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My next visit to my local woodland will be with my 85/1.8!!! I've used this lens only for portrait...a shame!!! Thanks, John.

This idea worked really well, John. Beautiful photos 👍

John, this is AMAZING!!! I love your creativity in coming up with this idea. And an unexpected treat to get this midweek! It looks like you had a lot off fun doing this. Thank you for bringing us along for the adventure!! Jim.

I like shallow depth for woodland photography. It helps to simplify chaotic scenes and gives subject separation when you lack atmosphere.

Enjoyed that John, always do. JK

Never seen you smile so much. Even better with a 'slower' lens as the shadows increase the separation. Also a great technique for street portraits, shoot at a fast shutter speed, watch the subject pop.

Been thinking this for a while now. Every landscape photographer is out looking for fog to give separation. I always think "Why not just open your aperture?" Can't be that easy, can it? 😂

A lovely wee bonus. Really like those shots especially the single branch with the yellowing leaves at 22.15 beautiful 👌

Loved the video. I do a lot of macro photography so I frequently use focus stacking. I tend to forget the advantages of a shallow depth of field in a busy woodland environment. I struggle to find landscapes in thick woods because of this. Thank you for reminding me that there is a different technique that opens up so many more possibilities.

I've been struggling to get the subjects of my woodland compositions to stand out. This may be exactly what I need to try. Great video and take care. 👍😎

Beautiful work as per your usual standards. On a more serious note though you really are catering to the more advanced photographers on this one, and although it doesn’t really apply to me it’s still good to hear your perspective and tutorial opinions on this type of photography. You are obviously very skilled professional photographer who can break things down to my level, and obviously your professional colleagues who will benefit from this greatly. Thank you for sharing another great video with us all Sir.

Nice! Many of us watching can't afford, or object in principle to subscription pricing for packages provided by Adobe, so focus-stacking just becomes too difficult without them (happy to be corrected if there's alternatives!). I actually prefer this type of photography anyway, it's as photography has always been for decades, without ultra-fancy editing.

Very nice

For me the best vlog and pictures I've ever seen on the Devil's Pulpit John!!!

Always wondered why use the, sometimes dangerous, stairs when you can walk in relative safety down the field behind you at the start of the video and then walk into the gorge from there

Very nice! I kept thinking each photo was my favorite until I got to the next. The colors are fantastic. The photo at 23:25 very nearly took the prize but I believe 16:06 edges it out as my favorite.

Thanks very much John, been on my to visit list for a while!

Oh my goodness! Your shots are other worldly! The autumn leaf color and the cascading ivy, the glint of sunlight on the grasses…the shimmer on the water! Stunning! Absolutely stunning! ❤

This is just so ethereal with your interpretation of the location as usual stamped on it.

Great vid as usual. I'm not a fan of the Christian hobby of slapping the name of 'Devil's whatever' on natural wonders. So I discovered this place is also known as Finnich or Finnich's Glen. Do you know who, or what, Finnich was?

This was wonderful! Beautiful images! In the earlier images, I loved how the long exposure brought the mist into greater prominence than was visible in the video. Contrasted with the vibrant colors it gave the images a mysterious feel. These shots of water and mossy walls always convey a kind of intimacy that invites me to sort of sink into the scene. Thank you, John. Another great start to my Sunday!

Was there just last week John. Ventured down to the far end too for the first time, got some nice shots. The water level was low, so I was able to venture into uncharted territory with my trusty wellies on. Still waters run deep ............... ;-)

Good stuff, fantastic place to photograph

Great video again John I see Simon beat you to it and put his one out last week😊 I liked the use of the polariser it did work well on the water and leaves.

It's ridiculous That I have never been to the Devils Pulpit, its a Gorgeous place, with the Autumn shades the Ruby Coloured River and those Lush Greens you managed to capture some delightful shots.

Final shots a beaut, especially at this time (three weeks ago), which I've not taken before. There's some great shots looking back out of the glen from that beach furthest in. With decent wellies you can get further, but I'd take a walking pole for balance.

Brilliant video again John. Nice to see we didn’t double up on images. Love the colours too 👍👍👍

Love your S Bend capture John First class 👌A cracking set overall 👌And thanks for the settings and post-processing info

A nice Blaze of Colour there fella'.

Top Drawer ...

Those images of the S-bend under the bridge are just superb John. They're right up my street. Rather jealous of each of those images if I'm being honest 🙂

Really enjoyed the video this week beautiful place and some excellent compositions. Colours were looking amazing there.

Beautiful Images

Best thing about the location is the variety of shots you can get within a tiny locality. The weather report is for fog on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. I've been a lazy sod this autumn but I guess I'm going to have to make the effort.

Nice falls thanks mate

Stunning mate, the shots on the wee outcrop looking under the bridge are beautiful 👌

Hi John. Really enjoyed this week's video! I was pleased that you were able to get to that little rocky outcrop because your compositions were really special from that viewpoint. Lovely colours once again! ThankYou for sharing

John, I think the first of your videos I watched was at the Devil's Pulpit. Around that time, a lot of your videos involved waterfalls in wooded areas. They had a kind of mysterious quality to them that really drew me in. Today's video is like visiting an old friend! The images are so rich and they have that mysterious, intimate quality that first captured my interest. These are magnificent photos! I also really enjoyed how you shared with us the way you handled the unexpected changes to the scene because of the higher water level. Seeing your thought process as you explored ways to take the shots--and explaining how you used different timing on exposurs for different parts of the shot--was really instructive. At some point, I hope you'll walk us through how you put all that together in post processing. Thank you! I hope someday I'll get to visit Scotland and photograph some of these stunning locations myself.

Love these type of shots but I'm not as safe over slippery rocks these days!

Some very nice photos John; I’d never heard of the location, but now hope to visit it sometime!!

To overcome the water depth issue, get yourself a pair of stocking foot waist waders and a pair of boots about 3 sizes bigger than you need to allow for the thickness of the neoprene sock. They're great, it's just like wearing a pair of thicker trousers, and you don't need to worry about wet or muddy conditions or over-topping your wellies in slightly deeper water.

Another great video John and some absolutely stunning shots.I also watched your previous vlog at this location and my,my what a difference a couple of months makes !! The autumnal colours totally change the atmosphere and vibrancy in your photos. Looking forward to watching your next location.

Really really good John I loved them all of course I am a sucker for a waterfall and Autumn.

Loved this, John, Super place, you got terrific shots, the Colours are lovely and as I have mentioned a few times before your Processing has really brought out the detail and beautiful Colours. Definitely think you have a few Potential big prints, I will definitely need to have a trip down.

Beautiful images and a cracking video John

Lovely video John, fantastic location. Particularly enjoyed the shots under the bridge. 👍👍

Great work John!!!

Scotland is such a beautiful place

Lovely film again John. Particularly liked the last shot .. the colours and the shape of the water worked well 👍👍

Another great video of the colours at a great location. I love the way in which you can really find great extracts from a view and create a wonderful impression of the scene. It reminds me a little of the Pattack Falls near Laggan When we first went there, we ended up getting engaged on the little footbridge; so it has good memories for us. Probably explains why I don't have any scenic shots of our visit there. The House of Bruar shopping experience has expanded enormously since we first went - it almost makes me want to yell out at the shoppers that they need to step away from all the boxes of shortbread and Edinburgh rock and do what is a great walk and with loads of amazing viewpoints.