Landscape Photographer takes on Wildlife Photography

So much to learn from this.

Your personality shines through.

Awesome job on this video.

You�re so talented!

Your personality shines through.

try wearing fatigues and blend in with the trees.

I�ll definitely share this with friends.

You could have a go at puffins at Skomer (west Wales) in the summer. They are interesting to look at and not very shy.

On-screen timers add urgency in challenges and speedruns.

I’m a wildlife photographer and you will get used to hanging around. Take a flask and sandwich but not to smelly 😅

Cultural food tags broaden potential discovery.

Welcome to the exciting world of wildlife photography, my advice would be to work with smaller animals first as you get experience, squirrels, rabbits and other critters can be easier to get close to and equally challenging. Then if you like wildlife photography, consider a wildlife specific lens such as 500mm f4 or 600mm f4. Either will give you much better rendering of backgrounds and also increase your fatigue level after a day carting around the heavy lenses, tripods and tripod heads needed to big glass.

You are a little bit short using 100-400. Deers are very shy animals and I would recommend to use a lens reaching 600mm or so.

Hi I hven't been watching photography videos since I started my photography journey and spent most of the time learning it feels like I learn everything already and I am not here to watch u to learn but I am just having fun of the way u talk it's relaxing and relatable since ur talking abt photography and u are a goofy girl I like it
PS: I am no bragging on the things I know I am just here stating my point please no hate comments

"Shhh... be vewy, vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits, eh deew"

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Sometimes i love little bit of rain interrupting my Day . . .

You are a gem.

That's the one thing that keeps me away from micro 4/3, just not enough background separation for shooting against a dense forest.

Ive only been a wildlife photographer for 3 years and ive had far more misses than hits but i absolutely love it, its gets me out in the countryside and I love the challenge. Your videos are amazing thanks for sharing

Courtney, so you play games too? :) Harry Potter, anything else?

Enjoyed your foray into the wildlife side of tracking in the great outdoors. Your remarks {2m 13 sec] about how faraway the deer was reminded me that Olympus/OM System raw files (.ORF) contain the focus distance.(Not for Jpegs).I use an app called FileViewer to open the raw file and the information is in a section named EXIFAux Metadata under FocusDistance. Can be quite surprising how what you think the subject distance is can be wildly inaccurate!

Hello Victoria

nice to see your video, I thought it was very nicely made.

and I enjoyed it!.

just a tip!, if you want to see more wildlife you should wear a camo jacket,. I always use it and it works really well!.

and a whole new world will open up for you!.

greetings Wildlife photographer Joop Sack from the Netherlands (you tube)👍👍👍😉

Loving the vids . Just started out again having just picked up a d750 with several lenses and hopefully the 150-600 will work well for our local deer park

Hey Courtney you done a good job, It's not easy and yes you need patience, one tip i can give is learn to track and stalk them first and learn the patens, follow their hoof prints, and soon you'll learn more and more, and you'll see where they lie and rest as well as dig, keep at it you have done well for your first time and soon you'll start to notice more and more signs of deer, fox, badger and the like

Do you ever really go out when the weather is perfect. It seems you are always fighting Mother Nature.

I'm on the opposite side of your photography journey. Wildlife photographer learning landscape photography. I've found composition to be a lot more important in landscape, whereas with wildlife you can sometimes get away with certain things.

Préparation du matériel, camouflage, silence, immobilité, patience, observation...

Yes 👏🏽

Really great video! Made me miss the UK countryside. The shot of the 4 bucks looking towards you is beautiful, very atmospheric :) Going to dive back into you old content and stay tuned for new stuff!

I love the ecosystem, its all very interesting to me

Here in America. Deer LOVE APPLES. Acorns..Find areas with " food " deer seek. Research wild life feeding habits. Places where they " bed " down. Ask game keepers or park rangers.

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Well done

Great video thanks for sharing

Ja undskyld jeg skriver på dansk men det kan oversættes dine videor er grunden til at jeg bliver mere og mere glad for at tage ud i naturen for at fotografere

I’ve recently taken up wildlife photography as well. There are some great suggestions in these comments. A couple of things I’ve learned is about time of day and position of the light. Animals are most active and more likely to be encountered in early morning or late afternoon when the sun is low. I try to position myself with the sun at my back so that I get bright sunlight(if there is such a thing in Wales) on the subject and not just silhouettes. This also makes it less likely that I’ll be seen. Good luck!

Hi, there.I am newly subscribed to yourself.Fantastic work and content that you have,
I do similar types of photography, which can be found on social media.
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Please feel free to have a look,see you out there

You don't post on insta

I never take pictures with camouflage clothing on. And that works very well.

Hi Courtney. I'm into wildlife photography and I also worked with wildlife in the South African bush. I can assure you that your clothing isn't your biggest worry. Animals will become aware of your presense even if you dress more 'appropriately'. Your behaviour is more important. Animals are very good at reading body language - it's crucial for their survival. When you aim a camera and lens at them, they will at first not know what your intentions are. Act uninterested in them, focus on something else, just to get one or two sneaky shots in. Then you can move closer while still acting uninterested and preoccupied with something else. Show them that you're not targeting them (although in some way you actually are). Eventually they will 'allow' you to be in the area. On rare occasions they might even become curious and approach you. I had birds, a mongoose, a giraffe, a huge bull elephant and a small herd of buffalo, on different occasions, come right up to me when I didn't show interest in them. Weather conditions are also important. Animals, especially prey animals, are very nervous when the wind is blowing - then you might not be able to get close. But be patient and learn from your previous attempts. I love your attitude and I believe this is something you will enjoy.

I wonder if she has captured other creatures like Bigfoot, aliens, unicorns, and other mythical beings—or maybe even witches. This life is soo wild for photography.