Vincent Munier - Summer Variations - Nikon D3s - HD (720i)

Vincent Munier testing the Nikon D3s during a two-week assignment in Finland and Norway. To shoot wildlife, you must wait. And wait. According to Munier, it is also important to “diminish yourself“ by blending into your subject’s surroundings. Eventually, he says, the animals may accept your presence. Putting this philosophy into practice, Munier sat motionless in freezing rain to capture images of musk oxen, and hid inside a cabin specially designed to hide his scent while filming bears at dawn. On top of all the cameras and camping equipment, the seasoned photographer also hiked in with several super-telephoto lenses and huge weighted tripods for stable footage. Was it worth it? This film says it all. This is the actual camera footage (note that YouTube is only 720i). Besides the cutting almost no post processing was applied. Several scenes were done using the high ISOs. The bear scene for example was mainly shot at ISO 12800. The lens used for most of the scenes was the AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED V