7 Days of Photography in Scotland - Snow Storms & Haunted Trees
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- After an unexpectedly long break from filming, I'd like to first share some of my work from a week of woodland and landscape photography in Scotland. Due to some health issues, I decided against filming in Scotland which freed up some time to make new portfolio work which I'm very proud of. In this episode I've picked a variety of images from 4 of the 7 days and discuss some of my thought processes when making the photographs.
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So good to see you back, glad your health issues are behind you. Lovely to see Meg thoroughly enjoying herself as usual. Stunning work
Thank you very much, Laurel. Good to be back :)
Another wonderful video Simon and you have further solidified your place as one of the best landscape photographers out there and if we talk woodland photography...I'd say NOBODY is better! Your ability to see, interact, and capture a scene is simply second to none. And Meg sliding into the scene in the background is adorable. Take care my friend
That's very kind indeed and much appreciated. Thank you, Craig!
11:00 and 15:00! The snowy images do look like 'pencil sketches on a canvas of snow.' Just lovely...
I forgot to add my encouragement for a session with you showing your postprocessing of these two beauties. LJ
Very inspiring as always. The last images against the snow are definitely award winners! I admire the fact you are prepared to brave the elements and cold in your quest to capture the essence of the place.
Thank you very much! We certainly needed a break to warm up but then back out again :)
Gosh those snowy scenes are incredibly beautiful and your right they really do look like pencil drawings. Really clever edit with the windy audio playing alongside those two particular images 👌🏻
Thank you very much, Diane :-)
Stunning images there Simon! Wow. Such a treat for you to have been there and photographed those spectacular sights. As for Meg - she is hilarious! Love watching her antics in your videos.
Thank you very much Denise 😊
Good to have you back! I hadn't realized how much I value your videos until I had to go without them for a couple of months. I can't recall anything you've done that pleases my eyes as much as the last two images you showed here. Too often I see nice quality scenes being produced in the videos of the four or five photographers I regularly follow that are good work, nice subjects, and skillful postprocessing. The craftsmanship is unquestioned. Your two, however, are fine art photography -- cleaner, simpler, more disciplined and more evocative. I'm confident the edition will not last long. Regards.
Thank you very much for your kind words, Larry. Much appreciated :)
Winter Sketch is such a beautiful photo Simon. Well done.
Thank you very much, Regan!
Good to see both you and Meg in fine form! Mate, that's a terrific collection of images: the pano at 4:05 and "Winter Sketch" (14:02) are especially appealing.
Thank you very much :-D
Oh wow... those snowy Birch images are out of this world... what a great review of your recent work, incredible
Thank you very much, Mark :-D
Great images, those last two are absolute stonkers. Well done Simon.
Many thanks, Malcolm :-D
Love these images, and Meg's comic relief is always entertaining. Would love to see your editing and printing process.
Consider it done :) Many thanks!
Man, these are incredibly powerful images Simon! Some of your best work ever!
Thank you very much, Mark :)
Simon, thanks for the time and respect you show us your subscribers. Really beautiful prints.
Your woodland photography is awesome, and Meg adds so much to your videos!
Welcome back Simon and Meg. Wonderful images, superb compositional craft. I loved all the images ( the processing and texture on those first beech trees is lovely ) but the last two on the snowy moor are simply sublime . Processing video please!
Thank you very much, Howard! Always appreciated :)
Glad you were able to take a break Simon. Please don't apologise for it. You need to take a break from time to time. Really loved the last few images!
I don't know what I love more - the trees or Meg! And I totally find your calm presentations so enjoyable. Keep posting - always a pleasure. ;-)
Good to see you back, Simon. Miss your videos when you are gone.
Nice to see another video of you. I love your narrative of your winter images. Fantastic photo’s!
Thank you very much, Wim :)
Images in this film are true masterpieces. You have raised the bar really high :) Would love to see the processing. Thank you!
Thank you very much indeed :)
Yes please do an editing video on the snow covered birch.
