How I Photograph DIVING Kingfishers | Wildlife Photography Vlog

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3 жыл бұрын

This time I show you how to photograph diving kingfishers. I used several techniques, including using a remote control, the MIOPS Smart Trigger and others. I will explain which method worked best for me, how I achieved that. In the end I have a series of photos which were the result of this diving kingfisher project. Hope this video is useful in getting yours! And do not forget to check out the other videos in my kingfisher project :)
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@petereinersen4066 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeroen, I have developed a love for photographing our Kingfishers here in Australia. Elusive but rewarding when photographed well. Love your obvious passion and enthusiasm

@florianwild_wildlife Ай бұрын

Thank you for the amazing insight. Kingfisher Photography is so interesting, but for me it's hard to get atleast close enough for a normal shot. But I see your a real pro at this topic. Keep up the great work.

@moeenulhaq4418 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent and kingfisher diving is so incredible .You are greatest wildlife photographer .A nature dacumantary is full of my mind and I happy to see nature dacumantary of kingfisher. Thank so much.

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Moeen Ul haq! There are a few more kingfisher videos here :) Enjoy the weekend!

@Mohammed-ul1rk Жыл бұрын

Love from india 🇮🇳 Great job

@BenFitzcosta 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! Some incredible images Jeroen and a really great video.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ben! Recently this vlog really took off. Next year I will return there, hoping to improve on what I learned this year :)

@IndrajeetSingh-xu8yb 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jereon, I always find your videos very interesting and practical and easy to follow. Thank you.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video!

@mikeyb9819 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, some great images Jeroen. Thank you, I look forward to seeing more.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Next year I plan to return to the kingfishers! Hope I can take the next step then :)

@bruceterrill8730 3 жыл бұрын

Simply stunning. . .Thank-you.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bruce!

@oggbad 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Jeroen - even hearing the Kingfishers on your vlog makes me smile :D

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated oggbad! It's one of my favourite sounds :D Whenever people hear this, they always look around for that blue flash :)

@KGsPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always Jeroen with some excellent tips. You have amazing patience which is the number one requirement. Cheers Keith

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! Having patience is handy indeed...

@SteveHedgesPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Jeroen, fantastic images. Absolutely love Kingfishers.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Loved that project. Hope I can return this year :)

@robertlawrence7958 3 жыл бұрын

Cracking images Jeroen. Your planning, patience and hard work paid off. 👌

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Robert! Saw your photos today. I have a few workshop days, will get back to you! At first glance: some awesome shots again! Thanks for sharing :)

@magicalred7802 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable to watch

@roadapple8193 3 жыл бұрын

stunning photographs !!! Look forward to your future work.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much road apple!

@AndrewJulianPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

What a perfect perch for it to sit on! So awesome

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew!

@Fred-B 3 жыл бұрын

Some perfect shots there. and again a good leading explanation. thank you for your work.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Fred! :) Have any kingfisher species over there in Japan?

@Fred-B 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide . Oh yes, they are around. Named Kawasemi (common Kingfisher)over here. I see them flying around but have not yet found one perching to hunt.

@JoseManuelHiniesto 3 жыл бұрын

Stunningly beautiful! Thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍👌

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Jose Manuel Hiniesto!

@jasonhudsonphotography4772 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work. I am trying a similar project at the moment and appreciate all you have highlighted.

@golfforedoe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jeroen. You inspire me to get my hide out and shoot!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

It is happening outside! :D Good luck Bud!

@DalsPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

so but so beautiful !!! I loved it!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Daniela!

@frankfountain7680 3 ай бұрын

Exquisite!

@tudora5498 3 жыл бұрын

Great pictures! I can now see that you put a lot of work and time into them.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tudor! Oh yes.... Trial and error. Next season I will return, and try to improve!

@richardvermeulen3123 3 жыл бұрын

Je maakt geweldige video's Jeroen. Complimenten!!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank je Richard! Had nu ook wel een prachtig onderwerp :)

@michaelhawkins1173 3 жыл бұрын

A very enjoyable informative video, beautiful images thank you I will watch it often.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Michael! Enjoy the rest of the videos :)

@kw8936 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir... for doing what you do. Best random find yet on the 'Tube'.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video K W!

@thomashannibal 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing images. Thank you for sharing.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Thomas!

