For me it's not an escape from reality, it's an escape to reality, the real world is nature.

@TimvanderLeeuw

6 ай бұрын

That is well said. Out of our own minds and into reality.

@erikraagaard124

6 ай бұрын

Beautiful said

@mvp_kryptonite

6 ай бұрын

Complete truth

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Awesome comment mate, love it. Cheers, Duade

@ninakrzyzanskinaturfotografie

3 ай бұрын

Beautiful said

This is the first time I’ve heard someone else articulate exactly how I feel when I’m out in nature with my camera. Thank you!

Your comment "the world just disappears" says it all and describes exactly what it does for me. It's a year since I bought my first camera at age 57 and it's changed my world. Its been a hard few years for my family with health issues and photography has been a saviour and escape. Your videos are the next best thing when I can't get out. Thank you.

@Chris_Wolfgram

6 ай бұрын

100 % !

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Linda, congrats on picking up the camera, if the Plover in your avatar is any guide you appear to be smasing it. Cheers, Duade

Nature photography makes you "stop and smell the roses" so to speak. In a world where everyone has their head in their phones, birds 🐦 and nature just pass us by. Photography makes you stop and be present with nature. Love it so much. Great great video. Your joy is contagious!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

What a lovely comment and I could not agree more, I think we are all so lucky to have found this hobby and I just hope lots of other do as well. Cheers, Duade

My answer has always been “because I can’t sing or dance”. I’ve always been envious of talented people who can draw, paint, act, write etc. I have no particular entertainment skills but photography allows me to share the beauty and wonder of nature with others. It’s truly a privilege to be out in nature and be able to capture and share its wonders and beauty.

@phonetablet2508

6 ай бұрын

+1

A good video for the reasons some of us like photography. Not necessary to take award winning images. The experience to me is the main reason, not the image.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, yes, if we can enjoy the process the photo is just a bonus, Cheers, Duade

For me, photography is one of my biggest therapy to my problems. It’s a great therapy.

Duade, I really enjoy your videos. You’re my favorite KZreadr! You are like the Bob Ross of bird photography. Your voice is relaxing and your energy is incredibly positive. I look forward to all your uploads. Thanks for all you do.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan, I appreciate the comment and you are too kind re the Bob Ross comment. Cheers, Duade

I am grateful for people like you producing this type of content! I think we are all easily distracted from the task when a bird is sited out of the corner of the eye while driving down the road and turn around and walk around a bit to locate it.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade

What a beautiful and heartwarming video. I agree 100% with everything you say. When I get out there with my camera, I forget about all the troubles in the world and remember how beautiful the world can be. Keep making these amazing videos Duade. 🙏

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Well said!

What a fantastic segment. I’ve love photography for over 50 years. In recent years I started photographing wildlife but mainly birds. There is nothing better than getting up early in the morning and wandering through the bush looking for those elusive birds. I’ve have suffered from anxiety and depression over many years and photography has really help me forget my problems. Keep up the great work

What you said and what everyone else said, sums it up for me. I really do forget everything when I have my camera in my hand - even indoors taking pics of birds through the back window on a rainy day - I get absolutely engrossed. I suffer with pain in varying degrees each day and photography has really helped. I am sure the adrenalin rush when I see something special and get a photo of it is like a medicine - the pain just dissolves (although it always comes back after a while!) Photography is the best medicine in all respects! Love your photos, and the Australian birds are SO colourful. I think the fairy wrens and the pink robin are my favourites. Wish we had them in the UK!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story and great to hear photography is helping you, have fun out there, Cheers, Duade

