Quarantine Wildlife Photography: How to find wildlife to photograph in an urban garden.

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Good day dear people. First of all, I hope you are all staying home and staying safe where possible. I know this is a tricky time for everyone though I have decided to not really address the issue in any great detail in my videos. Instead, I have decided to try and produce a distraction for you all, and perhaps a form of inspiration to help people find motivation to get taking photos, enjoying the nature all around us and hopefully finding escapism.
With that said, this video comes as the result of me spending Isolation at home and feeling the need to photograph the urban wildlife in my gardens that I know I am very lucky to have right now. I plan to release around 3 episodes on this subject with this first one showing me setting stuff up for future photographs and trying to find just what I have in my gardens in the first place.
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@bbqkid8 4 жыл бұрын

A potato sack of bird seed may have been a more accurate description by your parents :) Can't wait to see what was on that trail camera!!

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, so true :D. Thanks for watching :)

@karenbusby9906 4 жыл бұрын

What a cliff hanger!!! Very interesting to see how you are filling your time :)

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha cheers! Thank you for saying so

@michellestewart7494 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous! Have a great day!.

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@MarkGoesWild 4 жыл бұрын

Tease! Glad you are having fun and getting to photograph from home.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, just a little bit :D. You will find out next week though :D. I promise ! And thanks Mark, I hope you are able to as well!

@MrEnglishgolfer 4 жыл бұрын

My guess at the mystery at the end is Jacob Rees-Mogg trying to circumnavigate the lockdown rules by sneaking through your garden.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah this did make me laugh out loud :D

@fototyz 4 жыл бұрын

Either muntjac or badger....... or..... Fox possibly........ I have a field that I go to for my barn owl shots..... lots of those track..... I think I’ll be putting out a CT..... nice one Matt 👍😎👍

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

These tracks are a really easy way to make sure you get something after putting out a camera trap or trailcam :). And I am not saying anything about your guesses, you will have to wait and see ;)

@yussef5491 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm I recognise this house 😜 Great video though mate! Love the feeding station, and seed for dayssss 😂 Sorry to hear you have such trouble with kinder eggs

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

I feel this reply is outdated... sorry I missed your comment :D.

@iastorgaphotos 4 жыл бұрын

What the…? 😲. So looking forward to your follow-up vlog, Matt! Till then, have yourself a fantastic weekend! Cheers 👋🏼

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Irene! Should be one this time next week for you :)

@barneyw.robinson9657 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE IT!!! Absolutely fantastic cliffhanger Matt. Can’t wait to see what you’ve discovered coming to visit your garden. 😀👍

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Barney! Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully it will live up to expectation next week :).

@KGsPhotography 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Matt, love this video you're best yet and what a fantastic end!!! Really looking forward to this series developing. Cheers Keith.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you Keith! Really chuffed you think so! I hope future episodes don't disappoint! :)

@christopherjohnissac8480 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! The distractions tho, the struggle is real:') Eagerly waiting for the reveal.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher! Yeah I think it is something a lot of nature nerds can relate to :D. And glad to hear it. It will be in next weeks video :)

@BuscandoFauna 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent channel. Thank you very much for sharing. You have a new subscriber in Buenos Aires. Best regards.

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate it :)

@tonymorrison5023 4 жыл бұрын

nice video man, cliff ganger though lol

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, yep, sorry about that :D.

@MAKE_PHOTOGRAPHS_ANYWHERE 4 жыл бұрын

Nice spin on things Matt

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stafford! Glad you liked it! Hopefully next weeks will be even better :)

@algardner2391 4 жыл бұрын

PART TWO, PART TWO!!!

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

In a weeks time Al :D

@algardner2391 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography I can't even brag about waiting it out in the lovely Aussie weather at the moment but I'll wait it out Matt!

@BenTutton 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the distraction counter! You get distracted nearly as easily as I do!!!

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, cheers mate! Thanks for watching. Ha, glad you liked it! I listened to a nature podcast recently and they described themselves as having "nature tourettes" so I think it may be a wildlife nerd thing :D.

