Thank you all for watching. I know that we all have different lifes. And some struggle with heavy mental issues. My point of the video is not to glorify my life, and I still have moment where I struggle. But every time I deside to go out, I never go home emtpty handed. What is your experience with outdoor life ?
I have also struggled with mental health all my life, Trond. You are not alone my friend, far from it. Just keep remembering that those times come and those times go, and they are meaningless to your own happiness. Nature and what you are doing there, is one of life's greatest healers and treasures. You are a warrior, a true warrior, and always know that you bring great happiness to many, many people!! 💯👏👏👍
your video come to me in the perfect moment. all the pressure from expectetions and life, no joy, no heppines excepet for the moments in the hill or in the forest. i totally agree with you. thanks for your videos and your humanity
I got into wildlife photography just by accident 7 years ago, when I was suffering from severe depression. I still have my bad days, but I'm convinced that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my photography, and being able to get out with Mother Nature. Great video again Trond.
Nice video Trond! You've touched on something critical to us humans. We. Are. Mammals. So being out in nature feels so amazing because it's 100% natural. It's where we are supposed to be. That's what irritates me when people say 'we are in the homes of the birds or mammals'. NO! We have just as much right to be out there because we are mammal, it's our home too. Of course, that means we should be respecting it on all levels. But going to what you said, this is why it feels so good. It's where we're supposed to be - not in this manmade urban sprawling environments :). Best of luck for an amazing 2024!
You’re 100% correct Trond. Nature is the best medicine you can have, and I must say watching your videos are a close second for lots of people, me included. Lovely photos of the lovely Dipper 👍🏻
I agree with you in your comment, we are probably many photographers for whom nature has been a resource in the difficult moments of our lives. In the search for serenity and inner trust I am not sure that a reward is useful. Creating a link with your environment and others while being yourself, integrity to our values is more profitable for our mental health. The condition of man is increasingly difficult today. They turn our gaze to fear, telling us about nature but the real problem is the condition of man and his servitude. What I like about you but I tell myself again is this simplicity of sharing a lived moment and your emotion is perceptible and contagious. Thank you Trond.
Totally agree that nature is the best medicine. I’ve got a shirt that says: Into the woods I go to loose my mind and find my soul. I can’t say it a better! I’m a total nature nut. I’m 61 and took and up nature photography just 2 years ago. I’m keeping my mind engaged learning so much, and my soul filled spending as much time as possible in nature. Your photos are beautiful!😊
I deal with some mental health struggles, but videos like this inspire me to really enjoy the getting out. I find it difficult to get out because of my issues, but being out in nature is very very therapeutic to me. I never go home empty handed either. Now that doesn’t mean I always capture birds with the camera or get any shots at all, but it does mean that I go home with a sense of having felt peace for a moment at least. So thank you again. Cheers (hope what I said made sense) 📸😎👍🏻✌🏻📸
Exactly. Sometimes, I am like "I should rather do this and that, instead of going out, this is probably more important, there is bad weather, cloudy" and stuff like that, but in the end I never regretted going out, never ever. Like today, weather was bad, bad light, cold, wind, but in the end, amazing 20 min encounter with European Otter and White Tailed Eagle hunting in half frozen river and altogether amazing day. Suggestion : If you are hesitating, just go out, you wont regret. 🙂
Outdoors is a life saver for everyone not sure I could continue on if I didn't experience nature and all it's benefits. Good for mind body and soul.Love the dipper. The sound of running water one of the best have sat for hours listening to it. It helps you forget the simple worries in life...
Trond, you got some fine images today and you really worked for them. I was especially impressed with the way you stayed on that dipper while he was flying toward you. I really agree that photography is therapeutic (except for wedding photography). I won't go into details but I have felt everything you described in this video. I feel like getting involved with capturing images of nature that made other people feel better was one of the best things that happened for me in that phase of my life. I've had so many people tell me they look forward to my FB posts every day to make their day brighter. But it has been about two months since I did any photography. I had a stroke and couldn't talk well and then I got sciatica and could barely walk. Then I was told that I have a large lockage in my aortic arch that couldn't surgically corrected. I developed AFIB and might have to get a pacemaker later this month. But, you know what, I'm still looking forward to getting back out with the camera when the weather improves, and I still have a good attitude about watching posts from you and Thomas Heaton and Morton Hilmer, Mike Lane and several more. I won't beat this thing, but I won't let it get me down either. I'm still enjoying life more that most 81 year old combat veterans and looking forward to getting out with my camera for more bird photography when I can.
