Brown Bear Photography Slovenia | Wildlife Photography Fujifilm | Part 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2024
- Hello and welcome back to the wild.
Welcome back to the second part of this adventure in Slovenia waiting for the beautiful brown bear to make a showing. In this episode I got very lucky and over a 5 hours period of waiting I got to see a few bears!
My time in Slovenia with the Brown Bears was spent with Slovenianbears - slovenianbears.com/about/. I cannot recommend them enough, the whole experience has been incredible. I cannot express enough how professional this company is but also their ethical approach to the bear hides. As someone who has never experienced bears in the wild (living in Scotland where there are none) I found this to be the most responsible and safest way to view them - a way that does not put my life at risk, but also, the lives and habitats of the bears. So when you are thinking of visiting wildlife hides, please think responsible and choose those who have an approach when there is no damage to the environment or habituation of the animals you are hoping to see. Responsible photography is the way forward.
In this series I make the full use of the Fujifilm X-H2s, Fujifilm X-H2, Fujinon 150-600mm and the amazing Fujifilm 200mm f/2 - keep an eye out for the footage from this mighty combo.
I hope you enjoy this episode and do let me know your favourite moments!
Wild :)
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My Equipment:
Fujifilm X-H2S
Fujifilm X-H2
XF 200mm f/2.0 WR
XF 16-55mm f/2.8 WR
XF 23mm f/1.4 WR
XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8.0 WR
Sound:
RØDE Wireless GO II
Tripod:
Benro Slim Carbon-Fibre Tripod
K&F Concept Gimbal Head
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Thank you for the great pictures. Do yourself a favour and visit Slovenia again. You've got to relive this unique experience.
Beautiful, and my favourite moment: you talking about your experience,
greetings from Montevideo
I appreciate that ☺️🙏🏻 that moment was completely from the heart, so that is lovely you liked it ☺️
Gorgeous gorgeous images, full of joy … no wonder there were tears… thank you ❤
Thank you, yes it hit my heart a lot. Just the perfect moment ☺️
Incredible. Very family friendly. Your production is literally something mothers and fathers could watch with their young children. Thank you so much.
I really appreciate this comment as I think it’s the first time someone has said this but it really made me smile to read and imagine a family sat together watching a video, that is a lovely thought. Thank you ☺️
Fantastic photos😊.
Thank you very much ☺️
I live in Slovenia and sometimes I m afraid to go into the forest and hills because we have a lot of bears for such a small country
Ah I can imagine it is scary! I live in Scotland where there are no big predators but when I was in Slovenia and went walking in the evening I found it quite scary and kept looking around for bears. I heard there are lots of bears in Slovenia as well
boy....you sure know how to romanticize a video and create a lot of longing for a lot of different things, photos, gear, cool mornings, the smell of coffee and warm skin ♥
Thank you, I think that is my mind it cant help but romanticise the whole details in life and the little things 🙏🏻
You're so talented. Love your vibes.
Aww well that is super kind, thank you ☺️
I love this sentivity, I love this emotion and I love these images, if people could all be like you, the world would be much more beautiful.
This is so touching, thank you very much. It was always my goal to just be real on this platform and share some honest heart/emotions, so thank you for what you have said ☺️
Beautiful experience Victoria. I truly agree with your sentiment regarding nature. Being able to spend time in nature is so magical and life changing. Well done. The pictures and videos are crystal clear and so lovely. As you now love bears and scenery, I would recommend the Canadian Rockies as it would tick every box for you. Stay brilliant. 👍
Thank you very much for watching and always leaving such a kind and support comment. The whole experience was very magical and life changing for sure, I really loved it. I was very pleased the pictures came out well too which is always a bonus! hehe that sounds like a wonderful recommendation, it is someone where I have always wanted to explore and would be incredible to visit. Many thanks again ☺️
Beautiful, loved the mono footage.
