How To Film Garden Birds Close Up With GoPro Cameras

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4 жыл бұрын

A 'How To" on the GoPro cameras I use to film our garden birds. Concentrating on 2 birdbaths, I experiment with different setups and capture the action in close up. GoPro4 Silver & GoPro7 Black cameras were used.
During lockdown, I've turned into a wildlife photographer and will likely now, continue with my new found discipline for quite some time. Of course, I'm still shooting with my Fuji cameras and telephoto lenses to capture the birds and there will be more videos to come featuring these too.
~ View my other videos in this Garden Wildlife series ~
How I Film Birds Close Up With GoPro Cams P2 - • How To Film Birds Clos...
Photographing Garden Birds - • How To Photograph Gard...
Barn Dance Birds - • Rocking The Bird Bath ...
Barn Dance Birds 2 - • Garden Birds Dance To ...
Bird Bath Fun - • Bird Bath Fun Garden W...
Music 'Bathed in the Light Calming' & 'If I Had a Chicken by Kevin MacLeod, 'Escape' by Eveningland, Outro 'Ferris Wheel' by Geographer, from the KZfaq Music Library!
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@OchoVerde 4 ай бұрын

Super video.... I got some monkeys up close on my gopro one time. You can also use an external batter pack onthe newer gopros AND operate the cameras on the gopro ap.

@NigelHarperPhoto 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Yes, I have latterly used a battery pack but not as yet used the App to control the camera. Will give it a try this spring! Cheers👍

@JoeTurnbullAngler 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Why can’t every video be this well explained.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your kind comment! Cheers

@1986Unlimited Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful; seeing the view and how it fairs in at different angles and conditions. The mantra at the end is very useful as well. I will keep that in mind.

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, I'm pleased you found it useful! Cheers👍

@desertbluesplaylist7550 2 жыл бұрын

Love this, thanks for sharing it!

@NigelHarperPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

@ThriftyTreasures Жыл бұрын

So cool! Thank you for the tips! I have never seen a black bird with white in their coat!! Awesome video. I got some great ideas! Thank you for the inspiration 😊

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated! The black and white birds are Magpies by the way. Cheers👍

@Jonathanearnshaw 3 жыл бұрын

Superb info - so helpful and great shots! Thank you !

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your kind comments. Cheers!

@iandanderson8779 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! You have the ability to capture nature in its true form. Hope you are both keeping well. Looking forward to new episodes. Just to let you know Steve is getting married on 15th June only 4people allowed to attend at the moment. Big wedding gathering same time next year 2021.

@NigelHarperPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, Great to hear from you and thanks for your kind comments. We're all well thanks and I hope you, Steve and families are too? Congrats to Steve and what a shame only 4 can attend his wedding! Hopefully, next year will be fine for the big bash? Stay Safe as they say. Cheers!

@ko.kurt2024 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel, wonderfully produced, skilfully executed images and tips here. Enjoyed watching your video. 🙂

@NigelHarperPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your kind comments. Cheers!

@HughPoland 2 жыл бұрын

What a pleasant demeanor you have! There is so much I can learn from you. I've dabbled in photography &but videography for years, never giving it enough time to get good at either one. Wish I lived in the UK, I'd hit you up for lessons!

@NigelHarperPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hugh, Thanks for your kind comments! Glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully there will be more to come! Cheers

@MAKE_PHOTOGRAPHS_ANYWHERE 4 жыл бұрын

Nigel interesting take and setups.

@NigelHarperPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, hope you found it entertaining too. Cheers!

@trailcameratexaswildlife9526 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@billdillon8139 3 жыл бұрын

I go to the park and find a picnic table. Throw out a small amount of birdseed and put my GoPro Hero 5 Black about a foot away from the birdseed. Go to a different picnic table or to my truck and activate the GoPro with the GoPro-branded Remote Control. Thanks for your video. Always nice to see how others do it.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill, Must admit I've tried the app a couple of times, but find it easier and more reliable to leave the camera running whilst getting on with something else. Cheers!

