Your comments about long exposures losing the texture of water are so important. Water doesn't streak ethereally, it dances and jumps in multi dimensions. Too many photos have killed the life of the water and finding a good balance between too much and too little detail makes a huge difference. Some stunning shots to illustrate exactly that point, thank you.
A shot taken at 1/1,000s is no more realistic than one taken for 120s. Water doesn't freeze in mid air. Ultimately, you take and admire photos in the style that you like.
@@vjosullivan Freeze it does not, no, but you're getting rid of basically all details at 120s. If you don't care about water detail fine, but at that point it doesn't even look like water.
What I find interesting is that most of your pics I have been to those places. I have been to Iceland 7 times and I was there in July 2021 and got good pics of the volcano. Thank you and I will subscribe.
An excellent tutorial for long shutter exposure. Like many others, I initially got stuck on doing the long exposures, without realizing I’m losing an opportunity for detail and patterns in the water. Fantastic that you also discuss distance from the lens and shutter speed, this isn’t spoken of enough. Thank you once again for a fantastic tutorial. Liked and subscribed
Great Video Mads, as I am beginner at photography i have watched multiple You Tube channels, however i always come back to yours. I have moved away from alot of the other channels & use yours as my go to channel for guidance. So many thanks for what you do / have done on your channel
Thank you for the discussion today Mads as I had never considered the relationship between distance from the subject and shutter speed. Something that I will consider more next time I am being selective about the final look of the image
Hadn't thought of the closeness of an object affecting its blur. Thanks. I'm jealous of your still foggy mornings. I'm in New Zealand - its windy here, and a calm foggy forest is hard to come by. Thanks for all the great detail in this video
Not only do you explain things well, you have some GREAT killer example photos. PLUS plus PLUS!! Finally, someone who knows that music should be in the background!!! Well done Mads!!
Thank you for this presentation. I have posted questions on various forums concerning "what initial settings to begin and then adjust?" This has answered the question very well.
I too was slapping on the 10stop thinking the effect I got was super amazing. Until I saw a picture of someone who used 1/3 shutter speed on the same waterfall and I thought, damn his looks much better than mine! Now, I'm fussy about what SS I use, I too prefer some detail in the water. I only use my 10stop for fine art photography or where a super long exposure suits the scene. Great vlog Mads ;)
fantastic video. As an engineer I always do this math and some people doesnt understand why. Just to add that the math between distance and speed is that way for a fixed focal lenght for sure. The real "distance" in the frame that corrects all focal length to the same base is based on pixels
Thank you, Mads! Excellent! I've learned more new skills watching this tutorial! Now I need to get out and do it. I'm a slow learner and "practice makes perfect", "Ubung macht den Meister"! 🙂
Hello Mads, having only recently discovered your video's here, i just wanted to say a huge 'Thank you!'. I consider myself a complete novice as a photographer but do know that my passion is landscape photography. I wanted to get the most out of my camera (entry level Canon) so turned to TH-cam. Having watched many of your tutorials now, i am hoping to put it all to good use in an upcoming trip to the Scottish Highlands/Skye in June. Your photographs are an inspiration, keep up the great work :) Lee, Wales.
I agree, I think long exposure waterfalls/seascapes have been done to death and are so cliche, I really don't like them. I much prefer water photography that actually looks like moving water. Not freeze frame but just enough blur to show the motion and texture of the water, to capture a realistic view of the scene.
Mads, I love your videos. It’s like being in a class being taught by someone who has just stepped back inside from an epic photographic trip. Your techniques explained so well and are something I can build from to expand my knowledge and improve myself. I don’t get that from many other TH-cam resources, Thank you.
Awesome long exposure tips covered in one succinct video covering a wide variety of contexts and environments! The biggest takeaway for me was the distance relationship to the subject. Thank you!
Cracking video. It's always fun playing about with shutter speed and water however this video really bought it down to earth a bit in terms of specifics. Thanks.
Its good to see someone still capturing the great outdoors exquisitely and passionately and motivated to share his knowledge online. You must be very busy making and editing all those tubes.
