is waiting for you 👍

[@emmanuelhernandezgonzalez7595]

good job bro

[@biakmawia]

You are so much fun to watch , I can't naver miss a single video of yours

[@elpana_dm_4628]

Tienes el mejor trabajo o afición, te envidió totalmente ❤️

[@ANRO7524]

Hi Morten, I enjoy watching your outings/excursions. That location/ cabin area looks beautiful. Great photos of the deer. Best regards, Angelo.

[@breeze8929]

Having my Morning coffee sitting on my balcony surrounded by the canadian rocky mountains and a new upload from Morten. Do mornings get any better?

[@deividauditore22]

I have had to stop the video to write to you, to say that what you transmit in your videos is wonderful. let's keep watching i'm at 4:13.

[@Nordbiene]

Wonderful video. Best regards. Kai from Kiel, the Bee Filmer ;)

[@mukeshparmar945]

This was amazing this video had so much of info about the recording and photographing the animals and also about you how you do it as simple as its like you are the part of the nature. I am also trying to be like that and want to be like a part of nature ...

[@WillWalterPhotography]

Yay!! I have been waiting for this video!! Top work👍

[@marcosgonzalez4697]

Saludos desde Argentina- Buenos Aires. Excelente video! / Greetings from Argentina- Buenos Aires. Excellent video!

[@christiantengeler8417]

I Love your Videos, the silence forrest tones and wildlife at its purest. Please keep on doing it like this.

[@mactube72]

Your stories makes your photos more amazing and that Deer photo made me say Whao!! and the music that went with it made me realize of how beautiful nature is.

[@joint831]

Excellent, staying tuned

[@marcwaszkiewicz]

Morten, I received your awesome signed book, and between tears of joy I view your work... your animals... your life. And I am motivated yet more than ever in my wildlife photography endeavors. You both motivate and humble me; a good pair of emotions to evoke in a young 72-year-old apprentice like me. My package back to you will bring you much to digest; I hope you like my art-cuisine. Take a bite and let me know if it goes down well or needs more salt? Haha.

[@MortenHilmer]

I'm so so glad to hear you like my book and it is really kind of you to write 👌what! Have you sent me something. I'm really excited. Thanks so much

[@65johnmc]

Fantastic again!! always enjoy the videos, would be interested to see you do a short video about your sound equipment and recording, how you add the sound to your videos,,,,,,,

[@carstenpusch4480]

So we love it ... Thanks for sharing - and now a coffee ... 🤓

[@amitkumarpandey3723]

Now coffee time Sir ☕😂😂. I'm a big fan of you sir. You shot this video with which camera and lance. Kindly tale me, b'coz very wide angle background. Great!

[@8806524997]

I like how you do the different camera angles. ♥️

[@andresena01]

Another amazing video! Very inspiring! I would like to ask your opinion about the Tascam recorder in comparison with your old Zoom. Thank you Morten.

[@SuperParmindergill]

Hello Himlar, I wish this video could have more longer and longer and longer, I just enjoyed watching it, I watched all your videos, You are a big inspiration, the movements you are enjoying there is a dream for many like me. learning a lot from you..

[@arthurtalbot7897]

Hi from france! How are you! Just one question please. Where did you buy your pullover? I love it ! I hope my english is correct. Bye 😉

[@keshavan_nadaraja]

Wow ..! I too love the way of you like nature rainy outside candle light with coffee amazing morten really I enjoy it

[@edward832505]

Great !! Morten.

[@joshrbz]

WOW! I like your videos, the quality and sound of the environment, Greetings from México. 🇲🇽

[@aishwarympatil8747]

Your photography is always awesome and mind blowing but in this particular video i like your shoes too😍😍

[@hernandezdorantes1612]

gran video, empeze hacer fotos en mi patio inspirandome en tus videos, espero puedes ver mis fotos , estoy en instagram como: instagram.com/light.stripes/

[@Luca-ks5ob]

Great Video as always👍👍 Keep it up Morten Great Stuff 🙌🙌

[@johnevans382]

See 12 arse holes have put thumbs down I don’t know what wrong with these people nice video Morton look forward to next john

[@andrewstewart6689]

I love the video clip of you working by candlelight and the elements in the cottage.

[@kevinetheridge6153]

It's so very nice to watch your videos, especially right now. Thanks very much for the art you create.

[@222spaniel]

Stay well downwind of the badgers after that meal 😀😀

[@loretagema9085]

Thank God I have woods of my own with roe-deer and moose and all. Otherwise I would have died with envy!!!

[@SecretMotorsport]

Great Video Morten!