Good morning Duade, at least here in Alliston Ontario Canada. I find total peace and relaxation, when I’m out taking photo’s of wildlife, be it birds or animals and landscapes. When walking around at my destination, I’m all alone, in my mind all I see is my next subject to photograph. My wife may be with me sometimes but rarely, as she is a survivor. I do have some issue’s myself but they just disappear when I’m out walking about, looking my next subject. I totally forget, how long I’ve been walking around, and forget to check the time. If my wife is with me I make sure she’s safe and enjoying the things we see and come across. I find your video’s informative and very helpful. It’s a real joy watching you, seeing how excited you get when you see a subject to photograph. Thank you for all your excitement, your smile, and detail of information on camera gear. A great photography show too watch always. Take care and be safe when walking bout on your ventures. Brian

@Duade

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Brian, I feel exactly the same way and I appreciate the feedback. Cheers, Duade

Duade, it is so fantastic watch your channel. It is not only about bird photography. It is about life, happiness, friendship, passion, nature, beauty... It is amazing. Your soul smiles are genuine and honest, seems born exactly in your spirit! It is... amazing!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I hope our hobby does something to help people see why our nature is worth protecting!

For me, photography started off as a hobby. It grew into a pseudo obsession. Now it serves as my therapy, mental reboot and I seek to use it as a living record of all I have seen and done. My hope is that when I am long gone from this world that someone can see some of my life and feel the same joy of what I've seen as I did when taking the pictures.

I need that feeling again, that the madness of the world just melts away listening to the wildlife. It's the best way to lower blood pressure. Early morning light, the sound of nature, a cup of coffee or tea and maybe, just maybe, a chance to take some pictures. I need that antidote again.

Your videos really bring such a smile to my face. As a wildlife photographer myself it warms the soul to see you enjoying photography so much. Informative, calming, beautiful videos. Thank you Duade

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, glad to hear you enjoy wildlife photography as much as I do. Cheers, Duade

That "Why I love photography" part is now one of the best things to me on KZread. Really felt like I was expressing my thoughts on Birding & Photographing nature. I literally wrote those lines down in my notebook.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, you are very kind, Cheers, DUade

Photography is my form of meditation. I found it 1 year ago this week, purely out of luck. I’m in such a busy corporate world and getting up at 4am to wait for the morning light for birding or even landscapes, or chasing the Aurora Australis at night, allows me to completely tune out, relax and be 100% in the moment. No thought of work!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam, that is what it is all about, Cheers, Duade

Ditto, ditto, ditto . . . . it literally keeps me sane. It brings delight, joy and connection to something bigger than me. It feeds my soul. I see beauty, little things that matter, I get lost in the moments and the focus. It's a kind of meditative, contemplative practice. A spiritual discipline of sorts. It gives me a way to enjoy the world, and treasure what is there. Appreciate and value nature. I loved that Wedgie shot, and the moment of joy at the end Duade. The Apostle birds are delightful.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Denise, you are too kind and great to hear why you love photography, yes, got very lucky with the conditions and birds. Cheers, Duade

Duade, you've created lots of great content before but this has to be the best one yet. Ironically it's one of those with the least amount of gear contents but the capture of emotions just shows that we are here for a reason that each of us knows best. We love our feathery friends and the photography is just a hobby that results from it. My heart is full and I hope that one day the non-members would get a chance to share their experiences as well

Photographs can provoke an emotional response from whoever views them. I enjoy receiving those responses. Whether the photograph is of a bird, a landscape, or a BMX rider in the air, I love to receive a positive response to something that I enjoyed creating. Being in the countryside, on my own with my camera is definitely a bonus!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony, totally agree, it is very special really, Cheers, Duade

When I watch your videos, when I go to some forest and enjoy the silence, when I walk and keep looking for birds all gives me the same emotions. Time slows down and I get synced with nature. Your voice and talk brings calmness and peace.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

Living in the U.S. midwest area, I never really noticed the birds around me while growing up. I saw Blackbirds, Blue Jays Robins and Cardinals, but it wasn't until I got my camera and went out to make some photos that I met real birders and began to learn about all the things I have been missing. If they have been there all this time and I didn't notice them, imagine what I will find tomorrow.

Few nature / photography channels are as wholesome as yours. I love it.

