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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @simonfitzhugh2044
    @simonfitzhugh2044 Год назад +6

    The slightly soft foreground is a positive in my mind, leads the eye to the main show, a cracking pano ❤

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks mate

    • @lphilpot01
      @lphilpot01 9 месяцев назад

      Absolutely. No one comes up to a big, wide, deep image and thinks, "Let's look at the immediate foreground only." 🙂 The eye is drawn the width and depth, passing right over the foreground (just as it would be if standing there in person). A beautiful shot of a beautiful place.

  • @musiqueetmontagne
    @musiqueetmontagne Год назад +1

    Focus stacking can be well overdone in my opinion. In certain circumstances, especially commercial and product photography, it's essential often but to my mind after over 50 years of shooting, a softer foreground in a panorama like this, is more pleasing. It's art, not an advert. Great video, beautiful piano, hope you sell loads of them, thanks for uploading.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks very much - for sure at extremely close subjects then it’s necessary but for something like this then it’s a non-issue to be honest. Thanks for watching

  • @PaulSpurgeon-bw5et
    @PaulSpurgeon-bw5et Год назад +1

    Thank you for your videos, you have the best videos with practical advice. You are definitely my favorite photographer to follow on RUclips.

  • @colinrooke6948
    @colinrooke6948 Год назад +2

    Superb shot and video Stuart, you‘re a great photography ambassador for the Lakes

  • @DGriffGallery
    @DGriffGallery Год назад +1

    Hi mate, check out the Smallrig fluid head as a Benro geared alternative. I switched a while back. Has a levelling base built in, and the fliud drag still allows for precise adjustments. Plus way more compact and lightweight for hiking and travel. Only about £70. I kept the Benro just in case but it hasn’t been back on the tripod in 12 months 🙂👍

  • @dennisfrederick9304
    @dennisfrederick9304 Год назад +1

    Really great shot.Good to see you back we've missed you. Keep up the great work.

  • @craigwilliams4161
    @craigwilliams4161 Год назад +1

    Stuart - thanks for the video. It was interesting to see and hear your challenges. You have a wonderful picture that is certain to sell. Autumn has been very fruitful

  • @alanbudge
    @alanbudge Год назад +1

    Good to see you back, been missing your videos. What a stunning pano that is. I would certainly have been flummoxed by the leaves in the foreground but seeing the final result, I totally agree with your viewpoint.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks Alan yeah in real world use it's a non-issue. If the result was worth doing the stack I would have but it's basically minuscule.

  • @petermaddern6653
    @petermaddern6653 Год назад +1

    Really interesting video Stuart. Super final image.

  • @martingoff-jones2184
    @martingoff-jones2184 Год назад +5

    Great to have another vlog from you Stuart, and a really interesting subject with a fabulous image to boot. Nice to hear honest comments about the foreground not needing to be pin sharp, so many people would have been insisting it needed to be focus stacked, and for those of us still relatively early in our journey that can just add difficulties and confusion, both in the capture & processing elements. Congratulations on your recent LPOTY achievement too - even if they did appear to want it kept secret & not tell you 😁

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Cheers Martin thanks for watching

    • @willyonamountain
      @willyonamountain Год назад

      I agree about not always needing a razor sharp foreground (unless it's the main subject). It's not how your eye sees a scene.

    • @pauljenkin297
      @pauljenkin297 11 месяцев назад

      Our eyes don't focus stack - they wander around the image focusing on the various elements. Like you, I don't believe focus stacking is a 'must'. Focus stacking seems to be a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. The fact that digital cameras offer the facility doesn't mean it's a requirement to use it.Using hyperfocal focusing usually produces acceptable sharpness and some real 'blur' in the foreground and/or background can be an artistic choice. We also tend to look at landscape photographs drom a distance, so critical front-to-back sharpness is for the pixel-peepers.

  • @davidfrost3770
    @davidfrost3770 Год назад +1

    Thats a beautifull panorama Stuart and sure looks good framed and on your gallery wall.
    Must pop into gallery again on our annual Keswick to Barrow walk weekend next year.

  • @davesemmens9496
    @davesemmens9496 Год назад +1

    A lovely image Stuart. We had a couple of weeks in Keswick at the start of November and I managed to get a reasonable shot of the Belted Galloways at the river Brathay "hot spot" :) I was also down there when you had one of your workshops a few days later. Autumn didn't disappoint this year :)

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Cheers Dave it’s been a lovely autumn hasn’t it, nice to not have to fight it constantly

  • @barryacheson5518
    @barryacheson5518 Год назад +2

    Another informative video Stuart. I really enjoy when you chat about the "print sales" side of the business. This new pano is beautiful. I agree 100% that there is no need to have the foreground trees pin sharp. Cheers

  • @richn1751
    @richn1751 Год назад +1

    Spot on that. Looking forward to your winter vlogs 👍🏻

  • @Colinpowellphotography
    @Colinpowellphotography Год назад +1

    Lovely image Stuart. Understandable you have to shoot for the 'shop' shell we say. I heard you mention about getting a head leveling base, on that note you may also need to think about a spacer section (Benro make one) lifting the head above the leveler as the controls on the tripod head will clash with the leveler base and you can't make a full sweep. I have the same head and that's what I found. Nice to see that image in your gallery window or one very similar last Saturday, myself and three vlogger mates missed you by about ten minuets. All the best mate and thank you for sharing.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Thanks very much, yeah aware of the need for a space but you’re right an easy one to miss 👍 hopefully I’ll be open next time you’re passing.

