Landscape Photography | White Cliffs Dover | Slow Down, Dude!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2017
- In my last video, I talked about my shoot with Thomas Heaton and the things I learned. One of those things was to slow down.
Landscape photography in particular is about finding the details. It's about finding the perfect image in a massive space. And, all too often, I spend my time racing around shooting as many images as possible rather than picking out the coolest.
So, here at the White Cliffs of Dover, I tried to put that to the test. Rather than racing all over the place trying to grab a lot of photos, I slowed down and looked for that perfect shot. Or, at least the best one.
Of course, landscape photography is also all about capture the right light, and I was in for a fight with the White Cliffs over light. First, it really started raining hard - which actually improved the light - and then it cleared up. The light went from harsh, to beautiful, to raining, to beautiful, to harsh again all in a couple minutes. But, I fought through it. And, I actually got a pretty epic scene at one point as a perfect rainbow formed from one end of the horizon to the other.
The White Cliffs of Dover are actually quite challenging to shoot. Like a lot of landscape photography locations, it's just really hard to capture the scale. So, I struggled a bit with that. But, eventually I found a couple simple compositions I really liked. There are certain places that you just need to keep simple, rather than think too much. The White Cliffs are sort of like that.
By the time the light disappeared, I think I got more than 1 cool image. And, I know, the goal of today was to focus on making just one image. And, I did that. So, the other 2 or 3 photos of The White Cliffs I got were just a bonus.
This landscape photography tutorial is full of tips, and I hope they're useful. But, as is always the case, if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments here on TH-cam. I'll get back to as many as I can.
Also, this is the last of my photography vlogs from here in England. I had full intentions of going out shooting in Canterbury tomorrow, but rain is on the forecast. So, instead it'll be my monthly round up.
Then, I'll be headed back home for a bit.
Lots of amazing landscape photography locations in Canada; so, obviously, I'm looking forward to going back and shooting a couple different locations.
I just wanted to say welcome to all the new mother photographers who have subbed!
You have all been so awesome, and supportive. Thank you!
Also, we need a hashtag? Any ideas? I think #ridiculous needs to be in it?
how about #ridiculouslystoked
@scotty4418 that is good one! +1
@Brendan, for what is that hashtag? For our pics on IG were we are proud of?
Come on man, this has to be #ridiculousson - from a new sub via Mr Heaton who has religiously watched all your videos over the past two days... love it!
Hahaha, I like both of them.
And, yeah, it will just be a way for the community to keep up with each other. And, maybe some contests.
Debby, I use the terms guys & dudes in a totally non-gender manner. I would refer to a group of my gril friends as guys, or dudes. But, I get the point.
Also, I've got a video soon about female photographers, and the MANY problems caused by male photographers in the field when women photographers are around. I'm always blown away by the amount of patronizing that is aimed at the women out shooting when they are usually equally/more talented than the men. It's infuriating to me. And FYI, most of my favourite photographers are female.
So, I totally get your point. Totally agree with you... but when I say guys, I'm not meaning "men".
How wonderful Brendan, thanks for uploading !
A location like that is what drones were made for!
Yeah, I didn't know if I was allowed to fly my drone. I probably should have.
I admire the energy and happiness you send out with your vlogs even while you are alone out there, you speak to your camera as i would speak to my best friend while having a great time.
It is clear that Thomas Heaton inspired you a lot, awesome pics you made there at the cliffs.
Promise me you will have proper hiking shoes in Iceland, will you?
I enjoy following you, thanks and keep it up !
Great vlog. Ooh so close to the edge & not just you either. Great balancing act for the tripod & your gear! Cool images.
Thank you Debbie!
Wow, had massive vertigo just watching!!
Ha, thanks to Thomas Heaton your now another vlog I cant miss, glad you enjoyed the UK. Planning a two (maybe longer, wife dependant) week road trip to the Canadian Rockies myself so will be interested to see where, when and what you shoot. Your channel is superb btw.
Loving the music for this sounds so chill
Thanks man! Trying to find music that's chill and upbeat is so hard.
Hi Brendan! Great vídeo and images!
The rainbow shot really worked 👍🏻 All the comments saying you shouldn't be so close to the edge... that's the only way to get the shots no one else does! As I said on your last video: great to see how a photographer from another country shoots our country! 🤓
Those were some great photos of the cliffs! I'm glad you were able to get the one with the rainbow!
Thanks man!
