You Sir are such an Ambassador for wild life photography. Thank you for your inspiration.
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@kathrynmilner54482 жыл бұрын
We just love your instructional videos. They are very informative, a pleasure to watch, and the photography is amazing. We enjoy your teaching style and personality. Thank you!
@vincetarrosa Жыл бұрын
Mike, thank you very much for this guide on Kingfishers! It makes me really excited to go out and shoot now. I laughed out loud and applauded your humorous shots at the end. Thank you very sharing those!
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@stephenelderphoto4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic content Mike. You’re information is superb quality, and the images you presented were enough to make me green with envy! Thanks very much for your time.
@jeroendesign2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this helpful video, Mike! SO interesting to see how you are able to attract the kingfishers and capture them this beautifully.
@andrelloyd40104 жыл бұрын
A gem of a video and such light - delicate and beautiful creatures they are. Thanks for producing and happy shooting Mike 👍
@jeffbrown47434 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyable and informative. I like the idea of a floating tray. I hadn’t thought of that one. Some imaginative shot too. Fantastic little birds. Thanks for posting.
@oneandonlyjaybee2 жыл бұрын
5:19 has to be my favourite. The colour contrasts and patterns on that branch make for a stunning image
@chrzanik6662 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY magnificent!! Thank you.
@fabulous-sport-outdoors2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
@CamillaI4 жыл бұрын
Excellant video love the use of the floating fish tank, fantastic shots, love the various props and a great selection of branches
@metehakan2 жыл бұрын
Really cool and pure beauties thanks for sharing !
@michaelwallwork74824 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike. Only just recently found you on KZfaq. I'm a keen bird photographer. Your vlogs are fantastic. Wish I had your knowledge and photography skills. Can't wait for the next vlog.👍.
@user-pc2xn3gl8e2 жыл бұрын
Good job! Great shots!!!
@joehuggard3 жыл бұрын
Great footage and photographs. Super ideas. Thanks. Great work.
@skakdosmer2 жыл бұрын
I love that picture with the big fish! It really made me laugh. I wonder what the bird was thinking.
@tonyfluertynaturephotograp52723 жыл бұрын
I just want to say I really appreciate your videos. I enjoy your no nonsense, practical (keep it simple) approach, most likely due to you doing it as a professional for years. I'm a Kiwi who is moving to the UK next year. Our Kingfisher is quite a different bird and very flighty in this country. During the winter they live mostly on coastal estuaries. I would love to see a video one day on how you set up for diving shots one day please.
@dannybazphotography6682 жыл бұрын
Wow some brilliant pictures there.and great info thanks for the vid Mike
@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi57312 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful 😍
@filmowiec_tv3 жыл бұрын
Great movie 👍 and beautiful shots 👍📷
@irishrose897752 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips! Enjoyed the video and your photos very much!
@SonicStates3 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Much appreciated.
@alitheo1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video Mike
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@touchedbynature54453 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice, great video. Many thanks for sharing.
@richardfounds93943 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike, lovely images, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@johnsparkes89634 жыл бұрын
Cracking video with awesome images. Thank you for sharing.
@magpiemagpie54883 жыл бұрын
Very nice video, beautiful photos
@tarjei993 жыл бұрын
Really lovely images. And fantastic technique.
@MrMazaeus4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your superb images Mike! I really appreciate your work.
@johngunning21234 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Some great ideas here. Might buy me a kids' fishing net tomorrow. I know a great spot to set something similar to this up.
@rachelmiddleton39933 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant Mike. Great tips!
@MMKARAOK4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic tutorial video... !! 👍 Thanks for sharing..
@iantroup4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic Mike, such sharp crisp images - I'm just getting started in photography, this is so inspiring!
@siwhittle22682 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@akoslumnitzer52623 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. Amazing stuff!
@rogerhance58834 жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable and informative video Mike. Keep them coming please .
@desyhaide3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Mike, thank you for the idea
@colinjones76354 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Mike,i didnt realise that Kingfishers would dive into such shallow water.
@langsoosten18753 жыл бұрын
Incredible, thank you!
@amotoguiomar Жыл бұрын
Congrats for your channel! Amazing job!
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@stadiopoistudio5083 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir. I have just started my journy into bird photography, these video's of yours are a wealth of knowledge & inspiration for anyone wishing to do as I. Subscribed.
@ridealongwithrandy4 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to catch a BluJay that knows me for peanuts, will work on it, you have inspired me, BRAVO!
