Tom's video's of birds, fishes, landscapes & more

On this channel I share video recordings (© Tom Heijnen) that I have made in recent years. In 2013 I started filming in nature after years of shooting pictures only. I was inspired by the beautiful clips that my son Wout made during our joint trips in southern Africa from 2010. As a bird watcher, I mainly focused on birds, but I increasingly enjoy filming all kinds of life forms. From 2015 I also film underwater during snorkeling and diving trips at home and abroad. Recently I am adding clips of landscapes, cityscapes and underwaterscapes as well.

I filmed with Panasonic micro four thirds bodies with various lenses, including a Panasonic Leica 100-400mm. From July 2023 I use a Nikon Z6ii for 4K filming (and more recently also a Nikon Z6iii) with 105mm macro and 100-400mm lenses. Underwater I use a Gopro Hero 9 with optional macro conversion lens. I film everything by hand (without e.g. a tripod or gimbal) and, if necessary, stabilize footage afterwards with software.