Really enjoyed this. Used to live in Colne and walked to Downham market following the New Bedford River. Now Australia is my home but still feel the tug of a frosty early morning stomp in fen country. Thank you.
We can go out to play from Wednesday and this beautifully slick and professional documentary style vlog has wet my appetite massively. You should do more of these. Even the Poshgot a mention! Don't forget Old Sulehay!!
Great vlog Jamie - very calming and wonderful vision in your 'path' shots - you just want to check what's around the bend? Superbly taken. Thanks for taking me there. Stay safe mate. 📷👌
I have not long transferred with my work to Peterborough (i work for a well known online supermarket as a driver) and just discovered deep inside of the fens as i have been driving a lot of the back roads and see how beautiful they are and is now planning a trip with my camera so thanks for some inspiration buddy awesome shots too
You’re welcome. A friend of mine does a similar job in the area and always carries his camera around with him, capturing the scenes from a lay-by as he goes!
Enjoyed that, great narration. The big skies is what has always drawn me to Norfolk. Lots of silver Birches and old oaks down my way on the Essex- Suffolk border.
What a gorgeous video some quality images. I wish I had the fans on my doorstep. I used to read about the fans in the Angling Times as a kid, wishing that I could fish there. Thankyou.
Hi, thanks for that. Yes the Fen drains are a haven for coarse fishing. As I said in the film I used to fish there a lot as kid. They are renowned for pike and zander. The Angling Times was a regular read for me to!!
Excellent video Jamie , you've show cased the Fens in a great light . Your voice over and stunning images work together really well. I'm going to have to make the effort and make the journey from Yorkshire down to Fenshire one day. Well done, Keep shooting
Love this Jamie, what a great video. I always appreciate the struggles and it's refreshing to see photography that's not in the Peaks, or Glencoe, or some other popular destination.
How very soothing....even at the point where you said turd. It does have a certain attraction to it and very well presented. I may have to pay a visit sometime 👍👍
Really lovely video Jamie, very nicely done! You’ve done a great job of showing these landscapes at their best! I’m slowly catching up on the pub casts by the way, you guys have been doing a great job with them! Sam
Thanks Sam, appreciate your feedback on this. I really enjoyed editing this one together actually. Yeah Pubcasts are great fun to do...No 9 recorded tonight!!
So you don't think its Bleak then? ;-) ;-) ;-) Great vlog, great place.....given a chance I'd be willing to give up the 'Land of Mountain and of Flood', for a week to shoot those wide horizons. Nice to have the fanboy make a cameo appearance half way through.
Cheers Lee, yeah it started off me getting a bit desperate for content but then when I spent time pulling it together i realised it actually worked well!
That was very enjoyable Jamie, great narration, coupled with some stunners. I think sometimes we get complacent about our localities and yearn for something a bit different, just to mix it up. I think if you spoke to any photographer they will tell you the same thing..but at the end of it I think we all come to realise that what we have around us is what probably got us into landscape photography. You certainly sold the place to me. Looking through the images you showed here I would say there is a space in that L&L book that was discussed on the recent podcast - go on mate, get some together and give it a go, they wouldn't look out of place next to a Baxter, Bell or PG Johnson. PS You should take Gary out more often, he looked well happy - I often feel he don't smile enough :)
I think you’re right Alan. Most photographers know their local area well as they were out & about in it as child and have that connection. I think that’s a lot of it for me - I’m an only child and spent much of my childhood either in the Fen landscape with my father, fishing, or on my bike exploring places on my own. Being able to capture it now in the camera and share it with others is very rewarding. Thanks for your kind words and comparisons mate...I’m by no means in that company and have some way to go before I would feel my work merits judging to that standard...maybe in the future. As far as Gary is concerned, I think he’s a lost cause 😉😀
Brilliant vlog Jaimie, I quite enjoyed it. Your love of the Fens comes through in a very genuine way. You are fortunate to live in such a wonderful area. Shame about the characters that occasionally turn up to spoil your fun! 😉 You mentioned fishing there as a kid, did you grow up and live in the area your whole life? Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Jeff 👍
Hi Jeff...yes I lived in the area I was standing next to the river until I was 18 then left home to live in Peterborough which is also on the edge of the Fens. As I said in the film, it’s one of the main reasons I have such a connection with the place as I have so many memories there from my childhood. I’m pleased you enjoyed it Jeff - I hope you and the family and keeping safe and well
Very nicely done Jamie. I've seen a few vlogs from this area including yours but this has done it and will have to make the journey over there one day 😀📸
Great video Jamie. You have just given me some local places to get inspired about. Holme fen is now on my list as well as wicken fen and the mill. It’s a lot closer than the Peak District for me! 👍
No problem Peter, thanks. Most of my videos are from the East (Fens and West & North Norfolk) so hopefully you’ll find some inspiration there. Holme and Wicken are my local favourites for sure!
