Relaxing POV Nature Photography ｜ Birds in a Frozen Landscape).f614

That does look very nice. Wow. Let me get down to that log here. A wren! Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Look at that. Two roe deers. Hello. Unpack my car. They're already here. That's nice. Foggy and frozen. Pretty cool that it's like completely white and minimalistic. Which is pretty cool, I think. Hopefully we can walk in frame to the left here. You can see the reeds and I can get them in the foreground, hopefully. I guess we're ready. Lucky I'm all here alone because I just left my car and my tripod open. The tripod is standing on the... Okay, let's see. Yeah, that will do. Well, hello. Today I'm at Tåken, which is a big, big lake here in Östergötland where I live. And it is great for birds. It's probably one of the best spots for photographing birds. Yeah, it's already... When I got out of the car, there was a woodpecker right up here. Yeah, I can already hear some birds and that's great. So I'm gonna have a walk and... I was here, I think it's exactly one year ago. And with the A93, when I tried that one out. And I tried to capture the bearded reedling. That is exactly why I'm here today. But this time we're not trying out a new camera. This time we're trying out a new lens. That is the brand new Sony 400-800mm f6.3-f8. And I couldn't imagine a better focal length to have here. Because the birds will probably be at a pretty far distance. Yeah, I'm very excited to try it out. But we'll see if the aperture of 6.3-f8, if it's enough for a cloudy day like this. I guess we'll find out. There's a blackbird flying above me. And this is by the way... This is the bearded reedling that we're after. They enjoy like being in the reeds here. And this location is great for just that. Because there's a like big area of reeds. And you can walk like on some spångar. In between the reeds, which is great. The blackbird is still sitting there. So I'm gonna try to capture some photos of it. Okay, let's go. Well, let's go. So I decided to get a tripod today. I will probably do some handheld shooting as well. But I assume that I have to wait for quite a while for the bearded reedling to appear. And then it's pretty nice to have a tripod and the camera like ready to go. Pointing at a certain direction or something. Just when waiting kind of ups my patience a bit. So that's why I think I'm gonna... Since I want to try out the lens as well and its capabilities. I'm probably gonna use it handheld as well. To try out the destabilization and how it works. But my first initial feeling about it is that it's a bit heavier than the 200-600. It's looking very similar to it in both size and design. So that is one frozen bird. That's a lot of birds. I don't know if you remember from my last video. But there's a bird feeding station here. That was a lot of activity in. I'm gonna continue my walk. So I haven't photographed the bearded reedling for... I think it's three years now or... Yeah, must be three years. So I am eager to get a shot of it. Look at the frozen reeds. They look perfect. There's a long way to go. Not super long, but it's a bit far. I don't know if you can see the... There's a little forest a couple of hundred meters that way. And it's by that forest. I'm gonna wait in the reeds for the bearded reedling. And hope that it appears in front of the camera. Like imagine an owl in these conditions. That would be perfect. But that's a bird at least. It would be nice if it perched a little. Like if you see here. That would be perfect. That background is actually perfect. Look at that background. That is phenomenal. I just need him to perch. So he's... I don't know if you can see, but he is at the moment like here. And there's the tree that I want him in. Like if that happens, I can go and buy a lottery ticket. Maybe if we try to walk slowly, we might... And get a bit low. We might get a better background. I'm actually gonna... I'm really gonna try out the stabilisation now at 1 over 200. That is beautiful. That does look very nice. Wow. The frost is just perfect. I am happy with that encounter. I think so. Did you see it? No, I should go up here. That was a fox. Nice. Ooh. Can you see the fish down here? I see the fox. The grass. So, I didn't even bring a wide-angle lens today. Because I was so like focused on... Okay, I need to try this. The new 400 to 800 obviously. But I kind of messed up. Because the conditions today are perfect for landscape photography. Everything's frozen and it's foggy and... Ah, a bit stupid of me. Everything is just cold. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. They're here, they're here. I saw one. That was a bearded reeling. Yes, come on. Even move the camera from the tripod. It'd be quicker. I think I'm gonna do that. They are so hidden. It's incredible how tricky they are. They know exactly how to not be photographed. It's so funny. I love how they stand with two legs on... Like some kind of Mission Impossible thing. But I'm not happy with the shot. There were two straws in the way. Oh, I need to get this. I guess that was my chance. Now the contrast is like way gone. Because it's just too much stuff in the way. I'm not here with a satisfied feeling though. But I'm not gonna give up. I'm definitely not giving up. I'm gonna spend time here. And... But as you see, it's like super dense. So it's very, very tricky like getting a clear view of a bird. So I think this shot is probably the best one. With the least stuff in the way. And I really like the... It looks frozen and cold. I did get a little clear view of the face here. That's nice. But I want better. I'm not happy yet. But yeah, using a tripod on bearded reedlings is a very, very tricky thing. Because you really need to be adaptable and like move small, small, small... Like centimeters in angles and stuff to get a glimpse of them. So having a tripod is pretty... Nah, it's not helping. Now I have to carry the tripod and the camera separately. Look at the amount of reeds here. No wonder they're tricky to find. I guess you just have to be lucky that they're passing the trail when you're there. I see a little dot far, far, far away. And it turns out to be a varfågel. I don't know the English name. But that's pretty cool. But it's very far away. But it's a sighting. That's not too bad. Okay, so I'm gonna make a little game out of it. I think we're gonna actually walk back and forth here. Maybe five times to start with. To see if I can hear them or something. That's what I'm gonna do. So this lens, it really looks like the 200-600. But it's a bit heavier and it's a bit bigger as well. So I can show you a side-by-side comparison on screen here. And I like the handling of it. It sure is heavy, but it feels kind of balanced pretty good, I think. And the internal zoom, just as the 200-600, is just fantastic. I love internal zooms. But it is heavy. Especially now that I've been walking around with my 300-2.8, which is so lightweight. But this feels like a tank in comparison. This marks two hours in the reeds. And I'm soon getting back looking for other birds. So it's a pretty far car ride here. It's like one and a half hours, 140. And I feel like now that I'm here, I really need to spend time and effort to actually get the shots. So yeah. But I've gotten some shots. I'm not empty-handed. But there are no super bangers. It would be nice to get like a really good photo that I'm happy with. But as always, it's on nature's terms. And you can't expect to get a 10 out of 10 photo each time you're out. I can hear and see it moving. So they are here, but not really. Yeah, I guess I just have to wait them out now. I mean, I can... Yeah, yay! So that's a pretty nice one. Hello. So good morning. This is a new day. And we're out here in Skönarebo, which is a little place I've only passed through with the car. I haven't really been here photographing. But I know that there's supposed to be dippers, or at least one dipper somewhere here. Or it has been. I don't know if it's here, but like earlier winters it's been here. So that's the species I'm after today. And yeah, for a quick little walk. This is nothing. Not gonna spend the whole day here. Since I was in Tåken the other day and spent and walked a lot. So let's go and look for the dipper. I can't hear a single bird. But this does look very good for a dipper. Angry great tit. Hey boy. Those are blue tits. Hey. Oh, there's the dipper. Look at that. What? I was not ready for that. Okay, that was easy. When I get down to that log here. I ran. Oh no, I don't. I think I missed that. Crap. Oh, I got it. The two dippers. Okay, I am so... The wildlife appearing in front of me. So there are two. One there and one right there. I'm gonna get low. I was not ready for that. Okay, that was intense. First the blue tit and then I turned around and I saw a dipper. And then boom, like a wren appearing. I had way too slow shutter speed for shooting at whatever focal length I was shooting at. And these birds are fast. So I... But I think actually it's sharp enough. At least you can see it's a wren. Yeah, but I should have used a faster shutter speed. For sure. Okay, I can see the dipper. I'm gonna quickly film him. Okay, I want to get down there. I'll see if there's a way down. I can see it. I'm gonna use the tree as the hide here. Well, well, well. That is it for this video. Thanks for following along. I'll see you in the next video. Bye.