An excellent refresher on how to manipulate and enhance the light without traditional color tools , Jim! One suggestion: I would go into HSL and tone down the greens a bit, as they are starting to look a bit fluorescent--perhaps shift the hue.
Hi Jim, how's things? Good I hope. Just thought I'd drop you a quick note as I watch this vid. The title is great, caught my eye and had me intrigued! As with all of your videos I really love your delivery style. So natural and relaxed. That's something I struggle with and something I think you do so well. Great work my friend!
Hey Anthony! Nice to hear from you. I appreciate the kind words, but you look totally natural on camera so if you are struggling, it's news to us. :-) We should catch up sometime via Zoom or something, though with the time difference it could be hard to find an acceptable time. Regardless, it would be great to chat.
@@JimNix Hi Jim - bit late replying to this one! Sorry about that! Yes a video chat at some point sounds great. The time difference from NZ to, well, just about everywhere is a real pain. But regardless I look forward to when we either have a virtual catch up or, who knows, some day, hopefully be at the same event and meet up in person! All the best, Anthony
Hey Jim! I have now made the transition from a Nikon P950 set on the "bird" setting to a Nikon Zf handheld on manual. Needless to say, I am learning A LOT. My first lesson is how important light is in photography. I'm a birder and primarily take photos of birds doing what they do so I have learned the time of day is really important to get my shots just right with feather detail, color, and generally showing the life of the bird. Thanks so much for this video.
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Jim, I may be wrong since english is not my native language, but shouldn't it be more like "I wish I had known sooner?"; as I learned in school "I wish I knew" would be for something unknown that one would like to know soon or in a near future. Greetings.
You are totally formally correct @mishaG9. I notice the North American usage has drifted away from using that though. So English is a variable, drifting language. I’m an Australian and we have a mix of American and British usage of English - plus now drifting with Asian English usage. There’s great channels on the origins and drifting of English. It’s incredibly complex more dynamic than most languages
Fantastic Jim the way you manipulated that raw file, quick question, I only shoot Drone photos as i don't own a camera other than my drones and Action Cameras, been wanting to get started but no idea where to begin, should i go DSLR or Mirrorless and what lens to get, its all very confusing, I've a budget of around £600, is that enough or should i save more, any advice would be great, thanks.
Hi there and that question is very hard to answer. It depends on what you like to shoot (wide angle or zoom), and what features you need or don't need. I do recommend mirrorless but other than that, I would go talk to a local camera store and see what fits in your budget that you also like the feel of and features of. I hope that helps. Thanks!
@@DroningaboutIreland you're welcome and I always recommend a local shop. There are knowledgeable folks there who can help get you going in the right direction. Good luck with it, it is exciting when new gear is on the horizon!
An excellent refresher on how to manipulate and enhance the light without traditional color tools , Jim! One suggestion: I would go into HSL and tone down the greens a bit, as they are starting to look a bit fluorescent--perhaps shift the hue.
Thanks Carl and yes it was getting a bit intense, totally agree, but I kinda dig the vibrance here. Thanks for watching!
AS always, your videos are extremely helpful. Thanks so much and I love your channel.
oh thanks so much, I appreciate that!
Hi Jim, how's things? Good I hope. Just thought I'd drop you a quick note as I watch this vid. The title is great, caught my eye and had me intrigued! As with all of your videos I really love your delivery style. So natural and relaxed. That's something I struggle with and something I think you do so well. Great work my friend!
Hey Anthony! Nice to hear from you. I appreciate the kind words, but you look totally natural on camera so if you are struggling, it's news to us. :-) We should catch up sometime via Zoom or something, though with the time difference it could be hard to find an acceptable time. Regardless, it would be great to chat.
@@JimNix Hi Jim - bit late replying to this one! Sorry about that! Yes a video chat at some point sounds great. The time difference from NZ to, well, just about everywhere is a real pain. But regardless I look forward to when we either have a virtual catch up or, who knows, some day, hopefully be at the same event and meet up in person! All the best, Anthony
@@AnthonyTurnham cheers mate and sounds good!
Thank you, Jim, there are always different ways to edit and this is yet another one of yours. Always learning something new :) Thanks
thanks my friend!
Another great vid Jim. Every time there is something of interest and learn 👍👍
thanks so much!
Love the Why!! Excellent edit and rationale..
glad you liked this, thanks for watching!
Hey Jim! I have now made the transition from a Nikon P950 set on the "bird" setting to a Nikon Zf handheld on manual. Needless to say, I am learning A LOT. My first lesson is how important light is in photography. I'm a birder and primarily take photos of birds doing what they do so I have learned the time of day is really important to get my shots just right with feather detail, color, and generally showing the life of the bird. Thanks so much for this video.
thanks for watching June!
Excellent work, Jim.
thank you Gary!
Another nice edit, Jim! Quite an improvement from the original. Thanks!
thanks so much Geoff!
Excellent work and presentation Jim, thanks a lot for your fantastic work everytime, greetings from Austria
thank you so much for watching!
I am really trying to learn more about light and how it enhances. Thanks so much, Jim, for an excellent presentation!
thanks so much for watching!
Amazing edit. Great tips. Thanks!
thanks so much!
Nicely done, thanks Jim.
thank you Kit!
Nice work through video as usual Jim. Certainly lifts the image.
I appreciate that Ken!
What? No Sunrays? Really nice edit Jim!
haha thanks!
Very useful info!
thanks Bruce!
thx a lot, Jim :-)
thanks for watching Walo!
Terrific edit!
(I expected bit of sunray play.)
thanks Leon and honestly I don't use a lot of the "fun" AI things in Luminar all that much
@@JimNix Awe, no "fun"
@@leonfisher haha
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Jim, I may be wrong since english is not my native language, but shouldn't it be more like "I wish I had known sooner?"; as I learned in school "I wish I knew" would be for something unknown that one would like to know soon or in a near future. Greetings.
Hi there and good question. English is my native language and I don't know the answer LOL. You are probably right tho.
@@JimNix Hopefully someone here will tell us what is right in this case. Cheers
@@MishaG9 yours actually sounds better. My "English lessons" were soooo long ago that I don't recall but I like the sound of yours.
@@JimNix Ha ha ha...! Mine are way longer Jim, but hey life goes on. Take care.
You are totally formally correct @mishaG9. I notice the North American usage has drifted away from using that though. So English is a variable, drifting language. I’m an Australian and we have a mix of American and British usage of English - plus now drifting with Asian English usage. There’s great channels on the origins and drifting of English. It’s incredibly complex more dynamic than most languages
Fantastic Jim the way you manipulated that raw file, quick question, I only shoot Drone photos as i don't own a camera other than my drones and Action Cameras, been wanting to get started but no idea where to begin, should i go DSLR or Mirrorless and what lens to get, its all very confusing, I've a budget of around £600, is that enough or should i save more, any advice would be great, thanks.
Hi there and that question is very hard to answer. It depends on what you like to shoot (wide angle or zoom), and what features you need or don't need. I do recommend mirrorless but other than that, I would go talk to a local camera store and see what fits in your budget that you also like the feel of and features of. I hope that helps. Thanks!
@@JimNix thanks Jim, yeah that was a broad question I asked but good suggestion to go speak to my local shop, I'll do that thanks 👍
@@DroningaboutIreland you're welcome and I always recommend a local shop. There are knowledgeable folks there who can help get you going in the right direction. Good luck with it, it is exciting when new gear is on the horizon!
This one is a goody thanks
thank you Hugh!