@@BrendanvanSon yeah wasn't as crazy seas but felt very warm and easy to chill and nap in the camper with doors open. Scotland does have other epic ruggedness though!
I thought the images were great! It's kind of funny I subscribe to a lot of great photography channels (yours included) and I am always blown away by the stunning videography. You guys shoot amazing drone footage for b-roll and I kind of think man I just love the footage and the photography is just a bonus. The different perspective from above is just so compelling. You and Greg do some amazing work and Nigel Danson shoots some amazing drone footage as well ... oh and Simon Baxter! Thanks for taking us to cool places! 😎
Brendan, it looks like the TH-cam processing glitch has caught your video. There are random frames dropping into the video, 7:08 for example. I get this on every 2 or 3 videos too, I usually end up re-uploading but have now got to watch my uploaded video in full before making it public. Great video as always mate 😁
Hey Brendan, again a very nice video from you. I really really like watching your channel and your pictures BUT, please please let them stay longer on screen to fully enjoy them. I know I know, I could stop the video, but that will be annoying in the long run. Rewinding, stopping, tapping again on screen to get rid of the onscreen controls (I mostly watch on a tablet), tapping again to bring controls back, tapping again to continue the video and so on and so forth. Why not leaving them on the screen for a longer period of time, just like your buddy Thomas Heaton does? That would so much improve the quality and enjoyment of your great videos... Just my 2cents. Greetings. Tom
Thanks for the thought man. It's something I've thought about a lot, but just feel like any longer and it gets a bit boring. I might test leaving them up a bit longer though and see what happens. Cheers!
Maybe you should try different techniques? Bracketing? Experimenting with your white balance? Do you use any plugins in Lightroom? Also B&W can also be epic if the light isn't right (blue sky)
Good points. I don't like bracketing. I find it so much more impressive to get a shot in one exposure. I don't have anything against it when others use it, but I'm just not a fan of doing it. But, yes, some good thoughts.
@@BrendanvanSon Going back 10 years now - 2009 - I read an article by a photographer who wasn't allowed to take his digital camera to Cuba but was allowed to take a film camera. He used a technique to get better dynamic range in his film photos by scanning them onto his computer, he would then make 2 virtual copies - underexposing one & over exposing the other each by one stop before merging them into one image. The end result was better than the original single exposure. I've tried it with a scanned in paper negative (at university) and it really works (500px.com/photo/132055027/paper-portrait-3-by-anthony-da-vall) . I've done it a bunch of times with images I have shot & it works most of the time - it's a great way to fully exploit the dynamic range of your camera. You should try it.
Hey Brendan, i noticed you use a lot of ND filters in your photography. i was looking to getting myself a set of filters as well. what do you recommend that isn't too expensive? something less than $300 maybe, haha. or maybe just the ones you use the most. i believe i remember you saying like the 6 stop ND filter is one that you use the most.
at 8:40 i like the photos and the waves crashing. maybe waiting a lil longer for the sun to set a lil bit more would have done it for you, i think. I dont know if it would work
I was ther last week, weather was a lot lot different! Pics are on my Instagram @ian_rogers, If you’re still there search for stack rocks or the green bridge of wales
Thought the images turned out great BvS. Can I ask have you switched backpacks as I see you were were using a lowepro in this episode and if so what type are you using
I noticed you are using the 3legged thing L bracket on the R, it doesn’t look like it’s fouling the flippy screen .. I’m looking for a new L bracket for my R.. can you confirm how it fits please?
mate thi sis a really good video purely for the self thought and self assessment. Your photos obviously don't suck but i think what youre talking about is interesting. Im a fan of what you do and your videos but never really been a fan of your photos so your self assessment and your desire for better is a good thing i think. part of your success is due to your self awareness i think. people trust you
Don't knock the blue sky mate very rare to see in wales 😂 glad the weather was nice for you mind. Nice to see you in my home town 😎 great vid as usual bro 👍👌👍
I hope u come back again soon here in Philippines and collab with other foreigner vloggers here who decided to stay and live here. I assure you you will have more sub's on your channel Brendan😘
I think what you will talk about regarding photographers from an area is about perspective. I think of this when I go to San Francisco. I grew up there, so my perspective of it will be different from someone who may be visiting. A visiting photographer will have the viewpoint of a traveler and will see things differently from someone who lives there. For me the GG Bridge exemplifies this in that I've been across it a million times, after awhile that epic luster loses it's value. As someone who lived there, my viewpoint of taking a photo may not resonate with someone who is thinking of traveling there. I'm assuming that will be your point.
