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Hudsonian Godwit in stunted Tamarack on the subarctic tundra near Churchill, Manitoba and it’s namesake Hudson Bay.Last of the cranes. After sunset reflections; Crex Meadows, WI; October 15, 2022. After a few hours of shooting the hundreds of Sandhill Cranes flying in the roost for the night in the shallow marshes, it was time to head home. It was basically “after dark” when I saw this scene. I jumped out, snuck around the side of the van and snapped off a few photos until they got nervous. I didn’t think much about the shots and really thought that I would delete them but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them on the computer…Testament to the amazing sensors of digital cameras. [Canon EOS R5; Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM; 500mm; f/7.1 at 1/50 second; ISO 3200; handheld] #sandhillcranes #reflection #creativewildlifephotography #crexmeadows #canonr5wildlifeLeafy peephole to Trumpeter Swan pair (October 15, 2022); An intentional attempt at creativity since straight up swan portraits are pretty boring. Shot through some fall color at a pond just loaded with Trumpeters at Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. This took a bit of post processing work to bring out the colors and get the white balance right on the swans. [Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM at 500mm; f/7.1 at 1/200; ISO 800; handheld] #trumpeterswan #creativewildlifephotography #canonr5wildlife #crexmeadows[June 19, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] Yawning or yodeling?Pacific Loon on tundra pond (answer: yawning) (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens and 2x extender; 1/1000 second at f7.1; ISO 2000; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #pacificloon #highkeywildlife #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagram[May 14, 2022; Stutsman County, North Dakota] This photo shows the crazy intense spring courtship flight of Blue-winged Teal. Five males are in hot pursuit of the female in the middle. Since the skies were gray and didn’t addd to the photo I blew out the whites to make this a high key photo. [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens;] #courtshipflight #duckcourtship #bluewingedteal #sparkystensaas #highkeyphotography #highkey #highkeybirdphoto #birdsofinstagram #birds #ducksofinstagram #prairiepotholeregion #northdakotawild #northdakotawildlife #northdakotabirds[May 2022; Kidder County, North Dakota]Shooting with Sparky Videos
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6 responses to “Videos”
Barbara Murray
December 16th, 2012 at 15:26
Just watched some of your nature videos.Sooooo wonderful! Could watch for hours if time permited!
Many thanks for THIS hour of joy!
Barbara Murray
Sparky Stensaas
December 17th, 2012 at 09:51
Thanks Barbara! What a great way to start my week! I really love video…It shows behavior that still images sometimes can’t capture. I’ll keep them coming!
Greg Douglass
October 5th, 2013 at 08:03
Love the videos, behavior and the music. So well done. More please, especially wolves! Also, how about some foxes Sparky?
Sparky Stensaas
October 5th, 2013 at 08:44
Hi Greg, I really wish I could film more wolves! …and fox! Hard to find, and even harder to film natural behavior. I’m going Moose calling again this week, so maybe I will have another episode of Shooting with Sparky. p.s. Thank you so much for your DVD order!
Greg Douglass
October 5th, 2013 at 20:06
Sparky,
Can’t wait to get my DVD and put your tips to practical use. Your work is beautiful and really outstanding. Could you consider doing a video on how to attract and film/photograph coyotes?
Sparky Stensaas
October 6th, 2013 at 09:24
Hi Greg, That’s a good idea! Maybe I’ll try and film some more Coyotes this fall and put together a short video.