The Canadian Nature Photographer - Short Videos

HD video and digital photography are converging as more and more compact and digital SLR cameras include the ability to shoot HD video. The prospect of making movies of wildlife and for instructional purposes has me really excited - you will see more and more movies embedded in my articles in the future. Click on the links or thumbs to view some short nature photography videos and visit often to see updates. Read an article on how to shoot video with a DSLR.

Click on the links beside the pictures below to view short movies taken by R. Berdan and hosted on Youtube. The movies play in a pop up window which requires that javascript be enabled.

	Time Lapse movie of Star Trails and the Aurora Borealis photographed near Yellowknife, NWT .
	Dance of the Spirits is what the Cree called the Aurora - watch this short time lapse movie of the Aurora over Prelude lake taken in September of 2011.
	Time Lapse videos of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. This clip includes three different locations and the movie plays back at different speeds so you can watch the Aurora Dance.
	View short sketches of Lake Superior including Kakabeka Falls, Chippewa falls, Rossport and Pukaskwa National Park. View Video or Click here to read article on Lake Superior.
	Meet grizzly bears on the West Coast of Canada including Bella Coola and The Great Bear Rainforest.
	The Canadian Nature photographer - short video showing nature photographs by Robert Berdan and a short segment on photographing Ladys' slippers during willdflower photography workshop - Click here to view video.
	The Canadian Rockies by R. Berdan, shows Herbert lake around sunrise, Takakkaw falls, Natural bridge and a few other selected areas - Click here to view the video.
	Trip to the Great Bear Rainforest in BC by R. Berdan. Shows a pair of Otters at Shearwater, BC, an eagle and grizzly bears fishing for Salmon - Click here to view video.
	Photographing Red Foxes by R. Berdan. This video shows my friend Peter Dettling taking pictures of a fox den near Airdrie, AB. I found this den in a farmers field while driving to Red Deer Alberta to do some teaching. - Click here to view video.
	Quest for Caribou and the Aurora - Arctic Photography Workshop. Short video showing Yellowknife from Pilots Monument, various sections of the Ingraham trail, some of the abandoned mines, Cameron Falls and then our trip to Petersons Point Lake Lodge where we photographed Caribou - Click here to view video.
	A Walk with the Wolves at the Northern Lights Wolf Centre in Golden BC by R. Berdan. This video shows you the Nothern Lights wolf centre and a then takes you on a walk with a pair of wolves.
	A look at life in a drop of water through a microscope by R. Berdan. View a single celled Stentor that is eaten by a Clyclps, a single celled ciliate called Stylonchia and bacterial all at high magnification through a microscope.
	Time Lapse movie of the Autora over Cabin in the North West Territories by R. Berdan. The movie was made using the Canon 5D Mark II camera, 24 mm F1.4 lens wide open, 4 sec exposures about every 10-15 seconds.
	Creating Impressionistic Images with your photographs (Orton Imagery) using Photoshop by R. Berdan One of many instructional videos found in Robert's articles and online courses.
	Wildflower workshop movie - long version shows folks on a typical outting to photograph wildflowers. Movie opens in a new web page. Filmed by Pierre Cloutier.

  

Left: DSLR video camera and setup. Right: Canon XHA1 prosumer Video Camera with 10X Zoom uses tape.

 

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