I suppose its a matter of if the client likes the image, I did anyway....whats with the inserts in the vlogs lately, had to slow right down at around 9:32 to discover its you leaving the car park, some sort of subliminal messaging going on ?...ps have you still got the 5d MKIV
Photographers: the only people who legit complain about beautiful, sunny days. (my husband has come around on this one, after looking at me like I'd grown a second head initially)
Brendan, you demonstrate your talent with composition several times in this video. But, in my opinion, your handling of dynamic range needs refinement. The image at 8:40 has SO MUCH promise. But you allowed the potentially wonderful highlights in the splashing water to blow out. Ouch! You could easily fix this simply by bracketing and combining two or three images in Photoshop. Same with the sun and sky - blown out colors. You could have had a sky full of vivid colors, but you allowed the sun to blow out all the saturation. I've been following you for some time, and I have witnessed your photography to be much better than some of these images in Wales.
I take it you were by yourself doing this shoot on those dangerous rocks? Did anyone know exactly where you were and when you'd be expected back, because that's a great way to die after falling off those rocks and no one finding your body for hours or a day
Have you registered as a complaint to youtube about how they are creating that issue where your video has blips appearing I think of the thumbnail througout this video periodically, it's less noticeable than on other videos I've seen but it's still there and it's distracting.
Yes visit Britain should have contracted a welsh photographer this is ludicrous, the fact that I grew up in Pembs emigrated to Oz 8 ears ago and watching a blog of photography for my homeland by a Canadian is ridiculous
Went snorkeling at white sands last summer. Anna loves Pembrokeshire and after my first trip there last summer, I'd love to move there.
It's nice! Maybe a little tamer than Scotland?
@@BrendanvanSon yeah wasn't as crazy seas but felt very warm and easy to chill and nap in the camper with doors open. Scotland does have other epic ruggedness though!
Thanks Brendan for your videos, I really love to watch them while having a break from work and drinking a coffee.
Thank you for watching!
Heading to Wales next week and can't wait to check out some of these places and implement some of your awesome advice!
I love Pembrokeshire. I'm there every year!
It is so interesting accompanying you on this assignment in Wales. Your first two lighthouse shots are gorgeous by the way.
I thought the images were great! It's kind of funny I subscribe to a lot of great photography channels (yours included) and I am always blown away by the stunning videography. You guys shoot amazing drone footage for b-roll and I kind of think man I just love the footage and the photography is just a bonus. The different perspective from above is just so compelling. You and Greg do some amazing work and Nigel Danson shoots some amazing drone footage as well ... oh and Simon Baxter! Thanks for taking us to cool places! 😎
Thanks so much, Joe!
Wow ~ Patagonia looks a lot like Wales?
Brendan, it looks like the TH-cam processing glitch has caught your video. There are random frames dropping into the video, 7:08 for example. I get this on every 2 or 3 videos too, I usually end up re-uploading but have now got to watch my uploaded video in full before making it public. Great video as always mate 😁
I've heard a couple times. Sorry about this. I've filled a complaint with TH-cam
Hey Brendan,
again a very nice video from you. I really really like watching your channel and your pictures BUT, please please let them stay longer on screen to fully enjoy them. I know I know, I could stop the video, but that will be annoying in the long run. Rewinding, stopping, tapping again on screen to get rid of the onscreen controls (I mostly watch on a tablet), tapping again to bring controls back, tapping again to continue the video and so on and so forth.
Why not leaving them on the screen for a longer period of time, just like your buddy Thomas Heaton does? That would so much improve the quality and enjoyment of your great videos...
Just my 2cents.
Greetings.
