Wonderful video again as always! Your videos are together with Olle Nilsson the best on RUclips!🥰 The amount of effort you put in and how you speak to the audience is really captivating. I'm genuinely excited to see your videos❤
Even though I was excited about finding some cool new ducks, I just couldn't ignore those swans. They’re truly beautiful, especially with the falling snow around them. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!
That duck army is crazy 😂! And swans are so underrated, so majestic. That bald eagle is the best example of how a cloudy day can still come around with big surprises. Rly cool to see how those photos came to be.
@@CurtisSnapshot I bet you can get a lot of flight shots there. And I hope the people feeding the birds got the right food. Of course, anything for the algorithm ;)
Thank you! The Ottawa area is great, I have only been on a few trails there, but they’re beautiful and a ton of fun. “Beaver trail and chipmunk trail” is my favourite.
If you ever get a chance to , try taking photos of the biggest swan species on earth that also happens to be native to North America , the trumpeter swan
I have photographed some in the past, but they haven’t been featured in a video yet. I will definitely keep an eye out for those majestic birds in the future. Thanks for commenting!
It’s suppose to really warm up here (Granted the rain holds off), it should be a great day to be out taking photos in nature. Hopefully it’s similar where you are. Thanks for commenting!
Hahaha I’ve been learning how to pronounce the names of birds better, but I don’t see mergansers often. I’ll definitely have to check on that one. Thanks for commenting!
All the audio was captured directly out of the GoPro 11. Unfortunately my mic broke a few videos back, haven't replaced it yet. I was using the GoPro media mod and a Rode lavalier mic, the sound quality was great. Thanks for commenting!
Hey Curtis, great video and thank you for sharing. Question, do you always shoot in mechanical shutter? Do you prefer it over the electronic? And do you shoot raw, compressed raw, or jpeg? Thanks.
Hey Mikey! I usually try to stick to a mechanical shutter, unless a silent shutter is required for a more sensitive species. The reason for this is a silent shutter can often distort the image, whether it be the animal suddenly moved or you swayed the camera back and forth, both can cause a stretched or wavy effect in the image. I shoot uncompressed raw, because I like knowing I’m getting the most out of my images, however this only allows the a7iv to shoot 6fps. Compressed raw is a great alternative as it allows the camera to shoot 10fps and there really isn’t a noticeable difference in image quality. Hope this answers your questions, thanks for commenting.
Hey Curtis, I figured that would be the reason. I shoot with the Canon R7 and I agree with the rolling shutter. However the benefits I get with 30 fps on the R7 outweigh the drawbacks of the distortion of the images. Also the R7 suffers from shutter shock with mechanical which leads to soft images with the vibration of the mechanical shutter. Great I figured it’s compressed. I do too. Thank you for the response Curtis. 🙏
@@mikeymike4366 that’s really interesting with the shutter shock, I’ve heard of that effecting some cameras before but didn’t know much about it and 30fps sounds insanely awesome! No missing the action with that!
Wonderful video again as always! Your videos are together with Olle Nilsson the best on RUclips!🥰 The amount of effort you put in and how you speak to the audience is really captivating. I'm genuinely excited to see your videos❤
I really appreciate your kind works, thank you. 😊
Great swan photos, and very nice punchy editing.
Thank you!
Good stuff...reminds me of an area by me 👍🏻
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
The swan shots are everything, very clever what you did with the snow there. I enjoyed this one.
Even though I was excited about finding some cool new ducks, I just couldn't ignore those swans. They’re truly beautiful, especially with the falling snow around them. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!
That duck army is crazy 😂!
And swans are so underrated, so majestic.
That bald eagle is the best example of how a cloudy day can still come around with big surprises.
Rly cool to see how those photos came to be.
Haha best location ever for ducks! I find cloudy days often yield the best photo sessions, thanks for commenting Adrian, glad you enjoyed.
@@CurtisSnapshot I bet you can get a lot of flight shots there. And I hope the people feeding the birds got the right food.
Of course, anything for the algorithm ;)
@@Adrian.Mueller I think it’s becoming more common to bring the correct food for ducks. But I sure hope they’re using the right food too.
Vice work! I really need to get better using the flip screen! New to the channel, can’t wait to see more!
It’s useful for getting those awkward angles where you can’t get low enough. Thanks for commenting!
That Bald Eagle content is phenomenal!
Thank you, it was an awesome encounter!
Really nice video. Reminds me of our outings here around Ottawa area, Love the swans with their wings up.
Thank you! The Ottawa area is great, I have only been on a few trails there, but they’re beautiful and a ton of fun. “Beaver trail and chipmunk trail” is my favourite.
If you ever get a chance to , try taking photos of the biggest swan species on earth that also happens to be native to North America , the trumpeter swan
I have photographed some in the past, but they haven’t been featured in a video yet. I will definitely keep an eye out for those majestic birds in the future. Thanks for commenting!
Excellent waterbird observation. Thanks for sharing. 1 LIKE from me. I'm a new friend here from Singapore. 👍🔔
Thanks for commenting, I’m glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for this nice video. As always. I like the music as well.Keep going.
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
Great job!! I shoot with the a1 and the 200-600mm.
Thank you! That must be an incredible combination.
Really good video
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed!
Great photos, I can't wait till tomorrow to go back out
It’s suppose to really warm up here (Granted the rain holds off), it should be a great day to be out taking photos in nature. Hopefully it’s similar where you are.
Thanks for commenting!
@@CurtisSnapshot 60f/15c with rain mid-day in eastern Maryland/Deleware
Really awesome video man!
Thank you!
Looks like a good spot. Can’t say I’ve ever heard Merganser pronounced that way lol
Hahaha I’ve been learning how to pronounce the names of birds better, but I don’t see mergansers often. I’ll definitely have to check on that one.
Thanks for commenting!
wow nice video ...cheers
Thank you!
Love your channel Curtis great video! Quick question is the audio captured on the GoPro for your videos or do you use a different mic please ?
All the audio was captured directly out of the GoPro 11. Unfortunately my mic broke a few videos back, haven't replaced it yet.
I was using the GoPro media mod and a Rode lavalier mic, the sound quality was great.
Thanks for commenting!
Nice video
Thank you!
Hi Curtis.A wonderful trip. So many waterbirds. Even some rarities. Very cool. Great video my friend. Greets Stefan
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Hey Curtis, great video and thank you for sharing. Question, do you always shoot in mechanical shutter? Do you prefer it over the electronic? And do you shoot raw, compressed raw, or jpeg? Thanks.
Hey Mikey! I usually try to stick to a mechanical shutter, unless a silent shutter is required for a more sensitive species.
The reason for this is a silent shutter can often distort the image, whether it be the animal suddenly moved or you swayed the camera back and forth, both can cause a stretched or wavy effect in the image.
I shoot uncompressed raw, because I like knowing I’m getting the most out of my images, however this only allows the a7iv to shoot 6fps.
Compressed raw is a great alternative as it allows the camera to shoot 10fps and there really isn’t a noticeable difference in image quality.
Hope this answers your questions, thanks for commenting.
Hey Curtis, I figured that would be the reason. I shoot with the Canon R7 and I agree with the rolling shutter. However the benefits I get with 30 fps on the R7 outweigh the drawbacks of the distortion of the images. Also the R7 suffers from shutter shock with mechanical which leads to soft images with the vibration of the mechanical shutter.
Great I figured it’s compressed. I do too.
Thank you for the response Curtis. 🙏
@@mikeymike4366 that’s really interesting with the shutter shock, I’ve heard of that effecting some cameras before but didn’t know much about it and 30fps sounds insanely awesome! No missing the action with that!
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