Lot of effort but well worth it for the rewards. Great video Simon. Cheers Keith

I’m so glad you have taken to the OM-1 system. I bet you wished you’d done it earlier. Your Dipper shots are great. Well done.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Frank

Brilliant! Just ……. Effing …….. brilliant. Somewhat crazy, some might say insane …… but brilliant.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, 'Who dares wins!!' 😆👍🏼

Beautiful bird shot.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ghulam👍🏼

Brilliant Simon,just goes to show put the effort in and reap the rewards!!.A Brilliant idea 💡 👏 👌

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Always worth going the extra mile and its a good laugh!!😆📷

Brilliant video Simon. I spend a bit of time around there, camping and walking, it's a beautiful area. Marvellous footage and wacky ideas, I love the way your mind works 🤪🤪

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, hope youre well mate. Its a cracking spot up there isnt it and on the doorstep practically 👌🏼😀

Wow fantastic idea/platform 💡 for laying on the water for these pics 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Basil, bit of a faff but it worked a treat. Wallace and Grommit eat your heart out!!😆

That's either dedication or a man having a nervous breakdown

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, both George !!😆

You put in a lot of effort but the result pays off. Cracking shots and video. 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Laurens and thanks for following the channel 👌🏼

Simon to save your lens fasten some thick polystyrene to the bottom of lens hood if it touches water it won't go under.Maybe?

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

I think I just need to be a bit more careful John, luckily it didn't take a dunk!!😆

Great work mate, such superb birds and the deck is quality!! Good to see the time invested worked 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard, ive got a few more ideas for the old Dipper deck!! Thanks for watching pal 👍🏼👊🏼

As always inspirational. Enjoyed it. Thanks Simon

@simoneardley

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks Alan 👍🏼

With that dedication and patience success is assured, sooner or later, thanks for the video.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👀

Simon you should be sending some if your vids to the Springwatch team, they could use your skill and persistence, great footage and stills again. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers David, an all expenses trip to Mull would be very nice thanks 🤣👌

@dcurleyifa

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley I am currently in Shetland on Unst following a Mum and 2 cubs, I don’t do Vids though only stills. I will get to Mull in about 3 weeks,still using your Beanbag with handles 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hi Simon ! Great !!! Great !!! Great !!!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Evgeny 👊🏼

Excellent as always Simon outstanding

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Phil 👍🏼

Brilliant… just love watching 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul👀👍

Great stuff Simon, what fantastic footage, loved the idea of the dipper deck... loving the channel 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for supporting the channel 👍🏼

The hard life of a wildlife photographer. Great job Simon and great pictures.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Giuseppe👊🏼

Congratulations on yet another entertaining and informative video. Since finding your presence on KZread, looking for other bird photographers who bought the OM1 and/or the 150-400mm, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your vlog and enjoying your bird Photography. I do my photography in very different conditions in very tropical far North Queensland, Australia. I will keep looking forward to your videos and in fact I have recommended them to friends at Cliviger, which I suspect is not far from where you are. 😃

Fantastic video, had me in stitches at times. Love your hair brain ideas they often seem crazy yet yield quality results 👍🏻

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dan, everythings worth a try eh. How you getting on with that Z9?

@danwillis_photography

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley yeah slowly but surely I’m starting to see the results from experimenting with various setups for the AF system, cheers Simon

Love it mate and another fabulous example of thinking outside the box !!! We need to hook up at some point in the future 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Paul, yeh probably bump into you some time 👍🏼📷

Simon, I admire you. You are a man who knows what he wants and is willing to put in the time and effort to get it. It paid off very well for you, too. Good video and good stills at eye level.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Clifton, it really makes a difference getting down to eye level 👀👀

Dandy idea and great video. I enjoyed that!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you Bob 👍🏼

Love your videos mate! Always a joy to see on my recommended

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them and thanks for the support 👊🏼

My sincere condolences to the people of the UK on the passing of the Queen. May she Rest in Peace. Long Live the King.

Amazing. I love your creativity👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much John 👊🏼

Cracking stuff mate. What an idea to come up with 👌

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dean

Simon goes crazy with his camo 🙂.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Its the only way to go Zoran!!😆

Another brilliant video 📹

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it👍🏼

Outstanding video !!!

Next level stuff there, Simon. Cracking video and stills, well worth all the effort. Oh, and you didn’t let me down at 12:02! 😁

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Hahaa, cheers Steve 😆👍🏼

When I was a youngster used to see American Dippers just above one particular waterfall. They were similar to your dippers. Little dinosaur ballerinas running underwater. Haven’t seen them in 30 years. Lovely footage!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, theyre a fascinating bird, so at home in the water. Thanks for watching👍🏼👀

Another great video Simon. Well done 😀

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Richard, thanks for watching.