Thank you for this. I thought I would change up the mood with the mono - but I also love mono too. Glad you liked it 😊
Un contenido muy diferente,. en todo!., Me as dado unas ideas,. Gracias por compartir! otro 🔟 de 🔟 👍🏼 Y los osos 🐻 muy lindos !
Thank you very much! that is so kind and I hope you enjoy your photography to 🙂🙂🌲☀️
Sehr schön 🙏 Danke
Vielen dank ☺️🙏🏻
Wonderful video Victoria. The bears, the forest, it's all so beautiful. I understand your excitement and your happiness. It's really amazing 🐻❤
I appreciate it a lot, thank you ☺️ It all comes from a real and honest place, it is lovely you enjoyed it. Thank you again! ☺️
😘🤗thank you so far BIG HUG 4u!! such a nice cute person..u should do a makro of your beautiful eyes...
Aw thank you! This is lovely! And actually I was thinking of doing some macro photography soon so that is a great idea! 🙂🙂
Spending twenty plus years as a wedding and portrait photographer, I’ve always been drawn to the eyes. And you are so right, her eyes are indeed beautiful! ❤❤
I have just watched all three episodes straight off and have been engrossed. Those bears are wonderful and weren't you lucky! I was particularly interested as I am booked to visit Slovenian bears in June for 4-days. I have subscribed to follow your future adventures.
Ah this is so lovely! Thank you for watching all 3! They are amazing and I did get super lucky. The perks of going in June is that the bears will (hopefully) have cub that time of year which will be super exciting! Thank you for subscribing and following the journey 🙂✌🏻
This has to have been the experience of a lifetime! And £50 for that gimbal? That’s a steal, about $63 US. I paid $95 US for the same one, roughly £75.
It was indeed, absolutely incredible ☺️ and yes £50! I was super happy with it! I think I got the last one in stock 😄 ahh i’m sorry you paid more but glad you have the same one as it’s great 🙂🙂
Very beautiful video, you are the best.
Aww this is so sweet! well you are the best ☺️✌🏻☀️
Living the most wonderful life. Living your dreams. ❤
Aw thank you ☺️ just got to follow your heart and let the beauty of life sing to it ☺️🤍🌲
Hi Victoria, just wanted to say that this was an incredible video!
Your photographs and videos of the Bears in their natural habitat is just simply breathtaking.
I am deeply envious of your experience! 😊
Also, never apologize for showing your feelings, or tearing up.
I’ll be honest I was tearing up a little bit just watching some of that footage. Those beautiful creatures are just incredible!
I also offer a suggestion for something you could cover in the future, perhaps you could talk about your actual process for filming and creating your videos?
I’m an older guy and all I’ve ever done really is photography. I own XT -5,and an XH-2, which are brilliant video cameras but I’m a bit befuddled by all of it. 😂
Anyway, keep up the amazing work, enjoy your time in the wild, and never ever apologize for being human and having emotions!❤
P.S. I’m missing Erik! 😊
So wonderful! Thanks so much!
No problem ☺️
Your video testing the Fuji XH2 with the XF 200mm f2 in Slovenia is simply magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing your passion and this perfect combination to capture the beauty of bears. Your emotion is palpable and adds a very personal touch that makes watching it even more special. I wish you much success in your future projects.
