WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY - Behind the scenes, urban garden wildlife photography

Behind the scenes wildlife photography in a tiny urban garden.
Footage credit:
Charlie Roberts
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Emilia Milonoff:
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Wildlife photography isn't always seen as easy but when it is close to you and common. Perhaps even in your garden then you can take photos of wildlife even in a city, as much as you would like.
Wildlife photography in the garden is a great way to practice taking photos of animals and in this video I show you behind the scenes of how I went about photographing this very cute and obliging little animal along with my friend who up until now had only filmed other subjects.

[@michaelwallwork7482]

Top quality footage again. Well done Matt 👍

[@MattGouldphotography]

Very kind Michael, thank you 😊

[@pjnealtalk21]

Just beautiful, absolutely love this 😎

[@MattGouldphotography]

Aw thank you so much! Really appreciated !

[@jimflinn8305]

Another nice one Matt 👍

[@MattGouldphotography]

Cheers Jim! 😊

[@merkin22]

Whimsical, wonderful captures.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Aw thank you Steven! Glad you enjoyed the photos!

[@lisamarie7527]

So creative Matt! They sure are cute!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Cheers Lisa! They really are 😊

[@fototyz]

Nice one Matt, fascinating and enjoyable as ever!! 🙌

[@MattGouldphotography]

Many thanks Paul! :D

[@Sir-Bobby-Brown]

Excellent, really enjoyable as always

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thanks Bobby! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@itztom3665]

As always pal, fantastic video and amazing shots, the mouse sat on the pot is superb.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed it, it was a very fun one to film :)

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Good fun, great mouse pics

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Tom! 😁

[@Rudy60426]

Great video , i love it Matt

[@MattGouldphotography]

Cheers Rudy! 😊

[@andynewtonphotography4167]

Wonderful images.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Andy! 😊

[@thehallofeinar1072]

Very enjoyable as always Matt. Thanks very much.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!

[@liamsnature1123]

Great video Matt!! :D Was great you showing a side to these awesome little guys that not many people would see/appreciate otherwise!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much Liam! Chuffed you feel that way, they are such cool little creatures :D

[@meikamartin953]

Loved it!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Meika, glad to hear it 😁

[@izakgreyling8872]

Proof that you can do wildlife photography anywhere. Great video.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Izak! Glad you think so! :)

[@diegopreciadom6688]

Thats reaallly cool, i like too much your work!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much Diego, much appreciated 😊

[@ninasmith8605]

Fantastic video as always. Love your show. I went to the Avalon marshes last week after seeing your video on water voles and what a place. Had a fantastic time and wouldn't have thought of going if it wasn't for your show. So thank you so much

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya Nina! Thank you so much! I've never been to Avalon marshes but I've heard it's great! Glad you enjoyed your time there and great to here watching a video of mine encouraged you to get out and about! Thank you for watching! 😊

[@samleslie4110]

Great video

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Sam!

[@stevesvids]

Gorgeous little critters... im sure I have one in the ceiling of my flat roof extension. I can hear him or them at night. As long he doesn't gnaw through the electrics, he can stay 🙂 Great job... hope the ribs and neck get better 😄👍

[@MattGouldphotography]

Aw great to hear you are happy to leave him there (assuming the absence of damage of course :D). Ha, ribs feeling a lot better at the moment which is good :D. Thanks for watching as always Steve!

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Thanks for sharing Matt. Love your videos. I found a little mouse like that under a step in the woods a few years ago. There was a little hole and he kept looking out. It was amazing. 😀😀😀😀

[@MattGouldphotography]

Aw thank you Chris! Your wild encounter sounds very cute! Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching! :)

[@tysonator5433]

Wonderful I age off the mouse on the bowel. My garden has lots of mice in a think hedge so I will be camping out for photograph them now after watching this video !

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hope you get the shot 😁👍

[@musicaldedication8501]

I really love your Content.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot :)

[@paulm8157]

Delightful post for Earth Day, Matt.👍 Excellent story telling, spot-on choice of playful 🐭music and volume modulation at right times. Cat cameo (pawing at hole previously “featured” as mouse exit) and feeding bowl pluses. Mouse paws special. Video a bit shaky in spots, but adds to overall effect. Proves we need not travel far to photograph wildlife - in this case though, would prefer critters stay outside😁 nibbling on insects instead of indoors muching on human scraps (or, in this case, cat chow.) Memorable stills, w/monochrome highlighting rodent’s eyes - nice touch. Good advice about best way to set up a scene w/o pre-concieved staging (although ceramic pot comes close😁). By any chance, did you prep for the shoot by using a UV black light to reveal mouse urine trails? Story coda: did your friend accept the “guests” or finally try to exterminate or otherwise “evict” them? For “wood” mice, they looked so real😁 - OK, bad pun, my bad, but couldn’t resist. Hope your sore ribs have healed by now. Cheers!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya Paul! Firstly thank you for the feedback! Glad it was enjoyed overall :). There was no pre planned shot or setup. All was as you saw it. The mouse really did venture into the pot and we just encouraged it with some of the bird seed it had already broken into. No extra lighting was used either. And I am pleased to report that they are still living happily in Charlies garden :) Thanks for watching :)

[@susangould2871]

Imagine! Those little creatures leading their own lives along side ours. Enjoyable viewing as usual.

