Nikon D850 | The BEST Time to Photograph Birds | Bird Photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Using the Nikon D850 for bird photography is really awesome. Granted the lens I use in this video isn't the most optimal lens for bird photography in low light, but when combined with the D850's huge 45MP sensor in brighter light, it allows me to crop in and still get a decent image. The Nikon D850 never ceases to amaze me with it's quality of images. I get up early in the morning in this video, before sunrise, the best time to photograph birds in my opinion, and head to my local beach. Just like humans, birds awaken looking for a meal, so they're out foraging for food everywhere, forests, beaches, lakes, even your backyard. If I had the money, I would love to combine the Nikon D850 with something like the Nikon 400mm f/2.8E FL VR prime lens with a 1.4 teleconverter for a low light bird photography session (but that's a $15K AUD lens). One can only dream.
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Check out the massive size of that ocean coastline in the video. Of all the spots, that Osprey attack took place right in front of me! Talk about lucky. Thanks for watching 🦅🙏
It was phenomenal!
Is the 80-400 the new one
Thank you very much, very lucky 👍🙏
Hi Darren, yes that's the latest model Nikon 80-400mm F mount lens. Sorry, I should have mentioned that in the video 🙏
This was really excellent to watch. Brilliant bird shots. Thanks.
Zooly Moo cheers 🍻 appreciate you watching 🤙🙏
That was fabulous I enjoyed all the shots of the birds and your pie. 👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Haha, yes a good old Aussie meat pie for breakfast. I was starving after photographing birds all morning. 👍🙏
Hi
Adrian!
You make very interesting videos!
Hats off!Congratulations!
Beautiful scenery and good music!
Congratulations!
Super video!
Huge like!
Thank you Tom for watching. Really appreciate your kind comment 🙏
Very good video friend. Thank you. A huge greeting.
Thank you! Cheers!
Brilliant captures Adrian and another quality video 👍 Looking forward to your next outing 😉
Thanks heaps Colin, I really appreciate you watching. I mainly do landscape photography, but I like to dabble with bird shots every now and then. Have an awesome week mate, cheers 👍🙏
Amazing sunset scenery and spectacular closeup zoom shots
Thank you for watching 🙏
Very nice video 💕Have a good day, my friend 🤗
Thank you so much for watching 🙏
That osprey catching fish was awesome
Thank you so much for watching Andrew. I really appreciate it. 🙏
That looked like some good fun! Great shots and that first Osprey fishing was so cool! Great vid as always Adrian!
Thanks for watching Paul. Yeah that Osprey was pretty amazing. Glad you enjoyed the vid. Cheers 🍻 👍🙏
Wonderful video Adrian, and what fantastics shots of the Osprey, absolutely stunning👌 Great selection of birds in that area, and I just love the Kookaburra 🤗 Another great vlog Adrian 👍Thanks for sharing it mate, really enjoyable watch 👍 Cheers, Cliff
Cheers Cliff thank you very much for watching. I thought you might find the birds at the local beach here interesting. So many species out that morning. Blessed to have that Osprey attack sequence happen right in front of me, what are the odds. Have an amazing Sunday Cliff and enjoy the rest of your week. Stay safe mate 👍🙏📸
What a morning adventure! That first hunting sequence was mind blowing. So incredible to see it so close up. So many varieties of birds, quick on the trigger and so sharp. Mesmerising to watch, beautiful production. Funny too - come back Egret! Ha ha. Loved it.
Thank you so much for watching. I had so much fun making this video. Birds can be so beautiful to watch and photograph. 👍🙏📸
Man, you have better production quality that almost anyone, especially with just over 1K subscribers. I can see the time you put into these and I really enjoy them a lot. Great commentary and photos, overall amazing job Adrian👍👍
Well that comment means so much, thank you sincerely. Yes, if you could have seen the video timeline in this one, it looked like a segment for a documentary haha! Really appreciate you watching and your continued support. Have an amazing week 👍🙏📸
Hi Adrian, I enjoy your videos so much. I appreciate the mix of tech stuff and outside photo shooting! Watching your videos I can't await being back in Australia for our next travel and photographing. Cheers.
Really appreciate your kind comment. It's people like you that inspire me to keep making videos. Thank you so much. Have a great day 📸🙏
Here I am writing another comment on the same video! I just noticed how the egrets eyes almost glow! So beautiful!
Again thank you so much. Yes, that Egret was having a good old feast. His eyes were lighting up most definitely 👍🙏
Another great video, Adrian! Your commentary was highly entertaining. Thanks for bringing us along!!
Thanks very much Jarrid. Appreciate you watching. Have an awesome week 👍🙏
Fantastic video Adrian. You’re nailing all the genres! Great results for a morning out. 👍
Thanks so much Paul for watching. I really enjoyed the morning out with the birds. You feel pretty chilled out afterwards. Have an awesome week 👍🙏📸
Great capture Adrian of that Osprey attack also the rest of the birds were just beautiful. Australia is a beautiful country and has an array of different types of wild life as you probably know. Would love to visit it someday. 🙏🏼
Thank you very much for watching. Australia has so many species of everything I think haha! Very lucky to live here and it is such a beautiful country, very diverse from tropical to desert landscapes. I think you'd love a visit here, particularly the beaches. Always appreciate your kind support, please take care and stay safe 👍🙏📸
Another beauty Adrian, gee that D850 is a good camera.
