We don't have many squirrels in our neighborhood, but a while back I spotted one when I was walking through the forest. He ran up a tree before I got a chance to take a photo. When I got close to the tree I took a few snaps of him sitting high up on a branch. You could barely see him, but when I got home I cropped the images and I could swear he was grinning at me thinking "na, na, you can't catch me!" Btw, great background track by UFO - Rock bottom. I'm an old gezer who still listens to that stuff :)
I'm loving your work.... I'm in Pennsylvania so I have lots of squirrels around, Also I didn't think each squirrel would have such a unique mid-air stance. 😊
Merhaba Dani, on gündür seni tanıdım ve tam on gündür bütün videolarını tek tek izliyorum. Hepsi de harika videolar. Çok büyük emek veriyorsun, titizsin ve videolarına sanatsal katkıların çok fazla. Ve bu seni farklı kılıyor. Türkiye' den selamlar ve sevgiler... 🙏🙏🐿🐿
Hey Dani, thanks for the video, I love a red squirrel but there aren’t any where I live in the U.K. we don’t even get greys in out garden, I can’t really put food out for them as I don’t want to attract animals my cat might end up hunting. I saw your Instagram story about being disappointed your videos don’t get more views, I’m sure it is quite disheartening to pour a lot of time and effort into making these videos, only to find they aren’t seen by many people. I’m sure if you spoke to most people who’s channels are now flourishing they would tell you that it took a while for their work to get attention. I wish I had the courage to give up my job to do something I was really passionate about so I really hope it works out for you. All the best Dani and please don’t give up I’m sure it will get better.
The jumping squirrel pictures are astoundingly beautiful and fun to watch, thanks for this video and I am looking forward to watch more of your works in the future.
Awesome video Dani! Very helpful, if I ever did have the opportunity to try this myself! Only thing I would say is not so sure about the rock music in the background. But that's probably just me. Some cracking photos as well!
Thanks Sam! The music reflects what I am listening to at the time of taking the images haha. I lowered the volume even more compare to other videos. Currently into indie folk - might appear in the next video haha
this is really cool... I have seen your pictures and stories on Instagram, but I didn't know, that you have this TH-cam channel... congratulations to this and you have a new subscriber 🙋♂️
red squirrel are realy rare in france, Auvergne. they were hunted by gray squirrels, and they almost disappeared from Auvergne. But from these photos are so beautifull and these animals are so cute !!! and one word comes to my mind while seeing them : "Géronimooooooo !"
Saturday, September 17, 2022 Wow, Dani, it is so impressive with all the thought and effort you put into these squirrel 🐿️ photographs! And your results are worth all your efforts! 😀 I am at a campground in southern Indiana, near Bloomington. So I am enjoying lots of nature this weekend and some nice people to chat with. 🌾🌳🐿️🍁🌳🦌🌾 A Happy Weekend to everyone, Anthony 😀 ☁️ 🌒 ☁️
We have so many red squirrels around our house, but they a really shy and I think, I need to start paying them for photos, probably in hazelnut currency. High burst rates aren't an issue since I use mirrorless cameras, and my Olympus E-M1 II even allows to travel back in time before the shutter has been triggered, using its "Pro Capture" function.
Another great video Dani, you are very generous with your information and I’m sure people will find this helpful. You started out with a clear objective, took us through the set-up, described the learning experiences and came up with the goods, meeting or exceeding your desired outcome. Some of the photos are really unusual and inspiring. Your presentation style is both informative and relaxed which means you hold your audiences and deserve a lot of likes and comments, well done!
thanks for the helpful guide Dani, guess it's just time for me to find a squirrel family that I can photograph :D Unfortunately there are non in my garden :/
Beautiful photos but even better is the music in the background. Should be Metallica, I've seen them live so often here in Germany. Lars Ulrich comes from near you (Denmark). The best time for squirrels here is when the walnuts are ripe, then you see so many of them in parks and gardens. Greetings from Germany (Lower Saxony)
Watching the video and listening how you depend on manual focus on fast moving subject crosses my mind you might need Sony Alpha1. The downside is the price $6500 but based on the images wild photographers have shown the 30 FPS speed and AF never missed a photo when automatically focused on eagle approaching the fish. All the frames were perfect. In case you earn steady income based on photos it might give you financial boost. The other thing you might considering chasing a specific type of background is to setup a white cloth to get the result. In overall I think you have exceeded all the other wildlife photographers. You definitely come to complex ideas and technical setup. Anyway - subbed also.
