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I like the colours before sunrise to but I tend to be too late to have the right compositions ready.. Nice video 👍🙂

Beautiful colour tones on those shots across the water. It looked so peaceful.

Nice video 👍🏼 I'm also more of a fan of sunrise conditions.

After two L5,S1 surgeries and being gored along my spine by an upset 1860lb bull....I'm pretty limited on a good day.....but cold days 😅. NOPE Enjoying watching you walk around in that white stuff though

The b&w image at 6:45 is great.

I’m glad that you found a pair of gloves that you like. I just don’t like gloves, so I probably wouldn’t be happy with any of them. A little too chilly for me these days. For outdoor photography that is. It’s supposed to be -0 Fahrenheit for the next few days. Maybe I will dig out a macro lens and play around in the house.

Another interesting video and I really like the b&w photos of the trees.

Thanks for the tips, always good to get a different perspective on things 👍🏼

Mark thank you - these are all tips I have not heard before in the endless tip videos that are on youtube- very nice! Also since you asked, as it's very subjective and maybe depends on the other photos in the set - but I really liked the shot of the red ceiling with the lights - something about the tint of the colors and they yellowing line running in an interesting framing! Curious what yours is of the two.

Nice video as always and thanks for the tips, I always struggle to get out in these conditions.

There are quite a few man-made objects on the Moon!! 😁 Seriously, an interesting video. A photographer called Alfred Stieglitz did a series of photographs from 1925 - 34 of the sky called "Equivalents". Mind you, in those days he didn't have any problems with con-trails.

I’ve never really been one for “projects” but anything that can motivate or make you think about your photography has to be a great help.

Thank you, Mark. Your videos are quite insightful. Keep them coming!

This is a really interesting video , thanks for sharing 👍🏼

Nice video Mark, like the way how you document the environment

Thank you

Great video, thanks! Love the photos!❤️

Great video thank you 🙏

It’s not Sunday morning, just saying.

I really like your everyday photos, I think they have more meaning than just standard landscape photography.

Interesting video, I like that you challenge the norms here and offer a different perspective.

Changing things up and experimenting is always a good idea. I would add take multiple shots of your subject from as many angles as possible.

Lots of good advice here, Mark. I really appreciated your POV. I love mixing it up. It's a great reminder. I did a TON of zoom, and now I'm back to using a prime (just one at a time) and trying to make it work. Guess when I've done that a while, I should go back to a zoom. B&W, I use it the way you said. But maybe I'll do a whole project where I do B&W only. I do love Daidō Moriyama, and would love to do a (bad) tribute project in that style.

Great video and good advice, I get stuck taking the same type of photos. I should try something new for 2025 👍🏻

Bad light is a contributor to boring colour, and if an image has boring colour then B&W or selective desaturation can be a way forward. I immediately wondered what your chicken coop photo at the end would look like with no green or with only the chickens in colour!

I haven't tried them myself, but Valleret make gloves, some touch-screen-capable gloves, and also some models where you can pop your index finger and thumb out by "flipping the top back" sort of. No affiliation. Just might be worth at least checking out.

Check out “ice fishing” gloves. They are dirt cheap and work really well. Two fingers exposed, rubberized grip and usually waterproof. I figure if they work for ice fishing they should do well with my Leica!

Great video, thanks for the inspiration to get out and shoot in any conditions! Have you ever used Vallerret gloves or do you know anything about them? I recently learned about them and was thinking of buying one of their warmer pairs

A very interesting video Mark and one that resonated with me. I only started photography a couple of years ago and very quickly got sucked into the dopamine hit that comes with social media likes when your photos start to improve. I quickly realised that often the photos that get the most likes are not all that appealing to me personally and I’m much more drawn to more unique things or interesting scenes that make me ask lots of questions. Your mindset sounds spot on and you should always do what makes you most happy and keeps you taking the camera out.

Outdoor photography in the southern UK offers little all year round. So few days of good light, whatever the season.

Flat light days do present a nice challenge. Definitely gives you a chance to try and be more creative . As for gloves, I use the Vallarret ones which allow you to get quick access to your finger and thumb for taking photos. Still not a perfect solution though unfortunately!

Nice and different ideas. Give me new ideas!!

