Roger, your videos are always enjoyable and educational. Thanks for providing the recipe for the “bird paste.” I have something similar I make that is beloved by the birds here in the eastern U.S. Thought I’d share it with you in case you ever want to try it. I plan to try your bird paste soon! I call the following “bark butter.” The downside to this (compared to your recipe) is that it really needs to be handled/spread with a knife or spoon. The benefit of it is the taste and extra protein in the peanut butter. It is a favorite food and major attractor of jays, cardinals, titmouse, chickadees, woodpeckers of all sorts, warblers, tanagers, etc. “Bark Butter” Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup lard, 2 cups corn meal, 1 cup oats, 1 cup sunflower hearts. Melt the lard in a pan, then stir in remaining ingredients until well mixed. You can also add bits of berries or fruits or other nuts as desired. Allow to solidify overnight at room temperature. Will keep at room temp for a couple of weeks at least. Spread onto feeding spots (branches, tree bark, knot holes, etc) with a knife or spatula.
Very nice results! I'm moving from Canon to Olympus and I can't wait for my OM-1 to arrive. I have already bought a 300mm F4 lens with 1.4TC for wildlife.
Another great video Roger, what I like most are the little tips and tricks you provide, such as the false backgrounds, I moved from a lovely big garden to a small garden with no real nice looking backgrounds, so the plywood idea in the Black and Decker workmate is a great tip, thank you.
Love it. Excellent technique and lovely video. Once again a display of wonderful imagery. I thought the cock pheasant nonchalantly strolling through the background was a nice editorial touch!😊
Glad you liked the explanation. I agree that a hint of habitat does make the images look more natural . Showing the false background was really to show people what they can do in the confines of a small garden.
Superb as always, I’ve set up another feeding station in the garden and using my workshop window covering the window in netting, and using wooden posts and bolting old logs to the top of them, so many birds coming in at the moment. Keep up the great work Roger.😀
Folks might want to consider Photomechanic to sort through large amounts of files. It's lightning fast and easy to use and you just drag and drop into lightroom.
Gald you liked it. Recipie is : 1 cheap supermarket slided white loaf, I block of lard (melted) , 1 large mug of boiling water, 6 oz bird seed. Mix all together to a paste in a food mixer. Keep in the fridge.
Enjoyed the video Roger ,very good simple approach, that anyone can replicate , I like that but , I can see my computer time increasing, when using pro cap hi LOL - keep up the great work
Thanks for the kind comment Cliff. I limit the number of shots it will take in Pro Cap High or it fills the card up too quickly. The 120fps does have advantages though. The short clip at 6mins 50sec was 12 frames from the burst , and it enabled me to do a short time lapse effect.
Thanks for the kind comment about the videos. Its much appreciated. Generally speaking, I would use one square if I am pre-focusing using autofocus. In this video I am using manual focus, so use focus peaking . AS soon as the area I am focusing on hihghlight in red, I know the focus is correct. Hope this helps.
Would be interesting to see a video about your approach to culling etc in Lightroom as I've been looking at OM Workspace to try and make it quicker. I looked at using OMW to group by sequence, and then afterwards use a feature call "Focus Analyser" to analyse the set of sequential shots and organise them by sharpness. My only gripe is that OM Workspace doesn't work with XMP sidecar files so I can't mark them in OMW and then re-sync meta data in LR to pick up the metadata changes.
In Lightroom I go through the images at 50%, advancing with the keyboard arrows. Any `keepers` I hit the letter P, and any that I am rejects I hit the letter X. I then go to the top and select `delete all rejected pictures`. I then go through all the `P`s` again and only keep the best ones. Its just a case of going through them a second time and changing a few of the `P`s` to `X`s`. If your quite aggressive with the `culling` , it does not take too long. Once done, I go into the recycle bin and delete all the reject so it does not clutter up the computer. Hope this helps.
Thank you Roger, very helpful as ever. The false background idea has certainly given me food for thought and it is good to see how close you can get it to the perch - it would need a much larger panel if you were to move it further back of course. The lichen perch looks to be about 2 or 3 foot away from the feeder - is that correct?
