Hi Chris, I loved your technique and i slightly preferred the second image as you could see the patterns on the stone a lot clearer Im loving these video's that you are producing at the moment as I think my images are improving and that's just from watching and listening to your TH-cam so please keep teaching us.
Hi Joy - I regularly see your images on IG and can see how you have interpreted some of my videos. I love that you are experimenting with things and using them to develop your own style and approach. I think you should be very proud of the work that you have been producing recently.
Wise words indeed Chris - "If you want to measure the impact of the effect of making a change, you need to make that change but you need to make everything else completely consistent because if you don’t do that you cannot attribute the effect to that change alone ."
Chris, I have been following your youtube videos , since you went professional. love the content, dont stop, i await your videos each week and are never disappointed
Your Derwent water shots were quite beautiful if that's the correct word. As a watercolourist I can appreciate the soft ethereal quality of the images. They contain great mood, light and an uncomplimented simple composition. Only an accomplished image maker can bring those ingredients together. Well done Chris, your journey is becoming quite addictive and like I've said many times before your humility stands out.
Thanks Luis - this is the sort of video that I would like to focus on. Sharing my experiences whilst passing on the things that I have learnt along the way.
Loving this technique. I find I don't have what I would call an artistic mind, I'm more scientific/logical in nature so being able to apply that scientific mindset to art sounds interesting. Thanks.
I think it is possible to learn to think more artistically but like anything it comes with practice. You can use this technique to become more mindful of what makes a better photograph and accelerate the learning process.
Another superb and instructive video Chris. Advice I will take with me this weekend while I’m out with my good friend Simon Turnbull. I’ll add it to his continuous efforts to get me to “slow the heck down”. Best wishes, Julian
That's all it is mate, a technique to slow us down and make us think a little more carefully about what we are doing. Hope you enjoy the weekend, where are you and Simon heading?
We’re heading to Porlock Weir for an overnight visit, with stops at Burnham on sea lighthouse and Kilve beach on the way. Fabulous rock formations at Kilve. Do let me know if you ever fancy checking out the area.
Hi Chris, very useful tip, thanks. First image but a square crop with the rocks slightly out of centre. The sky is lovely in this image and thus so is the reflection.
A square crop is an interesting idea, certainly worth considering. I think it would work better with the second image as the longer focal length focuses the attention on the stone rather than the surrounding landscape. For me the first image is more about where the stone is located and therefore I would be reluctant to crop any of it out.
I bet you've got a few decent shots of the stones in your time Andy. Yeah, I will be including one of the shots from this shoot in my Hand of Man project so it will ultimately end up being printed at some stage.
Landscape is patience. Its creativity in composition that matters. At times I am guilty of being in a hurry and would waste my time specially in long exposure. I would go to a place because I had already something in mind what to take. Ocular visit or details of the place would be an advantage to know where you need to start your vantage point. Thank you as always Chris!
The two photographs of the two rocks with negative space are wonderful, Chris. I have noticed how much better your photography is becoming. I'm happy for you. I wish that I lived in your area to book a one on one. Unfortunately I'm in Canada but maybe one day. Thank you for your videos. They are very inspirational and enjoyable to watch. I also learn a lot from you. Thank you for that.
Wow! What a lovely comment. Support like this is all that I need to keep trying to help as many people as I possibly can. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
Thanks Chris, another fine video. Gently inspiring. Your style of presentation invokes what enjoy best about photography - relaxed pace, trying different compositions, filters etc.
Hello Chris, I like your approach. You take ONE picture and then evaluate that. Afterwards you have a bunch of pictures to look at home, and not thousands just because you can, in this digital era. My path is similar and I like to think to better improve that way. First video I've watched from your channel and I love it !!
Good tip and must try. Takes me back four decades to my independent, dependant and control variables. Whatever way round they are has vanished into a cognitive mist bit like the hills on the lake.
@@ChrisSalePhoto I was thinking about that after i watched and wondered if that was something i did already without thinking. When i'm next out, if i don't do it then yeah will be giving it a go.
Hi Chris, Great video. I love both the stone images but my favourite is the first one I love the composition and space in it. And we have to remember that when the image is printed large the stones will be much bigger anyway.
Good to hear Susan - good luck and I'd be interested to hear how you get on. It really is just a technique to help you to slow down and be more mindful about your photography which in turn accelerates the learning process.
