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I'm the exact opposite. I started photography I was heavy into making sure I processed everything faithfully. I was super precise about right wb, contrast and everything and in my head I wanted the photos to look the same as you see them in real life. Nowadays I just dont care, I will blast the contrast, or completely screw the wb if I feel like it. I've been told that I over edit but I dont care cause I like the results.
I'm the complete opposite. I started off over-editing my photos trying to emulate photos I liked, I just didn't know how to execute it properly. Now, I'm all about processing faithfully but I add a bit of a punch because no one wants to see a boring looking completely faithful photo. In reality everyone edits differently and everyone has different tastes.
Ha! I recognize that. The "faithfully processing". Until I realized that when I looked through my images, most of them were just "meh". They just didn't "do it". Not that I now over-process everything, but I sure learned that "faithfully" isn't always the way to do it.
I'm like you Janne. I generally don't crank the contrast all the way up but I do like a lot of it. I don't have any set way to edit. I just fiddle around with the settings until I get a result I like.
This is exactly the kind of video a lot of us need to see, I think-someone else going out and pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone, being okay with learning as they go. Thanks!
Your videos already are some of the best produced photography instructionals I've seen, James - especially your polished output from the past year or so compared to when you first started out. Excellent drone work has added a real cinematic punch as you've showcased spectacular locations, such as Iceland, Greenland, and the Lake and Peak Districts. Of course, the real reason I keep tuning in is for your totally unique mix of solid advice combined with your hilarious self-deprecating sense of humour, which sets you completely apart from overbearing "bro-tographers" elsewhere on TH-cam. (And I also really dig the funny "Popsys Pop"™ that punctuates your editing; it's something I look for in each new video.) Anyway, I find the long-exposure effect on waterfalls to be more than a bit of a cliché, particularly when the water ends up looking like a long, smeary blur of white cotton candy (or candy floss, in U.K. lingo). Your photos in this video found the right balance in giving the water a sense of motion without turning it into indesipherable mush. Thanks for sharing your own learning experience; it was quite enjoyable to tag along with you.
Great video, I really enjoyed the pictures but I do share your aversion to blurry water photos because it kind of reminds me of velvet clown paintings. Still shooting on the g85 I see. Me too.
I would like to see a long exposure with the leaves moving and no polarizing filter. I think the movement of the leaves but not the trunk would give it a painterly quality.
Excellent wee video James and I too really liked your landscape images using the filters mate. I like you're style and very honest, simple and jovial manner and like you telling it as it is. I compare your manner and presentation style to that of Roman Fox, great street photo guy and great method of interaction with your subscribers. Too many others up their own arses and making videos, especially during lockdown more about them and their "journey", than the photography. Keep well and safe and look forward to the next instalment.
Hi James . Great vlog lots of fun to watch . As an old bloke who's very worn out . And a former motorsport shooter . I'm getting into Landscape photography . Quite enjoying the slower pace of shooting the countryside . Though being old and worn out I can't get very far from the car . Mmmm yes yet another challenge .
I'm consistently surprised at how different we all are as a species. He can't wait to get away from the waterfalls so he can hear himself think, and I think so much clearer when I'm sitting next to waterfalls. It's just cool to know that we are all so different.
I really enjoyed your detail on choosing how to frame the shot and what elements appealed to you in making those choices. Your finished products looked great! Thanks for another visit to the countryside, camera in hand, James.
Hi James, your videos are very chill to watch. I'm a videographer and in my lunch break I always watch you on some kind of photo adventure! I'd like to say that the picture at 9:19 is kinda a lot better than the one at 10:12, I know it is very subjective. Even though it is subjective, I want to share my thoughts on why. The smooth water makes it a lot easier to the eye. The moving leaves is looking kind of odd (because of the low shutter), but I actually think it makes it even more creative. Somehow it actually works.
question your biases ! good seeing you embracing a tripod James... get a set of earplugs ... jump the iso on the still leaves shot for the higher SS, lower both back when you shoot the water... I'm not a 10 stop blur fan either - what I have done that I like is I'll burst off 20 shots of one of these scenes and then do an average or median statistics treatment in PS - start with a few images and keep adding until it looks "right" - I like active water, not cotton candy water... good video !
From my own experience, waterfalls look best at between 0.5 sec to 1.5 sec. Another option is to only partly blend the two water exposures, so you retain some detail in the water. It looks like that's what you did, though you didn't say so. Milky water sucks. Though you'd never know that from Instagram. Your shots were certainly decent at least.