Hi Alan, Glad you liked the video, The background board is about 48" x 39". (it was an offcut from a sheet of 8 x4 ply )The further back you can take it the more diffused you get it. If I had to have it closer I would need to make the `painting1 more diffused. The branch is only about 18" to 2ft away from the paste.
Great job as usual Roger. Thank you. Have been photographing Meadow Pipit's on Pro Capture this week but as I cannot tempt them with food to where I want them its proving a challenge to get close. Any tips?
Thanks Trevor. I am not sure Meadow Pipits will come to food. They do have favourite perches . posts that they like to come back to so best to observe them and see where their favourite places are. maybe ask Mike Lane . He would know .
Great stuff again Roger. One question for you - with this type of food holder (and the similar one you use with seeds) do you suffer any problems from magpies, or can they not hang on long enough? They are an absolute pest around me and I struggle to set up feeding stations without them commandeering the food and detering other birds. Thanks.
Thanks for the kind comment Martin. Magpies can be a problem. If you made the plywood frame a little bigger they cannot get at the food. Also google 'flutter butter' . These type of feeders may stop magpies because there is not enough space for them to hang on.
Thanks for the kind comment. The OM-1is better than the EM-1mkIII , but having said that, most of these shots could have easily been taken with the mkIII.
Yes Dave, it works really well , but you have to have a bird for it to initially lock on to. Because I am trying to get them midway between the branch and the paste, the AF would not have anything to lock on. I could do it by focusing on the bird on the branch, but then I would have to pan with it and it would take the `back in time` advantage of Pro Cap away. Hope this makes sense.
@@rogerhance5883 Yes that makes perfect sense Roger. No time to react in such a short time. More use if you were tracking at a further subject distance, I suppose. Seems a great improvement all round, but I will stick with my M1X for the foreseeable future though. Thanks again, Dave Lock ARPS
I especially love the stills of the birds in flight at the end.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
Another very helpful video, thanks Roger 👍
Thanks Mark. Glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Thank you for sharing your method in achieving such great images. For me all good and well explained.
Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you found it clear and well explained.
I was surprised by how authentic the painted backgrounds look. Thanks for the tips!
Cheers David. Glad you enjoyed it and found the tips helpful.
Excellent 👌
Thank you Paul
Wow that mock background idea is brilliant and simple. Many thanks Roger :)
Glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Good job
Thank you very much.
Brilliant, thanks for the many many tips both on the OM1 and the setup
Thanks for the kind comment Jerry. Glad you found the video helpful.
Tremendous tips and photos :). A great inspiration.
Thanks Catherine. Much appreciated,
Thanks, Roger Great video.
Cheers Keith. Glad you liked it.
Thanks for all the handy tips in this and several other of your videos! And it's a pleasure to look at your lovely photos!😊
Thanks for the kind comment Kim. Glad you have found them helpful.
Roger, your videos are always enjoyable and educational. Thanks for providing the recipe for the “bird paste.” I have something similar I make that is beloved by the birds here in the eastern U.S. Thought I’d share it with you in case you ever want to try it. I plan to try your bird paste soon!
I call the following “bark butter.” The downside to this (compared to your recipe) is that it really needs to be handled/spread with a knife or spoon. The benefit of it is the taste and extra protein in the peanut butter. It is a favorite food and major attractor of jays, cardinals, titmouse, chickadees, woodpeckers of all sorts, warblers, tanagers, etc.
“Bark Butter”
Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup lard, 2 cups corn meal, 1 cup oats, 1 cup sunflower hearts. Melt the lard in a pan, then stir in remaining ingredients until well mixed. You can also add bits of berries or fruits or other nuts as desired. Allow to solidify overnight at room temperature. Will keep at room temp for a couple of weeks at least. Spread onto feeding spots (branches, tree bark, knot holes, etc) with a knife or spatula.
Thanks for kind comment about the video. I will give `bark butter` a try.
Some great tips, thank you. Love your photos and it is great to see what the OM-1 can do!
Thanks for the kind comment about the tips and photos. The OM1 is a great piece of kit.
Very nice results! I'm moving from Canon to Olympus and I can't wait for my OM-1 to arrive. I have already bought a 300mm F4 lens with 1.4TC for wildlife.
