100,000 views! Thanks to all who watched and thanks for all your generous comments!

SUCCINCT: Others would take many episodes to convey these tips for better bird photography. Your calm manner of presentation conveys important ideas and your sample photos subtly reinforce the expertise underlying your message. BRAVO for a well conceived, informative presentation!👍

The whole internet only needs you on these subjects. Thank you for making these videos. You're the best.

So glad I found your channel - not only amazing content with great advice but your presentation and communication is second to none! I’m in the process of watching every video on the channel and they’re all awesome! Thank you and please keep up the great work!!!

I have been shooting for 60 years (about 10 professionally and another decade part-time) and frequently watch teaching videos. As of today, this has been the MOST informative video for me. After the first minute or so I was saying to myself, ok, ok, ok, I use those ideas. Whoa that's new, or that's a new way to do the same thing, Hey he really knows his business! What else can I learn? Answer, A LOT! Thanks your video was very useful!!!

Nice teaching style without endless drone shots or life vlogging. Very knowledgeable without talking down to viewers and that is a very nice addition to KZfaq! Keep up the good work.

You are a master at teaching. Every point was spot on and easy to follow! Well done Simon I am very encouraged.

Wow, that bird’s breath shot is amazing!

Simon, that right there is a masterclass in bird photography! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

You talk so clearly and slowly, even I understood. Thank you it helped a lot

This is one of the best videos on photography that I have seen on KZfaq.

The best photography course on youtube! No nonsense or trendiness, just quality and calm. Love it!

I don't care how long a person has been a photographer, you bring some great ideas to working with birds in the environment. Nice Video.

You are officially my new photography instructor. Thank you for the great tips, and also, impressive job on this channel!

Only 4 minutes in and I have already learned more than I have on many other photography videos I've watched. I'm going to have to watch this a few times to take it all in

Really great tutorial, you pointed out lots of micro details that I believe many including me have missed, supplemented with the perfect example. Glad I bumped into this video before going to the field with my 150-600mm lens!

That’s ridiculously impressive that you’re able to manually shoot at 1/50th. Amazing video! Keep up the awesome work and thank you for providing this expert advice!

Hands down the best advice video I've come across especially for someone like me who's only just getting into photography. Not only technique but basics such as getting the camera set up to give the best chance of good results, several of which I had no idea of up until you brought them to light (also using a Canon so transferring them over was easy). Really appreciate the benefit of your insight & experience Simon, thank you for taking the time to do this

Simon I love your photos, thanks for inspiring my photography journey.

Every day something New!! Thanks!!

i never thought about the car releasing heat and it being visible in photos. thank you for that tip!

This is great - thank you so much.

Thank you for great tips!

Great tips, very useful. Many Thanks

I would like you to thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience with us! I like your style of explaining things. Easy to listen and understand.

very detailed, informative and helpful video, I love this! Thanks.

So helpful!

Great tips. Thanks.

I like the setting of your latest videos; it is much more direct and engaging. But, I am also digging the "Papa d'Entremont' vibes of this video :)

Thank you Simon for great explanations and suggestions. Getting this level of free tuition is a gift to amateurs like me. Thanks again.

Excellent!!

Thank tou for teaching us the craft, very needed!

I really appreciate you taking the time to teach us your "secrets". Your videos are very professional and the content is excellent. Looking forward to the next video in the series!

Fantastic! Thank you for your tips!!!

Fantastic photos !

Great tips. Thanks!

great learning. thank you

Beautiful photos. Very well explained. Thank you.

So good!

Really enjoyed that, thanks Simon. And some great photos to boot.

This is probably the best photography video I have seen. Very well done and highly informative.

Super helpful, very concise, clear information. Thank you!

The best of the best tutorial for sharp bird photography! Thanks a lot Simon!

Very helpful! Thank you.

Great advice. Will implement these on my next session.

Thank you for taking the time to make this very helpful video!! The tips about holding the camera tightly were especially helpful!! Can't wait to try those techniques!!

What a great video!! So much helpful info! Thank you!!

One of your very best video. Thank you

Great tips!

Brillant advice! ❤

I always learn something listening to you, thanks.

This video was a treat! Thank you

Wow. I have the 100-400, and that aperture tip worked. I was shooting shutter priority, but switching to manual and setting the aperture to 6.3 is a little sharper, nice!

For slow shutter speed hand-held, I use a phrase we used for shooting weapons in the Army. "BRAS" Breath, Relax, Aim, and Squeeze. Breath control half way through a breath "stop" breathing not stop and HOLD your breath. Holding for too long will shake the camera. Relax, don't be in a hurry. As said, 100 photos and 1 is fantastic is a good shooting so don't worry about if you got the shot, just keep shooting. Aim, not simply towards the shot but preparing the focus, or zoom cropping. Squeeze, the 2nd most important other than Breath (stop not hold breath) because if you push the button down quick to get the shot, you will find you didn't get the shot. You should squeeze slowly so much that when the shutter goes off, you're surprised by it. P.S. Fantastic instructions Simon d'Entremont ! Thank You !

Beautiful bird photos. Thank you very much.

Wow, that is great content. Very thorough and easy to understand. Thank you!

