Trail Camera: Bird Photography In Costa Rica

After 15 years reviewing cameras, PetaPixel's Chris Niccolls knows gear. But knowledge and skill are different things.

In this episode of Trail Camera, Chris and Jordan Drake travel to Costa Rica to learn bird photography from OM SYSTEM Ambassador Ben Knoot and Costa Rican bird photography guide Ken Martinez. What Chris discovers goes beyond technique: the parallels to his other passion, fly fishing, the magic of uncertainty, and why bird photographers chase moments of connection with the natural world.

This episode was filmed entirely handheld on an OM-1 Mark II camera and M.Zuiko lenses.

Learn more at https://explore.omsystem.com/?olycmp=...

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Featured in this video:
Chris Niccolls - PetaPixel YouTube Host (  / chris.niccolls  )
Jordan Drake - Director of Photography, Editor (  / thatjordandrake  )
Ben Knoot - OM SYSTEM Ambassador & Bird Photographer (https://www.experiencenaturetours.com)
Ken Martinez - Costa Rican Bird Photography Guide (  / feather_hunters_cr  )
Michael Bonocore - Executive Producer, B-Camera (  / michaelbonocore  )
William Bogarin - Bogarin Trail Wildlife Refuge (https://bogarintrail.com)

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0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Picking Up Michael
2:33 - Meeting Our Guides
5:45 - Bogarin Trail
10:46 - Night Photography
12:03 - Cloud Forest
13:38 - Travel
15:05 - River Cruise
15:59 - Shutter Speeds
18:26 - Swimming
19:13 - Macaws
20:59 - Tripods
22:36 - Costa Rica’s National Bird
23:33 - Success and Failure
24:38 - What We Learned

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