@jack_of_all-bruhmoments2855 3 жыл бұрын

sir....just amazing.....thanx

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video ashu saxena!

@celeritasc9207 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning images!

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@kirkasplin776 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the talents you've been blessed with! I just found my first Belted Kingfisher this summer by the river near our home in Minnesota. I was able to take a few horrible pictures, however I instantly fell in love with the birds. Thanks for the tips, I'll be out searching again, once it warms up next spring... God bless.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kirk Asplin! Wish you a lot of luck and fun with these amazing birds :) Did you see the other kingfisher vlogs? Might have some useful tips for you :)

@kirkasplin776 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide Yes I did watch at least one other kingfisher vlog of yours. Very helpful. I'll be trying the branch hanging over the water trick. In fact I think I watched about 15 of your videos (maybe more) last night. I'm addicted! 👍

@andrewyeates7717 3 жыл бұрын

Really great work and cracking images. A technique I will have to try.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Share the results :)

@jacobjurg3746 3 жыл бұрын

Great shots Jeroen!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jacob! With such beautiful birds most of the work is already done :D

@patthompson1253 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat!

@doyalikethat1 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pictures enjoyed watching and learning from this video.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Levi! This year I will return to the kingfishers if they will breed again at the same location. Hopefully with better results, building on those from last year.

@dietmarwechselberger6707 3 жыл бұрын

Great playlist about my favorite bird. I hope to get some amazing shops this spring/summer. Hope the winter in southern Germany is not too hard that the kingfishers around my hometown survive. I hope to benefit from your great tips then.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Dietmar! Hope it will work out for you! I hope to return to the kingfishers also this year.

@mylittleninjas 3 жыл бұрын

Well done 😁👍🏻

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit. Enjoy your day :)

@kevins8575 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I've never seen a kingfisher, but your images are great.

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

You sure there is not a species of kingfisher where you live? There are species all around the earth.

@SandraJsAdventuresOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Jeroen, that was so exciting to watch. I have never seen one of these birds. They are so colorful. I am going to look into a better remote for my camera. I love how you did that. Thank you for the great photos and video.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandra! Where on the world do you live? This species is common in Europe. But there's quite a few other species around the world. Amazing birds :)

@SandraJsAdventuresOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide I live in Iowa, the midwest in the states. I just looked it up. It said there should be Belted Kingfisher that pass through my area. I guess I will have to keep my eyes open. I would love to see and photograph one of these birds.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

There is a group on Facebook, 'kingfishers of the world'. Maybe someone there can help you!

@SandraJsAdventuresOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide Thank you, I will check it out.

@MsRobboc 3 жыл бұрын

Great work

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

@shriharirao8647 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@Jibba6972 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning, simply stunning. Really do appreciate the time and effort you put into your Vlogs it has been inspirational to me, makes me want to get off my arse and try out some ideas i have myself. Thank you. John

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that John! And you got so many oppurtunities there... I soooo want to try and photograph foxes at necropolis for example...

@Jibba6972 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide Oh urban foxes now there is something i hadn't really thought much about, yet again an inspiration, thank you sir. The necropolis is well worth a visit even if it is only for a walk around looking at the old gavestones, i think the cemetery dates back to about 1830ish not sure, and it is bound to have foxes somewhere can't be that old and not have life in it. ;) Take care

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

It's quite a special place... With a nice sunset or rise you might be able to get some really special photos of wildlife on a gravestone... Recently tried the same here. But the wildlife did not cooperate, haha. You might have seen the vlog :)

@konstantin_redeker 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video!

@andyallard5990 3 жыл бұрын

I have just subscribed amazing video love you enthusiasm and you always smile and pleasure to watch look forward to seeing some more thank you

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated andy allard! Welcome to the channel!

@vivekp.5210 2 ай бұрын

Amazing

@weylintracking-worldwide Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@wildlifethailand2699 3 жыл бұрын

Mooi om te zien! Je enthousiasme en de info! Ik volg je :)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Welkom op het kanaal!

@marcinmarcin3547 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful:)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcin!

@paulnewton6407 3 жыл бұрын

Love you videos. Just started kingfisher photography at my home.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! Hope my videos are useful to you! Good luck with these awesome birds!

