I have wanted to go there for a couple of years now. Maybe when things are back to normal I will actually get there. I loved the last photo of the grasses and the beautiful yellow light. Great tip to under expose to capture it, that's something I will take forward with me . Thank you.
Thanks Sharon. Harris is stunning. The next on my bucket list is Orkney. That place looks extra special too. Generally with areas of brightness, you have to be careful that they don't burn out. However, if that brightness is overwhelming the scene, the camera may well automatically take care of it. Just be sure to check your histogram.
Hey Simon - Thansk for the shout at the end again mate. Appreciated. Thats a great vlog, well paced and its one of these scenes again, that theres lots going on with several options, and i love what you got from it. Strange ot think that both of these images were taken on the same morning, huh! Thats the west coast for you. Loved your treatment on the second one Simon. It was so clean and well spotted! You controlled the light on the grasses so well, as they sure can over expose over time with the light bouncing of them as they move around which will bleach them out. Loved it. Keep them coming! = ) Regards Ewan
No problem Ewan. Anything I can do to help! Taking all your points on board. The need to create the film on this morning really didn't help my creativity. I could have done to focus on one thing only, but I did alright in the end!
The last shot is lovely. Classic Outer Hebrides, maybe in b&w as well? I'd struggle in such a featureless environment, where you need a strong sky. A bad day on Harris is still better than a good day in the office aye
Ooh I couldn't agree more, Harris is lovely even in crap light! I can't get excited by black and white unless it's really minimalist...but that's just me!
Recently subscribed to your channel after Thomas Heaton mentioned you and glad he did. Going through your videos and one day I'll get back to the Outers with my camera gear, been to Harris and Lewis on the bike and just taken snaps. I do like the idea of putting your hand in front to note the start of a set of pics. 👍
what a titanic struggle Simon but definitely worth all the effort - that final shot of the path trough the grasses is beautiful - definitely a portfolio shot - well done mate :)
Thanks Kev. Maybe I don't know a good shot when I take one. I still think there's room for improvement ! I would have preferred a softer effect on the sea and better light on the distant hills!
You really are too hard on yourself Simon, both images look fantastic here. That really is an amazing spot. Jane and I watched the sun go down from there. Heaven on earth.
Thanks Steve. I noticed a number of people congregating to watch the sunset there! I don't think I am hard on myself. I like to set the benchmark very high, as it's unrealistic perfection that keep me going. I love the chase of the very best images!
I really enjoyed that. Thx for sharing. I liked your develop on the first shot - very fine art style. You got everything out of the minimal light that fell "out of the god's lap" (I loved that phrase). The second shot is fantastic. The colors, the comp, the movement of the grasses. Really nice.
It's Sunday morning the time is 7:25, it was grey as i was watching this production and as the sun came out and flooded my room with light,the light arrived at the same time on your face....cool. I always enjoy watching.
Although you felt you were struggling you came away with two delightful images. Personally I would choose the first as my favourite if pushed although I enjoy both. It has that calm feel which you see from the best shots from Harris. Another enjoyable video Simon.
Hi Simon. Tough gig !! I bet you've had worse days in less beautiful spots though. I really like both images, the first because there's an abstract nature to it and the second because of the beautiful light. I'd be very happy with either of them ! Really enjoyed the video Simon. Many thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tim, I was happy with them both, but it's nice when you know in the field that they are good, and not have to wait to see what you can bring to the party afterwards.
Thanks Philip. Yes, the focus stack was needed for the sand grains in the foreground. I never really did focus stacking with my SLR but I do need to with the Pentax as the lack of DOF is more detectable in the image.
Hi Simon First shot Hooooo nice blue tinge lovely, second image stunning. We at present in Lancashire are having great whether at the moment just typical ha ha Enjoy the rest of your stay
@@SimonBoothPhotography No it was a serious comment Simon, I thought it was a little different but well chosen. Before retirement I've worked in film/video production all my life and appreciate the effort someone takes to chose the right music :)
The first shot was my vision of photographs from that location... lovely. Difficult conditions to cope with when the weather changes so quickly and then blue skies to thwart the effort.
