Dan 'V' Pops
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2023
- 🌧️ Rainy days won't stop this epic showdown!
Join me, Dan, as I take on my father, Pops, in the ultimate photography challenge amidst the pouring rain at Etherow Country Park. We've got just one hour to capture the best wildlife shots this park has to offer, and the conditions couldn't be tougher! Poor light, heavy rain, and the clock ticking - it's going to be intense.
📸 Armed with our Z9 cameras and fuelled by determination, we brave the elements to snap the most stunning wildlife photographs. But with time against us and nature not exactly playing along, the pressure is on. Will Pops' seasoned skills prevail, or will my quick eye and determination secure the win?
🌿 As we navigate the park's lush landscapes, chasing after elusive subjects and battling the downpour, you'll witness the thrilling race against time through our lens. Expect muddy trails, fleeting glimpses of wildlife, and the unwavering determination of two passionate photographers in pursuit of the perfect shot.
🏆 So, who will emerge victorious in this rain-soaked challenge? Join us on this thrilling adventure and cast your vote as Dan takes on Pops in the ultimate photography showdown! Don't forget to stay till the end to see the stunning captures and find out who claims the title of Etherow's Rainy Day Wildlife Photography Champion!
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Pops’ Jay for me, although, given the tough conditions both were worth waiting for.
Thanks very much 👍🏻
Another great video and some great photos … it’s pops for me … just .
Thanks very much, really appreciate it.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
Great challenge, We are giving this vote to Pops for his jay. Our very favourite was the bedraggled nuthatch. well done to you both. Wishing you all a great Christmas.
Thanks very much Colin, appreciate it.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
Great idea for a dreary Day Dan and Pops , the drowned Nuthatch was my favourite. For me sitting in my Hide at home or a pop up hide in these conditions is never wasted time , must be the years of Fishing you fish regardless 👍
Thanks very much Laurence. Hope you have a very merry Christmas and a great 2024 👍🏻
@@danwillis_photography Merry Christmas to you both👍
Dan, I choose the nuthatch. But if Pops had included his rain-soaked nuthatch, I probablywould have chosen that. Nice to see that you share the same passion. Enjoy it.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thanks very much we really appreciate it. It really is fantastic to share a passion with Pops we get to spend quality time together and always have a giggle 🤭
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
Great idea for a video Dan and a tough challenge for you both in the conditions. It was a close call but my favourite is Dans image. 👍😃
Thanks very much Ian, always appreciated.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
@@danwillis_photography thanks Dan and the same to you and all your family. It’s been great being a member of your channel this year and here’s to some more great videos in 2024. 👍😃
Excellent stuff again guys! Like you both said, all too often when you look out the window and see poor weather conditions it’s all too easy to stay at home & do something else instead of getting out there with the camera. Some species lend themselves very well to rain, red squirrels, badgers, foxes, woodpeckers, jays, & even the woodland & song birds. So good on you both for pressing on with it & getting it done. 👍
Sorry Dan, but I’ve voted for Pops’ Jay image, I just like the framing of it & the symmetry. Nothing wrong with your tightly framed Nuthatch, I just prefer the jay image.
Keep on keeping on boys!
Best,
Nick
Cheers Nick, really appreciate your comments and continued support mate.
I think we will be choosing to get out in the rain more often following some fantastic results this time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
What a great idea for a challenge. I’m no youth but it’s my first year getting into photography and beyond the bounds of my own back garden to birdwatch. I subscribed a few months ago and I’ve enjoyed quite a few of your videos now and they are really helpful. The fact that you needed to photograph common subjects because constraints you gave yourselves and the great shots of them was inspiring to a newbie like me. It shows that there are photographic opportunities everywhere. My favourite was Pops’ grey squirrel. In voting I’m going for the nuthatch. I’m looking forward to the next round.
Thank you Samantha. I’m really glad that you are enjoying the videos and they are inspiring you to to take more photographs, that was always the aim of the channel from the very beginning. Thank you also for the subscription, it’s very much appreciated.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 😊
Really enjoyed the banter between you both, the challenge and of course the inspiration it gave you to go out in such conditions.
Can we have more Dan v Pops please.
Thanks Kay, we’ve got lots of Dan V Pops lined up for this year. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
All the best 😊
Your Dad is much more confident in front of the camera now.
Great video, hard decision but Pops gets my vote. My actual favourite shot was drowned Nuthatch that Pops took.