@vincentwitteveen256 3 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring!!! Ontzettend mooi!!! Ik voel uw enthousiasme. Great video(s)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank je Vincent! Er staan nog wat meer video's op het kanaal. Wellicht zit er nog wat bij van je gading :)

@paule621 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your you-tube channel and I am really enjoying your content, amazing photos of the kingfisher.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel Paul! You have some catching up to do ;)

@pvanglabbeek 3 жыл бұрын

Wow wow wow. Wat een geweldige platen en top video.!!!! Mijn complimenten.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank je Peter!

@denischasse3567 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo 🎥🎥🎥

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Denis!

@rasenche4562 3 жыл бұрын

Great photo's man!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ra!

@phooesnax 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job!!! Jim

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Jim!

@phooesnax 3 жыл бұрын

Jeroen Kloppenburg - Wildlife Photography I have never seen one let alone taken photo of one:-0). Great work.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

There are kingfisher species around the world. Where do you live Jim?

@phooesnax 3 жыл бұрын

Jeroen Kloppenburg - Wildlife Photography we are in Delaware USA near SE Pennsylvania

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, this species of kingfisher is not there... But there are species around the world. There are some groups on Facebook that might be useful, like 'kingfishers of the world' '...

@lostintravel_at 3 жыл бұрын

Wow - great work. Thanks for sharing your experience. :-)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video lostintravel.at!

@Galo1955 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Gaëtan Lortie!

@BenjaminSmail 3 жыл бұрын

top week Jeroen

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Sure was Benjamin! Thanks again!

@shaneliu4170 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trick!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane!

@petertown9467 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video it has motivated me to get out with my hide and have a go at capturing some kingfisher.

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck getting your photos Peter!

@petertown9467 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide Thank you Sir

@naturehawk9859 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Jeroen...:)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nature hawk!

@ojosenelmonte 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, thank you very much for sharing!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ahmedalali1445 2 жыл бұрын

Noce job 👍🏽

@nightmareaccomplice5816 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!!!

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video :)

@Edinwildlifetog 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant to see no tank or live bait used! Cool!!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

I don't like to use bait... Prefer to settle in where the animals are doing their natural thing :)

@CamillaI 3 жыл бұрын

Nice misty morning always a good start. I feel you need a fish tank sunk in a particular spot but don't kill any birds with the tank edges. I think I have seen all the conceivable possibilities now underwater catching fish, just breaking the water, fish pass, fish slap every photo is unique though great stuff, people must be appreciating all your efforts well done. Great shots in the end

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! I did not used a fish tank... So I had a lot of misses as they are diving all over the place... Have some AMAZING shots, but, they are not in focus... Hopefully next time! Oh, this is all still with the a7iii also. Imagine if I used the a7r4...

@oggbad 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide I was thinking about this problem Jeroen - I have put my idea in a sketch. It seems that the birds will dive to where they find fish easiest to see. By placing a large pale coloured tile under the perch to the distance you have set focus for it could help. There is no extra risk to the fish - it just makes the fish more visible to the hunter. i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/66/16/43/annota96.png

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

I will dive into this in the last vlog! Thanks! :)

@nehalpragjee 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff Jeroen. May I know your settings for in-flight/diving shots? Also any tips will be appreciated. Im shooting handheld with the A7iii and have the 200-600 + 1.4 tc... there's a resident kingfisher in a huge pond area that dives in different spots..but I'm way too slow with diving and taking off (not sure when its going to take off and hands get tired after waiting). Portraits no problem.

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

I used so many settings Nehal... The thumbnail shot was much lower shutterspeed since the bird does not have a high speed yet. But 1/2000th is the minimum. Preferably higher depending on what kind of ISO you can accept...

@StephaanBOSS56 Жыл бұрын

Nehal, I'm trying to get the diving shot also using Sony gear. The A7 III does not have tracking but the less performant "Locked on AF". When you try to shot a small bird as fast as a kingfisher, you need al the AF capibilities your camera has, so I would advice to absolutely remove the tc. Not only the tc makes you loose detail and stop(s) of light, but what is more important here and certainly with the A7 III, you loose some AF performance.

@tomebertowski7975 2 жыл бұрын

Great photos, appreciate you doing video in english!

@MrBennyrick77 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, i have to go back and watch the others now!. What shutter speed speed brings on to much noise generally? Like over 1/2000th? Or is it just dependent on the other settings too? . A mate suggested noise removing software topazlabs makes. Might help.