I was going to try to type something and read this. DITTO! The vibe and the small details pulled me in. I sat down and watched from beginning to end. Very Well Done Victoria Wild!💌
Oooo this is soo lovely! Thank you for watching and appreciating the video, I really do put all my heart into it and it makes it so worthwhile when reading comments like yours and the impact a video can have. The emotions are all true, I really wanted to share something real online, that’s my only goal of my channel - to share true emotions and heart for life. Thank you so much again, this comment really hit the heart 🙏🏻🌲🤍
Aww this is so lovely! I am soooo happy to read you watched it from beginning to the end and thank you for taking your time from your day to do that. It means so much and I cannot thank you enough for this ☺️🙏🏻🌲🤍
@@wildandfreevictoria I have been on a photographic odyssey for over three decades, beginning with self-education through books (Ansel Adams) + magazines(Popular photography etc... during my university days, prior to handling a manual focus camera, the (Canon AE-1). My initial foray was into nature and landscape photography. Over time, I expanded into capturing the vibrancy of student life and the dynamic scenes of events, ranging from nightclubs to festivals and concerts, even including weddings-a journey that spanned two decades. With the advent of the pandemic, my focus shifted to street and architectural photography. Now, my practice has come full circle, as I primarily photograph for personal pleasure. Nature photography has become a therapeutic pursuit for me, where I cherish the tranquil moments spent capturing wildlife. I eagerly anticipate the arrival of my Nikon 180-600 lens to pair with my Z50. As I've stepped away from client work, the compact Z50 fits my needs perfectly. For street photography, I rely on my Fuji XPro3, equipped with an 18mm f/1.4 and a 27mm f/2.8 lens.
Your smile is infectious. Thank you for these lovely videos 😊
Aww thank you ☺️ it is an honest smile, so I appreciate this 🙂✌🏻
Exceptional video Victoria 👏your film skills and photography are outstanding. Keep up the great work 🤝
Aw again, always so kind! Thank you for watching and your kind words. I really appreciate it 🙂
Amazing stuff, from the bears looking directly into the lens, to the bear with leaves stuck to its nose... just wow. I also love how the light hits their fur and accents their ear shapes. Bears are so photogenic!
And the 200mm truly performs, that f-stop 2.0 is just incredible.
Thank you so much! Yes it was incredible special, i loved the moment with the bear and the leaf stuck on it’s nose. Yes you are right, the fur on each bear is so different as well so it is lovely to see them in different light.
The f/2.0 was a dream and soooo good in that environment. I loved it! 😊
It's magical, simply magical, and beautiful. I think I would have been tearful also, I had been in your place ! ❤
You are very kind, thank you ☺️ and I am glad to read you would be tearful too. It was such a moving and incredible experience ☺️
I would likely have been too emotional to remember to capture images! 😊
Hi,
I just stumbled across your channel and I must say very well put together, professional quality. And they thing that stands out for me is YOUR passion for what you do. You can see that it brings you joy and happiness which is awesome. So many people settle for less I believe you have found your calling and I'm 👀 forward to seeing what elese you produce. Have a Blessed day. 😊
This is such a lovely comment, I am very touched but your words. Thank you so much, you have made my day ☺️ A lot of heart and time goes into my videos, also (as cheesy as it sounds) a lot of love for nature and life. My only goal is to share something real and from the heart. It is definitely my calling and I guess I am very lucky in that respect to have found it but also to get so much joy from it too. Thank you again and there will be more on the way. Have a lovely day too ☺️
Victoria is that your name ❓...... Thank you so much for your response. The key words that you uttered are "from the ♥️" as long as you let your ♥️ guide you you'll be a success. Many blessings to you, Have a blessed day.
Fabulous images!
I appreciate it, thank you 🙏🏻
@@wildandfreevictoria This was a once in a lifetime event for you.
Wow! Your willingness to share your emotion just adds to the thrill !!
Love your passion for capturing the beauty of God’s creation. Your camercraft is superb- well done. Didn’t use the TC convert on 200mm?
Looking forward to your next adventure.
PS a few years I was camping and canoeing in Canada and was petrified at the the thought of bumping into a bear! I was soooo scared. Saw foot prints and that was enough to raise my heart rate
Aw thank you, I can’t help it - i wear my heart on my sleeve ☺️ Thank you and this world is so beautiful with so much to see, it’s all been amazing. I didn’t use the TC because I didn’t really feel I needed to, I was quite enjoying the wider shot but also the base F-Stop with the TC was 2.8 and without it is 2.0 so I just stuck with it off :)
Ooo wow you were brave to go camping and I bet that is a very scary experience!! Ah I would be too paranoid and not be able to sleep! But Canada does look super magical for camping 🙂
Isn't it amazing how something that could probably kill you with one swipe of her paw, looks so cute and cuddly? Absolutely wonderful images. Thank you for sharing.
