One of my first photography exercises was to pick a short section of a lane and walk for 100 yards and take 10 images. Made me open my eyes and see what is around me. Todays video brought back the memories.
Henry, thanks for being a "glass half full" guy. You really help giving "glass half empty" folk inspiration. This video has got me thinking about exploring the local area again with my camera.. The advent series is amazing so thanks again.
Henry, let me say first that I love the channel and really enjoy just how enthusiastic you are about your photography. It is always so positive and joyful, and that enthusiasm is contagious. I really loved this video in particular as I think a LOT of folks don't have access to the most picturesque locations, but videos like this are a reminder that we can find beauty even in rather mundane spots as long as we are willing to look for it. Thank you for bringing us along on your photo journey!
The lockdown was transformational to me. Being restricted to about a 1 mile radius of the house for nearly 3 months made me rethink what landscape photography meant. I still like the big scenes but I'm happy to go for a stroll locally too.
Henry, I particularly enjoyed this one, as I must concur with the fact that many of us, including myself don't have such easy access to such grand landscapes as you often shoot. We here in and around Philadelphia have some similar stone walls and architecture from which to draw some inspiration and this has inspired me to take my 10-year old Nikon d5200 more often! Thanks, Henry! P.S. your calendar looks great on my wall!!
Massive thanks for highlighting my earlier comment for this video Henry! This video captures the thought and spirit of that comment EXACTLY! You even took it a step further with your wander through the village. Even though we don't have the "grand landscape" here in western Wisconsin, it is a beautiful area. One of the big reasons I think we stick to our local locations is because we have a lot of pride in our homelands and love finding the beauty within them, even if it's the small details. I'm sure you feel the same way. It certainly is evident in your photographs.
As someone with very limited mobility eg in agony after walking 20 metres my photography is mainly from the roadside so you really do have to think outside the box. I also cannot stand for more than 2 mins so need to carry a stool so this affects angles I can shoot at. It’s why Scotland is my favourite place despite living in the Peak District. More parking spots to get those amazing views in Scotland. Very few photographers will take up the challenge to do the same
I really like the B&W image at 7:30. You did a great job on that one. I appreciate good photos, wherever they are from. But for me, though I would go to those places if I'd the money and time, the iconic locations have been photographed so many times and so well, they don't need my addition, and I have no lingering desire to shoot there. I just want to make a good photograph which stands on its own, in that where it was taken is not important to the viewer's enjoyment of it. Your photograph at 7:30, is an example of what I mean. Cheers. (Sorry I missed the live one while live, though.)
A great little exercise I've used throughout my career, most often when I find myself back in a cityscape after spending a long period out in the wide-open spaces. Take a single city block or two and ONLY photograph within that area. Helps to readjust the eye to seeing things in a more intimate way, although even when I'm out shooting landscapes, I'll still look for and find many, close up and more intimate images. Still the exercise really helps. 👍
William is absolutely right…the ‘big places’ have been done to death and even if us oldies could get to them we would be missing the beauty on our doorstep… I enjoy just recording my day and it’s surprising what amazing images you can find if you just open your eyes…so thanks for this video…🎉❤
I've been to your "mundane everyday" for the first time this year - and the second time just a week after. Visited the Lake District on our way up to Scotland and decided to cut Scotland a few days short so we can stay in the Lake District again. Absolutely stunning! I love the sign post shot!
Hi Henry, I'm Sam. I'm really enjoying the advent uploads. I use my photography time for "me time" where I switch off, relax and come away from what's happening in the world and take time out and hopefully record happy memories of a walk or that day. As I suffer from depression it's a mental health treatment for me. Keep up the good work Henry :D
Another "Bullseye" Henry! I can't get out to anything remotely resembling epic scenery or dramatic cityscapes. I wander my local parks and botanical garden looking for the small things. As a biology teacher I always told my students that, when out in nature, look far and wide but focus near and close - just as you did this day. The greatest variety of life exists at the margins, along boundaries. I follow many great photographers on YT, but I never look forward to anyone's videos more than yours. You have an humble sense of gratitude and honesty that is so refreshing. Thank you😊
Sensible you, wearing over-trousers. I went out yesterday for a short walk, it was drizzling, but not enough to warrant wearing them. Twenty minutes later, torrential downpour! I was soaked. I loved the feeling of just being out in the elements, hearing the wind, experiencing the rain, so it was well worth it (especially as I was close to home! ).
This video is so inspirational for those of us waking up to grey skies most mornings in this part of the world. As you have really shown here, that doesn’t mean that we can't find something to shoot or get creative with our camera. Abstracts, black and white, small intimare scenes, it’s all there for us if we look. Thanks again Henry, just the inspiration I need. This advent series is brilliant.
I love your black and white images and abstracts. Macro close up is one of my favorite ways to tell the story of my surroundings. Thanks for sharing and narrating your journey.
This is good for me to hear. I live in a --- shall we say -- very mundane area. There are no dry stone walls / gates, no hills / valleys, no waterfalls, no shorelines, no fells ... So I have to look harder. I have to be aware that I'm probably going to create a greater than average ratio of poor images. But hopefully there will be some decent ones from time to time. As a friend used to say, "Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then!"
Grey wet ordinariness all around. But one of my favourites of your your videos. This was really inspirational and just made me want to get out (the weather here is unremittingly ordinary at present) and make photos. I love your videos with breath-taking sunrises, moody clouds and Lake District and Scottish awesomeness. But this video I feel is so valuable in stressing another mindset of creativity that if unleashed can inspire us to see beauty and interest in our "ordinary" "uninteresting" home environments.
I love your advent series. My partner who doesn't take photos even really enjoys your videos. We go out adventuring together had he has seen me struggle with some of the same things we see you do. We are in Northwest British Columbia, Canada and our landscapes are quite different than yours, not quite so open and more wild with dense forests, rivers and mountains. Your old country sides, old houses and stone walls makes us want to travel. We love your enthusiasm and look forward to more of your videos. .
You are a joy to watch Henry. This Advent series gives me the opportunity to make a point to sit down after a heavy day at work and take the time to watch your video as soon as you have released it, before jumping into the evenings jobs with the animals and making dinner etc.. So thank you.
Thank you Henry, yes, great topic today. Here in Kent, something I still struggle with, the mundane, the plain the 'walk past' and 'may I should..' Its too easy to get down about it. Lets all crack on!