Good to see you back. Thanks for sharing your Scotland rambles (I've had Scotland/Skye on the brain lately--a new novel brewing). Some very delicate and lovely images captured here (I love that entling!). Your connection to these woodlands comes through in the final images you share. I'm not quite sure how that happens, but it does.
Many thanks, Lori! I hope Scotland offers you lots of inspiration :)
You've paid homage to Scotland's beauty in winter so astonishingly, one could forget how uncomfortable the temperatures and unforgiving the winds. Absolutely stunning work.
That's very kind of you to say. Many thanks, Lyndsey :)
Love the images Simon. Please do show us how you process the snow images as well as discuss your technique in the field to protect yourself, the camera and lens dealing with freezing temperature and diagonal snow.
Winter Sketch is just wonderful, beautiful images, thank you
Nice to see you and Meg back. Absolutely lovely images.
Lovely break down of your photos. Though you specialise in woodland and trees, I find your comments and ideas to be some of the most thoughtful and applicable across for all outdoor photography subjects.
Love the trees, especially not the last one but the one before that one. Thank you for sharing.
That was lovely, including fun with Meg. The images are beautiful. Yes please. I would love to see how you edited them. Your feature in Issue 279 of 'Outdoor Photography' is so interesting and the pictures are gorgeous. Guardians of the Forest is the most perfect cover image too.
Lovely images Simon. Definitely interested in the post processing and print work!
Yes, ‘would greatly appreciate a video on your approach to editing and printing those last snowy scenes. Fantastic!
Loved these images. One of the early shots reminds me of "Disfunctional Family". Glad your back with us.
great to see you and Meg; glad you're back! What great images!
Thank you, Simon, for a wonderful video. Absolutely stunning photographs.
Beautiful pictures. The ones taken in the snow are particularly close to my heart.
So glad you are back! Missed you, Meg and your amazing photos😊
Simon, Just amazing photographs and I loved seeing them. Editing and printing...Yes!
Lovely to see a video and to listen to the story behind the - again - fantastic photos. The trees in snow remind me of masterful Chinese ink drawings, which I love.
Glad to see you and Meg back again. Amazing images from your Scotland trip. That stick man image is incredible, the snowy scene tells the story perfectly 👍
Thank you very much, Andy!
Thanks for sharing! Absolutely love the 'snow-images'. Going to look for that 'snow-photo-processing-video' now!👍
Welcome back, Simon! It was great to see you and Meg again. Your work in Scotland was fantastic. The snow storm really adds a new dimension to the woodlands. I agree, the work you showed from your trip to Scotland are some of your best. I can only imagine all the other wonderful photos you didn't show from your recent trip.
Thank you very much, Mary. :)
The image of the golden lit Scots pine with that fantastic crown is breathtaking. What a gift to have been there with a camera at the right time!
Absolutely amazing images! So much atmosphere in them. Would love to see the editing process.
Many thanks, Matthew :-)
Excellent images, and enjoy the way in which you describe each composition. Best wishes.. Alex.
Much appreciated as always, Alex :)
The last images are stunning but also the 3rd image in this vlog is breathtaking. Master at work
Thank you very much, Kevin. 3 of my favourites too :)
Yes I would love to see you make a video about editing these images, which, by the way, were fantastic! Thanks!
I say yes to a snow video,go for it.
Love the video. I would absolutely love to see the editing process as well as the printing. I'm glad you back...have missed you weekly videos.
Was thinking how much I missed your videos; glad you are back! Would like to see your editing process.
Looking forward to your posting on processing snow images. Here in upstate NY, we're still having snow flurries after Easter...
Excellent photos! Thoroughly enjoyed your video, glad you are back from your break. Would love to see your editing of the snowy trees.
Finally Simon . What a joy to see you and Meg in good health.And , most of all, beautiful images . I agree with you, the last three ones are outstanding ! Winter sketch above all !
Thank you very much as always, Enrico :)
Fantastic images Simon & a nice touch with the sound effects!