Yes I know, it’s pretty crazy when you think of it! Luckily I survived 😅 also the bears in Slovenia are not inherently aggressive as some of their neighbouring cousins in other countries. Thank you for watching and your kind words 🙂
Cool!😀
Thank you ☺️
You have a pair of beautiful eyes! ^^
Aw thank you ☺️
@@wildandfreevictoria ❤️❤️
As a fellow photographer, I will have to say the clarity, color, sharpness, and rich blacks...... Wow. Exceptional!!
Thank you very much for this, I really appreciate it and coming from a photographer too it means a lot! ☺️✌🏻
Amazing video!
Thank you ☺️
Hey Victoria, I discover you just now. I was wandering on the tube looking for videos about bear photographing. I understand what are your feelings, I went to Finland 2 years ago for the same reasons and I'll be back there on monday! The bears are fantastic animals, the most impressive thing that I discovered was how silents they can be when they move, you can't literally hear them coming. In one hand it was very surprising, on the other hand was that I discovered how vulnerable I was out there. In some ways I felt like a lamb. How is your impression about that? GREAT job!
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Thank you 🙂
Great video 👍
Thank you ☺️
@@wildandfreevictoria 👍
Exquisite videography and photography; The 200 mm f 2 rocks; SO BEAUTIFUL; Thank you for the great video 😊
Aw thank you! Yes the 200mm was fantastic and I adored using it!! Thank you very much ☺️
Why did these bears evolve to have such cute freaking ears, lovely images.
I don’t know but I’m glad you agree and I would also love to know the answer. My only theory is that they have them as a weapon of distraction - the distraction being, ultimate cuteness. So victims like you or myself would be too be staring out how cute they are 🥹😉
@@wildandfreevictoria Yeah bears are like like the ultimate mix of dangerous and cute...along with dolphins 🤣There's also hippos, but I don't find them cute.
Stunning work.. ❤
Thank you ☺️🤍🌲
It is so delightful watching someone who has such a deep emotional connection to nature. Your images (both photo and video) are stunning! Looking forward to following your journey (as well as catching up on past episodes). ❤❤
Thank you very much, that is so kind of you to say. It all comes from the heart and a genuine place. There will be lots more on the way, I also have a lot planned for the next up and coming months 🙂☀️
Love your shots with the 200mm lens, wow. B&W footage was beautiful. Thanks for sharing your amazing experience.
Thank you very much, I appreciate it! and really happy you enjoyed the B&W footage as well 🙂
Really beatiful shots! Everything is just stunning. Thank you for your hard work! ❤
Thank you for watching and comments like this one make all the hard work worthwhile ☺️🙏🏻
Well worth the wait. Such beautiful shots. The bear features were so sharp. 👍
It really was! Such precious moments. Thank you and yes my gear did well! 🙂
Hi Victoria,
The music you use in at 4:55 together with the black and white shots/footage left me immersed and touched by the whole scene. There aren't many more words I can say at the moment, for me music is a very powerful thing!
Keep doing what you've been doing so far, as I've said before, you're an inspiration!
Big hug from Portugal
Hello! And thank you ☺️ thank you as well for this lovely feedback - especially on the black and white scene, I love shooting mono (both video and shots) and it is very uplifting to read you felt the emotions from it. Thank you so much 🙏🏻 I will keep doing it, I have a lot of stuff planned and on the way, more wildlife photography and some other different stuff. Thanks again ☺️
Again the enthusiasm is addictive all the images were fantastic, as was all the video. But the outstanding images were of the mother Bear witha leaf stuck on the end of her nose then shortly after one of the younger Bears peeking out from behind a trunk just as if it was wanting to play peekaboo with you. Again all fantastic giving life long memories to cherish.