I'm so grateful you produced the video with this focus, wildlife observation is so mentally healing. It is not easy and takes an incredible amount of time and not many of us will never be recognized for our work but if we appreciate each moment regardless of the quality of the shot we have a better chance of continuing the positive mentality, hopefully motivating us to try again tomorrow. Let's live in each individual moment, respect nature and live again for another day on this beautiful gift of a planet.
Trond, thank you for sharing your story! It is so important that we all recognize our humanity and our emotional health! Your videos, your photos, and your genuine love for nature are always inspiring to me! These images of the dipper are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing them with the world!
I absolutely agree with everything you said about being out in nature. It's so easy to get trapped inside the house especially in winter. It often can be difficult to get motivated but it always feels good when you are outdoors. You are a great inspiration for us. Thank you for sharing your photography journey with us. Cheers from Canada.
Totally agree Trond. Motivation to get out can be hard but then there’s always something that makes it a good day when in nature. Lovely video and shots too
You do the great job Trond! You inspire a lot of people to go out and shoot. Even if you will see how many people are watching your videos, you can assume, that due to the content and theme of your videos, there are ppl out there that take motivation to overcome their personal problems, go outside and notice again how beautiful the world is! And great photos, as always:)
That was amazing, Trond!! You don't mind getting down and dirty to get the perfect shots and videos! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing. Phil, from Canada.
As always enjoy your shots and comments. We think it’s cold here in south carolina(40’s) but admire your coping with the temps. I can’t wander far, but have been able to capture some good shots of the great blue heron and great egret that feed at our local lakes and ponds. Keep up the good work
Great work! I struggle with some of the same struggles, but getting outdoors reminds me of how wonderful life can be, and how lucky I am to be able to get out there and enjoy its beauty! Always good to see you in the hunt/chase for capturing the dippers!
Your dippers have a significant difference in colors than our American dippers. The American dippers don’t have any white on them. They are kind of a blueish grey. But otherwise very much alike. I live in central Montana in the USA and there’s a few places I can go and nearly always find dippers. I wish that either I could travel to your area or you travel here and we could join up for some nature photography. I’m sure we would both benefit. Right now my area is experiencing a severe blast of arctic cold air known as the polar vortex. The temperatures have hit 30 to 40 below Fahrenheit. This is when my mind & mood swings really low. It was great to watch your video. It probably helped both of us.
Beautifully expressed how it is just to see the subject, let alone get lucky enough to capture it. That last location was a winner! (but that's not the point!). What a great day out there in the wet and cold
Beautiful images and a great story Trond. I too struggle with leaving the house, and have done for a good while. There’s dippers 5 mins from my house, I really should try and get a photograph of them soon. Your an inspiration to us all
This seems relatable. I often struggle to get out. I struggle even more when the light is "bad" like it seemed to be when you where there. Did you ever think about sharing how the unedited photo looks, or maybe a little video of the process? I would definetly go out more often for birding without this dark cloud in my head when there are clouds outside.
hello, first of all, I want to tell you that I love watching your videos! I never miss a video of yours! Congratulations on the content of your videos!😉 I would like to know the model of your backpack to carry the lenses you are using in this video!
I do, the fact that camera companies have convinced you all that the machine need to determine one of the single most important element in the photo chain is disturbing. It's turned photographer into nothing more than button pushers.
@@flotinaway7 Claim you limitations and they will be yours. Focusing is a skill that needs to be practised. The problem with modern DSLR is that the focusing screens suck. Mirrorless is a different story and I find manual focusing totally possible and I am using a very old mirrorless body on using Nikkor manual focus. I agree with getting out into nature. Just not interested in letting the camera have all the fun and take the skill out of it.
