Great information Kevin. I haven't seen a groundpod with a gimble before. Gives me ideas. I get reasonable results supporting my 200-600 mm lens on one knee. I have been looking for a suitable beanbag that would add more support in this position and I haven't come across something suitable. The one you use with the handles looks worth checking out. Unfortunately even in Perth, the capital of our state (yes it was named after your Perth) the photographic shops are not as well stocked up as one would like. But knowing something is available is half the battle👍

Very very helpful-greetings from AUSTRIA (its not Australia)

You’re spot on! Thanks.😊

Hi Kevin, Thanks for all the hard work that you put into making this videos.

Thks, clear and helpful.

Hi Keving brilliant video again great info can i ask where you get your camo clothes im trying to get same sort of camo hat darker than the light camo in my local army store thanks

Hi always interested in your uploads. I have trouble with camera straps, I have an elasticated one but it's still awkward. perhaps you could consider doing a video on a number of different straps, harnesses ect?

Kevin thanks. Absolute superb photos of this mythical little bird. The females 'wear lipstick' :). Good one :). Easy to remember. I saw one the exact moment my family and I arrived at a camping site along the Belgian Semois, last week. During the next few days, I spent several 4-hour sessions to spot another one. I did eventually run into luck, even if it landed at least 60 meters, 65 yards away in a tree on the opposite bank. I photographed lots of wagtails to have something on my hands while sitting in the waiting room. Believe me, it was time well spent :). They are great practice. So fast, while they pluck flies from the skies like berries :). I only brought a tiny camo blanket with me. Thanks to your crash course I'm now aware that I need to hide much better. It seemed to me that the noise from people talking, sometimes yelling, drifting down the river in kayaks or inflated colorful stuff, scraping the riverbed, wasn't supporting my chances much, and I need to improve on location scouting a lot to say the least. Nevertheless, these first sessions felt magical. Thank you for the great instructions. BTW, my cam-settings checked yours completely (that part I got correct myself :) on a Nikon Z9, using a 100-400.

Absolutely beautiful photos and great lessons. Thank you!

Great advice, many thanks for sharing!

Wow. This was a lot of great information that I had no idea about. Thank you. Beautiful images. 👏

Another excellent and informative video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. PJI

Super tips. I do try and apply quite a few of those, but two that I have balked at, though, are BBF and shooting in RAW. One day I will experiment with both of them!

Great video Kevin. I appreciate your simplified basic approach. Great presentation👍

Great tips and fantastic images Kevin, thanks!

Another good video thank you. As you mentioned post processing will you be doing a video on the subject please? Yes I no there are others out there but everyone has his or hers ideas but always pick up a tip along the way.

are you getting the new R5 II?

Excellent- I use those settings on an RX10 but limit idk to 800

Most of the steps are really just common sense but like they say common sense is quite, rare probably because we take it for granted and look for a "something more" trick instead. It is good to be reminded to take basic common sense steps seriously. Birds in flight have always been my weakness and I just can't seem to get it. I have two favourite excuses😁I only do videos. But the principals are basically the same😐And the 200-600 lens is is just so damn heavy I can't keep it up for long, and it gets more shaky the longer I try. So that's patience out of the window😬So apart from training with weights or practicing holding my breath if you have a "something more" trick up your sleeve for someone like me, I would greatly appreciate it😁👍

Fantastic Information!

I only just came across this, I did it on single point focus/tracking, 1/2000 , auto iso, F4.1 at 500mm. Got it multiple times after 3 attempts. That was with the emperor and hawker, also got damselflies too. Got a pair laying eggs in water too. Check em out on my 1g

Good information here! Thanks for posting this. I was particularly interested in the various behaviors described ... that was very useful for me. Good show!!!

Very nicely done. Thanks!

That was very educational..... Thank You!!!

I normally do landscape photograhy, but I am looking to try BIF. If you had to just give one had tip, what would it be ?

When it’s bright and sunny it’s more often than not Poor quality light.