Haha James. Your self-deprecating humour is so ápropos. You appear to bumble along with hardly any fancy gear and produce wonderful photos with the filters kicking around at the bottom of your bag. Actually, it’s very encouraging for the rest of us. Great job too. That lovely stream is right out of the « Shire ». I don’t know why they flew all the way to New Zealand to film Lord of the Rings!🤔👍
Nice work. You enjoyed that process and I enjoyed you sharing it. There is more than enough “authority” in the world these days, a bit of humility goes a long way.
Having binge watched the channel through lockdown it is a cheery episode again after an up and down week. The long exposures are great because it was a more simplified approach to them which makes it easier viewing than some other channels.
I lived for several years next to a fast running stream and it was like being deaf for those years as all you could hear was the stream. It was especially bad in a storm when the stream picked up massive boulders and hurled them at the banking beneath the house. It was pure bliss when I moved and could at last hear the birds and the breeze.
The first one looks great James. I don't get the long exposure water thing either. I mean it doesn't look like water. Water flow is energetic and interesting, so I'm not sure why people want to flatten it and make it look weird. Ah well, each to their own: that's one of the main attractions of photography, we all have ideas and preferences. Rock on James, fun vid as always.
I was thinking about doing some long exposure stuff when I first got my latest camera kit. But mostly at night with either the stars moving or traffic showing as streaks of light . But I do agree about water, because I love the way it's ever changing. And I love clouds and the sun as well. Landscapes and skyscapes go hand in hand, in my opinion.
Nice videos and the photos turned out great! It would be helpful if you write somewhere the exposure values when showing the final photos. I know you blended two images but you could include both values. Again, good job and looking forward to the next video!
I feel like long exposure has taken on two identities or use-cases, and the first one is the one you tend to take issue with (which is understandable) The first identity is the "deliberate" long exposure, where you make it long on purpose for a desired effective, like stair trails, streaking lights from cars, or smooth water. The second is one where you just had to use a longer exposure to let more light in because there was less available light, and flashes etc. weren't an option or perhaps not desired. I do often work on a tripod and shoot long exposures, but that's because I do a lot of shooting in the evening or early morning when the light is simply lower, not because I want the water to be blurry (in fact, sometimes I will raise ISO or do something else to shorten the length of an exposure when I have water because I *don't* want it blurred).
Not sure what I like more, the content of James' videos or just the views of the Peaks. I love the place, G9 is too big so I ended up buying a GX9 too that I can pack it in my backpack when mountain biking. Then I realised the problem, my riding buddies dont like to stop so I am buggered. I will look out for you next time I am in the area (Dark Peaks we go to). Wont be hard to spot the madman walking around with 2 tripods ;-)
Funny you uploaded this around the time I finally got a few filters, including an ND, that I tried out last night on a few river streams in my area. They’re fairly useful, but I too have an issue with water being too milky, so I always have to find the balance between motion blur and water detail.
Well, I think you did a great job with a couple of stunning photos! Really beautiful work. Either one would grace your next book imo :) "I can hear myself think again, which isn't always good!" Laughed out loud on that line.
Love your down to earth content! That's mainly you and steve o'nions that motivated me to get the g9. Love it! And I just bought a 10 stop gobe nd last week and been trying it out. I do the same as you, just with less quality haha
Honestly think they turned out great. 👍🏻 I just got a Gobe ND myself, never thought I’d use it either, haven’t really a clue yet how too. I didn’t know PhotoPills would do what you used it for, thanks for that! Nice 3LT tripod, I have one and love it. Cheers!
Really appreciate that u push to try new things, I keep reminding myself to do the same as I almost always shoot forrest stuff and it all looks the same now haha
Good on you mate for trying something uncomfortable! I absolutely love LE photography and waterfalls are certainly one of the easier LE shots to practice with. As a landscape photographer who loves LE I would greatly appreciate seeing how you blended the 2 shutter speeds together nicely in edit, I always botch that part up, (this being your background I would imagine you have great pointers!) or at the very least point me in a good direction of resources?
I use a polarised filter for macro photography, but the only long exposure pics that I've done is astro and lightening photography. I'll have to blend the 2 and try this! Thanks so much!
