Llynnau Mymbr Photography, Eryri
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- I recently did a quick tour of a few Landscape Photography "Park & Shoot" locations in the Snowdonia mountains. I mentioned that I would return to cover them in more detail. I chose this location to revisit first because I was rained off the last time I was here. But, more importantly, because I was in the area and the late afternoon winter light was fabulous!
So I was hopeful of an interesting sunset to capture above the Snowdon horseshoe. I wasn't disappointed. Despite difficult windy conditions for a landscape photography long exposure, I was able to come away with a couple of images with which I was quite pleased.
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Love the way that you don’t need perfect shots, great for us mere mortals. Think I’ll wait for Spring/Summer as I only have a lightweight travel tripod. I knew I shouldn’t have given my heavier one to my Niece
I gave one away to my daughter - and ended up replacing it! 👍 😀
Love the way you got the sun on the top of the mountain.
More luck than judgement mate! 😊👍🏻
Brilliant David love the features in that camera. I now use Fuji as my FF was far to heavy I’m 65. This year plan to list park and shoot sites as well in Scotland where I stay great idea! And who says you can’t shoot landscapes with MFT’s and APS-C and far too much emphasis on sharpness and clarity of detail nowadays there’s much more to image quality. Great vlog
Many thanks Jim, appreciate you watching and making contact - I'm sure a P&S series in Scotland would be very well received 👍 😀
Thanks David....lovely sunset pic! - Cheers from record snowfalls in Minnesota
Hi, bet your epic snowfall makes for some great photography though! 👍 😀
Cracking images David , quite like the park and shoot series . Hopefully I'll head down when this madness is over . Thanks .
Many thanks and so glad you enjoyed this. Really hope people will be able to visit us again before too much longer 😊👍
Thanks very much for the more detailed explanations.
No problem at all Ray - always happy to be as helpful as I can 👍 😀
Sorry for my late and not very often visits, try to be better..... but you know how it is when the life "strucks "; great soft light rewarded you nicely and you took full advantage from it, cheers V!
Don't you worry at all about that! I've always totally appreciated your support and enjoyed your own work too 👍 😀
Nice video David. The images did a great job of capturing that great light. I really like that feature with the long exposures. I could have done with that on plenty of mine, which have been ruined by poor guesswork and poor calculations.
Hi Stephen - yes I think when the light is steady it's dead easy to work out a good shutter time, but if it's changing fast while the shutter is already open (eg blue hour) this is a handy feature to allow a reaction in real time 👍 😀
as for f16, if you printed it up a2 who would know unless they had a 8xlupe with them who looks at Photographs like that? Or even Art "Hey Monet your painting is not sharp"
Hahaha yes, very well put!! 😊👍
That's not wind,we have a cyclone heading our way as I write...lovely work as usual Sir,glad you are enjoying the Oly.
Fair comment Gary!! 👍 😀 We forget in UK how our weather is a bit lame compared to other parts of the world!!
Great shot from a tough condition location David. I need to catch you when you have some minutes in Facebook, to get some specifics on the mechanics of long exposure, using my specific gear, I don't even know if I can coax long exposures out of my little Canon. Thanks again for the informative vlog sir.
Hi Dennis, happy to help when I have a few mins, why not drop me a line through my website contact page with some specifics on the kit you're using and what you're having trouble with? 👍 😀
Oh my life, some beautiful light and colour in this series of images David, stunning,
Hi Gary, this is another one of those occasions when I look back on it and think I could've done a much better job. Unfortunately it was bitterly cold, and I was slightly distracted and rushed by not getting there in good time. So I set up rather urgently, and didn't really have a particularly pleasant time at the side of the lake. But the light was superb, and I really don't feel I did it as much justice as I might have if I approached it from a slightly less ruffled perspective! 😊👍
Who cares about f16 when the photo is a good as that!!?? Really lovely!
Cheers Jerry really appreciate your kind words. 👍 😀
Great images David. Being able to see a long exposure "develop" on the back of your camera is an awesome feature. See you on the next one.