Thank you all for watching. I know that we all have different lifes. And some struggle with heavy mental issues. My point of the video is not to glorify my life, and I still have moment where I struggle. But every time I deside to go out, I never go home emtpty handed. What is your experience with outdoor life ?
Trond I am indoors due to covid and I want to get out and get my health back, Thank you for allowing me to go along on your adventure
Get well soon! :) Thanks for watching @@jamesbarnes3063
I have also struggled with mental health all my life, Trond. You are not alone my friend, far from it. Just keep remembering that those times come and those times go, and they are meaningless to your own happiness. Nature and what you are doing there, is one of life's greatest healers and treasures. You are a warrior, a true warrior, and always know that you bring great happiness to many, many people!! 💯👏👏👍
your video come to me in the perfect moment. all the pressure from expectetions and life, no joy, no heppines excepet for the moments in the hill or in the forest. i totally agree with you. thanks for your videos and your humanity
I am glad you watch. Hope you get better soon. All the best !
Fantastic video Trond…. Yes it’s about getting out there enjoying the wilderness and exploring nature 🎉😅✌️
I got into wildlife photography just by accident 7 years ago, when I was suffering from severe depression. I still have my bad days, but I'm convinced that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my photography, and being able to get out with Mother Nature. Great video again Trond.
Thats great! Thanks for your compliment.
Nice video Trond! You've touched on something critical to us humans. We. Are. Mammals. So being out in nature feels so amazing because it's 100% natural. It's where we are supposed to be. That's what irritates me when people say 'we are in the homes of the birds or mammals'. NO! We have just as much right to be out there because we are mammal, it's our home too. Of course, that means we should be respecting it on all levels. But going to what you said, this is why it feels so good. It's where we're supposed to be - not in this manmade urban sprawling environments :). Best of luck for an amazing 2024!
You’re 100% correct Trond. Nature is the best medicine you can have, and I must say watching your videos are a close second for lots of people, me included. Lovely photos of the lovely Dipper 👍🏻
What a lovely compliment. Thank you so much!
I agree with you in your comment, we are probably many photographers for whom nature has been a resource in the difficult moments of our lives. In the search for serenity and inner trust I am not sure that a reward is useful. Creating a link with your environment and others while being yourself, integrity to our values is more profitable for our mental health. The condition of man is increasingly difficult today. They turn our gaze to fear, telling us about nature but the real problem is the condition of man and his servitude. What I like about you but I tell myself again is this simplicity of sharing a lived moment and your emotion is perceptible and contagious. Thank you Trond.
Thank you for your comment. And for your support :) All the best!
Totally agree that nature is the best medicine. I’ve got a shirt that says: Into the woods I go to loose my mind and find my soul. I can’t say it a better! I’m a total nature nut. I’m 61 and took and up nature photography just 2 years ago. I’m keeping my mind engaged learning so much, and my soul filled spending as much time as possible in nature. Your photos are beautiful!😊
I deal with some mental health struggles, but videos like this inspire me to really enjoy the getting out. I find it difficult to get out because of my issues, but being out in nature is very very therapeutic to me.
I never go home empty handed either. Now that doesn’t mean I always capture birds with the camera or get any shots at all, but it does mean that I go home with a sense of having felt peace for a moment at least.
So thank you again. Cheers (hope what I said made sense) 📸😎👍🏻✌🏻📸
Wow.....what a fantastic and lovely compliment. Thanks for letting me know. Keep being out in nature. Wish you all the best!
@@trondwestby thank You. Cheers!!
Exactly. Sometimes, I am like "I should rather do this and that, instead of going out, this is probably more important, there is bad weather, cloudy" and stuff like that, but in the end I never regretted going out, never ever. Like today, weather was bad, bad light, cold, wind, but in the end, amazing 20 min encounter with European Otter and White Tailed Eagle hunting in half frozen river and altogether amazing day. Suggestion : If you are hesitating, just go out, you wont regret. 🙂
Good one! I agree! Thanks for the comment.
