Great info many thanks for sharing your knowledge,so happy to learn about sharpening

You won me over with the chart on the extra minutes a faster lens affords you. 👏 Now to find some money…

very nice explanation of the artistic elements making it into photography and conveying the message. Haven't seen anyone speak so nicely about it. on the other hand I could as well summarize the conclusions here as: 1) buy a lens worth a car 2) move to africa or travel the whole world 3) develop your artistic vision once the gear and subjects are on point. otherwise it's a waste of opportunities, time and self-realization in photography. if you use a .. f5.6 zoom or some other crap like that.

So the judges are looking for portraits of animals, not stories of animals in their native habitats.

Pretend like you are a reptile!1

Canon

How much editing are you allowed on photo submissions?

This is a great story. Thnx. Question. While in manual mode, the EV on my Canon mirrorless doesn't do a thing no matter what is set to. Is this normal?

critique is a photographers best learning 😀

If the subjects (animalsin your case) are in the tall grasses, how low can you get? In your lion photo, how far were you from the subject?

What photographer KZfaqrs never talk about is the amount of money they spend traveling around to get those photos; the hardware is nothing compared to traveling expenses. Photography, or any other serious hobby, is expensive.

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Will the 500mm Pf version match the sharpness of the AF-S 600mm f/4 D II ED IF ? Very good information for the beginning nature photographer. Greetings.

I guess the challenge is low ISO, and high shutter speed in a low light condition.

Hi Tin Man, thanks for your insights. I'm more of a landscape photographer, but I am slowly getting more and more into wildlife photography. Your channel has provided me with a wealth of information and help when choosing a specific lens for wildlife photography.. I have a 100-400 Canon that is adequate for bright day shots. I have been looking to see if I can get hold of a 600 F/4 Canon rather than buy a zoom lens. I agree it's an infinitely more superior lens for low light shooting and sharpness, but at quite a cost. My biggest concern with buying a used version 1 Canon lenses is the risk of the lens motor and IS not working. You are left with a door stop as Canon will no longer service these lenses or provide parts. I am looking at a used version II which I think is a better lens and gives me the peace of mind of knowing it can be fixed if something goes wrong. I am tempted to get a 400 F2.8, but I do hear that it doesn't handle teleconverters as well as the 600 F/4. The wildlife experiences I've had in Canada tend to favour a longer lens. Who wants to get that close to a cougar and bear anyway! Thanks Tin Man, I love your channel.

Wonderful video! Excellent work. All the best, Tin Man.

Great presentation!

Great webinar! Useful for photographers of all levels. I especially liked your 4 levels of mastery: Implementation, Unification, Communication (Language of Emotion), Imagination (Essence of Human Nature). I love your explanations at 51:25 showing how human nature and visual perception can be used and was used in the Mona Lisa painting. Wonderful! Inspiring! THANK YOU. Dave V.

Excellent! A magical bear moment that lasted 2/10 second! A 12-bit RGB raw value would range 0-4,095 pixel values while a jpg file at 8 bits would have 0-255 RGB pixel value range. From this video, as a newbie I learned the key to editing is to improve the photo to lead the eyes of the viewer to the hook.

Excellent! As a newbie this video taught me to that Rembrant was a master of light and with wildlife photography light and shadow is critical. Location is important for high likelihood of many opportunities....go back to the same prime location again and again. Cheating such as feeding animals, zoo photos, game farms, and luring birds with phone calls is bad and can ultimately ruin a photographer's reputation. Honesty in photography is key. Learning from online forums can be risky with incorrect information. I loved your Cosco piano analogy and language of photography! Inspiring! THANK YOU.

Excellent! As a newbie I learned from this video to think art, engaging positive emotion, negative, noisy emotion and how to stand out among thousands of photos. I love your analogies: blown out highlights is like a fish dish that is burnt out, 90% of the photos have what it takes, just like sushi that is decent but what makes both special is a subtle difference. Wait for that magic moment when the foreground/background is clear and not annoying features like branches. I love your idea about the interior and exterior aspects of the photo: interior is the subject, from a smaller scale looking at the "exteriors" details independent of the animal such as where are high contrast patch, warm areas, the bright areas, what "external forces" leads the viewer towards the key "hook". I enjoy your suggestions and your obvious passion for wildlife. THANK YOU!

Excellent constructive criticism! As a newbie, I learned about saturated white areas, saturated dark areas, bright/white patches in the background (hot/cold) distractions, both eyes are important. I also learned that adding features via image processing is a no-no and the original raw file is required for submissions. THANK YOU!

Great tips! I love your stories that explain each key point!

WOW! I love your noise-cancelling headphones analogy. THANK YOU.

You should have 10 cameras set up with different settings on each one, then you won't keep missing the shots! I'm a beginner and I typically get the shot. Lol

Excellent thinking, literally a creative approach. It fills me with happiness to consider this.

A spotlight on the power of photography through dedication and passion, inspiring.

Yes

Yes

There are people who talk, there are people who do. Margot is one who does. Thank you.

Thank so much for your important work Margot!

I'm going to end my life forever

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Fine information. Thanks to you and all the other great pros doing training videos here.

Greatest teacher. Amazing energizing wonderful beautiful incredible awesome

Very good video. I have just started to use exposure compensation. Sometimes I have had a lighter background and a darker subject. I compensate to get the subject brighter. Then I have struggled to find the right balance. Should I keep my background OK, and let the subject be a little too dark, or should I ignore the almost blown out background and only expose for the subject. I guess there is always a balance that needs to be found. Once again, good video.

Great tips. About not shooting downwards, that also makes sense. But if on, say, an african safari, most people have to stay within their car/truck, and don't have the possibility of going outside. That makes it hard to be on the same level as many animals, unfortunately. But the tip is still just as valid, of course :).

Wow. Amazing video.

Wow! Your video blew me away, -am amateur photographer and thank you so much for making such a easy to understand video as I found most videos too technical to understand and love your photos. Looking forward to more videos!

Awesome video! Best wishes.

Brilliant story, thank you for sharing. It makes ma feel like packing and heading to Africa.

Tinman! I was on the edge of my seat this whole episode. And then crying at the end. I did not expect such a heartfelt story. 🥰

what an incredible story! Tin Man you are brilliant!

So much great info!! And love the share from Bo Eason (I was in his mastermind for a few years).

And there are still people who say the camera doesn't matter

His photos look fake. Edited to the point they look like they are cgi or AI

Thanks so much, Tin Man, and all the contributors. Very inspirational!

Very helpful, thank you very much for sharing 🎉