Andrew, I’ve just started watching your videos on RUclips. They quite brilliant and I enjoy your waffle!! Life is strange and we’re all at this moment in time a product of where we’ve been, who we’ve known etc. Your videos are thought provoking and relaxing at the same time. I wish you all the best and pray you stay motivated to continue making these videos. It’s as though this is what you were meant to do.
Yeah, I agree not a bad shot at all in the whole of the Vlog. Well done mate. I hope it all went okay whatever it was that he did or went through all all the best. See you next week.
Beautiful images as always. You have such marvelous places to walk about. And you are so right about taking mental health time. Just getting out to “play” with the camera is so so important and with no preconceived notions is when I find you get some of the best shots!
Oh Andrew, beautiful images again. As you said in the video, you “didn’t take a bad shot this evening at all”. I found the images inspiring. I do hope your day ahead didn’t turn out too bad, and I look forward to more inspiring videos soon. Best wishes, Pete
Thank you. There are no winners in the situation I am in - it's more a case of how much more I can lose. The day went as I had been led to expect it to I guess. Still here (it was maybe 3 weeks ago now) but still nothing resolved and multiple people's lives in tatters as before. Onwards. Hope everything is good with you.
Great shots sndrew as always hope everything eventually works out read the comments appears was as bad as you thought good luck and thanks for the great vid and shots
Beautiful location Andy and wonderful images, hard to actually say which one was my favourite, so all of them I guess 🙂you had a very productive evening, I hope you're well mate and keep up the good work.
6:16 The orchid ---- great result The mauve flower 4:32 Stunning image --- that is why I watch your photography ; you show us/all that a different angle is always worth looking for . That goes for most of your photos. 8:03 I had the thought that tree would be a good sunset photo Last photo --- "escaping plant" ; another keyword I have lol The mental health benefits from photography . I personally know what you are saying and totally agree (again :) ) ; been there done that. Actually that is how ended up with Olympus cameras. The little Em1 with a 20mm Panasonic lens got me out of the house and walking local streets without the feel of being at work. Wasn't doing the normal "street" photography ; I preferred "urban" photography with very few people . Helped clear the mind, put the diabetes on hold, and lost a fair bit of weight . I also re-learnt photography without all the zooming in and out gear. I often feel you would be great inspiration help to people with mind problems to get them out of the house and into bush/field/nature photography , or maybe art . So many have never been outside the city/towns into a totally less confusing more natural world .
Thanks for watching and for making me smile. I am not sure I will ever be OK, but we all live with some kind of trauma, I guess. The pain never goes, we just get better at coping.
Thank you. It takes a lot to please me in my own work, Keith. Yes, it's a nice shot but I am better than that. We all are. Low hanging fruit from my point of view. Strive to be better. I am not being dismissive of the shot, the comp is nice given the very limited time I had to find and make it and maybe I am being too hard on myself. My metric for most images is simple: if I was death-scrolling and saw this, would it make me stop and look? Yes it might, but not for too long.
Hi Andy great showing as usual. Keep pulling through whatever it is. A hospital consultant said to me a few years ago sometimes its one day forward and two days back but keep moving forwards. Good luck..
Hi, Andy. A very beautiful environment where you are. And the photos turned out really well indeed. And it is indeed important that you know how all the things you use work and react to certain circumstances. I'm still working on my 25mm to get out what's in it. What I mean is that with a prime lens, it is a bit more difficult to get a good composition. But I won't give up and will follow your advice by finding out exactly what I can make with my 25 mm. Good luck with what tomorrow will bring. Antoine.
Thanks, Antoine. Three primes - two macros and the 45mm f1.8. I barely use the 45mm. I really should get out with it and follow my own advice. The day (about 3 weeks ago now) was about as I expected, but could have gone any way. I have previously discussed some of my "difficulties" with you and it's related to that. It's very painful. I hope your pain is bearable. Take care Andy
Thank you. It's a long slog born of deceit, stubbornness, a smattering of stupidity and a healthy dose of being incapable of reasonable thinking, unreasonableness and a total refusal to communicate. Just one stage of it I guess.
@@AndyBanner your videos are very insightful without the strident preachiness found in too many RUclips presenters. I enjoy the thoughtful compositions and agree wholeheartedly that there is tremendous beauty in the small, quiet places.
Flower photography, like any other, has certain things that just make it work - a bit like any close-up imagery. Having a good tripod and a close-focusing lens are good starting points but framing, technique and so much more effort needs to be put in. It's also difficult outdoors because of the breeze. It's a technique-heavy genre for sure.
Thank you Andrew, love your rambles ,what lovely photos in a glorious English summer evening. What lens did you use to take the pink Vetch photo. Love it. Good luck with whatever it is you’re worried about.
