Hello photography friends! I’m releasing this video even though it really could have used more editing, some parts needed to be cut and the voice-over should have been re-done because the thoughts were disjointed and didn’t flow well. My laptop is nearing the end of its usefulness, both Photoshop and iMovie kept crashing during the editing process, I guess it is time to give up this 8 year old machine and get a new one. In the meantime, I plan on beginning my photo-walks again in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully I’ll have some new material soon. I've missed everyone, say hi in the comments section! :)
@@LieslHuddleston I lived in New Delhi, India. COVID 19 positive cases are very less and recovery rate is much higher now. I am regular in daily walk for pictures and videos. I have learned skills and techniques, watching all of your videos. Thank you very much.
@@DhanPalSingh78 I'm so glad to hear that things are improving and it's great that you are going on daily nature walks :D It is so good for the mind and body. I hope you stay well, thank you for the comments :)
I love what you do, your nature and flower photography, your commentary is very enjoyable, soothing and informative. You are teaching me in a calm, relaxing way how to look at nature, landscapes and flowers. Thank you so much. Please keep doing it. I am an 81 years old native Frenchman living in California and taking photos with my IPhone 14 pro max. I don't have a DSLR.
Liesl you're back. It's great that there is another video of your experiences, advice and your thoughts around a composition and the light. On to the next. With me there are still many waiting is the line. Thanks for your effort.
Thank you! Hopefully I can make some new videos soon when the weather warms up and when I get my new laptop :) I hope you're well, thanks for watching and commenting :D
I'm glad you are inspired, I highly recommend taking video as well as photos, and in that way you are keeping a journal of what you are seeing and enjoying, just for yourself or to be shared. :) Thanks for the nice comments.
At 9:25 you describe the patterns of a fallen leaf reminding you of fields below, seen from a plane window. Just before you said these words, I had thought, how much those veins in that leaf were very much like a map of our lives. Siblings rising from the base and spreading out in different directions and then their own offspring branching off to form their own lineage and so on. Two aggressive forms of cancer have put an end to my holding my heavy camera/lens combos these days, so more than ever I look towards my mobile phone and compact camera to fulfill my love of macro photography. More than ever before, your gentle voice and your gift of bringing forth natures beauty gives me inspiration to keep walking nature's pathways while I still can. Thank you for each and every video.
Hi Liesl: since I found your channel I have been mesmerized by you and I’ve watched many of your videos and will continue to watch them again because I know I have missed a lot of information just watching through one time. I enjoyed this forest walk and what you observed and took snap shots of. I hope you will do another one. I also hope you’ll do one on photographing spider webs and ferns. Maybe you have done so already and I haven’t seen it yet. Thanks a million for putting these incredible tutorials for us. They’re so meditative and yet so full of information.
Thank you for your lovely videos which are always beautiful and soothing with the music you have chosen. This video has inspired me to allow myself to just take photos to document my walks and have fun without expecting them to be portfolio worth. Thanks for sharing all these tips.
Oh that must be pretty, and it looks like you have more snow on the way! I'm glad you can watch some videos to pass the time, spring will be here soon (I don't believe the groundhog this year LOL!)
For creative shots, sometimes I have an idea of what I’d like to capture before heading outdoors, i.e. a bird in flight to capture the beautiful translucency of its birds. Other times, I go with serendipity and see what I find during my walks in the local parks. Thank you for a very informative and thoughtful vlog. Stay safe, healthy and creative! 💖🙏🏼👋🏼
That's great, Irene! It's the same for me, sometimes a plan, sometimes not. Other times you might have a plan but it just doesn't work out so you just enjoy being out and witnessing all the beauty out there. It's almost Spring! Can't wait!
Hi Liesl! Another lovely video as usual. I particularly liked the photos of the fungus growing on the tree, because that's the kind of thing I like to take photographs of too!
Hi, Ash! Good to see you :) yes I always feel like I'm transported into some magical scene when I see those growing on the trees, I never seem to find them fresh but it's still fun to see them aged and the same color as the tree trunk.