Nice video, your love of nature and photography is well captured. Thank you for sharing and I do look forward to seeing more of your episodes.
Thank you for watching and leaving these kind words. I do appreciate it! I have just uploaded my last bear episode and then will move onto other wildlife stuff 🙂
I've loved watching your Slovenia series!! Great work that you should be proud of. 🐻🐻
Aw thank you! well there is one more vlog on the way ☺️
MAGICAL! Nice to see your passion in photographing these bears. The 200mm f/2 is definitely a specialty lens & the image quality is amazing. Best wishes for your channel.😊
Thank youuu! I really appreciate it! Yes it is all from the heart, I love bears 🙂 Yes you are completely right, the 200mm is fantastic and a joy to use! Thank you again 🙂☀️🌲
Those images of yours were so beautiful Victoria and the video was so wonderful, loved every second of it, David Attenborough needs to ring you up and and get you on the telly with your very own tv program !!!
Tehee this made me smile! Thank you so much for your lovely words! Ah that would be an absolute dream, I'll keep in this path and see what happens 🙂
Great episode. I understand you perfectly when you talk about your feelings about what you saw, it must have been grandiose! Can't way to see the next episode ;-)
Thank you :) i’m glad you can resonate, it’s such a hard feeling to describe but just incredible ☺️
Really nice photos & video. Beats my blue jays and cardinals I took a couple of days ago
Ah not at all, keep doing what you are doing and enjoy it 🙂
Thanks for sharing this with us, so lovely to see your emotions come out about something so amazing . Great footage and photos, can't wait to see more.
You are most welcome and thank you for enjoying it :) it is all honest and raw emotions which is lovely to share online. Thank you again 🙂🙏🏻
Magical really doesn’t sum it up does it, for once I’m lost for words. The media you’ve shared is just fantastic. Finally a big thumbs up to Fujj for loaning it to you, you showcased it perfectly.
This is so kind and you are right, magical doesn’t do it justice ☺️ Thank you for your support and kind words. There will be a separate review of the 200mm on the way and it really did perform perfectly 🙂
Beautiful, what an experience! I love your images, my favourite at 11:57😊
Thank you for those great videos of your stay in Slovenia☺
Thank you! It was incredible, i’ve nit experienced anything like it. I can see why that was your favourite, all the shots around that time mark are my favourite. Thank you very much 🙂
I have absolutely loved your bear series!!! They inspired me to book a trip to Alaska to work with a guide to do bear photography. It's also refreshing to see a Fuji shooter that does wildlife. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this comment and for watching! And this is amazing!! Alaska looks absolutely stunning and the bears there will be incredible! Enjoy yourself as that will be an incredible trip! And yes, I love Fuji stuff ☺️🙏🏻
@@wildandfreevictoria Me too! When I saw that you were shooting with the 200mm I said a little prayer for you because you probably want to sell your other kidney to buy it! :) I lucked out and got a used copy cheap-ish. I wish camera hear didn't cost so much. :( But that's what I love about Fuji - The gear isn't cheap, but the high end Fuji gear is financially less painful that other full-frame offerings.
Great moments in nature, in the right place at the right time and great pictures!
Thank you, it was a very peaceful and tranquil experience. I loved it 🙂
Awesome video thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤ My prefernce and prefer Nikon 800E with a 70-200 2.8 it’s awesome dual!
Thank you very much! ☺️ and I have never shot with Nikon, but I know a lot of people who do and it looks great! I just love Fujifilm 🙂 happy shooting! ✌🏻
Another beautiful episode! Love the images of those fluffy bears!