You made me laugh Colin! I was having a bad day with the light and then having to make a film that was worth watching. The images came through in the end!
I’m going to be one of those that likes the first image, extremely ethereal which is something I associate with more remote areas. Especially so with Scotland, where it really does tell a story. I also love the composition of the second shot and the space in the marram grass (?) creates a great leading line to the mountains. You are without doubt one of the most talented photographers on UA-cam, perhaps because you are so demanding of a standard and so hard on yourself. But I would be over the moon to capture what you consider your very worst shot. As always a superb video, thank you and Happy Easter Simon.
Hi Mark Thanks for your continued support and I'm sorry for lagging behind with my replies. It's a great thing to be considered by you as one of the most talented photographers on UA-cam, but I would have hoped this would have been reflected on my subscriber count...sadly not! Perhaps more frequent films of lesser quality will do the trick! :-)
Simon Booth First of all you have nothing to apologise about. I don’t think there is necessarily a correlation between the quality of photography and UA-cam subscriber numbers. There’s some ok photographers that have phenomenal numbers, there some that don’t have a clue who think they can do tutorials about things they don’t have a clue about. Then there's photographers yourself, Craig Roberts from e6 and James Burns who are really good photographers but their subscribers are well below what they should be. I think a lot of it is how UA-cam works getting your videos out as recommendations and I don’t have a clue about that but it appears there’s a snowball affect there as well. There was a young lass whose name I’ve forgotten, I saw her first video and it was all about ecology so I became her 13th subscriber to give her some encouragement. Within a year she had about 10,000 subscribers giving photography tutorials when she didn’t have a clue. But she was young and female and I doubt many who watched her videos realised how mediocre she was. I unsubscribed at that point. When Thomas Heaton first came on the scene there were very few British landscape photographers, he was young and skinny with a pierced eyebrow. Whether consciously or not I think that might have attracted people to his channel. I’m not sure how many people realised how talented he is until the tent shot. Simon Baxter, very talented but again young and with Meg. Adam from First Man Photography numbers were quite slow to begin with until he started doing two videos a week. He also aimed himself straight at those who had a camera and wanted to improve their photography. The intermediate photographer I suppose, and in fairness he does that very well. Yourself, Craig Roberts and James Burns are all brilliant and as I watch the more successful photography channels I think that is often secondary to other factors. There is a really talented Scottish photographer called Wayne Robertson, who is struggling to get to 1k, and his work is excellent. I do recommend his channel I think you will appreciate his talent. I wish talent and subscriber numbers were linked but it seems not. It seems you have to have a certain appreciation and understanding of photography to realise who is good and is just good at selling themselves. I think those who subscribe to you have that appreciation and maybe just until the snowball starts rolling it could be a case of quality over quantity. I have faith though the numbers will come. I honestly don’t think you know just how good you are.
@@markharris5771 In terms of you saying that there is no correlation between quality of photography and UA-cam subscriber numbers, I did a little maths the other day and on a percentage scale in terms of subscribers to views ratio. surprisingly this channel and many other of the smaller names that I enjoy watching actually have a much higher percentage of interaction, which is good to see. I'm more than happy with this channel and where it is at...and the fact that it has yet to receive a negative comment is very encouraging. I'm not very interested in the technical aspects of photography or gear for that matter and so I'm often on the back foot with new methods. But, as long as a photographer has passion for the art and loves it more and more with every day as I do, I believe they will always do OK. I give you the award for the largest comment on UA-cam and thank you once again for your words of encouragement. I will look up those names now!
Simon Booth Your maths don’t surprise me in the least, I have long suspected the same. I don’t half waffle on don’t I? I also manage to get "hasn’t a clue" four times. Barry Askew who used to be the editor of the LEP and NOTW, used to tell me "Never use one word when 20 will do." But I'll blame all the medication I’m on because it’s an easy get out. When I think of you and "technical" I think more of the technical aspects of an image, such as the marram grass softening in a longer exposure to give you the image you require.