Exactly Patrick! We should always take the time to review our images, be it in the field or at home afterwards, and pick out at least one thing that we would like to improve on the next time we are out with our cameras. That way we build self awareness which is hugely important in our development as photographers.
Oh this is interesting and will give this a go. This should help in me cutting down on wasted time and fuel revisiting somewhere to redo a image. Many thanks.
I certainly helps Stefan but I still find that I need to return to locations time after time in order to get the composition right. That is central to my approach to photography.
Thanks, Chris. That's a really good idea. The "one thing" technique also has the advantage of preventing some of us from getting lost in the complexity of having too many options. Sadly, it's a slow process for me as I have to develop the film first . . .
Thanks for the tip. I will try to remember it next time and then apply it. I often tend to change several things, which may not be necessary. One thing can change everything from focus, height of the tripod to minor changes in the photographic triangle. Definitely worth a try!
It is a technique that I teach on workshops and 1-2-1s. It slows people right down and forces them to be much more mindful which inevitably accelerates the learning process.
Great little vlog mate👍🏻 very sound advice and that will help people slow down aswell. I like the dead space I think but the tighter shot is also very nice and calm!
I like the second shot at 100mm because not only are the rocks more detailed but the additional compression at 100 brings the mountain into the photo better
Aaahhh, that's why you are the way you are! I've always admired you're self awareness when it comes to your photography. Will we get a video about the transition from Biologist to IT at some point?
Thanks Michelle - I think self awareness is so important in all aspects of life, not just photography. I am always trying to assess my strengths and weakness so that I know what I need to work on. As you can probably tell from this video at the moment that would be intimate compositions! :)
Morning Chris, great VLOG, and excellent advice. I will start trying that. It seems that every time I take an image, there is something not truly right about it. Trying your technique might even help me set up my shots a little better by analyzing what I am looking at b4 I shoot it.
Go for it Bruce. The technique basically forces us to slow down and be much more considered in our approach whilst in the field. I hope it works for you and I'd be keen to hear how you get on.
Interesting vlog Chris. Your first two images I liked very much, I think they both had something going for them its just personal choice. Good idea to take two images at different focal lengths.
Great advice on one change at a time. I worked in the food industry for many years prior to retirement. Recently I did some consulting for a company that was having some formulations issues, I stressed to them that we will make only one change at a time to measure if that change was making the impact we wanted.
@@ChrisSalePhoto The second image where the stones are larger in the frame, it highlights the stones themselves, provides a clear focal point and shows the beautiful details, at the same time the backdrop works perfectly, both are very serene images.
Great idea, but then I would be there all day!! But, if that is what it takes, I will do as you say! I do really like the water shots. Hope you can do more of those as I am working on those alot. Just can't figure out the lens and filter yet on those. Working on that mostly. Thanks!!
I think the important thing is to slow down and to be more mindful of your photography. That will accelerate the learning process. This is just a technique that I teach to help you do just that.
Thanks Chris. Another great video and useful tip. I prefer the close up shot of the Millennium Stones as you have the detail in the carving. The water level in the lake is also gives the reflection about a 50/50 split, which I've not seen before. How did you plan to be there just at the right time?
Thanks Stephen - personally I prefer the wider shot, it gives a great sense of what it was to be stood there that morning. The second images is more a shot of the stones, if you get my meaning..?
@@ChrisSalePhoto Having watched your video again I can see what you mean about ‘being there’ and of course, capturing that moment. As we know, any photographic scene may be a one off. The shot of the half submerged tree which I took on the workshop at Otterbield Bay, and which is on your website. Well, the tree has moved, is well out of the water and is now not as photogenic.
What an opening shot Chris, painterly feel right of frame delightful shimmer on Derwentwater with your long exposure. I liked the balance of the stones and their reflections, compared to the second shot, although that had better details on the stones. Third shot Bellissimo 👍 which just goes to prove...you’re outdoors and conditions change! 😃 I will remember this technique though Chris my problem is I can’t remember if I used a filter with or without a filter 👍
Go for it Carl, I'd be interested to hear how you got on. I can never remember what I changed in an image, or what I was trying to achieve, which is why I always make notes on my phone.
