Forest Photography - An Intimate Exploration with a Nikon D850
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- In this photography vlog, I continue to build a collection of intimate scenes encapsulating the characteristics and small details of the forest. With a Nikon D850, a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG HSM Macro Lens, and (surprisingly) a Tamron 100-400mm f4.5-6.3 lens on hand, I search for a variety of subjects to photograph while enjoying the peacefulness of the outdoors.
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Gear used in this video:
Nikon D850 DSLR
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG HSM Macro Lens
Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 F-Mount
Tripods: Vanguard VEO 3 Range (3T+ and GO 3)
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I really like your image “Echo”. It is dreamy. Not abstract. Just dreamy.. to the right degree!
As always Courtney- great video. I really liked "Echo", and it's because of you, I look forward to grabbing my camera gear and heading out into the wilds. Your casual pace is a pleasure to be a part of. We'll continue watching "over your shoulder" from Port Angeles, WA. USA, where spring has sprung! Keep up the good work!
I liked the out of focus part of “Echo.” Just because we can focus stack doesn’t mean we always should. Your photo evokes classic macro photography for me. Really fun video to watch. The way you talk about your shots seems like you’re just talking to us like we’re there. Thanks.
I loved the mirror image. The little mushroom cap nestled in the green moss was exquisite!
Beautiful and good video Courtney as always!
I'm so happy to follow your work, those little details of nature, the exquisite processing of your photos, your peaceful voice explaining it.
Everything perfectly placed in the right place.
Thank you for sharing it.
Hi, I am a fresh amateur from Somerset. I really like your channel, watching your videos I have learned some useful information and even decided to switch from APSC to FF. Now I am a proud owner of a d780, and it is truly a big step forward. I am eagerly looking forward to your next videos, wishing you great shots and unforgettable moments.
Stumbled across this video today and I'd like to say I felt really happy to see a content different in pace and style from what's is generally created on RUclips. Keep it going!
Watching you explore the Forest in those Wellies reminded me of my favorite Brit of all time, Compo from Last of the Summer Wine. Thanks, Haven't been reminded of him in far too long and it made me smile!
"Mossy Hide Out" is extraordinary! I enjoy your videos and photography, have been following you here for a while now. I have to say, "Mossy Hide Out" may very well be my favorite image. Do not ever stop capturing mushrooms!
I’ve been interested in Photography almost since I can remember. I’m also a RUclips addict, lol. There are subjects I binge on for months, even years. Sadly, though, I’ve only found two RUclips photography channels I like, and yours is one of them.
Great video Courtney. Yes, I think that is a great idea to do a telephoto only forest photo shoot.
Great video Courtney. All the images and compositions are super but I really liked that "Mossy Hide Out" :)
First time watcher of one of your videos, and I really enjoyed your content. That shot at 8:14 'Mossy Hide Out' is superb. I nice reminder to slow down and take the time to observe. Subbed.
I did post a comment in a previous video giving out about the advertising and sponsorship but after watching two of your videos it is a small price to pay! I love the way you explain your photos and the thought process. Inspirational...literally!
Just discovered your channel. Really appreciate the way you walk through all of your thought processes. For someone new to photography like me, this is far more useful than the typical “10 mistakes ALL photographers make” or “best settings for camera x” type videos out there. Also appreciate the chilled vibe immensely. Will be downloading loads of these to watch on my next long haul flight 😊
The photo "Echo" was perfect as it is, thank you...👍
fantastic video, i felt like i was watching one of those learning shows.. the way you went from shot to shot and the words you use, very informative and also very lovely photos 🙂
I often use my 100-500mm lens with open aperture for close up's with photostacking...like it!
I recently come across your channel and love your videos. You present yourself and film your videos so well with valuable information and things to consider, well done from a fellow photographer from South Wales :-)
Hi, you're awesome! Please go on with your content!
My left ear liked the video ;)
You are blessed to have been born in a technoligically advanced Age. Photography and life could have been so much better for us older viewers. We did however benefit from a more generally relaxed lifestyle, no World Wars and the Prog Rock era. Keep noticing nature, Courtney.