Hi Jason, you are right to some extent but on that first shot where I refer to the blue on the screen, I had the white balance set manually to give the blue cast, as I was playing around with colours to try and get the best out of it. The second shot on the other hand where you see the back of the screen, I am on the cloudy setting and even this is still somewhat blue, so yes!. The six stop doesn't bother me unduly because I can get it back in post, but I hate the ten stop for that very reason.
It's the Kirk LRP-1 Long Rail Plate. The only problem with it that the bit that the camera is fixed to won't slide. If you have a 150 size filter attached to a lens shorter than the length of the rail, the filter hits the rail when you push it down in the filters holder. I believe you can get a better alternative with Menz but you have to ship them from Japan.
@@jerryfornarotto7498 - I was intending to do one on the 645Z as a Landscape camera. I simply love it and have had it for about 3 years now. You are right - There arent many reviews on line about it but love the way they render the files onto the sensor. My set up is a little different to Simons, and can be seen here on this video ua-cam.com/video/U5dAjgbCN-k/v-deo.html Ewan
I was stood in the same place as you for the grasses yesterday. But I had midday sun no cloud. I think bagged a couple shots though. Hope you check out my videos in a couple weeks time. Look forward to the next lol
@@SimonBoothPhotography the first goes out Wednesday at bow fiddle rock on the way, the first on H&L will be next Sunday... cant wait to get a review / comment from you ... yours have been ace so far
I too just love the last shot .... gorgeous
Ta Bob. I was pleased with it when I got back, but wasn't convinced on the day believe it or not!
Loved the last shot Simon - beautiful...👍
Love the 2nd shot.
I have wanted to go there for a couple of years now. Maybe when things are back to normal I will actually get there. I loved the last photo of the grasses and the beautiful yellow light. Great tip to under expose to capture it, that's something I will take forward with me . Thank you.
Thanks Sharon. Harris is stunning. The next on my bucket list is Orkney. That place looks extra special too. Generally with areas of brightness, you have to be careful that they don't burn out. However, if that brightness is overwhelming the scene, the camera may well automatically take care of it. Just be sure to check your histogram.
I liked both shots and the light on those grasses was beautiful. Nicely done again Simon. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Craig. I can't decide which I like. None however really did it for me on the day...not properly!
Love the last shot.
Cheers David
Absolutely lovely shot at 16:41, really feels atmospheric.
Many thanks Elliot...sorry for my late response!
Hey Simon - Thansk for the shout at the end again mate. Appreciated. Thats a great vlog, well paced and its one of these scenes again, that theres lots going on with several options, and i love what you got from it. Strange ot think that both of these images were taken on the same morning, huh! Thats the west coast for you. Loved your treatment on the second one Simon. It was so clean and well spotted! You controlled the light on the grasses so well, as they sure can over expose over time with the light bouncing of them as they move around which will bleach them out.
Loved it. Keep them coming! = )
Regards
Ewan
No problem Ewan. Anything I can do to help! Taking all your points on board. The need to create the film on this morning really didn't help my creativity. I could have done to focus on one thing only, but I did alright in the end!
Both shots are gorgeous Simon you should be well chuffed with them
I was reasonably pleased with them...lets say that!
Awesome video! Many thanks for sharing, really enjoyed it. Cheers!
Thanks Adrian. You can't bit a bit of free telly about something you enjoy!
Bless you Simon, you sounded really distraught at the start. Two lovely images in reward for your patience. Great vlog.
Ha ha! Thanks John! You detected my not wanting to get out of bed face! I was sick of naff weather!
Love that last shot with the Harris hills in the background and lovely lit grasses
Thanks Deborah. Yes, this is a very typical Harris scene with the northern hills as the backdrop! Lovely light always helps too!