I find David Ward is a great inspiration for how to take intimate shots. I liked your first stone shot. I did wonder if you could get closer for the wide shot by wading in.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Wow! I've had a quick first look at Hans Strand's website and his intimate images are beautiful! He makes what could be a chaotic shot into an abstract of gorgeousness. Thanks for the introduction.
In my opinion the 70mm shot would work if was just a couple of rocks, but it isn't. It's all about that pattern in the rock and deserves centre stage and is the main subject and so that 100mm shot works so well, everything else in the frame gives it a sense of place and context. Really like that shot!
Hi Chris! Love your approach of "what can I change about this photograph?". I prefer the shot at 70 mm, however, I may have opted to stay at 70 mm, but I would my camera in such a way where the stones would be "in the middle" of the negative space of the water. I feel this shot, for me, calls for symmetry, with the reflections being symmetrical and the stones "in the middle"
I actually preferred your first image of the stone at 100mm, Chris. As you say it makes the stone more prominent and has the benefit of removing the distracting white building on the left of the Lake. p.s.I like your new kneeling mat, must get around to patenting it! John
That building would be easy enough to clone out. I think in hindsight I prefer the wider shot. For me it is a little more peaceful and better reflects what it was like to be stood on the shores of Derwent Water on that morning. For me the stones in the second image are too dominant, too "in your face".
Spoken like a true scientist Chris! A good lesson to keep in mind before taking the camera off the tripod. Oh, BTW what about that waterfall? It's a beauty. You know I love capturing them. Any more images from that visit?
Thanks Miguel - I don't have any more from Ladore Falls but it is a location that I would like to return to. We have a few falls like that in this area and I am keen to explore them. What a shame you live so far away, we could have done it together.
Great advice! So simple and powerful. I think doing this over and over again would be even better. So asking the same question after the second shot, the third shot and so on, as well. By the way, I am a little puzzled about why you are using f/16, especially with the photo of the moss on the rock face. Would you not get less diffraction, and therefore a sharper overall photo, with f/8 or f/11?
Loved your tips and approach. Had similar thoughts in my most recent outing when playing with different framings and focal lenghts. Your thoughts just gave me the full pic right now. Much appreciated and definitely subscribed.
Hi Chris I love your honest approach. A breath of fresh of air!! I can imagine your workshops being really good. Chris I’ve sold my mefoto aluminum Tripod. I need a carbon tripod that has no centre column. Can you recommend anything that’s under £300 or there abouts and is sturdy in wind for landscape photography using a Fuji X-T3? Thanks, Darren
Awesome content Chris, I'll Deffo try it next time I am out.👏🏻👏🏻 could I ask you a quick question please ? A friend of mine has just bought herself a Canon point and shoot camera to start off her landscape photography journey. What would you suggest I try to help her with first. Exposure ? Composition? or maybe this technique of taking an image and try to improve it one step at a time? 👍
I would always start with some basic composition advice Graham, that has the potential to have the biggest impact. Fill the frame, eliminate distractions, the rule of thirds... that sort of thing. That will almost immediately get them taking better photos and to start building the confidence needed to explore the other things that you mentioned. I hope that helps, let me know how you get on.
My tip to you after seeing few of your shots, is not to use the tele lens when wishing your subject bigger but take off shoes and pants and get into the water. This way you’d have bigger object without loosing negative space.
Nice video with a good point. The one thing you could change about this video to make it better would be too omit the 4 references to the meeting you want to attend. It's just not germane to the shot.
Well odd he did not show the post images so we could see if this approach worked for him, mustt be the important meeting takes precedence if he sets something up and doesn't follow through what to think, seems he lured us in and blew us off my turn now...
Hi Chris, I loved your technique and i slightly preferred the second image as you could see the patterns on the stone a lot clearer Im loving these video's that you are producing at the moment as I think my images are improving and that's just from watching and listening to your TH-cam so please keep teaching us.
Hi Joy - I regularly see your images on IG and can see how you have interpreted some of my videos. I love that you are experimenting with things and using them to develop your own style and approach. I think you should be very proud of the work that you have been producing recently.
Thankyou Chris, much appreciated. I maybe won’t sell my camera just yet then 😀
Wise words indeed Chris - "If you want to measure the impact of the effect of making a change, you need to make that change but you need to make everything else completely consistent because if you don’t do that you cannot attribute the effect to that change alone
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Brilliant piece of advice. So simple, yet powerful.
Hi Chris. Very good advice. Thanks.
