Kingfisher -tastic hide (and seek) Olympus Micro 4/3s VLOG014

You could also call this vlog "Like shooting fish in a barrel!" Can one bumbling amateur, two of the best Olympus cameras and three of the best Micro 4/3s lens actually do anything, find out.
A fantastic day in the hide run by Mike Dunlevy (mikedunlevy.co.uk/kingfisher-hide) and something I have wanted to do for a while. The time of year was perfect as the parents tried to keep up with demand with juvenile demands.
00:10 Intro
01:15 Video clips and sequences
04:30 My kit for the day
06:05 (lots) Shots from the day

Пікірлер: 50

  • @deolimjo
    @deolimjo Жыл бұрын

    Great images, thank you for sharing, I might give my wife a hint for my next birthday.

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent plan

  • @paolopaolo9510
    @paolopaolo9510 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, enjoyed it very much, great images! Especially loved those animated stills sequences with the shutter sounds included, probably more so than a slow motion video. Great to see I'm not the only one who lugs a lot of gear around! Thank you for sharing your present with us 👍

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that 👍🏻

  • @CheikoSairin
    @CheikoSairin2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy watching your video and photos of kingfisher. Beautiful and well done. Big LIKE. I'm a new friend here, watching from Singapore. Happy birding and have a nice day. 👍🔔

  • @banarne71
    @banarne71 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Awesome images. 👍🏻

  • @robwhiteley1
    @robwhiteley12 жыл бұрын

    Now that’s very special ! - what a memorable fabulous birthday treat .. ! Surrounded by great gear and masses of kingfishers too - Well Done 🤙

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers, it’s a brilliant thing to do & turns out I can press the shutter button quite proficiently.

  • @johncarter591
    @johncarter591 Жыл бұрын

    Wow what a birthday Present you ain't going to forget in a hurry

  • @UrbaneHobbit
    @UrbaneHobbit Жыл бұрын

    Terrific video, great shots, explanations, behavior, color coordination, everything!

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @garystone6583
    @garystone6583 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant images, what a special session you had. 👌

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, it’s worth it the once

  • @peterkennington1043
    @peterkennington10432 жыл бұрын

    Some great shots there Justyn and the mix of video and stills worked well

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Peter

  • @ulflundh_birdsandnature
    @ulflundh_birdsandnature Жыл бұрын

    Nice 👌🏼

  • @GeoffMoorePhotography
    @GeoffMoorePhotography2 жыл бұрын

    Great video this Justyn. Really enjoyed the video and stills. I remember you discussing this 'day out' whilst we were shooting some Astro on top of the Malverns the other week. I can now see why you were so pleased. Fabolous results.

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate that means a lot. Next event the GP. Next year Ospreys.

  • @GeoffMoorePhotography

    @GeoffMoorePhotography

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@evolvingphotons I assume you are doing Silverstone? - I have done 2 airshows in 2 weeks and now i'm seriously considering a 600mm f4 lens :) - Wouldnt mind giving motorsport ago too. Did we miss shelsley walsh / prescot?

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GeoffMoorePhotography yes taking my daughter. Shelsley still has lots of events coming up, but I’m busy.

  • @Luca_Cagnasso_photo
    @Luca_Cagnasso_photo2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic Video!!!

  • @Brock_in_the_North
    @Brock_in_the_North Жыл бұрын

    That hide is incredible. Reminds of me of Dave Griffs jetty, the honey pot of honey pot locations 🤣🤣 The hide is almost handing the Kingfisher to you which I think is brilliant because I know locally to me where they are but chances of seeing them are slim so it gives people a chance to see them without having to have a week off work :)

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. The hide also manages their impact in the Kingfishers so they don’t become dependent on it. It also helped with the timing, by going in late April you maximise the chances of there being chicks either in the nest or fledging

  • @thomasreed49
    @thomasreed49 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks enjoy that a lot.

  • @thomasreed49
    @thomasreed492 жыл бұрын

    That was enjoyable thanks

  • @pankajnjoshi9673
    @pankajnjoshi9673 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Beautiful images. I was expecting to learn how you have taken this images. Would have appreciated knowing the exif data of the images and the challenges that you have overcome.

  • @sonjathiessen9257
    @sonjathiessen9257 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video,what is the cheapest olympus body and lens to use for bird photography. You video are very good,photo tack sharp and your ability to explain and help other is excellent. Kingfisher are too fast well done and Happy Birthday.

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. I would guess the cheapest body & lens would be a used E-M1ii or E-M5iii with the Olympus 75-300mm. This would give you access to Pro Capture Low and combined with DXO PureRAW to deal with noise at ISO should give you good results. If you have more money then a used E-M1X with the Oly 100-400mm or long prime lens. Really depends whether you have the money and if you want to take specific bird species. Personally I prefer the Panasonic lens, but I lose Pro Capture Low.

  • @ViVuGo0574
    @ViVuGo0574 Жыл бұрын

    Tuyệt vời trên cả tuyệt vời, thật là đỉnh cao, chúc bạn nhiều sức khỏe!

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the comment 👍🏻

  • @chiragmistry5872
    @chiragmistry58722 жыл бұрын

    Shocked, just simply shocked

  • @olivermcqueen5654
    @olivermcqueen5654 Жыл бұрын

    I Had a great day here in August, but When I went the water in the diving pool was a horrible green color and it looks bad in my diving shots, did you change the color of the water in post processing? Cheers

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t have to colour correct the pool at all. I do tend to use the Lightroom Calibration panel on most images so that might have made a difference

  • @olivermcqueen5654

    @olivermcqueen5654

    Жыл бұрын

    @@evolvingphotons Thanks

  • @MoonsTubeOfficieel
    @MoonsTubeOfficieel Жыл бұрын

    What are the settings you are using I have an OMD EM1 MARK III

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    1/2000s f/5.6 and auto iso

  • @wansonicful
    @wansonicful Жыл бұрын

    Great videos. Please if possible re-create this whole scenes with OM-1 100/120 fps or 50 fps bird tracking. I would really love to see it. Thank you.

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Let's see what happens in 2023

  • @winheiMR
    @winheiMR Жыл бұрын

    Wohl extra in günstiger Entfernung Sitzhilfen, Schild mit Schrift, aufgestellt um die besten Aufnahmen abzufischen! Naturfotografie ist für mich etwas anderes. Habe aber keine solche schönen Vögel hier.

  • @solar-e-bike-touring-europe

    @solar-e-bike-touring-europe

    Жыл бұрын

    ich versuche schon Wochen an verschiedene Bachläufe vernünftige Fotos zu machen von Eisvögel, Weltenunterschied mit dieser Weise...

  • @nikaberzina2478
    @nikaberzina2478 Жыл бұрын

    So it it is a little zoo ?

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    No, it's a wildlife hide, the birds are wild

  • @stevieb8322
    @stevieb8322 Жыл бұрын

    Where's the hide situated ?

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    www.mikedunlevy.co.uk

  • @stevieb8322

    @stevieb8322

    Жыл бұрын

    @@evolvingphotons Thank you

  • @stephenedmunds207
    @stephenedmunds207 Жыл бұрын

    Is this a baited hide?

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it was

  • @stephenedmunds207

    @stephenedmunds207

    Жыл бұрын

    @@evolvingphotons Thanks ,i dislike baited hides because its too easy and i cannot take any satisfaction from this type of set up ,some say its unethical but that is maybe over stating it. just my view

  • @evolvingphotons

    @evolvingphotons

    Жыл бұрын

    My birthday present, my choice, don’t be joy thief