I have received a copyright dispute on one of the soundtracks on this video: I have a licence for it, but I do not want the hassle so I may take the video down and re-upload with a different audio.
Dear Andrew. Your photographic talent are second to none and a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for generously sharing you huge knowledge. You belong among the best and I hope you will continue your UA-cam inspirational teachings.
My photographic talent? Nah. I am just a human with a camera who's discovered after years of not wanting to look in the mirror or hear his own voice that it's not abjectly awful as I thought it was after 50 years on this planet.
Hi Andrew, Beautiful images. I especially liked the coastal scene with the daisies. I absolutely love this channel and your work. You are a great inspiration and I love your relaxed conversational way of explaining your thoughts. Cheers from Australia.
Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love the way you see possibilities which I would miss completely. Also, as one who suffers from anxiety and depression, I love the way you talk openly and honestly about this subject. Please keep the videos coming.
Ken, Thank you. If I stopped the photography and the videos, I really would have little left to hang around for. If I stop, call the emergency services.
Great video yet again Andrew but you revealed the biggest weakness of solely using an iPad for photo editing. No silver Efex pro!! I can only hope for a miracle that something anywhere near as good becomes available considering a lot more people are using iPads now. Even though I have no interest in landscapes, your videos explaining what you seeing and thinking is so so helpful. I really enjoy seeing the way others think.
I enjoyed the video Andrew. Your delivery amuses me and I can relate to a lot of what you say, especially about becoming uninspired l/bored with ones local landscape
Yeah - loved the daisy shot. And then, you're completely right on the 'subject' vs scene thing... but i'm not sure it even necessarily needs anything to draw the eye through it. A frame can have a strong impact without navigational cues - maybe something overwhelming bleak, or grim or tumultuous for example? Anyway - the best apparel for photography is, without doubt, overalls; and keep a spare pair in the trunk of the car. The number of ditches i wouldn't have laid down in... or swamps i wouldn't have waded into... had i been wearing Patagonia or North Face, etcetera. Nice vid, Andy - all the best. Cheers. PS - does your DxO stuff feature upscaling of image resolution?
Overalls. For me to want to lay in ditches, I think I'd need to carry a portable shower tent. I am not sure DXO has upscaling technology. It's not something I have ever found a need for personally.
Thank you Andy those are some nice compositons, once again. The light this summer has been quite flat and quite muted, you are right. Therefore the poppies are, as you say, a good composition target because the red-channel is not clipping as it would in strong sunlight, possibly altering the colour of the flowers too much. It's good that your relatively-easy access to the coast is something you have...because it is good when you share it because not all do :-) David
Thanks, David. I live within spitting distance of the beach but so rarely visit - often because of what I said in this video. It's so close, I can go any time, but I don't. May have been to the beach that's a 5 minute walk - and half of that is getting down the cliff path - maybe 6 times this year.
This is the reason why I almost always underexpose my flowers by at least one stop. Experience has taught me to do this without even thinking. The only problem with this approach is that the surrounding foliage tends to turn out rather dark. Often, this makes the picture look even better, but not always. It can become too dramatic.
Andrew, I really enjoy your point of view, wisdom and of course the wonderful shots. You prove there is always a shot! Bless you.Thank you for sharing it all with us.
I'm definitely not niche in my pursuit. Recently, to more or less force myself to focus on one type of subject matter I've taken to riding my bicycle to a destination. This forces me to stay put out of convenience. For example, this past week I rode 15km to 2 different day use beach areas on 2 different days; one overcast with intermittent rain (at times torrential) and soft-boxy, the other full sun at midday. My goal was candid portraits. I shot mostly on a sony 70-350G to keep distance and take advantage of the compression for contrast. I managed quite a few nice compositions of Muslim women in hijab in the water, on rafts, playing with children, kids chasing gulls and of course several obligate liminal beach umbrellas shots. I tried to ignore the birds on these occasions but did sneak a couple striking osprey images with terns in pursuit. Anyway, what I did was put myself in the middle of the scene, in plain view of everyone, sitting on top of a picnic table and I didn't move for over 2 hours. After a while they all forgot I was there and then the music began.