Very enjoyable vlog Jamie, maybe your best for a while. Don't think anyone doubts your passion for the fens mate, personally I would like to see more vlogs similar to the Denver Sluice one you did some time back where you mix the landscapephotography cleverly with a bit of history (drainage, fen tigers etc) and your personal feelings and memories of the fens. Anyway, good luck with Holme Wood/Silver Birches when you can get there. (btw I think the voice over is a big plus) 👍
Thanks for your comment John. I'd like to go back to shoot around that area again as its an area I know really well. I must admit I found the shots of sluice and the mill to be challenging, creatively, apart from them just being standard 'snaps', but I will go back and try again now you've asked! I'll try and link it in with some of the fenland drainage history too. However in the meantime, you'll find me back at Holme Fen as soon as it feels right to get and vlog again
Very Professionally done.Really enjoyed watching this - Loved the images in this I so want to get out like us all.. I suppose with the relaxation of the lockdown rules we can get out a bit more as long as we are sensible and respect the rules
Many thanks Gary, much appreciated. Yes maybe we can feel less guilty than before but I don’t intend to get out vlogging again for a while until things are safer for all
I live in the fens and love them they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder what's not to like looks like we can get out with the camera on Wednesday possibly keep safe
I really need to learn the art of seeing what a landscape photographer see's. If it's not alive my eyes rarely pick up on it as a wildlife guy but seeing as I recognise a lot of the areas in your videos perhaps I should try harder :)
Great vlog completely ruined by the idiot who made the cameo halfway through 😂😂 Seriously, very well produced and narrated and makes me keen to get back out there as soon as is sensible 😀
@@JamieOverland Sorry mate.. Probably seemed a little abrupt. I live in the Fens and granted great skies etc, but I really find it hard to find a market for my photos, whether it be through direct sales, local galleries or even through stock agencies. I find myself watching videos such as this in an attempt to find inspiration. I love your work by the way. It's not easy.
Focuscapes Ah ok, that makes sense. Yep I can imagine it’s a struggle. I don’t generally sell mine so don’t have that issue but as it’s such a relatively unknown area from a landscape perspective, i guess the demand isn’t there. Good luck anyway!
Wonderful images I want to go back to that WIcken fen when the sun is out all day and do a sunset oh and go to that beach up that way with all the seals. Better go soon now we can legally go before the bus and london tube users who are still not wearing masks makes the R number go back up and lock down all over again so that's my goal in the next 2 weeks
Wicken is National Trust so not officially open again yet but that could change soon but your right that could all change if people ignore advice...thanks for your comment
@@JamieOverland Yes I was going to go this week to Dancing Ledges too just found this out maybe what Boris said they might reopen in a few days time if not I just ring them and ask. So instead I'm off to sunny costa Swanage 🤣for a sunrise.
Really enjoyed this.
Used to live in Colne and walked to Downham market following the New Bedford River.
Now Australia is my home but still feel the tug of a frosty early morning stomp in fen
country.
Thank you.
Well I’m pleased to have sparked some happy memories for you Richard. Hope your enjoying Australia and thanks for watching
Absolutely loved watching this during my lunch break. Now I can start work feeling a lot more relaxed. Beautiful images.
Brilliant - glad you enjoyed it!
