A COMMON MISTAKE when photographing WINTER landscapes
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- White balance and exposure are really important when photographing winter scenes. In this video I get some stunning light and chat about how to get avoid a common mistake.
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As we enter winter here in the Canadian Rockies, I'm preparing for months of wonderful winter photography. This video was packed full on information I needed and didn't know I needed! Really excited to carry these lessons into the field with me. Definitely going to refer to this video throughout the winter!
Wow, I get so inspired watching your content brother! Thank you for being yourself and doing this for us!
Thanks a lot Nigel. This is an awesome explanation. I do remember a few years ago being criticised that my white balance was off as snow should have been brilliant white. That was a pre-sunrise shoot very similar to the one you showed today. Sometimes people are missing this point. Snow will be as white as the light reflected by it.
Your excitement and joy are contagious.
I love your happy enthusiasm it's catching. Your images are inspiring.
Thank you. Nigel for the years of showing your work and passion!
I personally don't care for wind noise or mistakes in your or anyone else's videos, so no excuses nor explanation required.
Just keep going with the focus on your Art.
What a shot! Beautiful work ⛄☃️⛄
Thank you Nigel for taking us with you to this fabulous place. I also found your enthusiasm is catching. Thank you also for the generous information. Brilliant
Your favorite was my favorite as well. The colors, the light, the contrast and how the snow brought out the darker details of the wall, grasses and tree on the left is just amazing! Perfect angle!
Photo that reveals at 6:03 - perfect example of golden ratio. Very nice!
Yes!
couple of LR classic tool tips... 1) you can use the crop tool to bound an area and see what the histogram looks like for just that patch. that can come in handy trying to isolate what's going on in the color of any solid white/black area - it'll point out the casts... then re-crop how you want your full image to be of course... 2) you can measure just the lightness value on a scale of 0-100 by right clicking on the histogram and flip it to show the L*a*b outputs... L is your brightness... and you can flip it back to RGB if you want. That will help you determine compared to paper white or full black where some areas will fall in the output image...(not exactly zone system but on that sort of thinking...)
Great video and tips for photographing the snow. I don't know how I missed this one from last December.. Thank you :)
Love the open gate photo. It just says ‘come through, explore’
You have by far become my favorite landscape photographer to watch and learn from! Love your work and I hope you get to enjoy many more years of it!
Another beautiful and inspiring video! The gate shot really is outstanding! Thank you.
Love your photos and your enthusiasm. I've just gotten very interested in photography at the age of 65 and spending hours & hours on UA-cam learning all aspects of photography. Thanks for your videos.
So little public land in the states keeps us from exploring like this... kept to public parks mostly, unless you're ready for a long car ride. Beautiful shots Nigel !
Great information on allowing mood to help determine white balance!
Stunning photos Nigel. Thank you for your advice in regards to winter photography.
That printed image is so gorgeous. I really appreciate the white balance conversations because I can never quite decide what temp i like better.
Awesome pictures, great experience with snowy pics. thanks for sharing.
Breathtaking...beautiful photos!!
Beautiful images Nigel on what turned out to be a fantastic morning. Well done and thanks for sharing 🙏
What a beautiful scene with the snow, Nigel. I can see why you were so excited about the conditions that morning. I agree, the image you printed was my favorite, too. Thanks for posting this video.
I loved all of these pictures but agree the one with the gate was the best.
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding winter morning photography. A beautiful sight for sore eyes. Well accomplished and visually satisfying images. Cheers to you, Nigel
Very good advice on editing snow, and some beautiful images with which to demonstrate
Beautiful photos, what a morning you had Nigel, thanks for sharing it with us!
Congratulations for these amazing pictures !
It was so delightful watching you get so excited over the snow, the colors, absolute perfection. I know that feeling well. It's as if a you have been given a gift from the Divine. Thanks so much for taking us with you. What a great way to learn! :)
Stunning images, Nigel! I especially love the one that you printed, with the gate and pink sky. Such a magical morning!
Never saw you so excited. This was really what I liked. It provides a lot of motivation to me. Thanks.
Thank you for your great work and your dedication to helping spread your knowledge and craft to others. One of the most uplifting things of the 21st century has been our access to people you would otherwise never get to see if not for youtube. Before, you might spot a book in a bookshop but in youtube you have the author getting out of his car with sleepy eyes and showing you how he does it in the bitter cold. What it gives us is the chance to meet our particular teacher and in my case it is is Nigel.
Fabulous morning; stunning pictures! Great advice. Superb video. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting stuff Nige. Over the years, we’ve been so often brainwashed into believing we have to use exposure comp by 1-2 stops to make or force the snow to be white! This was a great insight into why this is not always the case.