That means a lot, thank you for watching and enjoying. They are so beautiful and their fluffy ears are just perfect ☺️
Thank you for the great video. BTW I bought a variable ND filter from K&F Concepts and it, too, was a bargain; works just fine🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for watching! Well this is great to read, I am honestly so pleasantly surprised by their gear, i’ll have to try their filters as well! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this bearful moments, feel your passion 😍
Thank you for watching! They were very bearful moments and ones I won’t forget ☺️🙏🏻🐻🌳
How wonderful! So magical and inspiring. Keep up the great work💪🏻
Thank you! and I will do my best ☺️☀️✌🏻
Just loving this series… if you’re like me you’ll be planning your next trip. I’ve now been to Finland on four occasions to photograph bears ( just can’t get enough ) . Carry on enjoying your adventures and just being you ❤
Thank you for this! This made me smile! And yes, I am already thinking of the next adventure. I would love to go to Svalbard one day and see polar bears, that has always been my dream. Maybe one day! I bet Finland was amazing too, i’ve heard lots about it. Thank you and I will do 🙏🏻☺️🤍🌲
More great footage of the bears this week again Victoria. In the future some place like Yellowstone national park could be the next bear adventure for you.👍
Thank you! It was a wonderful trip and I am still amazed with how much I saw. Aw well, that would absolutely love to visit yellow stone. I have a list of bear dreams and that is on it 🙂
I must apologise for only just stumbling across your vlog, you photography and video work is incredible and will be following from now on, keep up the fantastic work..👌👍
Aww this is sweet! Do not apologise, it is ok! You are here now and enjoying the videos, so it is all ok! Thank you for your kind words, it’s much appreciated 🙂🙏🏻
Another fantastic vlog Victoria, I think I'm going to have to book this up, just looks amazing.
Thank you for watching and leaving such kind words. I cannot recommend it enough, it was a wonderful experience ☺️
What an adventure 😎 wonderful images.
Thank you very much!! ☺️☺️
An incredible experience, thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you for watching and your kind words! I hope you get to see the bears 🐻
Amazing experience cracking footage again and that 200mm lens looks fantastic
It was incredible, just unreal and beautiful. Thank you and the 200mm performed amazingly 🙂
how far from Ljubljana is this? I used to work there but never got out there, want to go back for a visit, its a lovely place with lovely people.
It is probably about an hour and a half drive South from Ljublijana. That is cool you used to work there, it is a very beautiful place to live and yes, very very lovely people! 🙂
Not sure if it’s just my imagination, but were there at least two bear families?
One with baby cubs and one with teens?
Still did not see them scoffing hunny. 😂😂
I have no idea to be honest! I think you are right but I am still not sure!
Hehe I will do my best to find the honey munching bears 🐻😄😄
Gorgeous images of gorgeous animals. Not only here but virtually every other TH-cam wildlife channel has really irritating music when there are natural sounds of the forest.
Ah well I am sorry you found it irritating, I actually really enjoy putting music with my footage - that is my style. Although you can create footage yourself in your own way. unfortunately when I was recording the sounds of the forest all I could hear was me breathing or the moving of my camera on the gimbal - as I was sat in a hide. But yes, if you like it without then start creating your own content in your own way, would be great to see ✌🏻
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Thank you ☺️
I really enjoy your videos !!! I shoot photos, no video and I'm looking to upgrade the XT3. Which camera would you recommend between the XT5, XH2, and XH2 s??? It would be an all around camera, but lately I'm enjoying birding. I would appreciate your opinion, thanks.
If you can get over the lack of the manual dials from the X-T series get the X-H2S. Compaired to the X-T5 the AF is better and the buffer is huge.
Fantastic series of videos, I really like and appreciate your approach - I hope Fuji is sponsoring you and helping to fund your travels it would be nice to see more. Thanks 😊
Aw thank you! Everyone has been so kind and lovely - including yourself and I cannot tell you how grateful I am. I would be amazing if Fuji did sponsor me or support some trips, maybe one day they might I would happily accept! 🤞🏻🙂