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I’m headed to Norway this fall so I appreciate the info you supplied in your video. Good luck in your travels

I actually was impressed with the strength of the magnet. Had a satisfying click to it and makes me feel more confident in the magnetic hold.

Fantastic video! Your firsthand experience and clear insights on ease of use, performance, and the advantages over traditional screw-on filters were incredibly informative. Great work!

I love the magnetic feature for ease of use, but I do with they were a little stronger. I bought a K&F kit a couple years ago that has a CPL, 10 stop, and UV. I've had at least one occasion that the filter fell off with a slight bump, but I've also had other times where it held on very well. My kit didn't come with the lens cap, but my plan, which hasn't happened yet, has been to get a 3 and a 6 stop ND which would each include the adapter ring and the lens cap. The additional adapter rings would prevent the need to move it from lens to lens.

Yeah, too many gimmicky filters out there. Cant go wrong with 3d printed bahtinov mask@ off of Etsy for <$40

Is the strength of the ND filter more with an APS-C sensor? I got an Urth VND filter for my Fuji 16-55 f2.8 and can't seem to get it to work quite right.

This guy is practical and with it.

I am not so happy the way Luminar Neo 1.19.1 handles the deleted images! most of the time after I am done editing photos and finished exporting i would like to remove them from catalog! Luminar Neo moves them to Lumiinar trash and if you empty trash Luminar moves everything to system trash rather than just removing it from Luminar! I did not know that, luckily I did not empty the system trash and was able to recover my images. I like the HDR extension which was included his time (change of policy! good move) but it lacks some the features that Aurora HDR had. Tons of useless presets and other stuff came with my purchase too! in general I am not so enthused with the presets that came with Luminar Neo! I think Luminar 2018 and Luminar 4 had much better presets.

Glad to hear your comments about the focus stacking feature. I had the same results and thought it was my incompetence. As you mentioned the other features work great.

Thanks James, that was really interesting. I've been using Luminar Neo for some time now, as my Lightroom Classic V.6 is somewhat long in the tooth and I am not prepared to make a subscription to Adobe to upgrade. You have put my mind at rest to a degree, as I too found Neo focus stacking to be near useless for my work case. I tend not to use a tripod when I am out on the fly, so although I try to keep the camera as still as possible, inevitably there will always be slight movement. I previously used Adobe Photoshop, which did a far better job. Let's hope Skylume take notice of your criticism as I really like this photo editing software.

Hi James - total newbie question, sorry. How are you getting multiple photos of exactly the same thing in different exposures before you use HDR merge? Does that happen in camera at the point of shooting or during import, or in LN itself?

I'm trying to decide if I want to support a company who takes advantage of nature's beauty. Where does the tour money go to? Do they give it to the community?

I do not think the drone is legal in Washington National Parks Mike

You were so close to us, we have photographed McDowell Creek Falls a number of times and also that creek on the side of the road you photographed. It really was funny to see something that we instantly recognized in the video. Wish we would have known you were going to be in the area, there are two other notable falls to photo in this area that we could have told you about. Thanks for the videos we always enjoy watching them.

Stunning pictures. The drone shots add a whole new dimension.

I can definitely relate to being a lazy photographer, perhaps more so than you. Some great tips in there.

You go to the biggest tourist spots and then complain about not getting your shot sheesh.I suspect you're not from the West

Image Stabilization doesn't do sh!t if you put the camera on the tripod to shoot stills. IS only helps when you are doing hand-held with slow shutter speed. If your shutter speed is fast enough, you don't even need IS.

It is amazing that you got a shot of Nugget Falls without a crowd of people in it. Well done.

Hate the fact it blurs the photo when you're moving any sliders around, so you cannot see what it's actually done until you stop. Plus never adding what they said they would, just bought out a new version every time. Waste of money, bad practice business wise.

I like some of the features of Neo and bought the base product, but I'm not a fan of how their pricing model has evolved. Hiding the useful features you mention behind paid extensions is not something I'm going to support. IMHO everything in the extensions should be included with the base software.

very good!

Thanks for sharing James!

Well said and done my friend!

I have heat press envy. That thing is a beast!

Great video! Thanks for sharing. If you went again, what lenses (range) would you take? I think you mentioned 24-105 and 100-400.

You should ask Ben Horne how he balances making content for TH-cam and having a personal life.

True points. I follow each of the photographers you mentioned and have viewed those videos. I suspect too that the photography, especially landscape, pool is shrinking. I see tours where people are pulling out their iphones to capture a scene at a classic location. Possibly the constant upgrading by the camera/ lens producers has burned people to the idea of heavily investing in something that is obsolete within a few short years. Add to that the critics that social media have generated that feel they must make negative comments on videos of perceived shortcomings and it becomes a tough business. I just enjoy creation and am glad that my day can end any time I wish.

Been around for 5 years with a good 2-3 year break so not that long really and to be honest the last 2-3 months I've been more productive than ever and yet it's been a complete flop! Videos don't even get a quarter of the views compared to the earlier days. Its quite deflating and mentally hurting!

Image #1

good job, thank you

Great Video. Thanks

It was hazy even in Seattle area October 2022. It was bad everywhere in Cali, Oregon, Washington, and way up into Canada. Leavenworth itself is so pretty! Shame about the fires in the PNW. A mask that filters out smoke particles helps with breathing at least. Personally, I simply seal my home during that time. Ducttape on windows, doors, and a HEPA filter for the AC.

James, do you know the make and year of the car?

What was the date you visied?

Thanks for this video. I have my first show coming up in a month and was looking for some sage advice on printing; and i found it.

I think that as long as it does not malfunction and start oscillating trying to correct itself, it should help. Tripods still have vibration. Attach a laser pointing at the ground and you will see there is far more vibration than you would think. Of course if you really don't need it, then you can save battery life with it off.

What is the best time to visit this canyon , around noon or morning and evening

Nice photos

Really love the way you both explain what and why of your setup, but also seeing the immediate results. You’re my favorite guy on TH-cam.

You made some beautiful photographs!

Do you still use the monitor? And do you experience any fringing while looking at text? What about color accuracy, does it look good while editing photos? Because none of the OLEDS has a color accuracy of Delta E > 1.

What gloves are you wearing, they look warm.

DANG, I grew up in Hermiston and Pendleton Or and never made it to that place. I live in Alaska now so am going to have to check it out next time i'm in Oregon

In the bright shots, would a CPF and ND help tame the scorching light. I live in a desert and it help with the AZ sun.

Image #1 tells more of a story with its wider composition. But, 2 is still a good shot too.

More proof that I need to get out more and explore this state. I've not been to either of those waterfalls. At least I can say I've been to Smith Rock.

Beautiful! Image 1.

I have Luminar since it first came out so it was a one time payment I just don’t use it much but always had a good experience I almost bought affinity today but I think I will stick with lumina

Enjoyed the video Mr. Parker. Going to land and cruise to Alaska in August can't Wait. Just retired I am former sports photographer getting my cameras ready. Thank you again. Best Jeff Brooklyn NY