Hey Mark, great video. Here to recommended a good pair of gloves for ya. I use the Outdoor Research 'Lost Coast' gloves for my winter photography. They are mits that flip into fingerless gloves when you need the camera. I highly recommend them as they're very warm when you need them to be and very free flowing when you require it as well. Check em out :)

Hello Mark, This is a very interesting topic and I am currently working on it. Without being as extreme as you are, I am starting to use manual focus and find it very usefull to choose what will be sharp and what will not. I discovered that it is an excellent tool to isolate a subject in a cluttered environment. Thank you for the idea on blurring faces because it is indeed a problem in France. Blurring the subject seemed like a bad idea to me at first but looking at your photos I tell myself that it forces the reader to make an effort and finally to look more carefully at the image. After watching two of your videos and looking at the titles of the old ones, I chose to subscribe to your channel because I find your topics relevant. Bruno

Actually I don’t mind gray days, any day is good in my book. My goal is to try to take photos in every condition that I can. You just might get a once in a lifetime chance at a particular shot. Practice in all weather conditions may give you an advantage, but that’s just me. As for gloves good luck! I just don’t like gloves. If it’s really cold I have gloves on and off most of the time. I do keep hand warmers in my coat pockets.

In such scenario, carry two things with you. a small warm light such as torch or apurture light or anyting or use your phone torch light to lit the things and photograph those. Often I encounter a scene without any movement, no wind or nothing absolutely still. I carry a small fan which can be powered through powerbank. I place the fan besides the grass and turn on. I have motion for my videos which look natural and better I can control it well. One sub from me and huge respect for you.

Some nice photo ideas here, including the woodland shots towards the end. I generally stay at home on gray cloudy days, but I'll give it a try. I have the same problem with gloves!

I don't have or want any editing software - love anything new and artistic to attempt. Thanks for the video! Certainly up for this.

I'm doing this kind of Intentional Blur photography, using sometimes keeping ON the "macro option" of the lens or i fix focus on close but shoot far and vice versa. Most of the time wide open, sometimes f8 or higher. Wide open ives me better results in bokeh, obviously. Everything manual. I shoot in color, raw; I change them if necessary in post processing. Breaking all the rules.

The blurred photos have an artist's feel to them, like sketches. Or perhaps they are part of a dream, where the fine details are lost, but the overall story is there.

I really like the results -- it's very refreshing to let go of perfection.

The images had a lovely retro feel to them. I agree doing this in camera is always going to be better than in post production as you have more control and I imagine it looks more 'real'

My first thought was kinda a Holga look to your photos. Always fun to experiment.

Nice idea 👍🏻 Thanks for giving me some inspiration to try something different.

Hi Mark! Thank you for the video and good luck with your channel! A few tips for you, that will improve your video quality. Watch a few videos or read about “Key light” (Rembrandt triangle) and “motivated light”.

Thanks for this video! Great video, great shots

Found the video very interesting and the photos are creative and with good variety.

Sometimes it takes guts to follow your own path but in the end I think it’s more rewarding.

Very interesting 👍🙂

Hi Mark, thanks for posting. Sorry this is somewhat negative but not personal. After a couple of minutes I switched-off, so missed possible good photo items. Well, I suppose it is personal - but to me. Thing is that I am hyper-allergic to self-improvement / psychology topics. Probably my up-bringing - they set me on edge. Instead, I switched to Kim Grant's video (on ice photography) which was also posted this morning. Now, this is ironic because, after years of watching her YT photo channel, I had almost stopped precisely because of her latter focus on (what I think of as) psycho-babble. By the way, if anyone isn't me, her channel on landscape photography in Scotland is, otherwise, excellent. (YT channel: Kim Grant). This morning she squarely focused on photography - hurrah! Apropos your first point (which I did see) - be prepared not to be liked... well, as an retired teacher, that is an important mantra. I knew of a new teacher going into class, wanting to be liked; the pupils bestowed a near-nervous-breakdown upon him within a couple of months; he left the profession. Sir Paul McCartney said he (and The Beatles) wrote for him / themselves, not for others - that is the way to success of some sort. Maybe not quite Globe-conquering mega-success but, at least, not failure. I'll be back for your next video. All the best. Cheers.