Thanks for this clip, I was incredibly frustrated trying to get clean shots of red-rumped parrots/grass parrots. As you would be aware they seem to like the shadows whilst on the ground however when they get into the trees they often are obstructed by leaves and branches. After watching this I decided to have a wander around our farm and find a few dead branches I could use as perches. I have a small planting of sunflowers but I often lose the birds on the ground so I planted my perches and within about 30 minutes I had several birds using them. Needless to say the shots were exactly what I was chasing. Thanks again
Yep, that photo of the Redcap robin made me smile😊 fact it's a setup does not take away from the image at all. 1 thing I've learn with setups is once you got photos of 1 species on the perch, change the perch before other birds come in. Otherwise you will have photos of a range of birds that all look the same and in a collection then it looks setup. My opinion with setups is they still take a lot of skill, you have to know the birds are even around to begin with and getting the birds to land where you want is task on its own. I do feel like with some birds you litterally have to do setups (birds that are deep in scrub like heathwrens for e.g.) but a lot of the time nature is more creative than I am so the birds will lead you to amazing compositions like nectar birds landing on amazing flowers or even I found robins will always land on perfect perches at eye level. Another thing with setups is to aim for a little more behaviour in the shots as you did in this video, even in bird hides. At gluepot bird hides I pretty quickly got photos of single birds on a perch, so quickly I knew I had to be a bit more creative, aiming for flight photos or multiple birds in 1 shot, Jan W did it with his mulga flight shots I think were in a hide.
Kurtis, I couldn't agree more, it can be a real challenge to execute a setup and I am learning all the time. I agree that I have got plenty of lovely shots without setups, but sometimes I like just sitting in a hide waiting for the birds to come to me :-) Cheers, Duade
@@Duade your right, im still learning patience. When I go back to the start of the year I was just chasing around birds and having no success. The times I've been patient ive ended up with better shots, but I still struggle to hold myself back and I always end up chasing birds around haha
I'm watching this again to get ready for some setups. Yesterday I took my first setup photos and I'm really pleased so far. Need to work my field of view, background and technique.
This might be my favorite video you’ve made to date. The transparency is great, and IMO staging/styling does not diminish the image. Personally I nearly always go for an artistic angle (mostly in post) to my wildlife shots. I think there’s room for photographic “purists” and photographic “digital artists” as long as you are not misleading the audience; I feel you’ve referred to your techniques often and Ive always appreciated that.
I really appreciate your comment and I agree with what you have said. Photography for me is a very personal endeavour and I take photos that I enjoy. Cheers, Duade
I have a single acre 😂🤣😂, I live on the edge of our village backing into farmland and my garden species is ok. Our old house which is on the other side of our estate, had a garden approx 6m x 4m ( yes 20ft x 12 ft ) and had double the birds feeding on our feeders. The difference was mature trees which gave the birds somewhere to feel safe.
Hi Duade, Shaun from England here, just found your videos and wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed this vid. The set ups are perfect and have given me some ideas, quite jealous of the wonderful colours the birds are down under. Look forward to watching more. Thanks Shaun
Shaun, thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it, yes we are fortunate to have the birds we have. Good luck with your setups, Cheers, Duade
This is an excellent explanation and disclosure. The methods make sense and, to me, so much is a question of personal philosophy. There are many camps and opinions. This is a fine video and I am glad I watched it.
Thanks Jim, totally agree, I am glad that it helps people know how some shots are taken as we can get a little down when we see photos online and wonder how they did it. Cheers, Duade
My favourite video of hours so far. So informative, and the joy you get from photograph ing the birds really comes through. Watch loads of bird photographere on RUclips and you are the one I enjoy watching the most. Thanks
Thank you for demystifying one aspect of bird photography! I had honestly never considered some pics are setups, but this makes a lot of sense and is a great tool to have in the tool belt.
My pleasure, Chris, I think you would be surprised with just how many are setup in some way, it can be very difficult to get certain shots just by walking around. Cheers, Duade
I've actually been searching RUclips for more information on how people do perches and "setups" and I am pleasantly surprised with how much you've shared with us. Thank you for being so transparent and so helpful. I always enjoy watching your videos! You're definitely one of my go-to's!