Thanks again for a lovely video. I'm totally with you here - I get so much relaxation from a combination of camping and photography. I'm heading off to a campsite in North Norfolk (Near Kings Lynn) for 3 days of camping, picture making and re-setting - can't wait! :-)
Thanks Andrew. My usual “plan” is to plan nothing. I have a disability which means I have a tendency to fatigue. However, I am interested in photographing “interesting” buildings, waterside/boats, beaches/marshlands. And maybe having a sneaky dip/swim😊. All without having to drive too far😜 How does that sound?
Are you aware of the ruined church of St James? It's visible to the right of the A148 about mid way between the roundabouts at King's Lynn hospital and the next one North. It's a striking structure. There's an RAF Jaguar by the roadside at Tatterset. The Old Raf base there looks interesting but I don't know if there's access. Plenty of boats at Burnham Overy Staithe, Wells, Morston and Blakeney.
Andrew I'm really enjoying your photography you do have a wonderful eye and composition , I'm learning loads from your narration. Can I ask the lenses you are using? Let us all know your settings would really helpful In understanding your final photo, many thanks for your effort keep them coming mark
Many thanks! I stopped putting settings data on images a long while ago. It's really onerous in editing and has no tangible use to you (even though you think it does). Shutter speed might be the only exception to this, but anyone with a small experience of operating a camera in anything other than full auto understands the difference between 1/2 a second and 1/125th for example. When you also bring focal length and sensor size into the mix, ambient light levels and so many more variables, my settings become meaningless stats. And thats BEFORE we consider how the editing has altered things.
I think so.... I can't be sure which version I ended up showing. There was one that had just about enough dynamic range to do a lot with, but I think the shot here is a merging of three shots with a lot of additional work - as is always the case with complicated exposures like this.
Focus brackets are a series of image that are shot at different focal points which are then combined to give the image more depth, or to ensure overall focus in close-up work. As you get closer to a subject, it becomes more and more difficult to keep it sharp, (even by closing the aperture).so if you take a nimber of shots at different focus points, you can overcome this limitation. Combining the images is usually done in Photoshop or another application, but my camera can do it in body. Hope that helps. Happy to explain more if not
I do think you are quite brilliant. Awful day? Remember, no journey is ever as bad as you think it is going to be....in hindsight everything looks better!
You're way too kind. Yes, often the anxiety of doing something is far worse that just doing it. When I say often, I of course mean "always". Sadly, that knowledge does not prevent the anxiety.
Thanks. You already have seen me next week - in the kind of sense that I was inexpertly defining around that sunset shot. This was about 3 weeks ago now and I have actually put out videos that were shot after this as the timing of their content was more critical. Life and families can be very difficult to cope with sometimes.
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Beautiful photos, as usual, Andrew. I love listening to you, and I love your work. I hope everything has improved for you. Cheers
Andrew, I’ve just started watching your videos on RUclips. They quite brilliant and I enjoy your waffle!! Life is strange and we’re all at this moment in time a product of where we’ve been, who we’ve known etc. Your videos are thought provoking and relaxing at the same time. I wish you all the best and pray you stay motivated to continue making these videos. It’s as though this is what you were meant to do.
These videos keep me on the streets, Mike...
Thank you.
Your videos and photographs, have really picked me up.
Thanks for sharing that. Makes it the work worthwhile.
Good luck Andrew,sending prayers🙏
Yeah, I agree not a bad shot at all in the whole of the Vlog.
Well done mate. I hope it all went okay whatever it was that he did or went through all all the best. See you next week.
Cheers, Paul.
Its appreciating the wonderful creation and been thankful to be here on this earth been alive.
. The wonders are all around. Just got to look.
indeed. Thanks
Beautiful images as always. You have such marvelous places to walk about. And you are so right about taking mental health time. Just getting out to “play” with the camera is so so important and with no preconceived notions is when I find you get some of the best shots!
Often, the pressure of having to make a video and get worthwhile shots means that both suffer...
Oh Andrew, beautiful images again. As you said in the video, you “didn’t take a bad shot this evening at all”. I found the images inspiring. I do hope your day ahead didn’t turn out too bad, and I look forward to more inspiring videos soon.
Best wishes, Pete
Thanks, Pete. Well, I'm still here, so the next day wasn't so awful. ;-)
Beautiful captures, Andy. I hope you made it through that difficult day. Be well~
Thank you. There are no winners in the situation I am in - it's more a case of how much more I can lose. The day went as I had been led to expect it to I guess. Still here (it was maybe 3 weeks ago now) but still nothing resolved and multiple people's lives in tatters as before.
Onwards.
Hope everything is good with you.
@@AndyBanner Sorry to hear that, Andy. Do take care. All is well here.
Great shots sndrew as always hope everything eventually works out read the comments appears was as bad as you thought good luck and thanks for the great vid and shots
The day was OK. The problem is the long-term damage that has already been caused and is ongoing. Onwards.