Thanks for the kind comments. I moved from Canon to Olympus and never regretted it. Enjoy the OM1.
very good technic
Thank you. Much appreciated
Another great video Roger, what I like most are the little tips and tricks you provide, such as the false backgrounds, I moved from a lovely big garden to a small garden with no real nice looking backgrounds, so the plywood idea in the Black and Decker workmate is a great tip, thank you.
Glad to be of help.
Love it. Excellent technique and lovely video. Once again a display of wonderful imagery. I thought the cock pheasant nonchalantly strolling through the background was a nice editorial touch!😊
Thanks David. I have that pheasant well trained 🤣
WOW, fabulous! Thanks
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I really like the inventive ways of setting up this stuff.
I am impressed! ït really gives me food for thought.
Glad you like it and found it helpful.
Thanks very much. Some really great ideas. I loved the video and the stills were just wonderful.
Thanks for the kind comment
Excellent video explaining how it works but I don't agree with you about backgrounds because I prefer at least a hint of habitat.
Glad you liked the explanation. I agree that a hint of habitat does make the images look more natural . Showing the false background was really to show people what they can do in the confines of a small garden.
Thanks Roger, that was a great video.
Cheers Steve
👌👍👍🙏
Thanks
Greetings... "Saludos... 👋🙋 "
Glad you liked it Joan.
Superb as always, I’ve set up another feeding station in the garden and using my workshop window covering the window in netting, and using wooden posts and bolting old logs to the top of them, so many birds coming in at the moment. Keep up the great work Roger.😀
Thanks Stephen. Comments most welcome.
Excellent video Roger, very informative as ever
Cheers Peter. Much appreciated.
Thanks for a very interesting and informative video.
Cheers Charles. Much appreciated.
Like magic. TY for the revealing technique!
Thanks for the kind comment
Folks might want to consider Photomechanic to sort through large amounts of files. It's lightning fast and easy to use and you just drag and drop into lightroom.
Or else FastRawViewer, same specs of Photomechanic, but a fraction of the price-tag.
Another cracking video: thanks a lot. With your tips on this and Mike Lane's reflection table, I should have a busy few months with my OM1's.
Thanks Pete. MIke Lane`s videos are excellent . Enjoy your time with the OM1.
Hi Roger, superb video, images are inspiring, loved the painted board, perhaps you have found a new vocation? 😊
Yes Jim. Look out Jackson Pollark. Theres a new kid on the block ! 🤣🤣🤣
I agree! very nice video... Will you share the recipe for the paste you made yourself?
Gald you liked it. Recipie is : 1 cheap supermarket slided white loaf, I block of lard (melted) , 1 large mug of boiling water, 6 oz bird seed. Mix all together to a paste in a food mixer. Keep in the fridge.
@@rogerhance5883 YOu might consider making a cooking videos too... ;)
@@vladepast4936 Good idea !😂
Enjoyed the video Roger ,very good simple approach, that anyone can replicate , I like that but , I can see my computer time increasing, when using pro cap hi LOL - keep up the great work
Thanks for the kind comment Cliff. I limit the number of shots it will take in Pro Cap High or it fills the card up too quickly. The 120fps does have advantages though. The short clip at 6mins 50sec was 12 frames from the burst , and it enabled me to do a short time lapse effect.
Appreciate your video😊Thanks for Sharing👍
Glad you liked. Thanks for the kind comment.
Thanks for this. Really helpful as I have "background issues" in my garden.
Glad you found it helpful.
Thank you, this is wonderful...
Great video!
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Excellent video Roger wish I had a setup like yours but no birds and Garden to small. 👎
Cheers Wayne. I am very luck to have this set up on private land.
Thanks so much for your videos. Most informative. Was wondering when you pre-focus what number of squares you use? Thanks in advance
Thanks for the kind comment about the videos. Its much appreciated. Generally speaking, I would use one square if I am pre-focusing using autofocus. In this video I am using manual focus, so use focus peaking . AS soon as the area I am focusing on hihghlight in red, I know the focus is correct. Hope this helps.
@@rogerhance5883 thanks so much for your reply. That really helps and I will try it out. Best wishes.
@@kimduggan7631 Good luck Kim.
