Urban Wildlife Photography In A City Park
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Long time no speak dear people!
I haven't uploaded in a while because I was going through quite a bit life change. I have moved from the small seaside town of Bognor Regis to the city of Bristol! I have moved for a new job and hopefully better oportunities for wildlife photography and making videos for you all.
Speaking of which, this is the first from my new location. I want to bringing you at least one video a month from now on but hopefully two. Though obviously this is very often dependant on the wildlife playing ball. This is my fourth attempt at making a video here so I hope it doesn't disappoint.
Please let me know what you think and ask as many questions as you would like in the comments below.
Great video and photographs! I feel lucky to find your channel! So much fun to watch
Oh thats very nice of you to say! Thank you! I will try not to disappoint with the next one :D
Back at it! Yes Matt!
Yes Roxy!!! Plan to binge watch yours this evening :D
Very nice video i enjoyed really thanks
Hi Mobi, really chuffed you enjoyed it, thanks for stopping by :)
Loving your videos, just subscribed and looking forward to following your journey!
Nice video, tons of credit for going all in to get the images and video of the dipper.
Thank you Edgar! I was super chuffed i have to say :D
Wow, I’ve never seen on of those before even on the telly. Fantastic, well done you. Enjoyed that. Thanks
Good day!
Thank you for the comment. It's great to hear you have made a new discovery. Thats the great thing about wildlife in my opinion, you are always finding and learning about something new. Hopefully you get to see one yourself now you can keep an eye out for them.
Thank you for watching :)
Good to see you back Matt,Enjoyed the video. I moved from Torquay in Devon to Perth Australia 8 years ago, don't miss your weather, although was 106 degrees here yesterday.
I mostly specialize in birds and wildlife and really love it. A couple of days ago I photographed 2 birds for the first time. A red tail black cockatoo and the Rainbow bee eater.
It's amazing when you go out and see something you weren't expecting. Keep the videos coming.
Glad to be back Mark :). Wow, quite a move! I know what the wildlife can be like in Australia, you are very lucky! And yeah its brillant to see a first, not to mention photograph it! Well done! And thank you for your comment :)
Nice stuff. Hello from Russia!
Thank you !!! Hello back at you from England :D
well done, great work
Thank you :)
Amazing video good work
High praise indeed, glad you like it ! :D
excellent video matt, funny enough I also saw my first dipper (A brown dipper in Japan) last week! The one that I saw was in bad light and too far away but it is still super amazing to see them feeding in the river!
Thank you Anson! Such charasmatic birds, glad you got to see one as well!
Good Job Bro :-)
Cheers Bavaria !
awesome content! was so impressed and amazed with everything esp your passion and patience. keep up!
Thank you! I think the passion in emphasised when you have waited so long, I think it kind of builds up hand in hand with the excitement :D.
Really good content mate! Great to see you again. And you got some awesome footage and pictures of many great species. Really loved the behavior shoots of the dipper. Cool to see how it flips the stones. And also the low angle that I love myself :) Great job!
Glad you like it mate, you seem to be thriving yourself!!! Your channel is taking off, congratulations btw :D. Thanks for the complement!
Hi sir
Yeah, that stone flipping was amazing!
Great content Matt. ez sub.
Thank you Geof, glad you enjoyed it!
what type of camera and lens do you used?
There is a whole video on my channel about the gear I use :). But it's a Canon 5Div and 500mm F4 IS
Enjoyed this immensely . Did you say 'a Bristol park'?
Glad to hear it John, i did indeed, though unfortunately, because i want to keep impacts on wildlife to a minimum i dont shout about any specifics with regards to locations.
Quite understand - just that I live in Bristol hence my interest.
It sounds weird being excited to move into a city because of the wildlife haha
Hello Matt, stumbled on your channel and i absolutely love your videos. I have since watched so many of them . Looking forward to new content.
Hi Bigwillz! Ahhh thats wicked to hear! Glad you are enjoying them, they are changing all the time so hope not to disapoint in future videos!
@@MattGouldphotography I'm sure they will be just fine.
Great video! So wonderful to see a true wildlife photographer who waits for the wildlife to come to him. Thank you for setting a terrific example. If the wildlife changes its behaviour due to your presence, you're too close. So happy to have found you. New subscriber from Canada :)
Thats it! If the wildlife reacts to you then you are too close or you have not hidden yourself well enough. Which admittedly can sometimes be a case of learning from your mistakes when it comes to hiding and waiting. But as long as you are not chasing it i think you can go home happy even if you have no photographs for that day. Thank you for watching and i am glad to hear you agree.