Cheers Richard thanks so much for watching. I think the D850 will go down as one of the best DSLRs ever made. Best money I've ever spent on a camera and such a pleasure to use. Always appreciate your kind support mate and how cold is it at the moment? Pure blue sky here today, talk about brilliant astro weather 🙏💫🙏
Fantastic! It's interesting to see the birds in your area. Many of them are similar in shape and even name to birds here but many are totally different. The osprey though is exactly the same. They nest everywhere here. I've seen them in the lights of both a soccer and baseball field here. Also on huge power line towers. There is a road that runs parallel to the Tennessee river and every single cell phone tower has a nest! They are amazing fishermen. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
Cheers Phil, thanks so much for watching. Those Osprey are just amazing aren't they. I'm looking into getting a faster bird/wildlife prime lens, but as you know they're quite expensive and much more heavier. I'm seeing some great lenses 2nd hand on ebay here (eg, Nikon 600mm F4 $9500AUD) but still heavy on the wallet. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, look forward to your next video 👍🙏📸
Hi Adrian, a great video once more and unbelievable how many big birds you have around you. The sea eagle series, catching the fish at ~2:20 is outstanding. I think, maybe the 150-600mm were not a disadvantage if you do such shootings more often. But it worked also with the 400 as we have seen ;) I wish you a great weekend!
Thank you so much for watching Christian. Yes I agree the 150-600mm lens is worth a look. I think I will hire one first to see if it meets my needs. Always appreciate your kind support my friend. Have an amazing week and stay safe 👍🙏📸
Thumbs up ere' Adrian, another interesting photography vlog - great capture from hand held - that is some lens to carry around but so worth the effort. Yet again enjoyed the whole video. Many thanks for sharing your work - stay safe :)
Thanks Shaun I really appreciate you watching. Haha! Yes, after carrying that zoom lens around for half the day my arms really felt it. Keep safe mate and enjoy the rest of your week 👍🙏📸
What a fun video Adrian! I've never been much of a bird photographer but it's awesome to see your enthusiasm. There is a great horned owl (I think) in the forest that eludes me every time I go on a hike that I would love to capture though. Maybe one day I'll get lucky enough to actually get within 100 meters of him - lol. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Thanks for watching Rob. That owl sounds awesome to photograph. You should give it a go for sure. We have an owl here that we used to see all the time while out walking around the back park (a tawny frogmouth) but it must have moved on. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have an awesome week. 👍🙏📸
Jealous of that scenery.. it's been a when since I've been out to do some bird photography. You've definitely inspired me to get back out again 😁
Thanks for watching. Yes, absolutely grab ya camera and get back out there. Had a lot of fun.
Enjoyed the video, Adrian! It is exciting that you were able to catch the Osprey hunting. Your other photos were great as well. I love bird photography. I am heading to a wildlife refuge tomorrow and I hope I have as much success as you did.
Hi Walter - thank you so much for watching. Fingers crossed for you at the wildlife refuge, I'm sure you'll get some great shots. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 👍🙏📸
Amazing shots of the ospreys Adrian. They are so scarce in England, I think my closest is Rutland water and you would struggle to get anywhere near as close as you did! Very Jealous!! Thanks for sharing!👍😀
Scott Tilley Photography cheers Scott thank you for watching. Just crazy luck that Osprey attack took place right in front of me. Gosh I wish I had a fast prime lens at something like 400mm or 600mm. But as you know they’re so expensive. Take care mate look forward to your next video 👍🙏
Nice sniping there Adrian. Great video and great pics 👌 it was cool to see how it’s done ✅
Cheers - thanks very much for watching. It was a fun day out on the beach. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks again for your kind support, I really appreciate it 👍🙏📸
Adrian gran video muchas gracias por comparti r
Thank you for watching 🙏
Good job
Thank you very much for watching 🙏
Like 9 from us. Just found you on Instagram! Gorgoeus pictures and video. Love your work. We are enjoying supporting your channel. Let's keep connected. Stay safe and keep uploading 🥰
Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate your kind comment and support, Just subbed to your channel. Yes, let's keep connected and support one another, great idea. Have an amazing week and thank you again for stopping by my channel 👍🙏📸
Are you setting camera all manual or letting camera set?
Sometimes a bit of both. Depends what's happening at the time if bird is flying or stationary. Flip between manual and shutter priority mode. Thanks for watching 🙏
hi Adrian. may I ask if you used auto ISO?
Yes I let camera pick iso for bird photos - set top limit to 6400
thanks again Adrian 🙏
Another great photography adventure Adrian. Looks like a target rich environment for you. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks heaps Andrew. Yeah, there were so many birds out that morning, the best time to get the camera out I reckon. Have an awesome week ahead mate, cheers 👍🙏📸