  • @dannywootton9553
    @dannywootton9553 Год назад +1

    Lovely image. Having been on one of those workshops, I can forgive you for the delays in videos 😊

  • @joyriggphotography
    @joyriggphotography Год назад +1

    Lovely interesting video as always Stuart, Fantastic pano and always interesting to learn from a gallery owner what can be included in an image .

  • @donbishop1739
    @donbishop1739 Год назад

    Interesting to hear you saying what a good autumn its been - its been rubbish down here in Somerset, very wet and usually dull.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      We've been quite fortunate for once in the north, a lot of the weather systems mid / late Oct seemed to be south and east

  • @trevorpayne2749
    @trevorpayne2749 Год назад +1

    Thanks Stuart. Great Pano and interesting insights.

  • @bobmcdonald4834
    @bobmcdonald4834 Год назад +2

    Good to see you back, Stuart. Such an attractive pano which will do very well, fingers crossed. Really enjoy your practical and honest way of approaching an image like this. Chuffed it's been a good autumn for us all this year. At last! Thanks for the video. Take care 👍

  • @tjsinva
    @tjsinva Год назад

    Nice that the leaves hung around long enough to get the shot. Also nice that you have such a great vantage point so close to home. Carry on. 👍🥂

  • @AnthonyJohnson1
    @AnthonyJohnson1 Год назад +3

    Really interesting to see your process for capturing images for the gallery. A very beautiful image too and i’m sure you’ll sell many of them. It is fascinating to hear your story and how you have to balance commercial photography with your own preferences. It has certainly been one of the better autumns this year though. There was still plenty of colour when I was in the lakes earlier this week.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks Anthony yes it's a tricky balance and sometimes a pragmatic approach is required.

  • @glensumner3425
    @glensumner3425 Год назад +1

    Looks great Stuart . personally I think a slight softness of the likes of leaves on framing parts are a bonus leaving your eye to roam the meat of the image. I seam to remember reading a photography book "Why it doesn't have to be sharp." a while back...

  • @garybeat6637
    @garybeat6637 Год назад

    Nice to see you back on You tube, Stuart; also, beautiful image!

  • @bernardjohnwright
    @bernardjohnwright Год назад +1

    Very interesting video and so true about the foreground focus, I used to get so hung up on that sort of thing but does not worry me now, as you say when people look at a photo printed and then buy they not looking at that detail. Just subscribed and will be watching more. Must get up to your area sometime though for a couple of days looks amazing up there, hopefully over Christmas.

  • @Ian-re9kd
    @Ian-re9kd Год назад +1

    Stuart would it be possible to let us know where you get your framing done? Finding panoramic frames can be a nightmare! Thanks for the video. Wonderful as always!

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks Ian, my frames are custom sizes and done by Castle Framing at Brampton near Carlisle.

  • @nickrailer2202
    @nickrailer2202 Год назад +1

    Great video, great photograph and great insight into your professional approach 👍

  • @steveboys5369
    @steveboys5369 Год назад +1

    Hi Stuart, it seems to me that the conundrum you had a few months ago has yeleided a very useful way forward, and good for you! .. The refresh you've done is definitely an improvement, but to be fair the previous version was far from shabby. A very interesting and enjoyable video again ... and I look forward to seeing you on the pubcast

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks Steve, I'm consciously trying to do anything different though the videos won't be following any sort of schedule as such, basically if I'm I'll try and film it and for periods I'm busy then they'll have to wait.

  • @ianpinion4997
    @ianpinion4997 Год назад +1

    It looked very good hung on your gallery wall and I hope you do well with it. Can't wait to see the next installment. 👍

  • @gary.kenyon
    @gary.kenyon Год назад

    A great watch and a superb pano. Good to see you on your tube again.

  • @RobertDawsonPhotography
    @RobertDawsonPhotography Год назад +1

    Always good to see your videos. A fantastic replacement for what was already a stunning shot. A real pleasure also to meet you a few weeks ago at your gallery. Thank you for taking the time to reopen and show me around, it was very much appreciated. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your future videos.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Nice to meet you Robert lovely to chat, thanks for watching

  • @StephenBridgett
    @StephenBridgett Год назад +1

    Beautiful work Stuart and thanks for all the good advice.