Yes I love your channel. At the same time, I feel like you are something out of a Harry Potter Movie. Please take that as a compliment.
Again , another great video.. i wish i could learn photography with you in person!
Great 👍
„Mossy Hide Out“ is such a lovely picture 😍 well spotted 👏🏻
Wonderful work. I visited your website. Very nice work.
Really Nice video Courtney, and it was great to meet you Last week!
Hello, thank you for taking me along, the great explanations and great pictures. Best regards, Albert
I just smiled when I seen the fungi, I knew what you were up too! Stunning capture’s. Your photos never bore me. I always look forward to seeing your videos. 👏🏻❤️📷
I enjoyed your video! As you were preparing to take the trees, there was an interesting channel through the woods that you can see at 1:39 or so. I personally might have attempted to use that channel with trees to either side to create a composition, getting a tunnel of light effect. The near perfect verticality of the trees in this wood would still have been apparent.
Another beautiful gem of a video Courtney. Very inspiring and I feel the same shooting in woodlands, I can’t see the composition for the trees at times. Never attempted Macro, but feeling inspired. Was wonderful to meet you at Birmingham NEC and thanks for letting me steal a selfie.
Lovely day in the forest Courtney so serene and beautiful mushrooms, ' Echo" ✌🏽
I am fine with the spore not being tack sharp. As you said it was ethereal and it is beautiful on it own. Kudos
These feel so peaceful and meditative to watch, the scenery is beyond gorgeous.
Stunning shots, of a secret world.
Those two "dreamy" spores... the other is like dreaming of the other. Quite romantic I would say 🙂
It's great to see you work, good shots.
I really liked the "Echo" shot, simple and beautiful. I'll also say I'm glad to see another photographer who doesn't feel the need to have the very latest equipment and understands that using used gear is a good environmental choice. I have the same Tamron 100-400 lens, and love the results I get with it, by the way. All the Best! :)
Favorite genre of photography! Man these cameras and lenses are massive! I am glad for mirrorless cameras.
Love all of your videos here in the U.S.
Courtney got me interested in forest photography. I have made it my new love, especially macro photography. I am also in the U.S. and live in extreme northwest Ohio. For macro, I am using the Z8 and the Nikon Z 105 mm macro. Together, they are a beast!
Thoroughly enjoy it! Another great video Courtney.
Courtney - You are the best...I simply wish that you would post videos more often. Seems that you are slacking a bit! Keep them coming - most entertaining on the internet, as well as being very helpful.
As a viewer, I feel you have made the change from someone that makes very interesting videos to a photographer that has developed a distinct style that will be the envy and model for many macro photographers. I certainly enjoy your woodland photos, but your macros make a statement. Is it time for a book?
Been using the D850 since 2018. It's still my go-to for nature photography.
I've been waiting for your new video for days, finally!
Thanks again Courtney for another interesting video with great images.... interesting location with many possible compositions....you have a great eye for unusual but interesting subjects.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
You are my inspiration to get into my local forest with macro equipment. I love the images, and the one of the moss sporophyte (Echo) is really lovely. Critcially sharp in just he right spots.
Hi Courtney! Just wanted to say how nice it was to meet you at the Photography Show last week! Loved that first macro image of the pine cone by the way!
С удовольствием смотрю ваши ролики!
Очень позитивно и познавательно! ❤ 👍😊
Another excellent and inspirational video. Thank you. Also, great to meet you in Birmingham last week at the Video & Camera show.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. You created some awesome images.
Awesome video ❤ beautiful shots ❤ loved it ❤
Another great video, I particularly liked the “echo” photo.
Good to meet you last weekend. Some cracking little finds there. The moss spores were great. Have you ever thought of carrying a small spritz bottle for some of these macro images?
Take care.
Goes without saying, you captured some lovely images, have you ever tried Macro insects?