[@RichardBirchett]

Just sat down with my 3 year old son to watch Morten H at work, awesome way to start the day:-) Although i May have to watch it again later as my boy keeps asking questions about you! Mainly why is he on his own all the time, lol... vlog looking superb so far 🙏👍

[@MortenHilmer]

This is so awesome to hear. Say hi to your son from me:) I mostly work alone because it is easier to concentrate and also I disturb less.

[@RichardBirchett]

@@MortenHilmer Cheers Morten, he's pleased with the answer, and says thanks for saying Hi:-) All the very best from us in the UK.

[@Wheels_Unlimited]

I envy your adventures. I wish I made enough from photography to do it full time.

[@lovesushma48]

Please shoot 'milkey way galaxy Picture + time lapse That would be great

[@benfairbairn1505]

please tell me if the nikon d500 is a good wildlife photography camera or not. i don't know which one to get. it would help me out a lot

[@alexanderokinen7999]

Thanks for the video, I am always charged with positive emotions from this. How do you like the idea of publishing recordings of wildlife sounds from different locations? You have many opportunities to make such good content. Best regards

[@frankn8371]

Awesome footage as always, and some 5 star cooking instructions! Could you tell us next time what you are picking up from the forest? Looked really interesting!

[@mlevesque33]

Great video Morten. Btw, what plant is it that you picked the stems to add to your recipe in this video?

[@birtonr.gilbertphotography9258]

Sir, I absolutely love your adventures, images and videos! Thank you!

[@totoroutes5389]

One day will you be making a nature photo video together with your child?

[@balazskovacs180]

Morten, I want to thank you for introducing me to wildlife photography. Being on the meadow, watching and photographing deers and hares made me so peaceful and happy but also filled me with excitement and andventure. I don't always get good pictures, because i only have a 70-300mm to work with, and I dont want to disturb the animals. But it's such an amazing feeling when I do get a sharp and close picture of a deer. Thank you Morten for bringing me joy.

[@MortenHilmer]

Thanks a lot Balazs. I have a 600mm and I rarely get good photos, but sometimes I am lucky. It is not only about the photos but about the excitement, the joy and the peace you feel when spending time in nature. I wish you all the best - see you out there..

[@aljo.antony]

'It is not only about the photos but about the excitement, the joy and the peace you feel when spending time in nature'. This is why I will be a photographer one day.

[@gonzaad3807]

Un geniooo ❤️ saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷❤️

[@tobiasascherl]

Ha, I knew it, this man can walk over water! (00:45) As always, beautiful video. Thanks a lot.

[@bruceleventhal3292]

Nothing like enjoying a cup of coffee while watching another Morten Hilmer video... looking forward to seeing Part 3!

[@patrickmolloy6994]

I see the Carlsberg was quickly out of the bag! Prost!

[@MortenHilmer]

Yeah. That was an awesome one after the hike to the island;) Skål;)

[@bisaldas8556]

My dream❤❤❤

[@urmumsgstring8254]

nice video Morten, you are living my dream sincerely thank you.

[@nikhan14]

wow again a stunning video....that little house is so well situated and with all necessary amenities.....wonderful life you have

[@samiteitzel7031]

Would love to try to find some of these little furries! Awesome vid just subscribed👍

[@martinbyrne6643]

Big head of cabbage ‘ u can’t beat it 😄

[@Hangiinjohnny]

Love these videos, curious what knife you are carrying

[@metazoic8861]

Love the videos and all the tips you give, trying my hand at it all i have is a cannon powershot camera though lol.

[@Deepakgargsharma]

Wow sir🔥❣️❣️❣️❣️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 .. That's so cool !💐😊

[@SebastianSo54]

Hey Morten! Great video again! I really like the pictures you showed in the video. But I knew it before I saw them. It was exactly as you always say. Even if the pictures are good, they are worthless if an animal got disturbed. But they're getting even more better with great experiences or storys behind them, even they are technicaly not perfect. After your story behind the picutures of the deer, I thought they had to be great, no matter how they look. By seeing the pictures I could feel like I was sitting there with you and watched the deer passing by. Maybe it sounds a little bit over the top, but that was what I was thinking in that moment. Thanks for waking up my interest in that kind of photography!

[@MortenHilmer]

It is so nice to hear Sebastian and I am so glad you took your time to send me a comment. It is alway super encouraging to know how you enjoy watching these small adventures. All the best.