Outdoors is a life saver for everyone not sure I could continue on if I didn't experience nature and all it's benefits. Good for mind body and soul.Love the dipper. The sound of running water one of the best have sat for hours listening to it. It helps you forget the simple worries in life...
Agree! Thanks for your comment.
Trond, you got some fine images today and you really worked for them. I was especially impressed with the way you stayed on that dipper while he was flying toward you. I really agree that photography is therapeutic (except for wedding photography). I won't go into details but I have felt everything you described in this video. I feel like getting involved with capturing images of nature that made other people feel better was one of the best things that happened for me in that phase of my life. I've had so many people tell me they look forward to my FB posts every day to make their day brighter. But it has been about two months since I did any photography. I had a stroke and couldn't talk well and then I got sciatica and could barely walk. Then I was told that I have a large lockage in my aortic arch that couldn't surgically corrected. I developed AFIB and might have to get a pacemaker later this month. But, you know what, I'm still looking forward to getting back out with the camera when the weather improves, and I still have a good attitude about watching posts from you and Thomas Heaton and Morton Hilmer, Mike Lane and several more. I won't beat this thing, but I won't let it get me down either. I'm still enjoying life more that most 81 year old combat veterans and looking forward to getting out with my camera for more bird photography when I can.
I'm so grateful you produced the video with this focus, wildlife observation is so mentally healing. It is not easy and takes an incredible amount of time and not many of us will never be recognized for our work but if we appreciate each moment regardless of the quality of the shot we have a better chance of continuing the positive mentality, hopefully motivating us to try again tomorrow. Let's live in each individual moment, respect nature and live again for another day on this beautiful gift of a planet.
Thank you so much for your kind and lovely compliment. I really appreciate that :) Thanks for watching and commenting.
Nice friend, keep up the good work
Thank you so much! :)
Great video. Nature heals the soul.
Thank you!
Absolutely impressive. Thank you. Best regards from Bernd
Trond, thank you for sharing your story! It is so important that we all recognize our humanity and our emotional health! Your videos, your photos, and your genuine love for nature are always inspiring to me! These images of the dipper are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing them with the world!
I absolutely agree with everything you said about being out in nature. It's so easy to get trapped inside the house especially in winter. It often can be difficult to get motivated but it always feels good when you are outdoors. You are a great inspiration for us. Thank you for sharing your photography journey with us. Cheers from Canada.
Totally agree Trond. Motivation to get out can be hard but then there’s always something that makes it a good day when in nature. Lovely video and shots too
Thank you! :) Your comment is much appreciated.
Awesome presentation! 👏🏻
nice images, and footage.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it
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Tusen takk for det :)
You do the great job Trond! You inspire a lot of people to go out and shoot. Even if you will see how many people are watching your videos, you can assume, that due to the content and theme of your videos, there are ppl out there that take motivation to overcome their personal problems, go outside and notice again how beautiful the world is! And great photos, as always:)
The flight video was awesome. Dippers are so fast in flight.
There's no doubt that being out in nature is great for your mental health, even better if you have some wildlife to focus on.
So true :)
Very beautiful footage of this lovely dipper 👌
Thank you!
Fantastic pictures Trond, thanks for the inspiration 🙂
That was amazing, Trond!! You don't mind getting down and dirty to get the perfect shots and videos! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing. Phil, from Canada.
Thank you for making this beautiful video. I learned so much.
Thank you for the compliment!
As always enjoy your shots and comments. We think it’s cold here in south carolina(40’s) but admire your coping with the temps. I can’t wander far, but have been able to capture some good shots of the great blue heron and great egret that feed at our local lakes and ponds. Keep up the good work
Thank you so much for your compliment.
Thank you for your honesty and for sharing all that
Great work! I struggle with some of the same struggles, but getting outdoors reminds me of how wonderful life can be, and how lucky I am to be able to get out there and enjoy its beauty! Always good to see you in the hunt/chase for capturing the dippers!
