Pro safety tip: The wave interval is very important to take into account. Generally, the longer the interval, the higher the risk of sneaker waves, (surfers call them "clean up sets" for a reason). These come at seemingly random times and are commonly fatal! If the interval is around 15 seconds or longer, please be very cautious.
One of these waves got me when I was photographing penguins on the southwest end of the south island of New Zealand in 2015. I managed to keep the camera and lens from getting soaked, but 2/3’s of my tripod got submerged in sea water, and I was wet up to my shoulders.
"You don't want sand in your joints" lol. very true though. PS I think you are mastering this subject, I don't know of anyone who does this genre better !
Your photographs contain massive amounts of power. Your hints on equipment are quite good. I short, I thank you for putting together a very good video.
@@NickPage There were 2 commercials involved. Compared to other videos, you are actually light. For me, because of your style, it is simple. You are easy to watch and convey tons of information in an easy manner. Plus your videos and podcasts are relevant. Additionally, You get it all said in a short period of time.
Very simple VLOG, but "WOW", great information Nick as usual. Cant wait to get back home to Washington state and get back on the coast. If you are ever in Germany, coffee is on me.
truth about the tripod. I waited to clean mine and the spikes were rusted, I could barely unscrew my legs and had to completely take them apart and wash them out and they never have worked right since. Being lazy with ocean cleanup was a big mistake. Great tips and beautiful images as always. love the shutter speed blend on the ocean well image.
Great video Nick. I know how cold the water is in that area and I have always wondered how you could stand there so long and not freeze to death. Now I know, I will be looking into those socks, great tip. In fact you gave out a lot of good tips in this video. Thank you so much. Stay safe my friend.
Nick, you are a born natural teacher! Every time I watch your videos, I learn so much about the subject. Question, have you ruined any lenses or camera bodies while getting into the sea? Be truthful, LOL! By the way, I watched you teaching Photoshop and you are great. I like Lightroom because it is easier but I am trying to learn about Photoshop since I am paying for the rental so I hate not using it.
A “nugget or two”. - jeez man. That was a gold mine of great information. Not to mention a motherlode’s worth of jaw dropping seascapes! Great video Nick. Loved every second.
Hi Nick. Coastal photography in OR/CA/WA is my most favorite, second to storm photography. I love your work and your vids. I'm hoping to return to the coast again this year. On my first day out on the coast at Beach 4, ONP, I fell and broke my shoulder, cutting short my long awaited trip.
@@NickPage they’re pretty much general use these days. Typically I use them as a non abrasive wipe when cleaning glass or quartz components involved in optics in some of the instruments we use. Microbiologists use them a lot wiping down oil immersion microscope lenses 👍 (I’m more of a chemistry technician, microbiologists are scary people)
Hello Nick, probably the best seascapes that I have ever seen. Your captures were awesome! Your skillset of the subject really shows. Wonderful tips! Particularly liked the tip about opening up the lower part of the tripod legs. Another tip that I got from someone else was to fully extend your tripod when home, then hose down the tripod with freshwater working from top to bottom to remove saltwater and sand. As always thank you for sharing...
So useful as I am preparing to head to New Zealand in 2 weeks. Thank you for the advice and for sharing the memorable images. Plan to take the FLM tripod, 100-400, 24-120 and 14-30 Nikon Z lenses.
Thanks Nick,your work is great mate and imformation number 1thankyou.All the best for Xmas and New Year to you and your family from Harry in Cairns,will be good to see the team 4 in the future.👍👍👍👍😊
Thanks for the timely video Nick. I'm up here shooting the coast this week as I have the week off after scouring the marine forecast from the NWS last week. An additional tip is that under the "forecast discussion" link on the the National Weather Service page for your chosen location, you'll get to read through the best guesses of what that current weather team is thinking for the next few days out. (Located at the bottom of the forecast page.) For Seascape photography, if you scroll down and look for "marine forecast" you'll know about the potential for a high surf advisory a good two days before it actually comes out as they discuss the size of the expected swell and how steep the seas are expected to be. I think I first started reading about the high surf this week last Wednesday and as a result, was ready to go when they made it official on Saturday. In fact, they were talking about multiple events, and it now looks like we could have high surf all week. 🙂👍 Here's what it says about later this week: "Behind the front Tuesday afternoon, another long period swell train is expected to arrive, moving across the coastal waters Tuesday night with peak seas likely to reach the range of 20 to 23 ft." 23 Feet! I'm there!! 🤟
Thanks for sharing this Nick. Learning a lot from your insights, really helpful. And your seascape photography is absolutely mindblowing I needed to pause the video multiple times just to appreciate those amazing images. Inspirational stuff my friend...😍
Why go through all the hassle and never end up getting seascape photos as good as yours, if I want to look at seascapes yours are the ones I want to look at!