Your videos are always so informative, wonderfully narrated (your voice is really pleasant), visually pleasing, even the music is chosen perfectly. I don't watch these videos to learn things (since I'm no longer a beginner myself) as much as to get inspired, and I always do. I think the message you wanted to share really came through and I'm glad you released the video. In fact I hope it won't be long before the next one (especially with the spring on the way). I never felt bored while watching your videos nor I wished to skip through something. I don't use long telephoto lenses myself and you present their capabilities for nature close up photography really nicely, so I may give it a go some day. What you manage to do with a phone is fantastic, and even though I'm not into using them for photography, I do enjoy watching your images and I'm glad you include them in the videos. I wonder what kind of images you'd have made with some vintage lenses, that'd be fun to see as well if you ever feel inclined to do so. I don't normally comment on videos, but since I've enjoyed all your work I think it was long overdue. Greetings from Serbia. :)
You are so kind, thank you for this lovely comment. I've been feeling a bit discouraged with my progress in making videos. I have big plans for making lots of videos this year though and comments like yours make it worthwhile because it is a huge effort as I work for weeks on just one video. I'm so glad you appreciate the work and I'm also happy you understood the overall message of this video and it means a lot coming from an experienced photographer such as yourself. I see so many photographers, even some who have been taking pictures for years are doing well with techniques sometimes but need more focus on composition and story-telling. I would like to focus on that as a theme in the videos this year. There is one video on my channel (about 5 videos back) titled "Close-up Nature Photography with a Vintage Lens" that you might like if you have not seen it yet. Thank you again for the support and encouragement, you put a smile on my face! :)
That is good to know, Lauriel! Thanks! I almost didn't post it because I feel like the message didn't come across in voice as it did in my mind LOL But I figured if I didn't post it I might lose it because my laptop is dying and I need a new one and I have not figured out how to successfully back up my in-progress videos. Have a great day and thank you for the nice comment :)
Beautiful relaxing video and images Liesl, I love them all but especially those seeds photos👌you are a true master of outdoor macro photography. Thank you for sharing this lovely video with us . Cliff
So nice of you, thank you Cliff! I'm not sure about the master part, you haven't seen my mistakes LOL I do so much enjoy it, and you know how that feels. Looking forward to some warmer days AND flowers :D
Thank you! Yesterday I saw the green leaves from daffodils are starting to come up in some places, I'm excited for spring and more greens too :D Thank you for watching :)
Liesl I hope you don't have much trouble or worse damage from the winter weather in Texas. Unprecedented and very special. Here in the Netherlands we also had abnormally strange weather. I hope it passes senl and can give you pictures and tutorials again.
Our household is very lucky right now, thank you! All is well, we still have power and water, but yes some others nearby are not as lucky. Tomorrow will be colder, expecting -16C, hopefully our power will be ok tomorrow as well. I have been looking at the international radar and see that you are also having a bad time as well as much of the northern hemisphere, hopefully this will be over soon and we can celebrate Spring! Hang in there :)
Fortunately, things have not been so bad so far and your prospects are positive. It is better to put that laptop outside and look at the insurance or your partner of course. Don't know what is more effective or better? I live in Venlo Netherlands and this weekend it will be around 18 degrees Celsius and last weekend it was -15 degrees Celsius. Bizarre, but we humans are responsible for that ourselves. Mesne reading this does not forget that all of us must live on this planet and have NO alternative. Liesl I am curious about your next video and wait patiently.
Thanks so much for your relaxing video. I have not gone on a walk today to my local park, so this clip served well as a substitution! I love taking snapshots at near park ( Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx NY) and document my findings at iNaturalist !
That's awesome! Yes, sometimes I see amazing things that I'm just happy to witness and watch instead of trying to get the best possible photo, or perhaps I am trying to get a great photo but it's not working out, just seeing the subject and watching it in its environment is satisfying enough :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video, looking forward to the cold spell to be over so I can get back out there :)
@@manuz2700 Yes, same here, this next few days will be our coldest since 2011. But it should be our last cold spell and then all of a sudden it will be Spring! Stay safe and warm :D
That's great, Barry! I almost didn't post this one, wasn't too happy with it, but I am glad that you enjoyed it. Makes it worthwhile, thanks for the feedback!
Awesome! Thank you! I love mushrooms and always get excited when I see them because we don't get very many here in the big city. I hope you get to see them where you are too :)
I wish you would show us how you move your camera around so smooth and steady while videoing. When I try that the video is always shaking. Maybe you have something in that expensive equipment that you use that smooths everything out. I would sure like to know how you do it.
Hi, Stan! It's interesting you mention that because I get frustrated with myself about my video work, it feels unstable and shaky to me and I would love to get a gimbal to help with that. It could just be that since my footage is in small bursts, like 10-30 seconds long for each clip, it is easier to keep a little steady for a short while. Honestly, I have never noticed your video work to be unsteady, it looks good to me. What are you using as a recording device? Go Pro?