Excellent video & very informative...I too make this usual mistake to pushing to the slowest shutter speed... now shall be more aware & conscious 👍🙋♂️
Well done! I’m just now beginning to get into long exposure photography and this video was great timing. Like so many of the other comments I didn’t know about the distance from camera phenomena. Another wonderful tidbit of information. Thank you
Perfect timing Mads! I went out yesterday for the first time, and as beginner, to capture a waterfall and stream. Got this in my inbox today!! perfect!!
I have watched too many videos on photography than I can imagine and I like them all, well for the most part, in most I learn something usable, in this video I learned more than in most. As Charles Palmer and scotty4418 mention in their comment, I too never considered distance in the way it was explained, it makes sense to me now and I have a better knowledge of how it can be used. Intelligent presentation.
I followed your advice and googled for ISO invariante cameras. Without digging too deep into it boiled down to basically all modern cameras are ISO invariant (Sony, Nikon, Fuji, Pentax...), with the exception of Canon
I like to bracket my exposures when shooting moving water. If the exposure is too long, I lose all detail and it's just a mass of solid white. I prefer a certain amount of detail.
This is an excellent review of moving water photography, Mads. I've been photographing rapids for years, one of my favorite subjects. Thanks for this great summary! I'll use some of this information next week in Iceland.
Great video about using the correct shutter speed. I also usually tend to expose water with more than 20 s. Very good explained, also for non-native speaker like me from Germany. Of course the video made me curious about your landscape composition eBooks. They will certainly be very useful for my Iceland photo trip in September.
I appreciate the repetition: The closer you are, the faster the water is passing through the frame so shutter speed: faster. Sometimes just one lesson at a time is valuable whether it's photography, engineering principles, or riding a motorcycle. Build on the basics one at a time and you never forget them because they become habits, not something you have to pause and think about.
Nice exploration of shutter speeds on waterfalls in this video. I find that the over-blurred waterfall effect tends to have become somewhat of a cliché and I do prefer having some texture in those kinds of images just to get a more real sense of what's alive. Thanks for the video - Mange tak!
Fine video with a rare number numerous and good example images. I do comment frequently but almost never hit the like button. Did both this time. Appreciated this video greatly. 👍
I've watched many tutorial videos on photography but your way is very professional and awesome too. Not only that but it is very agreeable to listen to you explaining the different effects that changing the shutter speed can produce. Full of useful facts - I am eventually hoping to get to Lapland next year for the Northern lights (having been delayed since the Covid shutdown) and your tips will be used without a doubt. Definitely going to check out your e-books.
I've only just discoverd your channel. As someone who loves doing landscape photography, I see that I still have a lot to learn, when I look at your videos. :) Subscribed! Now I have a lot of watching and learning to do. :p
Funnily enough I'm looking at my own shot of Kirkjufell on the wall as your video started and have been wondering why I went for 30 seconds. Now I'd go for a second or less on the waterfall at a location like that. But I'd paid attention to you at Aldeyarfoss and used 0.8 seconds there ~ it looks way better. Another really helpful video Mads, and the proximity to the subject was also the thing I hadn't really thought about before 👍
Nice video, thanks for posting! I like seeing the difference it makes to select different shutter speeds in the examples you post of otherwise similar shots.
Fantastic photography. The only issues I have is the title of the video. Photography is subjective and if someone uses a different SS to create an effect that you wouldn't have done, it doesn't make it "wrong", just different.
I really like the video! You do great job covering the topic. Ice caves and auroras are the two things where I have no experience (*sigh*...*wish*...), but the rest, including running around with with a 10 stop filter and taking too long exposures of waterfalls/waves, sounded so familiar :)
my god why didnt I realise that about distance?? 30 years with a camera.. and I never figured that out. Thank you so much Mads
Unreal photo at 12:30, hats off to you if this is a real unprocessed photo and not just layers and masking in photoshop.
You have reignited my love for photography with your beautiful videos. Thx!
Your comments about long exposures losing the texture of water are so important. Water doesn't streak ethereally, it dances and jumps in multi dimensions. Too many photos have killed the life of the water and finding a good balance between too much and too little detail makes a huge difference.
Some stunning shots to illustrate exactly that point, thank you.
This! So true...
A shot taken at 1/1,000s is no more realistic than one taken for 120s. Water doesn't freeze in mid air. Ultimately, you take and admire photos in the style that you like.
