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Thanks for the messages! Best from Brazil.

Sorry everyone i forgot to link the items. I can't find the direct link, but it's the Wimberley pp-400 ground clamp and PhotoTrust 5 in 1 pocket reflector on Amazon.

What is the Amazon link for the adjustable light deflector or what' is it's proper name

exllent composition !

Thanks for the spray bottle tip

It's literally is the gear and the operator. We really need folks to stop pretending otherwise. The World including most doing photographer would be better far off it they did. There is nothing Wrong with anyone wanting to use older GEAR and their equally nothing wrong with those that prefer the latest and greatest GEAR. So whatever it takes for that person to enjoy their hobbies.

Great video. I think you hit on it a bit, life is about relationships. Our relationship with nature, with each other, and with our creator. Take care.

I find peace when I am out there with my gears no matter how long it takes before that Eagle or owl fly I am there waiting for it to fly.

Love the start of this video 🤙 I got into bird photography as an extension of my love of camping and being in the bush. Awesome work champ 👍

Kevin: Another great video, it is not the gear, it is the operator. Tuesday morning, I was out shooting the Aurora with a 10, 7 and a 1.5 year old cameras. My flagship was a spare. Sometimes the older gear works better than the newest stuff for sale at your camera store. Out of 700+ shots, I narrowed it down to 7 and sent them to Jeff for viewing on Saturday night. I say get out and shoot for the experience, if I get one good shot that is great, if I don't get a good shot, that is okay too. I treat photography as an experiment. sometimes, you succeed, sometimes you fail and you try again. I succeed more often, now. Keep up the great work. I enjoy watching your videos. See you Saturday night?

Whem I`m stressed I take photos, that`s the best Therapy for me. The result is secondery.

Great video! My wildlife photography is what keeps me going. I'm so blessed to have the love and joy for this art that I do. And great youtube friends like you and a few others.

Well said, and Well done Kevin!

Another good one. How are you liking the R7 compared to your other camera?

Nature and wildlife photgraphy has been so healing and relaxing for me after dealing with much stress. So grateful I found my way back to this hobby 4 years ago. As a 15 yr old I made my own darkroom in a closet, borrowed an old machine from the 50/60s, got all the chemicals and developed my own film and photos. This was in the late 80's. Then with school, college and everything else I just drifted away from it. And now decades later it's giving me so much again. Love the channel - you seem like a great dude. Keep up the great work - cheers from Sweden.

this just popped up on my feed. Nicely done video.

Thank you. The lovely shots and video clips gave a boost to my sad heart. We still have horribly high temps with no rain. My dogs don't even want to be out in this . Hope that you and your family are enjoying your time together.

You are awesome.

Awesome so lovely video.

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Retired, I typically go out each morning before sunrise, before dawn and that is the best time of day....even if I don't take one photo!

3:04 the lens hood isnt mounted properly

That’s me every day

It's ok, there wont be any animals to photograph soon anyways.

Come to the UK, it is July and rain is forecast for the whole month. Or go to Donana in Spain, an internationally important wetland, now dry because farmers have sucked out all the water, or Malaga province where a 3yr drought has all but eliminated the wildlife. Scotland is better if you are not eaten by midges. If you combine that with ill health, photography won't be the only thing you give up.

The problem is when you do something and try to make a living out of it , in contrast to doing it as an amateur, doing it for the love of it

Out of joy and questioning your passion ? YEP been there often. Every time I get ready to quit and sell it all I'll find a place one 1 shot out of 1000 in my cards that reminds me why I do it.

Amen. Nature is medicine. I like being out in Nature and don’t like the processing side so much, as I sit in front of a computer for work. Recently I try to take less photos when I’m out. I look for the “ shot of the day”. If the birds aren’t out, I may turn to bees and butterflies. Even spiders and bugs. I try to find a way to take a great picture of a common subject when things are slow. You live in migration heaven! It must feel very slow there now!

Kevin Kevin Kevin. I'm telling you, watching your videos is like sitting with a friend at the end of a day sharing our experiences. I just drove 1000 miles to the southeastern corner of Arizona to spend a week hanging out in nature photographing birds. Of all the birds I have seen so far I only have one picture I really like. I have never seen this type of bird before so very happy to get a photo. Two Black bellied whistling ducks standing together on a rock in the middle of a pond. The last type of bird I thought I would see in the desert in July. Anyway thanks for another great video. Joe

Your timing is impeccable, thanks.

Your story to so relatable to many of us. Keep remembering the “why” and enjoy nature as much as you can. Thank you for another great video.

Right on brother. Keep up the good work man.

Several years ago I put away the camera and was done with photography for good. It really had very little to do with photography itself, but a lot of little things everywhere. I don't know how long this lasted, but it was a few months at least. I finally took the camera out to shoot some photos of my daughters for a mothers day present to my wife. I think she was more excited about my return to photography than I was. Haven't put the camera away in the same manner since, but I definitely get moments that I feel like I'm ready to do so. It's usually the times when I haven't been able to get out like I really want to, but as soon as I get out with the camera, I'm cured. Keep living the dream.

I also had some time off wildlife, because in my local area waterbirds disappeared for whole spring and appeared just recently. And now I started to enjoy the hobby again. Anyway it is hard to not get bored if you do something everyday. Thanks for the videos man :)

Good video as usual :)

Stick with it Kevin. Your words and videos having more impact than you can imagine.

Thank you. You seem to post videos like this when I need to be reminded that I am not alone in my depression and discouragement. Seeing the lovely videos and photos that you take when you go out is motivating.

Exactly how I feel and what I keep turning back to when someone tells me I'm doing it all wrong. Thank you for the clarification of just going with the flow and being present.

I couldn't find the link to the retractable stand that held the reflector.