HD, nature and wildlife videos shot while hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California - ranging from Hollywood Hills, to the Pacific Ocean. When you see an animal close up in my videos, in most cases it is because I got up close to the animal. I am using a hand-held camera, no special lenses or wildlife/trail/feeder cams. Nothing wrong with those - but for me it is about physically being there and making a connection with the wildlife.