I’ve always enjoyed bird watching in my backyard. I would take pics with my phone but always wished for better quality. I also struggle sometimes with leaving the house and doing things and since getting a camera, that has gotten better. I feel very calm and happy when I take pictures. Thank you for making these videos I’m learning so much going through your content. 🙏

@Duade

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I am 72 and started taking photographs since i was 8, always my dream to be a photographer full time but illness put paid to that in my thirties. couldn't afford the film and processing, had to sell my pair of of EOS 9s. Been in wheelchair since my late thirties,. thought I would never hear that shutter click again and then along came digital. Went through couple of fuji bridge cameras, Then got the chance to buy Nikon D7200. Loved that camera. There was to begin with a bit of frustration, very limited where you can get in a wheelchair but found hides that catered for chairs and with second hand Tamron 150- 600 got huge pleasure from phytography once again. Not the greatest lens, big miss rate but now and again get a keeper. D7200 packed up on me and couldn't be fixed. managed to get z50. Even less keepers but still driven to take pics, and now and again get the one that makes it worthwhile. Its a combination of having a reason to go out and seeing what I love. I live in the south of England UK and don't have the variety of birds in other countries such as Australia but have to keep clicking because just maybe that day i will get a keeper. i will just keep pressing that shutter until I cant. Love your videos and your enthusiasm is infectious. became a member today.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Welcome Peter and thank you for the support and sharing your story. I believe I would have loved photography in the film days also but no way our family could afford a camera or the processing etc. So I am very happy I finally found it as an adult and it continues to provide joy. Glad to hear you are enjoying taking photos, I often think I enjoy that process more than the final product, but yes when you get that keeper it is a nice feeling. Good luck out there. Cheers, Duade

Hi Duade, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you for your videos, they're so informative and you obviously devote so much time to them. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. I've taken up photography about 2 years ago, I retired as a result of chronic pain and PTSD and find photography the most beautiful pastime, it's the only thing in my life that I find truly relaxing and peaceful. Keep doing what you do, you do a magnificent job.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Grant and great to hear you have found photography helps with your mental health. Have fun out there, Cheers, Duade

Hi Duade another great video. Photography is in my blood. My grandfather was a professional photographer in the 1930s in England. I am lucky enough to have his first camera that he brought a Thornton Picard triple extension field camera, half plate glass negative. I have a few images that he captured with that camera negative and print. One of the best is a skyline of London, during the blitz, where you can see the glow of the fires, and the anti-aircraft exploding in the air. Your comments in regards to Mental Health resonated with me. Unfortunately I suffer PTSD, major depression and anxiety. Being able to see the beauty of this planet that we live on through the viewfinder definitely helped me with my journey through Mental Health been able to see the beauty, not just the darkness. Unfortunately the darkness has returned of late and watching your videos has definitely shone a light, forcing me to pick up my R5 and get out and photograph. The last time I was out burning I was extremely fortunate to go to Serendip in Lara with my son. What a fantastic day we had photographing the birds. It was a new experience for him, his first time, playing with a camera and lens of better quality than just a phone or a point and shoot. Again, thank you very much for your videos. I really enjoy watching them and learning.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share your comment and sorry to hear of your struggles. Great to hear you are enjoying photography and your son also. My grandfather was similar to yours in that he photographed a lot during WW2 and took many in the Pacific campaign including Japan. I didnt realise until later in life he spent time after the war helping rebuild Japan and helping its people which I am very proud of. Cheers, Duade

Whatever I say will fall short of how this affected me, Duade. From the landscapes and impromptu bird images to your members sharing their innermost thoughts with us... it was a practically perfect video. Photography for me is always about capturing a special moment to relive over and over. Can I just say, your landscape photography has become exceptional in such a short space of time.

