Cheers my BRU

Thank you very much. I am glad you liked the photos, that's my favourite one too !

Haha thanks dude. It’s always the battle with wildlife hey. Photo or video!!??

Thank you very much

Thanks so much for watching

Thank you very much. Hopefully you will be printing it for me soon haha

Thanks so much for the tip man. There is so much you can customise on the A1 but this sounds great. I usually just quickly adjust shutter speeds but this can result in missing the image. I will look into your suggestion .

Thank you kind sir :)

You are very welcome. Sorry I missed this comment.

Awesome!! Good luck!

Yeah so I have found out. Thank you!

Thanks so much for watching! I don’t make too many “technical” videos so I’m glad you enjoyed it

It’s really helpful to understand some of the choices you make based on your compositional and artistic goals. Your photos are aspirational for newbies like me. Such great content!

Hey mate. Thank you very much. Yeah I would use at lease a 400mm for the kingfishers. That's what I love about hides, you get a far better chance of killer shots!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I agree!!

Awesome stuff. It’s a great feeling

Hi Mark. That means so much thanks man!

Thanks very much man!

Thank you for watching and commenting !

Thank you very much! Glad it was helpful

Thanks for watching and commenting 😃

Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked the clips and the images and it’s also my favourite shot too 😃. Please check out my other videos too 😃

Thank you. Where in the borders are you photographing them? These guys are still very much wild, just have the comfort of a hide to sit in haha

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography East Borders,Berwickshire

Thank you very much. You must go and find some more!

Hi David and thank you very much. I don't normally do so much educational but sitting alone in a hide for hours will have you talking to the camera more haha. It is the Sony 200-600mm indeed yeah. I would highly recommend heading to a wildlife hide for sure.

Much appreciated!!!

Thank you so much for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed it!

Hey dude, it sure was yeah. Always get good results.

Thank you very much

Thank you very much John. I was back on the Isle of May last week photographing puffins. Be sure to check out my video from there last year along with my other videos. Consider subscribing and all the best for your next photo adventure!!!

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography subscribed mate, I'll search for the vid. 👍

Thank you very much!

I wish yeah

You can but the quality will be very poor. Ideally in videography you shoot so that every individual frame has a tiny amount of motion blur. This then makes the video play smoother and more naturally to the human eye. If every frame of video was pin sharp the footage would play back with a more jarring, jittery look.

Hi there and thank you. The focus hunt happened during the video clip yeah but it's quite rare, it was also very dark at the time. Overall I find the eye auto focus pretty exceptional.

Sony 200-600 🤟🏼 thanks

Yes. Essentially I am selecting the shutter speed to best capture the animals movement and the camera is selecting the ISO to get an even exposure. It is also easy to use manual ISO in this situation but it’s not needed

Thank you Andrew, I think I would find that much easier, especially when my subject makes such fleeting appearances like your Kingfisher 😄. I've just moved to Sony and bought an A7iv as away from fishing I'm really passionate about wildlife, but its by being on the bank that I've learnt where many animal haunts are, a bit like that branch you stuck with. It's interesting to see you use the Teleconverter in action as well, I may get one eventually. I really enjoy your videos! 👍

Haha yeah believe it or not it does happen from time to time

@Andrew Macdonald you are great in your work. You have a great camera. Please kindly get a fluid head, preferably manfrotto

These hides are down in Dumfries. If you Google “Scottish photography hides” it’s your top result in the search. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the support 😀

Thank you for the info.

Thank you very much !!

Thank you. Yeah it sure is. If you Google Scottish wildlife photography hides you should find them.

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography I live in Edinburgh funny enough haha mind sharing any good ones you would recommend?

Hi there. I am using the Sony A1

Yes exactly. It’s fantastic software

Google 'Scottish Photography Hides'. I was there a few weeks ago myself.

Yip, as Paul said bellow. You can email them to see which hides are working best.

Thanks man. Yeah a couple of people have since pointed this out to me. Always hood to learn more. I’m more aquatinted with the African wildlife

That's so cool yeah I just specialise in kingfisher I dunno why I go 4 days a week a take pics thanks man. Ur really good

Perhaps animals behaviour is slightly different when someone is trying to appreciate them instead of kill them? 😂. We do our shooting in very different ways

Hey dude. Thanks for the comment!!! The hide is good yeah and thanks for the clarification on the sex of the bird!! My bad, every day is a school day 🤟🏼

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography haha I only learnt that from KZfaq & Greg Sheard 😂😂

I was watching looking very carefully at the lower portion of the bill thinking that "he is a she" 🙄😁👍 great video, I have photographed a female kingfisher, but from the riverside not from a hide, it is on my to do list 👍🤞

@@planestrainswildlife Yeah I have now learnt the sex of a kingfisher :). Thanks for watching

Yeah so I’ve been told. Thank you very much

That’s your personal opinion that you’re entitled to. I see huge value in them when I’m only back home visiting the uk for a week or so at a time. I’ve also sat for 4 days in a hide for just a handful of bear photos. I’ll continue to enjoy them when I’m back in Europe. Thanks for stopping by to spread some positive vibes….

I seem to manage just fine with the editing process. I do a quick photo selection, delete the remaining files and then do my editing. There is still great skill, knowledge and talent required to capture images, you also still need to have the natural eye for how to even compose a photo. Modern technology doesn't make a bad photographer great, it simply helps talented photographers increase their chances of capturing the perfect moment. I just don't feel the need for such a negative comment. Keep doing what you do so long as you are happy and I will keep making a living from my photography.

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography Hi, it wasn't meant to be a negative comment, nor was I implying that amateurs who don't have the skill will automatically get better photos using better cameras. I also wasn't criticising you for using such a tool, as you obviously do it for a living and it makes sense. I was just pointing out that it is more tricky to get certain shots with a lower end DSLR such as a 6D than something like an R6. I feel a sense of pride and achievement after nailing a shot in full manual and spot focusing on such a camera. I think if I went mirrorless (for me at least) it would take some of that sense of pride away. Maybe I'm wrong, I can't say for sure as I haven't tried one personally. If I were doing it for a living then I would definitely invest as they are great tools. I appreciate your comment, and carry on doing what you are doing, thanks.

@@ArcanePath360 I understand the point you’re making. I guess it would be similar to someone still loving the are of film photography criticising digital photography. Thanks again for watching and commenting

@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography Thanks, perhaps I should be mindful of how my comments might be received and word them more carefully so as not to offend. I appreciate the feedback. I was coveting the latest mirrorless cameras for a time and started to realize that actually, I need to improve myself first and get the best from my current equipment. I decided to go down the self improvement route and spend the money on camo gear, hides and learning more about getting close and have fun with the camera that I already know backwards before learning a whole new system. Maybe later down the line I will upgrade but for now I'm happy with what I've got, since I know the camera backwards and it does the job well enough.

Thank you!! Yeah I do realise that now! 😀