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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Join me as I explore and photograph the most North Easterly edge of Mainland Britain. In this video I go to a location I've wanted to go to for years and discover some unexpected wildlife along the way!
Filmed at John O'Groats (Scotland).
Wild Scotland behind the scenes video (one that inspired me):
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Hi Kim. Thoroughly enjoyed your latest video (as well as your others) and I especially liked your "reveal" of your final destination. Literally made me blurt out loud "WOW!"
Nice that you got to see seals up close and personal. Always a treat to see wildlife in their natural habitat as opposed to zoos, wildlife parks which are essentially bigger zoos really.
I can relate to that feeling having seen Swans and a Bob Cat and Moose in the wild. Not animals that are seen very often in my area. They're there but just very elusive.
Stunning coast line there and I hope you got many great images of those wonderful Sea Stacks.
What a fantastic location!!! So beautiful.
Beautiful location, love your work. Thank you ever much! Kim.
I always smile when I see a new video from you pop up.🙂
Let me be the first to say on this dreary morning that your video has made it a lot brighter. Well done.
Excellent - and you still got some great shots.
Kim, apologies Im slightly behind this week watching your latest video from Sunday.....but WOW!!!! well worth the wait "YOUR BEST EVER" location - music - wildlife - images absolutely FANTASTICO:-) and you were blessed with good weather....Bonus. What a day you had and thank you for sharing. You should really be proud of yourself Kim, hope you are, just checkout the comments below.
As someone else commented, your enthusiasm is "infectious." I also use the BeFree tripod on my backpacking trips, and I agree that it has stability limitations. I have recently ordered Manfrotto's "version 2" ball head for this tripod that has a separate pano knob, some I'm looking forward to experimenting. Thanks for another great vlog!
Great channel, Kim. Loving the beauty and your enthusiasm.
Awesome video Kim! and what an amazing location.
I miss the UK sooooo much. awesome reveal. and beautiful photos
Excellent vlog again Kim.👍
Just a couple of tips that may help you with camera shake. Remove your camera strap as it catches the wind and you don’t need it when the camera is mounted in your tripod. Don’t use the tripods centre column as they are inherently unstable anyway and finally spread the tripod legs the next width wide. This increases the footprint and really helps alleviate camera shake.
Take care. 🍀👌
Stunning as usual Kim.
I've said it all before, but you're so infectious! After watching and listening to you, all I want to do is take my camera out and shoot some landscape.
Love your photos in this video too..😊, brilliant seascapes and as always, looking forward to your next video..... 😊📷
great video Kim , love your work , keep em coming
Great video! That location looks epic
Great video! You are always the best Kim. Keep them coming! Thank you!
Amazing video. How wonderful to see those seals. The images of the arches we're superb.
Another lovely video. Thanks for the hard work!
Ahh Kim love the enthusiasm as always! :D
Thanks Kim for keeping me hooked. x Wow 7.2 now (good for you)
Beautiful location and video, we had the pleasure of visiting JOG and across the Northern Coastline October/November last year, magical memories. Love your images of the sea stacks👍
What a great place, thanks for taking us there
Awesome Kim!! Thanks!
Nature at it's best Kim, thanks for sharing.
All the best......Peter.
Hey Kim, Beautiful location, would love to go there and photograph this location one day :) Great Video, thanks for sharing. I agree it is nice having a place all to your self.
Real nice Kim, what a beautiful place to visit and photograph.
that is really stunning Kim,really loved your enthusiasm,thanks for showing them
Stunning imagery Kim, the colours are beautiful. Your country is absolutely stunning. Thanks.
Thank you Kim for another great Vlog, You remind me of how I feel when I am out and about in the great outdoors.Can't wait for Spring and our two weeks Holiday in the Scottish Highlands.After watching this it is somewhere else to add to our list of places still to visit. Love the photo's you got and also love your hat.
BEST VIDEO YET... keep up the great work!
Great work as usual Kim. Been up that way twice, but never knew about these stacks. Will be looking forward to seeing them on my next trip to Scotland.
Beautiful photos as usual, Kim. Those photos of the sea stacks are simply STUNNING! The Northern coast of Scotland is one of my favorite places in the World. I love the drive from Inverness to John O Groats. The area around Wick is gorgeous. Wonderful video. as always. Cheers from Oregon , US
Great video Kim. It's getting better all the time. I noticed you had the center column raised. By extending the center column you are creating the characteristics of a mono pod. I would have lowered it but also lowered the tripod as much as you can and still have the composition you where looking for and if needed add your back pack as weight.
Clemens Jellema Hi Clemens, as mentioned below, I was as close to the edge of the cliff as I could go without putting myself in danger and as I result, raising the column was the only way I could get the whole stack in the frame. I may need to include more detail behind my thought process in future videos ☺ thanks for the advice though - much appreciated
Great advice he feasible. That’s what I do for Astro photography too. Travel tripod are firmer this way.
