Photographing Sparrowhawks and Pine Martens | Scottish Photography Hides | Nikon Z9 & 400mm f/4.5 S

Join me for a day of sparrowhawk photography and an evening with the Pine Martens at Scottish Photography Hides! 🐾 Please subscribe to see more of my videos 👍 I’ve got loads of exciting nature photography trips and projects with the wildlife camera coming up 😊 A full day out with John Barrass () in the sparrowhwak hide at Scottish Photography Hides and then an evening in the nearby Pine Marten hide. It was a long an tiring day, with fast moving subjects and new techniques to try and wrap my head around, but it was extremely rewarding with some fantastic encounters and images. Thanks very much to Alan McFadyen for the setup and all his invaluable advice on how to get the best images from his hides. You can see some of his fantastic wildlife photography here () and if you want to find out more about Scottish Photography Hides, check out the link below: ** Scottish Photography Hides: This video has three main parts: 00:36 Sparrowhawk Hide 10:14 Chat with Alan McFadyen 14:10 Pine Marten Hide This was my first attempt at using a GoPro (Hero 10) for vlogging, and I definitely made a few rookie mistakes! The first was not setting the resolution and framerate appropriately for lower light situations - I’m too used to the awesomeness of the Z6, and the other was not realising that the closest focus isn’t particularly close! I have since learned a lot more and I will continue to vlog with it as a trial. It’s much simpler than using the Z6 which is awesome but faffy a lot of the time... This was also my first time using remote flashes with the Z9 - it was a very steep learning curve! Alan gave us some base settings to get started with, but I quickly realised that to get a sharp image of the jumping pine marten I was going to have to really push the flash sync speed to the limit! Equipment used or discussed in this video (full list available here: ) * Nikon Z9 FX Mirrorless Camera: * Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Lens: * Nikon Z Teleconverter : * GoPro Hero 10 Black Action Camera: * Flexshooter Pro Head with Lever Clamp: * Camtraptions Wireless Flash Controllers: Nikon Z6 FX Mirrorless Camera: Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens: UltraPod II mini-tripod: GoPro Media Mod Accessory: Røde Videomic Pro Mic: Røde DeadCat wind shield: Røde Wireless GO Mic System: Røde Lavalier GO Mic: Røde PodMic USB (voiceover): Wasabi Power EN-EL18d Rechargeable Li-ion (for Nikon Z9): RAVPower 26800mAh USB-C Power Bank: Gitzo Adventury 45L Backpack: Swazi/Ray Mears AEGIS Tahr XP Anorak: Fenix HP15 900 Lumen Head Torch: Note: Some of the links above are Amazon Affiliate links - if you click one of these and buy something, you won’t pay anything extra but I might get a small commission. You can find more of my photographs on my website at and on Instagram Also, I will post images from this video on my Facebook page at Music: “New Land“ & “Clarity“ by Ian Post; “Dismantle“ & “Lens Flare 3“ by Peter Sandberg; “Dance of the Wildcats“ by Deskant; “Last Countdown to the End“ by Mikki Aglaganov; “Astral Roar“ by Lama House. Music from & 🎶 Fancy joining Epidemic Sound? Get one month for free (and help out the channel) by using this link: #sparrowhawk #pinemarten #nikonz9 #scottishphotographyhides #wildlifephotography #behindthescenes