I am in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland to do wildlife photography. I have seen quite a lot of photos of the mountain hare, but this is the first time I am going to photograph this little guy.
Watch Wildlife photography in Scotland - behind the scenes part 2:
• PHOTOGRAPHING MOUNTAIN...
It is very windy in the valley so I had a lot of challenges with the sound but I decided to make this short behind the scenes vlog to share this great experience with you. So please forgive me for the poor sound - I hope you will bear with me.
In this short documentary vlog I am trying to show how to photograph wildlife using the foreground as a blurry element to close the bottom of the photo. I'm using the Nikon D5 and the Tamron 150-600mm G2.
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In this episode I am using my main Nikon D5 camera and the Nikon 200-500mm telephoto lens.
The 4K behind the scene vlog is recorded on my Panasonic GH5 with the Leica 12mm.
For the drone footage I use my DJI drone.
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••• ABOUT THIS EPISODE •••
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I spent some days in these mountains and this is part 1 from my trip - I am currently working on part two and on a video about the equipment I brought on this photo trip.
I think the biggest challenge was the temperatures that were around 0 degrees Celsius all the time. That in combination with the sleet made it almost impossible to keep the front element of the lens free from water and snow.
Another challenge was to actually find the hares. Some of them were very shy but I was lucky to find a few that would let me get quite close.
The Scottish mountain hare is indigenous to Scotland and even though it looks quite similar to the Arctic hare, it is quite different.
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My name is Morten Hilmer and I work as a professional nature and wildlife photographer. In a series of short 4K videos I will share my fascination of nature with you and invite you behind the scene when I am out photographing the fascinating wildlife, the stunning landscapes and the wild nature. I work as a ILCP photographer, and nature conservation is very close to my heart.
Read more about my time in the Sirius Dogsled Patrol on the BBC Earth website: www.bbc.com/earth/story/201602...
Beside the many publications, my photographs have been awarded in the Wildlife photographer of the year and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year photo competitions.
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