For the last couple years I use a GoPro while walking, so that solved the shaking problem there. But when I try to do the close ups of flowers like you do using my camera, I noticed my videos don’t look smooth like yours.
Ah, yes, some cameras do get a bit shaky when you are close up, and or if you zoom in that can be a problem. I just try to use both of my hands to hold the camera steady, and I will often lock my arms to my sides (elbows resting against my body), that can help with stabilization. Other than that there isn't really much you can do unless you have a gimbal.
Yes! It's my favorite part :D I just love looking at things close-up through a lens - even a dead leaf, there are colors and textures there that are so unique!
I wanser until something catches my eye and from that First shot I mange to find many more. Maybe it is like meditation we go into some state of a trance. Enjoy!
There is a fine line between what is considered a snapshot or a photograph, or is there ? I have a friend who ONLY takes photos using an ND filter. He considers everything else a snapshot. Very strange in my mind.
Hello photography friends! I’m releasing this video even though it really could have used more editing, some parts needed to be cut and the voice-over should have been re-done because the thoughts were disjointed and didn’t flow well. My laptop is nearing the end of its usefulness, both Photoshop and iMovie kept crashing during the editing process, I guess it is time to give up this 8 year old machine and get a new one. In the meantime, I plan on beginning my photo-walks again in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully I’ll have some new material soon. I've missed everyone, say hi in the comments section! :)
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@@DhanPalSingh78 Hi! I hope things are going well there in your country and I hope you have been enjoying some nature and photo walks lately :)
@@LieslHuddleston I lived in New Delhi, India. COVID 19 positive cases are very less and recovery rate is much higher now. I am regular in daily walk for pictures and videos. I have learned skills and techniques, watching all of your videos. Thank you very much.
@@DhanPalSingh78 I'm so glad to hear that things are improving and it's great that you are going on daily nature walks :D It is so good for the mind and body. I hope you stay well, thank you for the comments :)
Always a pleasure watching your videos. You see so well. If you are going out during this eventful time please be safe. Cheers.
I love what you do, your nature and flower photography, your commentary is very enjoyable, soothing and informative. You are teaching me in a calm, relaxing way how to look at nature, landscapes and flowers. Thank you so much. Please keep doing it.
I am an 81 years old native Frenchman living in California and taking photos with my IPhone 14 pro max. I don't have a DSLR.
Liesl you're back. It's great that there is another video of your experiences, advice and your thoughts around a composition and the light. On to the next. With me there are still many waiting is the line. Thanks for your effort.
Thank you! Hopefully I can make some new videos soon when the weather warms up and when I get my new laptop :) I hope you're well, thanks for watching and commenting :D
What a presentation and photography...Soothing!❤🌿
Absolutely beautiful. I love the idea of documenting photography walks. Thanks for the inspiration.
I'm glad you are inspired, I highly recommend taking video as well as photos, and in that way you are keeping a journal of what you are seeing and enjoying, just for yourself or to be shared. :) Thanks for the nice comments.
At 9:25 you describe the patterns of a fallen leaf reminding you of fields below, seen from a plane window. Just before you said these words, I had thought, how much those veins in that leaf were very much like a map of our lives. Siblings rising from the base and spreading out in different directions and then their own offspring branching off to form their own lineage and so on. Two aggressive forms of cancer have put an end to my holding my heavy camera/lens combos these days, so more than ever I look towards my mobile phone and compact camera to fulfill my love of macro photography. More than ever before, your gentle voice and your gift of bringing forth natures beauty gives me inspiration to keep walking nature's pathways while I still can. Thank you for each and every video.
Hi Liesl: since I found your channel I have been mesmerized by you and I’ve watched many of your videos and will continue to watch them again because I know I have missed a lot of information just watching through one time. I enjoyed this forest walk and what you observed and took snap shots of. I hope you will do another one. I also hope you’ll do one on photographing spider webs and ferns. Maybe you have done so already and I haven’t seen it yet. Thanks a million for putting these incredible tutorials for us. They’re so meditative and yet so full of information.
Thank you for your lovely videos which are always beautiful and soothing with the music you have chosen. This video has inspired me to allow myself to just take photos to document my walks and have fun without expecting them to be portfolio worth. Thanks for sharing all these tips.
Love your garden walk-abouts!
I'm so glad, thank you! It is spring here now, so hopefully some colorful walk-about coming up on the channel soon :)
I'm sitting here looking out the window in snowy New York, dreaming of Spring and watching videos. Thanks for sharing!
Oh that must be pretty, and it looks like you have more snow on the way! I'm glad you can watch some videos to pass the time, spring will be here soon (I don't believe the groundhog this year LOL!)
