Winter Photography - Birds and Foxes

Winter has come to Denmark, and I am out to do wildlife photography. Behind the scenes about how to prepare yourself to stay out when everyone else are going home. Open full description for more information. Location: Denmark Date: January 2021 Day: -8°C (17,6°F) Night: -3°C (12,2°F) Winter has become unusual in Denmark but this year is different. It has been frost for more than a week now and it seems to continue. For me this means work. Lots of work. I need to get out and capture nature when it is dressed in white:) I have spent 10 days in this area to photograph the birds and mammals and it has been truly amazing. I haven't had the time to do a lot of vlogging, but here on the last day, I decided to make a short one anyway. I hope you enjoy these moments and that you can use some of the tips in the behind the scenes section. A few questions: 1. Is it not dangerous to walk on the ice ? We tested the thickness of the ice before walking out. It was about 10 centimeter thick and some places a bit more. That is more than think enough. The scary sounds are from tensions in the ice. 2. What would you have done if you went through the ice? The lake is not very deep, so no danger. I would just have walked back up and changed my clothes immediately. 3. How do you record the nature sounds? I always have either a videomic pro or a stereo mic in my camera back so that I can record sound if the surroundings are quiet enough. Sometimes I record only the sound and then I use that recording for some of my footage. Because of the "bad" preamps in most cameras I always put the mic to +20db so that I can bring the camera preamp down. 4. What brands are your Mukluks? These are Steger mukluks. https://www.mukluks.com/Arctic/productinfo/AR/#.YBWcvmRKiDU I have used these on all my Arctic expeditions and latest on my 2 month expedition to Ellesmere Island. You can see part 1 of my video series here: https://youtu.be/KwwPsRe2zJs --- 🔗 SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITE • Website & Shop: https://mortenhilmer.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mortenhilmer/ • My 24/7 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@nature-live 📸 EQUIPMENT An overview of the equipment used in my latest YouTube video can be found on below link. Here you will also see a selection of my favorit gear for various activities: https://kit.co/MortenHilmer 🛒 AFFILIATE LINKS Some of the links in my video descriptions are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase. If you have a different purchase in mind, you can also use these storewide links below. - Amazon: https://geni.us/MH_Amazon - B&H Photo: https://geni.us/MH_BH - Adorama: https://geni.us/MH_Adorama - Mr. Jan Gear: https://geni.us/MH_MrJanGear - AllPowers: https://geni.us/MH_AllPowers I am a Nikon Europe Ambassador: https://geni.us/MH_Nikon ☊ MUSIC You can find most of the music I use here: https://geni.us/MH_Epidemic Enjoy watching. See you out there...