Challenging Landscape Photography | Orkney
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2022
- In this video I endure some challenging landscape photography on the beautiful island of Orkney. This is the second of two videos so please watch last weeks, where I also battle with the elements to win some hard earned images. In spite of the challenging conditions, I manage to get three new images for my collection.
Support me here:
Become a channel member / @simonboothphotography
Links to all my socials media and supporter pages: linktr.ee/SimonBoothPhotography
My Amazon Shop www.amazon.co.uk/shop/simonbooth
Affiliate Products: Kase Filters, Kingjoy Tripods and Vallerret Photography Gloves simonboothphotography.com/aff...
My Gear
Vlog equipment: Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II - goo.gl/9Dw8dB
GoPro HERO5 Action Camera - goo.gl/qvWq4J
DJI Mavic Pro Drone - goo.gl/GJzxY6
Zoom H1 Handy Recorder - goo.gl/1hF16x
Gitzo GT2542 Mountaineer Series 2 Carbon Tripod - goo.gl/u2HbCf
Photographic equipment: Kase Filters: - kasefilters.com/ref/SimonBooth/
Pentax 645z - amzn.to/2OO36EE
Pentax - HD 28-45mm f4.5 AW SR - rb.gy/52beb2
Pentax - smc 45-85mm f4.5 - rb.gy/0e1c9b
Pentax smc 80-160mm f4.5 - rb.gy/bfb87e
Pentax 120mm smc Macro f4 - rb.gy/db6098
Kingjoy C85 Professional Tripod
Other: Garmin Fenix 5 Activity watch and GPS - amzn.to/2ngstDD
Music: Epidemic Sound
![mgk - I Think I’m OKAY (with YUNGBLUD) (Sad Version) [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7AC1uqQLIg4/mqdefault.jpg)
My wife and I are just in awe of your knowledge and talent. Thank you for teaching us so much. Much love.
You are going to embarrass me Stephen. Thank you.
I personally love the sharper images as it seems to portray the emotions of the place really well
Thanks Hassan. The vote on this seems to be 50/50 split...interesting!
Dear Simon. You can read your love and excitement for the elements from your face. The light and colours are really beautiful, no harsh bright yelling colours but lovely moody tints of blueish purple greys and mauve and ochre, the palet of a romantic painter. Love it. But it's also the other elements, the blowing, the cold and wet from the rain and the roaring of the stormy sea. You enjoy outdoor life in al it's elements and with all your senses. You can see it in your face, you can feel it in your photographs, it's your signature. What good it is to have some toilet shelters in such rough environments, the wind drumming on the roof and walls, the sea roaring in the distance. Sniffing the salt and the kelp and the wet boulders. You can't get all those elements in a video vlog but with a good feel for colour and loght and great moody photographs you can almost smell it. The search for structures and compositions. I myself are using a so called fourway head from Sirui on my tripod. Maybe not that sturdy, but it is lovely in creating those close macro panorama's. About another thing. So many professional photographers aren't using protecting equipment for their valuable gear. When photgraphing whales and fish and other wildlife under the sea surface there's enough to protect your darlings. Those inbuild protection against slightly spatters ain't always working in rough and wet stormy circumstances along the coasts. So why. When you can dive under the sea there must be more to protect. And even your dear good serving friend deserves more. I have seen Gavin Hardcastle do it and even your beloved instrument in creatng art is now dying it's seamans grave on Orkney Island. Farewell dear friend for five long years, I hope you get another life... Oké, may be, perhaps I'm just a little bit to sentimental. Enjoy nature, enjoy the elements, the light the colours and whatever. Hope to see next vlogs and photographs. Take good care of yourself.
Thank you for writing such a thoughtful and considered comment. It was good to hear your description of my experience.
I'm afraid I do abuse my equipment though!
Lovely photos. Crazy light and weather. You recently mentioned Evan Dunsmuir and his photos are excellent. I have watched most of his videos. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely photography, thank you. The painting is called the Starry Night. It depicts the view out of the window of his asylum. Sad, but brilliant.
I didn't know what it depicted but in the film I did manage to recall the title.