Bloody brilliant Simon! It might be one of your ‘daft ideas’, but what a great invention! There’s no other way that I can think of getting at water level with the dippers without getting wet, so well done you 👏👏👍 Even an anchored paddle board would still cause movement & a high probability of getting wet & nowhere near as much room. Brilliant mate, & glad all the hard work paid off for you 👌👏👏👏 Keep on keeping on mate. Best, Nick

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, it pays sometimes to think outside of the box and its a good craic in the process. Thanks for watching the channel 👊🏼👍🏼

Love it!!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott

Absolutely stunning I think it was worth doing, such amazing results. Capturing these gorgeous birds in their natural environment and the amazing visuals you were able to get is breath taking. I was very emotionally touch. Thankyou for sharing and being here. I have just subscribed 😊🤗😊 Amazing results so beautiful. 😮😊

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Kind words and thanks for the sub. Welcome to the channel 👍🏼👊🏼

Fantastic simon as always.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Gary 👍🏼

Brilliant. Absolutely love the dipper deck. Cracking film. All the very best. Thanks again. 👍📷😎

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Rob and thanks for watching 👀

Absolutely brilliant 👏 Simon (Rambo) lol l look forward to seeing what you get up nxt ps when you getting a Donkey to carry all that gear now there one for thought 😀

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, i think I'm gonna need more than a donkey mate. Good job the site was close to the road 😆👍🏼

Superb video again 👌

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Well done mate totally bloody awesome loved it

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John 👊🏼

Great photos Simon! And a great idea. Thanks for sharing

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Niall, thanks for watching 👍🏼

What great invention, crazy but great. This is one of your best videos in my opinion, loved it. You got to get down and dirty (wet) to get those great shots. Thanks for sharing Simon

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray, something different eh !!👍🏼

Great video and fantastic footage. Well done.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard 👍🏼

Great video Simon.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil 👍🏼

Bravo super travail, Merci.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Great video and some excellent advice. Thanks

@simoneardley

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!👍🏼

excellent footage Simon and a great invention keep'em coming.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

More to come!👍🏼

Again Simon you nailed it

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy😀

Brilliant! Very enjoyable watch pleased they turned up for you after all that!!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, yeh I was relieved too😆

Absolutely Brilliant. Wow, what nice footage. I love it. Marvelous stills

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Richard 👍🏼

Just subscribed to your channel , the first one I was watched was the barn owls 🦉 wow fantastic work , love the way you take your time to prep and your camo gear is top , i live on the Isle of Man 🇮🇲 and we’ve got barn owls 🦉 and long and short ear owls but hard to see as not that many . We don’t have dipper’s here but have more hen harriers than anywhere in the Uk and I see them on a daily basis, we’ve got buzzards a plenty , kestrels and Merlin’s plus afew kingfishers

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Gary, sounds like you've got plenty of subjects to keep you busy!! Last time I was over there was for the TT, beautiful island. Thanks for watching the channel, atb Si 👍👀

Top work Simon Great to watch and always great to see the humour you put in to it all 👍👌

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray 👍

Well done Simon great thinking works great love the stills and video. thank you

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it David, thanks for watching 👍🏼

Great all round video, I admire your enthusiasm. You put the effort in and get the rewards, and add humour too. 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and you gotta have a laugh along the way 👍🏼🤣

Simon, we're not worthy of the efforts that you go to when you bring us these images. Time was, we remember watching Dippers as we walked along the river, and the wider public were far away for most of the time. Nowadays, if I tried to set this sort of thing up, by the time I did it, I'd have to live there until an airlift came for me. Fabulous. J&A&B&T

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Aynsley, theyre a bit harder to come by than they used to be but always worth searching them out 👀👍🏼📷 Thanks for supporting the channel

Really admire your hard work and dedication. The footage is awesome both video and still images. Cheers.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I was going to comment about necessity being inventions mother but you said it right before the end. Love those moments when you have an idea floating about in that cavernous space between the ears for a few days and then suddenly a little bulb 'pops'. Little tip for you regarding Stoats and weasels. They absolutely LOVE peanut butter!!! One to cogitate on mate. Full memory card to you, be lucky!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard I'll store that tip in the cavernous void!!🤣👌🏼

Great video again Simon,thanks for sharing,love the Trough of Bowland 🌲🌲

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Alan, its a great place 👍🏼

Absolutely brilliant Si. Great film. Loved the footage, beautiful little birds and what an ace simple invention the garden gate, dipper deck 😀. Great stuff and I still need to watch all the phoenix nights 🙂. Cheers Si, brilliant as always Atb Rick n Billydog

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, sometimes the simple ideas are the best ones. Thanks for watching, catch up with ya soon !!👍🏼👊🏼

Loving the ghillie outfit… so will be investing! Thanks for the sharing of good ideas and great footage/pics - well done!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Clive 👍🏼

Hermoso trabajo Simon. Saludos desde Argentina.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Gracias Adriana, saludos desde Lancashire, Inglaterra y gracias por apoyar el canal.

