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Great vlog! I’m sure once the big day has happened there will be more vlogs, if nothing else than to get some peace! 😂 xxx

Welcome back Ben, it's good to see you back. You've nothing to apologise for, and your passion always comes through. Great shots too, you haven't missed a beat. Cheers, Bevan.

Well done Ben! good to see you back, especially in north Wales. Congratulations on your 'big news' as well

Great to see you back and congratulations on the news. Fantastic video as always.👍

Excellent video Ben and nice to see you back. Congratulations on the promotion and the future wedding

Great to see you back Ben - missed your vlogs, stunning first image with autumnal colours- onwards & upwards- oh and a change in shift patterns will work wonders, trust me I know 👍

I miss climbing Snowdon. Great video Ben, and congratulations.

Congratulations on both the job promotion and your future marriage. I follow your vlog with great interest and have been really surprised (and partly worried) about your absence but now we have the explanation, thanks for that. A question regarding your photography techniques; you have amazing sharpness all the way from nearby details to the more distant parts of the image. Are you using focus bracketing or is it small aperture shots?

Congratulations to you both. Last time I was on the Watkins path, it was fine walking up. But in typical Eryri weather, it turned so quickly and I was walking down the track which looked more like a small river. But that's the chance we all take when visiting our wonderful National Park

Congratulations to both you and Sarah and I'm glad to see you back. It seems the weather always catches up to you on that trail.

Congratulations and well done on the promotion. Good to see you back with some very nice images.

A very delayed reaction, but I feel the need to say that I love your content. I'm from the Netherlands, hence my avatar, and I'm a happy owner of a D850. I'm a driven amateur and I mainly use it for landscape photography including woodlands and an occasional portrait shooting. For landscape I combine it with a 16-35mm F/4, an old but gold 80-200mm F/2.8 (no VR) and a Sigma 105mm 2.8 for the portraits. Landscape means tripod for me and remote shutter control. I have a small collection of Nikon DSLR's (D70s, D200, D300, D700, D500, D850) and my only mirrorless Nikon is a Z fc, which I bought for the fun of it. It's actually a very capable little camera. But the D850 is my absolute favorite.

I was there a few months ago Ben, after being given the wrong direction by a so called local, I had to walk up to where the waterfall goes under a bridge in knee deep mud in some places, only to have to climb down to a waterfall like this, a trickle. I was at Tigers Clough a couple of days ago too, great levels and you will be happy to know, practically no litter.

Came across your video, as I've been to New Brighton many times myself. I live in Skelmersdale & often take trips out to Liverpool or across the water. Love the long exposure shots. You've gained a new flower 👍

487 Yundt Bypass

Not sure my legs could cope with that walk. I do love a waterfall mind. Lovely images!

Nice

Thanks for sharing Ben some cracking images. If you manage to have a track day try to be lucky enough to have a pro driver as a passenger just like shutter speed they will tell you breaking points corner speed track undulations to get the best experience. Best wishes 👍

Love my used D810. I did send it in to Nikon to get the focus realigned because the focus fine tune corrections were too close to the 50 mark for my lenses. The D810 has a strong screw drive motor so you can use the screw drive telephotos with confidence. The contrast of the larger FX sensor over the DX cameras is noticeable.

Nice video about your photography, but you were 9 minutes in before you really mentioned the D810, and then it seemed to be in passing. Not complaining, just observing. I was hoping for some more thorough insights on the camera.

Wait untill you become an ' old fart ', you will appreciate the monopod then. I do find mine usefull, especially after having spinal surgery, even with a light 70-300 lens, the monopod takes a lot of weight off my back and hips. It can double as a walking stick when I start up the hills.