🙂 and that beautiful rock definitely resembles Starry Night... nice equivalence 🙂 An amazing adventure... Thanks for sharing... 🙂 Wonderful closing quote 🙂
Thanks so much Dave
I think the first rock is weathered Gneiss, brilliant inspiration turning it into Starry Night...our youngest's fav painting, she loves the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.
The second person to have called it that. Surely that's no coincidence? It is a wonderful thought provoking painting.
Lovely video showing real world landscape photography on a beautiful island,that has realy testing conditions.
Thanks David. It seems the conditions came across well on film. I'm glad they did.
Simon.. I would like to thank you for your mention of a photographer Ewan Dunsmuir in your last film. What a truly talented photographer, story teller come cinematographer he is ... have sent the last few weeks watching his back catalogue. You find yourself completely engrossed and inspired by the man and like reading a wonderful novel you find yourself wanting to turn the next page for more. I am amazed that Ewan’s films don’t have a higher viewing rate than currently shown.. so watch and promote a true talent.
You are welcome Mark. It's a shame Ewan's films haven't got better ratings but that's the beast that is RUclips. It doesn't reward talent, only consistency, however terrible it might be.
The last shot it's very fantastic......like a deam!
I do love it when an unexpected bonus image works out for the best. Cheers.
2nd and 4th at the end- really nice!
Many thanks for taking us to the island of orkney. I enjoyed it like you enjoyed your travel. The feeling comes with your wonderful images :-).
I'm glad it comes through on the film, thank you. It's a rapidly changing environment for sure.
Fantastic video Simon and the second image is really beautiful. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Your'e most welcome Wim
Marvelous job “dancing with the rain.”
Thanks William
Another fabulous video. I feel that I am always able to learn something new from your films. Keep up your good work and Thank You.
I hope I'm not running out of things to teach Richard.
Beautiful. Hard to pick a favorite.
I so admire your patience even when the water is rising. Really love your photos and especially the one with the ND filter. You are very versatile.
I think the poem was written by Vivian Greene 😉
It was apparently Vivian Greene, you are right Karin. Thanks. And thanks for watching again.
Yes, thank you for mentioning Ewan Dunsmuir, only discovered him recently while looking at Orkney. Like you he is one of the more informative teachers.
Ewan definitely deserves more exposure.
Truly, beautiful and memorable video, Simon!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful place, thank your trip to stunning images to see. It is great tips. 👍👏
My pleasure!
Love the simplistic island shot.
It was a nice bonus image, even though it was a costly one!
Thanks for sharing this adventure Simon. All that wind and rain would drive me nuts and to a point of complete frustration. I would not enjoy it at all. Great set of images though. Dynamic.
And to think I went there at this time of year on purpose Denise :-)
@@SimonBoothPhotography hahaha - dedication!!!
Another exemplary video I need to visit Orkney thank you Simon.
It took me a while to get there but it's really well worth it when you do.
Nice work again Simon, keep them coming. Rodders 👍.
Cheers Rodders.
Thanks for this great video.
I like the way You look at nature.
Great images.
Thanks Hans
Much to my surprise my favourite image was the long exposure Coastal shot, I say to my surprise because usually I would got for the image without filters, as an old fashioned Photographer my idea of a great image is pin sharp edge to edge foreground to background, but I have to say that long exposure shot is to my mind just stunning, the light you captured beautifully, one of your best ever images ???? regards, Colin.
Thanks a bunch Colin. I like both but the longer exposure has it for me too.
I've had rather interesting results with a polarizer on wet rocks. Rather than wait for the rain to stop, just splash water and thoroughly wet the rock.
i've done that too Robert. I've even pee'd on them :-)
Great video and photos as always.
Beautiful work!!!
Great shots Simon!
Great photos, Simon. A good lesson in perseverance.
Cracking images ,certainly worth the effort . Cheers!
Thanks Alwyn
Hey Simon - You poor bugger. Sorry your camera took a nose dive. Lovely to see you enjoy it despite of that. Always a good opportunity to get some new gear! I Particularly love the Starry Night image, as well as the simplistic Study of Rousay (the island). THAT for me... is what Orkney Landscapes are about. Simplicity! = ) I am heading back to Orkney and Iceland in June of next year... if you are up to another trip to the big 'O'!? Speak soon buddy. Ewan
Hey Ewan. I'm pleased that the images pleased you. I too loved the Rousay island shot, though I have to confess to not knowing the name of it until you wrote it here.I'm planning a trip to Ireland in summer nest year, so I might struggle to get the additional time off.