I truly enjoy your videos. They transport me to a peaceful and secure world of nature. I find myself watching them repeatedly, never tiring of their beauty. Every detail you capture is stunning. Your videos are like short stories, immersing viewers in the depths of nature's splendor.
As an additional suggestion, have you considered using a small misting device to create water droplets on the intricate details you film? I believe the effect would be quite captivating
Another great video Courtney.
I think it's a good idea to use the telephoto lens in the woods as it gives you a different perspective.
The Echo image i really liked as it spore looked like it was a reflection of the first one.
Look forward to the next one.
I love your videos and your voice.
You should do hour long nature walk videos as a relaxation ASMR kind of thing. 📸🌿
I was definitely subscribed to this channel, and then suddenly it turns out that there is no subscription... damn RUclips. Hello from Kazakhstan
Hi Courtney Victoria I just bought a Nikon D750 and a Nikon 105mm Micro or macro, I love to follow your videos Thanks
Not everything on a subject needs to be sharp to enjoy an image. Those who say otherwise are just photographers.
Awesome blog. Keep the great work.
No dancing!
Great photos! I’m amazed that you can find mushrooms all year around where you live. I’m envious. Now I’m inspired to go look for macro subjects.
Thank you for another amazing video. I love when you share the settings that you used as well. As a beginning photographer I like that because it helps me to learn more about my camera. I loved the photo with the trees. As you were looking for a shot/composition I was looking beyond as you were walking and the row of trees far off in the distance made this real cool looking archway. I love the forest and the weather looks like it is shaping up here in Oregon. I want to get out and dust the cobwebs off my kit. I would love to see a forest video with the telephoto lens. What kind of filters do you use on days like you were having that this video? Was it an overcast day? Thank you
Really great video again!
She has such a beautiful eye for the small things! ❤
I love the echo shot. I prefer macro with some blur. For me, it adds to the image. Great images!!
I love your mushrooms way more than your experiment with the trees. Both tree formats are boring to me. Maybe if you try 1:2.78 or more, with way more trees (just my silly idea / forget it).
Yo tambien tengo el Sigma 105 y es un magnifico objetivo macro calidad -precio!! saludos
Another good video & good to meet you at the NEC last week!
I get much satisfaction from your videos, and images. Some of your work parallels mine, a little at least, but my gear is limited - cropping to optimize my composition is a matter of backing up or moving closer, zooming a bit, and thank goodness for Photoshop! I don't print large very often, so my resolution is okay for sizes that fit my space. Thank you for sharing - my life is better for it!
Very peaceful video , thanks. Not quite sure why you're stacking your images but it works. Also have a question as to why you aren't using a cable release or your self timer for those closeups. Love the videos. Thanks.
9:57 in, spores, so now I know what I photographed in my backyard the other day. I think I’ll see if I can edit a couple. Thank you!
Its dreamy .. Courtney. Looking into getting a 60mm Macro soon. Cheers
I'm surprised you appear so cavalier about changing the lens. In my club they recommend you hold the camera upside down while doing so - yeah it reverses things, but it massively reduces the chance of anything in the air coming into contact with your sensor. If there's one thing about photography that terrifies me, it's cleaning the sensor! I just bought a D850 myself (and am loving it) and I'm absolutely dreading having to one day clean the sensor.
I very rarely have to deal with dust spots and needing to clean the sensor really. Eventually some dust might work its way through in there, but the sensor is easy to clean. You can buy sensor cleaning kits online and you just pass a swab over it to gently remove dust. Very easy! Of course if you want to reduce dust getting in as much as possible then turn your camera off when you change lenses, hold the camera upside down or change lenses in your bag. I'll be more mindful at locations that are windy or at the coast about making sure nothing gets blown into my camera, but I'm more relaxed about it in the Forest especially if there isn't much of a breeze.
@@CourtneyVictoria Fair enough, thanks for replying! I'm just nervous about sensor cleaning because I know how easy it is to damage it. I've only had to do it once with my D5600 and I really hope I won't have to for a long time with the D850.