@@vjosullivan Freeze it does not, no, but you're getting rid of basically all details at 120s. If you don't care about water detail fine, but at that point it doesn't even look like water.
What I find interesting is that most of your pics I have been to those places. I have been to Iceland 7 times and I was there in July 2021 and got good pics of the volcano. Thank you and I will subscribe.
Primary take away was the effect of zoom and proximity to subject. Thanks for that gem.
pro trick: you can watch movies at Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
@Melvin Thaddeus yup, have been watching on kaldroStream for months myself :D
@Melvin Thaddeus yea, have been watching on kaldrostream for years myself :)
Same here. Speed with proximity.
The concept is very simple, but your examples are amazing. Great work.
Very interesting fact about the distances, I'd never really thought about it before, but it's totally logical. Every day is a school day!
The same effect you have when changing focal length ... and that's the reason why the rule of thumbs (shutter speed = 1/focal length) works!
An excellent tutorial for long shutter exposure.
Like many others, I initially got stuck on doing the long exposures, without realizing I’m losing an opportunity for detail and patterns in the water.
Fantastic that you also discuss distance from the lens and shutter speed, this isn’t spoken of enough.
Thank you once again for a fantastic tutorial.
Liked and subscribed
I thought this would be so elementary! Boy… you proved I still have a LOT to learn! Awesome!
Great Video Mads, as I am beginner at photography i have watched multiple You Tube channels, however i always come back to yours. I have moved away from alot of the other channels & use yours as my go to channel for guidance. So many thanks for what you do / have done on your channel
Truly beautiful examples. They are simply stunning. Thanks Mads.
I am working on making a jump to the next level. Long exposures, processing, are new to me and this video made it a litle more clear. Thanks.
Thank you for the discussion today Mads as I had never considered the relationship between distance from the subject and shutter speed. Something that I will consider more next time I am being selective about the final look of the image
You are welcome, Jim, yes. It is just a small thing to have in mind. I usually just eye-ball the effect, but it's a good starting point :)
I really like using about 1/10 shutter for streams, small rapids, and small waterfalls. It retains some texture but softens it to look more pleasant.
Usefull tips! I haven't thought about the distance between the camera and the object.
If you show the time that you took the each photos is the best, Thanks so much for the best sharing
This is one of the best landscape photography videos I've ever seen.
Hadn't thought of the closeness of an object affecting its blur. Thanks. I'm jealous of your still foggy mornings. I'm in New Zealand - its windy here, and a calm foggy forest is hard to come by. Thanks for all the great detail in this video
The explanation that the water drop has to move across the frame is so life changing! 😳
I appreciate your clear explanation of shutter speeds. I’m just getting into long exposure photos and this helped a lot. Thank you
This concept is also why the 1/focal length rule for hand holding a lens breaks down the closer the subject is to the camera.
Not only do you explain things well, you have some GREAT killer example photos. PLUS plus PLUS!! Finally, someone who knows that music should be in the background!!! Well done Mads!!
Hehe, thanks a lot, Dave! I like to take it chill with some chill music ;)
Had me really worried until i read the comments!! Thought I was alone in not considering distance in my work...
Thank you for pointing this out!!
Great Mads. I was a 10 stop, long exposure guy. But I am now going to experiment, thanks
Thank you for this presentation. I have posted questions on various forums concerning "what initial settings to begin and then adjust?" This has answered the question very well.
You are welcome, Andrew. Happy it helped out :)
I too was slapping on the 10stop thinking the effect I got was super amazing. Until I saw a picture of someone who used 1/3 shutter speed on the same waterfall and I thought, damn his looks much better than mine! Now, I'm fussy about what SS I use, I too prefer some detail in the water. I only use my 10stop for fine art photography or where a super long exposure suits the scene. Great vlog Mads ;)
fantastic video. As an engineer I always do this math and some people doesnt understand why. Just to add that the math between distance and speed is that way for a fixed focal lenght for sure. The real "distance" in the frame that corrects all focal length to the same base is based on pixels
Exactly, thanks for the acknowledgement 😊 and thanks for the kind words 👍
@@MadsPeterIversen my pleasure to follow one of the best landscape photographer in the world.
