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Mike Lane FRPS
Великобритания
Добавлен 13 ноя 2011
Wildlife photography by Mike Lane FRPS
I always say that I have four interests in life. Wildlife, photography, travel and computers. In today's digital age they all combine very well into one interest.
In an ideal world I would spend all my time travelling and photographing wildlife and I managed to do this for about 25 years or so. I did not get rich, but managed to scrape a living taking and selling images of wildlife. Today economics force me to spend more time at home. My income now comes from online retailing of camera equipment rather than selling pictures. My bank account is richer, but I am time poorer.
However, I still travel as much as possible and most days get to spend some hours in the countryside planning the next photograph.
I always say that I have four interests in life. Wildlife, photography, travel and computers. In today's digital age they all combine very well into one interest.
In an ideal world I would spend all my time travelling and photographing wildlife and I managed to do this for about 25 years or so. I did not get rich, but managed to scrape a living taking and selling images of wildlife. Today economics force me to spend more time at home. My income now comes from online retailing of camera equipment rather than selling pictures. My bank account is richer, but I am time poorer.
However, I still travel as much as possible and most days get to spend some hours in the countryside planning the next photograph.
I try to film this small, rare and very cute mammal in a cemetery in Vienna.
Vienna in Austria is renowned as the place to see and photograph the very rare European hamster. I have several days to find and get pictures and the first day was a little daunting. It is a huge cemetery and I had no idea where to start looking or what to look for.
However, it is a well known spot for wildlife photographers and by 1600 hours men with big lenses started to arrive in numbers. Hamsters are nocturnal or crepuscular creatures and not seen in the middle of the day.
The next day we spoke to a waiter who gave us a better spot to photograph the delightfully cute European hamster.
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However, it is a well known spot for wildlife photographers and by 1600 hours men with big lenses started to arrive in numbers. Hamsters are nocturnal or crepuscular creatures and not seen in the middle of the day.
The next day we spoke to a waiter who gave us a better spot to photograph the delightfully cute European hamster.
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Crescendo, Changed, Floating, Ceep sea dive,
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Видео
Capturing House Martins Collecting Mud for Nests with the OM1 Mk2 and Procapture.
Просмотров 7 тыс.День назад
House martins build their nests using mud, usually on buildings and this offers a good opportunity to photograph them. You just need a muddy puddle. Every day for a week I topped up this puddle as we did not get much rain. The House martins were coming down to it, but not as often as I would have liked. I used the Buteo single person hide for most of the pictures. The camera was the OM-1 Mk2 an...
Surprising bonus while filming a Pied flycatcher with the OM 150-600mm Lens
Просмотров 8 тыс.14 дней назад
I like to put time into one subject. I get an idea in my head that I want a singing Pied flycatcher and when I find one I am happy to sit and wait. Not only did I get the male singing, but on the same bracnh he tried to copulate with the female. I don't think he was successful, but they fell to the ground afterwards and continued to try. All filmed on the new OM 150-600mm lens which I have been...
Filming and Photographing the Little owl with the OM-1 mk2 and 150-400mm Lens
Просмотров 8 тыс.21 день назад
Little owls are becoming scarce. There are no longer any birds on the estate where I normally photograph. I visit Brine Pit Farm in Worcestershire to photograph them. www.brinepitwildlifephotography.co.uk/ They have a number of hides here suitable for photography. Little owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Reed bed hide and a reflection pool hide. All are well built and very photogenic. Mike Lane wildlif...
Filming and photographing the elusive Capercaillie using the OM-1 and 150-400mm lens.
Просмотров 16 тыс.28 дней назад
The Capercaillie is on the edge of extinction again in Scotland and the opportunity for photography limited. In Norway they are a common bird. It is possible to photograph them from the car on the side of the road. On this trip I did that, but also spent three nights in a hide at a lek or display ground. That is hard work and means a long wait in very cold conditions. All filmed and photographe...