Thank you for another great video James. I like the results! I will dig out my “espresso coasters” out of my bag and experiment again. Good point on trying something you don’t like to re-confirm you still don’t like it. One never knows, opinions may change! 😀
I much prefer the second shot. I like the composition better, and I think it has more contrast and depth. On the shutter speed question, I'm a fan of 1/2 sec - 1/10 sec for moving water. The motion blur you get is more dynamic, sometime frenetic, rather than the milky, silky softness that comes at 5 sec and above. There's a place for the later, usually minimalist seascapes, but I find the former much more interesting.
MY ND64 has a espresso scratch too! Just made mine having a James Popsys video for breakfast today. I didn't know today was gonna be so awesome. Thanks!
Another good video from James Popsys! Something I liked about this was the very much hands on, thinking out loud as you are working approach. This video guided the viewer through the process in a no nonsense fashion but still allowed room for the occasional waffle. The only thing missing was a sheep.
Same I barely use them. I used to use filters a lot . Lately I’ve quit using them (except for polarizers on bright days). I got bored of making blurry photos as I’ve matured as a photographer . Maybe it’s just the over saturation of images out there or the hassle to take the image - aka laziness 😂. Every now and then there is a situation, maybe a city scape... Damn I hate tripods, Gorillapod for life 🔥.
Hello James, I like the second one because it’s a perfect compromise between blurry and structured water. Well done 👍🏻 (I think you should replace the scratched filter...)
Second photo is quite nice, probably a bit too HDRish for some, but I believe there's a place for all types of editing. Will look great in your calendar.
@James Popsys - Take a look at Gary Gough's work. I normally find the whole "big stopper" thing very clichéd but Gary produces some really graphically beautiful, almost mystical images using this technique, especially in his coastal photography.
I actually do like both of the pictures, even though I'm not a huge fan of long exposure myself eighter. Don't worry about the polarizer and almost forgetting to use it though.. I wasn't too smart this week, bought a polarizer about a year ago and used it for the very first time this week.. Could not see any difference in with or without polarizer, and it took me a couple of days to realize that this was because the sun was behind me and I only got a minimal effect, if not none.. And yes, I have used polarizers before in the past, so I should know.. 🙈🙈
Since I work nights and have a great view of the city of New Orleans from about 5 miles away Ill sometimes do long exposures of the city. No need for SD filters at 2am. Shots come out great. But Im a lot like you. Im not a fan of tripods and prefer quick shots that show water details and all. I normally try to get day shots of the boats passing our bout launcg at about 1/2000-1/2500sec to get those water particals frozen in midair as the boats move in the water. 😁
People are so funny! They have all these preferences... Anyway, I quite like cotton candy effect with water. And if it were me, I would even enjoy the leaves moving around and I would likely include the movement in my final picture. But don't listen to me! I'm a weirdo, a happy weirdo, who enjoys ICM and stacking my lenses with extension tubes and sometimes I even add a diopter filter on top of it all. I love getting wildly experimental. Anyway, thanks for putting out these videos!
I get what you are saying and that’s where your personal style comes into play… I personally like landscapes and nature yes, but I love the look that film presets give to pictures, it’s dreamy and nostalgic and I just love it and I don’t think that messes up my pictures, what do you all think?
I dont like the first image but the second image is fantastic. The reds and oranges in the water add an element of contrast against the greens and browns around. You probably know about colour theory in photography and that second Image is fine example of when it works. Also I use Gobe filters and can't fault them for the price.
Wow! Talk about perfect timing! I just picked up some ND filters (I bought a filter holder system so it will work with all of my lenses, and I can use graduated ND’s to tone down bright skies), to see if I could figure them out....and then, you do a video on ND filters. And yes, I never thought that I would see you do a video like this because of the tripod thing. So now I figure that if you can do it (and use a tripod), I can do it too! I think that I read somewhere, that you can stack your ND filters (like if you stack a 10 stop with a 6 stop, you will have a 16 stop...just be aware of possible vignetting), so you can slow the shutter speed down that much more. Thank you once again for the video, your timing was great. Now I just need to find a waterfall!
James, great video as usual.. but i have a question.. when you are not recording and just taking photos by yourself, do u still talk with your self alone ? I feel like u cant stop talking no matter what and i like it, reminds me of my family lol
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Anything else you’d like me to try? Apart from bungee jumping...
Definitely Bungee Jumping please ....
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White water Rafting while taking photos!