Camera setup: After watching your camera trapping, why haven't you setup an automated system? You could even setup your tripping mechanism pointing up at the sky, just below where the squirrels would leap from. Challenge: Squirrels love walnuts more than hazelnuts. Walnuts blow all the other nuts away on fat content and the preserve well when they bury them. Try hanging a walnut or hazelnut (in Oregon we call them filberts) from a string in their flight path between perches. Attach the string to the nut with a light piece of tape, just strong enough to hold the nut. Have it high enough they'll need to reach for it. Make sure the nut releases from the string easily so there aren't any mishaps. BTW, I have a couple dozen red fox squirrels that hunt me down for walnuts. If you want hand feeding tips, just ask.
Hi Dani. Been looking at a few of your videos. I see you have a 300mm f2.8. Is that a 1.4x converter on the back? Do you use image stabilisation, when on a tripod? If yes do you use is 1 or 2? I have a 300mm f2.8L and a 500mm f4L. But only just got these lenses. Body is a Canon 1dx mk1. Thanks for your help. Keith UK 🇬🇧
Pre focussing and then setting the lens to manual implies you don't use back button focus. I'd be interested to know if there's a reason not to? PS I'm enjoying your videos and think you're a very talented wildlife photographer.
Great stuff, looks like it was a bit of a mission but it paid off. Awesome and unique shots, thanks for sharing. Also, any thoughts on the Thermacell butane mosquito thing? Saw this in your instagram and wondered if it worked? Cheers!
Interesting project for being at home. I would really like to get a squirrel swimming, they don't seem to like it much though, but it is not impossible. Be careful that they don't get too fat, then they might not jump anymore^^
what food do you take on long shoots? does a thermos flask work in Sweden? btw: are you with child? the cutaway at 7:24 looks like life is in there... am I wrong?
You do realise that what they're doing isn't going after the food. It's attack squirrel training :D Once they master it, they'll launch their offensive and you'll be traumatised for the rest of your days!! :D :P You'll never photograph another squirrel, again!!! :P :P
im also obsessed for squirrels but in here Italy is very difficoult to found them, also in the mountain places in where i live. in my city during 2010 less or more, the city was full of so many adorables follets! but many of them died in the cities road , omg i cry so cruel :(((((((((( i would love to have this treasure and luck to have your meetings in magical woods
these squirrels make me so happy
And we are obsessed with YOU & Squirrels!
It is a pleasure listening you, you are a great story teller. The Canon 1DX sounds like a machine gun 😁 Squirrels are funny, cute creatures.
Lovley photos. And thanks for sharing how to photo those little beautys.
We don't have many squirrels in our neighborhood, but a while back I spotted one when I was walking through the forest. He ran up a tree before I got a chance to take a photo. When I got close to the tree I took a few snaps of him sitting high up on a branch. You could barely see him, but when I got home I cropped the images and I could swear he was grinning at me thinking "na, na, you can't catch me!"
Btw, great background track by UFO - Rock bottom. I'm an old gezer who still listens to that stuff :)
I'm loving your work.... I'm in Pennsylvania so I have lots of squirrels around, Also I didn't think each squirrel would have such a unique mid-air stance. 😊
Aero-Squirrel-Dynamics at work there!
Stunning photos Dani 💪🏼💪🏼 and very interesting to hear how you manage to take those pictures.
Merhaba Dani, on gündür seni tanıdım ve tam on gündür bütün videolarını tek tek izliyorum. Hepsi de harika videolar. Çok büyük emek veriyorsun, titizsin ve videolarına sanatsal katkıların çok fazla. Ve bu seni farklı kılıyor. Türkiye' den selamlar ve sevgiler... 🙏🙏🐿🐿
Photos are wonderful.
These pictures of them jumping are absolutely stunning Dani. Thanks.
Squirrels are my FAV subject
Hey Dani, thanks for the video, I love a red squirrel but there aren’t any where I live in the U.K. we don’t even get greys in out garden, I can’t really put food out for them as I don’t want to attract animals my cat might end up hunting.
I saw your Instagram story about being disappointed your videos don’t get more views, I’m sure it is quite disheartening to pour a lot of time and effort into making these videos, only to find they aren’t seen by many people. I’m sure if you spoke to most people who’s channels are now flourishing they would tell you that it took a while for their work to get attention. I wish I had the courage to give up my job to do something I was really passionate about so I really hope it works out for you.
All the best Dani and please don’t give up I’m sure it will get better.
I have 9 grey squirrels I feed twice daily. Their hands down favorite, of all shelled nuts is Walnuts!
