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Thanks as always, David, I really appreciate your comments! I'm definitely feeling more at ease now! Hope you're doing well too!

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased you've enjoyed this video!

@@MJSPhotographyUK looking forward to watching it! I agree, I love the 60mm lens for all sorts of photography.

@@drdirt8276 Thanks, I am glad you liked the name change! Also looking at that shot I think I agree with you a square crop would have probably worked a lot better! I think I was looking for something to bookend the photo with the fallen tree being such a prominent element, but having a play with the crop tool just now and I totally agree with you!

Composition is my greatest struggle. The "mechanics" of a proper exposure and development are easier considering my scientific background (think Zone System). I look at some photos I took several years ago and struggle about composition. What seemed right at the time, seems to change with a later review. Oh well. Move on to the next photo.

@@annetteb8906 thank you! This woodland is one of my favourite places specifically for the trees! 🙂

Thanks! It felt really good to be back out there with my camera! Hope you're doing well! 🙂

Wow, thank you so much for this lovely comment! I really agree that no-one should be telling you how to choose your settings - especially if you are happy with your images! Ultimately that is the only measure of success that really matters. I'm still finding my feet with my channel so it's brilliant to read that people are finding it and enjoying the way I make videos. Going on a walk with people is exactly the kind of energy I am going for when I put these together, so it's very rewarding to hear that that is how you have found the videos feel too. Thank you so much for liking the videos, I understand it really helps other people find them, and I hope you enjoy my videos throughout this year. I do try to post once a week so hopefully you can see more of this little corner of the world I call home. You are definitely the first person from Australia to reach out to me, so that is wonderful to hear too! The internet does help make the world a little smaller and more connected doesn't it?

​@@muddybootsandcamerasit certainly does and it really is such a pleasure to watch you as you wander about making images, best wishes to you and your channel !

Thank you! I am still figuring it out but it's really fun!

@@derekcoe9633 thanks for the sub, and the comment. I have definitely tried to minimise the amount of music in my videos. I think I used it to fill in the gaps between me talking. Still lots to learn for me and making videos, it's nice to get that kind of feedback as it really helps! 😊

@@howardpayne6064 Wow, thank you for subscribing! Glad to have you along for the adventures! 😁

Thanks David, I am very much back to my usual self! Thanks for the tip about the birds too, I am keen to improve my bird related knowledge over the next year! Hope you're having a good Christmas day! 🙂

Thank you so much, can't wait for them myself either!

Thank you so much for watching, and even more so for the kind comment! I really try to be true to myself when recording, so it is very reassuring knowing that come across in the content I make!

@@TheLDunn1 I totally agree with you on the struggles to remember to take video of certain photos. I try to remember that when we watch other people's videos we have no idea what their original idea for that video looked like, we only see the finished article so we mustn't judge ourselves too harshly there are probably a lot of videos out there that we enjoy but don't live up to the creators' original plans. Thank you so much for the positive comments about my presentation, it was my biggest worry when I started because I am definitely not your typical high energy, buzzy presenter. I think I'm slowly finding my way though, and lots of people have been so kind about my style of video making. I have mostly been using Final Cut to edit with, but my videos rarely use much more than basic cuts and cross disolves. In the new year I am definitely planning on expanding my video editing knowledge though! I am really enjoying watching other channels now with a bit of knowledge on how much effort videos take, I'm trying to learn from and share with as many video creators as I can. I see it as almost a virtual photography club, so if there is anything you see in my future videos you think I could improve on or expand on I welcome any kind constructive critique.