Great video, thanks for sharing Duade! Photography is a multi-layered hobby and you do a great job at explaining each detail. Keep it up, and happy birding!
Thank you Duade - I really enjoyed your video and technique. Particularly the way you built up the scene with the background, special rock, timber then local plants and foliage. The shots are magical in many ways and to be honest, it simply doesn’t matter that they are staged to any degree. The shots of the perfect wildlife are all that matters imho and if not staged, you may well not have got them. Love the natural way you speak to us and demonstrate what is possible to the non-professional. Btw, had the Sony A7Riv but swapped to the EOS R5 - more than enough pixels and better AF. Regards from UK
dear, its a real joy looking to so many nice birds you have in Australia. watching your videos feels like you can shoot within a few minutes plenty of birds. i think its not the case in my country Belgium. or I'm may not living in the right spot, i don't know. lok birds with water is also not possible as it usually rain a lot here. thanks for your nice video i'm going to look them all but still have to buy the right gear. i'm thinking a R6 with canon 100-500 lens.
Duade, I love your videos, congratulations! I’m starting with wildlife photography and you have helped me a lot with those inspiring pictures and videos 😊
Duane, thanks for sharing! I look forward to every video. Greetings from the USA, Ohio. I’ve been shooting for about a year, on weekends and whenever the weather allows it. I’ve got the R5 with the 100-500. I wanted a camera I could grow into. I’d love to see more videos on the settings you use and why. I’m getting a fair amount of good photos, but learning the settings and why to use them is ongoing! I also study the exposures you use, and try to determine how they are effecting the shot. I’m re-watching the older videos now, but something more specific to the R5 would be great. I love your style of teaching, and sharing the before and after raw files. I can’t thank you enough!
That is great to hear and nice you find my videos helpful. I will be honest that I often don't use the most effective settings as I get caught up in taking the photos. I think the SS is the most important thing to keep an eye on as if it gets too low it will lead to motion blur which is an issue with moving subjects. It is always a balancing act between ISO and SS that is for sure. I will look at doing a video hopefully in the future. Cheers, Duade
Duade, your video's are so interesting, and informative . You certainly do have some beautiful birds, there in Australia. I just love photographing wild birds, here in the UK. Thanks for your work.
Thank you for this Video. Gave me a ton of ideas to improve my setup. As I only have a balcony and no garden, I'm trying to make it as birdfriendly as possible and use the home office to my advantage. The Tip with the flowers and the rock is great. I will definitely try this.
Maybe I'll finally set up something in my backyard next to the bird feeder. Your video gave me some interesting ideas for things to give a go. Lots of birds in our area feed on Sunflowers and thistle, by hanging around stands of those plants and looking for a good vantage point for backgrounds and light, I have been able to do a lot of what I guess you could call natural set ups. Your Robin with spread wings is certainly an amazing and beautiful shot. You have every right to be proud of that one! Good on you.
Woody, sounds like you are having fun which is great, I too will often find the flower and wait for the bird to come, it is rewarding when they land and you get a shot. Cheers, Duade
Excellent video, I love that you enable new photographers to hopefully not get frustrated by shedding some light on these things. I setup my bird studio in my backyard a few years ago, even setup some reflectors to help with lighting on some days. I've started to like wildlife interaction or photos that relate to it's environment more lately but getting these close shots is really exciting especially as you mentioned if you have lesser gear or haven't done this. I actually got to where the birds came so close I was using my 90mm macro to photograph them. Had a few land on my lens even! Truly well done, you have and a real gem here on youtube.
Thanks for the video, there is a bridge near to me on public land where people often feed the birds so they are used to people I can get close, and they are really isolated, however the images don't look great on concrete with bird food all around. I have tried on numerous occasions putting a branch or piece of wood down, but the birds just don't seem to want to land on it. There are trees to either side which the birds land in, but this gives a very messy background. Maybe I'll have to start looking around for a rock 😊.
Paul, yes it can be a real challenge that is for sure, sometimes adding a perch to the tree can be an option, just make it extend out past the tree so it's somewhat isolated. Good luck, Cheers, Duade
Hi Duade, Thanks for the terrific video. Lots of great ideas. I’m eager to try some setups on my own property. I really appreciate the level of detail you go into!
