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=... -- 📸 #TravelWithOMSYSTEM Contest Did Chris and Jordan’s journey to Costa Rica inspire you to capture your own travel moments? OM SYSTEM is running a street and travel photo contest right now. Prizes: Grand Prize: OM-3 or OM-5 Camera Kit + WANDRD camera bag How to Enter: Post your best street or travel photo on Instagram (must be a NEW post) Use hashtag #TravelWithOMSYSTEM Tag @omsystem.cameras Complete your entry at the link below Deadline: February 16th Winners Announced: March 2nd 🔗 Enter the contest: https://explore.omsystem.com/travel-w... -- 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) -- If you want to support more episodes like this, sign up for a PetaPixel Membership here: https://petapixel.com/members Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store: https://www.thecamerastore.com PetaPixel exclusively uses Audio.com music in our YouTube show: https://audiio.com/petapixel Check out our PetaPixel Shirts at: https://store.petapixel.com 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 #TrailCamera #OMSystem #BirdPhotography #CostaRica #TravelPhotography #WildlifePhotography #OM1MarkII #PetaPixel

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