6:03 getting photobombed by a happy dog. gotta love that. good to see you smile Simon. best of health.
Stealing the show, as she does :-D Many thanks!
Good to see back. Wonderful collection and, yes, you editing process would be of great interest.
All wonderful images. Much enjoyed this form of presentation and review. Best wishes for every success with your summertime show.
Beautiful images, Simon. Good to see you again 👍
Yes please to a snow editing video. Lovely images
Very nice to watch your new episode ! And of course I share your happiness of those results.
Glad you're doing better again! Love the images!
Lovely photographs as always. Would be great to see editing process. Meg a delight to Watch!
Love these images Simon, beautifully seen and taken.
Great to see you and Meg out and about in the woodland once again, Simon. I loved listening to your commentary on the images and, of course, seeing them. Beautiful images, especially the last two. Stay well.
Thank you very much, Bruce. You too!
Extraordinary beautiful photographs! And please, post processing session would be great.
Welcome back! You were missed -- by me, at least.
I was hoping your absence was not health related.
Glad to the issues were "minor".
Looks like you 're sporting a new backpack.
Thank you, Douglas. Ah, that's just a small occasional pack from Patagonia for when I'm lightweight wanders :)
@@SimonBaxterPhotography When I posted, I had only watched the first few minutes of the video. Now that I have watched the entire episode, I have a comment (actually sort of a rant) about your proposal to do an editing video.
Because I edit with software that is not an Adobe product, one thing that bothers me is that people who produce editing videos tend to spend a lot of time describing the mechanical protocols necessary for a particular image adjustment in one particular product. Because many editing packages permit the same sort of adjustments (just via slightly different protocols, perhaps) I wish they would spend more time describing why a specific adjustment makes sense for the given image -- regardless of the mechanical protocols involved in the particular software of choice.
It would be as if a photographer produced a video on the techniques for shooting a panorama, but spent a lot of time talking about the particular buttons that are applied in a Sony, or a Canon, or a Nikon. The way the camera is controlled may be slightly different depending on manufacturer, But the key point for a panorama is to use identical exposure settings and focus distance for each image and not how those characteristics are achieved in a particular camera model. That is what photographers do with respect to videos about in-camera shooting techniques. But for editing, they seem to concentrate on the mechanics of how a particular editing objective is achieved in a particular product.
@@douglashaag1127 I think you've jumped the gun a bit, Douglas. I'm far more interested in the why, the how is only there to serve the why. I never show techniques in isolation :-)
@@SimonBaxterPhotography That's great. If that's your approach, I clearly jumped the gun. I certainly didn't want to infer that I was complaining about how you describe your editing process with which I'm not familiar. Upon re-reading my post, I think it is clear that I was ranting about my issue with photography editing videos in general. Perhaps I have not been a subscriber to your channel long enough to be familiar with what you do in this regard. As you describe your approach, it sounds like just one more reason for you being one of only three or four photography channels to which I subscribe.
Gorgeous, sir, just gorgeous. 🙏🏼👌🏼🤗
Beautiful images! Missed you Simon. Hope all is well.
Absolutely stunning images, each one of them would find a place on my wall. The stick man stood out instantly when the image came on screen. Stunning, that's all I can say about them.
Thank you very much indeed :-)
Fantastic image @8:10. Thanks for sharing!
Great to see you back Simon. We've missed your videos, images, commentary and of course Meg. Truly inspiring images. Your passion, enjoyment and talent continue to flow through in all that you share. Love your book. A tremendous body of work, beautifully captured and presented.
Thank you very much for your kind words, Ian!
Good to see you both back.
Good to see you and Meg again. I enjoyed the retrospective approach. There were some breath taking images which just reinforces the fact that you are a master at reading the trees and capturing what you see. Once again Meg had me laughing as she slid into the frame. Stay well and I look forward to the next foray into the woodlands.
