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Vielen Dank 😊

Hi Chris, vielen lieben Dank! Ja, das kann tatsächlich zu richtig starken Fotos verhelfen, weil es das Storytelling vereinfacht 😊 Schöne Grüße, Christian

Hi Guido, thanks a lot, my friend 😊 Yes, it was indeed a short one this time. Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Darren, thanks a lot, buddy 😊 Nice greetings, Christian

Hi @JHHJDS, thank you so much, my friend 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian

Hi Sebastian, it was linked in the endscreen. Here the direct link for you: th-cam.com/video/1Kswdsi1lyQ/w-d-xo.html Enjoy your Sunday, Christian

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Hi @raulal00, if you don't want to print, you get away even with a lower resolution. 4k is just something around 8MP 😊 So, 12MP is definitely enough here. Thank you for your insights, my friend! Have a nice Sunday, Christian

Hi @mondujar279, thanks a lot 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian

Hi @Kazoom28, thanks a lot 😊 Enjoy your Sunday, Christian

Hi Daniel, thanks a lot for your kind comment, my friend! Yes, it is exactly like that. Portraits can be nice, of course. But the really powerful images are created by interactions 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian

Hi Jenn, thanks a lot for watching, my friend 😊 Have a nice weekend your weekend, Christian

Hi David, thank you so much, my friend! Means a lot 😊 Enjoy your weekend, Christian

Hi Stefano, so great to hear that it worked with the northern lights in the end 😊 To your question about reliable results: in general, it is not possible to predict weather all too far in the future. I mean, we could use models that offer us forecasts for 16 days in the future, but they are wrong 😊 They just show tendencies. Photrus only uses reliable data, which means up to ~48 hours on very high-resolved weather data, but also here are differences, especially between different phenomena, but in average I would say: predictions 48 hours in the future are likely, predictions 24 hours in the future are very likely, and predictions 12 hours in the future are accurate. The biggest exception is the phenomenon sunrise/sunset with gappy clouds (which uses an additional gappy clouds algorithm for the gappy cloud phenomenon for Premium users) and it predicts the weather in extreme fringe situations. You need quite a lot of things coming together for this one. I made an interesting video about that, by the way: th-cam.com/video/tf0id9TkWtE/w-d-xo.html Fog predictions of Photrus are also different from common fog forecasts, as it also takes the difference updrift into account. I explained that in this video: th-cam.com/video/FEISPOtA7P0/w-d-xo.html Another difference is also that Photrus looks at real data from the past in some situations. It is not really possible to compare it with other tools, as it calculates phenomena, not only raw weather data. It goes far beyond that. I hope that helps 😉 Have a great weekend, Christian

Hi Adrian, thank you so much, buddy 😊 Have a nice weekend, Christian

Vielen Dank fürs Schauen 😊

Hi Fabio, Thank you so much for your kind words, my friend! Means a lot 😊 I don't have experience with the canon pro 300, I have to admit. I decided against Canon and for Epson instead - but that for some good reasons, I mentioned in this video: th-cam.com/video/vbatIn6CznY/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps 😉 Nice greetings, Christian

Hi @PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick, thank you for your honest feedback! You know, I try to make my videos as interesting as possible and for my tutorials that also includes supporting music. I always make sure that is quiet in the background so that it doesn't distract. But of course, I don't know the sound settings of each viewer and the output device that could affect and change the sound output. Even the usage of an equalizer on the viewer's side could change the ratio between speech and music. I'm sorry to hear that watching the video was unbearable for you, epecially as it is a good video with a lot of tips about wide angle photography. I can't change that for this video anymore, but I will definitely think about the volume of music in the future. So, thank you for your feedback and nice greetings, Christian

Thanks a lot, @lubos-ro3hy, for your appreciation 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian

Hi @ravenfallsphotography6254, oh yes, it is my baby, of course 😊 In some videos I mention me as the developer, but I'm currently not sure if that is really a good idea, I have to say. I think, it could support that message of "You need to be a technical affine person to become a good photographer". Something many beginners think, in my experience, but that is simply wrong and that is a trend I would like to go again. I don't know if that is the right way, not to mention me as the developer, to be honest. I'm currently just experimenting with that. But your feedback is something I will definitely think about in the future, so thank you therefore, my friend! To your question of servers: The truth is that I don't know the exact number of servers 😊 There are 2 layers: Layer 1 are supercomputers from different weather providers who offer really exact point weather predictions. I don't know their exact server number or cpu-number etc., but they I guess that are many. These predictions are extremely accurate, exactly what we need, but they are also quite expensive to us. And as we - again - seldom photograph just a point in a landscape, we purchase a huge amount of point weather predictions in a radius of 1000 to 1200 kilometers around each single photo location of our clients. So, it is a solution on demand: we purchase them for each single photo spot of our clients, if a clients wants to get an accurate photography weather prediction at a photo location. Based on that there is a second layer, which calculates the photography weather phenomena like red sky, rainbows, golden clouds, etc. That is made by our algorithm on our servers on a high availability cluster. That is a cluster of multiple servers, which we cascade, according to the number of clients and number of photo locations we have to observe. Meanwhile we have clients all over the world, though we anyway don't calculate weather phenomena on each possible photo location on our planet. The number of servers is growing and growing, depending on the number of clients and photo spots. So, no way to tell a fix number of servers. But there are already a lot of CPU cores working and that 24 hours a day 😊 There is a lot going on in the background. Our clients don't see all that of course. For them the only interesting thing is to get an alert email with suggestions where to photograph to get stunning light and weather. And that is exactly what Photrus offers them. I hope that gives at least a little insight for you 😉 Enoy your Sunday, Christian