The last shot is lovely. Classic Outer Hebrides, maybe in b&w as well? I'd struggle in such a featureless environment, where you need a strong sky. A bad day on Harris is still better than a good day in the office aye
Ooh I couldn't agree more, Harris is lovely even in crap light! I can't get excited by black and white unless it's really minimalist...but that's just me!
Nice Simon, love your trips and videos
Many thanks Allan. More to come so stay tuned!
worth the weight again Simon, both shots nice, prefer the second, thanks for sharing.............Peter.
I have mixed feelings Peter. One minute it's one, and the other the next!
Really sense the location with the photo with the wonderful grasses. Another masterpiece Simon, of narration and photography.
Awe, you are very kind Mike. Very complimentary!
Recently subscribed to your channel after Thomas Heaton mentioned you and glad he did. Going through your videos and one day I'll get back to the Outers with my camera gear, been to Harris and Lewis on the bike and just taken snaps. I do like the idea of putting your hand in front to note the start of a set of pics. 👍
Hi Pete, yes Harris and Lewis are a delight. The light there is very special.
Hello, Simon. Both images were absolutely lovely. They captured the mood and the quiet beauty of the place perfectly. You should be well pleased!
You know me Peter, I'm hard to please!
what a titanic struggle Simon but definitely worth all the effort - that final shot of the path trough the grasses is beautiful - definitely a portfolio shot - well done mate :)
Thanks Kev. Maybe I don't know a good shot when I take one. I still think there's room for improvement ! I would have preferred a softer effect on the sea and better light on the distant hills!
I love that last image Simon, great foresight and imagination, produces a lovely image.
Many thanks Phil. It was very hard to find that shot. I was back and forth for many a while!
You really are too hard on yourself Simon, both images look fantastic here. That really is an amazing spot. Jane and I watched the sun go down from there. Heaven on earth.
Thanks Steve. I noticed a number of people congregating to watch the sunset there! I don't think I am hard on myself. I like to set the benchmark very high, as it's unrealistic perfection that keep me going. I love the chase of the very best images!
I really enjoyed that. Thx for sharing. I liked your develop on the first shot - very fine art style. You got everything out of the minimal light that fell "out of the god's lap" (I loved that phrase). The second shot is fantastic. The colors, the comp, the movement of the grasses. Really nice.
Many thanks Bill. Your comment is very flattering! Isn't it funny the phrases we use without even knowing we've used them!
This just makes me want to go back to Harris! Great work and the image of the blowing grasses at beach was beautifully captured. Nice one.
Cheers Julian, I'm going back in October. They just might have to drag me away this time!
It's Sunday morning the time is 7:25, it was grey as i was watching this production and as the sun came out and flooded my room with light,the light arrived at the same time on your face....cool.
I always enjoy watching.
That's a nice story Jillian. Thank you and...sorry for my late response!
@@SimonBoothPhotography No worries about a late response i like watching the content that is produced, have a great new year simon and family.
@@jillianhorsley5985 Thank you and to you too!
Although you felt you were struggling you came away with two delightful images. Personally I would choose the first as my favourite if pushed although I enjoy both. It has that calm feel which you see from the best shots from Harris. Another enjoyable video Simon.
Thanks Martin. It's a very mixed response on the images. I can't decide really!
Hi Simon. Tough gig !! I bet you've had worse days in less beautiful spots though. I really like both images, the first because there's an abstract nature to it and the second because of the beautiful light. I'd be very happy with either of them ! Really enjoyed the video Simon. Many thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tim, I was happy with them both, but it's nice when you know in the field that they are good, and not have to wait to see what you can bring to the party afterwards.
Absolutely stunning mate👍🏻 the detail that you and that Pentax produce is amazing!
Cheers Tom. I can't say enough about the camera. It's like carrying a small car around but it more than produces the goods!
I Think you should be very proud over the both ones, great shoots!
Thank you.
2 beautiful restful shots Simon 😊
Thanks David. Hard to win those two!