@BenTutton 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Gould my wife tells me off for not paying attention when we’re chatting - “oh look a goldfinch/goldcrest/nuthatch/snipe!” Although she is now a massive bird of prey spotter when we drive anywhere now, she’ll just shout “buzzard” at me 😂

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

@@BenTutton hahahaha so true! The amount of arguments caused by a suspicious looking pigeon grabbing my attention :D. Excellent job on the brainwashing by the way ;). She will be a fully fledged birder before you know it (pun intended)

@Fifteenacrefarm 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! Really? I cant wait to see what it is! It's to much to bare! Hahaha. Great job, always look forward to seeing your videos, they make me laugh and your photography is awesome! Keep up the great work! :D

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, really chuffed you enjoy my videos, I will try not to disappoint with future uploads :D

@JackBuchananHague 4 жыл бұрын

JUST SHOW ME WHAT YOU SAW ALREADY! Looks like you've got a lot of content from your garden dude, excited to see what else you've got!

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah :D. Well I guess you will be here next week ;). And yeah man, a surprising amount! Cheers bud!

@Rudy60426 4 жыл бұрын

great video

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rudy!

@LuciaHewitt 4 жыл бұрын

Noooooooo Matt! You can't do this to us!!!!! Great one. Loved that you said it would take you years to get through the seed... you do realise it's for the birds and not you? LOL. I use a bag like that a month and it only lasts a whole month because I limit them to one cup a day. Here come my sleepless nights waiting for your next video!

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, hope it was worth the wait for the reveal Lucia! And glad to hear you get through as much seed as you do, i'm sure they are very grateful :)

@phooesnax 4 жыл бұрын

In same boat. Received extension tubes FRI. A little macro will be fun.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Sooooo much fun! :D I hope you continue to enjoy them :)

@SpaceLifeSelfSufficiency 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, love what you do, new sub here and like😀👍

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say! :)

@SpaceLifeSelfSufficiency 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography No worries, great videos, if you get a chance it would be amazing if you check out our garden! :)

@timongs 4 жыл бұрын

I really loved the spider jump :D Have You filmed and photographed all of this with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II?

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Timon! Yeah I enjoyed capturing that. No I have a 5Div which I filmed most stuff on but also a panasonic.

@samhorne3948 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Matt! And damn you for leaving that cliff hanger 😂. I bet it was either a Fox or Badger 😉? And those Camera traps are absolutely fantastic aren't they! Been watching local Fox Cubs for about a month now, they are an absolute joy to watch through the eyes of these cameras.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, well you will just have to watch next weeks video to find out :D

@samhorne3948 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography Can't wait mate!! 😁

@petersmitham8273 4 жыл бұрын

Bonking hedgehogs!.....must be?....🤣😂

@colinjones7635 4 жыл бұрын

Good guess peter,but going by how excited Matt got i will say Otter ).

@petersmitham8273 4 жыл бұрын

Colin Jones ..... not a Polar Bear then?.....🤔🌈😎

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, I am saying nothing Peter :D. As I have told everyone, you will just have to wait until the next episode :D

@outfoxthefox 4 жыл бұрын

It’s the next door neighbour sleep walking in a shorty nighty.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

I can neither confirm nor deny this 😂

@ChrisHunt4497 4 жыл бұрын

That is so cruel. 🤪. But brilliant. 👍👍👍

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris! Thanks for watching as always! And yes it was, but it should make next weeks episode all the more entertaining... at least that's the plan :). Thanks for watching :)

@petersmitham8273 4 жыл бұрын

Sparrowhawk grabs a Sparrow!.....🥳🌈😎

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, my lips a sealed dear Peter! :D

@petersmitham8273 4 жыл бұрын

A Polar bear then?.....😘🌈😎

@trembichmovingmoments8778 4 жыл бұрын

Man what a cliff hanger :D when can we expect it to get resolved? Looking forward to it 😊

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully this time next week :D. Sorry to have been mean but I am glad you enjoyed it :D

@trembichmovingmoments8778 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography definitely! And for the first time in weeks (or months actually) I feel inspired to make a new video myself. Even though here in NRW Germany we haven't had nearly as much restrictions I felt really uninspired to take video lately. Cheers 😊

@MattJarvisMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Have those Bristol youths been at it again in your bushes Matt...?

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

You will have to watch next week to find out Matt... though the next one may be age restricted, you may be right...