Hi Adrian, thanks a lot, buddy 😊 Yes, it is never a 100% thing, but the mentioned point weather predictions are really extremely accurate. Not comparable to the output of common weather apps. It is just that they are not useful for landscape photographers, as again: we seldom photograph just a point in a landscape 😀 The solution is really to use hundretthousands of point weather predictions in a section of 1000x1000km around each photo spot, as Photrus does to calculate its own models, based on photography weather phenomena. Predicting these photography phenomena just works because of those accurate point weathers. But in the end of the day, as you said: the skill of adapting is anyway really, really important. Because sometimes even the best forecasts fail. Thanks a lot and have a great Sunday, Christian

Vielen Dank 😊

Hi Darren, oh yes, mistakes are important. Also when it doesn't feel well to produce them, but they indeed help us to grow. I grew already a lot, haha 😆 Thanks a lot for your kind comment, buddy! Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Chris, oh ja, das ist tatsächlich wichtiger als man denken würde. Nicht nur in der Fotografie, überhaupt im Leben - Job, Business, Familie, etc. Die Leidenschaft ist es, die einen dazu verleitet alles zu geben und es fühlt sich dann überhaupt nicht mal an wie Anstrengung 😊 Schöne Grüße, Christian

Hi Marek, thank you my friend 😊 Yes, the battery is definitely bad for the environment. I have to admit, I lose a couple of these remote controls every year. I do my best that it doesn't happen, but I can't prevent myself completely against that. I'll try to do even better in the future, for sure. Nice greetings, Christian

Thanks a lot, Lubos 😉 Have a nice Sunday evening, Christian

@@christian.irmler thank you Christian 😊

Hi Thomas, yes, it's a good idea to study the works of the masters. Practicing is definitely important. Partly copying can indeed help to understand, for sure 😉 Have a nice Sunday, Christian

Hi @XXX-vy6xv, yes, there are a lot of artists in my family line 😊 I grew up with the paintings of my grandfather, so I knew about composition already before I started with photography in my youth age. But it took me a while to see that equality between painting and photography, to be honest 😆 Have a great Sunday, Christian

Hi Adrian, thanks a lot, buddy 😊 Enjoy your Sunday, Christian

Hi Daniel, thanks a lot for your kind comment, my friend 😊 Enjoy your photography weekend, Christian

Hi Erich, yes, I agree: talent definitely has an impact, but in my experience it can be compensated by putting more effort in. That is something that gets often overlooked. Fortunately, landscapes don't run away. So, at least in most of the cases, we have all the time in the world to work on a composition 😊 Thanks a lot for watching, my friend! Enjoy your weekend, Christian

Congrats on being the first one today, Erich 😉

Hi Bill, that matches with my experiences 😊 Thanks a lot for watching, my friend! Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Patrick, I think you got me wrong. I never make any decisions for others, I just share my long-term experiences in my videos. Everyone can and should decide by himself which type of lenses he prefers, of course. The arguments I mention in my videos should just inspire, based on more than 30 years of experience. If you don't agree with my points, feel free to put your own experiences in a comment. My videos are always to be understood as an open discussion, which can even be really interesting. I'm always interested myself in other perspectives and experiences. However, I'm sorry to hear that you left. Wish you all the best for the future. Nice greetings, Christian

Hi @luzr6613, yes, I see that exactly like you: it depends on what you want to photograph. When it comes down to portrait photography, for instance, or even astrophotography, prime lenses are definitely the better choice. I was primarily talking about classic landscape photography in this video, of course. But also here: fisheye lenses are usually prime lenses, but can be quite a good idea to use for landscape photography. I think, I saw a Canon that was zoomable, but I've never used it. Difficult architecture 😊 Thanks a lot for your kind comment, my friend! Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Guido, yes, I see it like you. They are sharper, lighter, faster, and cheaper, but they limit me in my possibilities when it comes down to framing up a composition 😊 Thanks a lot for watching, my friend! Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Mark, thank you so much, my friend 😊 Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Sharat, thanks a lot, I'm fine. I hope you are also okay? 😊 Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Thomas, that's quite a detailed topic within storytelling. I didn't make a video about that yet, but I will think about it. Thank you for your input 😉 Nice greetings, Christian

Hi Chris, vielen lieben Dank! Hab auch einen schönen Sonntag 😉 Schöne Grüße, Christian

Hi Thomas, it is definitely also possible to shoot landscapes with prime lenses, but then you have to deal with the mentioned limiations. An interesting question would be: would I prefer premium primes over cheap zooms for landscapes? I think, I would anyway go for the zooms in that case, as a clean composition is more important to me than high image quality. But I agree: if you like to shoot with primes, there is definitely nothing wrong with that. Photography is not only all about the goal, the photo. It is also all about the way to that photo, the journey. And limitations can also lead to creativity, on the other hand. That is also a thing we should take into account 😉 Enjoy your weekend, Christian

Hi Eric, thank you, that's a good question. Now, it is like that: if you mount 2 different lenses on your camera, which is in manual mode, you will get 2 slightly different exposure times at f/5.6, for instance, as each lens is different in light transmission. But the t-stop is not the number one criterion for me when it comes down to lens choice, I have to admit. It is an interesting value, though there are other things much more important to me, I have to say 😊 Thanks a lot for watching, my friend! Have a great weekend, Christian

Vielen Dank 😊

Hi Daniel, yes, absolutely. The quality of zoom lenses is incredible today so that it is hard to tell a difference when we see two images side by side. And thank you so much for your kind words about my videos, my friend. Oh yeah, the older ones are quite funny 😉 Enjoy your weekend, Christian

Hi @ScenicPaddler, thank you so much, my friend! Means a lot 😊 Enjoy your weekend, Christian