You are more than welcome!
Thanks for the encouragement Chris and your desire to help!
My pleasure Danny - that is all I really want to do.
Well I love your channel, your dry wit and way of teaching. I always look forward to the next one! Have a blessed day!
Hi, what a wonderful video. Keep up the great work! I look forward to your next video.
Chris, I have been following your youtube videos , since you went professional. love the content, dont stop, i await your videos each week and are never disappointed
Thank you David, I am enjoying making the videos at the moment and interacting with people here in the comments section when I have the time.
you have that perfect narrative voice and you use it perfectly. keep up the good work.
Your Derwent water shots were quite beautiful if that's the correct word. As a watercolourist I can appreciate the soft ethereal quality of the images. They contain great mood, light and an uncomplimented simple composition. Only an accomplished image maker can bring those ingredients together. Well done Chris, your journey is becoming quite addictive and like I've said many times before your humility stands out.
Thanks very much Nigel, and thank you for your continued support. It gives me the confidence to keeping chasing my dreams.
Great piece of advice. Can be used not just in photography but in everyone´s every day life. Your videos are getting better and better.
Thanks Luis - this is the sort of video that I would like to focus on. Sharing my experiences whilst passing on the things that I have learnt along the way.
Good thing to consider, Chris. Thanks for the tip.
My pleasure Karen
Loving this technique. I find I don't have what I would call an artistic mind, I'm more scientific/logical in nature so being able to apply that scientific mindset to art sounds interesting. Thanks.
I think it is possible to learn to think more artistically but like anything it comes with practice. You can use this technique to become more mindful of what makes a better photograph and accelerate the learning process.
Another superb and instructive video Chris. Advice I will take with me this weekend while I’m out with my good friend Simon Turnbull. I’ll add it to his continuous efforts to get me to “slow the heck down”.
Best wishes, Julian
That's all it is mate, a technique to slow us down and make us think a little more carefully about what we are doing. Hope you enjoy the weekend, where are you and Simon heading?
We’re heading to Porlock Weir for an overnight visit, with stops at Burnham on sea lighthouse and Kilve beach on the way. Fabulous rock formations at Kilve.
Do let me know if you ever fancy checking out the area.
Hi Chris, very useful tip, thanks.
First image but a square crop with the rocks slightly out of centre. The sky is lovely in this image and thus so is the reflection.
A square crop is an interesting idea, certainly worth considering. I think it would work better with the second image as the longer focal length focuses the attention on the stone rather than the surrounding landscape. For me the first image is more about where the stone is located and therefore I would be reluctant to crop any of it out.
Great tip Chris, try to think about it next time I will go out!!!
Hope you made it on time for your meeting!!
I made it to my meeting with plenty of time to spare Sander - you know me mate, I hate to be late! :)
Very useful video. Thank you very much.
I've photographed the Stones quite a few times but 5:34 is a belter and one I hope you have printed. Cheers.
I bet you've got a few decent shots of the stones in your time Andy. Yeah, I will be including one of the shots from this shoot in my Hand of Man project so it will ultimately end up being printed at some stage.
very interesting and worth to think about!
Landscape is patience. Its creativity in composition that matters. At times I am guilty of being in a hurry and would waste my time specially in long exposure. I would go to a place because I had already something in mind what to take. Ocular visit or details of the place would be an advantage to know where you need to start your vantage point. Thank you as always Chris!
Thanks for the tip it was a big help
The two photographs of the two rocks with negative space are wonderful, Chris. I have noticed how much better your photography is becoming. I'm happy for you. I wish that I lived in your area to book a one on one. Unfortunately I'm in Canada but maybe one day. Thank you for your videos. They are very inspirational and enjoyable to watch. I also learn a lot from you. Thank you for that.
Wow! What a lovely comment. Support like this is all that I need to keep trying to help as many people as I possibly can. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
Another very helpful-to-me set of insights, thanks a ton!
Great Work Chris, Educational and enjoyable video. J
Thanks very much, kind of you to say
Beautiful shot!
Thanks Chris, another fine video. Gently inspiring. Your style of presentation invokes what enjoy best about photography - relaxed pace, trying different compositions, filters etc.
Thank you Richard, that is very kind of you to say.
Hello Chris, I like your approach. You take ONE picture and then evaluate that. Afterwards you have a bunch of pictures to look at home, and not thousands just because you can, in this digital era. My path is similar and I like to think to better improve that way. First video I've watched from your channel and I love it !!
