I tried bird photography for the first time recently and it was a humbling experience. Any wrong move and they fly away. You made it look easy, content looks amazing. Well done.
Good on you for trying it. It is definitely humbling and requires a lot of patience, time and stillness. Even then there are still days where it’s just not happening lol I appreciate your comment :) thank you!
Incredible shots!! Learning a lot by watching your videos and the results. Do you use photoshop or Lightroom for the edits? Any tip to boost final results? Thank youu!!
Thank you! Yes, Lightroom. Tips would be to watch tutorials to learn more, to not over edit and to take 10 mins after editing to come back and see if it needs any adjustments. Everyone has their own style and you'll figure it out as you play around
I just bought this lens and while it doesn't arrive I'm enchanted by your videos. My dream is the 70 200 2.8 canon or sigma sport, but while I can't buy it I think I made a good value for money choice.
So jealous that you see beavers, I've only seen them a handful of times and lucked out getting a nice pic the most recent time I encountered one. I like the Eagle footage through the frosty trees too. If/when you can, your best bet in the future would be to upgrade to a longer lens like a 400mm. It just allows for soo many more opportunities that a 250 doesn't give you. A 250 is great if you're at a feeder or photographing something that you can get really close up to but otherwise it really limits you. I love using one when I go out photographing snakes in spring and fall, or while in a kayak on a river where things are naturally very close to you, but for birds I stick with the 400. The only time I don't have it at full-zoom is on my front porch, where I can stand 10 ft or less from the tree loaded with birds and keep it zoomed between 300-350ish. There is a really cheap(for a 400mm at least) RF 100-400 that you can pick up new for around 600 or 700 I think. That'd probably be a good starting point since you're using mirrorless. Those eagle pics will have a lot more detail that won't get lost cropping in!
Thank you. It was a very special moment seeing a beaver and an eagle in the same day. Doesn’t happen often! Yes that will be my plan is to eventually get the 400mm, thinking about renting it sometime soon to try it out. But for now the 250 is where I’m at and she’s a decent lens! I am lucky that I can still get pretty close to most birds just takes a lot of patience and being very stealth. It was in that moment of seeing the eagle and the beaver, I wish I had that 400mm or longer for the eagle - would be an incredible shot. But it’s also nice to show people you can still take photographs of birds and nature with a shorter lens, it’s really good to build those skills. Thanks for the comment and happy photographing!
@@shaydlens It definitely teaches you to be better at approaching the wildlife! Also helps to go where people frequent so the animals are more adjusted to human contact when your focal length is limited. Hell, a lot of people tell me 400 is too short for bird photography and that 500mm should be the minimum lol. I guess it's all about your perspective and the old "the best gear is the gear you can afford" adage that I've heard. As long as you can be patient and get close to the activity, you can definitely still get some shots. I live in the middle of nowhere in southern Missouri and the animals are SKITTISH here compared to where I grew up in New England lol.
It depends. If you are around birds that are used to humans, for example: city birds or backyard bird feeders then it will be good. But to get even more detailed it is best to upgrade to a longer lens at least 400mm but I upgraded to the 600mm
Love your work! The photo of the eagle with the two magpies (?) is so magical. :)
Thank you very much!
The duck photo at 1:52 is sublime.
Appreciate it 🙏🏻
I tried bird photography for the first time recently and it was a humbling experience. Any wrong move and they fly away. You made it look easy, content looks amazing. Well done.
Good on you for trying it. It is definitely humbling and requires a lot of patience, time and stillness. Even then there are still days where it’s just not happening lol
I appreciate your comment :) thank you!
Amazing pictures and videos !.
Thank you!
a nice selection of birds. looks pretty darn cold. But great work. Thanks again.
Thank you!
The beaver 😍
Great video, curious if all the video footage is with the 55-250 lens you were reviewing
Great shots and videos!
Thank you :)
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Nice shots, great video…. Keep it up… happy new year…
Thank you, happy new year to you too!
Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing so amazing video & big like
Thank you and thanks for watching
Incredible shots!! Learning a lot by watching your videos and the results. Do you use photoshop or Lightroom for the edits? Any tip to boost final results?
Thank youu!!
Thank you! Yes, Lightroom. Tips would be to watch tutorials to learn more, to not over edit and to take 10 mins after editing to come back and see if it needs any adjustments. Everyone has their own style and you'll figure it out as you play around
Great video, I'm positive you had a wonderful time making it!
Haha you know it! I had a blast
How do you film this 😮
I just bought this lens and while it doesn't arrive I'm enchanted by your videos. My dream is the 70 200 2.8 canon or sigma sport, but while I can't buy it I think I made a good value for money choice.
Thank you! Congrats on your purchase :)
Definitely a great value at the price point
Like the format. Let the pictures do the talking. Great pictures! Was the video of the animals done on the M50 as well?
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. Yes, majority of the footage was shot on the M50 with the telephoto lens.
So jealous that you see beavers, I've only seen them a handful of times and lucked out getting a nice pic the most recent time I encountered one. I like the Eagle footage through the frosty trees too.
If/when you can, your best bet in the future would be to upgrade to a longer lens like a 400mm. It just allows for soo many more opportunities that a 250 doesn't give you. A 250 is great if you're at a feeder or photographing something that you can get really close up to but otherwise it really limits you. I love using one when I go out photographing snakes in spring and fall, or while in a kayak on a river where things are naturally very close to you, but for birds I stick with the 400. The only time I don't have it at full-zoom is on my front porch, where I can stand 10 ft or less from the tree loaded with birds and keep it zoomed between 300-350ish.
There is a really cheap(for a 400mm at least) RF 100-400 that you can pick up new for around 600 or 700 I think. That'd probably be a good starting point since you're using mirrorless. Those eagle pics will have a lot more detail that won't get lost cropping in!
Thank you. It was a very special moment seeing a beaver and an eagle in the same day. Doesn’t happen often! Yes that will be my plan is to eventually get the 400mm, thinking about renting it sometime soon to try it out. But for now the 250 is where I’m at and she’s a decent lens! I am lucky that I can still get pretty close to most birds just takes a lot of patience and being very stealth. It was in that moment of seeing the eagle and the beaver, I wish I had that 400mm or longer for the eagle - would be an incredible shot. But it’s also nice to show people you can still take photographs of birds and nature with a shorter lens, it’s really good to build those skills.
Thanks for the comment and happy photographing!
@@shaydlens It definitely teaches you to be better at approaching the wildlife! Also helps to go where people frequent so the animals are more adjusted to human contact when your focal length is limited. Hell, a lot of people tell me 400 is too short for bird photography and that 500mm should be the minimum lol. I guess it's all about your perspective and the old "the best gear is the gear you can afford" adage that I've heard. As long as you can be patient and get close to the activity, you can definitely still get some shots.
I live in the middle of nowhere in southern Missouri and the animals are SKITTISH here compared to where I grew up in New England lol.
Nice videos! Do you use an external stabilizer for them?
No I don’t. Sometimes I’ll stabilize the clips in editing but for this video I didn’t need to use it.
I see. Why did you decide to use m50 instead of a efs camera?
nice one 🫰👌
Thank you
Me ensina kakkakakaka.
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I like birds but most like every eagles
Is 250mm reach enough for capturing detailed shots of tiny birds
It depends. If you are around birds that are used to humans, for example: city birds or backyard bird feeders then it will be good. But to get even more detailed it is best to upgrade to a longer lens at least 400mm but I upgraded to the 600mm
@@shaydlens thanks.....I heard dx doesn't support extenders rt?.... So I think buying this lens is not worth it