Always good to see your passion for the fens and the stunning images that you see ...... thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Colin, appreciate it mate
Images! First class. The voice over, rhythm and rhyme wrapped up with a rule of turds. Very well put together 👍
Lol....one of the Fens finest compositional techniques mate...thanks bud 👍
Fantastic Jamie! I can see why you love it so much, I do miss those frosty and misty UK mornings. Brilliant images, thanks for sharing.
Cheers John - can't beat a frosty misty morning in the Fen!
Beautifully done and some super images! 😊👍
Thanks mate, much appreciated 🙏
Came to live in the fens nearly 40 years ago and the landscape has me hooked, great video Jamie.
It does have a special and unique character for sure. I’m glad you enjoyed the film, thanks
We can go out to play from Wednesday and this beautifully slick and professional documentary style vlog has wet my appetite massively. You should do more of these. Even the Poshgot a mention! Don't forget Old Sulehay!!
Thanks David...yeah may venture out somewhere local at the weekend, just to shoot though. I’m definitely heading back to Old Sulehay in the Autumn!
Super.. wonderful part of the World. Some gorgeous images there Jamie :-)
It certainly is...many thanks Richard
Enjoyable video Jamie very nice images, thank you for sharing. Keep safe and well.
Thanks, you too!
Really nice vlog Jamie and excellent images that did great justice to the fens👌.
I hope so...thanks Micheal
Great vlog Jamie - very calming and wonderful vision in your 'path' shots - you just want to check what's around the bend? Superbly taken. Thanks for taking me there. Stay safe mate. 📷👌
Thanks Paul. The mist & fog certainly helps those path shots 👍
Very interesting tour of your local ish area. Nice seeing all those great shots together. And narrated in a passionate and knowledgeable manner
Thank you David, I appreciate that
Really nice stuff, great advert for the place. And your images 👍
Thank you 🙏
I have not long transferred with my work to Peterborough (i work for a well known online supermarket as a driver) and just discovered deep inside of the fens as i have been driving a lot of the back roads and see how beautiful they are and is now planning a trip with my camera so thanks for some inspiration buddy awesome shots too
You’re welcome. A friend of mine does a similar job in the area and always carries his camera around with him, capturing the scenes from a lay-by as he goes!
Enjoyed that, great narration. The big skies is what has always drawn me to Norfolk. Lots of silver Birches and old oaks down my way on the Essex- Suffolk border.
Thanks Russ. It think the woodland will be the first place I will go back to. I’m missing the silver birches!
Beautiful video. Beautiful fens.
Thanks Ruud 😊
What a gorgeous video some quality images. I wish I had the fans on my doorstep. I used to read about the fans in the Angling Times as a kid, wishing that I could fish there. Thankyou.
Hi, thanks for that. Yes the Fen drains are a haven for coarse fishing. As I said in the film I used to fish there a lot as kid. They are renowned for pike and zander. The Angling Times was a regular read for me to!!
Excellent video Jamie , you've show cased the Fens in a great light . Your voice over and stunning images work together really well. I'm going to have to make the effort and make the journey from Yorkshire down to Fenshire one day. Well done, Keep shooting
Well thanks so much for that Dean - much appreciated. Sound like job done for me then!
Lovely shots! I’m not familiar with this part of the world, except from the occasional novel. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I’m pleased you enjoyed it Kathleen and I’m glad I can introduce you to it
First class, and yes I can understand why you love fens I really enjoyed watching you out and about.
Thank you Tony, much appreciated
Love this Jamie, what a great video. I always appreciate the struggles and it's refreshing to see photography that's not in the Peaks, or Glencoe, or some other popular destination.
Thanks Simon - it was always my plan to pull the Fens into the mix of go to Landscape Photography locations!!
How very soothing....even at the point where you said turd. It does have a certain attraction to it and very well presented. I may have to pay a visit sometime 👍👍
Our Pubcast on Tour event will be making a stop at Ely for sure, so be happy to show you the sights! Thanks again for the inspiration!
Really lovely video Jamie, very nicely done! You’ve done a great job of showing these landscapes at their best! I’m slowly catching up on the pub casts by the way, you guys have been doing a great job with them! Sam
Thanks Sam, appreciate your feedback on this. I really enjoyed editing this one together actually. Yeah Pubcasts are great fun to do...No 9 recorded tonight!!