Awesome mate, always amazed as to the lengths you go to !!👍🏻 great images!

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark👊🏼

That is a brilliant idea. I didn't think I could feel much more embarrassed than when I wear a ghillie suit but I would feel really awkward carrying that lot down to a river!! However, as your superb film footage and images show, the proof of the pudding is in the eating and this video was a veritable feast for the eyes. Brilliant results.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, the ghillie stuff only comes out when theres no-one else around. Hopefully then the camo is so good nobody sees me!!🤞🏼😆👀

Wow Simon another very informed and very interesting film . Such an inspiration to many amateur photographers. Top man keep up the good work 👍👍👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Neil, thanks for watching mate 👊🏼

Really loved this one Simon. Dippers are one of my favourite birds. Spent a week in South Wales at Easter photographing Dippers, was lucky enough to see a pair with three fledglings, spent the whole week with them. Loved it .

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Steve, yeh theyre fascinating to watch in the water 👀👌🏼

Hi Simon. really enjoyed everything about this film, made me laugh in some parts. you're a genius great work keep safe.👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan, glad you enjoyed the film mate👍🏼

Im 16 minutes into this and wow you really do put soo much time effort and thought into your photography. And it really does inspire me and im sure lots of others to do this. You are probably one of the genuine people out there so down to eart. 👏

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, glad to hear these ideas encourage other folk to get out and do a bit !!👍🏼👀📷

Great work again Simon 🤘😎 it made me think how about an old bed chair from carp fishing, I got one and will be trying it now. Thanks for the idea 💡

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Laurence, yeh I thought of a bed chair myself but youd need a good bit of adjustment on the legs. Worth a try though👍🏼

Excellent. Ingenious idea with the dipper deck - even better than my idea of camo canoe! WIll be in touch nearer to my next visit to Carnforth for some directions.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, not tried the camo canoe yet!!😆👍🏼

Great Video Simon, What a fantastic set up!! A simple idea, but it's worked a treat. You have had some great little ideas over the past year or so and they've all come good. No expensive equipment, just a few bits laying about and hey presto!! Just Brilliant... 🙂👍🏻👍🏻

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie, thats why my workshop is full of goodies or 'crap' as my missus calls it!!🤣👍🏼

Love the dipper platform. P.s. I've had a dipper land on my lens while photographing 👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Wow, not many can claim that i bet!!👌🏼

Absolutely super video, actually one of the best I've ever seen on KZread. With your skill and talent you should 100% be working for some of the major wildlife TV companies. 👌🏻👌🏻

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcus, now that would be a result 👌🏼🎥

Beautiful shots and footage Simon , you are on the same wavelength as me with ideas. I used a 3’ square pallet with my chest wader and a mat but this was non adjustable, this was not an issue as I was on a shallow weir sill. Grey Wagtails we’re the quarry must give it a go again as Kingfishers have taken over my Summer👍👍

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Laurence, chest waders are always a good shout!!👍🏼

As per Simon, the 7P’s followed to the letter. Brilliant images another great video.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Gordon 👍🏼

Beauty! It really does make a big difference getting done low. Good eye contact and you can blast out the background. I was able to get our version of the dipper family - the American Dipper this summer. I could have used a “Dipper Deck”! You will have to patent this product😉.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Dead right Scooter, gotta get low!!!!Thanks for watching 👀👊🏼

Nice one Simon, dedication is the name of the game.. been there and got one great shot, but was worth it....keep at it mate..

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dennis, will do 👍🏼

The lengths you go through for the photo is impressive. Well done with the platform.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers John 👍🏼

Afternoon Simon brilliant video mate I had a vision of the raft giving away from you and you ending up in the river mate well done mate take care

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Now that would have made a good film John !!🤣 Not good for the gear though😩

Yet another great idea and very well executed ! I think there was a Grey wagtail out of focus at 22.54. Cracking footage and stills its worth a wet bum😀

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Youre right Pat there was, cheers for watching 👀👍🏼

I watched your video on you photographing the dipper last night I did exactly what you did and got some crack in shots of one of my local river I've watched every single one of your videos this channel is amazing keep up the good work cheers David

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Good stuff David, I know sometimes the ideas seem a bit off the wall but they do tend to work!! Thanks for giving it a try, all the best. Si 👍🏼👊🏼

