Channel: Morten Hilmer

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Description: 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. Head to squarespace.com/mortenhilmer to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code mortenhilmer.​ ------------------------------------ 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. follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/mortenhilmer Simon on Instagram: instagram.com/simonvammen 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. 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: youtu.be/KwwPsRe2zJs ------------------------------------ Camera gear: Nikon Z6 x 2 Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 Nikon 600mm f/4 VR FL Rode Videomic pro+ Rode Videomic NTG ------------------------------------ Music: Gone by Galvin Luke From Epidemic Sound - get 1 month for free by using my affiliate link: bit.ly/ep-music ------------------------------------ ••• FOLLOW ME ••• Join my newsletter: geni.us/morten-newsletter Instagram: instagram.com/mortenhilmer Website: mortenhilmer.com ••• FINE ART PRINTS ••• shop.mortenhilmer.com See you out there. All the best Morten