Great vid, Chris. Excellent tips.
Cheers Richard
Good advice Chris, thanks for sharing.
A pleasure as always John
Good tip and must try. Takes me back four decades to my independent, dependant and control variables. Whatever way round they are has vanished into a cognitive mist bit like the hills on the lake.
That is a wonderful metaphor Alan!
great video Chris. really useful tip. love the shot of the stone.
Thanks Steven - do you think this is a technique that you would consider using yourself?
@@ChrisSalePhoto I was thinking about that after i watched and wondered if that was something i did already without thinking. When i'm next out, if i don't do it then yeah will be giving it a go.
I came across your videos a couple of weeks ago and I have really learned a lot from them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
It is my pleasure Peter.
Hi Chris, Great video. I love both the stone images but my favourite is the first one I love the composition and space in it. And we have to remember that when the image is printed large the stones will be much bigger anyway.
Cheers Andy - I think that is my favourite too mate. What do you think? Good enough for the portfolio?
That's great advice Chris. I am going to try it.
Good to hear Susan - good luck and I'd be interested to hear how you get on. It really is just a technique to help you to slow down and be more mindful about your photography which in turn accelerates the learning process.
Very well put together Chris.
Thanks very much, kind of you to say.
A very inspirational video! we should look at our photography with ease and rest and then adjust and go for quality images.
Exactly Patrick! We should always take the time to review our images, be it in the field or at home afterwards, and pick out at least one thing that we would like to improve on the next time we are out with our cameras. That way we build self awareness which is hugely important in our development as photographers.
Oh this is interesting and will give this a go. This should help in me cutting down on wasted time and fuel revisiting somewhere to redo a image. Many thanks.
I certainly helps Stefan but I still find that I need to return to locations time after time in order to get the composition right. That is central to my approach to photography.
Will look forward to your choice from changing the composition, the stones close up would be my pick.
I went the other way in the end Ross, but at the end of the day it is just a personal choice.
@@ChrisSalePhoto either way they were great images.
Superb Capture so moody!
Cheers Alex
Thanks, Chris. That's a really good idea. The "one thing" technique also has the advantage of preventing some of us from getting lost in the complexity of having too many options. Sadly, it's a slow process for me as I have to develop the film first . . .
Great advice!
Really insightful!
Thank you very much Andrew.
Thanks for the tip. I will try to remember it next time and then apply it. I often tend to change several things, which may not be necessary. One thing can change everything from focus, height of the tripod to minor changes in the photographic triangle. Definitely worth a try!
It is a technique that I teach on workshops and 1-2-1s. It slows people right down and forces them to be much more mindful which inevitably accelerates the learning process.
Thought I'd step outside with you and watch this vlog again.
Great little vlog mate👍🏻 very sound advice and that will help people slow down aswell. I like the dead space I think but the tighter shot is also very nice and calm!
Cheers Tom
Very nice.
I like the second shot at 100mm because not only are the rocks more detailed but the additional compression at 100 brings the mountain into the photo better
I hear you Erich and I am not going to disagree. For me it is a question of balancing the visual weight of the mountains and the stones.
Chris, it is always an issue of personal taste. Too often folks get hung up with absolutes but there are any in art.
This review idea is very good, in fact usable on many walks of life.
That's a top tip mate. Always stuff to learn eh!😀
Every day is a school day!
@@ChrisSalePhoto That it is mate!
Aaahhh, that's why you are the way you are! I've always admired you're self awareness when it comes to your photography. Will we get a video about the transition from Biologist to IT at some point?
Thanks Michelle - I think self awareness is so important in all aspects of life, not just photography. I am always trying to assess my strengths and weakness so that I know what I need to work on. As you can probably tell from this video at the moment that would be intimate compositions! :)
Morning Chris, great VLOG, and excellent advice. I will start trying that. It seems that every time I take an image, there is something not truly right about it. Trying your technique might even help me set up my shots a little better by analyzing what I am looking at b4 I shoot it.
Go for it Bruce. The technique basically forces us to slow down and be much more considered in our approach whilst in the field. I hope it works for you and I'd be keen to hear how you get on.
Interesting vlog Chris. Your first two images I liked very much, I think they both had something going for them its just personal choice. Good idea to take two images at different focal lengths.