@billdillon8139 3 жыл бұрын

@@NigelHarperPhoto not the app Nigel, it's the Remote Control device. Like the size of a remote car starter.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@billdillon8139 Ah ha, Sounds more reliable! Cheers

@christiherring5877 3 жыл бұрын

Well done! I’m going to give it a go. 😊

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christi, have fun! Cheers!

@atropicali 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Nigel for great videos to shoot birds with action cameras, which i am interested in, so how do you find the focus distance is specially for the gopro with nuts in the gopro 4 it self ! Is it ok Thanks 🙏🏼

@WildlifeUKNatureByGlenO 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed it, as an amatuer newcomer to youtube this will help me a lot. Cheers 👍

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

@flotinaway7 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the very interesting video and tips. I have a few trail cameras that are 4K but all give poor results and no exposure comp or ISO adjustments, so will give a go-pro a try to get a little closer to my R5 in quality!

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree about Trail cams which are OK at night (sometimes) but the quality is lacking more so in daylight. Shooting with a GoPro will give much better results. So have fun! Cheers👍

@jameswoolford2698 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video mate. I'd love to film all the animals in my garden!

@NigelHarperPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much James! If you can, just grab a camera/smartphone and shoot. Cheers👍

@MAKE_PHOTOGRAPHS_ANYWHERE 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel by the way.

@pauljge 11 ай бұрын

Hi Nigel, thanks for the video it was super useful in starting my own project. Best of luck to your channel!

@NigelHarperPhoto 11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Paul! I'm pleased you found it useful. Cheers and happy shooting🎥👍

@benicio1967 3 ай бұрын

@@NigelHarperPhoto this is an excellent video! I really loved it. You have vast knowledge. Can go pros film for one or two hours without overheating?

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 ай бұрын

My rep's a bit late! But thanks for your comment and I hope your projects go well! Cheers👍

@hubby-tubadventures01 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel, just found your channel and subbed. Can you recommend a camera for film that i can also get stills from. Looking at starting a new hobby for the visitors to my patch. Total novice this end. I do have gopro 3's which i use for fishing on a kayak but looking at something bigger (handycam size) i can mount on a tripod and use remotely.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Hmmmmm! There are so many cameras out there and a lot of it depends on how much you want to spend. But mirrorless cameras are probably your best such as Fuji (which I use) Panasonic Lumix (I also have an old G7) Sony etc. There are also numerous bridge cameras with long ranging zoom lenses built in and most cameras now shoot 4k video too. Also many models can be remotely operated via an Ap on your phone. So, probably best to Google and see which model best suits your needs. Cheers!

@davidb6785 Жыл бұрын

I use a trail camera with a macro lens for close ups. The quality is not as good as a iPhone 14 pro max but its acceptable. 512gb, 12v 12amp lithium battery and only recording when triggered means I can leave it for three months undisturbed.

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

You must have a good quality trail cam and it's certainly a great way to capture wildlife. I have a relatively cheap trail cam which after a couple of years is no longer recording? Do you have your captures on KZfaq? It would be interesting to see them! Cheers👍

@raczyk Жыл бұрын

Interesting does the battery charge your iphone continuously? How do you connect the phone to the battery? 2. Does the iphone not overheat with continuous recording? 3. Can a similar continuous recording setup be made go a go pro?

@alorr4uz Жыл бұрын

So this just told me where to put the camera body. What about the best settings for close up videos of animals on the GP8?

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Did you watch it all the way through? Because my tutorial tells you a lot more than just where to put your GoPro! The GP8 is very similar to the GP7 and all the settings I use are well explained. So I don't understand what you mean!

@katiejon17 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video, thank you. But boy do you make it look easy! I’m an RN by trade, now a stay-at-home-mum with my two little boys. We are always learning about birds, feeding them, and logging what we see. My father happens to have a GoPro and we want to get a family project going by recording and posting to KZfaq. It’s a little intimidating. Have you done a “for beginners”series?

