Excellent video, best Kingfisher tips I've seen, 👍
@SteveHedgesPhotography9 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Mike, really pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching my vlog. All the best, Steve.
@TheGazzadj Жыл бұрын
Another great video Steve.
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much mate, cheers for watching. All the best, Steve.
@animalphotography Жыл бұрын
Photographed my first kingfisher this year. They're amazing birds!
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Hi, yes they certainly are. It's always fantastic when you photograph your first kingfisher. Great experience.
@RichardCookphotography Жыл бұрын
Nice video Steve. Well done!😀
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, thanks very much. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
@gregorydobson4307 Жыл бұрын
Great video and lots of valuable info on the kingfisher I didn't know.
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Greg, really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, cheers Steve.
@robertstoppard5867 Жыл бұрын
Great video Steve, I did not realise that they weighed 40klg though. lol
@NaturallyCuriousUK Жыл бұрын
They eat a lorra lorra fish dude! 😆 - I spotted that too and it cracked me up! 🙂
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed it. I think I meant to say grams. Lol All the best Steve.
@Rob.1340 Жыл бұрын
Cheers Steve, fantastic little bird. All the best. 👍📷😎
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Rob, yeah definitely one of my favourites. Cheers Steve.
@KGsPhotography Жыл бұрын
Great video Steve, educational and some excellent footage and shots. Cheers Keith
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Keith, I just love Kingfishers. Fantastic birds. All the best, Steve.
@lesleyb26 Жыл бұрын
It amazes me to see them ringed, how small must those tags be, it's almost like jewellery making. Beautiful birds Steve thanks for showing them 👍
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Hi Lesley, yes tiny little rings, you're right they really are beautiful birds. Thanks for watching, cheers Steve.
@patainger713 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve, this sums up taking photos of these beautiful birds really well.
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Pat, really glad you enjoyed it. Keep well, all the best, Steve.
@wildphil Жыл бұрын
Nice video, Steve. Top tip on the new perch too! 👍
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Phil, really pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
@LifeInTheWildPhotography Жыл бұрын
Good video Steve, really pleased you didnt use a paid hide where they 'tank' captive fish. One tip for anyone trying Kingfisher photography for the first time is that if it is perched on a 'thin' branch/perch, if it dives and catches a fish it will not return to that perch to eat it, it will go to a more sturdy perch so it can 'bash' the fish against it to kill it before swallowing it.
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed it. Yes that's a really good tip, thanks for sharing it. Fantastic birds kingfishers, one of my favourites. All the best, Steve.
@CamillaI Жыл бұрын
Great work Steve you can't beat a Kingfisher, one of our most colourful birds awesome 😍
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Mark, yeah certainly one of my favourites. Cheers Steve.
@steveloudon749110 ай бұрын
Excellent video and good information. My question is about settings for the video of the birds. Do you use ND filters and stick to the 180° rule? Do you shoot in log? Thanks. I look forward to viewing more of your content.
@SteveHedgesPhotography10 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, thanks very much. Really pleased you enjoyed it. I will use ND filters if I need them but when I'm shooting a piece to camera I'll often just close the aperture down to reduce the amount of light hitting the camera sensor. Obviously this increases the depth of field but I don't worry about that too much. Regarding the 180° rule I don't conscientiously use it but I do make sure I have continuity between clips. So probably follow it naturally. Last but not least at the moment I don't shoot in log. I do keep an eye on the contrast of the location though. Thanks for watching, all the best, Steve.
@steveloudon749110 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for the quick reply
@Terrytheartist Жыл бұрын
40 kilograms Steve? lol! it’d need more than sticklebacks to fulfil its dietary requirement 😂 nice filming
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Hi Terry, yeah slight over statement I think. 40 grams might be slightly more accurate. Thanks for watching, all the best Steve.
@CarstenBruhn Жыл бұрын
40 Kilograms !? Thats a big bird... :)
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Ha yes it would be. I meant to say grams lol. Thanks for watching Carsten. Cheers Steve.
@cynical1952 Жыл бұрын
Another good video Steve with some cracking shots and advice. You mentioned a pop-up hide mate - which one do you use?
@SteveHedgesPhotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve, glad you enjoyed it. I've got hides. The bigger of the two is a 2 person Simon King hide and the other one I'll need to check but it's a one person hide with a cup holder I might add. No heating though. Cheers Steve.
@markseymour2121Ай бұрын
wow imagine a 40kg kingfisher, great video though.
@SteveHedgesPhotographyАй бұрын
Hi Mark, yes w kingfisher that size would be something to see I think. Really pleased you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching, all the best Steve.