Thanks John, is this an approach that you would consider using yourself?
@@ChrisSalePhoto Yes I will Chris when I next get a opportunity to get out.
Great advice on one change at a time. I worked in the food industry for many years prior to retirement. Recently I did some consulting for a company that was having some formulations issues, I stressed to them that we will make only one change at a time to measure if that change was making the impact we wanted.
Thanks Nick - did the approach work? Did they find the recipe that they were looking for?
@@ChrisSalePhoto Very close, still doing some minor tweaks, their at least 40 variables to deal with.
That 70mm shot is lovely, my friend.
Great tip that I'll definitely be using, thanks for sharing Mate and take care, 👍📸
absolutely spot on and a great idea! Personally I much prefer the second image.
Which second image?
@@ChrisSalePhoto The second image where the stones are larger in the frame, it highlights the stones themselves, provides a clear focal point and shows the beautiful details, at the same time the backdrop works perfectly, both are very serene images.
Good video Chris. I like your idea of trying to improve the next shot. I think the 70mm was the best one.
Give it a go Alan and let me know how you get on.
Good vlog again Chris. I'll give that a go!
Great to hear Daniel - let me know how you get on, I'd been keen to know if it helps.
Great idea, but then I would be there all day!! But, if that is what it takes, I will do as you say! I do really like the water shots. Hope you can do more of those as I am working on those alot. Just can't figure out the lens and filter yet on those. Working on that mostly. Thanks!!
I think the important thing is to slow down and to be more mindful of your photography. That will accelerate the learning process. This is just a technique that I teach to help you do just that.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thanks buddy! Hard thing was the slow down process, be patient!
I really like this technique. For what it's worth, I prefer your second shot in each case.
Thanks Theresa - do you think it is something that you will try in you own photography?
Love all the images of the stones. That third shot, I'd really love to see it in black and white!
Good idea Cat - I shall give it a go and send it to you.
I’ll try this out when my filters arrive. That waterfall/rapids shot was beautiful.
Thanks you very much Alan - let me know how you get on. I'd be keen to hear if it helps.
Thanks Chris. Another great video and useful tip. I prefer the close up shot of the Millennium Stones as you have the detail in the carving. The water level in the lake is also gives the reflection about a 50/50 split, which I've not seen before. How did you plan to be there just at the right time?
I meant the Centenary Stone and I've just read your blog after posting the above, so I know how you had an idea of the water level.
Thanks Stephen - personally I prefer the wider shot, it gives a great sense of what it was to be stood there that morning. The second images is more a shot of the stones, if you get my meaning..?
@@ChrisSalePhoto Having watched your video again I can see what you mean about ‘being there’ and of course, capturing that moment. As we know, any photographic scene may be a one off. The shot of the half submerged tree which I took on the workshop at Otterbield Bay, and which is on your website. Well, the tree has moved, is well out of the water and is now not as photogenic.
What an opening shot Chris, painterly feel right of frame delightful shimmer on Derwentwater with your long exposure. I liked the balance of the stones and their reflections, compared to the second shot, although that had better details on the stones. Third shot Bellissimo 👍 which just goes to prove...you’re outdoors and conditions change! 😃 I will remember this technique though Chris my problem is I can’t remember if I used a filter with or without a filter 👍
Go for it Carl, I'd be interested to hear how you got on. I can never remember what I changed in an image, or what I was trying to achieve, which is why I always make notes on my phone.
Great approach! Yes, limit the variables...Ideally to just ONE change as you recommended! I have a science degree as well :)
I find David Ward is a great inspiration for how to take intimate shots. I liked your first stone shot. I did wonder if you could get closer for the wide shot by wading in.
Hi Val - I took a quick look at David's website, wonderful images, thanks for the tip. My own personal favourite is Hans Strand.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Wow! I've had a quick first look at Hans Strand's website and his intimate images are beautiful! He makes what could be a chaotic shot into an abstract of gorgeousness. Thanks for the introduction.
In my opinion the 70mm shot would work if was just a couple of rocks, but it isn't. It's all about that pattern in the rock and deserves centre stage and is the main subject and so that 100mm shot works so well, everything else in the frame gives it a sense of place and context. Really like that shot!