@Jimboshep

6 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more 😊

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Joan, I really appreciate the comment and you are too kind, glad you enjoyed the photos and the encouragement to keep trying with landscapes. Cheers, Duade

It enables me to get away from the day to day challenges of work. I love nature and all wildlife and birds, to capture these as a reminder of the wildlife that is here before it becomes extinct so to say. The peace and tranquility of some places relaxes me and my mind.

Your infectious laughter at the end sums it up. All because of a bird! Getting out, capturing a story only seen through 500 ml at 1/4000 sec. I start to figure out how birds work. And just birds going about their business. And have a laugh too.

Duade, Thanks for another wonderful video. It is very interesting to see why others pick up a camera and shoot nature photography. Your landscape photos are just as wonderful as your bird photos. You may have missed your calling, but I hope you continue to make great videos. As I said getting up and being in the moment with a camera is very good for me and shows me the world is a beautiful place. Cheers.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce, you are too kind, glad to here you enjoy photography as I do. Cheers, Duade

Photography for me allows me to escape as well. I love just getting out and shooting. Thinking about perspectives and how others see the same world as I do from their own unique view. Along with physical exercise and playing guitar, photography has really become so important to my life and mental health. Being able to capture a moment in time from a unique view to me is just amazing. Your presentation and channel are truly helpful to many. Creating a community of like minded people, helping each other overcome hardships with creativity is inspiring. I mentioned in another comment in a previous video I am a recovering heroin addict and spent a few hellish years living on the street. After the hard life I've had, it's easy to feel negative and think that most people are just inherently evil, though I know it's not true. Seeing you stay so positive and genuine after hearing your story of your severe health difficulties, it really does help me along. I think the true test of character is how people respond to unfair hardships. Some people use them to justify bad behavior while it motivates others to leave the world better than we found it. I really appreciate your candor in all your videos Duade. You are an all around great guy and it really shines through. Keep it up man!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story and congrats on overcoming your addiction, I am glad you are still here to enjoy your photography and you find phtoography helps you with your recovery. Have fun out there, Cheers ,Duade

Hi Duade. Going out into nature for me is better than any medicine that relieves pain. I go out to see birds on weekends with my wife, she is the watcher and I am the photographer, but I like it better when I go out alone to meet the birds in the environment alone. Listening to your video, it seemed to me like a poem that feeds the souls of those who love this wonderful hobby. Greetings from the island of Puerto Rico.

@Duade

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Noel, I appreciate the feedback and yes listening to the birds is a highlight. Cheers, Duade

I love Lake Moodemere, it's an awesome little spot. Good idea to get there early before the water skiers turn up. I'm not sure if you've heard of Forest Bathing, in a nutshell, it's communing with the forest and nature to be recharged by its energy, photography is the perfect recipe to combine both. Keep up the great work. All the best. PS I had a big smile on my face when I heard the sacred Kingfishers in the background. Cheers.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian, yes, it is a nice spot, I got lucky with the fog and being a weekday a lot less people which is great. Yes, I love the Kingfishers also. Cheers, Duade

This is a video I just know I'll still be watching in 10-20 years, and I hope it will ring as true to me as it does today. What an absolute masterpiece from a-z! The world is a better place with you and your videos in it. I hope you're able to reach more people and keep doing what you love for as long as you can. All the best!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon, you are too kind, glad you enjoyed it and it reasonated with you. Cheers, Duade

G,Day, your pics blow me away every time you show them, I do envoy you your location, I really liked listening why other members like their photography and to be honest they are all reason that I enjoy it so much.(although I am appalling at bird photography). This is another superb vid.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Harry, glad you enjoyed it, CHeers, DUade

Your excitement when you saw the eagle made me tear up a bit. It is such a childlike joy. Beautiful to share with others.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes, it is child like, if only we could enjoy life without worry like children do. Take care, Duade

Photography for me is something I can do. I being paramount. I can create an image of what I see around me. It allows me to be creative and to communicate what I see to others. Being creative is not always possible in our day to day lives. For me, as a tax accountant, being creative is a no-no! But when I pick up my camera, if I am creative I am applauded (well sometimes). Thank you for your videos. As an Australian from Victoria now living in Maine in the U.S., I can really appreciate the beauty of the land and in particular the Australian bird life. Truly amazing.