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I also thing the mirrorless cameras help so much by having a live histogram in the view finder and screen , thats my last check look all around the edge check settings and then histogram lol
@@Tainted-Soul the histogram is the key. I find however that with a DSLR if you overexpose the sky by 1 - 1.5 stops you are generally in the right ball park
@@martinhommel9967 I try not blow out anything as I dont do much editing well not yet anyway , ive tried to get it right in camera and if im not sure ill just bracket and look which one i like later or HDR them lol
Really beautiful colours in the sky, in these snow shots.
Thanks Nigel another fascinating video
I totally enjoyed this presentation. I simply enjoy snow scenes and Nigel did an amazing job capturing the essence of that morning...WOW. I wish I was there. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Great advice.. thanks for sharing.. beautiful shots bro🙏🏽❤️
Hello Nigel,
thanks a million for your effort to make us better amateur photographers. Thumbs up! Your really got wonderful pictures there. Love them.
It is quite beautiful. I feel your excitement!!!
Love the one you printed. That wall looks amazing
Hello Nigel, what a terrific blog great to see all that snow. Fabulous light and colour...
Great video Nigel & thanks so much for the very kind comments about my work!!
What a fantastic morning you had. Love your enthusiasm. Your shots made a wet Sunday morning in Surrey a sunnier day. Helpful hints thank you.
No snow here in Australia, it’s to dam hot. Thanks for all your efforts to make these vlogs every week.
Beautiful scenery with images to match.
Thanks again for sharing Nigel.
I live in a very cold part of Canada, and I've often just hibernated with my photography until the spring.. my past experiences with photographing snow have been frustrating, and often i end up converting the image to a black and white to simplify the problems with snow. We're having a bit of a minor "heat wave" with temps around -11 C for the next few days, so this has inspired me to get out and do some photography... The best thing about winter photography, is you don't have to get up at some unGodly hour to photograph sunrise...
I really enjoyed this video. How can people give it a thumbs down?
Incredible images. Doesn’t get any better than this my friend.
Stunning images from a stunning place ,, i love scenes like this with the snow at sunrise theyre the best !! the stone wall picture is insanely stunning the colors ,composition n exposure ..and your right the snow doesnt have to be pure white its absorbing the colors n reflections of the sunrise thats the way it should look !! its gonna snow this week where im from in Conn ,USA ..CANT WAIT !!!!!! anyways GOD BLESS N STAY SAFE !!!!!!!!!!!
very nice video, Nigel, to watch on a Sunday morning. We don’t have as much snow as we used to have in the Berlin area, hence this is a nostalgic experience... And then, I happen to be more into still photography but here watching Nigel moving through the picture, talking about clothing gear, obviously still feeling the cold, it feels like still photography is enhanced by such a video. Also the choice of music fits in very nicely. You made my Sunday morning, Nigel!
That shot with the gate is amazing. Great work Nigel! Being from the Bay Area I appreciate the Giants cap. Nice video, I always learn something which is what life is about! Keep it up.
Absolutely adore your image with the gate which you printed. As soon as i saw it i though wow.
Beautiful photos as always! Love the colour in the sky and the composition of the barn and the trees.
Wow, these images are beautiful! Such an awesome atmosphere.
Beautiful time of day. Beautiful images you were able to capture. Enjoyed your Sunday video again. Thx for this
As with all your tutorials enjoyed it very much. Nothing like a walk in the snow.
Beautiful snow scenes and with that rock wall, gorgeous. Thanks for the tips.
Simply...wow
Love ur video's Nige. The sky at the begining was amazing and great shot of it with the hut and tree's
So excited for snow. In lower Michigan we have rain currently but still hoping for snow for Christmas and then some wonderful winter landscapes.
Excellent video. I love your genuine enthusiasm.
Another enjoyable Sunday watch with a cuppa. Loved your pause when the other guy rocked up. Well it was amusing to us even if not for you...
Thx for sharing, great video and amazing images. Thank you for sharing
Incredible photos - definitely worth getting out in the snow. Hope you and your family have an enjoyable holiday and see you again in the new year.
Thanks for the good tips and explanations. I will try to keep this in mind this upcoming winter. It seems the tips about the histogram will be helpful in many all-weather and scene situations.
Amazing shots and what a place to shoot. I really like those rocks fences. I wish we would have those around here. Great tips as usual and thank you for sharing them with us!
The texture of the snow on that wall was amazing!