Very enjoyable video. Keep this brilliant content up and the subs will pour in. I’ve subbed too and I’m looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers for the words of encouragement Gary, and the sub of course! Glad to have you aboard for the ride :). I will try not to dissapoint with future videos :)
Thanks for sharing this video. In India the winter season is in full motion. In my locality where I live the minimum temperature is between 8 to 9 degree in winter. My passion is birding & bird photography.In winter season several migratory bird spices like Northern Pintail, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Common teal, Ferruginous duck, Gargani, Common Shelduck, Red-creasted Poachard , Tufted duck ,Blue Throat, Siberian Rubythroat , Taiga Flycatcher and many more visit in our locality. Seeing your dedication and love for photographing birds gives me a immense pleasure because we are birds in same feather. Hats off to you.
Glad to hear you are making the most of your seasonal bird activity! Glad you are enjoying the videos! I will try not to dissapoint in future ones :)
I took a photo of a Dipper myself last week, the second sighting in my 70 years.i can't get down like you did as I would never get up again. I liked the perspective you get from being at the level of the subject and with the flexible all angle viewing screen I can get similar angles. Thanks for a great video.
Brilliant to hear you saw another recently Timothy! Sorry to hear you arent able to get down low any more, but for me, althoough i love the photography, it's still all about the sighting and its lovely to hear the excitement doesnt wear off. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching :)
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I was dumb lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
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@Sergio Jacoby i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and Im trying it out now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Sergio Jacoby it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you really help me out!
Excellent video with lots of respect towards nature and wildlife. Like your style of making videos, you got my subscribe for sure :)
Thank you Shovel! Glad that came across! And thank you so much for that last comment and subscription, it's really apreciated :)
Wow. Nice shots. I have a 80d and sigma 150-600mm Contemporary. Is there any advice to what settings you use. An also to use flash for humming bird shots.
Hiya, I have no experience with humming birds to be honest but I am not a huge fan of using flash on fast moving animals. The settings would heavily depend on the kind of photo you want to get and the light at the time. But as long as you get the eye sharp you can usually get away with anything. The general rule of thumb is a shutter speed the same as your focal length so I would say around 1/800 minimum (taking your cameras crop factor into account). Hope this helps!
Amazing video Man ;) love the dipper photos congrats! Can't wait for Another vid from You- one of the best channels on YT
Thank you Grzegorz! I currently have serval in the making but in need of another days filming and the wildlife to play ball :D.
I agree
Deserve a thumbs-up for that soaking. Add a few more for the video.
Ha, thank you Philip! Much appreciated :D
The question begs, how in the world can this punk afford a 12ooo dollar 600mm lens from canon?
Punk 😂?
Risk everything and take out crippling loan to try and pursue my passion in life if you're interested 😁
Also it was about £3400 and it's a second hand 500mm not a $12000 600mm 😊
Superbe vidéo merci pour se partage subscribe channel welcome my channel
Merci Acteon! :)
Dude im so stoked to see a new video😍 good to see that you fixed your pc haha. I started my weekly upload, Wildlife Photography channel a month ago and I’m growing slowly. It’s so much fun to see other wildlife photography channels thrive like you😱 congrats and merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you Adventureresting ! Yes a very nice bulgarian man fixed it :D, and invited me to Bulgaria to make a video as well :D. So good to hear there are more and more channels starting! Thank you for your comment, and a merry christmas to you as well!
well done really enjoyed the video, hope you didn't have to walk to far home
Thank you Dave, no, only to the car :D
Bloody awesome vlog buddy! Liking the long lens 😍 I’m off to pick up a 600mm f4 mk2 up tomorrow 😳
Great video, and much fun seeing your enthusiasm in wildlife situations. The dipper is the national bird of Norway, so its a familiar bird for me, and very cool that you got so close to it!
Thank you Magnus, that really means a lot! And that's definitely a cool national bird, i imagine snow shots of them would look stunning!
Great video. Love the combo of video + stills. Thank you. (music was great too!)
