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Love the video:D can i ask what you are using to rest the camera on in the window of the car ? :D

Excellent advice!

Hi Mark, Very nice video. How can you dial the exposure compensation +1 or -1 when you are in Manual mode. With my sony A 7 IV it's not possible or may be I miss something

Always do the denoise first. Also run 40% not 50% also add clarity/texture/grain and sharpening to a subject after you have denoise - its great for low light. I'm a professional landscape photographer in Australia.

Thank you so much for being so generous in sharing some techniques. Something that other people would normally charge to share.

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience!

A lesson learned as a birdwatcher/photographer: the subject will never move for the camera until you put it down and pick your binos up! Great presentation Mark, thanks

Brilliant Video, Great Footage Of The Storm. Many Thanks For Sharing 🇬🇧

You hit the nail. Thanks for this video.

Pls make lightroom cc panel explanation video Means which button for what પૂર

Excellent Video, Beautiful Photos And Footage Many Thanks For Sharing 🇬🇧

Brilliant Video. Great Footage. Many Thanks For Sharing 🇬🇧

Really enjoy your videos. This was a masterclass in Lightroom editing. Thank you! Awesome photograph.

Fabulous content Mark. Subscribed😇

I found your channel and subscribed about 2 months ago and I must say that I find you very inspiring. At 72 years old and still wanting to learn more, your knowledge and enthusiasm are brilliant. I have recently returned from my first safari in Botswana and loved it. After watching some of your editing techniques, I now have changed my style and must go back and re-edit other shots. My go to lens is a 180 - 600mm with a Z8 and I love the combo. Keep up the good work.

Thanks! Valuable lessons Mark ❤🙏🏻

Great tutorial thank you very much

Another reason to like your channel: You are not a gear head! Very practical and do amazing photos with a few ingredients and experience. Cheers man.

Awesome advice mate, Awesome. I fell into that social media trap a while ago, now I shoot for me, not doing it for likes at all, doing it cause it's my passion, my release of life stress and for my mental health, thanks again mate, great video 👌👌🙌🙌

Hi Mark, I stumbled upon your channel by accident and then...stayed. I have been an amateur photographer for more than 15 years (Photography is not my main profession). I have consumed and subscribed to many photography channels and though they are great and have taught me a lot, nothing has come closer to your content. You somehow talk about what I have been wanting to hear. I especially liked your Lightroom edit episodes, I am fairly well versed with editing after many years but you gave a fresh perspective and your episodes are detailed as well. For example, I would have never slid the black point slider to the right if I hadn't seen your videos. You have given me a new way and perspective. Thank You so much. I appreciate people like you who share their hard-earned knowledge to people like me who can benefit from it. Love and respect from India.

Twice now I have received awards for photos that non-photographer friends savaged when I asked for their opinions. In fact, I knew one of the photos was special BECAUSE my friend didn't like it, for the simple fact that she has terrible taste in art. So I'm not so sure about that one, although the point is taken that if you can find someone you trust who at least understands something about your art and your style, then their opinion would be valuable.

How in the hell did you figure all of this out? Fantastic edit btw.

Mark , Wise words through experience indeed !!

Great words of wisdom here - both for the more seasoned photographers as well as those who are new to the trade. Point 3, „Spend on money on experience“ is particularly important to me personally. The fanciest camera equipment in the world cannot replace that.

Hello Mark, another fantastic video. I’m really glad I stumbled upon your RUclips channel a few months ago, and I haven’t missed a single video since. I believe the honesty with which you share your knowledge and experience is what drives me to watch all your videos. I follow that philosophy myself-I photograph what I love the most, don’t worry about likes, and am open to all suggestions. That’s the only way to improve. Now, it’s hard to resist GAS syndrome, but mine is focused not on new but on vintage, manual but great and not too expensive lenses. But even there, I’ve reached a limit. I stoped at the right time because skill is more important than gear. And the first thing and reaction people always ask me, when they see my images, is the same question: what camera do you use? When I tell them it’s an old camera from 2016 and that most of these photos were taken with vintage lenses, they start to realize that skill, not an expensive camera or lens, is what makes a good photograph. Best regards, and keep up the great work.

Great TRUTHFUL tips!

Thanks mate!

Very wise words Mark. Thank you for them and for all the videos you post. I went down this road when I thought I was not "a good enough" photographer. And I just fell into the trap of social media, where I wanted my photos to be liked. As a result, I got depressed and stopped editing and publishing photos at all. I finally realized that this is supposed to make me happy and that I can do it according to my personal vision. Now I am much calmer and approach photography in a relaxed way.

Another brilliant video. Thanks Mark. Hope the move has gone well, I’d love to do a few days with you in Kruger.

I think that nowadays, the vast mayority of the photographers are obssesed with the gear, we should enjoy more being a photographer, photographing what we do really like. Love this video, it will help many photographers.

"Your photography will become better when you shoot for yourself"... as a newby to photography that's an absolutely powerful message Mark. I'm still trying to find my niche but I feel super attracted to portraits, there's something about the eyes and look of certain people that I find really moving. Still, my dream job is to photograph wildlife, I've been saving money for a couple of years now hoping to go to SA and Botswana next year. I've been following you and taking notes of all your tips and best practices so thank yoy for all the work you do for us! Greetings from Buenos Aires and I really do hope you can make it to Patagonia, my birthplace in Argentina!

Great stuff Mark, thank you. The tip about swapping gear for experience is so, so true. Good one.

Amazing video thank you

Fullframe with low quality lens for hiking ? What benefits this set give? Use Micro 4/3. The FF apostles do not tell the whole truth

Hi Mark. we are already booked in for a night at the hide in May and really looking forward to it. Thanks for the great information.

Thank you for sharing Mark. It looks like an incredible experience and I would love to go there.

Hi Mark, given that you can open the windows, any chance that one of these predators may give it a try in entering the sleep-in hide, for a REAL close-up photo ops? Thx

Hi Mark - Thanks for sharing and bringing these „sleep-in underground hides“ to my attention. I watched the C4 Photo Safari hide intro video and they mentioned the hide is open from March through Nov. Given that I am more into birds, I wonder whether there is a particular season when more birds than usual might be around? Thx !

Thank you Mark, for another video and for the tips on photographing at night in hides. Mashatu is on my bucket list and this new hide just made it even more interesting.

I didn't even know that hides like that existed, with beds and all! Great photos!

What is is so good about that tripod that it costs $719 USD? Even a comparable Manfrotto is only 400 to 500 USD

Fantastic video Mark. The images you got are incredible from one session. Thanks for sharing your great views about the Lala Limpopo hide!

What university did you attend ?

Holy sh… Mark! I had been in the other underground hide at Mashatu in April 2024, which was fantastic. But a sleep-out underground hide? How awesome is this, please?! Thanks so much for sharing. And I particularly love the bathing hyenas in your video.

I'm struggling to agree with you at 7:42 looking at both images I can only say on this particular image the Lightroom Denoise is looking better. I use both and find they have there own place.

Was in HOEDSPRUIT a couple of weeks ago visited Nzumba and Nthumba reserves enjoy that area it awesome

I made the mistake of leaving the camera ON while switching lenses, and caught a big piece of lent one night on my sensor (and apparently when it's ON, it attracts dust/lint from the electrical charge), interfering with Comet photos...I did the 1st level of cleaning with a puffer/sweeper, but saw some streaking from the (now gone) lint piece...so I used one of these wet cleaning kits, with the PROPER sized sensor swab, put 3 dabs of cleaning/lube stuff on it, did my left/right swipe, and...it's PERFECT now. So don't be afraid folks, just be careful lol