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Katie, Thanks for your kind comments! I suppose the photography side for me is relatively easy as I've been a professional for many years (people) not birds as my main subject. Anyway, photography aside, bird behaviour goes a long way to getting results and I'm very much an amateur as far as that goes! As I say in my video, persistence eventually pays off and placing a GoPro either near or in a bird bath will get results eventually. I haven't done a beginners guide, but if you watch through again there is a lot of technical info there on setting up cameras and exposure etc. To upload to KZfaq, you need to obviously to set up a channel, it's very easy (there's lots of vids on how to do this) and once you have some video, edit it in whatever computer software you have - Actually, you're right, as this is going to be a very long reply! Maybe I should show the process from capture to presentation on KZfaq. Anyway, I hope some of my ramblings are useful and good luck with your project Cheers!

@katiejon17 3 жыл бұрын

Haha - see, it so much! Oh please make a “for dummies like Katie” series 🤓

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@katiejon17 OK! It won't be soon though, as I have many other projects on the go! Cheers

@Everyday_Biker Жыл бұрын

I've found and watched this video - I would like to do similar. Question: Do you simply let the video run, ie. huge video files, and then patiently scan through them all the videos looking for results? Many thanks...

@NigelHarperPhoto Жыл бұрын

Hi, Basically yes! The GoPro runs for about an hour, so I go out retrieve a card, replace the card and battery and leave it running whilst scrolling through the footage on the computer. The video clips are in several 4GB segments. So, don't skim through too quickly as it's easy to miss something. Anything captured is then edited, backed up and the card deleted ready for more filming. So, extra cards and batteries make this a lot easier. Cheers and good luck!👍

@mianshams 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great videos you make and still very less views . Thanks

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Mian! Yes, more views would be nice. Cheers!

@graharg 3 жыл бұрын

Any object detection software to help with reviewing all that video?

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, Not that I no of! However, as I mentioned I don't actually download any footage unless I've captured something of interest. So just skim through the footage on the desktop! The GoPro 7 splits the (approx 1-1.5 hour clips) into 12 minute clips. So yes, it's laborious, but really only takes a minute or so for each clip. Auto detection software (I'll have to Google it) would save time if reliable? Skim too quickly though and it's easy to miss something. Anyway, I'll probably be trying new things this Spring. Cheers!

@bryanhouse6811 3 жыл бұрын

thank you very, very much! How to to get and save the little footage at a time that you do get?

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I skim through the footage captured and only download the sections I need. Then using Quicktime Player I edit the clips and save to a folder. Once named and numbered (using bridge in Photoshop) I archive onto several drives. Once safely backed up I delete the memory card and continue. Fortunately storage is cheap these days, but it soon mounts up! Hope that helps? Cheers!

@bryanhouse6811 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! One other question Please, what will be a complete ste up for a beginner like me? What camera, mount how many battries? How many and what charger? Please help. There is just so many different to choose from.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanhouse6811 The cameras I use for close ups are GoPro 7 and GoPro 4. There are later versions of these cameras now. However, any action camera will do as long as it's of good quality! You will need at least 2 batteries and a charger. It's all down to how much you want to spend! Cheers!

@bryanhouse6811 3 жыл бұрын

@@NigelHarperPhoto Thank you VERY much, I am going to get a very similar setup that you have. I mean your footage is so awesome! thanks again.

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanhouse6811 Thanks again for your kind comments and have fun with your images!

@yousaftv7927 3 жыл бұрын

Do you recommend any sensor camera that starts recording when birds come?

@NigelHarperPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

You could use a Trail Cam which has PIR sensors (I will be doing a video on mine) but they do not produce the same quality as a GoPro or depending on the model start up immediately either. Probably best to Google that! Cheers!

@yousaftv7927 3 жыл бұрын

@@NigelHarperPhoto thanks a lot