@@LieslHuddleston love your optimism!
For creative shots, sometimes I have an idea of what I’d like to capture before heading outdoors, i.e. a bird in flight to capture the beautiful translucency of its birds. Other times, I go with serendipity and see what I find during my walks in the local parks. Thank you for a very informative and thoughtful vlog. Stay safe, healthy and creative! 💖🙏🏼👋🏼
That's great, Irene! It's the same for me, sometimes a plan, sometimes not. Other times you might have a plan but it just doesn't work out so you just enjoy being out and witnessing all the beauty out there. It's almost Spring! Can't wait!
Hi Liesl! Another lovely video as usual. I particularly liked the photos of the fungus growing on the tree, because that's the kind of thing I like to take photographs of too!
Hi, Ash! Good to see you :) yes I always feel like I'm transported into some magical scene when I see those growing on the trees, I never seem to find them fresh but it's still fun to see them aged and the same color as the tree trunk.
Another nice video. I love how nice, you make simple things look. Well done.
Thank you very much!
I am enjoying so much your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your views and thoughts about the subjects before take the shot. :)
Your videos are always so informative, wonderfully narrated (your voice is really pleasant), visually pleasing, even the music is chosen perfectly. I don't watch these videos to learn things (since I'm no longer a beginner myself) as much as to get inspired, and I always do. I think the message you wanted to share really came through and I'm glad you released the video. In fact I hope it won't be long before the next one (especially with the spring on the way). I never felt bored while watching your videos nor I wished to skip through something. I don't use long telephoto lenses myself and you present their capabilities for nature close up photography really nicely, so I may give it a go some day. What you manage to do with a phone is fantastic, and even though I'm not into using them for photography, I do enjoy watching your images and I'm glad you include them in the videos. I wonder what kind of images you'd have made with some vintage lenses, that'd be fun to see as well if you ever feel inclined to do so. I don't normally comment on videos, but since I've enjoyed all your work I think it was long overdue. Greetings from Serbia. :)
You are so kind, thank you for this lovely comment. I've been feeling a bit discouraged with my progress in making videos. I have big plans for making lots of videos this year though and comments like yours make it worthwhile because it is a huge effort as I work for weeks on just one video. I'm so glad you appreciate the work and I'm also happy you understood the overall message of this video and it means a lot coming from an experienced photographer such as yourself.
I see so many photographers, even some who have been taking pictures for years are doing well with techniques sometimes but need more focus on composition and story-telling. I would like to focus on that as a theme in the videos this year.
There is one video on my channel (about 5 videos back) titled "Close-up Nature Photography with a Vintage Lens" that you might like if you have not seen it yet.
Thank you again for the support and encouragement, you put a smile on my face! :)
So relaxing to watch
Thank you Liesl, great video. Take care
Hi, Steve! Thanks very much :)
This video was so interesting, informative, and relaxing! Thanks so much Liesl! Be well~
That is good to know, Lauriel! Thanks! I almost didn't post it because I feel like the message didn't come across in voice as it did in my mind LOL But I figured if I didn't post it I might lose it because my laptop is dying and I need a new one and I have not figured out how to successfully back up my in-progress videos. Have a great day and thank you for the nice comment :)
Great video, very inspiring! Great photos!
Thank you, Geoffrey! Good to see you, hope you're doing well :)
Even your snapshots are beautiful. :) Lovely video!
Hi, Will! Thanks so much, I'm just so thankful spring is here now :) I hope you are doing well and enjoying your photography!
@@LieslHuddleston Thanks! I'm doing well and I hope you are too! :)
Lovely Liesl enjoyable as always.
Hi there, Michael! Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful relaxing video and images Liesl, I love them all but especially those seeds photos👌you are a true master of outdoor macro photography. Thank you for sharing this lovely video with us . Cliff
So nice of you, thank you Cliff! I'm not sure about the master part, you haven't seen my mistakes LOL I do so much enjoy it, and you know how that feels. Looking forward to some warmer days AND flowers :D
Enjoyed that, Liesel.Groete
I'm glad, thank you! Hope all is well where you are :)
Good work on this walk to observe nature. Its very relaxing seeing the greens.
Thank you! Yesterday I saw the green leaves from daffodils are starting to come up in some places, I'm excited for spring and more greens too :D Thank you for watching :)
Liesl I hope you don't have much trouble or worse damage from the winter weather in Texas. Unprecedented and very special. Here in the Netherlands we also had abnormally strange weather. I hope it passes senl and can give you pictures and tutorials again.