Nature photography offers a little way for each of us to connect with the universe and marvel at its beauty.

Duade most of the KZread channel I subscribe too are wildlife and landscape photography channels (toss in a few cooking and technology channels (retired Electronical Engineer)). But as a hobbyist photographer, most of my photography is during travel, family events and now chasing the grandkids. My main hobby is playing golf with my friends and enjoy the competition. But to me photography is all about the memories I capture when traveling with my wife, family and friends. So the pleasure and mental relief you get from your chosen hobby (golf, photography, fishing and travel for me) is a blessing that we all should cherish. As always another great video Duade!!!!!

Yes duade birding is very addictive allows me to think about many things from qld

I live in Norway, love natur, and have been taking pictures since 1978. The last years Ive been consentrating on bird photography. For me, the mental aspect have always been the most important, and being out in the natur taking pictures, have saved my life more than once. Its a great hobby, and the best medicin for your soul.

Like so many others have said, being outside taking photos brings me peace and is an escape to something more simple or basic. It is also a way to keep my mind active and stretch myself by learning new techniques. Your channel is one that helps me do this. Thank you Duade for this lovely video.

Love sunrise. It, of course, is one of the most beautiful times of the day. But, I've never been a morning person who can get up before dawn to be somewhere at dawn. I envy those who can. But, any time I'm out in nature doing photography I'm appreciative of the opportunity to be there. I feel relaxed and that I'm where I'm supposed to be.

Thanks for this heartfelt sharing. Your sincerity and enthusiasm shines through so clearly in this video. May you always find joy in bird photography. God bless you 😀

Some of the reasons I like photography are:- travel the world, getting out of the house, seeing things I otherwise wouldn't see, meeting people, post processing, the serenity & wonder of certain places & it's pointless having excess money in your bank account (an inheritance is a bonus, not an expectation).

Lovely video Duade, about sums it all up perfectly.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, Cheers, Duade

We share the world with all those amazing species. We are the lucky ones to be welcomed by them when they pose for our photos. This is enjoying the real world, away from our built environment, that reduces our sense of reality. Thanks for such a heartfelt video. Your channel is a celebration of the chance of being out there. Keep it going. Cheers

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes, I feel very lucky to be in a country with varied wildlife, I just hope we can rebuild a lot of the habitat we have destroyed so future generations can enjoy it also. Cheers, Duade

We all need a creative escape or something that satisfies our creative part. It is photography for me 😊😊

Love this video Duade. I love your sincerity and enthusiasm for life, nature, and people. Your videos are delivered from your heart, and I love watching them as does my wife. Thanks and keep up the good work.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Graeme, my pleasure and I wish you and your wife lots of fun birding adventures. Cheers, Duade

Bird Photography is meditation for me. Replaced mountaineering in my life and I enjoy it even more

Getting up First light with the Golden awb coming towards you is high up there . But the majesty of nature, frozen in an instant frame in time, to observe forever. Natural history 👌

Amazing photos, wild life is deffinitly relaxing

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, it sure is, Cheers, Duade

Thanks for this video, Duade! It's so great to see the positive impact a simply hobby can have on people's lives. Love all of it! Especially how excited you get, when you see birds you didn't expect. That joy's contageous. :)))

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Rebecca, yes, we are very lucky to have this hobby, Cheers, Duade

A truly beautiful setting, with wonderful personal remarks from your fans. We do pay attention, thank you so much.

That opening was phenomenal

It makes me happy. I have spent much of my life and feel comfortable in the bush. For me admiring natural landscapes and their occupants and being in that world is good for the soul. Bird photography gives me purpose and allows me to be immersed in the natural environment and take a little piece home. It's challenging and therefore worthy. Birds are characters and most are beautiful. Wading through the many many very ordinary photos for that one or two that are gems is very rewarding. Great video Duade.