@@NickPage To be truthful about it, I am not into landscape photography, at my age I am into photographing my orchids. Many of the different landscape photographers that I watch on UA-cam I do so for the beauty of the photography and the tips about improving my skills. I don't believe in the saying "Never too old to teach an old dog a new trick!"
Awesome video. One of the best advice/tutorial videos on seascape photography on UA-cam. And you only have to spend a few minutes browsing Nick's image portfolio to see the affinity he has for this subject. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Just a little late to this video, but absolutely loved it - I need to find some dramatic coastlines near me here in North Devon in the UK now, and then get brave enough to venture in. I believe you’re located in Washington state? My sister and her family live in Vancouver, WA - if ever I’ve needed an excuse to visit them, I’m sure I’ve found one in these coastlines! Thanks for some great nuggets Nick.
Just want to say that I am awestruck. The 1 wave at 27 seconds looks angelic. Such a gift you have. I'm looking forward to exploring more as I get back into Photography. ✌
Definitely the best advice I've ever heard/seen on seascape shooting! Thanks so much for imparting this knowledge on all of us! Had never thought of using the spikes on my tripod so I've basically avoided putting it in the water on the beach. Amazing!
Thanks Nick. Lots of useful information as usual. For anyone one the fence, the Essential Landscape Photoshop class of Nick's is excellent and well worth every penny. Highly recommended.
Way more than just a nugget in the video NIck! I was on the Oregon coast for 3 weeks this past September, my first time there and came away with maybe 2 keepers, one for sure using your knowledge and experience. Keep up the these type of videos, invaluable!
Love your seascape images Nick. The one taken with a huge, surging, exploding wave, that looks like a baboon’s head and shoulders, emerging from the water in profile and with birds flying all around it is, I think one of my favourite ever captures of yours or anyone, of all time. Can’t wait for more like this. 📸🤙🏼
I really appreciate it, that’s definitely one of my best images for sure. I knew it when I saw it through the viewfinder as I captured it as well I knew it was going to be a good one it’s images like that that keep you going back to do it again you never know what you’re going to get
Yeah he is OK, it’s a bit of an optical illusion because the wave is not perfectly in line with where they were standing, although I would not stand there myself
Ah, such a true video! I learn the hard way few weeks ago in Oregon about high tides. I lost an external mic and got soaked waist down! Loved every second of it!!
1:40 it's absolutely going off down Nicks local!
Best video I've seen, what a lovely man and so informative! Thank you, Nick
Pro safety tip: The wave interval is very important to take into account. Generally, the longer the interval, the higher the risk of sneaker waves, (surfers call them "clean up sets" for a reason). These come at seemingly random times and are commonly fatal! If the interval is around 15 seconds or longer, please be very cautious.
One of these waves got me when I was photographing penguins on the southwest end of the south island of New Zealand in 2015. I managed to keep the camera and lens from getting soaked, but 2/3’s of my tripod got submerged in sea water, and I was wet up to my shoulders.
"You don't want sand in your joints" lol. very true though. PS I think you are mastering this subject, I don't know of anyone who does this genre better !
Your photographs contain massive amounts of power. Your hints on equipment are quite good. I short, I thank you for putting together a very good video.
We need more Nick. Great and informative video. I am even willing to sit thru the numerous commercials to watch.
Thank you for the kind words, how many commercials did you have to sit through? I might have to change my settings
@@NickPage There were 2 commercials involved. Compared to other videos, you are actually light. For me, because of your style, it is simple. You are easy to watch and convey tons of information in an easy manner. Plus your videos and podcasts are relevant. Additionally, You get it all said in a short period of time.
Great information/video (and great background music, especially the guitars 😉) And beautiful pictures!
Sound advice matey! With some beautiful shots!
Very simple VLOG, but "WOW", great information Nick as usual. Cant wait to get back home to Washington state and get back on the coast. If you are ever in Germany, coffee is on me.
Absolutely loved the video. Very informative, nicely presented and as for the pictures....... WOW. Thank you
Great tips! Thank you so much! I love your seascapes and storm photos!
Thanks incredibly beautiful. As a beginner i wasnt appreciating the darkness of some of my pics. The darkness on yours is better than the light
truth about the tripod. I waited to clean mine and the spikes were rusted, I could barely unscrew my legs and had to completely take them apart and wash them out and they never have worked right since. Being lazy with ocean cleanup was a big mistake. Great tips and beautiful images as always. love the shutter speed blend on the ocean well image.
Excellent tips, advice and images👌👌👍
Great video Nick. I know how cold the water is in that area and I have always wondered how you could stand there so long and not freeze to death. Now I know, I will be looking into those socks, great tip. In fact you gave out a lot of good tips in this video. Thank you so much. Stay safe my friend.
Amazing video and skills, spectacular photography.
As always another great video... well done!