Brilliant photos/videos Dani and UFO background music my favorite band back in the 80's when i was a teenager
I was just going to comment on the UFO background music too. Was a nice surprise to hear it tucked away in the background of the video. :)
"Squirrel, Squirrel pleeeeaaase..." :)
The jumping squirrel pictures are astoundingly beautiful and fun to watch, thanks for this video and I am looking forward to watch more of your works in the future.
Don't acr, be natural. And never joke about hurting animals. Your shots are amazing!
Awesome video Dani! Very helpful, if I ever did have the opportunity to try this myself! Only thing I would say is not so sure about the rock music in the background. But that's probably just me. Some cracking photos as well!
Thanks Sam! The music reflects what I am listening to at the time of taking the images haha. I lowered the volume even more compare to other videos. Currently into indie folk - might appear in the next video haha
Agreed - I loved the video but the music was really distracting!
Beautiful Setup and making the rare things possible using some common subjects is incredible. Enjoyed listening to you.
Love this video!Thank you for sharing.
is Is a bird Is it a plane NO its Dani,s Red Squirrel Squad 🐿🐿🐿💛👏🙌
Where were you, photographing squirrels? You’re fired!
Loved it, very helpful and inspiring! And the pictures are brilliant, some of them are so funny! It's lovely
Just discovered your channel, it's genius! Red squirrels are the best. Fair play to you
Thank you very much ... from the USA !
Thank you Dani for your video! It's a great guide to try to take this kind of pictures. And your squirrel pictures are great!!
congrats Dani y really appreciate and love what you do!! thank you so much, they are so unbelieveble and loveble criature!
Awesome! Great video, great photos! Inspiring! And nice editing. Loads of fun to watch! 🎥📸🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Loved it !
this is really cool... I have seen your pictures and stories on Instagram, but I didn't know, that you have this TH-cam channel... congratulations to this and you have a new subscriber 🙋♂️
Awesome, totally enjoyed this.
Genius. Love it.
Fantastic photos. I enjoyed this so much.
red squirrel are realy rare in france, Auvergne.
they were hunted by gray squirrels, and they almost disappeared from Auvergne. But from these photos are so beautifull and these animals are so cute !!! and one word comes to my mind while seeing them : "Géronimooooooo !"
Great photo!!
Fantastic!
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Wow, Dani, it is so impressive with all the thought and effort you put into these squirrel 🐿️ photographs!
And your results are worth all your efforts! 😀
I am at a campground in southern Indiana, near Bloomington. So I am enjoying lots of nature this weekend and some nice people to chat with. 🌾🌳🐿️🍁🌳🦌🌾
A Happy Weekend to everyone, Anthony 😀 ☁️ 🌒 ☁️
Great shots. I enjoy your Clips and your experienced tipps
정성의 영상 사진.
멋진.영상 사진.
최고.
A video picture with sincerity.
Awesome video pictures.
best.
We have so many red squirrels around our house, but they a really shy and I think, I need to start paying them for photos, probably in hazelnut currency. High burst rates aren't an issue since I use mirrorless cameras, and my Olympus E-M1 II even allows to travel back in time before the shutter has been triggered, using its "Pro Capture" function.
great work miss 🍻
Awesome, thanks a lot for sharing! 🐿
Yep, I live in the States. Just these drab, boring gray squirrels here. I've always called those squirrels 'elf-eared squirrels'.
squeeky! , , grumpita, chirpity , SQUEEK! ,nom nom!
Enjoyed. Wait till you get to Wombats! TYVM!
.... absolutely brilliant ....
Great work!
Hello crazy Dain, you make me smile in your presentation, lovely squirrel photos. What will be your next project 🤔
please come to New Mexico and photograph the black and white Abert's Squirrel
Very inspiring. Will try similar setup. Keep up good work.👍
Another great video Dani, you are very generous with your information and I’m sure people will find this helpful. You started out with a clear objective, took us through the set-up, described the learning experiences and came up with the goods, meeting or exceeding your desired outcome. Some of the photos are really unusual and inspiring. Your presentation style is both informative and relaxed which means you hold your audiences and deserve a lot of likes and comments, well done!
thanks for the helpful guide Dani, guess it's just time for me to find a squirrel family that I can photograph :D Unfortunately there are non in my garden :/
Beautiful images, thank you for sharing
great accent and fenomenal work
hope to see more in the future
Great video Dani. Those shots are stunning. Need that shutter speed for sure. Hoping to up money with an upgrade to an EOSR5 or 6 this year.