@aquaticcolledgefishing3 жыл бұрын
Wow stunning.. I need to find a spot and a perch and practise my photography 👍 superb shots Mike so inspiring
@AndyGustavsson4 жыл бұрын
Great video and splendid tips! Cheers
@Kystjakt3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike. This video is spot on. In my part of Norway, I know of one kingfisher. They are rare in Norway. The bird lives in a river close to home, and I wil try this setup. Best Torgeir Kaarbø
@VideoNatur4 жыл бұрын
Very informative and great video. Thanks for sharing this with us!!! Greetings, Rolf
@tizio543 жыл бұрын
Incredibly good photos! You must have a lot of patience and perseverance.
@ianbrown7043 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning images, I have loads of perch shots but so far never managed to get a tack sharp in flight coming out of water etc. Thanks for this vlog.
@krisz88uk3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great advices, this is my next challange. 😃
@mauriziocascone3 жыл бұрын
Really great vid, thanks for share it!
@peterpreisdinslaken15103 жыл бұрын
Klasse gemacht gefällt mir außerordentlich gut habe vor kurzem auch das Vergnügen mit einem Kingfisher gehabt MFG Peter Preis best Regards from Germany
@JenteKasprowski4 жыл бұрын
always interesting video's! keep 'm coming! :)
@MrJeyjey27073 жыл бұрын
The floating pool for the fish, is that just a wooden frame with mesh? Genius! Off to the workshop!
@MikeLaneFRPS3 жыл бұрын
Not mesh. It was a waterproof tray lined with a plastic sheet.
@MrJeyjey27073 жыл бұрын
@@MikeLaneFRPS Ah right, but its a wooden frame , no?
@MikeLaneFRPS3 жыл бұрын
yes wooden.
@i_am_x_wild3 жыл бұрын
Waiting on the diving kingfisher vid! Love your content!
@lafanfafra4 жыл бұрын
Maestro. GRAZIE.
@luapnosboh7421 Жыл бұрын
Nice info 👌 thanks
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
Welcome
@koolkutz74 жыл бұрын
Great video and stunning images Mike. I think you managed to get a wide variety of shots using various branches etc. You made me chuckle when you said 60fps isn't enough!
@werderden3 жыл бұрын
Really nice Video, thank you very much!
@PhillipYewTree3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@montech56473 жыл бұрын
6:00 - that silhouette backlight shot!
@pm51313 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike good info. I’m new to this and am using a Tamron 18-400 f3.5 - 6.3 lens. Struggling to find sweet spot on it for best sharpest photos. But happy so far
@ValkoBranislav3 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@Photocatchthemoment3 жыл бұрын
brilliant! Thanks Mike :-)
@ezarama4 жыл бұрын
Caramba, qué maravilla. Felicitaciones! :)
@paulmorton8304 Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@adrianmoore82004 жыл бұрын
Great images mike
@ridealongwithrandy4 жыл бұрын
So!, I have spent a good part of my life watching your videos, you have taught me many things, so maybe its time to grasp my EM1X and the 300mm f4 and just go out and shoot, cheers!
@ukaszgebuza7714 жыл бұрын
Artificial shallow container is dangerous for the kingfisher! He might misjudge the depth of water and hit the bottom.
@garethbramley17 ай бұрын
Great stuff - those shots near the end of your video are amazing. What shutter speed did you use to capture the bird landing on the perch and coming up with a fish?
@philipswan10164 жыл бұрын
love this as well, please please do the diving video
@Riverrage_033 жыл бұрын
Thank you this was epic
@paulbarrett4233 жыл бұрын
found your video tips very informative. I have been watching kingfishers myself during the lockdown and filming them though not to the standard of yours. In my defence though its a fast flowing upland river flanked by trees both sides (river Taff. just starting to get to know her movements now and fave perches. What will happen though when the water levels rise with winter I have no idea
@BirdinginMalaysia4 жыл бұрын
very nice!!!
@SonofChurchillАй бұрын
Lot work got into to kig video, yet to Photograph Wildlife
@mrhacker72013 жыл бұрын
Op in the chaitt
@akshaykhare2211 ай бұрын
How do I photograph a kingifsher in flight just after launch, there's problem taking pictures with Nikon d500, when put on 3d focus tracking it doesn't give the 9fps when it's time for execution but only gives 3 or 4 fps
@Ayayahya13 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@andygray77762 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, thank you for a very informative and interesting video. I noticed in one of your Kingfisher videos, you suggested an aperture of f11 so that all the bird is in focus. I think that was on a micro 4/3 sensor. What aperture would you suggest on a canon full frame sensor? Can you still get good background separation with such a small aperture?
@MikeLaneFRPS2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, When a Kingfisher is sideways on you maybe able to shoot wide open and get it all sharp, but when it turns its back to you more depth of field is needed to get it all sharp as the bird slopes away from you. I often close down a couple of stops in this situation no matter what camera. Seperation depends on how far the background is away from the bird. Other variables are how big in the frame the bird is. Large in the frame will need more DOF, small in the frame less.