Tom
Thanks for the thought man. It's something I've thought about a lot, but just feel like any longer and it gets a bit boring. I might test leaving them up a bit longer though and see what happens. Cheers!
Great place, and I loved living there for 3 years!
Great video. I enjoy it at my frist morning coffee and dream to be there out. A calm start in my day. ☕😊
Wow, you make Wales look beautiful! I lived in Cardiff for 4 years when I went to University - it's such a beautiful part of the UK :)
Photos don't suck, might not be the epic shots you want, but they definitely don't suck
if you can ND 15 stop, bracket, time blend/ exposure blend, then you can drop in a new sky, my only advice is drop in a sky that you took, its art.
Oh my love the photos! Wales definitely on our list for our next UK visit 👌 - and that’s why you need an outsider to shoot wales!
You always have great Wales tales!
Maybe you should try different techniques? Bracketing? Experimenting with your white balance? Do you use any plugins in Lightroom? Also B&W can also be epic if the light isn't right (blue sky)
Good points. I don't like bracketing. I find it so much more impressive to get a shot in one exposure. I don't have anything against it when others use it, but I'm just not a fan of doing it. But, yes, some good thoughts.
@@BrendanvanSon Going back 10 years now - 2009 - I read an article by a photographer who wasn't allowed to take his digital camera to Cuba but was allowed to take a film camera. He used a technique to get better dynamic range in his film photos by scanning them onto his computer, he would then make 2 virtual copies - underexposing one & over exposing the other each by one stop before merging them into one image. The end result was better than the original single exposure. I've tried it with a scanned in paper negative (at university) and it really works (500px.com/photo/132055027/paper-portrait-3-by-anthony-da-vall) . I've done it a bunch of times with images I have shot & it works most of the time - it's a great way to fully exploit the dynamic range of your camera. You should try it.
I really like the picture at 10:00 from the sea though! :)
Thank you Elly!
Awesome video enjoying your vlogs
Thanks Tetra
Well I enjoyed it and the images. Cheers Brendon.🙏🏻👍
i remember you going to that lighthouse location last year :P
Love your blog and photos, you ever plan a North East UK visit? (Apart from with TH lol) Would love to see some seascapes from you
Someday I'll get that way!
Hi Brendan ! Do you wash your tripod after puting it in the sea for example ? Do you think it's necessary ?
Don't complain about blue sky in Wales. Most of the time Wales is in clouds or rain. You are every lucky to have blue sky.
Hi Brendan. Really no need to beat yourself up they were brill pics!!!
Thanks John!
Hey Brendan, i noticed you use a lot of ND filters in your photography. i was looking to getting myself a set of filters as well. what do you recommend that isn't too expensive? something less than $300 maybe, haha. or maybe just the ones you use the most. i believe i remember you saying like the 6 stop ND filter is one that you use the most.
I think the ones I use most are a Lee filters 6 stop ND and 3 stop medium grad ND. With adapter rings and kit I think that'll run about $400
@@BrendanvanSon not too bad, thank you for replying!
Great vlog 👌👏👏 bro!!
Thanks!
And you never got wet what kind of vlogger are you haha. Love that coast I just don’t do it enough.
What happened with the Patagonia videos? I know You are there with Greg Snell and Tomas Heaton.
They are coming.
at 8:40 i like the photos and the waves crashing. maybe waiting a lil longer for the sun to set a lil bit more would have done it for you, i think. I dont know if it would work
Yeah, in hindsight, in probably would have worked
I was ther last week, weather was a lot lot different! Pics are on my Instagram @ian_rogers, If you’re still there search for stack rocks or the green bridge of wales
What camera do you use to shoot your setups in the vlog (while you're shooting)?
I use the Canon RP for video
Don’t lie, we know you not there.... lol 😂🤣
Thought the images turned out great BvS. Can I ask have you switched backpacks as I see you were were using a lowepro in this episode and if so what type are you using
I've switched bags. I'm going to talk about it in a month or so once I've used this one a bit.