How about sheep shearing?
A bout of fisticuffs with a Elvis impersonator. I'm not sure why.
I'm the exact opposite. I started photography I was heavy into making sure I processed everything faithfully. I was super precise about right wb, contrast and everything and in my head I wanted the photos to look the same as you see them in real life. Nowadays I just dont care, I will blast the contrast, or completely screw the wb if I feel like it. I've been told that I over edit but I dont care cause I like the results.
Janne Ranta That’s the only thing that counts.
I'm the complete opposite. I started off over-editing my photos trying to emulate photos I liked, I just didn't know how to execute it properly. Now, I'm all about processing faithfully but I add a bit of a punch because no one wants to see a boring looking completely faithful photo. In reality everyone edits differently and everyone has different tastes.
Ha! I recognize that. The "faithfully processing". Until I realized that when I looked through my images, most of them were just "meh". They just didn't "do it". Not that I now over-process everything, but I sure learned that "faithfully" isn't always the way to do it.
I'm like you Janne. I generally don't crank the contrast all the way up but I do like a lot of it. I don't have any set way to edit. I just fiddle around with the settings until I get a result I like.
Ah finally James is doing long exposure. Welcome to the dark side of photography. We've been waiting for you!
I see what you did there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I get the feeling James won't be joining the dark side anytime soon... but, it does make me want to give it a shot.
This is exactly the kind of video a lot of us need to see, I think-someone else going out and pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone, being okay with learning as they go. Thanks!
Your videos already are some of the best produced photography instructionals I've seen, James - especially your polished output from the past year or so compared to when you first started out. Excellent drone work has added a real cinematic punch as you've showcased spectacular locations, such as Iceland, Greenland, and the Lake and Peak Districts. Of course, the real reason I keep tuning in is for your totally unique mix of solid advice combined with your hilarious self-deprecating sense of humour, which sets you completely apart from overbearing "bro-tographers" elsewhere on TH-cam. (And I also really dig the funny "Popsys Pop"™ that punctuates your editing; it's something I look for in each new video.)
Anyway, I find the long-exposure effect on waterfalls to be more than a bit of a cliché, particularly when the water ends up looking like a long, smeary blur of white cotton candy (or candy floss, in U.K. lingo). Your photos in this video found the right balance in giving the water a sense of motion without turning it into indesipherable mush. Thanks for sharing your own learning experience; it was quite enjoyable to tag along with you.
Thanks so much John :)
I’ve loved them because them always create such painterly photos. It’s like a photo of a dream.
Your comedic timing is spot on!
Great video, I really enjoyed the pictures but I do share your aversion to blurry water photos because it kind of reminds me of velvet clown paintings. Still shooting on the g85 I see. Me too.
I would like to see a long exposure with the leaves moving and no polarizing filter. I think the movement of the leaves but not the trunk would give it a painterly quality.
If it were only the leaves. But the thin branches are also waving around. Still it looks nice, if surreal.
More Pep Ventosa style for something different
Excellent wee video James and I too really liked your landscape images using the filters mate. I like you're style and very honest, simple and jovial manner and like you telling it as it is. I compare your manner and presentation style to that of Roman Fox, great street photo guy and great method of interaction with your subscribers. Too many others up their own arses and making videos, especially during lockdown more about them and their "journey", than the photography. Keep well and safe and look forward to the next instalment.
Hi James .
Great vlog lots of fun to watch .
As an old bloke who's very worn out .
And a former motorsport shooter .
I'm getting into Landscape photography .
Quite enjoying the slower pace of shooting the countryside .
Though being old and worn out I can't get very far from the car .
Mmmm yes yet another challenge .
*Scientists say that you should watch for one of the side effects of corona: Sudden urge to use a tripod*
They're actually 2 really nice photo's. I'd be pleased if I had taken these.
I'm consistently surprised at how different we all are as a species. He can't wait to get away from the waterfalls so he can hear himself think, and I think so much clearer when I'm sitting next to waterfalls. It's just cool to know that we are all so different.
Great vid as per! I only really do video work but rarely leave the house without a variable ND !
For some one that don't like tripods and NDs you did an awesome job.
Thanks so much :)
I like the second photo. The water is blurred just the right amount and overall it's just more pleasing to the eye.
Fun! I'd love to see you Macro & Astro as well. You're a good teacher.