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, flying birds something like 1/2000th of a second. The motion blur option of Topazlabs SharpenAI is awesome too! I have a video about that. It has a double bird head on the thumbnail. It includes a discount code so be sure to check it out!

@EdwardKilner 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. How did you find the location? Certainly a winner. Were you using the fixed camera for the later tight shots? If so, you should buy up lottery tickets!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Edward! This is in the garden of a friend. This episode is one from a series. Do check out the others for the full story! In the end I got a pretty good idea where the kingfishers were diving. So I zoomed in more, and just prayed that one would be in focus :) I will be back there next year if they are breeding again :)

@dougson56 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jerome, I to have a Miops they work fine under studio conditions as the laser target area is very small, also lasers seem to be unreliable as they seem to switch off by themselves, I use the Hahnel Cuptur Pro which comes with a IR transmitter and seems to trigger without any problem.

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

I had problems outside with sunny conditions and changing light indeed...

@maartenroest2125 3 жыл бұрын

Geweldig zeg👍

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank je Maarten!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank Maarten! Volgende week probeer ik deel 1 van ons otter avontuur in Schotland klaar te hebben...

@jeffbrown4743 3 жыл бұрын

Patience and perseverance paid off on that project Jeroen. Another great video. What is your preferred metering mode?

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Light metering you mean I assume? Will get into that then, thanks!

@jeffbrown4743 3 жыл бұрын

Yes matrix, spot etc

@thailandwild4897 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff again Jeroen..... I wanted to check out your gear specs., but the link doesn't seem to be working for me.

@weylintracking-worldwide Жыл бұрын

I indeed removed the website as i stopped making these vlogs. Sorry!

@fototyz 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent images Jeroen, they really are superb, well worth all your efforts, so pleased you perused the project. What’s the next project? 😂. So was the MIOPS totally useless? Paul 👍😎

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Busy with little owls still, and and beech marten... Enough to do ;)

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Wil get into the miops in the next vlog :)

@thomastuorto9929 3 жыл бұрын

Some great photos. Your property? If so you just leave the blind set up?

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

From a friend, so I can leave the tent out there indeed :)

@leonelias 3 жыл бұрын

mooi !!!

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Dank je Leon!

@peterpreisdinslaken1510 3 жыл бұрын

Super gemacht gefällt mir außerordentlich gut habe vor kurzem auch das Vergnügen mit einem Kingfisher gehabt MFG Peter Preis

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

Danke Peter!

@NG-xg8ez 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video !! 👍 Can you please give the link or name of the background music track ? I really like it !

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

I had three... Animals Assasins - where angles tread. Kevin Bean - willow cease and Matthew Fisher - better togheter. All from Audiio.com.

@NG-xg8ez 3 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide Thank you so much..!!🙏🙏

@JonnyGiosPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

when Is the best time to photograph Kingfishers? any tips?

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

When they have young, then they need to hunt for fish tenfold :)

@bernardbrady1926 3 жыл бұрын

Why do they have to add music to this video don't understand

@weylintracking-worldwide 3 жыл бұрын

'They' is just me Bernard :) I did so as I felt it was adding to the quality of the video. Not everything might suit everyone's taste. But I appreciate all feedback I get! As I DO try to learn and improve along the way :) Thanks for your feedback!

@arieveloo9808 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo Jeroen ...de muziek tussendoor is erg hard.....verder leuk kanaal!

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Dit is al weer een oude video Arie... De recente vlogs zouden dat probleem niet meer moeten hebben. Het is helaas voor mij niet te doen om alle oude video's opnieuw te maken...

@arieveloo9808 2 жыл бұрын

@@weylintracking-worldwide hi...nee natuurlijk niet.....ik had niet in de gaten dat het al wat ouder was! Het ijsvogeltje is op het ogenblik één van de weinige vogels die te fotograferen is.......heb al heel veel opnames gemaakt maar het is altijd weer een genot hem te fotograferen!! En nu het weer niet meespeelt kijk ik veel video's op KZfaq.....en soms leer ik nog wat ....;)

@weylintracking-worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Prachtige vogeltjes zijn het @@arieveloo9808... Hoop dat mijn video in elk geval wat vermaak heeft geboden :)