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I try to carry the least I can. The Sony lens with body is heavy so it’s in a photo blind. If I am walking around more it my MFT gear. I will give the monopod system a try. At almost 69 bad knees and a pretty worn out body it sounds easier. I use the 4 pro drone mostly to scout ahead and for broad shots.

Do you ever rent out your back pack?

Thank you for your presentation. Many good points. If the background music had been dropped, the video would be much better. Again, thank yuo for the video.

I modified a 75 L airport roller bag by fitting all terrain kids buggy inflatable wheels and so weight not so much of an issue. Think "Shopping Trolley" - easy way to carry all that food ! Able to take tripod, gimbal, homemade blind, groundpod, food & drink etc - it all just pulls behind me, plus have a relatively small photo rucksack on my back ( Camera, lenses, etc) Have also used the trolley for camping when doing a photo expedition. Hard to beat a good tripod for stability, especially with long telephoto lenses and high Mp Cameras or video.

It's a great bag but for an 600 mm f/4? Now i have the F stop Shinn with the insert.

Hello, I am French and I only knew Maine through Stephen King's books. Woh, it's beautiful! Thank you for sharing your adventures in such beautiful places.

Good luck with the monopod. It's something I've considered for a long time but not bought yet. So far my solution to lower weight have been one of the really light travel tripods. Not great when something moves, but surprisingly good for landscape and other static subjects. I think a mono pod is a good option when you have to follow birds and animals that move fairly slow and stills or short video clips, but for longer video it might be difficult to concentrate long enough.

Bag for life i got the savotta duffel ,202 and xl

Curious to know if you consider other bags like the fStop Shinn.

Beautiful shots of those loons Liam. The detail is gorgeous, so close and vivid. I have heard loons before but never saw them so close up in their natural habitat. I felt like I was right there on the pond, thanks for bringing us there with you. Love Oliver’s blooper too!! Haha!!

I don’t have as much photography gear as you do but I could totally picture using something like this on a camping trip. Thanks for sharing

That looks like Pickeral Pond in Appleton where we used to fish as kids, I grew up on the lavender farm. I am wildlife photographer living in Greenville Maine. Let me know if I am right so that we can exchange stories! Eric

what is the brand and model of your Tunnel designed hull? BTW I have custom kayak for lakes and I don't like tripod ... limits my ability to pan

Great video. I just came back from Machias seal Island and made sure to keep your tips in mind while I was filming.

Amazing and very informative video!!! :)

So glad you were able to solve the problem with that Sony camera! Loved the loon footage and I am not sure if I have seen the Winter Harbor Light before. Maybe I did from the boat tour but that was more years ago than I care to say! Anyways the lighting around it that you captured was beautiful!

Great video, as always, but also a huge congratulations on the shots of the loon taking off. I bet you were looking at the screen afterward, thinking, "please be in focus, please be in focus, please..."

What a simply lovely vlog! Peace seems in short supply these days and I appreciate your bringing me some today through this video. Your photos and video of the loons were simply incredible, thank you so much for sharing! (I hadn’t known that loons had tail feathers that look in some ways like a helicopter tail - so cool!!). While I am partial to plants, I equally enjoy seeing landscapes and wildlife in your content. Keep up the great work!

Oh, also, our cat is OBSESSED with your videos lol

Love the buttery, orange-golden sunset on schoodic peninsula and the second foggy morning on jones pond. Some amazing shots and such a beautiful area. Also something about the combination of early morning light and a drip coffee maker spurting coffee hit hard. I know that early morning feeling. Great video!

I really love the landscape photography and seeing how you set up your composition. I’d love you to show some more!

Great video! I've been to Machias Seal Island twice with Seawatch Tours out of Seal Cove Grand Manan Island and came away with amazing photos...magical experience!

Great news! All the best for the new beginning!!

Hi, Liam. Interesting film. Good quality video of a deer and a fawn. What model of trap camera is this? Stanislav.

