The best evening lights from a floating hide
Capture for lights on a floating hide
In bird photography, evening lights can actually be divided into three parts. First come the backlight situations, at...
Photography of great crested grebes from a floating hide in the fog
Beautiful spring morning
In spring, beautiful foggy mornings are rare. Once before, I have been able to photograph the lekking of great crested grebes in...
Get free Working with floating hides e-book
Learn to photograph birds using floating hide
A free e-book by Mrjan Gear has been published about the use of the floating hide and everything...
Raincover for the camera – Whooper swans in the pouring rain!
Challenging weather conditions - different pictures
Snowfall, those beautiful "Disney flakes" you see in nature photos, but how often do you see a rain?
Water rain...
My history with floating hides
First "hide"
I built the first hide quickly in the spring of 2016. It was more of a raft with a camouflage net. It worked,...
Top moments with great crested grebes – floating hide photography
TOP 5 facts: The floating hide gives a huge advantage to the lekking season images
You can use the direction of the light correctly
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Cover your gear! MrJan Gear published lens raincovers
Autumn rains are coming - protection for your gear with showercaps
A new release from MrJan Gear for this coming autumn season is weather protection...
First look on the new MrJan Gear backpack: Rise
Rise is smaller than Boris, but it’s made for completely other purposes
The official name of the backpack on the website is Rise and Shine:...
Floating hides in bird photography
Floating hides have gained popularity amongst bird photographers in recent years and of of the biggest reasons might be MrJan Gear, making two types...
Black grouse lekking diary on Youtube
Photographing the black grouse lek
This is a video diary documenting my morning at the black grouse lek trough march and april. This spring was...
Moose safari with MrJan Gear Two legged bean bag
Moose safari
My new DJI Osmo has inspired me to take some behind the scenes videos. A moose safari might be something that would be...
Wetland hide – a hide for wet conditions
Wetland hide - MrJan Gear
A hide designed for wet and challenging conditions. Commercially sold hides usually lack a decent floor or the bottom is...
Testing Ghillie Blanket by MrJan Gear
MrJan Gear Ghillie Blanket camouflage
A different kind of camouflage netting that is perfect for a hide in the finnish forest. I have used this...
New light weight floating hide from MrJan Gear
Second generation floating hide released
Floating hide designer and manufacturer MrJan Gear has released a new version of his floating hide. In comparison to the...
Photographing from a floating hide in the village of Nagli, Latvia
Floating hide workshop in the fish ponds of Nagli
I spent the last week of april in a floating hide workshop pilot arranged my MrJan...
Bean bag for car window from MrJan Gear
Bean bag for car window from MrJan Gear
Using your car as a hide is a good option when shooting deer and elks. MrJan Gear...
Big Drum Bean Bag, testing a big round beanbag from MrJan Gear
Big Drum Bean Bag, testing a big round beanbag from MrJan Gear
One of four new bean bag products from MrJan Gear, a company best...
Lens Carrier System – alternative way for carrying a heavy telephoto lense
MrJan Gear solution for carrying heavy gear: Lens Carrier System
Carrying a heavy telephoto lense is tiring and takes a toll on your neck, shoulders...