Beautiful shot Kim what a place👍🏻
Amazing video Kim, good weather as well. Try to get to the Orkney’s I’ve just been the once and keep hoping to get back soon. Keep up the good work.
Dang. Just added another location to the bucket list! Great video Kim!
Another great vlog Kim. Its not worth getting the shot if it puts you in danger especially in such remote places. I would be more than happy to come away with those images.
Excellent video Kim!!!!!
How can anyone give your video's a thumbs down, they must jealous!! Love the energy and enthusiasm you exude, love your images as well, I'm sure it won't be long before you hit that magic 10k subscribers. Shame a bout the camera shake, does your tripod not have a hook on the centre coloum to hang your backpack on to make it more sturdy. Awesome video as usual!!
Hello Kim, could I suggest that you carry and use a bungee cord, drape it around the head of your tripod then attach your backpack which will stretch the cord and it will ly taught on the ground. Be careful to ensure that it does not swing about and create even more movement. By doing this your tripod will become more stable. The other alternative is a large corkscrew device which goes into the ground, normally used by caravanners to tether their dogs outside. Once again attach the bungee cord to this. You can even increase better stability if you attach 3 x 6" stainless steel spikes which are terrific. Best regards, Allan Davies.
Thank you for another grand tour of your country, we have ties back to somewhere around there in British Isles area, pulls at our heart strings , gives us a sense of belonging thank you , cheers
Amazing scenery Kim. You managed some stunning photography in this one. Will have to put this one on my bucket list.
Stunning scenery as usual...great vlog hope you got the shot your looking for..
Fantastic video Kim. I was up there last September doing the NC500 route (2nd time). I did not know about the stacks so these are now on my bucket list. We went across to Orkney and it was amazing. You would love it. Even less people there as well. These wild, lonely places are terrific. P.S.I love your hat as well.
Another great video........if you like seals ( and I think you do lol) have a Google for Donna Nook seals - its a nature reserve in Lincolnshire . Amazing experience, but don't go at a weekend!
Great vlog Kim as always :) & what a spectacular location, so beautiful :) Those sea stacks are just mind blowing! Your images are awesome :)
Beautiful Kim. Seals were a delight.
So glad you appreciate the North of Scotland (up here it is not really Britain anymore). I live in Caithness, born in Orkney, spent 20 years in Yorkshire and this is the best place! Love your videos and always look forward to them! I find that a carrier bag, filled with a few stones hung from your tripod can do wonders for stability! Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay here. I really get your comment about seeing the weather front approaching, the wind is the biggest problem for photography here (and rain) you have to make multiple trips to get the best! I suggest Dunnet Head for views of Orkney and great panoramas!! Keep up the good work!
Great video Kim!
Great video Kim, I'm Happy you finally got a sunny day while vlogging :)
Well done Kim, love your videos.
Great to see you managed to get sometime away from your volutery conservation work up north to make this beautiful video......great job once against kim....
Thanks Kim, a great way to start the day in the US!
That was such a good video!
Wonderful video, your landscape reminds me of our landscape here in Newfoundland.
Inspiring video Kim. There is a big chunk of Scotland beyond Inverness. You should also put Shetland on your bucket list.
Nice vlog of a beautiful place Kim. Looking forward to you photographing those Sea-stacks (is that correctly spelled?)
Being able to see wildlife in it's natural habitat always gives me a feeling of being a very privileged person.
Another great video Kim. Such an amazing location to shoot. For a long exposure on a tripod that is not very stead, you can use the weight of your camera bag suspended underneath the tripod. I carry an extra strap that attaches to the bottom of the middle of the tripod to give it extra weight.
Your love of nature really shines through in your videos Kim and your enthusiasm is infectious! Just a minor point though, Dunnet Head is actually the northernmost point of the British mainland. BTW love your hat. :)
Great vid as always. Scotland is on my bucket list to visit and photograph...long trip from Australia though :( In the meantime I will keep watching your great videos and live in hope :)
Stuart Fillmore Fingers crossed you'll get here one day Stuart!
Your story telling and narrative complement your photography, such a talented lady .
I believe she is hitting her stride. She seems pretty athletic now. Some of these guys are out of breath while doing the vlogs and walking at the same time. LOL.
Lovely video Kim... I might say, try dropping the tripod a lot lower if it's shaking in the wind next time, it will be more stable... Anyway Kim, as usual you have some nice shots there... Love the subjects, thanks...
Nice one Kim. 🤗
These videos just get better and better.
Agree, we only travel shoulder, or off season. New Zealand is our go-to location at least twice a year. Have lucked it with the weather most trips, over the years, we shoot video and stills. Nice to get these stunning places all to ourselves 😀 Now I want to add Scotland to my bucket list!