  • @cerealkiller4248
    @cerealkiller4248 Год назад +1

    Beautiful results

  • @alecwillis647
    @alecwillis647 Год назад +1

    Superb image and a great video

  • @DanielWretham
    @DanielWretham Год назад +1

    Really interesting video to know the thought process from a sales perspective. Totally agree about the sharpness not really being needed at the front, if anything I think it draws attention to where you want the viewer to look. Amazing finished image as always stu

  • @scotty4418
    @scotty4418 Год назад +1

    It's a beautiful image to have in the gallery Stuart and definitely looks like autumn is paying better dividends this year based on the number of lovely images circulation online.

  • @BosePhotography
    @BosePhotography Год назад +1

    Really interesting to see a shoot from the more ‘commercial’ side, but I’m sure it must be a bit frustrating sometimes! Having done a couple of stacked/hdr 13 shot panos recently I can completely agree, life is way too short for that kind of malarkey! Lovely image Stu, and I’m sure it will be another best seller 👍

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Cheers mate yeah it’s massive overkill to be honest

  • @keithdaniel264
    @keithdaniel264 Год назад +1

    Another very interesting video and great picture for the gallery.Was in the lakes last week and have to agree the autumn colours this year have been absolutely stunning.Only wish I'd known about this view point.😩

  • @keithratcliffe5576
    @keithratcliffe5576 Год назад +1

    That is a lovely image Stuart, I would be interested to hear what aspects of the original version you think you have improved. Thanks for the video.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Thanks Keith, light is much better and less diffused, contrast much better and obviously the colour in the trees is much more pleasing (to me anyway). I think the clouds in the first version are a bit distracting also.

    • @keithratcliffe5576
      @keithratcliffe5576 Год назад

      Thanks Stuart that is really useful.@@StuartMcGlennon

  • @andrewsimpson5436
    @andrewsimpson5436 Год назад

    Cracking image and refreshing to see a different slant in content. 👍

  • @darranmilne9944
    @darranmilne9944 Год назад +1

    great pano Stuart, cracking image.

  • @kenharnish5778
    @kenharnish5778 Год назад +1

    Great video. Appreciate hearing your process. I was wondering what aspect ratio did you use? Panos seem to work better the greater the distance involved. Great Photo! Thanks!

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Thanks, generally 3:1 for longer panos, any longer and they lose impact, that's about the sweetspot though I also run quite a few 2:1 crops from single frame images

  • @thevalleywalker
    @thevalleywalker Год назад +1

    It looks fabulous Stu and I wouldn't say so much of an upgrade as more an alternative to the original. I great addition to your gallery. atb Al

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Cheers mate yeah it's a nice alternative, key with the shop is having options and keeping it fresh

  • @HolgerGraeberphotography
    @HolgerGraeberphotography Год назад +1

    As always, it's a pleasure to listen to you. Very interesting insight into the necessities of a gallery owner. Wish you 500 buyers for the new version by Christmas.😉 greetings from germany Holger

  • @simonbaigrie2485
    @simonbaigrie2485 Год назад

    Its a great scene Stuart! Thanks for the insights!

  • @olivierfilhol3655
    @olivierfilhol3655 Год назад +1

    Hi Stuart. Very interesting video as always. And a lovely picture, as always ! Question : what type of glass do you use for a frame that size ? Cheers from Paris

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks 👍 i use museum glass on most images though there’s many different grades of it, mine is somewhere in the middle cost-wise.

  • @Alan-DPhotos
    @Alan-DPhotos Год назад +1

    A nice 'Day in the life of' video and a great image as a result. One question, do you print more than one copy of the image and reprint it when it sells or do you have a 'clean' version in the back room to give to the customer? I know that another gallery near yours has several formats of a print in the shop at the same time, is that something you also do? Just curious 😁. I'd ask you diectly but you always seem to be closed whenever I'm in Keswick 😁

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      The one on the wall is sold as seen though I also have a second framed copy as well as smaller mounted versions on display

  • @ianpawson1356
    @ianpawson1356 Год назад +1

    Stunning photo.

  • @LeePelling
    @LeePelling Год назад +1

    Hi mate, the final result of that image is superb , its a lovely scene and with the light and autumnal colour certainly had all your efforts paying off and im sure the commercial sales of that image will reflect that. Glad that you are busy with all the workshops and things seem to be going well for you. Look forward to seeing more from you as you get more free time . Hopefully you got the LPOTY book to keep in the gallery by now and maybe a framed certificate ? Take care mate all the best

  • @Quaker521
    @Quaker521 Год назад +2

    Thanks for a great video Stuart. It is a lovely image over Derwent Water and beyond - you've captured some wonderful light. The last time I was up Castle Head view point it was for a similar shot but during winter but the weather wasn't playing ball - I may have to get back this winter for another try. One of the reasons that I like your channel is that you're a proper _(no offence to the 'others'😉)_ working landscape photographer and it's good to see the business side. Cheers. P.S. We must be due another edition of Focused are we not? _(you said to remind you😁)_

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks yeah it's a lovely viewpoint if a little limiting compositions wise though it's ideal for the sort of shot which sells well.