Thank you for your comment and kind words. It is great that you also enjoy the outdoors.
In the past, forest and jungle were parts of therapies of my efforts to face weaknesses.
Your dippers have a significant difference in colors than our American dippers. The American dippers don’t have any white on them. They are kind of a blueish grey. But otherwise very much alike. I live in central Montana in the USA and there’s a few places I can go and nearly always find dippers. I wish that either I could travel to your area or you travel here and we could join up for some nature photography. I’m sure we would both benefit. Right now my area is experiencing a severe blast of arctic cold air known as the polar vortex. The temperatures have hit 30 to 40 below Fahrenheit. This is when my mind & mood swings really low. It was great to watch your video. It probably helped both of us.
Beautifully expressed how it is just to see the subject, let alone get lucky enough to capture it. That last location was a winner! (but that's not the point!). What a great day out there in the wet and cold
Thank you for the comment, and for watching.
Thanks Trond. I feel thesame sometime and then it helps to go out in the Nature.
Thank you for the comment.
Wow wonderful 👏 thank-you for all you're efforts
You have inspired me to go out in not good weather thanks again ang
Thank you so much for your compliment.
Beautiful images and a great story Trond. I too struggle with leaving the house, and have done for a good while. There’s dippers 5 mins from my house, I really should try and get a photograph of them soon. Your an inspiration to us all
Thanks for your kind word, and for sharing. Hope you will get out and photograph :) All the best!
@@trondwestby thank you
Beautiful pictures of your National Bird. It's always a pleasure to observe one - even here in Switzerland😀
Thank you :)
Lovely video!
I went out this morning hoping to see Short Eared Owls. No luck with the owls but feel rejuvenated and happy after being outside.
Thank you! Cool!
Nice Trond! 👌
Thank you!
Beautiful video I love it lots of Love from India ❤❤
This seems relatable.
I often struggle to get out.
I struggle even more when the light is "bad" like it seemed to be when you where there.
Did you ever think about sharing how the unedited photo looks, or maybe a little video of the process?
I would definetly go out more often for birding without this dark cloud in my head when there are clouds outside.
Hi Trond. I enjoy every minute in nature. Great to see I am not the only one. Great footage of the dipper 😊. Greets Stefan
Hi! Thats great! Thank you so much for your comment.
That is one sexy lens...I'd be probably too spooked to use it if I had such a thing so maybe my 450mm self defense implement is good enough for me 😅
Your video is fantastic 👍🏼
May i check how the autofocus speed for the 600mm with the z9? Heard its a little slower on z camera.
hello, first of all, I want to tell you that I love watching your videos! I never miss a video of yours! Congratulations on the content of your videos!😉 I would like to know the model of your backpack to carry the lenses you are using in this video!
Hello! Wow....thank you so much for your lovely compliment. Much appreciated. The backpack is from f-stop. Model is 80 liter SHINN. :)
Lovely images. I'm hoping to get a Z9 this year and use my 500mm f4.
What is the name of the music you are using?.
Thank you so much! The Z9 is a fantastic camera. I use music from epidemic sound :)
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It is as much 'walking meditation' as exercise or a hobby.
Bird photography is hobby not for competition.
What. Camera ?
Nikon Z9
If I don't go out with my camera at least one day a week, I start to get antsy. The woods call to us. Beckoning.
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Having the camera do all the focusing does nothing for my mental health.
Use manual focus then.
I do, the fact that camera companies have convinced you all that the machine need to determine one of the single most important element in the photo chain is disturbing. It's turned photographer into nothing more than button pushers.
@@flotinaway7 Claim you limitations and they will be yours. Focusing is a skill that needs to be practised. The problem with modern DSLR is that the focusing screens suck. Mirrorless is a different story and I find manual focusing totally possible and I am using a very old mirrorless body on using Nikkor manual focus. I agree with getting out into nature. Just not interested in letting the camera have all the fun and take the skill out of it.
Do what you want and let others do the same
@@clivewelch1025 Okay button pusher.
Mental. weellness thats very true!!!