POV Wildlife Photography | Birds of the Harbour

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3 ай бұрын

Hey guys, I recently spent a couple of days at the harbour photographing various waterfowl, including Mute Swans, Buffleheads, Golden Eyes, and my first Northern Pintail, to name just a few. With much of the bay frozen over, these birds gather near one of the boat launches where locals often come to feed them. It's a great location to watch different species visit throughout the day!
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@CreatedByGwen 2 ай бұрын

The swan shots are everything, very clever what you did with the snow there. I enjoyed this one.

@CurtisSnapshot 2 ай бұрын

Even though I was excited about finding some cool new ducks, I just couldn't ignore those swans. They’re truly beautiful, especially with the falling snow around them. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@PhilT993 2 ай бұрын

Really nice video. Reminds me of our outings here around Ottawa area, Love the swans with their wings up.

@CurtisSnapshot 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! The Ottawa area is great, I have only been on a few trails there, but they’re beautiful and a ton of fun. “Beaver trail and chipmunk trail” is my favourite.

@antoine73 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful video again as always! Your videos are together with Olle Nilsson the best on KZfaq!🥰 The amount of effort you put in and how you speak to the audience is really captivating. I'm genuinely excited to see your videos❤

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your kind works, thank you. 😊

@CheikoSairin 3 ай бұрын

Excellent waterbird observation. Thanks for sharing. 1 LIKE from me. I'm a new friend here from Singapore. 👍🔔

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting, I’m glad you enjoyed!

@BenBadBass 3 ай бұрын

Really awesome video man!

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Adrian.Mueller 3 ай бұрын

That duck army is crazy 😂! And swans are so underrated, so majestic. That bald eagle is the best example of how a cloudy day can still come around with big surprises. Rly cool to see how those photos came to be.

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Haha best location ever for ducks! I find cloudy days often yield the best photo sessions, thanks for commenting Adrian, glad you enjoyed.

@Adrian.Mueller 3 ай бұрын

@@CurtisSnapshot I bet you can get a lot of flight shots there. And I hope the people feeding the birds got the right food. Of course, anything for the algorithm ;)

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

@@Adrian.Mueller I think it’s becoming more common to bring the correct food for ducks. But I sure hope they’re using the right food too.

@henrikw377 3 ай бұрын

Great swan photos, and very nice punchy editing.

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@allenfutrelle9090 3 ай бұрын

Great job!! I shoot with the a1 and the 200-600mm.

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! That must be an incredible combination.

@Kellysher 2 ай бұрын

Vice work! I really need to get better using the flip screen! New to the channel, can’t wait to see more!

@CurtisSnapshot 2 ай бұрын

It’s useful for getting those awkward angles where you can’t get low enough. Thanks for commenting!

@stefangoldensteinwildlife9929 3 ай бұрын

Hi Curtis.A wonderful trip. So many waterbirds. Even some rarities. Very cool. Great video my friend. Greets Stefan

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

@ethanhoggardphotography 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a good spot. Can’t say I’ve ever heard Merganser pronounced that way lol

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha I’ve been learning how to pronounce the names of birds better, but I don’t see mergansers often. I’ll definitely have to check on that one. Thanks for commenting!

@FQ8 3 ай бұрын

Good stuff...reminds me of an area by me 👍🏻

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

@ICyfish 3 ай бұрын

no views? no likes? IM EARLY!!!!

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@phanto21 3 ай бұрын

Really good video

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed!

@ventureawayvlogs 3 ай бұрын

That Bald Eagle content is phenomenal!

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, it was an awesome encounter!

@trailcampete5119 3 ай бұрын

wow nice video ...cheers

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Sololife7 3 ай бұрын

Nice video

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@comelachapelle8337 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this nice video. As always. I like the music as well.Keep going.

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

@LickyDawg 3 ай бұрын

Love your channel Curtis great video! Quick question is the audio captured on the GoPro for your videos or do you use a different mic please ?

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

All the audio was captured directly out of the GoPro 11. Unfortunately my mic broke a few videos back, haven't replaced it yet. I was using the GoPro media mod and a Rode lavalier mic, the sound quality was great. Thanks for commenting!

@David_Quinn_Photography 3 ай бұрын

Great photos, I can't wait till tomorrow to go back out

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

It’s suppose to really warm up here (Granted the rain holds off), it should be a great day to be out taking photos in nature. Hopefully it’s similar where you are. Thanks for commenting!

@David_Quinn_Photography 3 ай бұрын

@@CurtisSnapshot 60f/15c with rain mid-day in eastern Maryland/Deleware

@jessicakelly5944 3 ай бұрын

TAKE ME TO BIRD MEET

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Summer 2024, bird meet at the harbour. 😂

@mikeymike4366 3 ай бұрын

Hey Curtis, great video and thank you for sharing. Question, do you always shoot in mechanical shutter? Do you prefer it over the electronic? And do you shoot raw, compressed raw, or jpeg? Thanks.

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

Hey Mikey! I usually try to stick to a mechanical shutter, unless a silent shutter is required for a more sensitive species. The reason for this is a silent shutter can often distort the image, whether it be the animal suddenly moved or you swayed the camera back and forth, both can cause a stretched or wavy effect in the image. I shoot uncompressed raw, because I like knowing I’m getting the most out of my images, however this only allows the a7iv to shoot 6fps. Compressed raw is a great alternative as it allows the camera to shoot 10fps and there really isn’t a noticeable difference in image quality. Hope this answers your questions, thanks for commenting.

@mikeymike4366 3 ай бұрын

Hey Curtis, I figured that would be the reason. I shoot with the Canon R7 and I agree with the rolling shutter. However the benefits I get with 30 fps on the R7 outweigh the drawbacks of the distortion of the images. Also the R7 suffers from shutter shock with mechanical which leads to soft images with the vibration of the mechanical shutter. Great I figured it’s compressed. I do too. Thank you for the response Curtis. 🙏

@CurtisSnapshot 3 ай бұрын

@@mikeymike4366 that’s really interesting with the shutter shock, I’ve heard of that effecting some cameras before but didn’t know much about it and 30fps sounds insanely awesome! No missing the action with that!