Thanks for another inspirational video Henry. It kicks this old duffer up the arse and reminds him that you can still take pictures when the rain is falling! I'm English but lucky enough to live in Switzerland (not in the mountains though) and often haven't bothered taking my camera out on local walks because I'm not in the mountains. Recently I've started doing it and have some fanstastic images of the local area. You definitely don't need moutains and no rain to take good pictures, although mountains may occasionally make it easier!
Henry, great video, spot on with the comments and those of William. As an enthusiast only, when I go out with my camera I consider it similar to when I go trout fishing on the fly. When I’m fishing it’s always a bonus if I actually catch a trout. I want to enjoy the scenery, the peace and tranquility and my sandwiches! So getting a great shot in my camera is simply a bonus to the fact that I’ve been out in the fresh air. Keep up the great work.
I so loved the berries with the rain drops...so easily missed but it was a beautiful image. There is an exercise where you work in a square, say a 3 foot square...what do you see....really good fun esp in a meadow...
I so relate to this video Henry. I took up photography during Lockdown watching all the wonderful channels on YT. It occurred to me that I could find beauty in everything and I say it a lot in my own videos - a photographer of everything 😂 I see things that catch my eye and I get great joy in capturing moments. And all in all, it gets easier just getting out locally with my camera. Great video this evening. 👍📷
I’m the Financial Aid director at the local college and deal with scholarships and federal assistance and students who had no idea that they have a bill to pay lol. (College in the US isn’t free) Anyway, I end up feeling like a bossy mom at the end of the day to like 500 students and it’s draining. I wish I could do photography full time but I couldn’t turn down the health insurance that came with the job. Thank you for making these videos and allowing us to vicariously live through you. I do get time, about once every 3-4 months, to take some photos and I do have a website but it’s definitely a hobby.
Great project, Henry. Love the partial arrow and the gate in front of the manor shots! I've just taken my camera on my early morning walks through the main street of our small two-stop-light town in Nova Scotia and managed to find geraniums growing in windows, snow on the Adirondack chairs in front of a summer sunset mural, Christmas lights and warm light from the windows of a coffee shop. For some, I went back when the light was better for a re-do, but I stuck to just the main part of the street. I called the set "December on Foord Street." I was quite pleasantly surprised at the number of images I came home with but ohhhhhhh - wouldn't I love to see your corner of the world!
With time being a premium most of my photography is done while on the road travelling around the country with work. A lot of lay-by locations with the occasional intentional detour. However this video today has reminded me of myself. I prefer landscape/city scape in both colour and infrared though sometimes getting up close is the only place to find an image. Another string to the bow so to speak. You should try the 10m challenge. Pin a map or go to a place and only allow yourself a 10m circle of movement for 1 hr. It's amazing how the creativity and awareness of the surroundings enhances over the hour.
Your topic for today's vlog is so spot on for me. I am fortunate to live in an area that many people save up to come for holidays. Every moment of the day and all sorts of weather changes the scenery around home. It is in constant transformation. Family and friends who see my photos ask where I travelled to and I love to say I took that on my walkabout around home. Henry, keep on inspiring all of us. And now I have to make a bacon butty..... Cheers !!
I agree with what you said - for me photography is about getting out, slowing down and enjoying my surroundings... Getting a couple of half decent images is a bonus
I use photography as a bit of a sojourn to my day job. I don't drive and struggle to get to those grand sites to take photos but still get enjoyment out of being out with my camera. One thing that struck me was your comment about coming back with a good photo or 4, this for me is a subjective issue and based on ones own opinion of ones own work. My expectations of my photos probably do not match the higher expectations you have of your work. Although none of my pictures are likely to win any competitions or earn me a living it doesn't mean I don't capture images I am happy with, even if they are only really fit for small digital photo frames. Really enjoying the mix of grand scale landscapes and intimate shots.
Although i go out and attempt landscape photography, one of my own favourite shots was of a Bumble Bee flying around some flowers in my front garden. Liked it so much I got it printed off and framed so can relate to looking for whats close to home. Great monochrome shot of the wall and gate, even the missus said she would have that one on the wall,
The start of this video is why I liked this so much talking about your freedom, my job is my kids being a stay at home dad so limits when I can get out with my camera and 2nd is my location down in the new forest whilst it’s a very nice place it’s very devoid of the ‘grand landscapes’ that the uk has to offer I feel it tests you as a photographer. I personally invite you to come down for a visit one day, gladly be a guide 😂
Brilliant video Henry, thank you, great topic today. I completely agree, you don't need to travel to amazing, exotic locations to find interesting compositions. It's great to see you demonstrating how you adapt to your surroundings with such enthusiasm. I have always really enjoyed exploring my own local area, looking closely at the ordinary around me for inspirartion to create interesting photos. Photography is such a fantastic hobby for me. I't has given me so much enjoyment as well as motivation and inspiration to explore and develop my creative and artistic abilities, that for so long I didn't believe I had.
Reminds me of when I was younger and starting out photography, used to go about photographing all the little details as well as the grand vistas. Feeling inspired to take a closer look at the details again. 😀
It's amusing to see your positive reaction to this style of photography, as it's what I do almost every day. Unlike the grand vistas and epic locations you often find yourself in for traditional landscape photography, I typically hike across fields, down country lanes, and through forests. This is where I find my inspiration. I have to immerse myself in the nature that surrounds me, spotting intricate details along the way. Over time, I've trained my mind to keep an eye out for these details as I walk. Watching your reaction in the video was delightful - you seemed like a newborn opening his or her eyes for the first time! 😆
Sorry about the long comment. Something that has always fascinated me are all the stone walls all over the U. K. I know there are stones all over because I also watch a channel called Harry's Farm near Cotswolds and his land has small stones all over. Harry hired someone about a year ago to rebuild a stone wall and he had the rocks brought in on pallets. It took weeks to build around a couple hundred feet of wall. There must be tens of thousands of miles of walls all over the U. K. It's hard to imagine the effort that must have gone into building all those walls. They look quite old so I assume people had to scrounge up the stones from nearby. For you, having grown up with them, I suppose they are just a part of the landscape, no big deal. But to me, from Nebraska, USA, it looks incredible. Every bit as much effort as the pyramids but with smaller stones. I've never been able to find much information about them. Such as their age or are legal boundaries of land ownership defined by the walls, even though they look so haphazardly placed? BTW, I really love your videos. I like that you don't spend a bunch of time talking about gear and you do often talk about the settings so anyone with any gear can get an idea about how to replicate similar photos.