Another collection of brilliant photographs loved the starry night.
Thanks Stephen. It's a favourite of mine.
Beautiful place, stunning images and the end quote couldn’t have come at a better time for me - thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
A lovely collection the sea scapes definitely worth the wait stunning ❤
I think so too! :-) xx
Your Starry night looks great! Probably better, than original)
My goodness, that's quite a suggestion!
Amazing results again, Simon. Patience and endurance are certainly in evidence. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and commenting again David.
Simon, another set of lovely images. Thanks, your perseverance is amazing and greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
What a wonderful video. Not just the images but the way you took us to and presented Orkney. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Brian
Simon, your variation on Starry Night is simply brilliant ❤
Cheers Andrew. I'm glad you liked it. It's been quite popular in the comments that one!
Thank you for sharing your video Simon it looks very wild and rough but also a really beautiful place and as always all photos from both episodes were absolutely fantastic. Hope you will be able to get your camera fixed
I bought a new one John but amazingly managed to fix the old one with the help of a vice!
Simon, thank you for sharing your trip to the Orkney's, stunning images. One word to describe the weather you encountered - Dynamic!!
It certainly was.
thank you !
Thanks for the video. Always enjoy hearing about and watching your process. Lovely images. Keep them coming.
Thanks Larry, will do.
You did indeed battle with the elements you got your shots Simon so well done and you got your rewards for your efforts, bravo.
Thanks again Iain.
This was absolutely wonderful in every way and what an adventure. So interesting to listen to your comments and instructive to observe your processing in capturing the images. Loved the slow seascape.
Thanks Drew, glad my waffling was useful!
At t=3:40, you were probably thinking of Van Gogh's Starry Night, painted in June 1889.
I certainly was.
Fantastic video Simon, Orkney really does give you all four seasons in one day. Really like the first image, the "starry night" editing was fantastic.
Yes, I've grown to really love that image now.
Never fail to give great content in your video's, what they do not show is the hard work and long hours to produce the end result. from the two seascapes compositions for me the one that show the full dramatic waves has the slight edge on the smooth composition. Many thanks for sharing your experiences.
Glad you appreciate the effort Alex. It does take up a lot of my free time.
Simon, really enjoyed your video in Orkney the dark skies crashing waves was my favourite.
Thanks Clive. It's quite a place and I hope it came across well on film.
Lovely images Simon , really enjoyed the videos from Orkney , can’t wait to get up there
Have fun when you do Andrew.
hello Simon, what an inspiring trip and such wonderful photos. I am planning a photo trip for 4 weeks to UK in 2023 and Orkney has landed on the list thanks to you. thank you very much, greetings from Germany
That's really great to hear Holger
Another fantastic video Simon. Your patience pays off with another great set 📷😍👏
Thank you.
Starry Night
Lovely locations, Of the two seascapes, i like them both but for different reasons.
Thank you.
Hello Simon - thanks for the brutal reality that photographers put themselves through in order to create art. It is a nice reminder for all to remember that Mother Nature is in charge - not us. We are at her mercy. I enjoyed listening to that wind and rain. It was delightful to hear. Thank you for braving all of that to create your wonderful images and film. With great respect for your efforts. Carla
Glad you enjoyed it Carla. Every session was a challenge, but I wouldn't change a thing.
Brilliant images natural water for me every time, smoothing the water always looks so artificial.
It's a very much a split camp is that one Barry
Simon, I thoroughly enjoy your videos and have done since I discovered your channel. Another set of great images. Wherever you go and whatever the weather, you always come up with the goods. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration.
Awe thanks Steve. That's very kind of you to say.
What an adventure, Orkney gave you a bit of everything. That last quote is a favourite of mine, originally by a woman named Vivian Greene, a British writer.
Thanks for the info Kerry. Much appreciated.
Excellent as always, liked to see the different images of the waves, they were both beautiful and very atmospheric. It looks an amazing place for photography even if the weather is a bit unpredictable, or should I say challenging.