Hi Andrew, I recently came across your channel and I’m a new subscriber. I love your videos and your photography. I have watched many and it’s really made me start thinking about my photography. Thank You for taking the time to make these videos and keep up the good work!
Interesting to see how you work and think, liked the portrait image with the daisies and coast edge the best. When I recognised where you were I thought there might be images with lots of colour from wildflowers in the corn field as in my last visit , disappointed was I.
Some very beautiful pictures taken. Andrew has not lost his composition skills for landscape photos in the least. It would also be quite a shame to get wedged into a specific niche. Personally, I think most hobby photographers go through phases. A few months this, a few months that. There are enough genres to dabble in. Things only get difficult if you go professional.
David, there will be a contuance of variety. I live in a coastal village with a few small towns around and the majority of my work is in a 30 mile radius (not north as it's a bit wet). This catchment area isn't limiting, but it is dominated by the green stuff and big-blue wobbly thing. I make images wherever I get to and find pleasing things to look at. Sometimes that's urban sometimes it isn't. Variety is very important to our art but also our mental wellbeing. Given the imbalance of urban vs rural areas around me, I would expect the mix of situations from the videos so far this year to be about the frequency going forwards, though I am also planning some more talking heads videos too. I hope you will continue watching regardless of the content as I will always try to give you my thoughts on the process and outcomes of the images and its really that that's most useful I think.
Hi, Andy. I disagree with one thing. There is no bad light, but different light, but no bad. I work a lot in black and white and then you always have "good" light. I also don't want to be pigeonholed. I am a hobby photographer who photographs things that I like or find beautiful. And whether this is a cup of coffee with coffee beans or a tree in the forest, it doesn't matter to me. I don't like those pigeonholing thoughts. I recently watched a documentary by Robert Adams.3 He made and sold a lot of books with photos of landscapes of fallen trees, all in black and white. His books are sold out in no time. Then I look at a landscape of his and such a firework landscape that people are making now. Then I came to the conclusion that the photo that Robert Adams makes makes more of an impression on me than that bright landscape because I have forgotten that after a few days. The landscape with a story behind it does not. When I see a fallen tree in the forest now I think of Robert Adams. But you made a nice video of it again in a beautiful environment. And your photos are also good. What more do you want, friend? Greetings from the Netherlands, Antoine.
Of course, you are correct, Antoine. Bad light is only a phrase I guess. The quality of light makes some photography hard and some easy but I wouldn't agree that Black and White always has good light either. Like anything, you still have to pick your subject and expose with care. Sure, there's more latitude with light in mono, but it's still a very particular skill. Hope you got my email. Andy
always interesting, thought provoking, and inspirational . 0:46 light : you need to try the Australia light 😂 . Your summer light looks to be softer than our winter light . Tasmania would likely be anything close to your light . I'm surprised how you can walk out through a farmer paddock/field/wheat crop. Can't do that here without trespassing ---- "have camera well trespass" is one of my one liners😇 Landscape photos: I'm bored with that as too many things need to come together before we even consider settings. As you show often; there are 100s/1000s of little photographs inside that one big landscape where "nothing to photograph" is never true . Keep'em coming mate , it's good for my/our health as it is for yours .
There are public footpaths across fields everywhere in the UK. There's also a "right to roam" largely as a result of the Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the 1930s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout There's always something to create an image from as you say. We just have to open to looking closer.
I have received a copyright dispute on one of the soundtracks on this video: I have a licence for it, but I do not want the hassle so I may take the video down and re-upload with a different audio.
Hello . Naturevisxalway enchanting . Great shots ! 🌞🌞
Dear Andrew.
Your photographic talent are second to none and a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for generously sharing you huge knowledge. You belong among the best and I hope you will continue your UA-cam inspirational teachings.
My photographic talent? Nah. I am just a human with a camera who's discovered after years of not wanting to look in the mirror or hear his own voice that it's not abjectly awful as I thought it was after 50 years on this planet.
Hi Andrew,
Beautiful images. I especially liked the coastal scene with the daisies. I absolutely love this channel and your work. You are a great inspiration and I love your relaxed conversational way of explaining your thoughts.
Cheers from Australia.