@friintalan7881 4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh!! Cant wait for the part 2. But something tells me that the sparrow got eaten by a cat. 😬🤔

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

I hope it doesn't disappoint Fri! And I am saying nothing! I know people will be gathering clues :D

@friintalan7881 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography doesn't matter if Im wrong or right, but I really cant wait for the part 2! 😁

@adamsmith6594 4 жыл бұрын

You *expletive expletive*. I wasnt expecting that ... I expect netflix to stoop that low but you 😀. Fine I was gonna mention about your trail cam but now I'll make you wait a week 😁. Fine .... I didn't catch which one you had but they all have different catch rates. I initially had a chinese ... knock off sun thing which was great but something kept setting it off and we never saw what it was. Eventually I researched it and whilst the pictures snaps came in at reported 0.2 of a second from setting the motion sensor off it was more like 1 second and blurry when it did. Upgrades to a bushnell aggressor which I believe is 0.4 from memory for pictures but ... the video is always slower. 1.7 seconds on the chinese one and a bit faster on the bushnell. The best bit with the bushnell is black LEDs which are invisible unlike infra red is to some animals. And it has wide arc of trapping. So it has 10 degrees of arming area so that when the animal is in range of the camera lens that slow timer has already begun beforehand. It's worth looking up the specs so that you maximise your chances. Also blue tits love them. I have several blue tit rectums and blurry beak shots if you are ever interested... no ...? Also watch the illumination settings. Fiddly to get it right to prevent bleaching out the subject through reflected illumination. Now off to sulk a smidge. I might troll some flat earthers 🤔

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah sorry to have stooped as low as Netflix :D. I use a Chinese one called Campark T20. To be honest, not to give much away but I have had success with this since the initial setup. But thanks for the additional info :). I hope future episodes don't disappoint.

@adamsmith6594 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography I'm sure they wont Matt. Obviously fox, badger, hedgehog etc probably wouldn't surprise you like that. And if it isnt one of your flat mates mooning the camera its gonna be different. Hmmmmmm I'm gonna guess fox cubs or perhaps an adder. We shall see. Stay safe.

@andrewyeates7717 4 жыл бұрын

God damn you 🤣🤣🤣

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, sorry Andrew ! :D

@joostswg 4 жыл бұрын

Are you not allowed to leave your house at all in the UK?

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Henk. So far, the most restricted it has become is that you were allowed to leave for food and medicine, and were allowed out once a day for exercise.

@petersmitham8273 4 жыл бұрын

Henk , we have been allowed out for unlimited exercise and to meet one other person, following social distancing rules, for a week or so now....I expect Matts video was done prior to this....🇬🇧🌈😎

@1234minna 4 жыл бұрын

OMG!! What was there, i NEED to know! 🙊🥺

@MattGouldphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it was worth the wait, thank you for the comment :)

@1234minna 3 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography It truly was ! :)

@benpulletz 4 жыл бұрын

How many awards have you won? And which competitions

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, a couple here and there but not many. Why do you ask?

@benpulletz 4 жыл бұрын

Was just wondering , just looking at your images on your website and Instagram and there really good so just of interest thought I’d ask if you have won anything!

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

@@benpulletz Hi Ben, well that's very nice of you to say but I am yet to win any of the big competitions like GDT or Wildlife Photographer of the year. I hopefully have many years left in me though so you never know :D.

@benpulletz 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Gould Yh good luck to you with your images . I put my pictures on Instagram if you could take look give me some feedback would love that! @benwalker_photography . Look forward to the next video

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

@@benpulletz Hi Ben, you have some really nice shots. Good behaviour and exposure. I would say if you are looking to improve I would look into composition a little more. @chriskaula is the master of creative composition in my opinion :).

@SophieKing94 4 жыл бұрын

It is official, you suit a beard.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

ha, oh really? Well that will be interesting then, I will have to grow one to see :D. (thanks though Soph :D)

@incomingknifeknife3296 4 жыл бұрын

WOW clickbait ... dont watch video its literally got nothing in... deffo didnt see anything at the end just a fake reaction for views. Saved everyone 12 mins of their lives.

@MattGouldphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, sorry you think that. Though I can assure you the reaction isn't fake. This is part of a series of three that will be released once a week. What was on the camera trap and how I plan to photograph it will be in the next video 😊👍

@incomingknifeknife3296 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattGouldphotography okay fair enough but when you start the video with the clip of you gasping you should really include what it was at the end. im still gonna wait for the next part tho cause i really wanna know xD