Good video Steve, really pleased you didnt use a paid hide where they 'tank' captive fish. One tip for anyone trying Kingfisher photography for the first time is that if it is perched on a 'thin' branch/perch, if it dives and catches a fish it will not return to that perch to eat it, it will go to a more sturdy perch so it can 'bash' the fish against it to kill it before swallowing it.
Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed it. Yes that's a really good tip, thanks for sharing it. Fantastic birds kingfishers, one of my favourites. All the best, Steve.
Thanks Steve, glad you enjoyed it. I've got hides. The bigger of the two is a 2 person Simon King hide and the other one I'll need to check but it's a one person hide with a cup holder I might add. No heating though. Cheers Steve.
Excellent video and good information. My question is about settings for the video of the birds. Do you use ND filters and stick to the 180° rule? Do you shoot in log? Thanks. I look forward to viewing more of your content.
Hi Steve, thanks very much. Really pleased you enjoyed it. I will use ND filters if I need them but when I'm shooting a piece to camera I'll often just close the aperture down to reduce the amount of light hitting the camera sensor. Obviously this increases the depth of field but I don't worry about that too much. Regarding the 180° rule I don't conscientiously use it but I do make sure I have continuity between clips. So probably follow it naturally. Last but not least at the moment I don't shoot in log. I do keep an eye on the contrast of the location though. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
Excellent video, best Kingfisher tips I've seen, 👍
Thanks very much Mike, really pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching my vlog. All the best, Steve.
Great video and lots of valuable info on the kingfisher I didn't know.
Thanks very much Greg, really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, cheers Steve.
Nice video Steve. Well done!😀
Hi Richard, thanks very much. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
Photographed my first kingfisher this year. They're amazing birds!
Hi, yes they certainly are. It's always fantastic when you photograph your first kingfisher. Great experience.
Thank you Steve, this sums up taking photos of these beautiful birds really well.
Thanks very much Pat, really glad you enjoyed it. Keep well, all the best, Steve.
Cheers Steve, fantastic little bird. All the best. 👍📷😎
Thanks very much Rob, yeah definitely one of my favourites. Cheers Steve.
Nice video, Steve. Top tip on the new perch too! 👍
Thanks very much Phil, really pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
It amazes me to see them ringed, how small must those tags be, it's almost like jewellery making. Beautiful birds Steve thanks for showing them 👍
Hi Lesley, yes tiny little rings, you're right they really are beautiful birds. Thanks for watching, cheers Steve.
Great work Steve you can't beat a Kingfisher, one of our most colourful birds awesome 😍
Thanks very much Mark, yeah certainly one of my favourites. Cheers Steve.
Good video Steve, really pleased you didnt use a paid hide where they 'tank' captive fish. One tip for anyone trying Kingfisher photography for the first time is that if it is perched on a 'thin' branch/perch, if it dives and catches a fish it will not return to that perch to eat it, it will go to a more sturdy perch so it can 'bash' the fish against it to kill it before swallowing it.
Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed it. Yes that's a really good tip, thanks for sharing it. Fantastic birds kingfishers, one of my favourites. All the best, Steve.
Great video Steve, I did not realise that they weighed 40klg though. lol
They eat a lorra lorra fish dude! 😆 - I spotted that too and it cracked me up! 🙂
Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed it. I think I meant to say grams. Lol All the best Steve.
Another good video Steve with some cracking shots and advice. You mentioned a pop-up hide mate - which one do you use?
Thanks Steve, glad you enjoyed it. I've got hides. The bigger of the two is a 2 person Simon King hide and the other one I'll need to check but it's a one person hide with a cup holder I might add. No heating though. Cheers Steve.
40 kilograms Steve? lol! it’d need more than sticklebacks to fulfil its dietary requirement 😂 nice filming
Hi Terry, yeah slight over statement I think. 40 grams might be slightly more accurate. Thanks for watching, all the best Steve.
wow imagine a 40kg kingfisher, great video though.
Hi Mark, yes w kingfisher that size would be something to see I think.
Really pleased you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching, all the best Steve.
40 Kilograms !? Thats a big bird... :)
Ha yes it would be. I meant to say grams lol. Thanks for watching Carsten. Cheers Steve.
Another great video Steve.
Thanks very much mate, cheers for watching. All the best, Steve.
Excellent video and good information. My question is about settings for the video of the birds. Do you use ND filters and stick to the 180° rule? Do you shoot in log? Thanks. I look forward to viewing more of your content.
Hi Steve, thanks very much. Really pleased you enjoyed it. I will use ND filters if I need them but when I'm shooting a piece to camera I'll often just close the aperture down to reduce the amount of light hitting the camera sensor. Obviously this increases the depth of field but I don't worry about that too much.
Regarding the 180° rule I don't conscientiously use it but I do make sure I have continuity between clips. So probably follow it naturally. Last but not least at the moment I don't shoot in log. I do keep an eye on the contrast of the location though. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
Thanks very much for the quick reply
Great video Steve, educational and some excellent footage and shots. Cheers Keith
Thanks very much Keith, I just love Kingfishers. Fantastic birds. All the best, Steve.