Beautiful location Andy and wonderful images, hard to actually say which one was my favourite, so all of them I guess 🙂you had a very productive evening, I hope you're well mate and keep up the good work.
Cheers, Steve.
it's very hard to get good flower shots, and you got some belters there 🙂
and the sunset - Constable-esque!!
Think you need to visit an optician, Nick! :-)
@@AndyBanner nope Andy - I n=know what I like 🙂
6:16 The orchid ---- great result
The mauve flower 4:32 Stunning image --- that is why I watch your photography ; you show us/all that a different angle is always worth looking for . That goes for most of your photos.
8:03 I had the thought that tree would be a good sunset photo
Last photo --- "escaping plant" ; another keyword I have lol
The mental health benefits from photography . I personally know what you are saying and totally agree (again :) ) ; been there done that. Actually that is how ended up with Olympus cameras. The little Em1 with a 20mm Panasonic lens got me out of the house and walking local streets without the feel of being at work. Wasn't doing the normal "street" photography ; I preferred "urban" photography with very few people . Helped clear the mind, put the diabetes on hold, and lost a fair bit of weight . I also re-learnt photography without all the zooming in and out gear.
I often feel you would be great inspiration help to people with mind problems to get them out of the house and into bush/field/nature photography , or maybe art . So many have never been outside the city/towns into a totally less confusing more natural world .
So long as I was stopped from be morose about my own awful life, you might be right, Ian.
Thanks for your support.
I've found bird hides to be very effective. Every time I go in one with camera or binoculars, sure enough the birds hide!
There was a duck on the pond and a frog or two, but the most noticeable thing lacking for me was patience.... :-)
Great video and lovely shots. Thanks for making me smile and hope you are OK by now.
Thanks for watching and for making me smile.
I am not sure I will ever be OK, but we all live with some kind of trauma, I guess. The pain never goes, we just get better at coping.
Lovely photos ! The sunset really nice colours should be pleased with that.
Thank you.
It takes a lot to please me in my own work, Keith. Yes, it's a nice shot but I am better than that. We all are. Low hanging fruit from my point of view. Strive to be better.
I am not being dismissive of the shot, the comp is nice given the very limited time I had to find and make it and maybe I am being too hard on myself. My metric for most images is simple: if I was death-scrolling and saw this, would it make me stop and look? Yes it might, but not for too long.
Hi Andy great showing as usual. Keep pulling through whatever it is. A hospital consultant said to me a few years ago sometimes its one day forward and two days back but keep moving forwards. Good luck..
If only I could manage those steps forward.....
Cheers, Jon.
Gorgeous shots Andy, wishing you all the best for tomorrow.
Thank you, John. Most kind.
beautiful images once again
Very kind
Great shots. Love the one at the fence. Timeless. May all go well.
Thanks 👍
Hope all went well. Great photos.
Thank you. It went as well as could be expected I think.
Great shots and a great message.. thanks
Thank you
Hi, Andy.
A very beautiful environment where you are.
And the photos turned out really well indeed.
And it is indeed important that you know how all the things you use work and react to certain circumstances.
I'm still working on my 25mm to get out what's in it.
What I mean is that with a prime lens, it is a bit more difficult to get a good composition.
But I won't give up and will follow your advice by finding out exactly what I can make with my 25 mm.
Good luck with what tomorrow will bring.
Antoine.
Thanks, Antoine.
Three primes - two macros and the 45mm f1.8. I barely use the 45mm. I really should get out with it and follow my own advice.
The day (about 3 weeks ago now) was about as I expected, but could have gone any way. I have previously discussed some of my "difficulties" with you and it's related to that. It's very painful.
I hope your pain is bearable.
Take care
Andy
@@AndyBanner Take care, my dear friend. I have only one zoom 12-60. The rest of my lenses are prime. Let me how you are doing by email, Andy.
Only just found your channel.Very informative and relaxing.Love it.Hope your health is good and we see many many more videos from you.Take care.
Thank you, Martin.
Gorgeous, thanks❤👍
Thank you too!
Love the location !!
Good luck tomorrow !!
Thanks
Beautiful shots as usual Andrew. I hope it all went well...
Thank you. It's a long slog born of deceit, stubbornness, a smattering of stupidity and a healthy dose of being incapable of reasonable thinking, unreasonableness and a total refusal to communicate. Just one stage of it I guess.
Oh my... Just beautful !!
Thank you
Beautiful images.
Many thanks!
@@AndyBanner your videos are very insightful without the strident preachiness found in too many RUclips presenters. I enjoy the thoughtful compositions and agree wholeheartedly that there is tremendous beauty in the small, quiet places.
I loved this video the flower & the first sunset photo i loved 😀😍
Thanks, Angela. Hope you're well.