Excellent birds 🐦 photography 👍
Abdul, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Thanks for this clip, I was incredibly frustrated trying to get clean shots of red-rumped parrots/grass parrots. As you would be aware they seem to like the shadows whilst on the ground however when they get into the trees they often are obstructed by leaves and branches. After watching this I decided to have a wander around our farm and find a few dead branches I could use as perches. I have a small planting of sunflowers but I often lose the birds on the ground so I planted my perches and within about 30 minutes I had several birds using them. Needless to say the shots were exactly what I was chasing. Thanks again
Your photography ideas are truely amazing 😍😍
Thanks Santosh, glad they helped, Cheers, Duade
Once again beautiful pictures...
Thanks for sharing 👍
Ashwath, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
You said it Duade, it is all about the joy! Thank you for sharing
Tracey, yes the enjoyment in the process should always come first, Cheers, Duade
Great video. Sweet man. A natural teacher. It's great how he passes the information. I could listen to him all day.
Thank you, I'm glad you find the videos helpful, Cheers, Duade
Some new ideas for me. I'm anxious to try them. Thanks for making Photographing birds a bit easier.
Bea, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Beautiful picture Duade! Thanks for explaining your setup / technique.
G'day Philippe, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade 👍
Philippe, it is my pleasure, glad it helped, Cheers, Duade
Yep, that photo of the Redcap robin made me smile😊 fact it's a setup does not take away from the image at all. 1 thing I've learn with setups is once you got photos of 1 species on the perch, change the perch before other birds come in. Otherwise you will have photos of a range of birds that all look the same and in a collection then it looks setup.
My opinion with setups is they still take a lot of skill, you have to know the birds are even around to begin with and getting the birds to land where you want is task on its own. I do feel like with some birds you litterally have to do setups (birds that are deep in scrub like heathwrens for e.g.) but a lot of the time nature is more creative than I am so the birds will lead you to amazing compositions like nectar birds landing on amazing flowers or even I found robins will always land on perfect perches at eye level.
Another thing with setups is to aim for a little more behaviour in the shots as you did in this video, even in bird hides. At gluepot bird hides I pretty quickly got photos of single birds on a perch, so quickly I knew I had to be a bit more creative, aiming for flight photos or multiple birds in 1 shot, Jan W did it with his mulga flight shots I think were in a hide.
Kurtis, I couldn't agree more, it can be a real challenge to execute a setup and I am learning all the time. I agree that I have got plenty of lovely shots without setups, but sometimes I like just sitting in a hide waiting for the birds to come to me :-) Cheers, Duade
@@Duade your right, im still learning patience. When I go back to the start of the year I was just chasing around birds and having no success. The times I've been patient ive ended up with better shots, but I still struggle to hold myself back and I always end up chasing birds around haha
two words..enchanting..inspiring
Santosh, you are too kind, thank you, Cheers, Duade
Stunning image of that beauty landing!😀😍😍😍
Thanks Peter, I was pretty happy with the final result, Cheers, Duade
I'm watching this again to get ready for some setups. Yesterday I took my first setup photos and I'm really pleased so far. Need to work my field of view, background and technique.
Kevin, sounds great, good luck with your setup, feel free to send me a few shots to duade.paton@gmail.com Cheers, Duade
A very great video... thank you.... lucky to own this beautiful property...
Horst, yes, I am very grateful to have the property. Cheers, Duade
Thanks Duade. In these times of lockdown I envy you your backyard and abundance of birds. Cheers…. Chris
Thanks Chris, yes, I am very grateful to have the property, Cheers, Duade
Thanks for explaining your techniques I have often wondered how bird photographers manage to get such great shots.
Felicity, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
A beautiful and helpful video. Thank you.
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
This might be my favorite video you’ve made to date. The transparency is great, and IMO staging/styling does not diminish the image. Personally I nearly always go for an artistic angle (mostly in post) to my wildlife shots. I think there’s room for photographic “purists” and photographic “digital artists” as long as you are not misleading the audience; I feel you’ve referred to your techniques often and Ive always appreciated that.