A very nice narrative Jamie,
Such a lovely area to visit by the looks,
Not been but ill get there.
It certainly is Gary, many thanks
Great vlog Jamie. You are selling your area very well. Great shots also.
Thanks so much Fergus. Pleased you enjoyed it!
You've won me over Jamie. Very calming delivery and music plus some really nice images. Thank you and kind regards - Rob
Well that’s my job done then...great to hear Rob, many thanks
Great pics and commentary. As a relative newcomer to this area, gives me great ideas of where to visit.
Pleased you enjoyed it Martin and I hope it points you to some locations to visit 👍
Nice one Jamie, only been to fens once but gauging by your images it's worth a return trip.
It certainly is Kevin, thanks for watching
Loved it J.
Very produced and great narration
Hopefully catch up with you soon, somewhere in the fens 👍
Cheers mate, and for your feedback and sharing...much appreciated 🙏
So you don't think its Bleak then? ;-) ;-) ;-)
Great vlog, great place.....given a chance I'd be willing to give up the 'Land of Mountain and of Flood', for a week to shoot those wide horizons.
Nice to have the fanboy make a cameo appearance half way through.
It can be bleak, and desolate.....but don't mean I don't love it!!! Thanks Iain
Very nice mate, well edited together , another good reason to hang on to some footage. Great images , soon be back out there I'm sure!
Cheers Lee, yeah it started off me getting a bit desperate for content but then when I spent time pulling it together i realised it actually worked well!
That was very enjoyable Jamie, great narration, coupled with some stunners. I think sometimes we get complacent about our localities and yearn for something a bit different, just to mix it up. I think if you spoke to any photographer they will tell you the same thing..but at the end of it I think we all come to realise that what we have around us is what probably got us into landscape photography. You certainly sold the place to me. Looking through the images you showed here I would say there is a space in that L&L book that was discussed on the recent podcast - go on mate, get some together and give it a go, they wouldn't look out of place next to a Baxter, Bell or PG Johnson. PS You should take Gary out more often, he looked well happy - I often feel he don't smile enough :)
I think you’re right Alan. Most photographers know their local area well as they were out & about in it as child and have that connection. I think that’s a lot of it for me - I’m an only child and spent much of my childhood either in the Fen landscape with my father, fishing, or on my bike exploring places on my own. Being able to capture it now in the camera and share it with others is very rewarding. Thanks for your kind words and comparisons mate...I’m by no means in that company and have some way to go before I would feel my work merits judging to that standard...maybe in the future. As far as Gary is concerned, I think he’s a lost cause 😉😀
Gorgeous Jamie. I heard you guys can move around a bit more now. Great to hear.
Hi Philip! Yes relaxed slightly so we are now officially allowed to go out with our cameras but common sense of location choice has to be applied
Brilliant vlog Jaimie, I quite enjoyed it. Your love of the Fens comes through in a very genuine way. You are fortunate to live in such a wonderful area. Shame about the characters that occasionally turn up to spoil your fun! 😉 You mentioned fishing there as a kid, did you grow up and live in the area your whole life? Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Jeff 👍
Hi Jeff...yes I lived in the area I was standing next to the river until I was 18 then left home to live in Peterborough which is also on the edge of the Fens. As I said in the film, it’s one of the main reasons I have such a connection with the place as I have so many memories there from my childhood. I’m pleased you enjoyed it Jeff - I hope you and the family and keeping safe and well
Very nicely done Jamie. I've seen a few vlogs from this area including yours but this has done it and will have to make the journey over there one day 😀📸
Definitely worth the trip, several places to explore 👍
@@JamieOverland Yeah I would make a weekend of it 😁👍
beautiful little vlog Jamie
Thanks mate!
Great video Jamie. You have just given me some local places to get inspired about. Holme fen is now on my list as well as wicken fen and the mill. It’s a lot closer than the Peak District for me! 👍
No problem Peter, thanks. Most of my videos are from the East (Fens and West & North Norfolk) so hopefully you’ll find some inspiration there. Holme and Wicken are my local favourites for sure!