I want to see you again shooting with Thomas Heaton!!
Love your style of vlog ......👌
Thank you Lynne!
Ah Canada!! I was wrong on IG guessing where you were going! great video again man, and safe trip to/in Canada!
You were sooooo close. haha :D
Well, I was so wrong. Ireland is so far away from Canada. haha... looking forward to new videos man!
Get your self up to south west Scotland! The light is beautiful up here!
Great video and I loved the images. Having the camera on the edge is something I would do so I can relate to that. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful ❗️I was glad you and the camera did not fall over the cliff 🤣
It's always a good day when you and/ore your camera don't fall of to your/their death. haha
Found your channel after watching you with Thomas Heaton. Great stuff and what a great location all I could hear was the Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson as you did this vlog. I live just outside St. John's, NL I hope you have a great time on your stop in Newfoundland! Lots of spots for you to get a great image in NL. If your looking for one of the standard tourist spots go to Signal Hill but there are many sites to see. Check out the downtown area in St. John's and George Street which you will find interesting for sure.
I went out to Spear Point(?) last night and just got hammered by rain!
Ahh yes Cape Spear thats a really nice place as well. Hope you had a great time the weather was the pits this past weekend.
Great video as usual, but I almost didn't make it all the way through. I couldn't get that close even if they had a railing. I wonder how many people take a header there every year.
Absolutely loved your rainbow shot!!! I don't know how you were able to get your gear so close to the cliff like that, my stomach was all over the place just seeing your gear perched on the edge like that.
I have no fear of heights at all. I'm more scared for my gear than I am for myself. haha
Hi Brendan, my father spent most of his young days in Canmore (early 1900s). It's my most wanted place to visit!!
+Steve Healy nice! One of the nicest towns in the world!
Great video...Brendan you were so close I thought your next video would be from here in Ireland...now your jumping over us to newfound land....😔
You are missing epic landscapes here!
I had the luck to attend a wedding once in Newfoundland ...ask someone about the cliff walk in at St. John's harbour ...Takes you on a wooden platform attached to the side of the cliff...overlooking the main entrance to St. John's harbour...ends at signal hill....(trivia coming 😂) were the distress calls from the titanic were first received... it over looks ice berg alley ...but your too early to see the ice bergs floating by....see for an Irish man I wasn't too drunk to the wedding to take in a bit of information !! Great videos keep them coming ...big Brendan v s and Thomas h fan...great collaborations!
Cool I live just outside and mentioned in another comment to go to this exact spot. The Signal Hill Trail will have many great spots. Your too late for Ice Bergs now though they come in May / June. Lots of ripe blueberries on the go now though.
Great advice! And, I might be in Ireland in October! Fingers crossed.
I love Canmore! Are you going there too? Look forward to seeing St Johns too, always been on my list! Safe travels.
Yes, my parents house is just outside of Canmore, so I'll be there for sure.
You're absolutely crazy!!! I'd be scared just to be there, not standing on the edge or have my gear at the edge like this. So, double thumbs up from me for that lol :D
Photo(s) came out nice too ;)
**shakes hands and head simultaneously**
"Don't mess with me, I'm cray"
I'm not scared of heights. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to fall. But, I'm not scared haha.
Those cliffs erode by about one foot per year and collapses are common, I would not be getting that close to the edge...... If you really want good shots of the white cliffs, you should go to Beachy Head (Eastbourne), the angles to shoot from are far better.
Hey Brendan, nice to see you exploring the English sights, if your still around in the UK get yourself to Cornwall, if you like Dover you will love it in Cornwall.
+Michael Houghton if they are as literal as the white cliffs of Dover I'm expecting a wall made of corn.
Brendan van Son haha no not that literal. Cornwall is just a stunning part of England, dramatic landscapes/seascapes some lovely hidden relics in the small pockets of woodland and much more. Next time you come to the UK put it on your list
A few feet of parachord and an aluminum tent stake can go a long way to alleviating your concerns about your gear going over a cliff. In this situation the chord alone would work, tied off to that fence. BTW, the second shot with the rainbow was ridiculously beautiful.
Probably would work, yup. BUT, I'd probably just forget it in the car anyways. haha.
I'm glad you like the next image.
Dover is like 30 minutes from where I live. The reputation of Dover is true about it being a 'dump'. But it's got some of the nicest landscape and views Kent offers! Nice photos too.
Nice! I actually really love Kent. Lots of beautiful places.