Nick, you are a born natural teacher! Every time I watch your videos, I learn so much about the subject. Question, have you ruined any lenses or camera bodies while getting into the sea? Be truthful, LOL! By the way, I watched you teaching Photoshop and you are great. I like Lightroom because it is easier but I am trying to learn about Photoshop since I am paying for the rental so I hate not using it.
I’m a surfer and Magic Seaweed is the best.
A “nugget or two”. - jeez man. That was a gold mine of great information. Not to mention a motherlode’s worth of jaw dropping seascapes! Great video Nick. Loved every second.
You have some of the best seascape images man!
I appreciate that
Excellent tips, Nick. Thank you!
Thanks for these tips Nick, super useful video
Thank you Nick for sharing these tips!
Great information 🙂 ℹ️ Love your channel Nick!
Great Stuff, great advice and stunning photography.
Hi Nick. Coastal photography in OR/CA/WA is my most favorite, second to storm photography. I love your work and your vids. I'm hoping to return to the coast again this year. On my first day out on the coast at Beach 4, ONP, I fell and broke my shoulder, cutting short my long awaited trip.
Ouch!
I admire how nice you edit your sky - especially the blue tones are perfect.
Great advice. We don't get the big sea like you but I will be trying the jamming the tripod in next time haha
Great advice and even better pictures many thanks
YES! Kimwipes are the best. I’m a Lab Tech, been using these suckers at work for nearly 20 years 👍
thats awesome, what do yo guys use them for in your work?
@@NickPage they’re pretty much general use these days. Typically I use them as a non abrasive wipe when cleaning glass or quartz components involved in optics in some of the instruments we use. Microbiologists use them a lot wiping down oil immersion microscope lenses 👍 (I’m more of a chemistry technician, microbiologists are scary people)
Great video Nick and awesome tips :) Thanks for the awesome video!
Thanks for sharing your experience and artistry
Excellent video, Nick.
No one does it better Nick, thank you.
Thanks Nick, for all the nuggets you give. Can't think of any video of yours that have not been helpful. stay safe lad.
Nick just blessing us with more knowledge. Thanks man!
Wow. Great Video Nick, Thanks.
Heck ya Nick Page. You’re making so home sick for the Oregon coast. Thanks for sharing Nick.
This is the definitive guide that anyone needs, I was going to make one but now no need, this wins 2020 for seascape photographers 101...
Hello Nick, probably the best seascapes that I have ever seen. Your captures were awesome! Your skillset of the subject really shows. Wonderful tips! Particularly liked the tip about opening up the lower part of the tripod legs. Another tip that I got from someone else was to fully extend your tripod when home, then hose down the tripod with freshwater working from top to bottom to remove saltwater and sand. As always thank you for sharing...
You do a masterful job in education. And your photos are testament to your knowledge and aesthetics. And great product tips. Bravo
Beautiful pictures 🙏
Great tips, and even greater images. I LOVE that image of the sinkhole. I don't suppose you have a video of that shoot/location?
So useful as I am preparing to head to New Zealand in 2 weeks. Thank you for the advice and for sharing the memorable images. Plan to take the FLM tripod, 100-400, 24-120 and 14-30 Nikon Z lenses.
Valuable Information...Thank you Nick....
Awesome Nick thanks for sharing.
Thanks Nick,your work is great mate and imformation number 1thankyou.All the best for Xmas and New Year to you and your family from Harry in Cairns,will be good to see the team 4 in the future.👍👍👍👍😊
Great tips. Thank you 👍🙂
Thanks for the timely video Nick. I'm up here shooting the coast this week as I have the week off after scouring the marine forecast from the NWS last week. An additional tip is that under the "forecast discussion" link on the the National Weather Service page for your chosen location, you'll get to read through the best guesses of what that current weather team is thinking for the next few days out. (Located at the bottom of the forecast page.) For Seascape photography, if you scroll down and look for "marine forecast" you'll know about the potential for a high surf advisory a good two days before it actually comes out as they discuss the size of the expected swell and how steep the seas are expected to be. I think I first started reading about the high surf this week last Wednesday and as a result, was ready to go when they made it official on Saturday. In fact, they were talking about multiple events, and it now looks like we could have high surf all week. 🙂👍 Here's what it says about later this week: "Behind the front Tuesday afternoon, another long period swell train is expected to arrive, moving across the coastal waters Tuesday night with peak seas likely to reach the range of 20 to 23 ft." 23 Feet! I'm there!! 🤟
Great info and fantastic images
Always learn so much! Fantastic
Thank you so much for the vital information.
Thanks for a highly educational video!
Excellent tutorial. Learnt a lot.
Thanks for sharing this Nick. Learning a lot from your insights, really helpful. And your seascape photography is absolutely mindblowing I needed to pause the video multiple times just to appreciate those amazing images. Inspirational stuff my friend...😍
Really great tips. Thank you
Found this video very useful.