@ same here, re the feedback & constructive criticism. I’ve not used Final Cut, I have a little (basic) prior experience with Premiere, but have generally ditched Adobe now. Took a while for me to start with DaVinci Resolve (DR). When I first got DR every time I started to do something in it, I’d take an age to not get very far, then give up and do it in Premiere, must have done that at least 3 times. Eventually I broke through that initial learning barrier, & now I would not even contemplate doing anything in Premiere. DR you can download and use a pretty complete version for free. I’m truely surprised that they give this away for free because it’s an excellent piece of software, very polished, professional and fully featured. There is a ‘paid for’ version called DR Studio, which has a few more features, one of which I was keen on trying out, I also feel quite strongly about giving good companies some money if I find their free or trial products useful & good. So during the Black Friday sales, I looked into buying the studio version, which was on 20% off sale, but, before I hit the ‘buy’ button, I stumbled upon them doing a ‘speed edit’ console which comes bundled with DR Resolve for only £130 more, so I went for that. I’ve watched a few UA-cam vids by DR processionals, and they taught me how to use the software ‘correctly’. Like most things, when you just jump in and dabble you develop bad habits, which I had done. Getting the Speed Editor forced me to learn how to use it, and DR properly, which I’m certainly starting to benefit from. Now I have the basics largely sorted, I’ve started adding layers of complexity onto the editing process, there’s a fair bit of experimentation still going on, and in some ways, I think I’ve gone backward, but it’s for a greater good hopefully as I am trying things out with the aim of improving. I decided to show all my unprocessed images & the processed images at the end of my video, instead of mid way through while I’m taking them. I’m still undecided if this is the right approach for me or not, there are pros & cons. I found with your first video,I wanted to see your processed shots all together at the end, but this might just be me, because it’s the way I like to do it, I don’t know.

Thank you so much for your comments, all I can say in terms of starting a channel is to just do it. I had wanted to do so for a long time and had a few false starts. Once I started to get into a flow with making videos it got a lot easier, I'm still in the early days of my efforts but the experimentation is really fun for me! 😊 Hope you enjoy my other videos and if you do start soon please feel free to share/link to your videos here I would love to see them!

@oldcameragoodcamera Thanks James I might just do that...

I'm so glad you liked it, and I really appreciate the kind words about my efforts. There's a few more videos like it on my channel, I'm still very early on in my video making so I have been trying lots of different ways of making videos - all comments are super helpful in making them better each time 😊

@ I was happy to see your channel pop up in my feed, as I love cameras and the outdoors! Good luck with your channel- I will check out the rest of your videos!

This is a fantastic idea, David. I am going to have to give this a go sometime!

I hope you are successful with your project at the cathedral, it sounds like a wonderful subject! The weather has been a real struggle for many lately, so any opportunity to go out is great! Thank you as always for continuing to watch and comment on my videos, I appreciate it so much!

Thank you so much, I couldn't agree more - the process for me is just as much fun as the final image! 😊

So good to hear that my video has encouraged you in that way - I hope with or without a course you get to enjoy some time out there with your camera. It's all about having as much fun as you can, it's escapism at its finest! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my video, it's really nice to get any sense of how people are finding my content helpful,/enjoyable

Thank you so much as always for your encouragement - it is really appreciated. You may have missed autumn but I would always encourage you to get out there and shoot what you find! No such thing as too late 😊

Thank you so much for such kind words - I will keep experimenting with different styles, I think I was just becoming conscious of how long my videos were, didn't want to bore anybody! 😁

Thanks for taking time out with me and my channel, I have a few videos uploaded now and I am aiming for a new video every week, hope you find them as enjoyable as this one!

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video! I am super pleased you enjoyed it, I had a lot of fun making it, theres a few more videos on my channel if you liked this one I hope you like the others :)

I'm so happy to hear you've enjoyed my videos, I look forward to sharing my winter adventures with you going forward too!

Just ordered a flash gun for Minolta Dimage 7i, which I can use on my other Dimage cameras. Regards Rob.

@@robstammers7149 This is great to hear! I think you will have a lot to experiment with there, the Minolta flash mount super proprietary isn't it? Great work finding a flash for it!