Henry, another awesome video. It is amazing how many people don't realize that every single place is unique. The joy I find is finding things that are different or at a different perspective. I know that sometimes the little things or details, are what make our shots so specific and unique. With the addition of all the possibilities in post processing, you can change it a little bit and make the shot seem extremely unique. Thanks again for your inspiration and your awesome videos and shots!!
Adding to my original comment as I like to comment during the video. It is amazing the little things like the berries that you shot, the odd number with the little drops, make for an interesting thing that allows the viewer to make up their own story.
An inspiration of a video even though you got soaked on our behalf...you show that photography is out there no matter what the weather is...lovely shots of the moss on stone walls and the excellent black and white of the gate...many thanks and best wishes
You described my photographic situation down to a t. I watch your videos and think how damn lucky you are to have easy access to such wonderful countryside, where I on the other hand, live in the most uninspiring parts of the country, the fens of Eastern England. The only landscape shots to be had are when you travel to the coast of Norfolk or .......any other place, just not in the fen. Signed, frustrated of Cambridgeshire.
Great topic/subj Henry. I have done the same thing, especially when lighting is blah blah. The little things adding up to get the grand landscape we adore i think helps me appreciate it more.
I'm passionate about photography and the techy stuff, however photography every Sunday morning is brilliant for my mental health. I feel relaxed and happy when I'm out with my camera and when I get home, ecstatic if I've gotten good shots too!
I was a landscape photographer but with my dodgy knees that's not on anymore so I do street scenes in my home location (York) instead. Oh and they're nearly always B&W because that's how I like to see them.
My game changer was getting a 50mm prime f1.4. really helped me understanding settings without things changing everytime I changed the zoom. Great videos, tune in everyday.
what a great topic for the video. I am sure I am not alone in relating to this and the reminder that patterns and images are everywhere - you just need to not just look but SEE.
It’s true, we don’t all live near these honeypot locations, so making the most of the local area and, focusing on details, textures and simple natural compositions is what I tend to do, but I have been wondering if a macro lens would make those intimate shots you refer to just a tad better. Great stuff, Henry, as per! 👍🖖
Love the full on enthusiasm you give to your vids. Henry, am one of those photographers that you talk about in full time employment ( thankfully! ) so on limited time and also situated along way from those grand vistas. So have really consentrated on this type of photography over the years. Have been scouring u-tube for a while now for exactly this type of video bar the excellent Simon Booth and plenty of fungi vids. they seem to be very "thin on the ground". If you can recommend please let me know of any u-tubers / photographers out there that specialise in this type of work. Keep up the good work. 👍
Great inspiration for those of us tired of our surroundings...get out and look around! That B/W shot of the gate was mint! You are an inspiration. I follow Nigel and Adam but I never miss your videos.
I live in Germany and I'm definitely jealous of the UK landscapes. Peak and Lake District, Snowdonia etc. are all so rich in interesting areas. Even German trees and forests are less interesting (to me), because our forests tend to be very dense, busy and uniform, whereas trees in the UK are much gnarlier and easier to isolate.
Hi Henry I'm mainly a street and architecture photographer but I do like being out in the countryside or on a beach. If I lived in a great location like you with fantastic landscapes I'm pretty sure I would do that kind of photography more often, loving this advent series mate 👍
I always try to take a camera with me whenever I go out with anyone but predominantly it gives me me time and solitude alone with my thoughts and I love it. A question for you, especially when it’s peeing down why do you not use a lens hood?
I do a bit of both, I carry my camera..... And some macro tubes everywhere with me in case I come across a shot on my way home from work. But I also go out to shoot landscape astrophotography, and like to get something decent from that. Where I've started exhibiting my work, having to be a lot more careful about star focus etc.
A great video Henry, and an idea I have tried myself on a few occasions walking round my very local reservoir, I usually pick days when it has been raining so I can capture the water droplets that hang off the bushes, the tiny little world's they provide in the reflections are fascinating
Another outstanding Video Henry. I loved the more relaxed approach and of course we don't all live in outstanding beauty. However I love to challenge myself being relatively new to photography. I went out yesterday into the woods and tried to capture some decent images. I struggle to see good compositions but watching your videos is definitely helping me. thanks Again.
Thankyou for the inspiration about looking for sections out of context of ordinary scenery, I find that usually quite difficult. The Z7 does a great job hand held and in aperture priority with auto ISO I do that most of the time with mine when I'm out doing landscapes or cityscapes, I really like your black and white photo of the gate by the trees, such atmosphere.
Fantastic, I’ve been watching your channel for a few years now, and I’m so glad that you have made this video, as this is the type of photography that I really enjoy, just take the camera around, and take what ever takes your eye. 👍👍👍
Great video and photos, my favourite is the berries with the raindrops, I will definitely look for things to photograph closer to home, I don't often go to the big vista places as I don't always feel safe when out doing photography alone, keep up the good work, loving this series everyday
Thanks Henry for another interesting video....yes this is how my photography hobby is because I can't get around to exotic locations like you....I am 80yrs old & limited with getting outside my local area to take photos....love your work as always... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
Henry! Another great video... I told you already that I am loving this Advent series! Keep it up... Im really going to miss these daily trips. Peace & happy shooting! Donna
Another great video, thanks Henry, I do go out and just enjoy having my camera with me, not always looking for 'hat shot' but jut enjoying making the most of where I am. I had one thought with your berry shot, As someone on limited budget I find macro extension rigs a great way to get up close and personal to subjects, one day I might be able to afford a cracking macro lens, until then macro extension rings it is. Have a great Christmas and happy photographing :)
The best photographers use their eyes and imagination much more than snappers and don’t need “hotspots” to produce enviable photos. Hence the reason you and other vloggers get your audiences which help lift us to improve. Keep up the good work with this advent series most enjoyable Henry.
I admire you, your enthusiasm knows no bounds, I'd be to frightened to take my camera out in such weather. A few raindrops hitting the window is enough to put me off (it shouldn't I know but that's an old novice for you). 🤣Yet another great video.🍷
You don't need to go far to see a little bit of countryside and abstracts can be found just about anywhere you go. I'm lucky to live on the edge of town next to green belt land. There are farms not very far away and lots of public footpaths to explore.
Another great video. Living down in the south most of the epic locations have been photographed to death, trying to find something different can be hard work, but certainly worth it. Landscape is outside my comfort zone, still, but given the right location I feel your enthusiasm, and you and a couple of others on here have certainly inspired me to move out of my comfort zone more.
