Tag: Vlog

Announcing An Exciting New Vlog Collaboration

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This Bald Eagle was both photographed and videoed and is featured in my vlog.

Back in February of this year, I revealed I would be launching a vlog. Being new to video and trying to learn the software required to stitch everything together, I wasn’t happy with the quality of the videos I was putting out. As a result, I haven’t uploaded as many videos to my YouTube channel as I had envisioned when I decided to start the vlog. 

I am super excited to announce the incredibly talented and creative Nick J. Scott is now producing my vlog. You may recognize Nick’s name from his work on the movie Liminality, as well as his Fuse 90 series, among many other notable projects. 

Nick’s production skills have improved the vlog so much and I couldn’t be happier. I hope you enjoy the new graphic and musical elements as much as I do. 

My YouTube channel has been renamed Explore The Wild with Paul Roedding, as I hope to create videos that appeal beyond birding and photography to also include more wild elements both from my northern location and the London area – such as paddling, hiking, camping, and of course more adventures with Molly!

I can’t thank Nick enough for contributing his amazing talents to the vlog. Episode 1, Patch Birding, a revamped (and much better) version of my earlier Birding At My Local Patch vlog, can be viewed below. If you enjoy it be sure to like and subscribe to my YouTube channel and hit the bell for notification when new episodes are released. Spoiler alert: I happen to have a lot of footage from the Algonquin Park area that may be featured in the next installment of Explore The Wild (wink wink).  

Good birding,
Paul 

 

  

Launching My Video Blog From Pinery Provincial Park

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While at the Pinery working on my first video blog, this Tufted Titmouse was one of the many birds photographed.

Something new I decided to launch in 2020 is a video blog, commonly referred to as a vlog. The purpose of my new vlog is to bring you out in the field with me on my adventures and hopefully better show you some of the areas I visit and the wildlife I encounter while there. 

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The cloudy morning skies and low light conditions presented a nice opportunity for some black and white landscapes.

I have to admit shooting video is pretty new to me, but I am going to do my best to put together something that is both entertaining and educational. It is my hope that in each episode I can share more information on how I go about finding subjects to photograph and the camera settings and techniques I use in each situation to capture the images. I plan on including plenty of video footage of the wildlife encountered while adding still photos captured into each vlog as well. For those of you loyal blog subscribers, I will still be doing my written blog as well. 

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This Black-capped Chickadee preferred to be on the camera rather than in front of it.

Last week I visited Pinery Provincial Park for a day of birding and to shoot my first vlog episode. All in all, I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out considering my lack of video experience and learning how to use new software to piece the video and photo segments together. I realize I need to make a few tweaks for episode two. For instance, I left the still frames up too long which makes it appear the video is over. In the future, I plan on shortening this and adding voiceover explaining what camera settings I used and why given the situation. 

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This Opossum was a pleasant surprise under the feeders at the visitor centre.

I invite you to watch my first vlog episode below titled Winter Birding and Photography at Pinery Provincial Park. If you enjoy it, please subscribe on YouTube and be sure to click the bell to be notified when new episodes are published. Please feel free to leave a comment or suggestion of what you would like to see in future episodes.

Good birding,
Paul