Capturing Norway's Winter Birds with Pro Capture on the OM-1 Mk2 and the 150-400mm Lens
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
I spend a week in Norway to photograph Black Grouse and Capercaillie. Inbetween time there is a fantastic bird feeder running that was full of birds, such as Bullfinch, Hawfinch, Greenfinch, Brambling, Yellowhammers and Siskin. The Black grouse had unfortunately already finished displaying at their lek, but the bird feeder partially made up for this. The Black grouse and Capercaillie tour can b...
Filming and Photographing singing birds with the OM-1 Mk2 and the 150-400mm lens
Просмотров 5 тыс.Месяц назад
This week I look at photographing singing birds starting with a Song thrush and ending with the U.K's most famous singing bird, the Nightingale. I use the OM-1 Mk2 and the 150-400mm lens with a Rode rifle mic. I make good use of My Buteo Single Person hide. www.buteophotogear.com/ I have always enjoyed sitting in hides. Things appear that you did not know were there and you get to see things no...
Filming singing Starlings with the OM-1 MK2 and the 150-400mm lens.
Просмотров 7 тыс.Месяц назад
Starlings are not the greatest songsters in the world, but they put a lot of effort into it with a nice display of wing flapping to help the effect. I find a nice blue coloured hut where they are nesting under the roof. It makes for a nice setting. I use the OM-1 Mk2 for all the video. The AF is much improved over the Mk1 for video so I do not find myself having to use the Lumix G9 Mk2 nearly a...
My Lens is out of action, but I still need to find subjects to photograph.
Просмотров 30 тыс.Месяц назад
While my big lens is in the repair shop I still need to keep busy finding subjects to photograph and I still have the 300mm f4 lens as a backup. I put some time into finding a place to film drumming Great-spotted woodpecker and also film them excavating their nest hole. I use the Buteo single person hide on a hill side so I am almost at the same height as the birds. www.buteophotogear.com Mike ...
Finally a reason to buy an OM-1 Mk2. It does have an advantage, at least for me.
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 месяца назад
This is the third and hopefully the last film on the differences between the OM-1 Mk1 and Mk2. A watcher of my You tube channel pointed out a flaw with the OM-1 Mk1 that I was not aware of, but has almost certainly lost me pictures in the past. When you zoom with the 150-400mm the camera will not take pictures, but it is not obvious this is happening. I zoom a lot and have sometimes wondered wh...
Is the OM-1 mk2 better at AF for birds than the OM-1 Mk1? It has taken me a while to decide!
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 месяца назад
I did not rush to buy the new OM-1 M2 as the spec was not very exciting, but once the price dropped by about £450 I did. The only hope was that the AF would be better than the previous model. No other feature on the camera interested me. What I needed to test it was the rain to stop and to be in a place where lots of birds were flying around and I could spend some hours taking thousands of imag...
What do I think of the OM-1 Mk2 camera? Is it all hype or is it actually better then the Mk1for AF?
Просмотров 17 тыс.2 месяца назад
When the OM-1 Mk2 was first announced I was in no rush to buy. Nothing in the spec excited me. I waited for the price to drop by £450 before ordering one in. I have had it a few weeks now and what do I think? Mike Lane wildlife photography www.nature-photography.co.uk/
Photographing a most difficult duck. Garganey are usually a shy species this one was tame.
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.2 месяца назад
I regard Garganey as the most difficult of the common ducks to photograph in the U.K. Shy birds that normally keep a distance. This one however, was very tame and approachable. It had no legs rings on to indicate it was an escaped bird from a captive collection. I used the OM-1 Mk2 for the stills photography and the Lumix G9 Mk2 for the video. I can see little difference between the Mk1 and Mk2...
Filming singing birds. Footage from the last few years showing birds in song.
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
In this film I show some old and some new video of birds in song. This is something I like to try and film every spring, adding to my collection of birds singing. I use a Rode rifle mic when I can, but if the conditions are not suitable for sound recording I dub the song on afterwards. For a bit of varity I through in a couple of shots of Kingfisher and Song thrush catching their prey. Mike Lan...
Long-Tailed Tits: Masters of Nest Building. How do they do it?