[@MattGouldphotography]

So true, there is so much going on around us we don't think about! Thank you for watching and for the kind words :)

[@LuciaHewitt]

Lovely shots of the mice Matt! I had a similar situation in my garden in the early days of lockdown 2020. Your videos are always such a highlight!

[@michaelgould2804]

Great footage and stills, Matt; definitely one of my favourite of your blogs. 👌🏻 One question, though; how come only two of the mice got given names? 🤔

[@MattGouldphotography]

Great to hear it Mike, thank you! Because we didn't discover the third mouse until the edit about a week later 😊.

[@ansonswildlife879]

Really jealous of those who have a garden at home, make wildlife photography that much easier!

[@MattGouldphotography]

It does make a massive difference, even a tiny one like this 😊

[@SimonWattsWILDPresentationsUK]

Smashing pay-off for being an urban garden trooper. Adore Wood mice - they tend to rule the roost at any seed cam I've ever set up. Loved it Matt, tea-time special (chicken, gravy and chips as it happens). Si.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Glad this happened in time for your tea 😁. And glad to hear you are a fellow fan of the humble wood mouse 😁. Thanks for watching as always

[@giemz0]

Why you waited for me to leave for a week to upload new vid? Now I need to catch-up :D I feel like your channel and pushed me toward wildlife photos (and city-life as well). Thanks and waiting for new vid (I have few short trip plans, so maybe? ) :D Also I really like mystery links. Always some interesting/new stuff :) Great work mate:)

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya Lukas! Glad you are enjoying and leaning towards wildlife photography a bit more :D. Also chuffed to hear you enjoy the mystery links. I try to include them as often as possible but will sometimes leave one out if I feel I don't have anything good for it :). Thanks again for the kind words :)

[@karenbusby9906]

Loved it! That little mouse is so cute! Fabulous footage and photos! :)

[@MattGouldphotography]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@rascalowe]

These videos are so addictive and relaxing in the most harmonic way (it should be a weekly show somewhere on Discovery, am I right?)

[@MattGouldphotography]

Wow thats so nice of you to say Galina! Chuffed you feel that way, maybe one day :D ;)

Nice video, Like 110 and Good Weekend from Italy :)

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you Peri!!!

[@raymondpenalver7095]

Great video Matt, so wonderful to see a wildlife subject that most people would call common come to life and stand out so well with the help of your great photography and excellent video !!!

[@MattGouldphotography]

Thank you so much Raymond thats so nice of you to say! Really appreciate it :) Thanks for watching!

[@CharlieYoungDives]

This was so good 😍 I can’t get over how adorable they are.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Ha, thanks mate! They are super cute to be fair 😁

[@patricianadarajah6833]

❤️

[@erinranney8471]

Oh I love these! I always get so excited when you post a new one! You need to come out to Alaska and come photographing otters and bears with me once things are safe!

[@MattGouldphotography]

I am 100% going to be taking you up on that! It's just a matter of time and money :D. It is a place at the top of my bucket list and to be shown around by a top class camera op at the same time is too much of an exciting prospect to turn down :D. And thank you so much for watching! :)

[@adamsmith6594]

Awwwwwww they are so, well just so, so, incontinent .... 😳 Your using a canon there and I'd be curious. You were using manual at some points but you were also using auto focus Matt. What setting did you have that set to ... one shot, AI focus or AI servo? I've been after wabbits and hares. I focus on the eye and they are still. But urghhhh how many out of focus shots does someone need. So I'm curious .... zippy little mouse ... what setting did you have. I had a field vole .... then I had a few field voles ..... then I had quite a few ..... then I had no lawn 🥰🤔😳😟🤬

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya Adam! So, I use single point (the center one) continuous (servo) back button auto focus to focus and re-compose when taking stills through the viewfinder. But all of the footage was manual focus looking at the screen at the back (which is tricky without focus peaking to be fair but its doable). Oh no! Sorry to hear about your lawn! I hope you managed a few photos at least :D Thank you for watching!

[@mauriciomolina3469]

helou, great video, only want to know what trail camera did you use?

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya, it was the Apeman H60 which I was given as sponsorship for another upcoming video, I have just kept using them as they work really well :). More details will be given in the upcoming sponsored video :)

[@claireandtimwest3480]

So cute my wife said. As long as they are not running about in the kitchen. Claire asked how do you choose the music ,it was very appropriate.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Hiya Tim! Hope you and the family are well 😊. Choosing the music is a simple case of spending an hour or so looking for music that matches the mood or animal in the footage then I just cut it together 😊

[@roblunnen1653]

dang, now your making a common mouse look good. I can hear the conversation with your friend, "lets go wildlife shooting. Matt looks around "look a mouse" Matt convinces friend to shoot the mouse by saying "I can make this look good." Friend but its a mouse, nobody wants to see it. Matt "Hold my beer." Then Matt makes it look good. Well Done Matt. you have once again made a great video and story here, I also like the into." oh wait Good day dear people, after it started. I was laughing so hard I had to re-watch it at the start. Well done indeed.

[@MattGouldphotography]

Aw thank you so much for the kind words Rob! I will continue with my efforts to lure Charlie into wildlife photography 😁. And glad the start made you laugh 😂