My kid went with me for the first time yesterday. Gave him my old T7. He got more into more than me. Laying out in the mud. Sneaking up on stuff. It was awesome!!

WOW those birds look much and behave like the Arabian babblers here and also they appear at the most unexpected times and always make me so happy. thanks so much for this wonderful video.

I love how you said "the world disappears" only a little bit before you completely forgot you were reading heartfelt comments due to an eagle 😂... You are a man of your word

I love it myself! I get lost in the view finder of my DSLR while watching the wild world. It helps me to recover from my crazy job. Thanks for this video!

We love you Duade! Legend. :)

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade

I've always been into photography since I was about 14 or 15 and I used to always go to the airport to take photos of planes but it got too repetitive and I was getting frustrated because I couldn't get the shots I wanted. I stopped doing photography and as a result became a little more unhappy in life but then I picked my camera back up when I saw an eastern spine bill sitting in a gum tree at the top of my driveway and since then I've been going out every weekend and shooting all kinds of animals from birds to possums and frogs. This has made my life so much better than when I wasn't doing photography. Thank you for all the awesome content you've been releasing. I love watching your videos.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Great to hear you are enjoying nature photography and exploring the beautiful country we live in. Cheers, Duade

I started wildlife photography after i ended my first relationship three years ago. I was in a slump and needed something new that pushed me to go outside. Luckily my best friend recently got into photography, so i bought a used canon eos 500d (rebel t1i) and a tamron 70-300 and off i went. Got really lucky the fist or second time out and, without really knowing anything about my settings, i captured one of my best pictures of a woodpecker to this day. I was hooked right away. The joy and somewhat meditative aspect of being in nature and just absorbing its beauty is why i go out.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Great to hear Peter, glad to hear you are enjoying your photography. Cheers, Duade

It's a Real Stress Buster Paton.And You are the one That inspired me a lot for Sure.

Hi Duade. This was a remarkable video. Very spot on to issues and experiences I have had. I only wish I could give this video more than one thumbs up 👍

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, you are too kind, take care, Duade

This one hit home Mate, right on the knocker , I won't add to the wonderful msgs you read out in the YT , Its all been said so well. There was a time when I couldn't wait to get home and check out what ive captured , these days it's all about outing with camera in hand and not so much the result. Stay strong Duade and see you soon.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, very true indeed, I look forward to our next catch up. Cheers, Duade

Duade I started as a landscape photographer hiking the Sierra Nevada mountains with hiking groups, visiting US National parks, Yosemite, Sequoia, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Arches , Redwoods , Zion Brice Canyon. During Covid i started beach hiking and started Sea Bird photography Pelicans, Heron Ducks and Osprey and your channel gave me inspiration

Luckily I do not suffer from mental health problems but I love taking my camera out on a sunny day to my local reserve. You get away from it all and leave the world behind. I prefer Insects to Birds and it is always a thrill when you see something new. You also meet people of the same interest so apart from enjoying nature you get social interaction. Getting back home, downloading and then uploading to the internet is also a major part of my photographic enjoyment. A most satisfying hobby.

Duade, everything you said is why I love photography and really nature in general, hit on exactly on every point. I'm a newer photographer only have been doing this for about 3 years, but I have been getting out early in the morning or late at night to observe wildlife and birds since my earliest days. I picked up photography because it is a way to document wildlife and show the world what I see in the world and I hope to inspire more people to get out there.

Great to hear what gets others out there. Thanks for producing this. I really enjoyed it. Stay distracted my friend.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, I like that, stay distracted :-)

2:06 Why I lowe it, -simply because I can stop the time and loock back to the moment whenever I want to! Nice wideo as always! 👍💚

I love Capturing Creation.