Hi Chris! Love your approach of "what can I change about this photograph?". I prefer the shot at 70 mm, however, I may have opted to stay at 70 mm, but I would my camera in such a way where the stones would be "in the middle" of the negative space of the water. I feel this shot, for me, calls for symmetry, with the reflections being symmetrical and the stones "in the middle"
Thanks Bobby - that is what I love about photography, we all see things differently!
Cool video nice
I actually preferred your first image of the stone at 100mm, Chris. As you say it makes the stone more prominent and has the benefit of removing the distracting white building on the left of the Lake. p.s.I like your new kneeling mat, must get around to patenting it! John
That building would be easy enough to clone out. I think in hindsight I prefer the wider shot. For me it is a little more peaceful and better reflects what it was like to be stood on the shores of Derwent Water on that morning. For me the stones in the second image are too dominant, too "in your face".
Very good suggestion, Chris. Thank you for this video. New subscriber, here!
Good tip. Will try next time I’m out. Much prefer the minimal captures of Derwent Water. Cheers👍😊
I prefer the Derwent Water shots too Barry, but I need to keep practising my intimate shots or I will never improve.
Spoken like a true scientist Chris! A good lesson to keep in mind before taking the camera off the tripod.
Oh, BTW what about that waterfall? It's a beauty. You know I love capturing them. Any more images from that visit?
Thanks Miguel - I don't have any more from Ladore Falls but it is a location that I would like to return to. We have a few falls like that in this area and I am keen to explore them. What a shame you live so far away, we could have done it together.
@@ChrisSalePhoto One day buddy!
Great advice! So simple and powerful. I think doing this over and over again would be even better. So asking the same question after the second shot, the third shot and so on, as well. By the way, I am a little puzzled about why you are using f/16, especially with the photo of the moss on the rock face. Would you not get less diffraction, and therefore a sharper overall photo, with f/8 or f/11?
Good stuff, but I have to say I preferred the shots at Derwent Water. I always look forward to your posts.
Me too David - there might even be a portfolio image in there somewhere. The more intimate shots are something that I am working hard to improve.
Did you get to the meeting on time?
That’s actually great advice Chris I must try it some time. Thanks buddy.
Loved your tips and approach. Had similar thoughts in my most recent outing when playing with different framings and focal lenghts. Your thoughts just gave me the full pic right now. Much appreciated and definitely subscribed.
What filter system do you use?
Hi Chris
I love your honest approach. A breath of fresh of air!! I can imagine your workshops being really good. Chris I’ve sold my mefoto aluminum Tripod. I need a carbon tripod that has no centre column. Can you recommend anything that’s under £300 or there abouts and is sturdy in wind for landscape photography using a Fuji X-T3?
Thanks, Darren
Awesome content Chris, I'll Deffo try it next time I am out.👏🏻👏🏻 could I ask you a quick question please ? A friend of mine has just bought herself a Canon point and shoot camera to start off her landscape photography journey. What would you suggest I try to help her with first. Exposure ? Composition? or maybe this technique of taking an image and try to improve it one step at a time? 👍
I would always start with some basic composition advice Graham, that has the potential to have the biggest impact. Fill the frame, eliminate distractions, the rule of thirds... that sort of thing. That will almost immediately get them taking better photos and to start building the confidence needed to explore the other things that you mentioned. I hope that helps, let me know how you get on.
Deffo Chris, thank you 👍🏻
My tip to you after seeing few of your shots, is not to use the tele lens when wishing your subject bigger but take off shoes and pants and get into the water. This way you’d have bigger object without loosing negative space.
Nice video with a good point. The one thing you could change about this video to make it better would be too omit the 4 references to the meeting you want to attend. It's just not germane to the shot.
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Your landscape shots are several levels above the woodland images in my humble opinion
You'll get no arguments from me, my intimate shots need a lot of work which is why I am keen to keep practicing.
The second image of the stones is far better in my opinion.
early on I stopped and said its the first one ...
Well odd he did not show the post images so we could see if this approach worked for him, mustt be the important meeting takes precedence if he sets something up and doesn't follow through what to think, seems he lured us in and blew us off my turn now...
lol wasn't expecting that thick voice to come out of this dude. 😂
Very interesting concept, but can't help feeling a bit talked down a bit, particularly at the beginning of the video.
That certainly is not my intention. I try to explain everything as clearly and concisely as I can in order to help as many people as possible.
What is it with that rock? That's not normal.