Thank you, Shirley
Beautiful, beautiful shots, absolutely love this channel, it's like a breath of fresh air.
That's very kind of you, thanks. Tell your friends! :-)
Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love the way you see possibilities which I would miss completely. Also, as one who suffers from anxiety and depression, I love the way you talk openly and honestly about this subject. Please keep the videos coming.
Ken, Thank you. If I stopped the photography and the videos, I really would have little left to hang around for. If I stop, call the emergency services.
Great video yet again Andrew but you revealed the biggest weakness of solely using an iPad for photo editing. No silver Efex pro!! I can only hope for a miracle that something anywhere near as good becomes available considering a lot more people are using iPads now.
Even though I have no interest in landscapes, your videos explaining what you seeing and thinking is so so helpful. I really enjoy seeing the way others think.
I enjoyed the video Andrew. Your delivery amuses me and I can relate to a lot of what you say, especially about becoming uninspired l/bored with ones local landscape
Thank you.
Yeah - loved the daisy shot. And then, you're completely right on the 'subject' vs scene thing... but i'm not sure it even necessarily needs anything to draw the eye through it. A frame can have a strong impact without navigational cues - maybe something overwhelming bleak, or grim or tumultuous for example? Anyway - the best apparel for photography is, without doubt, overalls; and keep a spare pair in the trunk of the car. The number of ditches i wouldn't have laid down in... or swamps i wouldn't have waded into... had i been wearing Patagonia or North Face, etcetera. Nice vid, Andy - all the best. Cheers. PS - does your DxO stuff feature upscaling of image resolution?
Overalls. For me to want to lay in ditches, I think I'd need to carry a portable shower tent.
I am not sure DXO has upscaling technology. It's not something I have ever found a need for personally.
Great photos ! IPM 😂👍🏽 Thank you !
Gotta love some good ole IPM.
Love your video's very inspiring 👍
Thank you.
Thank you Andy those are some nice compositons, once again. The light this summer has been quite flat and quite muted, you are right. Therefore the poppies are, as you say, a good composition target because the red-channel is not clipping as it would in strong sunlight, possibly altering the colour of the flowers too much. It's good that your relatively-easy access to the coast is something you have...because it is good when you share it because not all do :-) David
Thanks, David. I live within spitting distance of the beach but so rarely visit - often because of what I said in this video. It's so close, I can go any time, but I don't. May have been to the beach that's a 5 minute walk - and half of that is getting down the cliff path - maybe 6 times this year.
This is the reason why I almost always underexpose my flowers by at least one stop. Experience has taught me to do this without even thinking. The only problem with this approach is that the surrounding foliage tends to turn out rather dark. Often, this makes the picture look even better, but not always. It can become too dramatic.
I have a tendency to under-expose everything - bad Andy
Andrew, I really enjoy your point of view, wisdom and of course the wonderful shots. You prove there is always a shot! Bless you.Thank you for sharing it all with us.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
Great advice and great entertainment all in one.
Thank you, Gerald.
I'm definitely not niche in my pursuit. Recently, to more or less force myself to focus on one type of subject matter I've taken to riding my bicycle to a destination. This forces me to stay put out of convenience. For example, this past week I rode 15km to 2 different day use beach areas on 2 different days; one overcast with intermittent rain (at times torrential) and soft-boxy, the other full sun at midday. My goal was candid portraits. I shot mostly on a sony 70-350G to keep distance and take advantage of the compression for contrast. I managed quite a few nice compositions of Muslim women in hijab in the water, on rafts, playing with children, kids chasing gulls and of course several obligate liminal beach umbrellas shots. I tried to ignore the birds on these occasions but did sneak a couple striking osprey images with terns in pursuit. Anyway, what I did was put myself in the middle of the scene, in plain view of everyone, sitting on top of a picnic table and I didn't move for over 2 hours. After a while they all forgot I was there and then the music began.
Thank you for your useful tips and wonderful images.
Thank you for watching
I have enjoyed seeing the landscape shots again 👍
I shall try to do more.
Hi Andrew,
I recently came across your channel and I’m a new subscriber. I love your videos and your photography. I have watched many and it’s really made me start thinking about my photography. Thank You for taking the time to make these videos and keep up the good work!