Hi Ben, just discovered this video of yours. Great content en beautiful pictures. I am about to purchase a D850 myself, albeit second hand. Nice to see your positive spirit. Looking forward to more of your content! Kind regards, Pascal (Belgium)

It can be difficult with waterfalls. When I visited the stunning Brecon Beacons waterfalls a couple of years ago in Feb the rivers were swollen and the waterfalls raging. Impressive to see but difficult to photograph. Hopefully you'll hit the 2k subs very soon 👍 I'll still be on board 😊

Hi Ben I was away with a few friends last weekend and we agreed to set the alarms for 4am to hopefully capture the sunrise at 5am. We got up but there was no sunrise (well not visually) I love early mornings as it is the best time of the day being so quiet but if you then plan to get the sunset on the same day that's a long time to wait and in the summer months it usually means harsh lighting for most of it plus you're knackered the following day. Having said that I'm heading to The Roaches tonight in the camper to get sunset then sunrise in the morning so limited sleep in between but at least I'll have rested

Great video Ben.

You didn't share camera settings, that would have been better

I think you came to a great realization about that location. The wonderful rock formations and the foliage would have been overshadowed by more water flow. As it was, the low flow provided a nice accent to the rocks and plants.

Looks like a great location. I'm definitely feeling the need to visit some waterfalls now. The real trick is finding some that aren't overrun by people.

Well ben brilliant photos spot on 😊

thanks Ben, great Job. Hier Novo Hamburgo city of south Brazil.

This video is much better than the monopod one, it addresses the question right from the get go. The answer is a resounding yes. Nice pictures.

2 mins in and you still have not made it to the meat of the video... gave up watching. Nice pictures, but ... where is the frigging monopod?

Awesome images Ben and superbly edited too. Just wish I could drag myself out of bed at that hour📷👏👏

Splendid images, really worth the early get up. Lovely to see you back on TH-cam, far too long since we've last seen you.

Fantastic video really makes me want to set my alarm for the mornign and get out there... maybe not at 04:00 though. Great pics and well put together.

Glad to see you back on here Ben. Short and sweet but well worth the wait. Great images 👍

Cracking photographs Ben. I have say I prefer the morning light even for black and white photographs. As you say it’s well worth the effort of getting up early just to have the place to yourself. Nice one mate 👍

Sunrise is the most perfect time of day! Some beautiful images there xxx

Fantastic video and still shots, I was at that exact spot last Sunday with my dad and lad. flying my drone. Nothing serious,

Very early indeed!! But worth it. Great video Ben.

Your title is a loaded question. I have a hard time pulling myself out of bed, however the results are often worth it when I do manage to get up. You managed to get some nice color, which is always a bonus.

Loved it. Must get up early and do this.

Nice! I really liked the time lapse images of the river and the bridge. The old barges and the morning colors along with the bridge make for great composition, too. And I certainly appreciate the solitude of the morning. But 0400 in the morning? I'm retired, no thanks, I live at much lower latitude.

If you just compare the 850 to the 7200 for landscape photography then I might agree that there might not be a great deal between the two in IDEAL situations. Apart from the much better dynamic range and far superior low light capabilities of the D850. But as soon as you look at moving objects such as sport, motorsport, wildlife especially birds in flight the 7200 isn’t comparable to the 850. The D850 is leaps and bounds in front with its much better focussing and tracking system. If you move over to mirrorless, perhaps the z8, you will still have huge files. It’s just the way things are going with ever better sensors. So no point in complaining about processing on your lap top. You’ll just have to invest in a faster lap top for any processing in the future as file sizes are never going to get any smaller. I loved your waterfall photos. But showing them on a TH-cam video will never show up the better quality of the 850. For that you need a good computer screen and be able to zoom in to truly see the difference in resolution and definition. I have a D850 and an old D3S 12megapixels! At A4 size on a computer screen you would be hard pressed to tell the difference. But zoom into 100 percent and the difference jumps out at you.

For ground-based photography, he suggests using a small bag of rice. It is good for macro photography. This is how I often use it. Greetings. th-cam.com/video/gwnCDXs7SCI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lFyTtJoQc-PJhE1f

Wow... thats bloody awesome mate 🎉

Where is this.....I know the area well but saw no clues??

great vlog - love the images despite the challenging weather, cant wait to see more from this location :) xxx

Wow I never knew that was all there. You drive past on the road to white moss and see that building on the right but I never knew it was all there.

Lovely video and waterfall photos. There's no point in soaked for the sake of it. There's always a next time. The Watkin path was used as a location for Carry on up the Chyber.