Krásne spracované video. Pekné fotografie...👍👍👍
Thank you :D
Fantastic video your enthusiasm really shows through. The dipper is also on my hit list but still waiting. You might want to have a word with Trond Westby and find out where he gets his clothing as I think it maybe more suited to the task than your jeans :-). Keep the great videos coming.
Ahhh good to hear Kevin, it's a bucket list shot well worth pursuing i have to say! And yeah i am usually quite on it with clothing but i wasnt expecting to see dippers that day :D. Me and Trond have chatted, may even collab if he is ever in the UK. He is a wiked photographer.
Wow shots mate , good on you for getting down and dirty/ well wet ! Gre
Thanks Royce! I like to think it was worth it :D.
Thank you thank you for a little happiness tonight.
Amazing! Great video and pictures!
Thank you so much Titaostein, glad you enjoyed it :)
Hi Matt, an absolutely gorgeous vid! A stunning experience and the White Throated Dipper is so lovely. Totally devoted to photography you got in December into water and soaked wet .... 😳! Very impressing. Beautiful photos. This encourages me to have a closer look in the parks around me ... 😉
Thank you Andrea, glad you liked it! Ha, you really don't feel it... that is until the walk back to the car :D. I am so chuffed to hear you will look at your parks a bit closer now! That is my aim with the video. To make people look again at their local wildlife :)
Awesome video👍👍 are you on Instagram ?
Cheers Malcolm, and yes i am, you should be able to click the link on my profile or just search @mattgould22
Fantastic images Matt! Love your perseverance and it certainly paid off! One of your best videos yet! Well done!
I dont think i would ever get a photo if i didnt persevere. I certainly would never get enough to make a video :D. Thanks for the complement :)
I like you nice upbeat personality and style. Good job.
Thank you Janet! Thats really nice of you to say! :)
This video randomly came up in my feed. So glad it did. I like your dedication to get that shot even if it meant getting down and dirty in that water..hahaha..new subscriber and fan!
Ha, glad you found it to be a nice bit of random :D. Yeah, gotta get that shot! :D Glad to have you on board! :) Thanks for the comment!
Good commitment to the shots Matt.....and well worth it too!
Hi Phil! Thank you, much appreciated, cheers for watching :)
I saw those wet clothes, and thought, this deserves a like
Hahahah much appreciated! :D Luckily a warm shower wasn't far away :D
Great video Matt. I recently found you and am now a regular follower. Seen dippers lots of times, but never turning stones, brilliant. Also good to see somebody else who gets wet and mucky for their pics!
Hi Deborah! Welcome aboard! You are lucky to have had lots of experinces with them, they are awesome little birds. I am sure i won't be able to resist the pull of them in the winter, especially if it snows! :D.
Set up a website would you. That'd be great
Way ahead of you George :D
mattgould.co.uk/
Great little vid , who was holding the camera lol .
ahhhhhhhhhhh well spotted dear Watson ;). All will be revealed 19/01/2019 in my latest video. It's actually a piece of high tech equipment ;). Cheers for the comment Mark!
What park is this
Greetings, Matt, from the South Land. I’ve just came across you channel. You mentioned you had been to Australia. Which part of our vast land? I’m on the south side of Sydney, quite close the the Royal National Park which is replete with bird life. Some, eg cockatoos, will sit on you
Pretty cool Matt! Not at all like our dippers over here in Western Canada. Like the coloring on yours. Ours are similar in their behavior but are grey all over. A very common bird in British Columbia rivers. But then we get excited when we see a Mandarin Duck. Go figure?
Also you will be on my favorite list to watch now
Very much appreciated :)
How many times have you bopped down in a stream and ended up with a wet bum?
I have been there, done that! 😉👍
Just a few times. 🙄
Keith. UK 🇬🇧
Very nice, fortune favors the prepared.
Hahahah or the down right single minded :D. Thanks for the comment David! :)
Where is this park? It looks like somewhere in London or Glasgow
Edit: wait half of this is American so I’m guessing New York or some northeastern city
hahahah i am British! :D None of my videos have been in America so far.
Its in Bristol, sadly i don't reveal locations because i want to encourage people to look for their own and i worry about disturbance. Sorry, thank you for the comment though it's very much appreciated!
Good to see you back, missed your enthusiasm for wildlife!
Awww thank you First Last! Really nice of you too say that! Glad to be back ! Hopeuflly i will produce at lease one a month!