I noticed you are using the 3legged thing L bracket on the R, it doesn’t look like it’s fouling the flippy screen .. I’m looking for a new L bracket for my R.. can you confirm how it fits please?
There's a new 3LT L bracket called Ellie that is customisable. It works great. Will have a video about it soon-ish.
Brendan van Son thanks... I will have a look... keep up the great vids :-)
mate thi sis a really good video purely for the self thought and self assessment. Your photos obviously don't suck but i think what youre talking about is interesting. Im a fan of what you do and your videos but never really been a fan of your photos so your self assessment and your desire for better is a good thing i think. part of your success is due to your self awareness i think. people trust you
Don't knock the blue sky mate very rare to see in wales 😂 glad the weather was nice for you mind. Nice to see you in my home town 😎 great vid as usual bro 👍👌👍
I should warn you that while you are in Wales an imposter is in Chile pretending he is you. He’s good - he’s fooled Thomas Heston 😀
Haha! Oh man!
Is Thomas Heston the Thomas Heaton imposter? 😂
I hope u come back again soon here in Philippines and collab with other foreigner vloggers here who decided to stay and live here. I assure you you will have more sub's on your channel Brendan😘
Hey if you're still in St Davids id love to come meet you i live about 5 minutes away haha
🌻
I think what you will talk about regarding photographers from an area is about perspective. I think of this when I go to San Francisco. I grew up there, so my perspective of it will be different from someone who may be visiting. A visiting photographer will have the viewpoint of a traveler and will see things differently from someone who lives there. For me the GG Bridge exemplifies this in that I've been across it a million times, after awhile that epic luster loses it's value. As someone who lived there, my viewpoint of taking a photo may not resonate with someone who is thinking of traveling there. I'm assuming that will be your point.
That will be a point, yes. But there's more than just that.
@@BrendanvanSon Looking forward to it.
I suppose its a matter of if the client likes the image, I did anyway....whats with the inserts in the vlogs lately, had to slow right down at around 9:32 to discover its you leaving the car park, some sort of subliminal messaging going on ?...ps have you still got the 5d MKIV
Probably just a rushed edit. Oops.
I have the 5d4 but it's just sitting at Jodie's parent's house.
Photographers: the only people who legit complain about beautiful, sunny days. (my husband has come around on this one, after looking at me like I'd grown a second head initially)
I get so grumpy when it's sunny hahaha
careful on those cliffs yo
Haha, thanks fam!
Nice video
Brendan, you demonstrate your talent with composition several times in this video. But, in my opinion, your handling of dynamic range needs refinement. The image at 8:40 has SO MUCH promise. But you allowed the potentially wonderful highlights in the splashing water to blow out. Ouch! You could easily fix this simply by bracketing and combining two or three images in Photoshop. Same with the sun and sky - blown out colors. You could have had a sky full of vivid colors, but you allowed the sun to blow out all the saturation. I've been following you for some time, and I have witnessed your photography to be much better than some of these images in Wales.
Maybe not the artiest images you ever shot. But, wouldn't "boring stuff in the sky" work better for stock images, anyway?
I take it you were by yourself doing this shoot on those dangerous rocks? Did anyone know exactly where you were and when you'd be expected back, because that's a great way to die after falling off those rocks and no one finding your body for hours or a day
Have you registered as a complaint to youtube about how they are creating that issue where your video has blips appearing I think of the thumbnail througout this video periodically, it's less noticeable than on other videos I've seen but it's still there and it's distracting.
Really?? I honestly didn't know this was a thing. If it happens again, shoot me a screenshot. I'll forward the complaint to then
2:22 👻😳
Yes visit Britain should have contracted a welsh photographer this is ludicrous, the fact that I grew up in Pembs emigrated to Oz 8 ears ago and watching a blog of photography for my homeland by a Canadian is ridiculous
Everybody needs a break now and again to recharge. Take a break from your crazy life
Am I too early? It says the video is uploading lol correction - unavailable
Sharron Ferreira me too :/
TH-cam glitching. Grrrrr
Brendan van Son it’s ok, I persevered 😆
You are a good vlogger. I like ur images but u take too many of them. Less is more
he was on an assignment