How to photograph wildlife at night | Wildlife photography tips for beginners

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How to photograph wildlife at night | Wildlife photography tips for beginners.
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@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

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@vicrobthesandmans7781 Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you if only I had known about -EV years ago when going on night drives to avoid those overblown spots. Looking forward to using these tips on my upcoming visit to Mashatu!

@join2manish Жыл бұрын

Thank you - from India

@GreaseAndGravel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very practical tip. Very well explained!

@forestercachero Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing!

@instantwildlife4295 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video it really helps!!!

@xamaraaweshow6797 3 жыл бұрын

The legend 🙌

@chelseyschartz7673 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining this clearly and simply! Wish I would have found your videos sooner. 😂

@TheSafariExpert 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Chelsey. Check out the link in the video description to my online course about wildlife photography - you might enjoy it 😁📸🦁

@marcbrassard3104 6 ай бұрын

Would like to see a video on settings photographing multiple or groups of wildlife together

@apparaojilludimudi7880 Жыл бұрын

Very useful info. Many thanks for posting the same. Can you please also suggest if center weighted metering is best? Thanks in advance.

@PreschoolPlay Жыл бұрын

Also will the safari leaders use a spotlight?

@osmsiddiqi_photo Ай бұрын

What aperture setting are you using? My telephoto only goes down to f5 at 150mm

@neverstopexploring247 10 ай бұрын

Great video, very helpful! I'm curious which Auto focus area mode would you recommend? Thanks!

@TheSafariExpert 10 ай бұрын

Place a single focus point or small cluster on the spot-lit area.

@ColeRees 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is how all tutorials should be! Concise and informative. Thanks!

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Cole

@engelaliesching7877 4 ай бұрын

The F stop you didn't mention, is it correct if I use between F5.6 - F8?

@TheSafariExpert 4 ай бұрын

Use the lowest yoy can at night!

@sidart23 Ай бұрын

Hey! I use a Nikon D 5600 with an 18-300 lens. Im saving up for a better lens but have to do with this for now. How do I best optimise it for wildlife photography? Also most of the time the jeeps are in motion and donot stop completely resulting in blurry photographs. How do i work with that?

@TheSafariExpert Ай бұрын

Check out my wildlife photography online course: kzfaq.info/sun/PLpklqmbLxTfWSB_xn_NcWO-b1y2RmXR3K - it will help with all of what you have mentioned 👍🏻😁

@RAJMAN181 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, thanks. I have Canon 70D with Canon 100-400 II and Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary as tele lenses. And my flash is Godox TT685C. I do not have a flash extender, should I use a spot light or the flash to photograph leopards in twilight. What should be my settings?

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer spotlight, but you can use a flash as well if you want a more even light distribution. For flash photography, choose manual settings that expose the sky nicely and then switch on your flash and use the flash exposure compensation to expose the animal.

@arunangshughosh1419 8 ай бұрын

I have subscribed and gone through your online course in udemy and it helped me a lot. Especially this lecture is really very useful and I was able to capture some beautiful shots. Thanks so much. One quick question. Is there any way to get snaps of birds with relatively slow speed (especially owls) with spotlight at night? I use a Nikor AFS 200-500 f5.6 with a D500 body.

@TheSafariExpert 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad it helped 🥳 You would use the same settings I suggest in this video. If, however, the owl is sitting far away from you, you might have to slow down the shutter speed (to say 1/50sec), in which case you’ll have to keep the camera DEAD still…otherwise it will come out blurry. Ideally you want that 1/125sec or faster 👍🏻

@arunangshughosh1419 8 ай бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert Thank you so much for responding. Actually I was thinking of still shot in flight for which 1/125 would be low. Hence was looking for options if any with f5.6...

@TheSafariExpert 8 ай бұрын

@@arunangshughosh1419, unfortunately you’ll struggle to photograph birds in flight at night in a spotlight - there’s just not enough light. For that, you’d have to use a flash, which would allow you to use a faster shutter speed.

@arunangshughosh1419 8 ай бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert understood. Thanks so much Villiers for the suggestions ❤️. In this case do you suggest a flash to be attached in the camera or to be fitted anywhere else (a bigger external one). Also would love to have a suggestion on which one to buy. Thanks in advance.