I really enjoyed your detail on choosing how to frame the shot and what elements appealed to you in making those choices. Your finished products looked great!
Thanks for another visit to the countryside, camera in hand, James.
I agree about the motion blue in water. I prefer the slightest of blur. Enjoyed the video and the idea of you caring two tripods. 😁
Hi James, your videos are very chill to watch. I'm a videographer and in my lunch break I always watch you on some kind of photo adventure!
I'd like to say that the picture at 9:19 is kinda a lot better than the one at 10:12, I know it is very subjective. Even though it is subjective, I want to share my thoughts on why. The smooth water makes it a lot easier to the eye. The moving leaves is looking kind of odd (because of the low shutter), but I actually think it makes it even more creative. Somehow it actually works.
Shoutout to getting over your own biases.
Glad to hear your voice again. Happy Saturday morning! -Elaine J.
Thanks for sharing. This is very good insight to taking excellent photos.
Love your videos, your humour and your photography!
Thanks so much Val :)
question your biases ! good seeing you embracing a tripod James... get a set of earplugs ... jump the iso on the still leaves shot for the higher SS, lower both back when you shoot the water... I'm not a 10 stop blur fan either - what I have done that I like is I'll burst off 20 shots of one of these scenes and then do an average or median statistics treatment in PS - start with a few images and keep adding until it looks "right" - I like active water, not cotton candy water... good video !
I like your images, picked up a couple of tips as well, thanks.
From my own experience, waterfalls look best at between 0.5 sec to 1.5 sec. Another option is to only partly blend the two water exposures, so you retain some detail in the water. It looks like that's what you did, though you didn't say so. Milky water sucks. Though you'd never know that from Instagram. Your shots were certainly decent at least.
I agree although a 10 stopper is great for smoothing out choppy seas.
So true. That has been my experience doing long exposures.
Haha James. Your self-deprecating humour is so ápropos. You appear to bumble along with hardly any fancy gear and produce wonderful photos with the filters kicking around at the bottom of your bag. Actually, it’s very encouraging for the rest of us. Great job too.
That lovely stream is right out of the « Shire ». I don’t know why they flew all the way to New Zealand to film Lord of the Rings!🤔👍
Thanks so much Keith :)
Nice work. You enjoyed that process and I enjoyed you sharing it. There is more than enough “authority” in the world these days, a bit of humility goes a long way.
Having binge watched the channel through lockdown it is a cheery episode again after an up and down week. The long exposures are great because it was a more simplified approach to them which makes it easier viewing than some other channels.
Hi James. Nice shots. If you do more long exposures, I'm sure they will get better.
I lived for several years next to a fast running stream and it was like being deaf for those years as all you could hear was the stream. It was especially bad in a storm when the stream picked up massive boulders and hurled them at the banking beneath the house. It was pure bliss when I moved and could at last hear the birds and the breeze.
You say "mediocre results", I say "I wish I could do that". Hehehe
The first one looks great James. I don't get the long exposure water thing either. I mean it doesn't look like water. Water flow is energetic and interesting, so I'm not sure why people want to flatten it and make it look weird. Ah well, each to their own: that's one of the main attractions of photography, we all have ideas and preferences. Rock on James, fun vid as always.
I was thinking about doing some long exposure stuff when I first got my latest camera kit. But mostly at night with either the stars moving or traffic showing as streaks of light . But I do agree about water, because I love the way it's ever changing. And I love clouds and the sun as well. Landscapes and skyscapes go hand in hand, in my opinion.
Nice videos and the photos turned out great! It would be helpful if you write somewhere the exposure values when showing the final photos. I know you blended two images but you could include both values. Again, good job and looking forward to the next video!
Enjoyed the video James. First image my favourite 😊 👍🏻
Another wonderful video. Thanks!
Always enjoy your content James - thank you for all your great videos.
Thanks for watching Lisa :)
I feel like long exposure has taken on two identities or use-cases, and the first one is the one you tend to take issue with (which is understandable)
The first identity is the "deliberate" long exposure, where you make it long on purpose for a desired effective, like stair trails, streaking lights from cars, or smooth water. The second is one where you just had to use a longer exposure to let more light in because there was less available light, and flashes etc. weren't an option or perhaps not desired.
I do often work on a tripod and shoot long exposures, but that's because I do a lot of shooting in the evening or early morning when the light is simply lower, not because I want the water to be blurry (in fact, sometimes I will raise ISO or do something else to shorten the length of an exposure when I have water because I *don't* want it blurred).