Thank you, Mads! Excellent! I've learned more new skills watching this tutorial! Now I need to get out and do it. I'm a slow learner and "practice makes perfect", "Ubung macht den Meister"! 🙂
Hello Mads, having only recently discovered your video's here, i just wanted to say a huge 'Thank you!'. I consider myself a complete novice as a photographer but do know that my passion is landscape photography. I wanted to get the most out of my camera (entry level Canon) so turned to TH-cam. Having watched many of your tutorials now, i am hoping to put it all to good use in an upcoming trip to the Scottish Highlands/Skye in June. Your photographs are an inspiration, keep up the great work :) Lee, Wales.
These pictures look much better than the usual minute-long exposures.
I agree, I think long exposure waterfalls/seascapes have been done to death and are so cliche, I really don't like them. I much prefer water photography that actually looks like moving water. Not freeze frame but just enough blur to show the motion and texture of the water, to capture a realistic view of the scene.
Mads, I love your videos. It’s like being in a class being taught by someone who has just stepped back inside from an epic photographic trip. Your techniques explained so well and are something I can build from to expand my knowledge and improve myself. I don’t get that from many other TH-cam resources, Thank you.
Awesome long exposure tips covered in one succinct video covering a wide variety of contexts and environments! The biggest takeaway for me was the distance relationship to the subject. Thank you!
Packed full of awesome information. Very easy to understand as well.
Cracking video. It's always fun playing about with shutter speed and water however this video really bought it down to earth a bit in terms of specifics. Thanks.
Thanks a lot! Happy you enjoyed it :)
Its good to see someone still capturing the great outdoors exquisitely and passionately and motivated to share his knowledge online. You must be very busy making and editing all those tubes.
Excellent video & very informative...I too make this usual mistake to pushing to the slowest shutter speed... now shall be more aware & conscious 👍🙋♂️
Well done! I’m just now beginning to get into long exposure photography and this video was great timing. Like so many of the other comments I didn’t know about the distance from camera phenomena. Another wonderful tidbit of information. Thank you
You are very welcome, Norm :)
I really like you calm and thoughtful presentation!
Thank you very much, Steve :)
As usual, great video, very educational, thanks Mads.
Incredible video, and stunning photos. This crystalized and added to my learning in such a clear way. Many thanks!!! Saved.
Everything you say make lots of sense, now that I watched your video, I love the texture of your seascape photos. Beautiful images. Thanks so much!!!!
Perfect timing Mads! I went out yesterday for the first time, and as beginner, to capture a waterfall and stream. Got this in my inbox today!! perfect!!
Awesome video, I'm a beginner and this helps a lot.
Thanks Peter for putting on this video
You are welcome! :)
Very helpful video.
Calmful telling and awesome examples.. 👏
Excellent tips and educational for all levels of photogs. Thank you!
Interesting points. I had not considered the impact of distance from the subject on perceived motion.
Very informative videos 👏👏 thank you again 🙏🏻🙏🏻
thanks for the content... good explanation of the relationship between exposure and distance.
I have watched too many videos on photography than I can imagine and I like them all, well for the most part, in most I learn something usable, in this video I learned more than in most. As Charles Palmer and scotty4418 mention in their comment, I too never considered distance in the way it was explained, it makes sense to me now and I have a better knowledge of how it can be used. Intelligent presentation.
Wow best youtuber I've seen in a long time. Thank you for all of the great tips! 👍
Powerful master of photography 👍 thanks so much.💖
The pieces of ice, wow! Thank you Mads, great video
Aww I didn't know the effect of the distance from the object
The pic that I am looking at is from Vik Iceland. thank you ben
That image of the lighthouse and the waves splashing have got to be one of my favorite 2021 image. It is everything.
More great tips, every new video is a precious thing. Thanks Mads.
Excellent video very clearly explained thanks
Super interesting and enriching! Great class!
I followed your advice and googled for ISO invariante cameras. Without digging too deep into it boiled down to basically all modern cameras are ISO invariant (Sony, Nikon, Fuji, Pentax...), with the exception of Canon
I like to bracket my exposures when shooting moving water. If the exposure is too long, I lose all detail and it's just a mass of solid white. I prefer a certain amount of detail.