Two beautiful images, particularly the last one. Like your use of filters to soften. Great video. Thank you.
Thanks Val. Yes, they are really good for enhancing softness of anything on windy days!
I would not have thought of doing a long exposure of moving grasses and focus stack but I quite liked that shot.
Thanks Philip. Yes, the focus stack was needed for the sand grains in the foreground. I never really did focus stacking with my SLR but I do need to with the Pentax as the lack of DOF is more detectable in the image.
Good vlog Simon. You realy got the best images out the sircumstancis.
Thanks Paul. You have to play with the cards you are dealt!
Hi Simon
First shot Hooooo nice blue tinge lovely, second image stunning.
We at present in Lancashire are having great whether at the moment just typical ha ha
Enjoy the rest of your stay
Thanks Alan. I was at home when this went out so I didn't miss the warmth and sunshine. I was gardening :-)
Loved all the images especially the last and I've included the Outer Hebrides to my location bucket list :)
i hope I had a hand in that Peter?
NIce vid. and some uplifting music to boot.
Thanks Alan...I don't know if you are joking or not :-D I do spend many hours picking the right music, but my taste isn't to everyones.
@@SimonBoothPhotography No it was a serious comment Simon, I thought it was a little different but well chosen. Before retirement I've worked in film/video production all my life and appreciate the effort someone takes to chose the right music :)
@@alanscott.online Phew :-)
Good stuff my friend!
...but you should bring the dog ;-)
It's hard enough filming the photography...imagine keeping my eye on her as well! :-)
The first shot was my vision of photographs from that location... lovely. Difficult conditions to cope with when the weather changes so quickly and then blue skies to thwart the effort.
Well if anyone knows Ian, you do! The light is rarely still for a moment there!
Nice images Simon
Cheers Kevin
If that's having a bad day could you send me the recipe, superb images, quality photography, regards.
You made me laugh Colin! I was having a bad day with the light and then having to make a film that was worth watching. The images came through in the end!
I’m going to be one of those that likes the first image, extremely ethereal which is something I associate with more remote areas. Especially so with Scotland, where it really does tell a story.
I also love the composition of the second shot and the space in the marram grass (?) creates a great leading line to the mountains.
You are without doubt one of the most talented photographers on UA-cam, perhaps because you are so demanding of a standard and so hard on yourself. But I would be over the moon to capture what you consider your very worst shot.
As always a superb video, thank you and Happy Easter Simon.
Hi Mark Thanks for your continued support and I'm sorry for lagging behind with my replies. It's a great thing to be considered by you as one of the most talented photographers on UA-cam, but I would have hoped this would have been reflected on my subscriber count...sadly not! Perhaps more frequent films of lesser quality will do the trick! :-)
Simon Booth First of all you have nothing to apologise about.
I don’t think there is necessarily a correlation between the quality of photography and UA-cam subscriber numbers. There’s some ok photographers that have phenomenal numbers, there some that don’t have a clue who think they can do tutorials about things they don’t have a clue about.
Then there's photographers yourself, Craig Roberts from e6 and James Burns who are really good photographers but their subscribers are well below what they should be. I think a lot of it is how UA-cam works getting your videos out as recommendations and I don’t have a clue about that but it appears there’s a snowball affect there as well.
There was a young lass whose name I’ve forgotten, I saw her first video and it was all about ecology so I became her 13th subscriber to give her some encouragement. Within a year she had about 10,000 subscribers giving photography tutorials when she didn’t have a clue. But she was young and female and I doubt many who watched her videos realised how mediocre she was. I unsubscribed at that point. When Thomas Heaton first came on the scene there were very few British landscape photographers, he was young and skinny with a pierced eyebrow. Whether consciously or not I think that might have attracted people to his channel. I’m not sure how many people realised how talented he is until the tent shot. Simon Baxter, very talented but again young and with Meg. Adam from First Man Photography numbers were quite slow to begin with until he started doing two videos a week. He also aimed himself straight at those who had a camera and wanted to improve their photography. The intermediate photographer I suppose, and in fairness he does that very well.