I would say unpredictable and challenging, Annette. I wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to seascapes. :-)
The beanie suits you! Wild wild place and although that would test the patience or endurance of most people, I think I’d blend I’m just fine. There looks like so many fantastic places for me to fall flat on my face too! Great film, thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish
Cheers Ian. it's from a company called Black Yak. It's so comfy and yet not itchy at all. You would have a ball falling over in Orkney Ian. I'd recommend you stay away from the cliffs though.
Großartig. VG Loki
Superb images Simon, Orkney really is a photographers paradise, never far from an incredible vista and the light can be fantastic. It’s the home of my ancestors and we visit every couple of years, now that I am into photography more seriously I appreciate it more every visit. If you don’t like the weather wait 5 minutes 😉🌧💨🌊🌈☀️🌫
I have family in East Anglia, which is quite a trek for me, but getting to Orkney is the next level.
Fantastic video Simon,this is the first time i have seen your vids i have heard your name mentioned on the Pubcast many times and they hold you with the greatest resect and rightly so.
Liking the sharp image of the sea and rocks to me it tells more of a story and the last image is out of this world well spotted. 👍👍👍
That’s nice to hear. I had no idea. Thanks for taking a look at my stuff.
Lovely video! I'm off to the Isle of Mull next week and this has given me plenty of inspiration as I'm expecting similar weather conditions. I really enjoy your work and videos.
How was the trip Harry?
@@SimonBoothPhotography extremely wet and windy, sadly. I didn’t do much photography but I did recce a lot of locations for next time! My gran and aunty live there, so I’m up there quite often.
what a rewarding place for the patient and determined :-)
the light is some of the best I've seen. I live on the coast (Swansea Bay) and am used to fleeting but stunning light, and your experiences on Orkney seem to mirror that.
the rock looked like it had suffered some sort of tear at some time in its life, with wave action washing pebbles, stones, sand and water over it smoothing it off. I'm no geologist and am struggling to remember my A'level geography from 40 years ago, so take that with a pinch of salt!!
Thanks for your thoughts on it non-the-less. An interesting thought.
"The Starry Night"
firstly, a fantastic effort, loved the Starry Night shot, great imagination, being Scottish i know only too well the rain is wetter up there...
Everything is more in Scotland when it comes to weather, hail, rain, sleet, snow and wind.What's not to love?
What a wonderful inspiring place, photographic opportunities abound if you're quick and agile! I wonder what the effect would be with seascapes if you combine to taste, images taken with long and short exposures?
The version of Starry Night was a brilliant concept! I did like the soft one but the sharper one would be my choice from the 2 really captures the whole scene. I think everyone watching said the same when the camera took the nose dive.
The Starry Night was a nice find and the processing seemed to really work well. Thanks Sean
Lovely Simon - as always. The rock looks like a gneiss variety. Banding or 'eyes' are quite common. Add a few thousands years with glacial movement, water, sand and sea....Also: Gneiss Hills on Signy Island has it's name from the rocks there
I certainly won't argue with your identification. I really wish I knew more about geology. I only have the one book and it's for children!
Great photography as always. One project that would be interesting to me is to see what photos you would take in an area more familiar to me such as Shenandoah National Park in Virginia in the states. I’m sure I would be astonished at the amazing images you would find that I routinely overlook.
Hi Wolfgang. It looks a beautiful part of the world and if anyone wants to pay for the air fare, I'd be happy to come
Another cracking video Simon! It just shows the rewards of perseverance and patience. It looks like a challenging place to photograph with the ever changing light, but if the light was good all the time would it get just a little boring? I prefer the second seascape showing the texture and some movement of the sea, but all the images are beautiful. Looking forward to your next video!
Thanks Ged. It's surprising how the preferences seem to be clearly split 50/50
I prefer the 2nd and 4th one of the landscape beach
Thanks Toby
I'd be distraught if my filming camera blew over and 'died'. not that I have a filming camera!! the joys of filming and taking photos on Orkney are fraught. I seem to recall when I went (summer) that the wind was bothersome! beautiful rock with the unusual patterns and really well edited (I was shouting at my screen before you put up Starry Night!) I'm not a huge fan of long exposures so the sharp one is my favourite. you made me very nostalgic and even though there are hundreds of places I still have to visit here in stunning Scotland I'd love to get back to Orkney. Thank you Simon
Hi Jill, I hope the image of the rock was a suitable comparison to the real Starry Night. I would certainly go back to Orkney in the future and perhaps this time be more brave in where I park our van. I feel I could have done better.