Beautiful photos but even better is the music in the background. Should be Metallica, I've seen them live so often here in Germany. Lars Ulrich comes from near you (Denmark). The best time for squirrels here is when the walnuts are ripe, then you see so many of them in parks and gardens. Greetings from Germany (Lower Saxony)
Watching the video and listening how you depend on manual focus on fast moving subject crosses my mind you might need Sony Alpha1. The downside is the price $6500 but based on the images wild photographers have shown the 30 FPS speed and AF never missed a photo when automatically focused on eagle approaching the fish. All the frames were perfect. In case you earn steady income based on photos it might give you financial boost. The other thing you might considering chasing a specific type of background is to setup a white cloth to get the result. In overall I think you have exceeded all the other wildlife photographers. You definitely come to complex ideas and technical setup. Anyway - subbed also.
Camera setup: After watching your camera trapping, why haven't you setup an automated system? You could even setup your tripping mechanism pointing up at the sky, just below where the squirrels would leap from.
Challenge: Squirrels love walnuts more than hazelnuts. Walnuts blow all the other nuts away on fat content and the preserve well when they bury them. Try hanging a walnut or hazelnut (in Oregon we call them filberts) from a string in their flight path between perches. Attach the string to the nut with a light piece of tape, just strong enough to hold the nut. Have it high enough they'll need to reach for it. Make sure the nut releases from the string easily so there aren't any mishaps.
BTW, I have a couple dozen red fox squirrels that hunt me down for walnuts. If you want hand feeding tips, just ask.
Cool, thanks, thumbs up.
Great Editing this video, love it. Subscribed.
Dani ты умница, я горжусь тобой !!!!
There so in charge
These are my 4 favorite, with 9:18 being my favorite
8:56
9:06
9:16
9:18
🌰🐿 🤙🏼🖖🏼🇺🇸
Where were you? Photographing squirrels? You’re fired
Brilliant thank.you darling.
"Where were you photographing squirrels?"
300mm f2.8 🤤
Cool
Very nice
Thx
Hi Dani.
Been looking at a few of your videos.
I see you have a 300mm f2.8.
Is that a 1.4x converter on the back?
Do you use image stabilisation, when on a tripod?
If yes do you use is 1 or 2?
I have a 300mm f2.8L and a 500mm f4L.
But only just got these lenses.
Body is a Canon 1dx mk1.
Thanks for your help.
Keith UK 🇬🇧
Turn the bucket upside down. ;)
I suppose using "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" as jumping squirrels music would have been a guaranteed copyright strike.
Pre focussing and then setting the lens to manual implies you don't use back button focus. I'd be interested to know if there's a reason not to?
PS I'm enjoying your videos and think you're a very talented wildlife photographer.
Hi Dani, did you video them with the same camera?
You are the female version of David Attenborough👍😁😁😁🇬🇧🐿️
Great stuff, looks like it was a bit of a mission but it paid off. Awesome and unique shots, thanks for sharing. Also, any thoughts on the Thermacell butane mosquito thing? Saw this in your instagram and wondered if it worked? Cheers!
Background music very distracting while trying to listen to your awesome techniques.
Great blog, but the music is a distraction. You have a very confident and engaging manner and don’t need the music
if you dont need the 100-400 lens anymore. i wont complain if you give it to me... just saying
Very nice video
It may be strange but squirrels are one of the animals that I have seen the least, what did I do wrong? :(
👍👍👍🌲🌳“
Interesting project for being at home. I would really like to get a squirrel swimming, they don't seem to like it much though, but it is not impossible. Be careful that they don't get too fat, then they might not jump anymore^^
Thanks dear , i wish you all the best >>>>>>> Pilot Sameer .
Oh the good ole days of DSLR’s and all that paff to get action photos…I’m guessing you’re now mirrorless and getting 20fps with tracking autofocus?
he catapulted out and almost died O_o .... you got that on camera? xD
What about really wild life miss?
jumpimg squirwp..
Funky tunes?? Rock Bottom is one of the best rock songs of all time!!! Great choice and taste in music.
what food do you take on long shoots? does a thermos flask work in Sweden? btw: are you with child? the cutaway at 7:24 looks like life is in there... am I wrong?
You do realise that what they're doing isn't going after the food. It's attack squirrel training :D Once they master it, they'll launch their offensive and you'll be traumatised for the rest of your days!! :D :P You'll never photograph another squirrel, again!!! :P :P
im also obsessed for squirrels but in here Italy is very difficoult to found them, also in the mountain places in where i live. in my city during 2010 less or more, the city was full of so many adorables follets! but many of them died in the cities road , omg i cry so cruel :(((((((((( i would love to have this treasure and luck to have your meetings in magical woods