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Long-tailed tits are early breeders. They start to construct their nests in February. I use a thermal imager to help locate a suitable nest and then film it in slow motion using first a DJI Action 4 camera and then the Lumix G9 Mk2. Made of moss, lichens, feathers and spiders silk cocoons they they make this incredible structure using just their bills. I could not do it with two hands. Amazing ...
Filming and Photographing Northumberland birds with the OM-1 and Lumix G9 Mk2
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
Filming and Photographing Northumberland birds with the OM-1 and Lumix G9 Mk2
Starling Murmuration from a multi story car park with the Lumix G9 Mk2
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
Starling Murmuration from a multi story car park with the Lumix G9 Mk2
Water rail are very secretive birds. Slimbridge WWT offers one of the best places to film them.
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 месяца назад
Water rail are very secretive birds. Slimbridge WWT offers one of the best places to film them.
Thermal camera to help locate wildlife I want to photograph. I try out two types before buying
Просмотров 22 тыс.4 месяца назад
Thermal camera to help locate wildlife I want to photograph. I try out two types before buying
Roe deer photography with the OM-1 and 150-400m lens and the G9 Mk2 for video footage.
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 месяца назад
Roe deer photography with the OM-1 and 150-400m lens and the G9 Mk2 for video footage.
Using the Lumix G9 Mk2 I go to France to film the Flamingos in the Camargue.
Просмотров 4 тыс.4 месяца назад
Using the Lumix G9 Mk2 I go to France to film the Flamingos in the Camargue.
Photographing fighting Starlings from a hide with the OM-1 for stills and the Lumix G9 ii for video.
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 месяца назад
Photographing fighting Starlings from a hide with the OM-1 for stills and the Lumix G9 ii for video.
Photographing Waxwings in flight using Procapture on the OM-1 with the 150-400mm lens
Просмотров 17 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Photographing Waxwings in flight using Procapture on the OM-1 with the 150-400mm lens
Filming and photographing Red kites and Buzzards with the Lumix G9 II and the OM-1 cameras
Просмотров 20 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Filming and photographing Red kites and Buzzards with the Lumix G9 II and the OM-1 cameras
Best of 2023. Some of my favourite images and video clips from 2023.
Просмотров 16 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Best of 2023. Some of my favourite images and video clips from 2023.
Comparing the Panasonic Lumix G9 Mk2 against the OM1 for wildlife photography. Which is best?
Просмотров 33 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Comparing the Panasonic Lumix G9 Mk2 against the OM1 for wildlife photography. Which is best?
Red squirrels are one of the U.K.s most attractive mammals. We visit some hides in Yorkshire.
Просмотров 22 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Red squirrels are one of the U.K.s most attractive mammals. We visit some hides in Yorkshire.
What do you do if you find your stolen items for sale on Ebay? I get the chance to find out.
Просмотров 234 тыс.6 месяцев назад
What do you do if you find your stolen items for sale on Ebay? I get the chance to find out.
Using the OM-1 and the 150-400mm lens to film and photograph the beautiful Bearded reedling
Просмотров 22 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Using the OM-1 and the 150-400mm lens to film and photograph the beautiful Bearded reedling
A good year for Waxwings. Waxwings in Yorkshire with the OM-1 and the 150-400mm Lens
Просмотров 26 тыс.6 месяцев назад
A good year for Waxwings. Waxwings in Yorkshire with the OM-1 and the 150-400mm Lens
You got some great images and footage. Amazing you could get that close with the 7-14mm. I really enjoyed that.
Glad you enjoyed it
How large is this animal compared to a mouse?
4-5 times larger than a Wood mouse
Brilliant video, as always! I live some 100km from Vienna and on Wednesday I´m picking up my family from the airport...might be worth giving the graveyeard a look. If I can figure out the clue that is...:)))😂
Please do!
Absolutely adorable. Wonderful photos. Thank you!
Thanks
Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I... I was going to make a screenshot and look for that decorated tombstone online (google image or yandex image search are amazing nowadays) but boy I was wrong =)
I have the Om-1 ii and find taking this type of shot the camera has trouble keeping focus if the birds fly away or towards me. Full focus area and bird tracking on. Shutter 1/2500.