Fun video to watch! @3:15 Square vs portrait crop, the portrait crop is better but both are keepers
Great video, I really like your Forrest videos. I would like to see the telephoto Forrest challenge.
Love your videos - both educational and entertaining! You have gotten me into the world of macro - I got the Laowa 100/2.8 and love it. Incredibly sharp lens at an extremely reasonable price. My only (sorta) disagreement with ya - why crop in camera? I’ve always shot full frame, with an idea for the crop. I hate discarding that extra real estate as I might reconsider when editing. Just my thoughts. ❤❤
Hello Victoria. When have you been in the woods for this video? I’m asking because the nature looks quite alive while here in Germany (it’s march 25, 2024) everything is still grey and dead. I couldn’t find any early flowers in the forest.
Can’t wait to watch ❤😊
I can't take tree pictures, they just never work, so don't take my thoughts as having any value. But, I did think the vertical shot, rather than the square crop gave a sense of height to the tall trees. I liked the use of the DX mode, making sure there wasn't too mushroom around your subject....see what I did there? As I think I've said B4, you have an eye for composition I very much envy!
Thanks for sharing?
Nice Video.
Why you move your cameras Up Side down, for Low angle?
You can tilt the ballhead to the Side, and use the L-Bracket Side mount.
So you can easy handle the camera.
Greetings from germany
Just an FYI, if your tripod is Arca Swiss, then you don't need the adapter on your 100-400, it'll fit directly. 1:54
Great video and lovely images. As for ‘ECHO’ front to back sharpness is overrated in macro.
I'm a Cannonite and Fujian but not a Nikonian, this is my way of saying I suggest you use more universal language if you can. So instead of saying you are going to put your camera in DX mode, I suggest you say - "I'm putting my camera into crop mode instead of full frame." This way us foreigners from the land of Fuji and Canon and other brands can pick up on what you said. Of course once you made the switch I figured out what was happening. Another excellent video obsessing on the process, not the equipment.
In the very first shot of the forest I was immediately drawn to the rectangle of light in the darkened area of an almost alley like image. If I had been shooting along side you I would have given that a go.
I noticed that area of light too , I would have tried to photograph that somehow , like the light at the end of a tunnel it draws the eye .
Complimenti sei bravissima 👍👍👍
your damm good, nuff said.
Superb video as always, fab location, whereabouts in the Forest of Dean is this?
Nice post and explanations
Great video again, just one thing that I notice. Your voice is in center in your voiceovers, but in the outdoor dji mic audio, your voice is extremely panned to the left. Do you maybe have kind of a safety track recording on the right channel and didn't make it mono in post?
Just bought an item from MPB. Heard about them through your channel.
The structures you were shooting on the moss were not spores but sporophyes. Spores, incredibly small, develop in the sporophyte.
Love your video, Can you tell me what brand is the orange bracket? Thx
Woww.. whats the camera you're using for video? footage looks amazing!
I ended up getting my Z FC through mpb!
My spring shooting just got knocked back a while. Big snow and freezing rain.
🤯🥰🌲🍄
are there no tigers in that wood? :o
7:42 DX mode is a hoax. It crops to the number of pixels on the 24x8nn rectangle in the middle of the sensor and so throws away about half of your pixels. You can do that later in post, and you don't have to choose the area in the middle of the sensor, you could use pixels from a corner if you wished.
You lose megapixels in a crop also !! By using crop mode you get everything right in camera !!!
@@julianmcwey866 In post, I can use any subset of the 36x24.
"Right in camera" is a hoax too. That can only work, especially with Nikon, if your scene conforms to the shape of the sensor or one of the preset aspect ratios. On Panasonic Lumix, Olympus, Canon, Fujifilm cameras, you can change your mind later. I was in shock and disbelief when I learned this isn't so with Nikon.
I usea Lumix S1R because I have the option of making a 187 megapixels raw file and have abundant freedom to crop. My Lumix G and Olympus cameras have 80 megapixels options.