I hope you enjoyed that bacon butty, well deserved mate. I’m really enjoying your advent series and you’re a real trooper with these daily videos 😀 I’m watching from Houston Texas with European summer temperatures but missing the UK weather, being a Norwegian with a Geordie wife. I hope to see you in the Lakes next year. Keep going as it’s a true inspiration for a lot of us out there. Looking forward to tomorrow…
Really enjoying your Advent series. Fear you've made a bit of a rod for your own back 😉. Keep it up! Stumbled across your channel a while back when you did something down the end of the Lune estuary near Sunderland point and it took me back to my Lancaster Uni days photographing bugs on 35mm film... Now Silverdale does it again. Arnside and Silverdale area is a special place and it resonates that you adapt your landscapes to include the more abstract, close up, "nature" stuff. Would love to see more from the Knot... If it's not too early, happy Christmas! Cheers.
I actually love the image at 7:30, even though usually I'm not a big fan of black and white photography. I have to admit, when I go out with my camera, I am quite disappointed if I don't come back with something decent, even if I had a wonderful time being out in nature.
Hi Henry, I've just discovered your channel on RUclips a few weeks ago and I have been watching quite a lot of your videos of late, which I am thoroughly enjoying. So, a big thumbs up from me. One thing that I would like to see is the actual shots that you take prior to photo editing. I think this would be advantageous to all amateur photographers out there. Anyway, keep up the good work. 👍
Last week I walked around a conservation area that's 15 minutes from my house. Same weather conditions you're dealing with, along with fog, which made the area very interesting. The weather added so much to what I was photographing as it made the images just pop. I shoot with a nikon Z5 with a 24-200 mm lens, which is great and suits my needs. However I've been thinking of picking up a macro 105 Z lens. Just for days that I'd like to get really close to the subject, both realistic and abstract. Sometimes the days that are grey and mundane can turn into the most interesting image wise. Sorry I can't share some of the images with you that I took in my local area in this post. But I think you and I had a very similar experience in our own local area.
Henry, what a great channel you have and it's fantastic to watch your adventures. I am in the same boat about not being able to walk out my front door and be greeted with country side views. Living in London has slowly molded the way I take photos. Looking for even the slightest of photo opportunities is like hunting for gold. I love the mindset so much that I have bought a macro lens and even some extnsion tubes for my non-macro lenses to give them an even closer focal length. It's like another world to see anything at 1:1 magnification. Have you tried or though about trying macro? Thanks
Thanks for these inspiring videos! However, I’m always wondering, why you don’t use a lens hood, especially in such weather conditions (keeping away rain drops), but also when it’s sunny.
Always nice to see you in Silverdale Henry! I feel pretty privileged to be able to live here but feel I’ve exhausted a lot of the usual spots to photograph so I love to go for the more intimate/abstract shots. Another great video (although a bit damp! 😅)
Hi Henry, thank you for another great video, i live a long way from epic locations, and this video has shown me images that I would have just walked past and ignored and I have done many times, I’ll be paying more attention from now on. Once again a great video and fantastic advent series, thank you so much. Gary.
Hi Henry try the Nisi close up focusing lens , I've got one and quite handy for insta macro when your not carrying a macro lens and fits in pocket. I use on my rf100-400 lens and def worth the crack brus.
Absolutely glued to your channel Henry and trying my hardest to pick up as many tips as I can. Thanks for sharing and giving us inspiration . As you are a professional photographer, can you recommend a starting point kit wise as I am going to be spending 3 weeks in Scotland and want to capture landscape and wildlife. I have limited knowledge but confused about all the different kit available eg compact, bridge,dslr . I don’t have a huge budget but don’t want to waste money or regret something.
Henry, really enjoying your series of “everyday” photography that most of only get to do…. Looking forward to each days adventure… As always, keep snapping…
Loving the intimate shots Henry, the Ivy leaf, the footpath sign, the berries. It’s good to go out of your comfort zone, I do it all of the time and it’s often surprising how good the images are 😉👌
Another good video with a good message. The local mundane is indeed exotic to others. I have a friend from when living in Canada. She wants to visit the UK. Why? London architecture? Coastal? Scotland? No. Drystone walls. 😉 Not close up abstract but the patterns in the landscape, but the point still stands. I guess she saw an episode of All Creatures Great and Small or something. PS - Handheld photography in low light. I find shooting in Manual with auto ISO works best. Set to say 1/125 and the desired aperture. All you've got to check for is over exposure but then you simply up the speed. Exposure compensation is handled by the ISO.
Hi Henry I have been watching your videos for about 2 years now and you have helped me with my photography thank you. These December videos are brilliant I just wanted to say hi from Portugal you and your family have a wonderful Christmas
Thanks for this video Henry, it was really up my alley, I love doing abstract photography and finding the little details in the ordinary. You've given me more inspiration to continue going out in my ordinary landscape. I'm really enjoying your Advent series, and looking forward to the next video. Cheers!
The way a I approach my college sports photography is to pick one lens and body and make them work!! Instead of hauling 50 lbs. of gear in a bag! It sharpens your talents. the lens and body vary with the sport covered.
A great session which reminded me of Arnside Knot and Silverdale walks with my late parents, thank you. Does the train still go over Morecambe Bay at Arnside, maybe that bridge/viaduct could be an interesting composition, just watch out for the Morecambe Bay Bore!
Another great video Henry, really enjoying this series of videos. I'm very fortunate to live in North Devon with Exmoor and arguably some of the best coast line within easy reach. However, I still like to take a short walk from home up through a small wooded area into the fields on a regular basis. Not always getting photos, but enjoyable nonetheless. As you have proven on this video, most places close to home have something to offer photographically. I will also at times only take my 50mm macro lens to see what I can find. Keep up the good work!
One of my first photography exercises was to pick a short section of a lane and walk for 100 yards and take 10 images. Made me open my eyes and see what is around me. Todays video brought back the memories.
Henry, thanks for being a "glass half full" guy. You really help giving "glass half empty" folk inspiration.
This video has got me thinking about exploring the local area again with my camera..
The advent series is amazing so thanks again.
Henry, let me say first that I love the channel and really enjoy just how enthusiastic you are about your photography. It is always so positive and joyful, and that enthusiasm is contagious. I really loved this video in particular as I think a LOT of folks don't have access to the most picturesque locations, but videos like this are a reminder that we can find beauty even in rather mundane spots as long as we are willing to look for it.
Thank you for bringing us along on your photo journey!
The lockdown was transformational to me. Being restricted to about a 1 mile radius of the house for nearly 3 months made me rethink what landscape photography meant. I still like the big scenes but I'm happy to go for a stroll locally too.
