A brilliant opportunity to capture an otter in a different style and setting. The composition works very well: you have captured a really great image. Nice one. 👌
I have been really interested in the Camtraptions sensor, looks a great device. Looking forward to more videos and seeing how you get on with your setup. That last image is something I would love to get. 👍🏻
I will defenitally make a video on using the camtraptions hardware later! This was actually my first project I used it for, so I did not felt I should go in depth yet...
They should try themselves Jon... This is much harder, and has much more failures... But if it works out, then it can offer some unique photos :) Thanks so much for watching & commenting again Jon!
Interesting video -however, I Think that camera traps are great tools for establishing if an animal is in a particular area, but they are only a substitute for photography. The photographer has to be there to push the button! In some ways, it is comparable to rent-a- hide, because the photographer has not put in the effort to find the subject for himself, ( or herself), and thus it is not a representation of the photographer.
I totally respect your opinion Dave. If that is how you feel, then that is okay for me! But I just want to say, if you I did no effort finding the animal, or putting in time, or created the composition myself, then I am afraid I did not explained the process of this photo well enough. In fact, this method will fail more then 'regular' photography. As everything will need to be how I envisioned it. The creative possibilities are very different from normal photography, but that is what is appealing to me. It is a new way to create a different type of photo then I was able before :)
@@weylintracking-worldwide I can see your point of view Jeroen, and the results are great, but for me - call me old fashioned, if you like, but when I see a particular wildlife picture, I like to appreciate the effort that went into making the picture, and which reflects the knowledge of the photographer. You have this in bucket loads and more, as I have seen and enjoyed in your previous videos. It would have taken much longer and much more effort to have used a hide, I suppose, but perhaps the feeling of satisfaction would have been greater!
@@davelock3166 with a hide this photo would not have been possible Dave. There is no way I can setup a hide two meters away from the place an otter would be, and then make a photo... This composition is not possible in another way. Well, maybe with a remote control. But I see no difference then with using this method... Only that I would spent days and days sitting there... New technology gives new possibilities :) I think we just need to agree on disagreeing here :D There will still be 'old fashioned' photography here!
@@weylintracking-worldwide You do have a point there, Jeroen. In the end - whatever floats our boats (no pun intended) and how we enjoy our photography! Keep up the channel man! Look forward to more content.
I absolutely disagree with your view on this Dave. As with many other disciplines in life wildlife photography requires us to use various tools to get the result we require. Sometimes we use a wide angle lens, sometimes a long lens. Some images can only be shot with a high shutter speed and a high frame rate whilst others, maybe for artistic reasons, will be taken using just a single shot with a slow shutter speed. Camera trapping is one such tool in a photographers arsenal. The photographer still has to put in the effort to know how to use those tools. He has to know which tool is best for the situation he is faced with. He still needs to know his subject perhaps even more so as he will need to predict where and how his subject may appear. In this video it should be instantly obvious to anyone who has a knowledge of wildlife photography in general and otters in particular, that it would be impossible to place a hide on that pontoon in order to photograph an otter in person. No otter would tolerate the presence of a human being at that distance, hide or no hide. You could maybe argue that the photographer could have positioned himself on the boat or the dockside and fired the camera with a remote. Possibly, but that would probably have drawn unwanted attention from the general public to the detriment of the subject. Not only that, otters are not entirely creatures of habit and predicting when one will appear is more often a matter of luck. Having the vision to compose the elements of the image even without the main subject being there is a skill. Having the ability to select the proper tools to achieve that vision is also a skill. Achieving the desired wide angle image of a wild otter in that setting is a fantastic achievement and it is a testimony to the skill of the photographer that it was achieved with no detrimental effect to the subject. I take my hat off to Jeroen, he has achieved an image of which he can justifiably be proud.
Wow 3000 shots to check but you only need one. Love the composition and position in the frame ! Awesome work Jeroen 👍😍
Thanks Mark! One perfect photo is all I need :D
This is great footage，Have a nice weekend!
Thanks so much @@chuengueyhwang8558!
Very nice video, the photography of the otter in its port environment is fabulous. Congratulations!!
Great stuff Jeroen 📸👍
Thanks Andy!
awesome again jeroen you cracked it
Thanks so much again Alan! This is what I so much love to do :)
Wow Jeroen. Een van de allermooiste vlogs die je hebt gemaakt. Geweldig!!
Dank je Richard! Wat sprak je zo aan in deze?
@@weylintracking-worldwide Hele opbouw, muziek, dronebeeld, perspectieven en idd een top foto aan het eind. Mooi geheel!!
Dank @@richardvermeulen3123!
Supertof Jeroen, mooi ook dat dat systeem zo goed werkt!
Dank Geert! Ik moet het nog wel beter leren kennen. Maar zodra ik dat beter doorheb maak ik er een video over :)
Amazing shots !
Thanks so much Alessandro!
Super video Jeroen! Vooral het moment dat je de otter foto's ziet op je camera is goud!
Ik was zo blij, haha. In de video is maar deel van al het werk te zien... Dus als het dan eindelijk lukt :D
Van harte gefeliciteerd nog! Ik kom hier nu pas achter.