Hi Mads! Please make a tutorial explaining the technique used in the photo at 4:22. Pleeease!! Thanks!!
Thanks for this awesome tutorial video. I always have a trouble finding the right shutter speed. Thanks 🙏
Brilliant video Mads!
these shots are gorgeous!
I've been experimenting with this a bit but waterfalls are difficult to find in the Netherlands. Thanks for the tips, I can use them soon in Iceland.
This is an excellent review of moving water photography, Mads. I've been photographing rapids for years, one of my favorite subjects. Thanks for this great summary! I'll use some of this information next week in Iceland.
Great video about using the correct shutter speed. I also usually tend to expose water with more than 20 s. Very good explained, also for non-native speaker like me from Germany. Of course the video made me curious about your landscape composition eBooks. They will certainly be very useful for my Iceland photo trip in September.
I appreciate the repetition: The closer you are, the faster the water is passing through the frame so shutter speed: faster. Sometimes just one lesson at a time is valuable whether it's photography, engineering principles, or riding a motorcycle. Build on the basics one at a time and you never forget them because they become habits, not something you have to pause and think about.
Nice exploration of shutter speeds on waterfalls in this video. I find that the over-blurred waterfall effect tends to have become somewhat of a cliché and I do prefer having some texture in those kinds of images just to get a more real sense of what's alive. Thanks for the video - Mange tak!
Fine video with a rare number numerous and good example images. I do comment frequently but almost never hit the like button. Did both this time. Appreciated this video greatly. 👍
These photos are amazing bro!!! Damn!
I've watched many tutorial videos on photography but your way is very professional and awesome too. Not only that but it is very agreeable to listen to you explaining the different effects that changing the shutter speed can produce. Full of useful facts - I am eventually hoping to get to Lapland next year for the Northern lights (having been delayed since the Covid shutdown) and your tips will be used without a doubt. Definitely going to check out your e-books.
Thank you so much, Henry! I really appreciate it. Really means a lot with such a kind comment!
Dzięki! Spróbuję tego.
I've only just discoverd your channel. As someone who loves doing landscape photography, I see that I still have a lot to learn, when I look at your videos. :)
Subscribed! Now I have a lot of watching and learning to do. :p
Funnily enough I'm looking at my own shot of Kirkjufell on the wall as your video started and have been wondering why I went for 30 seconds. Now I'd go for a second or less on the waterfall at a location like that. But I'd paid attention to you at Aldeyarfoss and used 0.8 seconds there ~ it looks way better. Another really helpful video Mads, and the proximity to the subject was also the thing I hadn't really thought about before 👍
You explained everything so very well
Pro tip! You can always take multiple photos with different styles/settings and later pick which one you like the most.
your photos are ..amazing thanks you to open a new form to see the world
GREAT video. Excellent details.
Fantastic video Mads and gorgeous photography! Lots of great practical tips, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful photography. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
The effect of the distance to the streams is new to me, but it makes sense, thanks for your Video!
Veldig interesant!!! Tusen takk!!!
This level of quality is scarily good, thank you for your lesson. One thing, may we have your auto caption turned on? Thanks.
Thanks a lot, they are turned on, but TH-cam doesn't seem to prioritize captioning my videos...
Great photos from Iceland.
Nice video, thanks for posting!
I like seeing the difference it makes to select different shutter speeds in the examples you post of otherwise similar shots.
Thank you very explicative and super clear, thanks!!
Fantastic photography. The only issues I have is the title of the video. Photography is subjective and if someone uses a different SS to create an effect that you wouldn't have done, it doesn't make it "wrong", just different.
Very good Mad Peter tusin Tak
Great video and sample photos. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and technique.
Great video. Hadn't considered the distance aspect of relative speed of subject. Great nugget to consider.
Love your work and your tutorials. Get so much out of them. Thank you!
Loved this video Mads! You explain things so well.Thanks for sharing your awesome photography tips💙
Great tutorial and examples.
Amazing place you get to shoot
I loved this video! Thank you for posting your beautiful photos!
I really like the video! You do great job covering the topic. Ice caves and auroras are the two things where I have no experience (*sigh*...*wish*...), but the rest, including running around with with a 10 stop filter and taking too long exposures of waterfalls/waves, sounded so familiar :)