Henry, I particularly enjoyed this one, as I must concur with the fact that many of us, including myself don't have such easy access to such grand landscapes as you often shoot. We here in and around Philadelphia have some similar stone walls and architecture from which to draw some inspiration and this has inspired me to take my 10-year old Nikon d5200 more often! Thanks, Henry!
P.S. your calendar looks great on my wall!!
Massive thanks for highlighting my earlier comment for this video Henry! This video captures the thought and spirit of that comment EXACTLY! You even took it a step further with your wander through the village. Even though we don't have the "grand landscape" here in western Wisconsin, it is a beautiful area. One of the big reasons I think we stick to our local locations is because we have a lot of pride in our homelands and love finding the beauty within them, even if it's the small details. I'm sure you feel the same way. It certainly is evident in your photographs.
Thanks again so much for the comment mate!! 🙏🏻👍🏼
This is brilliant! Just what 90% of us need most of the time! Thank you!!!
As someone with very limited mobility eg in agony after walking 20 metres my photography is mainly from the roadside so you really do have to think outside the box. I also cannot stand for more than 2 mins so need to carry a stool so this affects angles I can shoot at. It’s why Scotland is my favourite place despite living in the Peak District. More parking spots to get those amazing views in Scotland. Very few photographers will take up the challenge to do the same
I really like the B&W image at 7:30. You did a great job on that one. I appreciate good photos, wherever they are from. But for me, though I would go to those places if I'd the money and time, the iconic locations have been photographed so many times and so well, they don't need my addition, and I have no lingering desire to shoot there. I just want to make a good photograph which stands on its own, in that where it was taken is not important to the viewer's enjoyment of it. Your photograph at 7:30, is an example of what I mean. Cheers. (Sorry I missed the live one while live, though.)
A great little exercise I've used throughout my career, most often when I find myself back in a cityscape after spending a long period out in the wide-open spaces. Take a single city block or two and ONLY photograph within that area. Helps to readjust the eye to seeing things in a more intimate way, although even when I'm out shooting landscapes, I'll still look for and find many, close up and more intimate images. Still the exercise really helps. 👍
William is absolutely right…the ‘big places’ have been done to death and even if us oldies could get to them we would be missing the beauty on our doorstep… I enjoy just recording my day and it’s surprising what amazing images you can find if you just open your eyes…so thanks for this video…🎉❤
I've been to your "mundane everyday" for the first time this year - and the second time just a week after. Visited the Lake District on our way up to Scotland and decided to cut Scotland a few days short so we can stay in the Lake District again. Absolutely stunning!
I love the sign post shot!
Hi Henry, I'm Sam.
I'm really enjoying the advent uploads. I use my photography time for "me time" where I switch off, relax and come away from what's happening in the world and take time out and hopefully record happy memories of a walk or that day. As I suffer from depression it's a mental health treatment for me.
Keep up the good work Henry :D
Another "Bullseye" Henry! I can't get out to anything remotely resembling epic scenery or dramatic cityscapes. I wander my local parks and botanical garden looking for the small things. As a biology teacher I always told my students that, when out in nature, look far and wide but focus near and close - just as you did this day. The greatest variety of life exists at the margins, along boundaries. I follow many great photographers on YT, but I never look forward to anyone's videos more than yours. You have an humble sense of gratitude and honesty that is so refreshing. Thank you😊
Sensible you, wearing over-trousers. I went out yesterday for a short walk, it was drizzling, but not enough to warrant wearing them. Twenty minutes later, torrential downpour! I was soaked. I loved the feeling of just being out in the elements, hearing the wind, experiencing the rain, so it was well worth it (especially as I was close to home! ).
Love the monochrome images of the gate and foliage.
This video is so inspirational for those of us waking up to grey skies most mornings in this part of the world. As you have really shown here, that doesn’t mean that we can't find something to shoot or get creative with our camera. Abstracts, black and white, small intimare scenes, it’s all there for us if we look. Thanks again Henry, just the inspiration I need. This advent series is brilliant.
I love your black and white images and abstracts. Macro close up is one of my favorite ways to tell the story of my surroundings. Thanks for sharing and narrating your journey.
This is good for me to hear. I live in a --- shall we say -- very mundane area. There are no dry stone walls / gates, no hills / valleys, no waterfalls, no shorelines, no fells ... So I have to look harder. I have to be aware that I'm probably going to create a greater than average ratio of poor images. But hopefully there will be some decent ones from time to time. As a friend used to say, "Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then!"
Grey wet ordinariness all around. But one of my favourites of your your videos. This was really inspirational and just made me want to get out (the weather here is unremittingly ordinary at present) and make photos. I love your videos with breath-taking sunrises, moody clouds and Lake District and Scottish awesomeness. But this video I feel is so valuable in stressing another mindset of creativity that if unleashed can inspire us to see beauty and interest in our "ordinary" "uninteresting" home environments.
Old stone walls, a privilege and stunning! Nothing that old in North Texas! Really like the B/W @7:30...so good!
I love your advent series. My partner who doesn't take photos even really enjoys your videos. We go out adventuring together had he has seen me struggle with some of the same things we see you do. We are in Northwest British Columbia, Canada and our landscapes are quite different than yours, not quite so open and more wild with dense forests, rivers and mountains. Your old country sides, old houses and stone walls makes us want to travel. We love your enthusiasm and look forward to more of your videos. .
You are a joy to watch Henry. This Advent series gives me the opportunity to make a point to sit down after a heavy day at work and take the time to watch your video as soon as you have released it, before jumping into the evenings jobs with the animals and making dinner etc.. So thank you.
The B&W gate is one of my favorite photographs you've taken. Amazing photo on a less than perfect day.
Thank you Henry, yes, great topic today. Here in Kent, something I still struggle with, the mundane, the plain the 'walk past' and 'may I should..' Its too easy to get down about it. Lets all crack on!
Thanks for another inspirational video Henry. It kicks this old duffer up the arse and reminds him that you can still take pictures when the rain is falling! I'm English but lucky enough to live in Switzerland (not in the mountains though) and often haven't bothered taking my camera out on local walks because I'm not in the mountains. Recently I've started doing it and have some fanstastic images of the local area. You definitely don't need moutains and no rain to take good pictures, although mountains may occasionally make it easier!
Henry, great video, spot on with the comments and those of William. As an enthusiast only, when I go out with my camera I consider it similar to when I go trout fishing on the fly. When I’m fishing it’s always a bonus if I actually catch a trout. I want to enjoy the scenery, the peace and tranquility and my sandwiches! So getting a great shot in my camera is simply a bonus to the fact that I’ve been out in the fresh air. Keep up the great work.
I so loved the berries with the rain drops...so easily missed but it was a beautiful image. There is an exercise where you work in a square, say a 3 foot square...what do you see....really good fun esp in a meadow...
I so relate to this video Henry. I took up photography during Lockdown watching all the wonderful channels on YT. It occurred to me that I could find beauty in everything and I say it a lot in my own videos - a photographer of everything 😂
I see things that catch my eye and I get great joy in capturing moments. And all in all, it gets easier just getting out locally with my camera.
Great video this evening. 👍📷
A friend of mine always says there’s a photo anywhere, you have to train your eyes to seen them, loving these abstract and intimate shots.
I’m the Financial Aid director at the local college and deal with scholarships and federal assistance and students who had no idea that they have a bill to pay lol. (College in the US isn’t free) Anyway, I end up feeling like a bossy mom at the end of the day to like 500 students and it’s draining. I wish I could do photography full time but I couldn’t turn down the health insurance that came with the job. Thank you for making these videos and allowing us to vicariously live through you. I do get time, about once every 3-4 months, to take some photos and I do have a website but it’s definitely a hobby.
Great project, Henry. Love the partial arrow and the gate in front of the manor shots! I've just taken my camera on my early morning walks through the main street of our small two-stop-light town in Nova Scotia and managed to find geraniums growing in windows, snow on the Adirondack chairs in front of a summer sunset mural, Christmas lights and warm light from the windows of a coffee shop. For some, I went back when the light was better for a re-do, but I stuck to just the main part of the street. I called the set "December on Foord Street." I was quite pleasantly surprised at the number of images I came home with but ohhhhhhh - wouldn't I love to see your corner of the world!
With time being a premium most of my photography is done while on the road travelling around the country with work. A lot of lay-by locations with the occasional intentional detour. However this video today has reminded me of myself. I prefer landscape/city scape in both colour and infrared though sometimes getting up close is the only place to find an image. Another string to the bow so to speak. You should try the 10m challenge. Pin a map or go to a place and only allow yourself a 10m circle of movement for 1 hr. It's amazing how the creativity and awareness of the surroundings enhances over the hour.
Your topic for today's vlog is so spot on for me. I am fortunate to live in an area that many people save up to come for holidays. Every moment of the day and all sorts of weather changes the scenery around home. It is in constant transformation. Family and friends who see my photos ask where I travelled to and I love to say I took that on my walkabout around home. Henry, keep on inspiring all of us. And now I have to make a bacon butty..... Cheers !!
I agree with what you said - for me photography is about getting out, slowing down and enjoying my surroundings...
Getting a couple of half decent images is a bonus
I use photography as a bit of a sojourn to my day job. I don't drive and struggle to get to those grand sites to take photos but still get enjoyment out of being out with my camera. One thing that struck me was your comment about coming back with a good photo or 4, this for me is a subjective issue and based on ones own opinion of ones own work. My expectations of my photos probably do not match the higher expectations you have of your work. Although none of my pictures are likely to win any competitions or earn me a living it doesn't mean I don't capture images I am happy with, even if they are only really fit for small digital photo frames. Really enjoying the mix of grand scale landscapes and intimate shots.
Although i go out and attempt landscape photography, one of my own favourite shots was of a Bumble Bee flying around some flowers in my front garden. Liked it so much I got it printed off and framed so can relate to looking for whats close to home.
Great monochrome shot of the wall and gate, even the missus said she would have that one on the wall,
The start of this video is why I liked this so much talking about your freedom, my job is my kids being a stay at home dad so limits when I can get out with my camera and 2nd is my location down in the new forest whilst it’s a very nice place it’s very devoid of the ‘grand landscapes’ that the uk has to offer I feel it tests you as a photographer.
I personally invite you to come down for a visit one day, gladly be a guide 😂
Brilliant video Henry, thank you, great topic today. I completely agree, you don't need to travel to amazing, exotic locations to find interesting compositions. It's great to see you demonstrating how you adapt to your surroundings with such enthusiasm. I have always really enjoyed exploring my own local area, looking closely at the ordinary around me for inspirartion to create interesting photos.
Photography is such a fantastic hobby for me. I't has given me so much enjoyment as well as motivation and inspiration to explore and develop my creative and artistic abilities, that for so long I didn't believe I had.
Reminds me of when I was younger and starting out photography, used to go about photographing all the little details as well as the grand vistas. Feeling inspired to take a closer look at the details again. 😀
It's amusing to see your positive reaction to this style of photography, as it's what I do almost every day. Unlike the grand vistas and epic locations you often find yourself in for traditional landscape photography, I typically hike across fields, down country lanes, and through forests. This is where I find my inspiration. I have to immerse myself in the nature that surrounds me, spotting intricate details along the way. Over time, I've trained my mind to keep an eye out for these details as I walk. Watching your reaction in the video was delightful - you seemed like a newborn opening his or her eyes for the first time! 😆
Sorry about the long comment. Something that has always fascinated me are all the stone walls all over the U. K. I know there are stones all over because I also watch a channel called Harry's Farm near Cotswolds and his land has small stones all over. Harry hired someone about a year ago to rebuild a stone wall and he had the rocks brought in on pallets. It took weeks to build around a couple hundred feet of wall. There must be tens of thousands of miles of walls all over the U. K. It's hard to imagine the effort that must have gone into building all those walls. They look quite old so I assume people had to scrounge up the stones from nearby. For you, having grown up with them, I suppose they are just a part of the landscape, no big deal. But to me, from Nebraska, USA, it looks incredible. Every bit as much effort as the pyramids but with smaller stones. I've never been able to find much information about them. Such as their age or are legal boundaries of land ownership defined by the walls, even though they look so haphazardly placed? BTW, I really love your videos. I like that you don't spend a bunch of time talking about gear and you do often talk about the settings so anyone with any gear can get an idea about how to replicate similar photos.
What a great exercise! Looking for details in the ordinary. Thanks for doing this.
Henry, another awesome video. It is amazing how many people don't realize that every single place is unique. The joy I find is finding things that are different or at a different perspective. I know that sometimes the little things or details, are what make our shots so specific and unique. With the addition of all the possibilities in post processing, you can change it a little bit and make the shot seem extremely unique.
Thanks again for your inspiration and your awesome videos and shots!!