[@ThomasBryant]

Morten, Your passion, professionalism, shear will, talent and overwhelming efforts are an inspiration to watch. I thank you for it all, and thanks for being in this world with us. Hands down one my favorite Wildlife Photographers. Best wishes

[@MortenHilmer]

Thank you so much Thomas - just want to let you know that it is comments like this that drives me when vlogging requires my effort👍

[@findus605]

Excellent Morten, look forward to part 3, thanks for sharing

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Marten! I always enjoy your videos... I find the detail amazing, the little details and sounds. I have learned a lot from you! Many ideas but finding the time to do it is tough. I have just begun my interest in video and my videos are very simple. How do you keep track of all of your clips and sound recordings to put your videos together? I think it is a art of making a fun and interesting video. I need to learn to tell a story well. Saying hey.... Greg

[@MortenHilmer]

Thanks a lot Greg. Yes it can be challenging to organize all the clips. I will try and answer your question in the Q&A section.

[@tonyutting6508]

How to get properly chilled out. Watch Morten! Awesome as always. Thank you

[@sheelpadia1609]

Always waiting for your new video 😊🙏

[@mrsaifofficial7649]

I just got your channel really awesome photography

[@maheshladagiri7255]

I am big fan of you

[@rodlara7410]

Hi Morten, I already needed to see a new vídeo of you and today when I woke up in the morning I find the notification, a good way to start the day

[@UweMendetzkiFotografie]

Fantastic Video, great job. I like it!

[@shaktisinghWild]

Thanks for sharing with us.

[@vladiandre]

Allium ursinum my favorite plant for salata :)

[@raymondherapath9254]

Having seen the video I now know you can walk on water!

[@MrPaulo164]

Amazing work Morten, you are one of my greatest references of wildlife photography. Now I'm a learner, and someday I hope to be good enough, but about all, I hope to learn to enjoy the experience of just be there

[@harveytrop1637]

Thank you for sharing another great video.

[@-nith3368]

Great video💞💞🌳🌳

[@rogeriopeccioli1616]

Wonderful Morten. I love a Nikon Z6 with a 600mm lens.

[@rogerirwin7293]

Your videography and photography amazes me, this was great. Your second Ellesmere Island video was so inspiring,it just made me have feelings of what you were experiencing! Thank You so much.

[@glttheriault]

Great video and awesome enthusiasm! Amazing audio sounds. Your passion is pushing me to get more in the woods. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait for part 3!

[@MortenHilmer]

Awesome compliment Gilles👌

[@lumixs1np289]

Your videos are like a therapy! It lets me feel free and happy!

[@sufailtm]

Can you tell me the name of the mic you are using?

[@WaechterDerNacht]

Great video once again! Just three things that surprise me, two of them would be great to hear back from you. 1. How often you must take a break from your meal just to take the shot from another angle... 2. Was that "Bärlauch"? Don't know the english word or danish word. (bjørnens hvidløg according to google). Always thought that when they made the flower they get poisonous. But seems to be that only parts of them are. We often make pesto from the leafs in early spring. But don't do it as soon as they make the flower. Got some ressources you would recommend to read about those things? 3. You mentioned that you go up to 15000 ISO. How far did you go with the d850? I often struggle with it in the evening since i try to stay as low as possible and often think at 4000 iso i'mhigh and won't get any good ones when i go higher. Thanks for showing us what you do and inspiring so many of us to go out early, drink a cup of coffee and enjoy nature.

[@MortenHilmer]

Thanks a lot Philip. I will try and answer your questions in the Q&A section.

[@guppyfisk]

Ahhhhhhhh....Saturday evening, and Morten has a new documentation out! Just hurry to the fridge, a glass of wine, and the feet on the table...

[@Malte_Paulsen]

Great Morten 🔥 perfekt Saturday morning thanks to you! Want to go on a expedition with you some day :D :)

[@dietmarwechselberger6707]

Love it! Besides your great story telling you're a master of B-roll.

[@emirhamza7972]

Love This. Morten your videos to me are like meditation is to buddhist. This comment is dumb

[@MortenHilmer]

Great compliment - thanks a lot.

[@benphilipwildlife]

Yes....it's come.....after a long waiting..... Awesome video Morten sir....pls say Hi to Simon also

[@MortenHilmer]

I will say Hi. Thanks a lot

[@alexandraacreator-art]

Absolutely wonderful! Is that a Danish thing boiling the salad, asks a Swede?

[@MortenHilmer]

Thanks a lot. Haha no it is not salat but cabbage. Just with salt and then butter afterwards:)

[@ethanmeurlin9521]

Another fantastic video!!

[@hi.imgonner5813]

Morten do you walk across the area twice to capture it? I think i just saw you cross the river 4 times in different angles hehe, hold on let me get my Coffee ready.

[@MortenHilmer]

Haha no it is a fjord. Around 1 kilometer or so:)