I'm a PhD student in biology. I work with birds (zebra finches) every day. Going out there, looking at all the wildlife in its natural habitat that is shrinking so fast. I hope that with my photos I can remind people, some of which have never seen a green woodpecker, a crane or other animals why we do what we do for conservation. Why it's so important to escape the city from time to time but also not to bring the city closer to the wild. Moreover, photography lets you interact with animals in ways you'd never be able to otherwise. Closing the distance, bringing intimacy between you and the animal as if you were one of them. This is the closest you can get to what it's like inside their heads.

You completely and thoroughly described what wildlife photography means to me! The calm and joy of capturing a moment. I have always enjoyed the outdoors. But when I picked up a camera about 9 years ago it took my wellbeing to a whole new level. Wildlife photography allows me to focus (no pun intended) on something other than the stresses of life or work. I always look forward to your new videos. Thank you for sharing your time and insights. Well done!

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I grew up fortunate to have 6 small ponds with trails all around them directly out my living room window across my road. I spent so much time fishing, hiking, walking across the frozen ponds, etc. When I grew up and moved away, I moved to the edge of a city in the midwest and no longer had that trail out my front door for the first time ever...eventually I wasn't getting out very often once I had hiked a lot of the trails in my new home. One day, I decided to go to a place I visit semi-frequently and saw a barred owl. I hadn't seen one in YEARS and it was less than 10 feet from me. I knew my mom had some old gear sitting around her place collecting dust, so once I got ahold of it, I went back to that dirt road I had seen it on and sure enough, I found one a mile or so down the road from there and I was HOOKED. I've probably seen 60 barred owls since then, 18 months ago. I've photographed pretty much every larger mammal in my area at least once and seen over 200 bird species without travelling over 90 minutes. Holding a camera has changed my entire life perspective in a huge manner. I feel closer to nature than I have since I was a pre-teen and it's a fantastic feeling, for sure. I could not overstate how much I have learned about wildlife in the process too. One day I had a local wildlife biologist ask if I was also one haha. I guess not many younger dudes are watching birds without working in the field.

Hi Duade, for me this is one of your best. I'm now in my mid 70's & I've recently lost a couple of close friends & there's been moments when I wonder how much time I have left myself. To get out with my camera & regardless of the photo quality I get, I find it so calming to see scenery that should last forever, (providing man doesn't destroy it). I guess all hobbies can have a similar effect on us but just as some of your members mentioned, photography takes nothing from the environment, it records it. I wonder if in many years to come people will have access to see these pics because they won't be stored as photos saved in a shoebox as my parents & grandparents used to do. Anyhow thanks again for sharing, it's made my day better already. Cheers

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing George and so happy to hear you are enjoying photography and enjoyed the video. Life seems to be one big challenge the older we get so its great to have this outlet. Take care, Duade

A total joy to watch Duade and a brilliant concept to explore as photography has so many life benefits (best summed up by you perhaps as 'natures medicine'). For you a beautiful escape to your happy place where you are in a zone where nothing else counts but the moment you are in. It shows in your excitement on each and every video (you are constantly like a kid in a candy store). On this morning those misty and moody landscapes with the RF100-500mm were absolutely gorgeous (love the way you embraced the versatility of this lens) and you were oozing creativity like with the fairywren backlit silhouette shot. So rewarding when you conceptualised the moody, misty lakeside scene the night before! The Apostlebirds demonstrate once again that nature always delivers. Thanks again mate as I get so much enjoyment from your channel.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, it is my pleasure and I agree with everything you have said. I feel like we have won the lottery being able to get this joy from a hobby. Yes the 100-500 is a very versatile lens that I absolutely love. Cheers, Duade

Haveing been told 5 months ago. i had cancer. this video. just made me think about what you and your members made me think again. i left you a while ago. Thanks for this vid and you are so right. I left a while ago. but i defo won't do that again. I hope you can understand this garbled message. Phil

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment Phil, sorry to hear about the diagnosis and glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Duade

Greetings from Alaska. The sights, smells, peace, and tranquility of nature is unmatched. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your passion and genuine enthusiasm is refreshing.