Adding to my original comment as I like to comment during the video. It is amazing the little things like the berries that you shot, the odd number with the little drops, make for an interesting thing that allows the viewer to make up their own story.
An inspiration of a video even though you got soaked on our behalf...you show that photography is out there no matter what the weather is...lovely shots of the moss on stone walls and the excellent black and white of the gate...many thanks and best wishes
You described my photographic situation down to a t.
I watch your videos and think how damn lucky you are to have easy access to such wonderful countryside, where I on the other hand, live in the most uninspiring parts of the country, the fens of Eastern England. The only landscape shots to be had are when you travel to the coast of Norfolk or .......any other place, just not in the fen.
Signed, frustrated of Cambridgeshire.
One day snow and frost, the next it`s raining cats and dogs, but it never seems to curve your enthusiasm Henry. "Top drawer" mate.🙂👌
Great topic/subj Henry. I have done the same thing, especially when lighting is blah blah. The little things adding up to get the grand landscape we adore i think helps me appreciate it more.
I'm passionate about photography and the techy stuff, however photography every Sunday morning is brilliant for my mental health. I feel relaxed and happy when I'm out with my camera and when I get home, ecstatic if I've gotten good shots too!
I was a landscape photographer but with my dodgy knees that's not on anymore so I do street scenes in my home location (York) instead. Oh and they're nearly always B&W because that's how I like to see them.
My game changer was getting a 50mm prime f1.4. really helped me understanding settings without things changing everytime I changed the zoom. Great videos, tune in everyday.
what a great topic for the video. I am sure I am not alone in relating to this and the reminder that patterns and images are everywhere - you just need to not just look but SEE.
It’s true, we don’t all live near these honeypot locations, so making the most of the local area and, focusing on details, textures and simple natural compositions is what I tend to do, but I have been wondering if a macro lens would make those intimate shots you refer to just a tad better. Great stuff, Henry, as per! 👍🖖
Love the full on enthusiasm you give to your vids. Henry, am one of those photographers that you talk about in full time employment ( thankfully! ) so on limited time and also situated along way from those grand vistas. So have really consentrated on this type of photography over the years. Have been scouring u-tube for a while now for exactly this type of video bar the excellent Simon Booth and plenty of fungi vids. they seem to be very "thin on the ground". If you can recommend please let me know of any u-tubers / photographers out there that specialise in this type of work. Keep up the good work. 👍
Great inspiration for those of us tired of our surroundings...get out and look around! That B/W shot of the gate was mint! You are an inspiration. I follow Nigel and Adam but I never miss your videos.
Never a dull day! Of all the shots, the one of the sign stood out to me. Such an inspiring walk seasoned with great shots. Bacon sarnie well earned.
I live in Germany and I'm definitely jealous of the UK landscapes. Peak and Lake District, Snowdonia etc. are all so rich in interesting areas. Even German trees and forests are less interesting (to me), because our forests tend to be very dense, busy and uniform, whereas trees in the UK are much gnarlier and easier to isolate.
Hi Henry I'm mainly a street and architecture photographer but I do like being out in the countryside or on a beach. If I lived in a great location like you with fantastic landscapes I'm pretty sure I would do that kind of photography more often, loving this advent series mate 👍
I always try to take a camera with me whenever I go out with anyone but predominantly it gives me me time and solitude alone with my thoughts and I love it. A question for you, especially when it’s peeing down why do you not use a lens hood?
I do a bit of both, I carry my camera..... And some macro tubes everywhere with me in case I come across a shot on my way home from work. But I also go out to shoot landscape astrophotography, and like to get something decent from that. Where I've started exhibiting my work, having to be a lot more careful about star focus etc.
Very enjoyable - learning there is plenty to look at and photograph almost everywhere.
A great video Henry, and an idea I have tried myself on a few occasions walking round my very local reservoir, I usually pick days when it has been raining so I can capture the water droplets that hang off the bushes, the tiny little world's they provide in the reflections are fascinating
Another outstanding Video Henry. I loved the more relaxed approach and of course we don't all live in outstanding beauty. However I love to challenge myself being relatively new to photography. I went out yesterday into the woods and tried to capture some decent images. I struggle to see good compositions but watching your videos is definitely helping me. thanks Again.
Thankyou for the inspiration about looking for sections out of context of ordinary scenery, I find that usually quite difficult.
The Z7 does a great job hand held and in aperture priority with auto ISO I do that most of the time with mine when I'm out doing landscapes or cityscapes,
I really like your black and white photo of the gate by the trees, such atmosphere.
Great video Henry nice to see different aspects of your photography gives me lots to think about thanks sharing it with all of us 😊
Fantastic, I’ve been watching your channel for a few years now, and I’m so glad that you have made this video, as this is the type of photography that I really enjoy, just take the camera around, and take what ever takes your eye. 👍👍👍
Great video and photos, my favourite is the berries with the raindrops, I will definitely look for things to photograph closer to home, I don't often go to the big vista places as I don't always feel safe when out doing photography alone, keep up the good work, loving this series everyday
Thanks Henry for another interesting video....yes this is how my photography hobby is because I can't get around to exotic locations like you....I am 80yrs old & limited with getting outside my local area to take photos....love your work as always... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
Henry! Another great video... I told you already that I am loving this Advent series! Keep it up... Im really going to miss these daily trips. Peace & happy shooting! Donna
Another quality video.I take my dog on the same walk every morning and still manage to find something to shoot. Looking forward to tomorrows release.
Another great video, thanks Henry, I do go out and just enjoy having my camera with me, not always looking for 'hat shot' but jut enjoying making the most of where I am.
I had one thought with your berry shot, As someone on limited budget I find macro extension rigs a great way to get up close and personal to subjects, one day I might be able to afford a cracking macro lens, until then macro extension rings it is. Have a great Christmas and happy photographing :)
The best photographers use their eyes and imagination much more than snappers and don’t need “hotspots” to produce enviable photos. Hence the reason you and other vloggers get your audiences which help lift us to improve. Keep up the good work with this advent series most enjoyable Henry.
Love the photos today! Look forward to tomorrow.
I admire you, your enthusiasm knows no bounds, I'd be to frightened to take my camera out in such weather. A few raindrops hitting the window is enough to put me off (it shouldn't I know but that's an old novice for you). 🤣Yet another great video.🍷
awsome and inspiring! Just what is needed in this gray season!
You don't need to go far to see a little bit of countryside and abstracts can be found just about anywhere you go. I'm lucky to live on the edge of town next to green belt land. There are farms not very far away and lots of public footpaths to explore.