Dank je! :D
Brilliant Jeroen dedication pays off. I love that final image the composition is absolutely amazing. Well done mate. Cheers Keith
Thanks Keith! So many ideas.. Many fail. Sometimes everything works out as planned :)
A brilliant opportunity to capture an otter in a different style and setting. The composition works very well: you have captured a really great image. Nice one. 👌
Thanks so much Robert! Means a lot coming from you!
Super! Mooie en leerzame vlog ook!
Dank je John!
Super top Jeroen
Dank je Thierry!
Gaaf! Ik vis daar regeLmatig, maar heb ze nog nooit gezien! Je maakt echt leuke filmpjes!
Dank je Eric! Ze waren er destijds ook op een gegeven moment niet meer. Waar dat door komt heb ik de vinger nog niet op kunnen leggen...
Wederom leuke video Jeroen 😉
Dank David!
I have been really interested in the Camtraptions sensor, looks a great device. Looking forward to more videos and seeing how you get on with your setup. That last image is something I would love to get. 👍🏻
I will defenitally make a video on using the camtraptions hardware later! This was actually my first project I used it for, so I did not felt I should go in depth yet...
Ongelofelijk! Mooie foto in een Hollandse setting. Loon naar werken. Goed gedaan ;-)
Dank je Chris!
Great work Jeroen ! (Ik zag hem al op FB langskomen ) ;-)
Dank!!! Daar had ik hem op een paar plekken geplaatst al. Ik ga deze denk ik nog op meerdere groepen zetten... :D
Dank, en een fijn weekend gewenst!
Great stuff! Some folks would say that if you don't take the picture with your hands that it doesn't count, but I say "poppycock"! Great image Sir!
They should try themselves Jon... This is much harder, and has much more failures... But if it works out, then it can offer some unique photos :) Thanks so much for watching & commenting again Jon!
Interesting video -however, I Think that camera traps are great tools for establishing if an animal is in a particular area, but they are only a substitute for photography. The photographer has to be there to push the button! In some ways, it is comparable to rent-a- hide, because the photographer has not put in the effort to find the subject for himself, ( or herself), and thus it is not a representation of the photographer.
I totally respect your opinion Dave. If that is how you feel, then that is okay for me! But I just want to say, if you I did no effort finding the animal, or putting in time, or created the composition myself, then I am afraid I did not explained the process of this photo well enough. In fact, this method will fail more then 'regular' photography. As everything will need to be how I envisioned it. The creative possibilities are very different from normal photography, but that is what is appealing to me. It is a new way to create a different type of photo then I was able before :)
@@weylintracking-worldwide I can see your point of view Jeroen, and the results are great, but for me - call me old fashioned, if you like, but when I see a particular wildlife picture, I like to appreciate the effort that went into making the picture, and which reflects the knowledge of the photographer. You have this in bucket loads and more, as I have seen and enjoyed in your previous videos. It would have taken much longer and much more effort to have used a hide, I suppose, but perhaps the feeling of satisfaction would have been greater!
@@davelock3166 with a hide this photo would not have been possible Dave. There is no way I can setup a hide two meters away from the place an otter would be, and then make a photo...
This composition is not possible in another way. Well, maybe with a remote control. But I see no difference then with using this method... Only that I would spent days and days sitting there...
New technology gives new possibilities :)
I think we just need to agree on disagreeing here :D There will still be 'old fashioned' photography here!
@@weylintracking-worldwide You do have a point there, Jeroen. In the end - whatever floats our boats (no pun intended) and how we enjoy our photography! Keep up the channel man! Look forward to more content.
I absolutely disagree with your view on this Dave. As with many other disciplines in life wildlife photography requires us to use various tools to get the result we require. Sometimes we use a wide angle lens, sometimes a long lens. Some images can only be shot with a high shutter speed and a high frame rate whilst others, maybe for artistic reasons, will be taken using just a single shot with a slow shutter speed.
Camera trapping is one such tool in a photographers arsenal. The photographer still has to put in the effort to know how to use those tools. He has to know which tool is best for the situation he is faced with. He still needs to know his subject perhaps even more so as he will need to predict where and how his subject may appear.
In this video it should be instantly obvious to anyone who has a knowledge of wildlife photography in general and otters in particular, that it would be impossible to place a hide on that pontoon in order to photograph an otter in person. No otter would tolerate the presence of a human being at that distance, hide or no hide. You could maybe argue that the photographer could have positioned himself on the boat or the dockside and fired the camera with a remote. Possibly, but that would probably have drawn unwanted attention from the general public to the detriment of the subject. Not only that, otters are not entirely creatures of habit and predicting when one will appear is more often a matter of luck.
Having the vision to compose the elements of the image even without the main subject being there is a skill. Having the ability to select the proper tools to achieve that vision is also a skill. Achieving the desired wide angle image of a wild otter in that setting is a fantastic achievement and it is a testimony to the skill of the photographer that it was achieved with no detrimental effect to the subject.
I take my hat off to Jeroen, he has achieved an image of which he can justifiably be proud.