Beyond the Wild

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Episode 4 Apr 11, 2024

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In this episode, your hosts of Beyond the Wild Podcast, Ron Hayes, Jason Loftus, and Mark Raycroft, share and discuss some of their most important tips for capturing their best-selling wildlife photography and the key gear and tools that helped make the image. The team discusses their editing workflows and the time spent refining each image. They mentioned the partnership between Canon and PictureLine and expressed the importance of partnering with a great camera shop like Pictureline to test and supply new gear. Oh, and they joke about Jason's extensive gear collection. This episode covers various camera gear topics, including using the Nikon 800mm f6.3 lens, its minimum focal distance, and the advantages of telephoto zoom lenses. The hosts also discuss their anticipation for Canon's new R1 camera and the benefits of shooting in 8K video. Mark recommends using a small flexible camera tripod with your smartphone to capture fantastic timelapse videos. The team share pro tips on adjusting camera settings and being aware of thermals and vehicle heat. Various aspects of wildlife photography, including image quality, the value of tours, the importance of being prepared, the impact of outerwear on photography, ISO preferences, the role of denoise software, the workflow of image processing, the advancements in post-processing software, the impact of editing on image quality, the versatility of GoPro cameras, and tips for filming with GoPro cameras are ALL discussed.

Episode 3 Mar 28, 2024

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In this episode, your hosts Jason Loftus and Ron Hayes discuss their recent workshop in Yellowstone with co-host Mark Raycroft. Jason also dives into his epic experiences camping with coastal brown bears in the Alaskan wilderness. They share highlights and takeaways from the workshops, including unique encounters with wildlife.

Jason, Ron, and Mark also discuss the importance of habitat and ecosystem for bears and the different approaches to gear selection for wildlife photography.

Jason goes shares the details about the logistics and gear used for the Alaska trip and share stories about the behavior and personalities of the bears that he and his friends on the expedition encountered.

Jason also mentions upcoming trips to Africa and Costa Rica.

The hosts discuss upcoming wildlife photography opportunities, including Ron’s springtime Loon photo tours, Mark’s photo tours to photograph Musk Ox herds in the amazing northern landscape of Nunavik, Canada, Mark’s Elk Rut photo tours, as well as his popular Caribou photo tours in Newfoundlands, Canada.

Your Beyond the Wild Podcast hosts also discuss the excitement surrounding the Northern Lights and the potential for capturing unique images.

The hosts share their plans for the year, including Ron’s upcoming trip to Minnesota to photograph loons and projects focused on sage grouse and iconic landmarks.

This episode of the Beyond the Wild Podcast also covers the anticipated camera releases in 2024 and emphasize the importance of investing in experiences and using available gear to capture memorable moments.

Episode 2 Mar 14, 2024

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Mark covers his adventures photographing the iconic Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland, Canada. He also discusses what he loves about guiding his very popular photo tours for autumn Caribou, the Elk rut, and his latest expedition, Musk Ox in the far north of Nunavik, Canada.

Episode 1 Mar 07, 2024

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Listen in as Ron and Jason share incredible details about their adventure to Svalbard, Norway. They outline how the expedition came to be, the required planning, what gear they took, how they loved Norway, and the many surprises that happened while exploring the Northern Sea!

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