Wild And Exposed Podcast

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**Wild And Exposed Podcast**

We’re a collaborative of professional wildlife photographers and filmmakers who are thrilled to share our outdoor adventures and tips of the trade with you! Follow along as we take you into the wild with us! Find out what it takes to walk the tundra with caribou, discover the intricacies of working with bears, enjoy the mesmerizing mountain vistas as we share our career journeys with you. Our podcasts will include cutting-edge gear tips and developments, social media and communication how-to’s, informative guests, and entertaining tales from our ongoing expeditions.

Latest Episodes:

Day 1 - Canadian Rockies Jul 09, 2018

Show notes

Mark talks about the breeding process of bears.

Ron spots wolves across the river.

Mark and Ron take a hike and share a few video clips

Ron shares his first impressions of being in the Northern Rockies of Alberta.

Michael shares a pro tip

Mark talks about photographing in early June and the challenges of the longer days and constant weather changes.

Michael and Mark discuss the moose population and the chances of being able to photograph moose calves.

Michael shares the importance of filming smaller mammals and birds for video to put the whole story together.

Wyoming - Day 5 Jul 09, 2018

Show notes

1:45 Mark talks about the weather and describes their set up in the field to photograph Sharp-tailed grouse

3:44 Michael shares how cool it was to photograph the Sharp-tailed grouse and how everything came together for them.

4:51 Ron describes the behavior of the sharp-tailed grouse vs. sage grouse and prairie chickens.

9:50 Michael talks about shooting slow motion at 8K,4k,6K, etc. and the crop capability without degrading the resolution .

18:00 Mark shares his excitement of the sunrise, vista and seeing some Pronghorn Antelope.

21:41 Mark describes an awesome backpack with a built in insulated turkey seat that came in so handy and made Ron and Michael vary envious of his comfort.

25:44 Michael brings up the advantage of time spent in field to perfect and refine your set up.

30:37 Ron explains how to be observant and to be able to catch the behaviors of the birds.

34:18 Ron describes the behavior of the grouse and what they go after when they fight another bird.

37:03 closing of podcast with website and social media contacts.

Wyoming - DAY 4 - SAGE AND SHARPTAIL GROUSE Jul 09, 2018

Show notes

Today was a great day! Made it out the door in complete darkness and got to the lek in ample time.

2:39 Mark talks about the incredible behavior the birds displayed and how they take their time to access the situation and choosing a mate.

7:20 Mark explains how seeking out birds was never his niche but how impressed he was with grouse and their behaviors and how much fun he had being able to observe these animals.

9:15 Rons tells about the distance of the birds on the periphery and describes the behavior and dynamic of the lek.

11:35 Mark describes the sage grouse looking like punk rockers and the contrast of the birds with the white snow.

12:50 Mark explains once again how hard he was working lying low in a prone position and ready for when the sun came up; however Michael and Ron believed to hear snoring.

15:52 Ron talks about the conditions during the season and how often you get the ideal situation for photographing these amazing birds.

18:47 Michael thanks Ron for showing them all the areas to photograph in Wyoming including the ferruginous hawk nests they saw today. Image included.

20:48 Michael talks about what a great place Wyoming is to photograph wildlife but without Ron’s help, it would have been impossible to know of a species and based on particular conditions, knowing exactly where these places are.

29:00 Mark and Michael give Ron their list of wildlife request with only 24 hours remaining. Some of the request consist of a badger, golden eagle, sasquatch, and mountain lion.

30:03 See a selfie of Michael, Mark and Ron on the last day of the trip. Mark talks briefly about the type of landscape and change of weather with the possibility of pond hockey.

31:06 Michael brings up the importance of having the turkey chair and being able to be low and comfortable.

38:06 Closing of podcast and the links to website and social media. Next podcast will be the conclusion to the Wyoming grouse trip.

Wyoming - Day 3 - Sage and Sharptail Grouse Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

3:30 Mark talks about how late they stayed up promoting their social media and although leaving early in the morning, it wasn’t quite early enough to make the right light for the sage grouse.

7:15 Michael explains how the cold weather effects his Red Camera and shares some hacks to prevent the camera from shutting down.

9:28 Mark talks about the cool knee pads that look something like Darth Vader gear and how awesome they are when crawling through the snow and cactus.

10:52 Ron describes how the grouse will stay in the open areas but not far from cover if they need to escape, and how to locate the birds.

13:03 Ron shares the hack of saving your knees and back when photographing grouse, describing the turkey chair.

14:00 Mark tries to explain how he wasn’t sleeping and simply helping Michael out by lying low and letting Michael shoot video. Images attached will explain.

17:30 Michael attempts to convince himself that it’s not always about getting that great shot. Sitting back and watching can be just as fulfilling.

18:18 Ron talks abut balancing your exposure for the snow and the white breasts of the sage grouse.

24:06 Ron talks about the ranchers in the area get a bad name, but the ranchers don’t want to see these birds gone. He also explains how the ranchers will remove their livestock during the leck activity in order to not disrupt the birds.

27:50 Michael explains how the three of them left the leck and birds and went to fly the drone documenting and illustrating their story and efforts into the wilderness.

35:02 Wrapping up the end of podcast, listen to the next podcast with more lecking news.

Wyoming - Day 2 - Sage AND Sharptail Grouse Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

1:40 Mark discusses instagram and the images that deserve appreciation and taking a little longer to look at an image and appreciate the time and hard work that may of went into getting that particular image.

8:06 Mark explains the importance of staying a minimum 10 days at any location in order to develop an appreciation and get over the wow factor to get good images.

15:00 Mark and Ron compare camera settings to try to figure out why they are getting different size files when downloading raw files.

16:00 Mark describes bigger is better and why the flexibility in post production is huge.

18:50 Mark is shocked to hear that it took Ron 6 hours to download 1000 images

25:25 Mark discusses the different behaviors of animals and what it takes to make an image more interesting and what to watch for when photographing wildlife.

34:00 Ron talks about the advantage of modern equipment and not being stuck using one iso and how to demonstrate motion by changing your settings.

36:41 Mark shares different camera supports to enhance movement and action using video.

40:42 Michael describes how large the tool box is for video and compares it to still photography.

42:07 Michael talks about the difference of shooting in Alaska compared to the lower forty eight due to sunrise and sestet.

45:00 Mark and Michael talk about how the perspective one can achieve by using a drone.

57:50 Since it is snowing, Ron shares his idea of possibly photographing eagles on a carcass that he is aware of.

1:00:27 Closing of Podcast and website information.

Wyoming - Day 1 - Sage and Sharptail Grouse Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

On this podcast we replay day 1 in Wyoming and Ron sets the scene for what to expect photographically and the behaviors of sage grouse.

Antarctica Photo Expedition (Including Argentinian and Chilean Patagonia) Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

Mark, Ron and Michael talk about a photo expedition that Michael took to Antarctica early in his career.

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