  • @claudec2588
    @claudec2588 Год назад +1

    Interesting video and beautiful photo. Thanks for sharing. I'd like your opinion as a Photographer and especially as a gallery owner for whom it's important to actually sell photos.
    Question: Printing on Canvas gallery wrapped or traditional matt and wood framing?
    All of my photos I've printed on canvas and are "gallery wrapped". And a few I've sold with the matt but unframed. This is much less expensive than the traditional method of framing with matt, archive quality glass and wood frame. I've felt that when adding up all the costs of a traditional framing plus, the galleries commission of between 40 to 70% plus, something for myself the final price would be exorbitant.
    Question #2: Do you do your own matting and framing or is it outsourced? That might be the only way to make it financially viable. I hope you have time in your understandably busy schedule to address these concerns. Thanks.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks 👍 to answer your first question, I’ve the ability to produce my own canvases though to be honest in the UK they’re not all that popular, they look a bit “old fashioned” for me and I think don’t look as premium as a well presented framed print. I do canvases on request though should a person want them. Costs will vary as I’d imagine if you’re not a business you’ll be paying retail price to produce which in turn hits your bottom line when pricing for sale. As a business my consumables are bought at trade price so I’m not hit as hard on that front.
      Your 2nd question - I print and mat everything myself, the framing I outsource as I don’t have the room to store the equipment and the glass (plus I’d rather leave framing in the hands of those more skilled and experienced than myself). The cost to produce a finished piece of artwork is often overlooked by 90% of pro photographers as for the most part they don’t sell their work in any great volume and the few that they do sell are outsourced to a third party so they never actually produce any of it (though some just do the print element).

  • @nickslessor1524
    @nickslessor1524 Год назад

    Fantastic image Stuart

  • @stevebanks484
    @stevebanks484 Год назад

    Hi Stuart - really annoyed with myself. We live in Western Australia (originally from London) but we were in the UK for a few weeks in Aug & Sept, including two nights in Keswick in the middle of September (in between your workshops). It was a flying visit and for some stupid reason, although I subscribe to your channel, I didn’t check out your gallery. We were staying about four streets away from the gallery and I would have loved to have seen it, and hopefully met you and had a chat. That’ll teach me to do my research properly. Hopefully we’ll be back again in the next two or three years so I’ll make a point of dropping in. Best wishes. Steve

  • @rlrphotography-uk
    @rlrphotography-uk Год назад +1

    No more to be said that hasnt been said ,just one "Briliant" catch you on the next Pub Cast. where im sure you will get further compliments.

  • @DAVE211147
    @DAVE211147 Год назад +1

    Stop beating yourself up Stuart, you're a great photographer, next time I come to Keswick I must visit Castle Hill. Thanks for the Video, best wishes Dave.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад

      Thanks Dave though I'm a little confused as to how you think I'm beating myself up? I've little doubt where I'm at or my abilities.

    • @DAVE211147
      @DAVE211147 Год назад +1

      @@StuartMcGlennon Your always apologising for not doing enough video's, your videos are great, I look forward to seeing them. All the best look forward to seeing you next time I am in Keswick. Merry Christmas.

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      That's a slightly different thing, your comment read like I was doubting my ability, but appreciate the sentiment. Regarding videos it's just a courtesy nothing more than that, I do what I can do in the time I have.

  • @boruchlen
    @boruchlen Год назад +1

    Really nice!
    If I may ask, what size is the pano, and what paper are you printing on?

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks - it's just over a metre wide printed on a smooth pearl paper by Fotospeed.

    • @boruchlen
      @boruchlen 11 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much for the reply @@StuartMcGlennon, I really appreciate it

  • @klaus.bernhard
    @klaus.bernhard Год назад +1

    Great panorsma. Could you give me the dimensions of this print, just for information, thks a lot, Klaus

  • @marieta.s
    @marieta.s Год назад

    Beautiful image Stuart! The soft foreground wouldn’t be an issue for me. If I were to be more picky, I would be more bothered by the two tree tops which are sticking out more than the rest of the trees but that’s a minor detail. This though is an indication that in a few years time the forward trees will have grown too much and will start to obscure this lovely view. So if you ever decide to reshoot it don’t leave it too long. 😃

    • @StuartMcGlennon
      @StuartMcGlennon  Год назад +1

      Thanks Marieta I don’t mind those trees too much if I started cloning them out it ends up not really being representative of what’s there. Ideally I’d like some step ladders 🤣