It's the Minolta Program 3600 HS D gun, it has a diffuser fitted too, it's a wireless model which works in conjunction with the Dimage 7i. It suits my needs perfectly as it will fit my Z5 and Z6, I have the Dimage A1 & A2, I have to check it'll work with them, particularly the A2 which I love using. Regards Rob.

Couldn't agree more, light is crucial! I think my biggest light bulb moment was realising with flash there is essentially two exposures happening at once - the ambient light and the flash, and you reduce either in favour of the other and find a nice balanced look. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my video again! It's so appreciated!

Great to have a fellow old camera user along for the ride! There's something fun about creating with supposedly limiting gear that teaches you it's not that limited after all! Thanks for subscribing!

@@Fatemaakter-t5b thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video, and even bigger thanks for the kind words and advice. I am still very much new to everything content creation, so these kinds of hints and tips are a great help! Is super confidence boosting to know I'm getting the video quality right this early on, and there's lots of things you bring up that I can really work on ☺️ thank you again!

@@SoulOfCanada01 thank you so much for subscribing - it's great to share my adventures with you!

@@taterandy3958 it's a really lovely place! Glad you enjoyed, I definitely want to go back again soon! ☺️

@@daviddunmow thanks so much David! I really am grateful for that comment as I feel I'm making positive steps in the right direction with every upload - I'm definitely more confident than when I started! The EOS M cameras are really underrated I find, I know the original I used once was a fun and engaging tool!

@jameshchetwyndjr9739 f/11 gave me the depth of field I needed, and with a tripod the shutter speed can be what it wants - I used to shoot way wider when I handheld shooting made shutter speed a constant concern. I am finding a tripod helps me avoid making such compromises in my photos.

Thanks so much, it's so good to know people are joining me on my little walks!

@@jerrybradley5707 thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy the videos to come! 😊😊

@@scrptwic haha yeah good luck with the cameras you "loaned", although I am glad to hear your son is enjoying them so much! I loved the K30 so much I bought a used one with the aperture issue you described, fixed it and installed the K50 software on it to use the 55-300mm PLM lens on. Of all the brands I have tried this year I think the Pentax cameras have been the most well rounded and full featured cameras. They have a little bit of everything, don't they? I have not used a K3 but I can only assume they carry on those same attributes and then some! Wildlife is an area of photography I would dearly love to explore more (apart from the occasional agreeable squirrel) so it's great that these cameras are helping you enjoy your passion, I love to read stuff like this!

This is so kind! Really appreciate it! Thank you for subscribing and I hope to keep up the zero BS ratio in my videos! 😃

Thanks again David, I may occaisonally start or end a video at home, but I really want the majority of the content to be outdoors because that is genuinely where I feel happiest and I am glad it's had a positive impact on your enjoyment of the videos!

@@daviddunmow thank you so much for your comments - and I agree I love stone walls! I really think the ability we have with our phones now is truly magic! The monopod idea is fab too - I will definitely keep that in mind! Anything that makes photography more accessible is a good thing in my opinion - and it's great to put out as many tips as possible, thanks so much for all your comments!

Thank you, it is still really amazing me that anyone would be willing to spend their time with me and my thoughts on photography, I am so so grateful for all the encouraging comments. The train was very much right time right place, but I am glad I was out with taking pictures in mind! I have seen it a couple of times without my camera with me and always felt I'd missed out!

I definitely was guilty of not using a tripod as much as I could have in the past - it's something I'm way more encouraging of now, I think it has genuinely improved my photographs no end!

That is fantastic to hear - I am really glad it helped, I tried lots of things to help improve my composition and found that it needn't be about "rules" as such but ways of "seeing" images that please you. It's a learn by doign kind of practice and that is really rewarding for me. Thank you so much for your comment, it really means a lot!

That's so cool, thank you so much! 🙂🙂

Thank you! I hoped it would be a boost to anyone who wanted to practice their composition skills, and it's great to hear it's been a bit of an inspiration 🙂