Brendan van Son next time you're around Kent you should visit Dungeness. It's completely different to the cliffs.
I just subscribed to you through Thomas Heaton's video and was happy to just learn you are coming to Alberta. I am from Calgary and would love to tag along if possible!
Thanks for subbing! I'm super busy, but their might be a chance. Join my facebook group there will be info there.
That tripod sitting like that😱😱😱😰😰😰😰😰. Just dropped my 6 stop in between some rocks and could have cried (good job my sons small enough to get to the bottom where it was), could leave my camera like that I'd have a heart attack
Lucky, I sat on my 6-stop a couple vlogs ago and my fat backside crushed it :(
LOL I swear every time you say it's coming down or pouring rain, it looks like a heavy sprinkle at best! Beautiful location and nice video though!
Hahaha, I didn't film the worst. But, after getting destroyed by rain today here in Newfoundland, this was a sprinkle comparatively. haha
Hopefully things clear up for you when you get back to Alberta. Just so much smoke from the wildfires in BC.....
Wow, is it still kicking around?
still really bad. can change daily with the wind so its not hopeless.
Oh my god that tripod setup is gonna give me a heart attack
Hahaha.
Hope the points are back on again, not seen some for a while :)
I give you 100 points!
Excellent..glad you werent drinking the Special Brew and walking along those cliffs
come back to the uk soon Brendan i am a new to your channel , but love your atheism
Thanks man, I'll bee back at the end of the month.
OMG cliffs are so fragile, shouldn’t get so close to the edge. So dangerous! Stay safe ;)
Amazed they havnt put a fence up,scary.
If ever a site was designed for a drone, that's it. Had to look away when you got too close to the edge 😊
I was going to fly my drone there... but I didn't know the regulations in the UK and since it's a national reserve I thought it was better to stay safe and not fly the drone. But... believe me, I wanted to.
Goes for 1 photograph, comes back with 6 haha. Good episode though bro, subbed!
Haha. Oops! I couldn't help it... it was so cool.
Thanks for subbing.
Dude you got kahonas ! Balancing your gear on the edge of a cliff... no way.
Great couple of shots though. Next trip uk side you should try north wales.
You think Dover is nice, wales has views that make Dover Look like LEGO bricks.
Hi, just came here from Thomas Heaton videos... I really like your vlogs, so natural and interesting - I just have a problem with the style of your photos... landscape especially. What's with the vignetting? Is it just something in the video, is it just your style and you like it? It is very visible at 9:18 but I think it was even worse in the videos with Thomas.
Hoo second
More like 4th.
BUT... I'll give you 4 points anyways.
Sorry, man! I could only watch about the first 5 minutes but the cliffs give me the shakes.... I can't handle heights like I could when I was younger - even when I watch on video.... What I saw was great!
No worries man! I'll try to find flatter locations from now on :)
Excellent video. Do you that think hat is good for your look? I'm not an expert on this. I think this channel will lead to big things.
Trust me when I say it's better than without hahaha
How long you in Kent for?
Gone already, but will be back in September.
Brendan van Son cool man let me know when your down I can show you a few places 👍
Hashtag #thisisridiculous lol
I like it!
Dude, always carry a generic locking strap! You can attach one end to your tripod and the other to that fence, wrap it round a tree, etc!
But, that's another thing to carry. And I'd forget it in the car anyways. hahaha
In my news feed today:
"White Cliffs of Dover could be sold to developer if National Trust cannot raise £1 million in 3 weeks "
I'll pitch in 20 pounds.
South east coast.
That was great. I really enjoyed it. But please don't get so close to the cliff edge again! Images were great - but your life matters more!
I was there literally just last week! Sailing past it though so unfortunately not during the light I wanted:
instagram.com/p/BYYf7c2gbRO
Still so cool!
oh god this was hard to watch. :-D
Hahaha. #sorrynotsorry
Banana for scale is from Reddit, not imgur. Get your internets straight man!
Hahaha. I don't go on Reddit. I like pictures.
Hay Brendan, Dover is not on the East Coast of England. Well that's unless they moved it to stop the illegal migrants ! Hehe. Some nice shots there.
It's not on the eastern coast? So, if you keep driving from Dover you don't get to France? :D
Hi Brendan, if you wanted to split hairs you could say its South East. Was just thinking careful with standing on these type of cliffs as they are very crumbly, there was a 50,000 ton cliff fall about 3 weeks ago!