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Bird Photography and the Camera Settings I Use OM 1 MK II

Ralph Goldsmith

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This week I'm back at El Fondo natural park where it's all about bird photography and the camera settings I use with the OM-1 MK II (although a lot of the settings would be the same or similar on other camera systems.

El Fondo (or El Hondo) has a wealth of birds, particularly around the lagoons, Flamingos are plentiful but I also spent quite a bit of time concentrating on capturing some action shots with Squacco Herons and also a Whiskered Tern.

I'm also talking about the camera settings, exposure and focus modes, that I'm using and why

I hope you'll enjoy the video

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Music:
Title theme - Far Away (Sting) by MK2 - Youtube Audio Library
Other music - Back To Portland by TrackTribe - Youtube Audio Library

20 Comments

@gdan8259 1 year ago

Good video, with helpful tips. For years I have not had an interest in bird photography and finally started to photograph birds and wildlife a couple of trips. I'll start with large birds...

@mikestewart6669 1 year ago

Lovely relaxing video, which I really enjoyed. Thank you. I have the OM-1 Mk2 with OM System 100-400 Mk2 and I’m very happy with this setup. That said, when I’m just out walking I use the Lumiix 100-300 Mk2 for its light weight and compactness. Whilst not as sharp as the bigger lens, it still produces some nice results with a bit of editing.

@johncoombes6231 1 year ago

Great video Ralph some really useful information. Excellent capture of pink flamingo and some beautiful capture of birds in flight. Going out soon to try and capture birds in flight. 👍👌👏

@RVNmedic 3 months ago

Well Ralph I did it. I bought the OM1 Mkii and the 100-400. Still working out the kinks. Thanks for your advice. I am enjoying the learning curve.

@PeteBuxton 1 year ago

Great video Ralph. You defo have the knack with bird photography. Have a brill week. See you next weekend.

@hopphotofilm 6 months ago

Great location !

@ExpatinMazarrón 1 year ago

Great location to capture birds Ralph, plenty of birds to capture and some great shots - many thanks for sharing the info and your work - have a great week :hand-pink-waving:

@blakecraig 1 year ago

Wonderful images this week Ralph really enjoyed the video.👍

@cretanmel 8 months ago

Nice photos 😊

@thanos_bistolas 1 year ago

Very useful info Ralph and some cracking pictures. Thanks for sharing!!

@davidblack2632 1 year ago

A very enjoyable video. Looks like a fun outing

@ludwikamcnamara2491 4 months ago

There are you

@alanlewis1593 7 months ago

Hi Ralph, really enjoyed your video. I quite often visit El Fondo myself as I have a place in Playa Flamenca, so I come over to Spain to or three times a year. Keep up the good work, I’ll carry on following you.

@RVNmedic 7 months ago

Thanks Ralph. I'm considering getting the OM-1 MKii with the 100-400 or maybe the 150-400. I like the range in a light package. I have an R5ii with 100-500. Sold my 200-400 F4 w/1.4TC (8.25 lbs). I'm impressed with the IQ. I'm also fascinated with the computational abilities. Thanks again for the review.

@hanahoeo7073 1 year ago

Nice location for photography. Also use same setup along with 300 f4 for my bird photography

@DanOpdal 1 year ago

Great video, Ralph! I really enjoy your channel. You got some stunning images. Thank you for sharing and taking me along. See you on the next one. Cheers!

@jimcooke5590 1 year ago

Brilliant Ralph, thanks for sharing your camera settings with us, found it very useful, loved the images they were stunning. Ralph question: If you have a high noise image do you have an external software or do you use light rooms new noise reduction?. Have a great week and see you next Saturday.

@anthonyroberts7987 1 year ago

Another great video, thank you. I notice in this (and other videos) you wear sunglasses when shooting and then reviewing images. Are you relying on the histogram when composing and setting up prior to shutter release? I wear glasses but find the image is difficult to view in the viewfinder when wearing them so I have the dipoter set to compensate and remove them when shooting.

@brakkhzutt 1 year ago

Grazie del video e dei preziosi suggerimenti. Ho stessa fotocamera e stesso obiettivo appena preso usato, ma le foto fatte ieri mi sono venute tutte con micromosso e quindi cerco di capire cosa possa essere stato.

@ThePNWRiderWA 1 year ago

Olympus made great lightweight cameras. I am unimpressed with OM Systems. This is just the Olympus products with a few tweaks. Let’s see what they can do as far as innovate.