Simon, you are an exceptional wildlife photographer and your KZfaq videos are as impressive as any of the other highly-subscribed bird photographers. Please continue to share your images and your mastery through KZfaq. I know that your audience will grow quickly - your content is just that good. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Most appreciated! Can’t wait for new episodes.

Absolutely gorgeous shots! Thanks for sharing your craft, it really helps.

Thank you Simon for sharing your vast Knowledge and experience. It is very much appreciated!!!!

Your explanation and tips are amazing! Thank you and keep up the great tips please!

You got one more follower. I am a hobby photographer since 30 years and made hundreds of thousands of photos already from which I also sold some to magazines, etc. Most of the tips I work with as well but some inspired me still to try slightly different than I do actually. You explained nice and slow and well understandable. It was joy to listen you. Many thanks for your efforts to produce so useful content.

Wow! so glad i came across your channel. I've only seen 2 of your videos....... and they have helped soooo much. Awesome job Simon!!!!

Top info my friend, very valuable! Many thanks.

Wow - so good.

Excellent video Simon. Lots of things that are easy to forget, especially when excited about a rare or new bird, of a particularly good photo op.

Million dollar advice! Merci.

Absolutely amazing brother

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

Great video Simon, lots of good practical tips! I’ve been a fan of your work on IG for a long time - really inspirational as someone who just started birding and pans BiF with their elbows out 😀🤦‍♂️

Truly masterfully made photographs! The reflection in the eyes of your avian subjects is testimony to the quality of your work. From my limited study, you touch on so many folks I've read and whose works I've seen. There is a whole lot of wisdom and expertise in this well-edited video that, in my view, can be watched over and over again until it begins to become second nature. Thank you for sharing! Best wishes.

Thank you, Sir, this was such an enjoyable learning session. I look forward to the next one

You’re absolutely, brilliant and I greatly appreciate the tips!!

Fantastic tips, outstanding video. Thank you for sharing your expertise! -Jody

Really informative - can't believe that's only your second KZfaq video. I'm inspired - but please keep them coming!

Thank you for this information….so clear and easy to understand.

By far one of the best videos I’ve seen about bird photography. Great job! Thanks

Great video Simon, with good techniques for everyone! I'm not a bird or nature photographer - but I can see adapting some of these anti-vibration techniques in my landscape photography when I'm shooting hand-held. Keep up the great shots!

These are some wonderful tips for beginning photographers like me. I'm looking forward to using some of these soon.

Your channel is the best. Such great information and so easily explained. I really appreciate you sharing all of this.

Wow! You have an excellent and straight to the point teaching approach. Excellent channel, Simon!

These are great tips. I never thought about the heat shimmer before.

Great video, Simon. I'm glad you mentioned turning the heat off in your car in the winter. I also keep the windows open to really make sure there's no temperature differential between inside the car and the outside world. I sure do get some funny looks when folks see me drive past with the windows open in the middle of winter. :)

PLANE, SIMPLE, EASY. THANK YOU SO MUCH

Wow, you have a real knack for teaching. 10 incredibly helpful tips for beginners in under 20 minutes while clearly explaining everything. Thanks for the video

Thanks for these tips, there is some really useful information that I hadn’t personally seen before, even though I am an avid consumer of animal photography videos.

Hi Simon, Thanks for those awesome tips. One thing to add is the use of filters. For long lenses try not to use any filters, because those will act as distorted lenses due imperfect flatness, mechanical tension of the glass against the filter ring. Below 150mm this is not a big issue. Above that value the impact is a square dependency of the focal length!

Superb!

Great video Simon, it really helped me so much. Thanks for sharing 📸😎

Thanks for this. I plan to use the tips this weekend. I tried bird photography for the first time last weekend and hard a hard time with moving subjects. This video is exactly what I needed.

Thanks very much ! Very clear explanation!. Could you speak about advantages of aperture priority vs Shutter Priority in bird photography ?

79 yr. old hobby photographer. Fell in love with wildlife photography 1980's. Always something to learn from your well put together video's. Thank you for all your expertise & time.

Will try it

All great tips that I have been using for years. The Canon 100-400mm Mk II is one crazy sharp lens, even with the 1.4 extender. I have moved to micro 4/3 system as I can no longer carry the weight or hold for long. The Sigma 150-600mm lens was also a really good lens. I had the Canon 300mm f/2.8, had to give it up because of the weight and using a tripod was not an option. Never tire of the Wood Duck.

thanks for the way you explain things. Calme and well explained for a non english native speaking. I was really nice to follow your videos while other i stop them because of the speed of speaking

Tucking in my elbows is the one I haven’t really thought about. Thanks man. Super helpful.

Thank you!

Hi Simon, absolutely Brilliant video you have made so clear and easy to understand for a keen Bird photograper. Any advice on which is the best focus method on Canon 5dmkiii , there are a few spot focus modes but not sure which is the best one and what the difference is, any help greatly appreciated, looking forward to your next video, many thanks Peter

The tips you have for stabilizing and controlling the camera is the same as using a firearm! When I think of my camera as a rifle, mentally it makes it easier to control and handle!

I’ve learnt so much from your videos, it’s like a crash course in photography.

Realy a great presentation. Love the way you explain everything. Your photos are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with such generousity