Enjoyable video. 👍🏽 ✌🏻
Thanks 🙏
Very enjoyable vlog Jamie, maybe your best for a while. Don't think anyone doubts your passion for the fens mate, personally I would like to see more vlogs similar to the Denver Sluice one you did some time back where you mix the landscapephotography cleverly with a bit of history (drainage, fen tigers etc) and your personal feelings and memories of the fens. Anyway, good luck with Holme Wood/Silver Birches when you can get there. (btw I think the voice over is a big plus) 👍
Thanks for your comment John. I'd like to go back to shoot around that area again as its an area I know really well. I must admit I found the shots of sluice and the mill to be challenging, creatively, apart from them just being standard 'snaps', but I will go back and try again now you've asked! I'll try and link it in with some of the fenland drainage history too. However in the meantime, you'll find me back at Holme Fen as soon as it feels right to get and vlog again
I’m planning to do an few visits up in The Fens , Really enjoyed watching as you explore.
Thanks Shaun. It’s a unique part of the country and you’ll enjoy the visit
Brilliant Jamie, should be used by the Fens Tourist Board, if there is one, certainly shows the fens at their best
I think I’m it Malcolm! Thanks
Well said Mate, we'll have to arrange to meet up there at some point when all this craziness is over, 👍📸
For sure mate 👍
Very Professionally done.Really enjoyed watching this - Loved the images in this
I so want to get out like us all.. I suppose with the relaxation of the lockdown rules we can get out a bit more as long as we are sensible and respect the rules
Many thanks Gary, much appreciated. Yes maybe we can feel less guilty than before but I don’t intend to get out vlogging again for a while until things are safer for all
Magical!!
Thanks Shannon
I live in the fens and love them they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder what's not to like looks like we can get out with the camera on Wednesday possibly keep safe
Hi Burt, yes I may venture out at the weekend with just my stills camera!!
Beautiful Photos Jamie, Makes me want to go sell my camera and take up finger painting.
Could be messy but why not 😀....thanks Peter!
I really need to learn the art of seeing what a landscape photographer see's. If it's not alive my eyes rarely pick up on it as a wildlife guy but seeing as I recognise a lot of the areas in your videos perhaps I should try harder :)
If you’re into wildlife you must have visited Woodwalton and Holme Fen if you’re local...great hides and full of wildlife
@@JamieOverland I haven't heard of either of those but I will take a look now! Thanks! Originally from Essex so still exploring Nelson County!
I have always found the fens a great place for photography.
So have I Arthur - I'm pleased you agree with me!
Nice vlog
Thanks 🙏
How can any one give you a thumbs down
There’s always the odd warrior! It’s fine, it doesn’t bother me anymore! Thanks for watching Barry
Great vlog completely ruined by the idiot who made the cameo halfway through 😂😂 Seriously, very well produced and narrated and makes me keen to get back out there as soon as is sensible 😀
Lol...cheers mate, I enjoyed editing this, bought back some great memories 👍
But do they sell?
Hi, sorry not with you?
@@JamieOverland Sorry mate.. Probably seemed a little abrupt. I live in the Fens and granted great skies etc, but I really find it hard to find a market for my photos, whether it be through direct sales, local galleries or even through stock agencies. I find myself watching videos such as this in an attempt to find inspiration. I love your work by the way. It's not easy.
Focuscapes Ah ok, that makes sense. Yep I can imagine it’s a struggle. I don’t generally sell mine so don’t have that issue but as it’s such a relatively unknown area from a landscape perspective, i guess the demand isn’t there. Good luck anyway!
@@JamieOverland Thanks.
Wonderful images I want to go back to that WIcken fen when the sun is out all day and do a sunset oh and go to that beach up that way with all the seals. Better go soon now we can legally go before the bus and london tube users who are still not wearing masks makes the R number go back up and lock down all over again so that's my goal in the next 2 weeks
Wicken is National Trust so not officially open again yet but that could change soon but your right that could all change if people ignore advice...thanks for your comment
@@JamieOverland Yes I was going to go this week to Dancing Ledges too just found this out maybe what Boris said they might reopen in a few days time if not I just ring them and ask. So instead I'm off to sunny costa Swanage 🤣for a sunrise.