Thanks very much it’s really appreciated.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
Great video Dan, quality time spent with your father makes it all worthwhile. I’d have picked the blurred in flight image, but out of the 2 finalists I’ve gone for your portrait shot. Well done to both of you.
Thanks very much, always appreciate your comments and continued support. Have a fantastic Christmas and New Year 👍🏻
Great concept.
Thanks very much Steve, appreciate it 👍🏻
Pop,s Jay for me.. Have a great xmas ,,cheers Den
Thanks very much, appreciate your comment and support.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
Pops is a far superior photographer,give it up to the elder.🎉🎉🎉
He should be, he has far more experience and has been taking photographs longer than I’ve been alive 😂
Great video guys, has to be the Jay for me
Thanks very much for your response it’s really appreciated.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
Nuthatch......Have a good one guys.....Tarra
Cheers Keith, appreciate it mate. Have a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year 👍🏻
I am really looking forward to the coming year of challenges!! You are both wonderful photographers, so this should be interesting!! Wishing you both a very happy New Year!!
Thank you very much we really appreciate all the support for the channel you have shown over the years.
All the very best for the coming new year 😊
Dan your videos with your pops are just wonderful, I sadly lost my Dad and miss him so much everyday, what your doing is making unforgettable memories, fantastic 👍🌲
Thanks very much John, I truly value every outing we have together and I’m very lucky to share my passion with him. Sorry to hear you lost your Dad mate.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
Nice vlog that👍
Thanks Michael, appreciate it 👍🏻
Bonjour,
Très beau duel. Merci à vous deux.
Le choix est vraiment difficile, car les deux sont très belles. Mais pour le soutien des anciens, je donne un point à Pops.
Je vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes.
Amicalement
Good morning,
Very nice duel. Thanks to you two.
The choice is really difficult, because both are very beautiful. But for alumni support, I give Pops a point.
I wish you happy holidays.
Kind regards
Michel
merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire et je suis certain que Pops sera aux anges avec votre verdict. J'espère que vous passez un très joyeux Noël et une bonne année.
The Mandarin duck by Dan
Thanks very much Ray 👍🏻
Pop's photo hands down. Are we going to see pop' foties of the pine Martins he took recently?
Thanks Andrew, unfortunately Pops didn’t get any shots of the Pine Martens on his recent trip.
All the best 👍🏻
Between the two fotos you’ve chosen, I liked more the one from Dan.
My favourite photo was Pop’s shoot of the bird flying which is blurry. Next Dan’s photo of a bird one the ground surrounded by plants.
Cheers
Thanks very much I appreciate it. We discussed our photo choices after the video and I said to Pops that I would have chosen the blurry one. It is something different and very artistic.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 👍🏻
@@danwillis_photography precisely!
Hello Pops and Dan, a very good idea that this competition and today I think it was Pops who won but I am amazed by the quality of the images of the Z9 with not at all favorable conditions, so I am impatiently waiting for the continuation of the competition, today Pops 1 and Dan 0
Thanks Jean Louis, we really appreciate it and will definitely be bringing further challenges to 2024 👍🏻
And I know it's a bit late but our choices were ...the Jay with his tuft up and the Mandarin Duck.
Thanks Mick, still appreciate the vote 👍🏻
Fabulous video. Very difficult to choose the best image as they are both a delight to behold. Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Look forward to more of your adventures. xxx
Thank you very much Sue, really appreciate it.
Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year 🎅🏻
Another fabulous video, thoroughly love watching your channel. I’ve spent a few hours in that Etherow hide myself as I live in Stockport. Tough to choose between your two photos, they’re both excellent and equally good, but if I had to choose I’d go with Dan’s Nuthatch head shot…. Well done to you both 👏
Thanks very much Stephen, no doubt we will cross paths in the future as I’m local to Etherow.
All the very best 👍🏻
I got up at 7.00 am this morning as it was supposed to be dry..... It was wet, windy and misty. Had some breakfast while I watched this vid and thought Id go for a walk regardless. I was rewarded with a Barn Owl (which dont hunt in these conditions) a Kingfisher , a Kestrel and a bedraggled Buzzard. Thanks for the inspiration. BTW loving the results from your 400mm !
What a fantastic result Keith, especially the Barn Owl. A definite testament to getting out regardless of the weather conditions. Thanks for your comment it’s really appreciated.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
I like the grebe photo by Pops the best but I’ll go with his nuthatch image for the contest.