I really appreciate your comment and I agree with what you have said. Photography for me is a very personal endeavour and I take photos that I enjoy. Cheers, Duade
Thanks for all the great videos great setups
it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Hands down, you’re videos are legendary. Keep up the great work. 🏆
You are too kind, Cheers, Duade
I always enjoy your videos as well as the beautiful images. thanks for sharing.
it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Lots of passion and patience, the photos look great! Thanks for sharing
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
I have a single acre 😂🤣😂, I live on the edge of our village backing into farmland and my garden species is ok. Our old house which is on the other side of our estate, had a garden approx 6m x 4m ( yes 20ft x 12 ft ) and had double the birds feeding on our feeders. The difference was mature trees which gave the birds somewhere to feel safe.
Yes, the trees near the feeder are very important in giving them security, the same applies for water. Cheers, Duade
Very enjoyable video Duade.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade
With every video, you help me become a better photographer, and not just of birds. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously.
Eric, it is my pleasure, comments like yours make it all worthwhile, Cheers, Duade
never get tired of this video, its just marvelous.
What a stunning shot.
Thanks Andy, Cheers, Duade
Duane, your best video so far. Clear, to the point and superbly illustrated. Well done!
Stephen, thank you very much for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Duade apologies for autocorrect on your name.
@@sreid1204 All good mate, not many phones have seen the name Duade before :-)
Lovely property! I can see why you enjoy being out there so much. Even if your luck doesn’t pan out on a given day, still nice to be out there.
Jon, 100%, there is something very cathartic about being out in nature. Cheers, Duade
wow!!! Love it very much dear Daude. Awesome Birds and so Beautiful.
Jai, glad you enjoyed it, yes we have wonderful birds down here, Cheers, Duade
Excellent work..truly inspiring..
and thank you, Cheers, Duade
Thanks Duade for taking the time to make and share this video. Congratulations on the wonderful photos!
David, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Hi … thank you for your amazing help in this evolving passion … admire and love your work greatly.. learning so much.
Great to hear Roy, glad you are enjoying the content, Cheers, Duade
Thanks for this Duade, another great video!
Awesome shot of the Robin landing. Thanks again for all your videos and wonderful tips. Chees Zsolt
Zsolt, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Thanks, Duade!
Thank yo Denine, I really appreciate the support, Cheers, Duade
Thanks Duade. ….love your work and looking forward to your videos of 2022. Hope you have an awesome New Years
Thanks mate, I appreciate the support, Happy New Year to you also and have fun with your photography in 2022. Cheers, Duade
Fantastic video, loved how you did set ups
Thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Very helpful video! Thank you 🙏
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Hi Duade, Shaun from England here, just found your videos and wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed this vid. The set ups are perfect and have given me some ideas, quite jealous of the wonderful colours the birds are down under. Look forward to watching more. Thanks Shaun
Shaun, thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it, yes we are fortunate to have the birds we have. Good luck with your setups, Cheers, Duade
You make it look so easy! I will try to use your tips. Thanks for another lovely video!
Matthias, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
This is an excellent explanation and disclosure. The methods make sense and, to me, so much is a question of personal philosophy. There are many camps and opinions. This is a fine video and I am glad I watched it.
Thanks Jim, totally agree, I am glad that it helps people know how some shots are taken as we can get a little down when we see photos online and wonder how they did it. Cheers, Duade
Great video with lots of useful information.
thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Thank you for tips....now I know what I need to do .... find some stones.... lol 😆 nice video and pictures as usual.... 👍
Good luck Daniel, Cheers, Duade
Great video Duade.
Thanks Thomas, Cheers, Duade
Duade I love your honesty and clear, concise information.
Great channel, keep up the great work!
Colin, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade
That last shot is just Incredible. Great video too. Very useful tips 👌
Andrew, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Very impressive... wow!!!
Thank you, Cheers, Duade
Another great video Duade. Thank you. Congratulations on you image of the Re-Capped Robin with wings open. It is a ripper!
Tony, thanks for the feedback, yes I was happy with it, Cheers, Duade
Great vid, beautiful property.
Ted, yes I am very grateful to have the property, Cheers, Duade
Thank you for sharing your tips
Spence, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
This was great. Always wondered how these amazing images are created. Thanks!
Donny, I'm glad it helped, Cheers, Duade
Great captures Duade, good to see how these kind of images are achieved.
Andrew, glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade
You are a great teacher! keep up the great work.....