You've made me want to go there now! 10:46 .. incredible shots! Also a tip (you probably know) but just bring a super light bag with you and you can fill it with butt loads of rocks and it helps stabilize the tripod a tiny bit ^^
The duncansby sea stacks were one of the highlights of my north coast 500 trip in the summer. There’s also some puffins nearby there as well
Great location...
Lovely vlog Kim It’s made me want to come up from Birmingham
Excellent video Kim! I remember my last trip up there was during a summer and I can remember the brilliance at night of looking south to darkness and north to light, even though it was 2am. It's a beautiful location and was experiencing some renovation when I was visiting. Has the infamous hotel been restored do you know?
Behold Scotland Sounds amazing! No idea about the hotel I'm afraid.
Brilliant
Kim! Great video as always! Maybe you should experiment using your backpack as weight to reduce the blur in long exposures!
Great vlog I have been there on a motorcycle never got a photo. Must go back. Did you get a photo looking into the sun from your last bit of the video? Love the contrast
Great vid Kim. Tripod dilemma, agree with comment about centre column not being used, I always try to avoid it. Keeping tripod low and adding weight both help a lot, though when the wind picks up those tips only get you so far. I have one travel tripod that saves the back on a long hike when not windy, the other one is very sturdy but requires more thought about what goes in the bag. That said, I prefer the heavy one as its much taller and just so sturdy for long exposures.
Look forward to your next vlog.
Cam-Shy Watson I never normally use the middle column but here I had to in order to get the full stack in the image. I went as close to the edge of the cliff as I could safely without falling off 😂 sometimes the vlogs don't show this. Maybe something I can explain and show better in the future. Thanks for the tips though! Appreciate it ☺
Had a feeling you needed the height, being close to the edge there would have put the ground in the way had you been low no doubt. Hey, you got your shot and lovely it is too, not only that but you got out to a wonderful location and enjoyed amazing views. What more can you ask for.
Dunnet Head is the most northerly mainland point. Spent a week at Keiss a few years ago - great area.
Dunnet Head most Northerly?
Great vid as usual
What a breathtaking location! And you present it very well in this video. (By the way, how do you arrange to get sunshine in Scotland…and in winter? The only time I ever was there, it was at the end of July, and we got a non-stop downpour the whole time. 😄)
James David Walley If you time it right, we do get quite a lot of sun. Very hit or miss though and doesn't last very long 😂
Kim, thank you so much for taking us to these beautiful places. I wish you could use a drone to shoot from 100 meters altitude.
Thanks for another enjoyable video.
"A good tripod is heavy. A better tripod is heavier. The best tripod is the one you actually use." Any tripod can be made better by adding weight, like hanging a backpack from it. Also, in situations like this it is often possible to leave the legs short and be more stable as a result.
Great video, as always. How are you capturing the audio for your vlog? Are you using a mic?
Hey Kim I'm from moray, You should check out speyside for wildlife / lossiemouth for its beaches. / Bow fiddle rock
Gav Stuart Hi Gav - I was brought up in Moray so know it very well! Hoping to make some videos around Lossie in the near future. Love the sea stacks between Hopeman and Lossie and of course Bow Fiddle is amazing too ☺
ah ha, I thought the accent was familiar. Aww excellent, looking forward to seeing it. There's a colony of seals at PortGordon that I photograph regularly too as long as the tide is out your guaranteed to see them. Sorry if I'm spouting on about things you already know. Have a merry christmas!
Gav Stuart Thanks Gav - no worries. You have a good Christmas too!
Kim, just found your channel so forgive me if you've been asked before, but I am curious about shooting and wearing glasses. I too wear them. Do you shoot with them on? Do you find them in your way? Do you need to view through them? And do you make any adjustments and if so what? Thanks and I hope someday I will make it to Scotland. Have always wanted to go.
christen mcclure Hi Christen! My glasses situation is a bit unusual as I don't technically need them but they make things slightly sharper (astigmatism). I often wear them when shooting particularly if I've driven to a location. I often forget I've got them on until I try and look through the view finder! I don't think it matters of you shoot with them on or not. For me it makes no difference but if you have bad eyesight without yours then I'd say it's probably best to wear them to enhance the experience. I personally never find that they get in the way but I think everyone will be different ☺
christen mcclure I wear glasses and I need them to see sharp. I have not made diopter adjustments to my cameras but one camera has difficulty to switch to the EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) when I wear my everyday glasses. Not when I wear my sports glasses. All my other mirrorless cameras give no problems with both pairs of glasses.
Just a thought regarding camera shake. Why not reduce the height of your tripod. It looks like you could still get the image if you were a few inches off the floor. Thanks for the videos.
Nice video and a super location.
Perhaps ditching the neck strap would cut down on camera shake in the wind.