Exactly, Portra 800 or Cinestill 800T :)
Not sure what I like more, the content of James' videos or just the views of the Peaks. I love the place, G9 is too big so I ended up buying a GX9 too that I can pack it in my backpack when mountain biking. Then I realised the problem, my riding buddies dont like to stop so I am buggered. I will look out for you next time I am in the area (Dark Peaks we go to). Wont be hard to spot the madman walking around with 2 tripods ;-)
Funny you uploaded this around the time I finally got a few filters, including an ND, that I tried out last night on a few river streams in my area. They’re fairly useful, but I too have an issue with water being too milky, so I always have to find the balance between motion blur and water detail.
Well, I think you did a great job with a couple of stunning photos! Really beautiful work. Either one would grace your next book imo :) "I can hear myself think again, which isn't always good!" Laughed out loud on that line.
haha, cheers David :)
just found your channel, and have subscribed after the second video. thanks for doing what you're doing.
Really enjoyed this video!
Love your down to earth content! That's mainly you and steve o'nions that motivated me to get the g9. Love it!
And I just bought a 10 stop gobe nd last week and been trying it out. I do the same as you, just with less quality haha
I like it. Great video and commentary thanks
Honestly think they turned out great. 👍🏻 I just got a Gobe ND myself, never thought I’d use it either, haven’t really a clue yet how too. I didn’t know PhotoPills would do what you used it for, thanks for that! Nice 3LT tripod, I have one and love it. Cheers!
I really liked this video! I agree with you about long exposure, I've tried my hand at it a few times but never quite got into it fully.
Highlight of the week; a Popsys youtube video. Actually the photos came out not too bad (as you said).
Really appreciate that u push to try new things, I keep reminding myself to do the same as I almost always shoot forrest stuff and it all looks the same now haha
Nice, James. I think these turned out great.
Thanks James highly enjoyable as always and again I’ve learnt something !
Good on you mate for trying something uncomfortable! I absolutely love LE photography and waterfalls are certainly one of the easier LE shots to practice with. As a landscape photographer who loves LE I would greatly appreciate seeing how you blended the 2 shutter speeds together nicely in edit, I always botch that part up, (this being your background I would imagine you have great pointers!) or at the very least point me in a good direction of resources?
Not useless alter all James. Very pleasant images indeed.
Have you seen a guy called Mumbo jumbo, he’s a gamer but also does short cinematic films. They’re brilliant, good inspiration for film making.
Long exposure, nd filters, tripods. I think James has gone mad! 😂😂😂 loving the videos James keep em coming!!
I use a polarised filter for macro photography, but the only long exposure pics that I've done is astro and lightening photography. I'll have to blend the 2 and try this! Thanks so much!
Thank you for another great video James. I like the results! I will dig out my “espresso coasters” out of my bag and experiment again. Good point on trying something you don’t like to re-confirm you still don’t like it. One never knows, opinions may change! 😀
Love my Gobe polariser. Can't believe how green everything is.
This is the complete opposite energy of Thomas Heaton's channel
Ha! I got that tripod you use a few weeks ago on sale! Was already used for some long exposure shots 😬
James - You never fail to make me laugh and learn!
I much prefer the second shot. I like the composition better, and I think it has more contrast and depth. On the shutter speed question, I'm a fan of 1/2 sec - 1/10 sec for moving water. The motion blur you get is more dynamic, sometime frenetic, rather than the milky, silky softness that comes at 5 sec and above. There's a place for the later, usually minimalist seascapes, but I find the former much more interesting.
MY ND64 has a espresso scratch too! Just made mine having a James Popsys video for breakfast today. I didn't know today was gonna be so awesome. Thanks!
A good time to question our biases indeed!
Landscape shot looks like a painting, turned out really well
Another good video from James Popsys! Something I liked about this was the very much hands on, thinking out loud as you are working approach. This video guided the viewer through the process in a no nonsense fashion but still allowed room for the occasional waffle. The only thing missing was a sheep.
Came out very well - for a newbie
second image was really nice! both were good, but the second had a more calming vibe :)
Same I barely use them. I used to use filters a lot . Lately I’ve quit using them (except for polarizers on bright days). I got bored of making blurry photos as I’ve matured as a photographer . Maybe it’s just the over saturation of images out there or the hassle to take the image - aka laziness 😂. Every now and then there is a situation, maybe a city scape... Damn I hate tripods, Gorillapod for life 🔥.