Awesome, thank you, Ryan.
Your way of photographing and explaining is so refreshing!
Kind of you to say.
Interesting to see how you work and think, liked the portrait image with the daisies and coast edge the best. When I recognised where you were I thought there might be images with lots of colour from wildflowers in the corn field as in my last visit , disappointed was I.
I was only really aware of the daisies and poppies. Maybe I missed the others.
😂 IPM, I love that. Take care Göran in Latvia
Cheers, Göran
Really interesting upload, thanks.👍Nice positivity ❤
Thanks
Some very beautiful pictures taken. Andrew has not lost his composition skills for landscape photos in the least. It would also be quite a shame to get wedged into a specific niche.
Personally, I think most hobby photographers go through phases. A few months this, a few months that. There are enough genres to dabble in. Things only get difficult if you go professional.
Ah, that word, Professional. That will be the topic of a video before too long.
I love the perfect balance of sophisticated language and amazing photography. If you allow: Please avoid black frames around your wonderful pictures.
Sophisticated language? Are you commenting on the right channel? :-)
Can you elaborate on your comment on the black frames?
More urban/industrial please
David, there will be a contuance of variety. I live in a coastal village with a few small towns around and the majority of my work is in a 30 mile radius (not north as it's a bit wet). This catchment area isn't limiting, but it is dominated by the green stuff and big-blue wobbly thing. I make images wherever I get to and find pleasing things to look at. Sometimes that's urban sometimes it isn't. Variety is very important to our art but also our mental wellbeing.
Given the imbalance of urban vs rural areas around me, I would expect the mix of situations from the videos so far this year to be about the frequency going forwards, though I am also planning some more talking heads videos too.
I hope you will continue watching regardless of the content as I will always try to give you my thoughts on the process and outcomes of the images and its really that that's most useful I think.
Talent show itself and you have.
How you perceive youself is unrelated to your obvious talent.
You're too kind, thank you.
Hi, Andy.
I disagree with one thing.
There is no bad light, but different light, but no bad.
I work a lot in black and white and then you always have "good" light.
I also don't want to be pigeonholed.
I am a hobby photographer who photographs things that I like or find beautiful.
And whether this is a cup of coffee with coffee beans or a tree in the forest, it doesn't matter to me.
I don't like those pigeonholing thoughts.
I recently watched a documentary by Robert Adams.3
He made and sold a lot of books with photos of landscapes of fallen trees, all in black and white.
His books are sold out in no time.
Then I look at a landscape of his and such a firework landscape that people are making now.
Then I came to the conclusion that the photo that Robert Adams makes makes more of an impression on me than that bright landscape because I have forgotten that after a few days.
The landscape with a story behind it does not.
When I see a fallen tree in the forest now I think of Robert Adams.
But you made a nice video of it again in a beautiful environment.
And your photos are also good. What more do you want, friend?
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Antoine.
Of course, you are correct, Antoine. Bad light is only a phrase I guess. The quality of light makes some photography hard and some easy but I wouldn't agree that Black and White always has good light either. Like anything, you still have to pick your subject and expose with care. Sure, there's more latitude with light in mono, but it's still a very particular skill.
Hope you got my email.
Andy
@@AndyBanner I have one email from you.
always interesting, thought provoking, and inspirational .
0:46 light : you need to try the Australia light 😂 . Your summer light looks to be softer than our winter light . Tasmania would likely be anything close to your light .
I'm surprised how you can walk out through a farmer paddock/field/wheat crop. Can't do that here without trespassing ---- "have camera well trespass" is one of my one liners😇
Landscape photos: I'm bored with that as too many things need to come together before we even consider settings. As you show often; there are 100s/1000s of little photographs inside that one big landscape where "nothing to photograph" is never true .
Keep'em coming mate , it's good for my/our health as it is for yours .
There are public footpaths across fields everywhere in the UK. There's also a "right to roam" largely as a result of the Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the 1930s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout
There's always something to create an image from as you say. We just have to open to looking closer.
@@AndyBanner thanks for the link ; very interesting how the public won out .