@@AndyBanner Yeah as well as I can be how are you and Nicky 😊
We're surviving, but not much more, Angela. Thanks for asking.
Take care of yourself 😊
Take care, Andrew.
Wish you the very best.
Thank you.
@@AndyBanner 👍
Lo belt captures! Best wishes
I'm not into photographing flowers but these are quite nice
I really like the shot of the gate? 📷 👍
Flower photography, like any other, has certain things that just make it work - a bit like any close-up imagery. Having a good tripod and a close-focusing lens are good starting points but framing, technique and so much more effort needs to be put in. It's also difficult outdoors because of the breeze. It's a technique-heavy genre for sure.
Thank you Andrew, love your rambles ,what lovely photos in a glorious English summer evening. What lens did you use to take the pink Vetch photo. Love it. Good luck with whatever it is you’re worried about.
Thank you, Gilly. I had to watch the video to check which lens. It's as I suspected, the 40-150 f2.8 pro. The image is focus-stacked in camera.
@@AndyBanner thank you so much
I also wish you luck! Take care Göran in Latvia
Thank you, Göran
Thanks again for a lovely video. I'm totally with you here - I get so much relaxation from a combination of camping and photography. I'm heading off to a campsite in North Norfolk (Near Kings Lynn) for 3 days of camping, picture making and re-setting - can't wait! :-)
Hello, Henry. Hope you enjoy your time up here in Norfolk. Got any plans to visit anywhere? Bit of local knowledge on tap if you need it.
Thanks Andrew. My usual “plan” is to plan nothing. I have a disability which means I have a tendency to fatigue. However, I am interested in photographing “interesting” buildings, waterside/boats, beaches/marshlands. And maybe having a sneaky dip/swim😊. All without having to drive too far😜 How does that sound?
Are you aware of the ruined church of St James? It's visible to the right of the A148 about mid way between the roundabouts at King's Lynn hospital and the next one North. It's a striking structure. There's an RAF Jaguar by the roadside at Tatterset. The Old Raf base there looks interesting but I don't know if there's access. Plenty of boats at Burnham Overy Staithe, Wells, Morston and Blakeney.
Thanks again - that’s all fantastic, I will certainly try to get round as many as possible. Really appreciate the heads up 😀
Andrew I'm really enjoying your photography you do have a wonderful eye and composition , I'm learning loads from your narration. Can I ask the lenses you are using? Let us all know your settings would really helpful In understanding your final photo, many thanks for your effort keep them coming mark
Many thanks!
I stopped putting settings data on images a long while ago. It's really onerous in editing and has no tangible use to you (even though you think it does).
Shutter speed might be the only exception to this, but anyone with a small experience of operating a camera in anything other than full auto understands the difference between 1/2 a second and 1/125th for example. When you also bring focal length and sensor size into the mix, ambient light levels and so many more variables, my settings become meaningless stats. And thats BEFORE we consider how the editing has altered things.
Best of luck tomorrow
thanks
Subbed you hope things workout for you Andrew lovely shots.......
Thank you. Do I call you User or pq3oq2nq2h? - You weren't a reject droid character from Star Wars, were you? :-)
@@AndyBanner Tony is my name Andy
Hope I can remember it. You'll have to post regularly or I'll ask again :-)
Did you put the 3 pictures to make one ?🎉
I think so.... I can't be sure which version I ended up showing. There was one that had just about enough dynamic range to do a lot with, but I think the shot here is a merging of three shots with a lot of additional work - as is always the case with complicated exposures like this.
Bon video, salut i que tinguis dies bons!
Merci
Focus Bracket ? Sorry I’m new to all this lol love your teaching tho
Focus brackets are a series of image that are shot at different focal points which are then combined to give the image more depth, or to ensure overall focus in close-up work. As you get closer to a subject, it becomes more and more difficult to keep it sharp, (even by closing the aperture).so if you take a nimber of shots at different focus points, you can overcome this limitation.
Combining the images is usually done in Photoshop or another application, but my camera can do it in body.
Hope that helps. Happy to explain more if not
I do think you are quite brilliant. Awful day? Remember, no journey is ever as bad as you think it is going to be....in hindsight everything looks better!
You're way too kind. Yes, often the anxiety of doing something is far worse that just doing it. When I say often, I of course mean "always". Sadly, that knowledge does not prevent the anxiety.
🤩😍🤩🤩🤩🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡...
Can be good for mental health. If you drop your favorite lens ... 😊😊😊
Smashed mine a couple of years ago. Didn't zip the backpack up properly and camera with lens hit the tarmac. Lens mount mount broke off.....
Look forward to seeing you NEXT WEEK. 😁
Thanks. You already have seen me next week - in the kind of sense that I was inexpertly defining around that sunset shot. This was about 3 weeks ago now and I have actually put out videos that were shot after this as the timing of their content was more critical. Life and families can be very difficult to cope with sometimes.