Interesting how species can be so different depending on the area. Here in Bristol we have a couple of dippers that will get so close you could pet them. As long as you're happy getting wet, you can get close up eye level shots with no effort. Same with kingfishers. But good luck trying to get a bullfinch or any owls. . . Fantastic video as usual Simon. Im still waiting for my 150-400 (you lucky bugger 😅)

Great set up and some superb footage. I used to live in the Forest of Bowland a long time ago. My one bit of advice, and please don't take this as negative criticism, only how to get even better footage, is to work on light direction so you've got the light from directly behind you, to open up the shadows.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

No worries Steve, I get what youre saying but when youre shooting up river youre kind of tied to one direction really. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

Looks a better setup than Trond used a wee while ago. It seems the RIGHT way to do it lol

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tony, everyone has a different way to get the shots theyre after. Mine' s not quite as portable as Tronds!!😆👍🏼

@tonyfluertynaturephotograp5272

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley portable is handy but comfy is everything lol

Hi Simon, enjoyed that, great idea the platform that allowed the great shots, we had a name for the dippers in Scotland but the old noggin won't conjure it up. Cheers Will.😊

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the film Will, It'll pop into your head at stupid o'clock!!🤣

@will.scotnativeingreece

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley Hi Simon, yes ousel or water ousel had to google it, ousel old scottish name for blackbird never knew that bit. Cheers

@will.scotnativeingreece

Жыл бұрын

Ha! you were right, 5 o'clock this morning putting off the aircon it's still high 30's here....ring ousel was what we called them! zzzzzzz

Great set up, great footage and great stills. PS leave the gum at home next time ;-)

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andrew, didnt realise I had it in till I did the edit and I wasnt filming it all again !!! 😆

Great work again Simon, love the platform, Nice images aswell... if I get a chance later I will try and pm you a few images of little session I done on the East Lynn River in Devon with adult feeding young, all the best Mike...

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike, got the images mate. Great work !!👍🏼

@littlemike50

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley cheers Simon...

Hey Simon, perfect video and solution to being comfortable. The only thing that would make this more perfect is if you were using the Z9! Ah.. I have to twist your gears a bit... beautiful images of the Dipper for sure. I love your idea and persistent. The day after my wife and I got married on our honeymoon was the first time I ever saw a Dipper. Wonderful birds! Greg

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, cheers Greg. The OM's doing the job for me at the moment👍🏼 Never say never though. Dippers are a great subject mate, youre right 👍🏼

Another great video Simon, love it as always. One request, please do something about the spikes on top of the legs, if you slip in the river you would impale on them 😢

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam, point noted. Pardon the pun 👍😉

I enjoyed that video I wish you'd put more stills into your videos

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Philip, i'll take that on board

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Proper loved this episode! Even better for a Tommy Dick Fingers reference!, class I've got the exact same legs on my old Shakespeare box, might be repurposed now. Loads of dippers down here, are they ready for a dipper deck?? I'm not sure. Come visit sometime, we have good tea in Devon.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I'm impressed. A Southerner who gets a Pheonix Nights reference!! Respect😆😆. Get yourself one made, once youve got a Dipper deck, you'll never look back👌🏼🤣👀

@1ongava

Жыл бұрын

@SIMON EARDLEY ha some of us are ok! I was an early convert, That Peter Kay Thing was genius, huge fans during Uni days. PN was brilliant too, "snake eyes" Hahaha. Good job you're not a Kiwi building a Dipper Deck! Right I better get out to the garage!

Great video Simon excellent work as usual great footage and great camo👌but no reply to my other comments 🤔

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, thanks for watching but get lots of requests for shout outs but tend not to on the films mate👍🏼

@paulbaldwin2290

Жыл бұрын

@@simoneardley no worries thanks for replying buddy 👍🍻love your videos 👏👏

Are you entering Talent Trek this year ? You'd have a great chance of winning with this video and those stills.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for that 👊🏼

Very audacious setup, with great results! How long had you been lying there before the first bird showed up? Enjoyed the whole video, thanks for making it.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ludo, "who dares wins"!! About two hours before the first one turned up. Thanks for supporting the channel👍🏼

Dipper decks now available £199.00 see below for details…………ha ha

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Cheap at twice the price 🤣

Great vid as normal,I have now got my OM-1 and was wondering what programme you use for post processing.

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Alan, I use Lightroom Classic and Topaz Denoise

Nice hat, who made it?

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

I've had it yonks, its made by ANIMAL

Great video as always Simon. I have clicked on your etsy link to buy a beanbag, but its a broken link.. could you post the correct one in the comments please?

@simoneardley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean, I've tried to ammend it. If you can't get on it just go on Etsy.co.uk and type in Eardley Creations. Cheers pal.