Oops, I meant his Jay photo
Has Pops paid you, teasing me with the Nuthatch vote only to change to the Jay 😂😂😂😂 thanks for your comment it’s appreciated 👍🏻
That was a bit of fun. I will be photographing Jays, Robins, Magpies and just about anything that comes close when I'm in the UK. As for my choice, I'll go with the portrait of the Nuthatch. Pops Jay needs the vertical branch on the right to be removed for my taste. One thing that did cause me some grief was the two pictures/prints on the wall being hung at different heights! Plus the one on the left (the Squirrel) is not even level! Come on lads, as photographers you should know about paying attention to your backgrounds.😎
Thanks very much John, I appreciate your comment. I will mention the pictures to Pops, though I think that he has changed them since 👍🏻
Great idea pal, I actually prefer your low level Nuthatch and Pops Jay at around 15:40.... To choose between the two you both selected i'll give it to your nuthatch - great detail and love the rain streaks
Thanks very much Graham, appreciate it mate.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
Evening guys, great to see you together, having banter and a laugh even though conditions were a tad dire. I've sat in hides on the Ouse Washes midwinter stairods outside and on the beach at Titchwell while a hoolie going on, but always with fellow birders which fo me makes the conditions bearable as I don't like my own company. Enjoyed the video as always, you did well considering low light etc, I'm on the fence so a point each for the images, keep them coming, merry Christmas to you both. Cheers Derek.
Thanks very much Derek, very much appreciated.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
Lovely video Dan, looks like you both love your art. So, more of the Dan and Pops show please. Now, my choice has to be......................
POPS. Simply because he is your dad. Respect your elders. Seriously though I really couldn't make a decision as both shots were beautiful. Cheers and merry Christmas to you both.
Thanks very much, really appreciate your comment and continued support. Pops will be overjoyed with the verdict I’m sure.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 👍🏻
Great upload Dan, thoroughly enjoyed every moment. just goes to show, even in dour conditions there's always enjoyment to be had.
As far as picking a winner, the jury is still out. I really liked both images for different reasons, so it's all to play for.
Thanks very much for your comment I really appreciate it. We try to take the most from every situation and just have fun and for me that’s what it’s all about.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 👍🏻
Nuthatch all day long Dan,looking forward to more of these challenges in 2024
Thanks very much and thanks for the vote I really appreciate it.
All the best 👍🏻
What a hard decision to pick a favorite photo, they are all beautiful!
Thank you very much that’s a lovely comment to read 👍🏻
Cracking video Dan as per usual. Very entertaining
A very close call to be honest, I love certain details from each image! And pops being restricted to 6.3,!?
So I’m going to sit on the fence and call it a draw
Maybe next time don’t tell us who took the pictures, just to mix it up?
Keep up the good work 👍👍
Cheers Andy, I actually think that not telling the audience who took the pictures is a great idea as this is turning into a popularity contest 😂😂😂
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 👍🏻
Great idea for a video 👏👏
I liked both images but I’m going to go for Dans Nuthatch.
I was surprised that your Dad didn’t go for the Nuthatch in flight with the motion blur, it was a cracking image & sorry Dan if he’d put that one up for the vote you may have had some competition 👍
As a suggestion for a future video, why not see who can take the best image with motion blur?
You won’t be so dependant on the weather & you could also use it as a kind of tutorial on the best way to capture motion blur?
If you don’t post before Christmas, hope you & your families have a great Christmas & a prosperous & healthy New Year.
Take care lads. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks very much Mark, really appreciate your comment and suggestion for a future challenge. I think that’s a cracking idea and something we will be putting together in the new year.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
You both are such wonderful photographers in your own rights! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Thanks very much Jon, really appreciated.
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year mate 🎅🏻👍🏻
Sorry Dan but I’m going for pops photo, was a hard decision as both are very good. This challenge, i think, is going to be very interesting in the future, looking forward to more. Merry Xmas to you both and the family. Cheers
Cheers Roy, appreciate your comment.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻
@@danwillis_photography 👍
Great photos by both of you in such challenging conditions. It was close for me but I vote for your nuthatch shot, Dan. I'm a sucker for songbird headshots!
Thanks very much I really appreciate it. All the very best 👍🏻
I would agree with Ted 100%. Dan maybe you didn’t intend to take the advantage by using your prime lens at f2.8 whilst your poor father was restricted to f6.3 but ! Just saying maybe just maybe the contest was a little skewed in your favour? So for me Pops gets it for skilled use of his tools and an aperture disadvantage. Very entertaining video though guys love it 👍😄👊
Thanks David, fair comment. Glad you enjoyed the video.