My favourite video of hours so far. So informative, and the joy you get from photograph ing the birds really comes through. Watch loads of bird photographere on RUclips and you are the one I enjoy watching the most. Thanks
Martin, you are too kind, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Thank you for demystifying one aspect of bird photography! I had honestly never considered some pics are setups, but this makes a lot of sense and is a great tool to have in the tool belt.
My pleasure, Chris, I think you would be surprised with just how many are setup in some way, it can be very difficult to get certain shots just by walking around. Cheers, Duade
Wonderful job. keep doing . A lot of people learn from your videos 👏
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Such a great video! I had no idea people ‘stage/set-ups’ for pictures.
Great video and thanks for your sharing!
Chris, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
I don't know if I love or hate setups. Great video. Thanks.
Thanks Allen, yes, they are not for everyone but one way to get a certain type of shot. Cheers, Duade
I really enjoy your videos, you show you very good photography tips.
Freddie, glad you enjoy them, Cheers, Duade
It's really understand and awesome the 🐦 bird photography that very nice sir and thanking you a lot and teaching camera 📸 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍👍👍
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
This was great! Thanks so much.
Thanks Scott, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
I've actually been searching RUclips for more information on how people do perches and "setups" and I am pleasantly surprised with how much you've shared with us. Thank you for being so transparent and so helpful. I always enjoy watching your videos! You're definitely one of my go-to's!
Hi Duade, fabulous work!! I really like your educational videos. Thank you.
it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Very well explained, Duade! Calm and practical! Thanks for the video!
Kind Regards, Jan
Jan, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Great video, thanks for sharing Duade! Photography is a multi-layered hobby and you do a great job at explaining each detail. Keep it up, and happy birding!
and thank you, I appreciate the comment, happy birding
Excellent and very informative video. Congratulations!
Thanks Andre, I appreciate the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Fantastic video, Duade. Looking forward to trying some of your tricks.
John, good luck, Cheers, Duade
You are a magician... great work.. 👏👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for another great video !
Saman, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Another excellent video Duade. Your produce consistently high quality content - thank you.
David, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade
Thanks very much for your videos. Very helpful. I take also pictures of birds and learn a lot from you
Dubi, my pleasure, good luck with your photography, Cheers, Duade
Great shots, a really good video very informative.. Thank you for putting some things in the proper perspective. Thanks again
Glad you enjoyed it!
As always very informative and creative. One of my favourite wildlife channels. Thanks for posting.
Jeff, it is my pleasure, thanks for being a long-time subscriber, I appreciate it. Cheers, Duade
Great information - I will have to try this.
Michael, good luck, Cheers, Duade
Top shelf video
Thanks for the comment, Cheers, Duade
Thank you Duade - I really enjoyed your video and technique. Particularly the way you built up the scene with the background, special rock, timber then local plants and foliage. The shots are magical in many ways and to be honest, it simply doesn’t matter that they are staged to any degree. The shots of the perfect wildlife are all that matters imho and if not staged, you may well not have got them. Love the natural way you speak to us and demonstrate what is possible to the non-professional. Btw, had the Sony A7Riv but swapped to the EOS R5 - more than enough pixels and better AF. Regards from UK
Brilliant, plenty of ideas to try. I loved the shot of the Robin with his wings spread. Thanks so much for your time and effort
It is my pleasure, I am glad to hear it was useful, Cheers, Duade
dear, its a real joy looking to so many nice birds you have in Australia. watching your videos feels like you can shoot within a few minutes plenty of birds. i think its not the case in my country Belgium. or I'm may not living in the right spot, i don't know. lok birds with water is also not possible as it usually rain a lot here. thanks for your nice video i'm going to look them all but still have to buy the right gear. i'm thinking a R6 with canon 100-500 lens.
Marc, yes, we are extremely fortunate to have many wonderful birds, good luck with your gear purchase, Cheers, Duade
Just to let you know that I press the like button before I watch your videos 😂😂😂
You never let me down !! Again an excellent video. Cheers 🍻
Rui, you are too kind, thanks again for the ongoing support, Cheers, Duade
Great video. 130 acres ...wow
Roy, yes I am very grateful for the property, it brings me a lot of joy, Cheers, Duade
Great video as always Duade.