Excellent images and footage Matt. City wildlife is most certainly underrated.
Thanks Robert! I completely agree!
Excellent video and content. Lovely images and video shot of the birds behaviour, thanks for sharing and look forward to the next one.
Great video !
I really like the video, your work with the animals is really fine. Congrats. Hope to see more stuff.
Cheers Gonzalo! Really apprecaite it :)
Amazing! What a great video!
Thank you Michael! :)
Cool video, you got a new follower 👌👌
Thank you Dennis! Welcome aboard! :D
Glad to see your videos again Matt. I do 95% of my nature photography around the small Goffs park pond in Crawley and tend to stand in one spot for hours and let things unfold in front of me. As I study their behaviour it makes my photography that much easier although you can never go out and predict what will turn up. That's why nature photography is never boring.
Your videos are always true to life and you show that the photographs take time and a lot of effort to produce the results you are looking for. The dipper was brilliant and his body ended up a lot drier than yours!
Looking forward to the next instalments next year. Thank you. Happy New Year Matt.
Thank you Frank! Yeah i completely agree with the sit and wait technique. It almost always results in better photos for me anyway! And yes, i plan to keep the videos as real as possible, thats the beauty of you tube. No big corporate roadblocks hiding the reality.
Thank you for stopping by, the next is 19/01/2019 :) And happy new year to you too
Nice work! Getting down low certainly makes wildlife less nervous and avoiding eye contact helps too.
Thank you Jan, and yeah i really think it does! All the little things add up ! But as long as the wildlife is relaxed i am happy :)
I really like your videos but I would really love if you use soothing and calm music in your videos. Wildlife Photography is calm and relaxing experience so it should have same type of music.
Thank you Mahmood! I see your point but to me wildlife is a personal thing. Everyone experiences something unique and that is was makes it so great! For me, its really cool and a thrill whenever i am around wildlife, so the music reflects that for me :).
That "city park" is a lot larger and wilder than any I've seen. Congrats!
And by the way how do you manage to know the names of so many species of birds? Amazing.
Hahhahaa i don't really, especially in comparisom to some of my friends! But I often research a subject in depth before heading out to photograph it.
Just found your channel..you take some awesome shots..and i loved the music as well
Great video. I did a similar video only mine was in Lumphini Park in the middle of Bangkok. It so amazing for wildlife there surprisingly, I was chuffed with what I found. Your channel is great.
Thank you Mikey! Really appreciate it! And yeah, wildlife is full of surpises and always in places you least expect ! Thank you so much for the comment and compliment :)
Wow, what a great video, lots of great tips as well as amazing footage. Love your enthusiasm too 😊 👍
Thank you ! Glad you think so,and i am chuffed that came across!
Well impressed with the low level video - and the Dipper too!
Thank you Paul! Really nice of you to say! Worth getting blooming cold for :D
@@MattGouldphotography just watched it again, the opening shot with the grey wag is perfect 👍
Flipping monitor could help to stay dry.
Sorry, what do you mean a monitor?
SLOW ONE PHOTOGRAPHER.@@MattGouldphotography
flipping fantastic dedication
Cheers Showshine! All worth it for the shot :)
Amazing pal. Incredible photos
Cheers Will, much appreciated!
Great footage and stills.
Cheers Keith, glad you think so!
4:45 because I don't have 4 grand to drop on a Sony a7iv and lenses 🥵
Amazing video, Thank!
Thank you :)
which lens did u use..?
In this one i used the canon 100-400 mark 1 for the first sequence and photos, then the 500mm f4 IS for the dipper sequence :).
What wonderful work! Just came across your channel for the first time, I'll be back!
Cheers Mike, glad you like it! I look forward to hearing from you again! :)
Great vlog! That is one strong little bird, it flipped that stone like nothing! Nice video footage, I love those slow-motion shots.
I know right! So strong! Such a cracking little animal. Thank you for your kind words as well :)
Amazing video, i wish you a lot of great moments to capture and share with all people who loves nature.Cheers, Ady !
Awww thank you Ady! Thats the plan, I have lots more videos on the way :)
Welcome back Matt, we've missed you! Some fabulous shoots/footage. Hope you are settling into your new environment well n the job keeps you busy. Looking forward to all you share with us. Wishing you a very merry Christmas from the pierce's😁
Thank you Debbie! Glad you enjoyed the video! I very much am, and yes i am very busy! Thank you and same to you of course!
love from Denmark
Thank you ZT !