Great images, Nigel. After thinking winter and snowy images were all whited-out, you demonstrated quite the opposite. If you capture the color you have, white snow actually becomes a beautiful reflector of that light, painting the whole landscape with blushes of color and hues. Amazing shots. Thank you.
Thanks Nigel, great video as usual. Loved the last photo in portrait format. Reminded me of one of my favourite photographers, Fay Godwin. Keep up the great work.
So many people underexpose and rely on lifting shadows, they really are wasting the best performance of their cameras sensor. Cracking film as always Nigel, thanks for sharing it with us.
I love a snowscene and these images are beautiful. Thanks for taking us with you on your adventure. Great stuff.
Very good advice , you captured the mood of the morning fantastically , didn't know how I would have edited them differently great to be made to think in a different way. But I must not edit to make it look like your photography but my inspiration for the scene , thanks for your advice.
What an amazing conditions, love the details on the wall!!!
loved watching you and how you get excited like I do. Beautiful photos you got that morning. Thank you. Daisy's mum but some how she has taken over :D
Really enjoyed this one Nigel, us Africans really sit in awe at the snow you guys have. We do get but generally, it is very high up on the mountains, mostly inaccessible, and often accompanied by severe weather. Also, farms here are not accessible, you can't open a gate and amble along on someone's land without a few rifle rounds hitting the ground at your feet while you seek urgent shelter! :D But good gosh, how was that light!!
Love the bright gate and stone fence image!
Having lived in the UK in Canterbury for about 3years, I found snow to be a bit rarer in the South. I also lived in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, but I was disappointed I couldn't be there in the winter. I get some pics from friends there, but where you are is amazing. Nigel, you have such a good eye and sense of photography. I'm in the Midwest, in Michigan now, and you really would have a great time taking pictures here. Scotland and Northern England remind me so much of my home state here. I'm so inspired I'm going to take my new Nikon z5 out now and work on some stuff. I'll also have to drag myself out of bed early to see what's out there. Many blessings on you in the New Year and keep these videos going... they really inspire one to get out and photograph!
Another great video Nigel! Here in Edmonton (Canada) we are a winter city and have had snow since early November. As a matter of fact it's snowing right now. For sure I will be taking my camera (Z50) with me tomorrow morning as I walk the dogs. I am inspired by your videos, thank you.
Great work Nigel, keep warm mate,you had beautifull conditions.All the best for Xmas and New Year to you and your family, keep up the great work.👍👍👍Harry in Cairns.35degrees
A really very helpful vlog with excellent pictorial support
The pic you made a print of was immediately my favorite. For some reason my first impression was of a frozen, wintery version of the Hobbit as he leaves the Shire.
It is so good to see your excitement in finding great images in fantastic light ND. That is my motivation to capture that fleeting light when most of the world is unaware. Great images, shame how red stands out, but thank goodness for editing. Love the calm down routine, experienced that a couple of weeks ago, as sun rose over mist, headless chicken moment.
Hello Nigel. You videos are quite well balanced regarding content, video, music and so on. Greetings from South of Germany.
Wow what a beautiful morning. Great video I use the same techniques.
Great Job Nigel
I’m glad I stumbled across your videos, I’m just getting back into photography after about 20 odd years, great advice and great explanations
Many thanks
Love it as always Nigel. Thanks for sharing.
Very informative. Really liked the way you showed the changes in the colour of the reflected light over the course of the morning. Just have to wait for the winter snow.. if we get any this year.
Whether you're hamming it up or not, I always smile when you're getting excited about the conditions and your environment.
I have never seen you so excited before. It must have been amazing!
Great video Nigel. We have not had snow but we did have a beautiful hoar frost at the weekend that was about an inch think and had a very similar effect to snow. It's encouraging to see I was exposing correctly with my live histogram and selecting the white balance that I wanted for the images. However, I have picked up some useful points for post processing which I can now apply to them. Many thanks, really useful content you produce. W.
Love your photography mate absolutely amazing!
Beautiful images Nigel. Great video, as usual :)
Stunning images as always Nigel! 👍🏻
That was interesting , liked the colour of the sky, & the shed & the trees & the hills beyond, well spoken .
Nigel, really enjoyed this edition. Thanks for the tips concerning shooting in the snow, I always find it challenging, but what you said made sense.
I particularly liked the reflection of the sunlit sky in the ice around the gated entrance.👍🏻
Phenomenal shots and sublime video. Great tips. Thank you
Very useful the points on the color of snow; the white and the bright, etc. Fine images. Did you wait for that other photographer to get out of the picture or did you Photoshop him out? Nice video. Thank you, Nigel