After viewing your recommendations I bought the mark 2 and now my Mac mini cannot read the orf. On the preview while my OM1 raw file is readable. What can I do, who is responsible to make it work.
Whatever software you are using needs updating
Was there over Easter a great place for wildlife, loved the cemetery but didn’t see the hamsters. We did find the restaurants to have an English menu or a QR code to scan for a menu. Next time I go will know what to look for thank you 08:25
Thanks.
Great video Mike. I had no idea that hamster lived in such close proximity to humans.
Wow. Didn't know there were hamsters indigenous to Austria.
🤣🤣🤣 cheeky 🐹
Mike, thank you very much for this video. I almost forgot this species. I only knew it from a drawing in one of my biology school books, but have never seen a live one. In German it is called Feldhamster, which means field hamster.
You're very welcome!
Wonderful photographs -- as usual. You are very skilled sir and a great presenter. From one old photographer to another thank you.
So nice of you
Cracking, Mike, some delightful images and video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Mike. Another wonderful video. Love the element of humour too. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to your videos.
Glad you like them!
Very entertaining Mike.
Thanks.
Hi Mike, how long are you in Vienna for? I’ll be back there tomorrow night if you wanna meet up. I live nearby that place and can give you some inside knowledge. Cheers Michael
Thank you for the offer. My YT films are made weeks or months in advance of when they go live. That was back in May.
One of your best! With a great outro!! Never knew these little critters existed - had a couple of syrian hamsters when I was a kid though!
Thanks.
Fabulous Mike, a real treat to watch, thank you for making this 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
loved this video!
Thank you!!
What a fun, informative and entertaining video... especially the final scene! My wife wondered what I was laughing so hard about! Well done, Mike. :)
Glad to hear it!
Delightful, I bet you enjoyed this day.
I did!
"I'm not going to tell you where this cemetery is" with Beethoven's memorial in the background. 😆😆
Very interesting video and a great use of remote photography. I found your use of Uber rides and Google translation apps worth remembering as well.
Thank you.
Very cute little critters. Thanks
They are!
Nice video as always Mike! I like your humor!😂
Glad you like them!
That was a good one, Mike. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I just can hope now that others will respect our hamsters ( and leave them alone )
Thanks.
was obsessed with Hamsters as a child
Great stuff
Thank you.
..... your work is always different Mr Lane .... excellent
Thanks.
Amazing Mike.
Thanks.
😂 We will never know😂
thank you very much
Greatvideo Mike, bit different to your usual, but just as enjoyable
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Mike. Lovely story telling, wonderful pictures and dry humour soaked in subtlety for easy consumption.
Very welcome
Mike. Ur a national treasure. I want to be like you when I grow up as a professional wildlife content creator
Thanks
As an Austrian living in Switzerland I always soak up videos of my home country. THX Mike, as always a great vlog. I hope you enjoyed staying in Vienna. Will you visit Switzerland once?
Only been once. Lake Geneva was good for photography
Oh yeah, can't imagine anyone knows where Beethoven is buried, lol. Thanks.
Lot work got into to kig video, yet to Photograph Wildlife
Lot wildlife there. Nice to see
Thanks
Another good video and story Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very enjoyable viewing. thank you, Mike.
Thanks
all I can say is wow , I had no idea these wonderful Hamsters existed, cuteness overload I think I’m in love , thanks for posting
Our pleasure!
Super cute Mike great video as always .My wife needs a robot grasscutter priceless 😂
Thanks 👍
They are absolutely adorable 🥰. Nice to see the Hooded Crow too. I definitely agree with you recommending Uber taxis instead of hire cars, for all the reasons you mentioned.
Thank you! 🤗
Oh Mike, you lucky lucky thing. I've kept hamsters since I was a little girl, I still do. I've always wanted to see a European Hamster. Love the photo of the one with the apple. Thanks for sharing ❤
Maybe one day!
awesome, what a journey, wonderful to have the tripod back, your patient is top
Thanks for the video. Besides enjoying it and learning about a species I didn’t know existed, it shows the work you have to go to, to produce these videos for us. I really appreciate it Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it!