Many thanks as always, Cheryl! Much appreciated :-)
Another amazing video with your thought process. It puts a smile on my face to see that Meg enjoys the woods as much as you do.
Hi Simon ! Great video , beautiful photos !!!
Stunning images, Simon. 'Winter Sketch' may be my favourite, a beautiful scene so well observed. Very inspiring.
Thank you very much, Simon. I think that's my favourite too :)
All images are amazingly beautiful.
You are right - those last snowy tree pictures are truly amazing. Funny how such harsh weather to experience makes such peaceful feeling images. Would love to see your editing process on them.
I'm pleased that you agree. Many thanks :)
Beautiful work. Good to see you and Meg
Yes an editing video would be great.
A unique video style. I enjoyed it very much.
I like the pencil sketch analogy. Those last two images are beautiful. Was the wind really holwling like the sound track?
Many thanks! I sound of the water was a little different as we could also hear the sound of icy snow being blown against things, but the howling wind set the mood nicely :)
As beautiful as the photos are, the narrative for each is just as interesting to help see what is there. Very enjoyable.
Superb work.
Thank you, Jeppe. Hope you are well!
Absolutely stunning images Simon. So good to see you and Meg again. The snow pictures are incredible. I also enjoyed the different format. Keep well.
Much appreciated, Bernie! Thank you :)
Meg steals the show ... as usual 😁
Hi Simon loved the images I think the editing idea would be great 👍
Absolutely stunning
Great to see you back Simon. Your images are just stunning and I love the way you talk us through what you like about them. My favourites have to be the pencil sketch images at the end, they are true masterpieces, but I do also love the stickman image. I'd love to find a composition like that.
Yes, it would be great to see your editing process as the editing is so subtle and perfect for the images. I'll look forward to that.
Many thanks for your kind words, Mary :)
Simon, lovely images. Love the stick man but did you notice the stick man’s kid playing on a branch on your image 8.30 in ?
Lovely images Simon and yes would deffo
Like to hear your thoughts on how you composed these most excellent frames! 👍
Absolutely wonderful collection of images, Simon. It was an absolute treat to see these all with your excellent narration.
I love those first, lichen-heavy images, really interesting how the immense scruff actually becomes comforting, like a homogenous woodland pillow.
Also great to see you share the white balance and exposure values too, nice to see that part of your thought process as I view the images.
Much appreciated, James. Ahhhh, a woodland pillow sounds good, with a blanket of moss :)
God I so love that dog!…that old tree behind you was pretty good too!…📸😂😎😘
Great to see you and megan back simon,once again amazing images,i have a real habit of seeing other shapes in trees and trying to turn them into characters, 4:05.. am i the only one who can see the tree doing a streak in the foreground,running left to right with its arms in the air..? Please excuse me if its just my strange imagination. Great vid once again
Many thanks! Let your imagination go - it's all part of the fun :)
Wonderful set of images Simon and a great range of subjects from ghostly birches and sunlit pines to snowbound birches. Those last 2 images are truly stunning. A very productive week!
Thank you very much, Mike! Much appreciated :)
As with your other viewers I agree the pictures were stunning! I would be interested to see the post processing next November. It is mid April and we are cutting grass. Yes we had snow flurries this morning. So please wait until later to show how you process snow pictures. As always it was good to see you and Meg again.
Wonderful set of images Simon and yes would love to see you edit and print some of them
Enjoyed the review and talk through of your Scotland trip, the Downy Birch and Scots Pine are fantastic, but I really loved your panorama scene and all the wonderful characters. I hope Liz and I will be able to come up for your exhibition in the summer, might need your help with booking accommodation.
Hi Mike. Many thanks for your kind words. I hope you can make it to the exhibition :)
Amazing photos as usual. Just wanted to comment on how you framed your head in the curve of the old tree behind you and how how you were sitting mimicked the the overall shape of the tree. That is attention to detail.
Many thanks and thank you also for appreciating the video composition :)
Love those old growth trees in Scotland. Very beautiful images!