All the best 👍🏻
So Pops is using a F6.3 lens and you Dan are " managing " with a F2.8 !!! I've got the 180 - 600mm lens and it's very good BUT ! come on..poor light, raining ! Has Pops been given the short end of the stick...LOl This has the makings of a great contest, I look forward to Round Two. Ted. Nottingham.
Thanks Ted, incidentally Pops has many other lenses and chose that lens on the day. Perhaps he was giving me a chance this time 😂
We will definitely be making some more challenges for 2024, glad you enjoyed this one.
All the best 👍🏻
Hi Dan...I'm a fan of you and Pops and love watching your videos with my other half....we often wonder what job you do. She says you're a tradesman but I think you're a project manager or something similar. Are we even close?
Hahaha that made me giggle, if you spoke to my family you would know a tradesman, I am not 😂
I’m a teacher in a high school 👍🏻
My vote to Dan’s Nuthatch closeup, but if Pop’s had chosen his Robin photo as favorite I’d have chosen it!
Thanks Louisa, Robins are our family favourite as well. Such beautiful songbirds.
All the best 👍🏻
Great video guys and good fun tough choice but I am a sucker for Jay's I love them and I'm a bit of a old fart myself so I'm sticking up for us old guys😂 and giving it to Pop's and he had the more difficult lens to work with😁. Just an idea if you do it again as its only for an hour how about you split up at the location so neither knows what the other has got until the reveal at the end, just a thought. Have to say the soaking wet Nuthatch made me laugh 👍.
Thanks Kevin really appreciate that. I would love for us to split up but Pops doesn’t like doing the video side so we would need someone to do the filming for him. Maybe that’s something I could look into 👍🏻
The Jay for me.
How did Pops like his 180 to 600?
Pops loves the new lens and has not used anything else since getting it. Needs to test it some more before making any quality reviews of it 👍🏻
Fun video with great shots! It’s a cold, rainy day here, so seeing this video in similar weather was pretty cool. Pops 1-0
Thanks very much Freeman, Pops will certainly appreciate the vote 👍🏻
For me it was the Nuthatch. I thought the Jay with that extra branch balancing the composition on the right was too much. The Jay was a lovely image and I thought it was better than the Nuthatch but for me It was Dan this time. Not one I would have chosen and definitely not either of your best. A re-run in more favourable conditions would be a better contest. Incidentally you are both great photographers.
Thanks for your comment we really do appreciate it. We will definitely be doing further challenges in 2024 and hopefully in more favourable conditions.
All the best 👍🏻
Great video Dan, I always love the banter between you and Pops, super closeup shot of the Nuthatch, that’s my pick of the two shots, although the shot Pops got of his washed out Nuthatch would have pushed you very close in my opinion, Happy Christmas to you and the Family
Merry Christmas to you and yours Derek and I hope you have a wonderful 2024.
As always, really appreciate your comments and continued support.
All the best 👍🏻
I'll go with your nuthatch. well done both on an awful looking day. Do you have a link or details for the heated vest, thinking of something similar as a Xmas gift?
Thanks very much that’s really appreciated.
I have a link for the vest below. It’s a fantastic product which certainly keeps you warm when in a cold hide.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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Hi - what supplier of lens protection/coverings do you both use?
Hi Richard, both of the lens covers in this video are from Rolanpro, you can get these from Amazon although I think they are cheaper if you shop around.
I have also taken delivery of the 180-600 and plan to do the local park today based on your challenge. What does Stuart (pops) think of the lens and has he tried it with a 1.4tc. Thanks.
Thanks for your question Steve, he has so far been very impressed with the new lens although hasn’t used it enough to give a comprehensive review of it. I don’t think he has so far used it with the 1.4tc but will ask him 👍🏻
@@danwillis_photography many thanks Dan.
Dan's shot all day for me, sorry Stewart but some of the others shown on the video of Stewarts were as good as Dan's.
Thanks very much David, really appreciate it.
All the very best 👍🏻
Hiya pop or hiya dan lol😂
Cheers John 👍🏻
Just a thought - to avoid Pops winning every time, why not just show the two pictures and only say who took them once the votes are counted? Enjoy the coffees and have a great Christmas.
Thanks very much Graham it’s really appreciated. I think moving forward I will definitely be making the photos anonymous until voting has finished, otherwise I’ll never win 😂😂😂
Thanks very much for the coffees they’re really appreciated.
Have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year 👍🏻