Thanks for sharing, Simon. Nice to see the two waves photos (time-blurred vs. sharp) - for me, perhaps because we saw the context, the long-exposure one nails the atmosphere. Shame about the vlogging camera - still, you get to do the research and purchase game, eh? (o;
Thanks Barry. I prefer the long one too. I picked up a great deal in Inverness on the way home. I really didn't have time to research but I had had my eye on the M50 for some time.
Great video as always Simon. I think the rock you photographed at the start may be a migmatite, which is a rock that’s been heated and squeezed until it is semi molten …. Hence those flowing textures
I'm no geologist but there have been a few different ideas so far in the comments. I have no idea personally!
Stunning images as always. Hope y'all had a great time in the Orkneys.
Sorry about the camera...Language is fucking terrible!!!!!! Hahahahahaha.
Great quote at the end.
I didn't say that but it was sh1t and bo£££cks. :-D
My wife were in the Orkneys when the remnants of Hurrican Dorean came through in the late summer of 2019. Here is a link to the vidio I took crossing one of the bridges. I will try and email you the link.
I’d love to see that. It was pretty bad when we drove over them. There was a point where I couldn’t see for a few seconds when a large wave hit the rocks and it came over the road. I wished I’d video’d it but Ruth wouldn’t let me go back for another go.
Sorry to see a zephyr threw down your old vlogging camera. Such a shame. I must say I really liked the photograph of the island. [ member comment]
Thanks David. The island is a favourite of mine.
Hi Simon, I don't know if someone has already answered your question about the stone. To me it looks like fossils of stromatolites. Could be wrong.. Nevertheless it is a beautiful stone.
Thanks for your observation. No, no one else has said that. I need to do some research on this!
Fantastic as always. I preferred the rough image of the middle two shots, but the smooth one is a close call between them. RIP to your video camera, I could imagine myself having some colourful words to say if my camera did a nose dive like that
Totally agree. The air was blue for a few minutes!
Hi Simon. The geologist in me hazards a guess that the swirly boulder you came across is a result of an already distorted metamorphic rock being broken up in a later fault zone, and then recent wave erosion doing its usual smoothing job.
Any chance these are fossil stromatolites?
I will have to take your word for it David?
I really have no idea?
Starry starry night, but we don't get them regularly but cloud makes you appreciate it more when they are! A good saying but if you're not willing to go out in the storm up here you'll spend a lot of time inside so embrace what nature gives you 🙂
And remember, in the Southern continent there are no inhabited areas as near the S pole as the N of Scotland is to the N pole,
Anyway, great spot on that boulder and another enjoyable vlog and give me a shout when you come back :-)
Yes, that hadn't occurred to me but you're right. What a thought. I would love to live in Scotland but when asked, I can never decide where exactly. Is there anywhere that has it all minus lost of people?
@@SimonBoothPhotography it's not often I'm right but occasionally I am LOL Shetland, Orkney, the Highlands though more and more people are "escaping" to here and it's not a new thing. They always end up complaining about the weather though, a week or so on a visit they can deal with but when it's weeks off high winds or rain or both or longer it wears people down.
That said when things align like the Auroras this last week :-)
looks like fossils to me, maybe oyster-shells (at around 5min into the video)
You're not on your own it seems with your thoughts on the markings.
Hanging around mens toilets with a camera! Bit dodgy Simon!😂
What works for George Micheal works for me Neil 😂
Nostalgia strikes again! I love the simple shot of the island at about 28 mins.
Here's the appropriate music I reckon: ruclips.net/video/0DW2PY9QncA/видео.html
Yes, that music does work well.
Talking about Van Gogh's Starry night. It's not long since I discovered what this song is about ruclips.net/video/4wrNFDxCRzU/видео.html
What a beautiful song it is to. I remember it well.Thanks so much for reminding me of it.
you need to work more on the audio side. that rumble is just awful
I did have a dead cat on the mic and so I doubt there was anything else I could have done. Also, I have no idea how it will sound when i'm filming in such dynamic conditions on my own.