@andygray77762 жыл бұрын
@@MikeLaneFRPS Thanks Mike, that is really helpful. This will be my first attempt at photographing Kingfishers so I found your videos really helpful.
@JoeHTX3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is great photography of Kingfishers! Great tips and information about how to photograph them. Thank you, this is the kind of information I have been looking for, for a long time. I was however flabbergasted about 21 seconds or so into the video when you stated that to photograph a Kingfisher close to it's nest you need to buy a license. To be forced to pay a fee to the government to photograph a bird if it's within a certain distance from it's nest??? I mean that's horrible to even imagine that being acceptable... I'm in Texas, USA and that kind of governmental intrusion would be unthinkable, at least for now anyway (there are a lot of crazies who would love to enslave us to such onerous regulations but we keep them beat back). I hope you all can take back your country over there and purge the loonies from your government!
@MikeLaneFRPS3 жыл бұрын
Hi, We need to get a licence not buy. It is free, but much form filling, need for two references and a panel of pictures. More form filling after it expires too.
@JoeHTX3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeLaneFRPS Thank you for the reply. That's too much regulation, free or not. I hope you all can regain your freedom over there! All of my ancestors are from England and I've always loved it there, but the way the government is there now, I couldn't take it...
@photozen83983 жыл бұрын
Can you pease join to a video if you made it about using pro capture feature with the new bird detect af firmware on em1x? how do you set your camera up?
@santobutarbutar83074 жыл бұрын
nice...
@emeraldwildlife97164 жыл бұрын
Cant believe you have dislikes on this video! well done Sir great stuff
@johnnyc6133 жыл бұрын
This is great content ! Mike about how deep should the floating wood box be would you say? Trying to get shots of native belted kingfishers here in New York.... much appreciated thanks
@MikeLaneFRPS3 жыл бұрын
Does not really matter. 2 inches. Kingfishers can dive into shallow water with ease.
@pipwaltersart96936 ай бұрын
How legal is it to use live animals to bait wild animals for photography, I wonder?
@MadDogGiraffe3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, the second one was not nessecery, all the info was in here. If you want to make the diving video, I would be very happy to come and help you shoot the video with you so you can concentrate in the content whilst I manage the video cameras. Just drop me a message via any of my social media.
@ricardoleser11194 жыл бұрын
Dear Mr Lane, please could you informações the materials used and the measures of the floating fish tank ? Thank you very much, Ricardo Leser
@MikeLaneFRPS4 жыл бұрын
That tray disappeared so I no longer have it. From the video it looks to be about 30cx45cmand 8cm deep. It is a plastic tray supported by wood and polystyrene so it floats. The size does not make any difference. It could be much smaller.
@noelchignell10484 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike Great video, seems like cheating but it’s not upsetting the birds and wind up with great results I find the kingfishers in New Zealand extremely people shy but I guess with a hide they wouldn’t be upset. I haven’t tried using a hide yet though Thanks Noel
@andyoutdoors43503 жыл бұрын
please do you audio in stereo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , but great film footage
@JonnyGiosPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Can you capture kingfishers in Camo without a hide and 600m lens? Have loads near me but hiring a lens to get it. Any tips ?
@MikeLaneFRPS3 жыл бұрын
I have had kingfishers land very close to me while just sitting on the bank, but not often. A hide can be made out of anything and can be very close to the perch.
@JonnyGiosPhotography3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeLaneFRPS so behind a tree in camo?
@myinfrared4 жыл бұрын
your photos area amazing. great shots. may i know, what kind of lense did you use for these kingfisher pictures ? thank you ...
@MikeLaneFRPS4 жыл бұрын
Most were with Canon lenses. Anything from 100-400 zoom to 800mm
@myinfrared4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeLaneFRPS thank you, Mike ... very inspiring pictures for me ...
@gileselliott4 жыл бұрын
Great tips thank you. What shutter speed are you using on the kingfisher 60fps flying up to the perch?
@MikeLaneFRPS4 жыл бұрын
The slowest would be at 1/2500th at faster if possible.
@gileselliott4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. I am an Olympus shooter too and spend many hours waiting on kingfishers. Really appreciate your tips and for taking time to reply.
@lesleycrystal1205 Жыл бұрын
I like the photos but I'm really not a fan of baiting wildlife for photos. Ultimately it puts the wild life in danger becoming more habituated to human behaviour. Also, for me, there's something special about witnessing an animal that is fully in its wild and natural environment and behaving completely in its natural way. Just something I really appreciate when I'm out photographing wild life.
@benpulletz4 жыл бұрын
Great images , I just think what you have done is quite staged !