Yourself, Craig Roberts and James Burns are all brilliant and as I watch the more successful photography channels I think that is often secondary to other factors. There is a really talented Scottish photographer called Wayne Robertson, who is struggling to get to 1k, and his work is excellent. I do recommend his channel I think you will appreciate his talent. I wish talent and subscriber numbers were linked but it seems not.
It seems you have to have a certain appreciation and understanding of photography to realise who is good and is just good at selling themselves. I think those who subscribe to you have that appreciation and maybe just until the snowball starts rolling it could be a case of quality over quantity. I have faith though the numbers will come. I honestly don’t think you know just how good you are.
@@markharris5771 In terms of you saying that there is no correlation between quality of photography and UA-cam subscriber numbers, I did a little maths the other day and on a percentage scale in terms of subscribers to views ratio. surprisingly this channel and many other of the smaller names that I enjoy watching actually have a much higher percentage of interaction, which is good to see. I'm more than happy with this channel and where it is at...and the fact that it has yet to receive a negative comment is very encouraging. I'm not very interested in the technical aspects of photography or gear for that matter and so I'm often on the back foot with new methods. But, as long as a photographer has passion for the art and loves it more and more with every day as I do, I believe they will always do OK. I give you the award for the largest comment on UA-cam and thank you once again for your words of encouragement. I will look up those names now!
Simon Booth Your maths don’t surprise me in the least, I have long suspected the same.
I don’t half waffle on don’t I? I also manage to get "hasn’t a clue" four times. Barry Askew who used to be the editor of the LEP and NOTW, used to tell me "Never use one word when 20 will do." But I'll blame all the medication I’m on because it’s an easy get out.
When I think of you and "technical" I think more of the technical aspects of an image, such as the marram grass softening in a longer exposure to give you the image you require.
What i would give to sail to my grampa's and grandma's home land of Scotland and Ireland and photograph these priceless places.
Don't think, do it!
It’s the Lee filter that gives the blue hue to your image not the WB that’s why I haven’t gone with Lee coz of the colour cast
Hi Jason, you are right to some extent but on that first shot where I refer to the blue on the screen, I had the white balance set manually to give the blue cast, as I was playing around with colours to try and get the best out of it. The second shot on the other hand where you see the back of the screen, I am on the cloudy setting and even this is still somewhat blue, so yes!. The six stop doesn't bother me unduly because I can get it back in post, but I hate the ten stop for that very reason.
What long plate are you using on the 645z?
It's the Kirk LRP-1 Long Rail Plate. The only problem with it that the bit that the camera is fixed to won't slide. If you have a 150 size filter attached to a lens shorter than the length of the rail, the filter hits the rail when you push it down in the filters holder. I believe you can get a better alternative with Menz but you have to ship them from Japan.
Thanks. I own a 645z. Can you do a video about the Pentax 645z. There is little info about this beast. @@SimonBoothPhotography
@@jerryfornarotto7498 - I was intending to do one on the 645Z as a Landscape camera. I simply love it and have had it for about 3 years now. You are right - There arent many reviews on line about it but love the way they render the files onto the sensor. My set up is a little different to Simons, and can be seen here on this video ua-cam.com/video/U5dAjgbCN-k/v-deo.html
Ewan
I was stood in the same place as you for the grasses yesterday. But I had midday sun no cloud. I think bagged a couple shots though. Hope you check out my videos in a couple weeks time. Look forward to the next lol
Still looking out for your films Paul. I checked today!
@@SimonBoothPhotography the first goes out Wednesday at bow fiddle rock on the way, the first on H&L will be next Sunday... cant wait to get a review / comment from you ... yours have been ace so far
you're being too hard on yourself Simon
Everyone keeps saying this :-) I am happy with the results but I can't help wanting better. I suppose it's what comes of doing it for a long time!
@@SimonBoothPhotography TBH I am the same :) I think everyone is like that.