Why go through all the hassle and never end up getting seascape photos as good as yours, if I want to look at seascapes yours are the ones I want to look at!
There is no reason you cant be better than I am at it... just keep at it!
@@NickPage To be truthful about it, I am not into landscape photography, at my age I am into photographing my orchids. Many of the different landscape photographers that I watch on UA-cam I do so for the beauty of the photography and the tips about improving my skills. I don't believe in the saying "Never too old to teach an old dog a new trick!"
Fantastic video. Congratulations
Awesome video. One of the best advice/tutorial videos on seascape photography on UA-cam. And you only have to spend a few minutes browsing Nick's image portfolio to see the affinity he has for this subject. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Just a little late to this video, but absolutely loved it - I need to find some dramatic coastlines near me here in North Devon in the UK now, and then get brave enough to venture in. I believe you’re located in Washington state? My sister and her family live in Vancouver, WA - if ever I’ve needed an excuse to visit them, I’m sure I’ve found one in these coastlines! Thanks for some great nuggets Nick.
Very good tips! 👏👏
Great tips Nick. Thanks
Seriously amazing video. Such helpful and clear advice! Thank you Nick!!!
Good and clear expanation Nick. Links to the gear u use arevery helpfull. Thanks. Be Safe and i wish you a good 2021
Woohoo! Super masterclass in seascape photography. Thanks, Nick - some great tips and info. Notes made.
Awesome video Nick....
Definitely one of your best videos Nick, and the images are out of this world. Thanks for the insights 👍
Great video Nick. Very practical advice on shooting seascapes and gear. Brilliant images. Thanks for sharing.
I recently found your channel. Stunning images. Breath taking. Where was the location?
3am here in Melbourne, Australia and I set my alarm to watch this! Gotta love it
Hardcore
Thanks Nick, great info
Obrigado!
Just want to say that I am awestruck.
The 1 wave at 27 seconds looks angelic.
Such a gift you have.
I'm looking forward to exploring more as I get back into Photography.
✌
Excellent advice, thanks
Thanks for your advice.
Great video again!
Thanks Nick, great advices and awesome photos !
Nick, some of the best Wet Coast images created.
From a guy up north a bit in Gig Harbor.
Took a class on seascape photography, and this video has been more informative 🤙 thanks bro
I try :)
cool tips Nick!
A very interesting video Nick, and thanks for the good pointers. 👍👍
Definitely the best advice I've ever heard/seen on seascape shooting! Thanks so much for imparting this knowledge on all of us! Had never thought of using the spikes on my tripod so I've basically avoided putting it in the water on the beach. Amazing!
Excellent video with a lot of useful information. Thanks Nick!
Great advice from one of the best thank you for sharing Nick.
thanks for a great video and great tips..
Thanks Nick. Lots of useful information as usual. For anyone one the fence, the Essential Landscape Photoshop class of Nick's is excellent and well worth every penny. Highly recommended.
Way more than just a nugget in the video NIck! I was on the Oregon coast for 3 weeks this past September, my first time there and came away with maybe 2 keepers, one for sure using your knowledge and experience. Keep up the these type of videos, invaluable!
Love your seascape images Nick. The one taken with a huge, surging, exploding wave, that looks like a baboon’s head and shoulders, emerging from the water in profile and with birds flying all around it is, I think one of my favourite ever captures of yours or anyone, of all time. Can’t wait for more like this. 📸🤙🏼
I really appreciate it, that’s definitely one of my best images for sure. I knew it when I saw it through the viewfinder as I captured it as well I knew it was going to be a good one it’s images like that that keep you going back to do it again you never know what you’re going to get
Great tutorial, would you be able to do a hands on tutorial on taking photos of seascapes and editing them.
at some point I plan on it. I had plans to do that this year.. then 2020 happened
Great top tips. More than 2 nuggets. Can't wait to get out to the seaside and get so good shots. ☺️👍
Famous words from a cold weather camping friend: "It's hard to be unhappy when ya got warm feet!" A quote from my days gone by...
Stunning seascapes,thank you for sharing!
Amazing video! Great Photos and helpful tipps! Thanks man
This is exactly what I was hoping for when I posted in your podcast Facebook group! Thanks Nick!
Great stuff as always Nick. Question, at 0:30 that mega splash, there's a guy sitting on the edge, was he ok?
Yeah he is OK, it’s a bit of an optical illusion because the wave is not perfectly in line with where they were standing, although I would not stand there myself
@@NickPage I wonder if those seagulls ever get shot down by a wave.
Great Tips thank you
Excellent video Nick!! Very useful information, I took notes. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Ah, such a true video! I learn the hard way few weeks ago in Oregon about high tides. I lost an external mic and got soaked waist down! Loved every second of it!!