Excellent tutorial Kevin. Many thanks.

Very good, thanks for the video. All I need is some bright overcast skies.

This guy is right....background is a huge deal.

Kevin great topic to discuss lenses, sometimes overshadowed by the latest camera bodies and their improvements. I could talk for hours on the subject of good glass 🥂

Very good. Like the idea of putting the bird calls with the pictures.

It appears that you need a dead cat for your microphone. Otherwise a great video!!!

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Had a lot of luck this summer. Set up 3 different perches in my butterfly/hummingbird garden. They have been visiting recently (located in Rhode Island in NE US). In studying them, they seem to stay on the same perch and on occasion will fly off and quickly return to the same spot. To get them in flight I just increase the aperture, widen the zoom and wait for the return. I know it's not the same as getting inflight but when looking at it, no one would know if I crop out the perch. BTW my mom was from Edinburgh and came over with my dad after WWII. Last name was Heatlie. In doing family tree it looks like some of my relatives spelled the name Hatley. From 1670 to 1860 family lived in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, then Edinburgh. Great videos!

I enjoyed your post. I had thought about trying to capture and tried many times. I love to capture birds in flight. After watching your video I tried in my back yard and got a couple of decent ones but I need more practice. I used the settings that you suggested. I have a Nikon D850 and a Nikon 28-300mm lens. Shutter speed 1/3200, Aperture f/8.0 and auto ISO. Thank you very much, now all I have to do is practice.

Finally someone who talks sense. The only thing you forgot to mention are the aching shoulder muscles after a successful hunt 😂

Dragonflies and hummingbirds, favorite subjects. And Sphinx moths.

A great step by step explanation, Kevin. One change I would suggest for the placement of feet, is that I feel it is best when the expected flight path is known, to position the stance more to where the bird is going to travel to rather than to where it starts from. Thus, when reaching the firing position, my body is set much more comfortably and more stable. I also use this type of stance when taking the series of frames for creating a panorama photograph.

Excellent!!!

Brilliant video Kevin, I looked at this video before I went to take some images. Sadly I had a bad day, 4000 images - 1/6400 sec. 30fps - auto ISO - F9. RAW. Can't believe I didn't get a single image pin sharp. Your videos help me a lot so need to do more research before my next go. Cheers

This is the best video about photographing dragonfly

This is so helpful, thank you! Great info and images!

Grear video, Kevin. Thanks.

You share some great ideas: window rest >in Australia we have what they ''pool noodles" ; pool/water personal float devices that would be just as effective; and cheap!! I have always thought (hunting/shooting days) that wild animals will see movement before anything anything else. But yes, never look up if hiding from an aircraft , so all your gear does make a lot of sense for serious wildlife photography. camera ready: I read a tip years ago (film days) to always have the longest lens on the camera when traveling by car. Camera presets/custom sets are a god send in digital cameras.

Thanks again; great tips . Frustration is the one word I understood 😢 They weren't the 5f I use ; F F F F F --- bugga it --- need a better camera ---- goin' home !!

5:06 your gear: not sure too many would consider gear like that as ''minimal''😇 Thank you, something way out of my comfort zone. I have trouble photographing (never shoot/shot ;) 😡) dead dragon flies so take this as a ground up grain of salt in a dust storm --- a few years back I had a blue plastic tarp opened out in the back yard and that attracted dragonflies from where I don't where. The Murray river (Australia) is 5-7 kms away. . I put a stick on the tarp and naturally they landed on the stick . Maybe having them come to you is better than them going where they normally go. Similar works by putting water in a suitable place for bush bird photos --- I don't have the patience :( Please; leave the music out. That is the main reason I turn off so many (likely good) KZfaq photography video. Not to mention motor mouth American .

Nice video, well done.

Valuable tips. Thank u

Hi from Canada. Thanks for this lesson, especially the camera settings. I always wanted to photograph a dragonfly in flight, now I think I can do it.

Great information. Thank you so much. Do you make use of back button focus or do you focus via the shutter button?