Wildlife Photography From a Kayak - Complete Beginners Guide

A complete beginner's guide to wildlife photography from a kayak. A detailed blog post with a list of the best kayak's for wildlife photography and required gear can be found at coolwildlife.c.... I've been photographing wildlife from a kayak for over 20 years and this guide will help you to select the needed gear to safely get out on the water and shoot without the fear of tipping.

[@Snapshott1]

I've down quite a bit of kayak photography and everything you said is spot on. I got and inflatable life vest after the first season with my kayak. I don't even notice I have it on.

[@ericbelluche9503]

I'm starting the explore doing photography from a kayak, and this was very helpful. Thanks for sharing your fast experience.

[@billmaynard8628]

Hi Eric, you’ll love it, enjoy.

[@vijayrao3796]

Thanks for sharing. Very useful. I'm just getting started.

[@KayakwithBrandon]

Hi Bill, This is a great video with Great Advice! How do you keep a big camera always ready to go while in a kayak? That seems to be my biggest issue. thanks for your help!

[@stevenlowry9689]

Great video. This was the video that convinced me to get a kayak. I haven't taken my camera gear out in it yet, but will be doing so soon. Do you use any kind of anchoring system?

[@Coolwildlife1]

Thanks Steven. The bays i shoot in are calm and the subjects are always in motion unless nesting so anchoring is not required. If I am observing a nest I’ll use the surrounding vegetation to,anchor myself

[@stevenlowry9689]

@@Coolwildlife1 Thanks! Happy shooting.

[@Mavrick1509]

I have a Nucanoe Frontier 12, its a great kayak, I take the kids along with me sometimes and even other adults, I like the big deck because I can lay down on it to get nice and low for some shots

[@robgerety]

Can you run class 4 white water in that kayak? And stay dry?

[@Coolwildlife1]

doubtful, but I've never tried.