Our household is very lucky right now, thank you! All is well, we still have power and water, but yes some others nearby are not as lucky. Tomorrow will be colder, expecting -16C, hopefully our power will be ok tomorrow as well. I have been looking at the international radar and see that you are also having a bad time as well as much of the northern hemisphere, hopefully this will be over soon and we can celebrate Spring! Hang in there :)
Fortunately, things have not been so bad so far and your prospects are positive. It is better to put that laptop outside and look at the insurance or your partner of course. Don't know what is more effective or better? I live in Venlo Netherlands and this weekend it will be around 18 degrees Celsius and last weekend it was -15 degrees Celsius. Bizarre, but we humans are responsible for that ourselves. Mesne reading this does not forget that all of us must live on this planet and have NO alternative.
Liesl I am curious about your next video and wait patiently.
Great one, informative and interesting.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for your relaxing video. I have not gone on a walk today to my local park, so this clip served well as a substitution! I love taking snapshots at near park ( Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx NY) and document my findings at iNaturalist !
That's awesome! Yes, sometimes I see amazing things that I'm just happy to witness and watch instead of trying to get the best possible photo, or perhaps I am trying to get a great photo but it's not working out, just seeing the subject and watching it in its environment is satisfying enough :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video, looking forward to the cold spell to be over so I can get back out there :)
Thanks this your inspiring videos, beautiful photographs.
Thank you so much!
Nice video, Like 176 and Greetings from Italy :)
Thank you! Happy Spring in Italy! :)
Hi Liesel! Hello from Sweden! Thank you for lovely and informative videos! Keep on the good work
Thanks so much! Good to see you commenting, I hope all is well in Sweden! :D
@@LieslHuddleston all well, we have the first serious winter in 10 years, pretty cold and loads of snow! Hope it is sell at your end too
@@manuz2700 Yes, same here, this next few days will be our coldest since 2011. But it should be our last cold spell and then all of a sudden it will be Spring! Stay safe and warm :D
A wonderful video and love your vision of finding the small things in nature.
So nice of you, thank you Carol!
love your videos Liesl beautiful and relaxing I'm a novice photographer and you inspire me thank you so much
That's great, Barry! I almost didn't post this one, wasn't too happy with it, but I am glad that you enjoyed it. Makes it worthwhile, thanks for the feedback!
Lovely as always, your posts are such a joy!
Glad you like them, thank you so much :D
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Beautiful photos as always, thank you
Thank you, Sandra!
Very nice photo. Btw, how do you open your iPhone photo in photoshop? Or are u using other software? Thank you.
Love your photography! I would see mushroom macro photography, i love it.
Awesome! Thank you! I love mushrooms and always get excited when I see them because we don't get very many here in the big city. I hope you get to see them where you are too :)
@@LieslHuddleston Not much with me either, but I still find something sometimes. I am from Georgia.
Long time no video - welcome back : )
Hey Noe! Thanks! Winter is almost over :)
I wish you would show us how you move your camera around so smooth and steady while videoing. When I try that the video is always shaking. Maybe you have something in that expensive equipment that you use that smooths everything out. I would sure like to know how you do it.
Hi, Stan! It's interesting you mention that because I get frustrated with myself about my video work, it feels unstable and shaky to me and I would love to get a gimbal to help with that. It could just be that since my footage is in small bursts, like 10-30 seconds long for each clip, it is easier to keep a little steady for a short while.
Honestly, I have never noticed your video work to be unsteady, it looks good to me. What are you using as a recording device? Go Pro?
For the last couple years I use a GoPro while walking, so that solved the shaking problem there. But when I try to do the close ups of flowers like you do using my camera, I noticed my videos don’t look smooth like yours.
Ah, yes, some cameras do get a bit shaky when you are close up, and or if you zoom in that can be a problem. I just try to use both of my hands to hold the camera steady, and I will often lock my arms to my sides (elbows resting against my body), that can help with stabilization. Other than that there isn't really much you can do unless you have a gimbal.
Haha lovely spider
:D I loved that little spider!
I like 👍👍
9:48 Loved that.
Yes! It's my favorite part :D I just love looking at things close-up through a lens - even a dead leaf, there are colors and textures there that are so unique!
I wanser until something catches my eye and from that First shot I mange to find many more. Maybe it is like meditation we go into some state of a trance. Enjoy!
There is a fine line between what is considered a snapshot or a photograph, or is there ?
I have a friend who ONLY takes photos using an ND filter. He considers everything else a snapshot.
Very strange in my mind.