Loved it, thank you
Thanks for the kind comment Petra.
thanks so much. will try it.
Glad you like it and good luck with your shots.
Would be interesting to see a video about your approach to culling etc in Lightroom as I've been looking at OM Workspace to try and make it quicker. I looked at using OMW to group by sequence, and then afterwards use a feature call "Focus Analyser" to analyse the set of sequential shots and organise them by sharpness. My only gripe is that OM Workspace doesn't work with XMP sidecar files so I can't mark them in OMW and then re-sync meta data in LR to pick up the metadata changes.
In Lightroom I go through the images at 50%, advancing with the keyboard arrows. Any `keepers` I hit the letter P, and any that I am rejects I hit the letter X. I then go to the top and select `delete all rejected pictures`. I then go through all the `P`s` again and only keep the best ones. Its just a case of going through them a second time and changing a few of the `P`s` to `X`s`. If your quite aggressive with the `culling` , it does not take too long. Once done, I go into the recycle bin and delete all the reject so it does not clutter up the computer. Hope this helps.
Great! Thank you!
Glad you liked the video.
Very impressive...
What lense were you using for those great shots....
Thanks. Most are with the 300mm F4 but a few ( the videos) are with the 40-150mm F2.8 + MC 14.
Great video. Cheap supermarket loaf? Are you talking bread? I would like you recipe.
Glad you liked it. The recipie for the bread paste is in the description.
Thank you Roger, very helpful as ever. The false background idea has certainly given me food for thought and it is good to see how close you can get it to the perch - it would need a much larger panel if you were to move it further back of course. The lichen perch looks to be about 2 or 3 foot away from the feeder - is that correct?
Hi Alan, Glad you liked the video, The background board is about 48" x 39". (it was an offcut from a sheet of 8 x4 ply )The further back you can take it the more diffused you get it. If I had to have it closer I would need to make the `painting1 more diffused. The branch is only about 18" to 2ft away from the paste.
Great job as usual Roger. Thank you. Have been photographing Meadow Pipit's on Pro Capture this week but as I cannot tempt them with food to where I want them its proving a challenge to get close. Any tips?
Thanks Trevor. I am not sure Meadow Pipits will come to food. They do have favourite perches . posts that they like to come back to so best to observe them and see where their favourite places are. maybe ask Mike Lane . He would know .
Thanks Roger
Great stuff again Roger. One question for you - with this type of food holder (and the similar one you use with seeds) do you suffer any problems from magpies, or can they not hang on long enough? They are an absolute pest around me and I struggle to set up feeding stations without them commandeering the food and detering other birds. Thanks.
Thanks for the kind comment Martin. Magpies can be a problem. If you made the plywood frame a little bigger they cannot get at the food. Also google 'flutter butter' . These type of feeders may stop magpies because there is not enough space for them to hang on.
@@rogerhance5883 Thanks for the tips - I'll definitely give it a go
Very nice shots and tips. The OM-1 is quite better than the OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 Mark III ?
Thanks for the kind comment. The OM-1is better than the EM-1mkIII , but having said that, most of these shots could have easily been taken with the mkIII.
Very informative and well done. Thank you. How far away is the camera from the setup? Are you hidden?
Thanks david. Yes, I am in a wooden hide and the set up is about 10-12 foot away.
Am I understanding correctly that you are leaving it in manual the whole time? No PreMF No subject tracking?
Yes it in manual all the time. Not using tracking for the shots.
Great video again Roger. Have you tried Pro capture low with the OM1 yet, as I am under the impression that the AF will handle it?
Yes Dave, it works really well , but you have to have a bird for it to initially lock on to. Because I am trying to get them midway between the branch and the paste, the AF would not have anything to lock on. I could do it by focusing on the bird on the branch, but then I would have to pan with it and it would take the `back in time` advantage of Pro Cap away. Hope this makes sense.
@@rogerhance5883 Yes that makes perfect sense Roger. No time to react in such a short time. More use if you were tracking at a further subject distance, I suppose. Seems a great improvement all round, but I will stick with my M1X for the foreseeable future though. Thanks again, Dave Lock ARPS
Funny title when english isn´t your mother language 😁