Congratulations on finding a Dipper to watch and photograph! They are just the most interesting and adorable birds! I'm going to subscribe and look for more of your work!
Thank you, a little bit of luck never hurt anyone :D.
They really are incredible little birds. Thank you for the sub and I hope the other videos don't disapoint. I have lots more on the way :D.
amazing video, I admire your willingness to get wet and full of Sh*t to get the shot!
are you using Aperture priority?
when you were talking about the grey wagtail I was sure I could hear a Kingfisher out there somewhere.
lastly what camera do you use?
keep up the great videos.
Hi Leon, thank you for the comment and the kind words!
I tend to use manual but sometimes turn ISO to Auto and adjust the exposure compensation in relation the bird :).
Quite possibly, there are a lot about, possibly worth another video! :)
I use a 5DIV :) I do have a full gear video on my channel :).
And thank you i will try to :D
Great video and thanks for sharing. Just found your channel and I look forward to what you find next.
Thank you for the comment Brandon! Glad to have you on board, i will try not to dissapoint with the next one :D (release date 19/01/2019)
Fantastic video mate
Thank you, Kalibr, glad you enjoyed it!
Love the video. Just curious what camera body you use. The iso figures are off the charts yet your images show no signs of noise. Excellent content and composition. Cheers :)
Ha, cheers Avinash!
Wildlife is often off the charts i find. The river was deep in a woodland and in a deep ditch on a cloudy day so quite extreme. It is the 5DIV. I have a gear video on my channel by the way if you want to know more about what i use :)
Great!!!!! So great!!!!
Thank you Decad! Glad you think so!
I like how you leave the camera rolling so we can see the subject too. I did not catch the name of the bird. But i did not think that it could move a big rock like that. Good Job!
Cheers Wendy, yeah i plan to give either nice footage or photos of the subject in each of my videos. Sometimes i get lucky and its both :D. It was a Dipper by the way, a endlessly surprising bird.
It’s great, I like it.
Cheers Andy, glad to hear it!
Fantastic images of the dipper. I admire your commitment to getting the shot, not sure I would lie on the side of a city park river bank. Well done keep the videos coming.
Glad you liked the photos Rob! And yes, it takes a certain kind of mad to do that :D
Stunning.
Cheers Patrick!
Mate, I was not expecting to really enjoy this video. I mean bird photography in a local park ? I absolutely loved it, fantastic and just amazing the lengths you went, to get the shot. Incredible!! Thumbs up and subscribed. Well done.
Oh wow, your reaction is exactly what i was hopping for Rice Crash! Thank you for your comment! Yeah local stuff doesn't have to mean boring :D. I hope you enjoy the future videos :)
Sorry, I just bumped my iPad & my reply was sent. I was saying our oldest National Park was replete with bird life. So where I live, Como, in the Sutherland Shire, birds of all sizes are part of everyday scene. I witnessed a smart kookaburra fly to were a group of us were sitting & skilfully picked a piece of ham out of a sandwich in someone’s hand. Lyrebirds are common in the Park. Anyway, I enjoyed your videos & admired your patience & perseverance. I’m looking forward to more of your videos.
Hi Robert! Yeah I was lucky enough to visit Aus a year or two ago. It's incredible the amount of birdlife you have there and how comfortable it seems to be with humans. I was doing a bit of a road trip at the time but would love to go back and really spend some time in places like the blue mountains and absorb the wildlife. I did manage to tick off the lyrebirds (both species) whilst i was there though ;). Thanks for watching !
wow thats so cool!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
hello...,
Brather i will come sydney next......,
Please give some details wildlife spot on Sydney
Hi Adnan. Sadly I don't give out exact locations as I don't want places ruined by too many people visiting. I also don't have any from Aus as I wasn't there long. However, I would highly suggest visiting the Blue mountains. It's an incredible place!
I hope you enjoy your trip!
Beautiful photographs!
Great video ,i enjoyed watching it. I like the way you got low in the perspective to get the interesting birds eye view of the birds. Well done.
Thank you Armando! Getting low is really what i find to be the easiest way to give a photo impact for sure :). And thank you!
Just found your channel! Love your passion for Photography! Just subscribed..
Thank you Steve! Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome aboard in that case dear fellow! :)