@TheSafariExpert 8 ай бұрын

@@arunangshughosh1419, a strong hot shoe flash on top of the camera is probably fine, but it’ll depend on the situation. I’m still not sure where you’d be likely to photograph owls in flight at night. The type of flash will also depend on the camera you use.

@engelaliesching7877 6 ай бұрын

Will the settings still be the same when sitting in a hide with floodlights?

@TheSafariExpert 6 ай бұрын

Yes. And if it’s a bit too bright or dark, adjust your shutter speed

@PreschoolPlay Жыл бұрын

I have a canon rebel 7i and if I try night photography it usually shows a red rectangle and it won’t let me take the pic.. Amy hints?

@wildlivelover. 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video In what program do you shout P or A or S or M I have a Olympus E-M1X Thanks Peter

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Peter, in daylight I usually photograph in Av, but switch to S/Tv or Manual from time to time.

@c.johnson8143 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, what spotlight do you recommend? Lumens etc.

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

Hi C. The GamePro Ninox 2000LUM for sure!

@c.johnson8143 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert just saw this - thanks!

@anneopperman7437 Жыл бұрын

Hi - used these settings quite successfully at Manyeleti recently- thanks - just a question - do you use spot metering or leave it on evaluative metering ??

@TheSafariExpert Жыл бұрын

Anne, I usually leave it in evaluative metering, but when the spotlight is very concentrated, I sometimes switch to spot metering.

@anneopperman7437 Жыл бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert awesome thanks - I was really happy with the results - especially a buffalo which is a dark animal - enjoy your channel and the way you share your expertise

@j30roth 2 жыл бұрын

Any advice for mirror less cameras? I've moved from the D500 to nikon Z7 and in all honesty I'm struggling get any decent shots even if the subject is well lit. Any help would be very welcome.

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re using good aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings, it’s probably a focusing issue. I suggest watching as many tutorials on the Z7’s focusing system as a starting point, making sure that you are using that correctly.

@j30roth 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert thank you for your advice, having watched multiple tutorials I finally achieved the shots I was aiming towards.

@messylaura 3 жыл бұрын

a bit more advanced than newbie, i want to shoot urban foxes at night time so there are a few good street lights, i have a canon M50, i would like a fast (2.0 or faster) 150mm+ lens for around the £500(uk) price point. i have a few good fast primes under 50mm that don't quite have the reach both ef-m and ef and i also have 100-400mm lenses but they are not fast enough for low light and fox motion. i have a few decent shots including a great few where one fox comes right up to my door to get his treats but i'd like to capture them doing their own thing at night. i also have good access to daytime foxes at a local cemetery so i'm good for daytime ones the 150mm+ lens i'd like would have to have af as i do have a couple of faster M42 takumar lenses at 3.5 and 4 but they are a bit slow on the aperture side and on manual focus. the closest lens i have at the moment is the laowa 100mm 2.8 macro but its a manual focus one. thanks for any help and great vid bud Laura

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with those fox photos 📸🦊🌟

@izakgreyling8872 3 жыл бұрын

Is the reason you don't select Manual mode the lack of control over exposure compensation you will have?

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Izak, yes - on some camera models. But remember, this is a tip/settings for beginners and thus manual is never a good idea (in my opinion). Time and a lot of experience has proven (to me at least) that these settings yield the best results at night (for beginners and amateurs).

@smithagowda2261 2 жыл бұрын

What settings do u suggest about photographing owl at night? How to get rid of Red eyes n flash lights reflection on bird's eyes?

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

The only way to get that read from the eyes is to use a flash-bracket (to move the flash further to the side of the camera) or to use the red eye reduction function in Lightroom when you edit the photo.

@smithagowda2261 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert thanks a lot.

@kakarabreu 3 жыл бұрын

i know that i have a really bad camera kkkk nikon d3100 but i need to ask. why the heck they put >1600 iso if the image will be all pixelated ?? i cant understand.... why i'm saying this (lol) i was trying to photograph at night in a safari with my 70-300mm (ok dark lens) and testing the iso i realize that all pictures was ruinnneed. The max i can get a good photo is with 800 iso. So i was wondering, why nikon put >1600 if we cant use it?

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the case with ALL cameras unfortunately 😣 You need to learn where your limit is with each of them.