Captivating Sea Birds at Bempton Cliffs: Nature's Astonishing Creations
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2023
- Well, this was my return to Bempton cliffs six weeks later and I am back here hopefully, with a little more success than last time.
However that was probably my fault more than anything, being a bit presumptuous and eager to see the birds nesting at Bempton cliffs, I will admit that I was too early in the season to get the most out of the three days I spent here last time.
But what can I say other than wow what an amazing couple of days I've just spent here at Bempton cliffs an absolute complete opposite taught I'd witnessed the first time I came, there were puffins flying back and forth all day, razorbills, guillemots, gannets, fulmars, and kittiwakes covered the Cliff walls looking after the chicks.
Today I was armed with my Canon R5 and the 100 to 500 millimeter RF lens, accompanied by the one terabyte CF express type B memory card from Exsascend, who had kindly sponsored this video by sending me their card to review I'm trying out.
I have been using the memory card from ex end for a couple of weeks prior to my coming to Bempton cliffs and I have to say that this card is completely reliable, fast, and capable of recording up to 8K video, not that my camera has this feature but recording full 4K alli videos meant that I could continually record without any worry of filling up the card or photographing high speed moving subjects such as the gannets diving and hitting the buffer on the memory card.
Anyway, what a fantastic trip I've just had I would highly recommend going to Bempton cliffs around this time of year to get the most out of your photography and just to experience the whole area and the birds and the chicks and the sound and the smell it's the whole thing it's just amazing.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED
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Canon rf 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L
Canon EF 70 -200mm f2.8 IS III L
Canon RF 85mm f1.2L USM DS Lens
Canon RF 1.4 x convertor
Smallrig Camara cage x3
Benro Tortoise 24CLV Tripod
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Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing & Big Like
Brilliant video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you 😊
Many thanks Richard, glad you enjoyed it, yes I loved my trip to Bempton looking forward to going again next year. 👍
Awesome video 😊
Brilliant video and amazing shots loved it
Thanks, Andy 😀👍
Really great video Ashley thank you. Bempton Cliffs is definitely on my list and now I know the best time to plan the trip, but probably next year. Enjoy Mull 👍
Cheers Shaun glad you enjoyed it, yeh what a place, and yep Late June is the right time, thats for sure. 👍
Hi Ashley, that was a fantastic video and the narration was superb, really love all of those birds and hope to get to Bempton Cliffs real soon myself. The images were beautiful and super sharp. Look forward to the next adventure. Thank you Shaun
Cheers Shaun, glad you enjoyed the video, yeh its a great place to visit even now with the Short eared owls there is always something to photograph. 👍
Beautiful. Like an aerial ballet in parts and impressive close-up photography. A pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Just another comment to add - the portrait of the birds (gannets?) with their bills touching, is very touching in it's beauty.
Many thanks, Dawn, glad you enjoyed the video and liked the photos. 🥰
Absolutely awesome shots as usual .. thanks for sharing
Smashing video Ashley. Shame about the bout of mal de mare though. As an ex merchant marine engineer I can sympathise. But it is noble to suffer for one’s art eh? 👍🙌😀keep up the good work. I also took your advice and paid a visit to Gingrin farm - absolutely awesome - total sensory overload but got some great photographs, so thanks for that.
Thanks, David glad you enjoyed it, yeh Gigrin is a great place, glad you went and had a fab time. Yeh I thought that, think about what things we do for photography, I have found myself in some strange positions and locations since starting the wildlife photography business lol 😁🙃
It's on my bucket list to visit
I'm waiting for heart surgery so this year is out but I've booked a week in Brid next year
Great place to visit just as long as you get the season right for the best of the birds, first time i was to early but spot on this time mid-June, Hope the op goes well. 👍
I was there yesterday but many of my bird in flight images lacked focus. Maybe the shutter speed wasn't fast enough. Really enjoyed your video
Thanks Soniad3241 glad you liked it, yeh min shutter speed of around 2500 upwards don't worry about ISO many programs out there clear it up for the most part. 😀👍
Really enjoyed the video, some brilliant video and stills. What week/month would you recommend for puffin.
Last two weeks in June would be the best time to go, if you're looking for Puffins that's for sure 👍
Fantastisk video and photos. You ar using most of the time the RF100-500. I have one myself but i almost never can use it without the 1,4 and sometimes the 2,0 extender. How do you do it? Do you crop or can you gett so close?
YEH, some are cropped in, but most by only 15/20%, the images are always a minimum of 4200px once finished editing. also use a R7 sometimes but shot this video and photos with the R5
Would some Travel Sickness tablets help with motion sickness if you are next on a boat?
Another cracking video Ashley, great quality shots too, early / midJune is a great time for BC thats one of the times of year we always go. We're the Puffins at NL or had they left already? .....lots of pills and patches etc on the net for motion sickness, its a horrible experience, but something might help. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment, yeh no puffins were spotted at NL, mind you it was very busy with lots of people around. yeh I don't think that sea sickness tablets would have helped me much, the boat was all over the place everyone getting wet but they seemed to enjoy it, been travel sick since a kid, but not experienced anything bad before lol 🤢 will take plenty of Kwells next time 🥴