Yes Robert, it makes all the difference in a blue hour scenario where the light can change a lot as an exposure is running 👍 😀
Another great episode. May I make a suggestion. Have a look at Terry Lanes youtube channel, some very interesting thoughts on Olympus MFT.
Hi Alan, yes I subscribe to Terry - I really like his no-nonsense analytical, rational and logical approach! 👍 😀
Lovely shots David, great video once again and great location.
Thanks a lot, Brian 👍 😀
Am i the only one who likes the normal photo more than the long exposure? Nice vodeo by yhe way.
Hi Eric, no not at all - there are quite a few others who preferred the normal exposure - and guess what? so did I in the end!! 👍 😀
That's a nice shot you captured at 6:35. That long exposure preview facility looks very useful!
The LR feature is really handy for the times when the light is changing fast and you might need to make an adjustment to shutter time mid-exposure. I've lost sky colour in the past where a re-take was needed after 3 or 4 minutes. Looking forward to our get together soon 😊👍🏻
Another great location David. The long exposure view in camera is fantastic, I never knew that it was possible to view the exposure "cooking"! If I had that feature on my camera it would save thousands of wasted images. The only saving grace is there all digital and easily deleted. But that said the composition would change and could be lost if the setup isn't correct. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Yes I bought this system for portability and image quality - I was aware of the various feature, but they were just bonuses. Until I started using them!! 👍😀
Nice Mr G tried to stop here last summer but it was chock-a-block, maybe I'll get a chance end of march 🤔. Camera is quite impressive 👍
Yeah it's a popular spot because it's so accessible, but there are plenty of others not on main roads that I'll be covering! 👍 😀
Wonderful upload Thankyou Mr G. 😊
Cheers John and thanks for taking the time to make contact 👍 😀
Never mind the nay sayers David about f numbers, it is a beautiful image.
Cheers Roy - i never understood why people would pay for expensive kit and only ever use it around the mid-range of its capability. If a lens operates from f4 to f22 and 12mm to 100mm I'll use everything I paid for!! 👍 😀
Lovely images David even in that wind
Thanks so much Gary 👍 😀
Very nice Mr Griff 👍
Cheers mate - really looking forward to the weekend now the pressure is off! 👍 😀
Nice pics. !
Thanks a lot Steve, really appreciate you watching and taking the time to make contact 👍 😀
Thanks David. I may stop by there on the way home at the weekend :-D
Weather's supposed to be good, so hopefully you'd be in luck 👍 😀I'm up the Watkin on Sat with Darren
@@DGriffGallery that'll be a warm walk. I'm staying at lower levels the trip. I don't have my strength back yet so playing at being sensible. 😊
I love the philosophy of using what you've got and putting composition and light before sharpness. Great stuff 👍
Cheers, thanks a lot for watching and taking the time to make contact! Always seems a bit odd to have f4 to f22 and 12mm to 100mm and only use the bit in the middle!! 👍 😀
What a sunset! It's so calm (I know you said about the strong wind! but hey, the picture is wonderfully captured). Lovely lake and perfect for a picnic, a cuppa and chat.
I'm always fighting the wind round here - up the top of the Irish Sea every bit of wind gets funnel up a us, and then in the mountain valleys more so!! A common theme in my vlogs 👍 😀
Lovely shots and a great explanation of how the long exposure works. Honestly, the more I see of that camera the more tempted I am to buy one!! Thanks for the mention by the way :-)
Yeah mate - I'm actually getting right into it now as a tool! And at the weekend Jason was lugging a huge 450 Lowe Pro bag about and I had the little side-bag I took up Cwm Idwal. And we were out all day - even had room for my lunch!! 👍 😀
You used live comp? :-)
Nope, no use for the sort of thing I do, I use LiveTime a lot though 😊👍
D Griff Gallery aha, have not tried that lide yet :-)
Thanks for sharing this location again David it really did look windy. It is always a struggle capturing video footage in the wind I thought you managed well. I always shoot way more than needed so I can get some that is useable in such conditions. I really liked the first image where the sun is just disappearing behind the mountain , it is beatiful :D Teddy
Thanks a lot Teddy - I'm currently scouting trees!! 👍 😀
Cool have you decided on a focil length yet ? After coming up with the idea for you I might give it a go myself at some point :D
Ah I figured I'd talk through that aspect on film because I need to select something that covers the bases for the images. So once I have a tree and composition s for full shot and close ups in mind I'll talk through the FL compromise as part of the vlog - so it depends ... 👍 😀
Good luck :D
Great image sir, the olympus is so underatted 🌞
I'm beginning to see that Tony - I'm quite surprised there aren't more landscape vloggers using it. The balance of quality, features and low weight (especially when you have to hike with vlogging gear too) is just right for me 👍 😀
Another superb video David, the long exposure histogram/simulator looks really helpful. Definitely makes me want an OM-D E-M1 MkII even more now. It does look like you had some battle with your vlogging camera against that wind though! Looking forward to the next video already!
Yes Kevin, the vlogging cam blew over a couple of times, and again in the next vlog! Luckily they're pretty bullet-proof! 👍 😀
Wonderful location and images. The peaks look grand. Love the EM-1's ability to show "live" long exposure. I've yet to use it on my EM-1 but your illustration provides a good idea of how it works. Enjoyed your "mid-week" post. Cheers.
Cheers, thanks a lot Miguel! I'm definitely finding my photography a lot easier than I used to with this new system 👍 😀
Another winner David, well done. I've actually been to that spot and was chuffed to have "found" that composition myself, not realising that it was such an iconic location. Beautiful shots at the end and excellent demonstration of the "live time" exposure feature. I have used that on my long exposures with my em-1 and it is an incredible tool. Must make the non-mirrorless owners a bit jealous. Cheers, Jeff
Indeed the Live Time and Live Composite features are why many Sony fanboys hate Olympus!
t Lim Easy to understand 😊.
You can't really miss this spot Jeff, but of course, in summer it's usually heaving with trippers! 👍 😀
Hi David. Super images from a fabulous location. Really impressed with the long exposure gizmo on your Olympus - it looks a great piece of kit. The "park and shoot" series really works, so keep 'em coming please ! Many thanks for sharing another excellent vlog David.
Thanks a lot Tim, really appreciate your support as always! 👍 😀
It was a fairly ambitious goal for any camera to shoot into the sun and hope to turn smooth a lake disturbed by high winds. Minimum iso of 200 doesn't help, but I thought the first image, with waves, very effective.
Thanks a lot Tony - you're not wrong about it being ambitious - I'm not really sure it worked if I'm honest! 👍 😀
Been to Llynnau Mymbyr quite a few times David , but not yet achieved what I'm looking for yet. It's a great location and easy to get to as well. I found the feature of watching the exposure 'develop' in camera very interesting. You've got a good result, I'd be happy with that :-)
Hi Hugh, yes I was pretty pleased all in all once I'd go the camera to stop wobbling 👍 😀
That long exposure simulator is really cool. Whilst I love long exposures (>30 secs), its frustrating when you close the shutter too early and then have to cook and wait all over again!! I was actually in South Wales (yes I know!!) on Monday night and managed to nip out for an early morning long exposure!!
Yeah, ay blue hour you can calc a long exposure time but if the light changes mid-exposure your back to square one, and in the past I've missed sky colour as it's dropped out before I could start another attempt! 👍 😀
You made the most of that day, very nice photo’s .
Hi Lloyd, many thanks for watching and taking the time to make contact! 👍 😀
Nice variation on the images produced from the shoot David. I have watched the LE building up on my mates Mark 1 - real useful tool, saves faffing around with calculations maybe? :) Always wondered how the name of the lake is pronounced, thank you :)
Yes, a really useful feature which is available on all on E-Mx series. I use it on my E-M10 Mk ii quite a lot for low light photography. Another feature that I find very useful is the focus stacking capabilities (although for the E-M10 I have to stack them in an external software).
You might recall a Menai Bridge sunset i got last autumn? It was about 5 mins exp a good 20 mins after sunset and the light was dropping fast - I undercooked a couple of exposures even though I was allowing an extra 30-45 secs on the calculated exposure based on test shots. By the time I got one (eventually about 6 mins!) I'd almost lost all the colour. With this sort of thing it's bang on first time - so it's no gimmick 👍 😀