I don’t practice any one religion. However mornings like the one you describe bring me closer to God. Sunrise, listening to the sounds, being alone and immersed in these small moments just fill me with joy and peace. It is food for the soul!

Have just spent 5 months wandering around Tasmania, photographing the beautiful landscape, waterfalls and wildlife but also managed to capture 10 of the 12 endemic birds. I have so many wonderful memories of our trip, but I've also got the photos to look back on

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Great video Duade, so many positive messages from your members. Photography without a doubt has so many benefits. I loved the Apostle Birds at the end, every year we camp near Mount Surprise in Far North Queensland and they are great form of entertainment and photographic subject for our family, we all love to watch their behavior and film/photograph them.

Among so many awesome videos, this is really one of the most special. So nice see the stories of the member while we saw beautiful photos. After I watched this video the first thing what I wanted to do was take my camera and go out there. I think that's exactly what I'm going to do 😃 Duade, your passion for bird photography is so inspiring.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, it is my pleasure, and thank you for your support. I hope you had fun out there. Cheers, Duade

Love your outlook. A lot of videos are all about the technical stuff, and while that’s important, it’s getting out and connecting with nature that motivates me. So I really enjoy your videos because of your obvious joy in what you are doing.

@Duade

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

I work in a reasonably high stress job. . . and I’ll often go out doing photography just to unwind. Great video Duade - you have captured all the reasons to get out there

Dear Duade Just watching your newest video and I'm impressed about. Well your question whas, why do I do that? Here is mine, I'm a photographer since I'm about 20 years and to me fotography is a way to express the beauty of the nature. It's a way to preserve memories when we are out in the mountains or anywhere in the world. Catching moments of happiness, harmony or just being overwhelmed while watching eagles or reds milan how they are playing with they're element in the air. I'm since a few month retired and I'm happy to have finally enough time to go out when ever it's useful during day or night. It's about ... "the world is yours to explore" ... to me😊! Have fun and keep on going. Your Swiss friend, Marco :-)

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Wonderful comment Marco and yes, how lucky are we to have this wonderful world to explore, lets hope we can keep it that way for future generations. Cheers, DUade

Without a doubt one of the best videos about the passion for birds and nature that I have seen to date.

Oh man, your content just keeps getting better. I've recently started regularly going for birding on weekends. Besides the fact that I'm doing it for the pure joy of it, It lets me forget my day job and all the stress that comes with it.

Man, your joy is infectious! Looks like an incredible day, thanks for sharing :D

Love that youre happy to just continue shooting while doing the video, priorities 🙌

Thanks so much for making this video, Duade! I find it very uplifting, inspiring, and calming!

@Duade

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love your enthusiasm and your abilty to share your emotion for the love of your photography. I have enjoyed watching your channel. Thank you for the inspiration.

Duade,it was a real pleasure to watch this particular video. My friend and I were out this morning and were talking about this very topic. So relatable. Great vid! Thanks😊

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful and uplifting video Duade. It's great to hear your thoughts and others about photography. I was like yourself and got into photography through getting back outside after an illness. It's definitely an expensive hobby, but the gear gets you excited as well as getting out there. Also, being able to share my photos on social media is also an extra reward. Photography has given me purpose in life again and with your youtube channel, my photos would still be absolutely rubbish 😂. So thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion, Duade 🙏.

@Duade

6 ай бұрын

It is my pleasure, I beleive many of us find photography via illness or grief so I am happy to hear it is helping you. Have fun out there, Cheers, Duade

I have always loved being outdoors and enjoying the beauty of this creation. Photography adds to it because now instead of just observing, I’m interacting with it, viewing it from different perspectives and seeing things I would have missed had I just been an observer. Great reflective video! Thank you.

I love to witness your joy!