Another great video. Living down in the south most of the epic locations have been photographed to death, trying to find something different can be hard work, but certainly worth it. Landscape is outside my comfort zone, still, but given the right location I feel your enthusiasm, and you and a couple of others on here have certainly inspired me to move out of my comfort zone more.
I hope you enjoyed that bacon butty, well deserved mate.
I’m really enjoying your advent series and you’re a real trooper with these daily videos 😀
I’m watching from Houston Texas with European summer temperatures but missing the UK weather, being a Norwegian with a Geordie wife. I hope to see you in the Lakes next year.
Keep going as it’s a true inspiration for a lot of us out there.
Looking forward to tomorrow…
Love the black and white gate photo! Living in Ohio we don’t have the amazing mountain views so this is more my type of photography. Great video !
Really enjoying your Advent series. Fear you've made a bit of a rod for your own back 😉. Keep it up! Stumbled across your channel a while back when you did something down the end of the Lune estuary near Sunderland point and it took me back to my Lancaster Uni days photographing bugs on 35mm film... Now Silverdale does it again. Arnside and Silverdale area is a special place and it resonates that you adapt your landscapes to include the more abstract, close up, "nature" stuff. Would love to see more from the Knot... If it's not too early, happy Christmas! Cheers.
I actually love the image at 7:30, even though usually I'm not a big fan of black and white photography. I have to admit, when I go out with my camera, I am quite disappointed if I don't come back with something decent, even if I had a wonderful time being out in nature.
Hi Henry, I've just discovered your channel on RUclips a few weeks ago and I have been watching quite a lot of your videos of late, which I am thoroughly enjoying. So, a big thumbs up from me. One thing that I would like to see is the actual shots that you take prior to photo editing. I think this would be advantageous to all amateur photographers out there. Anyway, keep up the good work. 👍
Last week I walked around a conservation area that's 15 minutes from my house. Same weather conditions you're dealing with, along with fog, which made the area very interesting. The weather added so much to what I was photographing as it made the images just pop. I shoot with a nikon Z5 with a 24-200 mm lens, which is great and suits my needs. However I've been thinking of picking up a macro 105 Z lens. Just for days that I'd like to get really close to the subject, both realistic and abstract. Sometimes the days that are grey and mundane can turn into the most interesting image wise. Sorry I can't share some of the images with you that I took in my local area in this post. But I think you and I had a very similar experience in our own local area.
Henry, what a great channel you have and it's fantastic to watch your adventures. I am in the same boat about not being able to walk out my front door and be greeted with country side views. Living in London has slowly molded the way I take photos. Looking for even the slightest of photo opportunities is like hunting for gold. I love the mindset so much that I have bought a macro lens and even some extnsion tubes for my non-macro lenses to give them an even closer focal length. It's like another world to see anything at 1:1 magnification. Have you tried or though about trying macro? Thanks
Thanks for these inspiring videos!
However, I’m always wondering, why you don’t use a lens hood, especially in such weather conditions (keeping away rain drops), but also when it’s sunny.
Always nice to see you in Silverdale Henry! I feel pretty privileged to be able to live here but feel I’ve exhausted a lot of the usual spots to photograph so I love to go for the more intimate/abstract shots.
Another great video (although a bit damp! 😅)
Good that you learn to look for details.
I'm passionate about photography but I am an amateur so it's more about the journey and experience than whether I get any 'keepers'
Hi Henry, thank you for another great video, i live a long way from epic locations, and this video has shown me images that I would have just walked past and ignored and I have done many times, I’ll be paying more attention from now on.
Once again a great video and fantastic advent series, thank you so much.
Gary.
Hi Henry try the Nisi close up focusing lens , I've got one and quite handy for insta macro when your not carrying a macro lens and fits in pocket. I use on my rf100-400 lens and def worth the crack brus.
Absolutely glued to your channel Henry and trying my hardest to pick up as many tips as I can. Thanks for sharing and giving us inspiration . As you are a professional photographer, can you recommend a starting point kit wise as I am going to be spending 3 weeks in Scotland and want to capture landscape and wildlife. I have limited knowledge but confused about all the different kit available eg compact, bridge,dslr . I don’t have a huge budget but don’t want to waste money or regret something.
DSLR is a good start, especially with budget. I always like my 18-55 kit lens! Wildlife isn’t my area but I’d want 300mm at least if I was to try
Henry, really enjoying your series of “everyday” photography that most of only get to do…. Looking forward to each days adventure… As always, keep snapping…
Loving the intimate shots Henry, the Ivy leaf, the footpath sign, the berries. It’s good to go out of your comfort zone, I do it all of the time and it’s often surprising how good the images are 😉👌
Another good video with a good message. The local mundane is indeed exotic to others.
I have a friend from when living in Canada. She wants to visit the UK. Why? London architecture? Coastal? Scotland?
No. Drystone walls. 😉 Not close up abstract but the patterns in the landscape, but the point still stands. I guess she saw an episode of All Creatures Great and Small or something.
PS - Handheld photography in low light. I find shooting in Manual with auto ISO works best. Set to say 1/125 and the desired aperture.
All you've got to check for is over exposure but then you simply up the speed. Exposure compensation is handled by the ISO.
Hi Henry I have been watching your videos for about 2 years now and you have helped me with my photography thank you. These December videos are brilliant I just wanted to say hi from Portugal you and your family have a wonderful Christmas
Thanks for this video Henry, it was really up my alley, I love doing abstract photography and finding the little details in the ordinary. You've given me more inspiration to continue going out in my ordinary landscape. I'm really enjoying your Advent series, and looking forward to the next video. Cheers!
The way a I approach my college sports photography is to pick one lens and body and make them work!! Instead of hauling 50 lbs. of gear in a bag! It sharpens your talents. the lens and body vary with the sport covered.
A great session which reminded me of Arnside Knot and Silverdale walks with my late parents, thank you. Does the train still go over Morecambe Bay at Arnside, maybe that bridge/viaduct could be an interesting composition, just watch out for the Morecambe Bay Bore!
I'd never have seen that Berry shot !! I'm telling ya man your abstracts are great
Another great video Henry, really enjoying this series of videos. I'm very fortunate to live in North Devon with Exmoor and arguably some of the best coast line within easy reach. However, I still like to take a short walk from home up through a small wooded area into the fields on a regular basis. Not always getting photos, but enjoyable nonetheless. As you have proven on this video, most places close to home have something to offer photographically. I will also at times only take my 50mm macro lens to see what I can find. Keep up the good work!