This was really helpful. I am wavering between wanting to go to Elliston Island up in Newfoundland or Machias.

Came across this today, nice job, yes go for the drone and do the tape that @MavHntr suggested. It also helps you find it when you crash and you will at least once, we all did. Be cautious of where you fly. I was looking to visit Arcadia, and was going to bring the drone, and of course the whole park is a no fly zone. Just do the research on the places you tend to go the most, before spending $1200 for another piece of equipment you cannot use.

Curious. What type of head are you using on the monopod? Side mount of some type? Benefits? I have a monopod and rarely use it... so looking to know more. Thanks!

Just landed on your channel - beautiful shots and storytelling! Love the drone work as well, looking forward to seeing more of your videos

Love the turkey in the woods. Around here in Boston they’re always in groups and blocking traffic lol. Great job on this one!

Funny, you mentioned trying to record the natural audio of what is around you - I had just pulled out Merlin to see if I could get some assists with the east coast birds.

Have you ever tried macro photography? I'm just getting into it and its pretty fun.

No deer but the other critters are cool! Acadia can be really fun if you don't get stuck in traffic because there is nowhere to park. Getting to your destination super early will help and using the shuttle. We photographed sea birds on the cliffs there once many years ago. I can't remember what they are called, but we don't have them in NY. Photographing loons is fun, we photographed a pair in the Adirondacks on a misty fathers' day. I can hardly wait to get back out there. I wish you the best in Acadia and look forward to that vlog!

I just discovered your channel. Beautiful work. I was having a heart attack watching you stand and paddle that kayak with your gear in the boat! I used to have a sit in kayak for Lake Erie and local lakes and would never stand in that! I’ve been too chicken to bring my camera on a kayak! Maybe yours is designed for it. It’s so fun to see the fawns this time of year! Thanks for sharing your adventures.

Hahah this is such an awesome trip but that one song sparrow in the audio is just having a field day 😆 Much love from the other side of Canada!

Love this, nice job with the views & shots.

Ulanzi makes a suction cup camera mount that would lock up nicely on the front of the kayak.

Fascinating kayak photography love your trip tips Keep up pro 👍🌸

nice

Congratulations on a great trail cam capture! I can't wait to see your next video from the hide.... Whitetail extravaganza!!

Ok, Liam. Let’s do some gear talk. 😎 I’m a biologist and wildlife photographer out of Toronto, shooting in Northern Ontario and, when I can, across Canada. I notice you’re shooting out of a kayak and am interested in the model and weight of your boat. I shoot out of a rigid inflatable Airvolution tandem, at 52 lbs. I’m looking for an additional lighter-weight single for local runs up the Humber River in Toronto. (many, many Great Blues and Great White Egrets here - if you’re coming through Toronto, you should check it out). Cheers Tom

Nice, I envy this

Thanks!

Thanks, Liam! It was really good to see some kayak photography. Too bad about the lack of herons, but I'll never pass up taking a good photo of a RWB. I blew out my rotator cuff at the end of March and had to have it reconstructed, so I'm living vicariously through your video. Just getting to the point where I can lift the camera, but the Doc says no paddling this year. Looking forward to seeing how you do with the fawn!

Get yourself an IV after losing all those fluids! Nice work Liam, as always fantastic content. I appreciate the new duality of the channel, I appreciate both the home reno and wildlife content. Makes for awesome variety.

Thank you for another great video! I am a plant ecologist and nature photography enthusiast - now that I'm out of grad school I've been having fun shooting occasional vlogs of my hikes out in nature. I've really enjoyed discovering your channel! What a wonderful day you had - beautiful shots of both the red-winged blackbirds and the deer.

The deer captures are awesome. I've been inspired to invest in a trail camera, and it has been so fun to see all the nocturnal animals and a few that roam in the day!

That fawn is soooo cute

Awesome! 👏

Super, thank you very much! Sylvaine 👍😊👋

Great looking wall.