Working, and teaching wile working is so effective. That's the way to go for a teacher. (done in myself) Your a natural talent. I am glad i found your channel. Thnx.e.s.m.

Finally a macro photography video with useful information (for me) . I just subscribed

Thank you for a really useful and professionally presented video. One further point I'd like to add is the importance of waterproof trousers! Rarely mentioned but so important - especially in early morning close-up ground work. I look forward to more videos on other areas such as birds in flight etc (a subject I find really tricky).

Fantastic video would love to see episodes on various other species of insect you capture.

Love the Somerset Levels - Thanks for tips - Dragonflies are scarce this year as the sparrow population feast on them at nesting time - and we have a lot of sparrows!

Very informative. Lots of actually useful tips. The one item of kit that I would dearly love to have would be a decent set of knees. I have sooooo much trouble getting into low down positions. Standing and lying down I'm OK but those kneeling positions are murder!! 😩 Oh the joys of old age.

Wonderful video and very timely for me! Thank you for such detailed advice.

Hello Victoria, only just found this channel but glad I have. Great video with straight to the point advice. So much subject knowledge helping you capture some awesome shots. Well done. Thanks for sharing and continue to stay safe 😷

very helpful pro tips

Excellent content and presentation. Liked and subscribed.

Great video Victoria. Really informative and some great images to show for your efforts. Note to self, must get up earlier. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Keith

Love your work

Great video!!! Thank you so much it was very informative

Great video Victoria & appreciate the tips!

Very informative. Fantastic!

Great info Victoria, thanks. Glad I’ve found you. Phil

@ThePhotographerAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice dragonfiles photos, Thankyou for your sharing

Great video! Thanks

@ThePhotographerAcademy

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Very useful video, I learned a lot. We have a protected, wildlife dedicated pond and garden at NIWRA where I volunteer on Vancouver Island. On occasion I've luckily watched a dragonfly emerging from it's nymph stage on a plant stem (when I got there early enough). thanks Victoria

Great video. Thanks

Nice video and to the point :)

Great advice and demonstration. Very enjoyable too. Most importantly I agree, no need to blind insects or any living creature just to get "the" shot! Balance manual exposure skills with external soft lighting skills and techniques to help save a few billion insect eye sights every year... Plus, get better, more strikingly natural results too!!

@ruchirsrivastava4828

3 жыл бұрын

I agree and am surprised very few macro photographers talk about this.

Thanks for this terrific video. So thoroughly and expertly discussed. What I don't get... currently 14,000 views but only 476 likes. What's wrong with people??

Great stuff Vic. Do you do the same sort of detail/research on Kingfishers?

Awesome mam

Lovely video. What brand and model was that tripod? It makes me miss home.

would you reccomend monopods for macro?

Very nice and informative video! Just a few comments: Macro lenses come from about 60 mm, you say? Well, I own a Venus 15 mm 1:1 macro lens with an EF mount. And as the minimum focus distance follows the focal length, as long as we’re talking about 1:1 macro, the 30 cm you mention, doesn’t apply generally. The 15 mm, for example has a near zero minimum working distance. (And because you have to be so close at 1:1, the 15 mm wide angle doesn’t actually give you any greater depth of field).

Thank you for sharing all this knowledge... How do I get in touch with Victoria Hillman, I'm a Native American jeweler and I make dragonfly necklaces, bracelets, and earrings that I would like to gift to Victoria????

Great knowledge on the subject. Two negatives to the video - firstly upspeak and then an advert placed through the middle of a sentence.

Keep going your doing alright

Monopod could make life a lot easier in this case. Flashlight is not harmful to wildlife unless you keep firing your flashlight for hours, it is like over dosing.

Enjoyed the video, but please stop keep saying 'actually'.

@skakdosmer

2 жыл бұрын

I actually didn’t notice.