Hello James, I like the second one because it’s a perfect compromise between blurry and structured water. Well done 👍🏻 (I think you should replace the scratched filter...)
I was going to say that! It capture the feel of moving water better than the usual type of long exposure water photography
You are an amazing presenter!
LOL at that intro! I think we've all felt the same way. Great video James
Those look great!
Thanks Wendy :)
James, very few of us taking photos need "two" tripods like you.
Amazing how well you get along with them.
James is using a tripod? are feeling good? any fever? ;)
Just covid 19 stops
2 tripods not just 1
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Second photo is quite nice, probably a bit too HDRish for some, but I believe there's a place for all types of editing. Will look great in your calendar.
I have that exact filter. Great company Gobe.
@James Popsys - Take a look at Gary Gough's work. I normally find the whole "big stopper" thing very clichéd but Gary produces some really graphically beautiful, almost mystical images using this technique, especially in his coastal photography.
I actually do like both of the pictures, even though I'm not a huge fan of long exposure myself eighter. Don't worry about the polarizer and almost forgetting to use it though.. I wasn't too smart this week, bought a polarizer about a year ago and used it for the very first time this week.. Could not see any difference in with or without polarizer, and it took me a couple of days to realize that this was because the sun was behind me and I only got a minimal effect, if not none.. And yes, I have used polarizers before in the past, so I should know.. 🙈🙈
Great video as usual!
I think they where good James. I don't like milky water flowing, looks rubbish, a bit of a blur yes.
Since I work nights and have a great view of the city of New Orleans from about 5 miles away Ill sometimes do long exposures of the city. No need for SD filters at 2am. Shots come out great. But Im a lot like you. Im not a fan of tripods and prefer quick shots that show water details and all. I normally try to get day shots of the boats passing our bout launcg at about 1/2000-1/2500sec to get those water particals frozen in midair as the boats move in the water. 😁
very informative video nice
Next week: wedding photography!
Haha, the poor couple!!
The fun is in the thought adventure... 😁 PS... The photos turned out pretty good too... 👍
I really like the second shot.
People are so funny! They have all these preferences... Anyway, I quite like cotton candy effect with water. And if it were me, I would even enjoy the leaves moving around and I would likely include the movement in my final picture. But don't listen to me! I'm a weirdo, a happy weirdo, who enjoys ICM and stacking my lenses with extension tubes and sometimes I even add a diopter filter on top of it all. I love getting wildly experimental. Anyway, thanks for putting out these videos!
Terrific photos, James. I think you should carry 2 tripods all of the time.
I get what you are saying and that’s where your personal style comes into play… I personally like landscapes and nature yes, but I love the look that film presets give to pictures, it’s dreamy and nostalgic and I just love it and I don’t think that messes up my pictures, what do you all think?
By the way, on a windy day, the higher you crank the center column, the less wind-induced camera shake occurs.
Bigger waterfall further up but requires a bit of a scramble, Fair brook is good for learning but there is not alot of diversity.
Fantastic work!
Hey James,
Show us how do this effect with a smartphone. Thanks
7:46 was such a pretty scene
I dont like the first image but the second image is fantastic. The reds and oranges in the water add an element of contrast against the greens and browns around. You probably know about colour theory in photography and that second Image is fine example of when it works. Also I use Gobe filters and can't fault them for the price.
Wow! Talk about perfect timing! I just picked up some ND filters (I bought a filter holder system so it will work with all of my lenses, and I can use graduated ND’s to tone down bright skies), to see if I could figure them out....and then, you do a video on ND filters. And yes, I never thought that I would see you do a video like this because of the tripod thing. So now I figure that if you can do it (and use a tripod), I can do it too! I think that I read somewhere, that you can stack your ND filters (like if you stack a 10 stop with a 6 stop, you will have a 16 stop...just be aware of possible vignetting), so you can slow the shutter speed down that much more. Thank you once again for the video, your timing was great. Now I just need to find a waterfall!
James, great video as usual.. but i have a question.. when you are not recording and just taking photos by yourself, do u still talk with your self alone ? I feel like u cant stop talking no matter what and i like it, reminds me of my family lol
Agree with you. Not a fan of milky water. I want water to look like the classic H2O variety. Save the milk for cereal.