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade
Duade, I love your videos, congratulations! I’m starting with wildlife photography and you have helped me a lot with those inspiring pictures and videos 😊
It is my pleasure and I hope wildlife photography brings you the same joy it brings me. Cheers, Duade
Muchas gracias por compartir me ayudan a mejorar mucho. Saludos
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Duane, thanks for sharing! I look forward to every video. Greetings from the USA, Ohio. I’ve been shooting for about a year, on weekends and whenever the weather allows it. I’ve got the R5 with the 100-500. I wanted a camera I could grow into. I’d love to see more videos on the settings you use and why. I’m getting a fair amount of good photos, but learning the settings and why to use them is ongoing! I also study the exposures you use, and try to determine how they are effecting the shot. I’m re-watching the older videos now, but something more specific to the R5 would be great. I love your style of teaching, and sharing the before and after raw files. I can’t thank you enough!
That is great to hear and nice you find my videos helpful. I will be honest that I often don't use the most effective settings as I get caught up in taking the photos. I think the SS is the most important thing to keep an eye on as if it gets too low it will lead to motion blur which is an issue with moving subjects.
It is always a balancing act between ISO and SS that is for sure. I will look at doing a video hopefully in the future. Cheers, Duade
Amazing information !!!
Rahul, I am glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade
Duade, your video's are so interesting, and informative . You certainly do have some beautiful birds, there in Australia. I just love photographing wild birds, here in the UK. Thanks for your work.
thanks for the behind the scenes, Duade!
Kris, it is my pleasure, glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade
Thank you for this Video. Gave me a ton of ideas to improve my setup. As I only have a balcony and no garden, I'm trying to make it as birdfriendly as possible and use the home office to my advantage. The Tip with the flowers and the rock is great. I will definitely try this.
It is my pleasure, good luck with your setup. Cheers, Duade
Maybe I'll finally set up something in my backyard next to the bird feeder. Your video gave me some interesting ideas for things to give a go.
Lots of birds in our area feed on Sunflowers and thistle, by hanging around stands of those plants and looking for a good vantage point for backgrounds and light, I have been able to do a lot of what I guess you could call natural set ups.
Your Robin with spread wings is certainly an amazing and beautiful shot. You have every right to be proud of that one! Good on you.
Woody, sounds like you are having fun which is great, I too will often find the flower and wait for the bird to come, it is rewarding when they land and you get a shot. Cheers, Duade
Excellent video, I love that you enable new photographers to hopefully not get frustrated by shedding some light on these things. I setup my bird studio in my backyard a few years ago, even setup some reflectors to help with lighting on some days. I've started to like wildlife interaction or photos that relate to it's environment more lately but getting these close shots is really exciting especially as you mentioned if you have lesser gear or haven't done this. I actually got to where the birds came so close I was using my 90mm macro to photograph them. Had a few land on my lens even! Truly well done, you have and a real gem here on youtube.
Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade
Great tips! Thank you for sharing!
Ian, thank for the ongoing support, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade
Thanks for the video, there is a bridge near to me on public land where people often feed the birds so they are used to people I can get close, and they are really isolated, however the images don't look great on concrete with bird food all around. I have tried on numerous occasions putting a branch or piece of wood down, but the birds just don't seem to want to land on it. There are trees to either side which the birds land in, but this gives a very messy background. Maybe I'll have to start looking around for a rock 😊.
Paul, yes it can be a real challenge that is for sure, sometimes adding a perch to the tree can be an option, just make it extend out past the tree so it's somewhat isolated. Good luck, Cheers, Duade
Great video! Thank you for sharing your techniques 😃
Greg, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Great video setting up a great spot. Thank you 😊
thank you it was my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Very useful video. I was wondering how photographers take photos with a perfect background. This video answered my question 😊
Mahnaz, I'm glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade
Amazing video and very informative content as usual. Really enjoyed it.
Vinayak, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Hi Duade, Thanks for the terrific video. Lots of great ideas. I’m eager to try some setups on my own property. I really appreciate the level of detail you go into!
Michael, good luck with your setup, Cheers, Duade
Great video, when can I visit? Looks lovely, nice to see Bush going being cared for! 😁
Yes, I am very grateful for the property, and we are trying to regenerate it for wildlife. Cheers, Duade
Great stuff Duade!
Andrew, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade