Tips for wildlife photography in the rain - photographing dippers
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- In this video I'll share with you my best tips for wildlife photography in the rain. I want to encourage you to get out there and take photos in the rain and how to do it whilst protecting your gear.
Whilst recording this, I was out taking photos of dippers in the rain. Dippers are the UK's only aquatic songbird. So I'll share with you some of the photos I took on the day.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Protecting your hot shoe
1:38 Weather sealing
3:46 Keeping your gear dry
7:48 Clothes and bags
9:39 Subjects for rain photography
12:30 Using the rain in your photos
14:04 Why rainy days are good for photography
Out of all the photographers I have watched, you're the first that said about the hot shoe covers well done you have my respect and subscription and likes.
Cheers mate
Hi. Welcome to the channel, much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Man you are a really good teacher
Thank you for your nice comment and for watching.
Thank you for these tips!! You mentioned some things that I did not consider! What a life saver!
Happy to help. Thanks for watching.
Another brilliant video
Thanks so much for your time
Learning so much
Living in Ireland so majority of time it's raining 🙏
Much appreciated. I'm glad it was useful. I'm going to head over to Ireland one day with my camera to take advantage of all that rain. Although, to be fair, barely a day has gone by this summer without rain in Britain. Thanks for watching.
That reminds me I must get a new hotshoe cover, beatiful images here and thanks for another great video Scott
Thanks Raymond. Yes, it's one of those things you can never find when you want one.
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Thank you so much and best wishes to you.
Thank you for the tips. It’s the rainy season here in Japan, so I will give it a go!
I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.
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Always. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Just found your video and I will be watching more for sure. Great tips and your dipper photos are lovely. I have only been able to photograph an American Dipper once but am hoping for more opportunities to try in the future.
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel. Good luck with the American Dippers. Thanks for watching.
Hi Scott, thanks to share the tips is really helpful. You shared it very details n the animal photo captured is wonderful. Like it. warm Regards Nora
Hi Nora. My pleasure. I'm pleased it was helpful. Thank you for watching.
Good sharing enjoyed watching always stay connected ⚘
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Great tips there. Use and trust your zebras and how good that Sony sensor is Scott, and I say that as someone who spends a couple of months each year photographing dippers in generally dark, wooded locations.
Hi, thanks for sharing that tip and thanks for watching.
This video was great and brilliant tips! I feel a bit dense for not thinking that birds like dippers won't care about rain! I guess its just in my head rain = less light = more of a juggle. Got dippers nearby at a place that is busy at weekends, so I just need an immensely wet weekend! My only thing that makes me laugh, you are very knowledgeable about being in the rain... but you've worn a down jacket that's got soaked! :D
Hi. Glad you enjoyed it. Weirdly, sometimes it can be quite bright when it's raining. There are two main types of cloud that bring rain, one is where there is very dense low level cloud (nimbostratus) and when this happens it will be dark. But there is another type where there is thin cloud at all levels up to the higher atmosphere (cumulonimbus) and because the cloud isn't so thick, the light can be quite bright. Also with both types of cloud you can get some nice changes to the light where there is a gap in the clouds shining light through, but the rain is still falling. I didn't want to go into clouds in the video as it's a bit too nerdy, but give it a go and you'll see what I mean. Oh and yeah, I'm just happy to get wet and change clothes later. There's a couple of problems with waterproof clothes - one is that they often make crinkle noises and they other is that they are often bright colours - both of which unnecessarily draw attention from the wildlife. But waterproof clothes are probably better for your health. :)
I follow a few photographers on TH-cam. And have just come across your video on photographing in the rain 🌧 and I have just watched your Landscape photographing Back Tor which I have just recently been to, doing a sun 🌞 rise which should of been 75% cloud cover, but has normal it was just blue sky no cloud at all, so will have to keep going back.
Hi Andrew. Thanks for watching. I often find the weather forecasts at this time of year can be really wrong. I’m up in the Cairngorms at the moment doing some wildlife photography, but I’m desperate to get up into the mountains for some landscapes. Every day the forecast gives out fog and cloud, yet all I’m getting is blue skies. It must only be us photographers who complain about good weather. 😂
Wonderful tips…thanks for sharing..New friend here..my full support
Thank you for your nice comment and for watching.
I am not one for commenting on peoples videos as I have to be light on the computer to write it doesn’t always get it right and sometimes it can be quite embarrassing when you press the button it changes stuff. Having said that I am definitely taking the time out to write this as I watch a lot of your videos and I just like you to know that I’ve been watching TH-cam photography videos for quite a few years now and I find your is the most educated and straightforward videos I have ever watched about photography I think it’s why are you put stuff across and explain it’s fantastic and some of your editing tips about sharpening and stuff like that are the best I’ve seen so thank you very much for your time and I will be following you closely and try and comment more often and if there’s any mistakes you’ll just have to understand it’s predictive text me if it was me it would be absolutely full of mistakes pen to paper is not my forte thank you very much for all your time much appreciated. ❤
Wow Andy, that's so nice to read. Thank you so much. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and I will try to keep it up. Don't worry about any typos either - I don't mark down spelling mistakes. (I probably make a few myself, here and there). I really appreciate your comment, and thanks for watching.
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Late to the party as usual but really enjoying your channel - lots of info you share you are the first person I've heard mention it. With regards to the plastic hotshoe cover - I've had several people over the years stop me to ask where I got it, one lady thought I'd perhaps made it myself. Held on to mine for years, I didn't get a new one with my new d7500. Anyway, thanks for sharing these vids, very informative.
Wow, thank you. I'm so happy to hear that and glad I can be of help. Thanks for watching.
Great tips, Scott. Thank you! This was very useful, helpful, and inspiring as we get so much rain here in Washington State. Beautiful examples, love the dippers! Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Jody and Chris. Thank you so much, glad you found it useful. Hope all is well with you both and have a lovely weekend. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video great tips thanks for sharing 👍
Cheers. Thank you for watching.
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Another good video, you always provide valuable content with great images. I am fortunate enough to own a couple of OMD-S OM1 bodies and a selection of Olympus/OMD-S lenses and Olympus flashguns, all of which are, essentially, completely weatherproof. I have no issue going out in the pouring rain with my gear - I no longer need rain covers. I just keep a good quality micro fibre cloth in my pocket to wipe my view finders. The lens hoods keep the rain off the front element of my lenses. I do remove my Meike extension tubes, though. They are not weather sealed and I have been unable to find any extension tubes that are.
Cheers Pete. Yes, that's a really exciting feature of the OM-1 and I'm glad to see a manufacturer has put so much effort into it. Maybe the others will follow suit. I saw some of the tests that Olympus did and the hot shoe cover was always on. So I suspect that rain in the hot shoe could still play havoc and its always worth having the hot shoe cover on when you don't use the flash. I doubt you'll find any extension tubes that are weather resistant because they're normally made of quite cheap plastics with no gaskets - but they work remarkably well regardless. I occasionally use my Meike extension tubes on my 90mm macro, just to get me a little bit closer than 1:1. If you want to carry on using the extension tubes in the rain though, there are a couple of rain covers out there that are designed to be used with a flash. I've used a few of these over the years, but the ones from JJC were probably the best. Thanks for watching.
I LOVED this video. I’ve always been so scared to shoot on a misty or rainy days. Great tip about the shoe cover. I have mine but it lived in my bag until this video. I never considered it to be so important but you convinced me otherwise. You always have the best topics. Even rainy, your pictures are so beautiful. Thanks again, Scott!!!
Hi Tamara. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I used to be scared of this too, but there's nothing to be worried about if you take the right precautions. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll love it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the info. Cheers!
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Scott, I followed a link you supplied in one of your replies to a comment I made in another of your videos and, as usual, I am not disappointed. I didn't know about the hot shoe protection aspect which is a very good tip to remember. A possible workaround for anyone who hasn't got a hot shoe cover with them is to use some gaffer tape as a temporary cover. It's not a bad idea to have a few spare strips of it a camera bag. Don't need to have the whole roll just a few strips wrapped around something like a pencil or pen.
I love the dipper images too and really should make more of an effort to get out when its raining. Thanks again Scott for another great video.
Hi Dave. Glad it was useful and thanks for sharing that great tip too. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Scott! I've been binge-watching your channel and every video you do is full of valuable tips and your pictures are amazing!
That's great to hear, I'm glad you're finding the videos useful. Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching.
Great tips and fantastic dipper pictures. I'm completely agree with you Scott, photographing under the rain can be really, really interesting, giving us more chance to get more beautiful photos. See you!!
Hi Giuseppe, thanks. I'm pleased you agree and like the photos. Thanks for watching.
Very useful tips, thanks for the video!
Glad it was useful, thanks for watching.
Another great video with some great tips for the rain and more excellent pictures.👍
Cheers👍Glad you enjoyed it and like the photos. Thanks for watching.
To anyone watching this video. I used to not care much about my clothing getting wet and used to only carry a change of clothes as well and still do as I love photographing in the rain more than anything, but spending long periods of time out there can be dangerous. I recommend wearing waterproof boots to protect your feet as I stepped in some nasty puddle and ended up getting a fungal infection on my toe that lasted for months. It spread to both toenails on my feet and had to get them surgically removed. Hike safely and clip your nails. Wear the right footwear! I wouldn't want anyone to experience this as I did.
Great video!! Love the tips.
Ouch William, that sounds nasty. I hope you're OK. For some reason I forgot to mention footwear, but I was wearing wellingtons and usually do in the rain. I completely agree with you. Thanks for adding another good tip.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide No problem! Hiking in the rain is so fun and it's very easy to forget about things when we just want to get a great photo lol
40 years ago I spent a year in on a geological survey in New Guinea, and the boots were constantly wet from many river crossings and sampling in streams. My toes have never really recovered. Fungus allways flares up again in the tropics.
Excellent video Scott - as always, I picked up some great tips
Thanks Richard - much appreciated. I'm glad it was useful.
Another great video with useful tips, I particularly like the the hot shoe tip. Thanks for all the useful videos you make
Hi Steve. You’re very welcome and thanks for watching.
Just discovered your channel and this video. Great and really helpful videos you make! I learned a lot in this video and I think now I’m much more prepared to the next rainy day. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Hi Max. I'm pleased to help. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Great work! Awesome review! So beautiful nature! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day my friend
Thank you! You too!
Awesome 😎
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New to your channel...awesome tips...super images as well 🇨🇦
Hi Michelle. Welcome to the channel. Glad you like the video. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Great tips
Thanks. Glad you like them!
New subscriber here. I’m with you, nothing like heading out in the rain to have nature all to yourself. Looking forward to more vlogs, and thank you for the very useful tips!
Hi Irene, welcome to the channel. Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Very helpful tips, especially with our fickle British weather. I keep a camera/lens 'all in one' rain cover, itself stored in a small rainproof bag, attached to my bag by a carabiner/snap hook. It's always to hand then, when the weather forecast turns out to be wrong!
Thank you. Yes, I agree. Always a good idea to keep something to hand to let you carry on shooting in the rain, especially with our weather. Thanks for watching.
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Awesome tips Scott, great summary and examples as always, thoroughly enjoyed! Hope you’re having a lovely week!👍
Thanks Peter, really appreciate it. I can't imagine these tips are going to apply to you. Isn't it always sunny in Australia? Or is it just the TV shows that make it look that way? I'm all good thanks mate, hope you're doing well too.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide all good here thanks and yes it definitely applies haha. On average we have 160 rainy days ( mostly drizzles and mainly in winter ), just checked the stats with an annual accumulated rainfall of almost 500mm😀
😂 That’s almost as rainy as the UK.
I'm completely with you on the weather sealing Scott. I treat all my lenses with the same care and also use the Vanguard rain covers. Lovely dipper shots by the way! Cheers mate👍
Exactly Scott, completely agree. Thanks for watching mate, glad you like the pictures.
same here, I do astrophotography and I have budget gear, none of them have weather sealing but i still use them to shoot for a whole night outside and during the cold season I often find a layer of ice on the whole camera body and lens/telescope, did that about 50 times now and never had the smallest issue
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Hey Scott, not going to repeat what everyone else said but totally agree with them.
Also, thanks for the idea re the Vanguard rain cover. I've ordered one as was looking for something rainproof for my camera as I spend my outdoors mostly autumn/winter.
Keep making these great vlogs.
See you out there!
Hi Euge. A great idea to get a rain cover. I'm glad you like the videos. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.
Thank your for the nice and interesting video and the good tips. I am not a wildlife photographer but a landscape and macro photographer. The longest lense which I normally use is just 100 mm. A rainy day in a forest, when the trees carry foliage and when everything is wet, is so beautiful and the colours are so intense. Instead of a rain cover to protect my camera, I bought myself a cubic bubble level which can be plugged in to the hot shoe and I glued a thin sheet of plexiglass onto this bubble level (so the bubble level is diverted as a holding of the plexiglas). With proper dimensions, this kind of umbrella protects against the rain and I can see and operate all knobs and buttons even if the camera is extremely close to the ground. This construction is not useful in portrait orientation but perfect in landscape orientation.
Hi Jürgen. I love to hear about DIY solutions to problems. And macro photographers are the best at coming up with such solutions. I’ll share my macro rain set up later in the summer, hopefully. Thanks for watching and for your comment.
I have an olympus em-1 mk iii so i do not need a rain cover, the hood prevents water getting on the front element and i simply wipe off standing water with a tea towel as a precaution.
Hi Stephen. Yes - Olympus has a good reputation for this. I've never shot with an Olympus myself - but I'd like to give a try one day. Thanks for watching.
Really good video Scott, in the UK we have to get used to shooting in all types of weather don't we? Great dipper shots. All the best, Steve.
Cheers Steve - so very true! Thanks for watching.
Great video Scott, I been trying all sorts of photography and so far I enjoy wildlife and macro the most, at the moment I am trying to find some good spots to photograph birds, I live just in South from Leeds in Yorkshire, would you recommend any place ? Thanks
Hi Damian. Thank you. Yorkshire is fantastic for birding - I spend a lot of time there. It's probably my second favourite English county for birds after Norfolk. Here's a few sites for you. Bempton Cliffs in the spring/summer for sea birds. I've made a few videos from there before, but this one will give you an idea of what you can see: th-cam.com/video/hbebXZFpoxg/w-d-xo.html. Spurn Point in spring and autumn for the migrating birds. Around Bramham park - very near to you - is a great place for red kites and kestrels. Some of the coastal harbours like Bridlington and Scarborough are great for wading birds. And there are lots of nature reserves along the Humber and Ouse rivers that have great mixtures of birds.
Nice vids, great work! What camera are you using? Regards
Glad you enjoy them. I mostly use the Sony A9. Thanks for watching.
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Hi Scott, great video as usual. But aside from the rain talk, those were some stellar shots of the dipper! I was surprised to see the shutter speeds being under 1/800 and sometimes even down to 1/400. I don’t have a strong tripod so I always shoot handheld with my telephoto lens so I disnt know you could get such sharp photos at that speed. I wanted to ask whether I was right to guess that those shots were on a tripod?
Hi K C. No, in this case they were hand held. I often use a tripod or Platypod max, but in this case I wanted to get as low as possible to be level with the water on the river. With my hand flat on the ground, and my lens resting on my hand I could keep the camera really steady. My next video is about tripods and in one of the sections I show how I use it at ground level. Thanks for your question and thanks for watching.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide Wow that’s inpressive! Thanks for your response. Maybe I should work on keeping steadier. I suppose posture is essential
Really great video, immediately subscribed. Photos in harsh conditions in general are way, way too rare in my opinion. I actually find it much easier to get a great shot in bad conditions, probably because such photos are so rare and therefore there is less "competition" and it's easier to create something beautiful and different.
I have to add, there are a couple of brands that really don't need any protection in bad weather whatsoever; Olympus and Pentax. I have never ever heard of an weather-sealed Olympus or Pentax camera or lens fail because of weather. People have literally washed off salty water, sand and mud off those cameras under a hose (it is crazy, but you can find those kinds of videos on the internet). I do wipe my gear when I get home, but with other brands I'd use a raincover 100%.
Thank you and welcome aboard. I completely agree about the weather conditions.
Hi, im kinda new to photography as a whole and i was wondering why he used f/9 for the first picture at 1:27 . Is it to make sure the whole bird is in focus or the rock and the bird, or to make less light maybe?
Hi there. I use the apertures f/8 - f/13 a lot. And whilst many people will tell you to use your widest aperture, you don't need to. I've made a whole video about this exact topic to explain why: th-cam.com/video/tG5guMnJjI0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your question and for watching.
Am surprised you have overlooked " Gloves " Especially when there is a windchill I've worn 3 pairs of Glove on occasion ... and it's still not enough to keep my hands warms . . at times i have to remove them to operate the screen . Especially in Winter time ..
I think that one is a personal preference. I don't often use gloves, but my hands don't tend to get that cold. I also think you need to be careful with gloves - they could be another source of transferring rain water to your camera. Interesting point though.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide When am out taken Winter Pics ...up here north of the Border up in the Countryside .. The wind chill can be brutally cold .....
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