Sooo nice!! We used to park the cars in Bergville on our hiking trips. Eventually carried our engagement ring there as well! ❤ I think I might need to order that print!!❤
Awesome shots Alex - glad you spent some time at one of South Africa's spectacular photography locations. Hope we see you here again.... lots more to explore here.
Alex, I do adore your images, not just the composition but also the technical perspective. You execute and deliver the process so competently. Love your works and vidoes. Keep them coming. Cheers!
Stunning images Alex and another excellent video. Really liked that image you showed briefly, the one showing the mountain with the hole in it, great composition and layers. The image with the river is great also as that light in the background really draws the eye into the scene. A large print would be effective to show that off. Of course those last images with the hot air balloon are beautiful. I would be interested in a video on how you deal with greens and another video going indepth of the edit on the scene including the river would be appreciated to. Thank you again for taking us on this journey in the Drakensberg.
Thanks John - annoyingly that image is slightly soft because it was an extremely windy morning (and it’s at 200mm) and by the time I had corrected my settings the light had passed! And yes, I think that second image needs to be printed relatively large. I might put it up in my kitchen actually! One of the tricky things with editing videos is I’m likely to do a course over the winter, and I think I’d like to keep some of the ‘higher level’ info for that!
@@alexnail I for one would be interested in a course from you. Going by the standard of videos and content that you put up on RUclips your course of higher level material would be of great interest. As Adam Gibbs said this video was a 'Master Class in complex scenes'. Take care.
Another stunning video Alex, well done! I watch them all with keen interest and get to learn a lot about composition! Great job again! Thanks for making and sharing!
Superb set of images. Being a photographer that concentrates on minimal images, I appreciated the wonderful complexity of of the second image you showed, and enjoyed the juxtaposition of shapes, colors and living/dead foliage, in the 1st image you showed, but that gap in the clouds, just wow. The latter images, what a view. Thanks for sharing.
Always appreciate these videos. Would love to see a video where you go into detail on the importance of custom settings and perhaps share some of your own!
Thanks! I actually have that written down as a video idea but the truth is it can be a little difficult actually doing a planned video like this when I’m outdoors, because I am still prioritising the photography itself. But I might do something from the office on the technical side.
@@alexnail Glad to hear it. Will be looking forward to this! I love learning more about the thought process behind the image or methods that can improve your odds of getting the shot.
Those last 2 images really were a brucy bonus... the vista looked wonderful through your video camera. Top notch video Alex. Just an observation on your complex scene you said had a luke warm respoinse from your group - kinda got that myself from watching the video although when you zoomed in that light in the far distance was totally captivating - all personal choice of course but I think I would have found myself dismissing the foreground interest through lack of light - just me I suppose though. atb Al
Yeah I think at the end of the day it’s a matter of personal taste and a question of what you want the image to say. Shooting light beams on a distant landscape is great of course, but I’ve done it quite a lot and it’s nice to do something different!
If the motion crosses the blend boundary then you can’t really, but if you have good overlaps then it’s not too much of a problem, not least because motion blur in grasses etc masks a bit of imperfection
I suppose it would depend on the business, but as a landscape photographer if I go away to take photos of the landscape then every aspect of that trip is deductible. Obviously, that can make what someone in an office job considers a 'holiday taking photos' a work trip in my case.
@@rebeldown771 it was a trip that I arranged for photographers that I've hiked with before or who are friends. It wasn't a workshop and recording videos on my workshops is very much down to the clients and the available time. It took me many years to find different groups of like-minded people!
@@alexnailone day I hope! At 7:35, you talk about the process to get the photo (multiple shots with multiple exposures/focusing), could you make a video on how to do this in the field and then in post processing? This is something I’d like to work on, I’ve noticed that my images are improperly exposed in some areas and not tack sharp throughout the image. The concept makes sense but the execution I’m still struggling with ☺️
Epic shots of the Drakensburg!👌⛰
Thank you Clive!
A masterclass in complex scenes ;-) My cuppa tea!
Thanks Adam - I need to get more “to camera” segments in but it’s definitely difficult if you are still trying to take good images!
Fantastic! Thanks for taking me along!
My pleasure Randy
Loved this series of films.
Thank you :)
Superb compositional insights
Beautiful images. Well done!
Glorious Alex, very nicely done!
Thanks David!
Sooo nice!! We used to park the cars in Bergville on our hiking trips. Eventually carried our engagement ring there as well! ❤ I think I might need to order that print!!❤
You saved the best for last in this one. One really has to be looking every which way at once there.
Yeah, it’s a really cool and unexpected scene!
Awesome shots Alex - glad you spent some time at one of South Africa's spectacular photography locations. Hope we see you here again.... lots more to explore here.
Gorgeous shots! Complex without being unnecessarily busy. Great recommendation for the Drakensberg!
Thanks George
Hi Alex: This was a wonderful video and the images that you created are amazing. Keep well . . . Keith
Thanks Keith!
Alex, I do adore your images, not just the composition but also the technical perspective. You execute and deliver the process so competently. Love your works and vidoes. Keep them coming. Cheers!
Stunning images Alex and another excellent video. Really liked that image you showed briefly, the one showing the mountain with the hole in it, great composition and layers. The image with the river is great also as that light in the background really draws the eye into the scene. A large print would be effective to show that off. Of course those last images with the hot air balloon are beautiful. I would be interested in a video on how you deal with greens and another video going indepth of the edit on the scene including the river would be appreciated to. Thank you again for taking us on this journey in the Drakensberg.
Thanks John - annoyingly that image is slightly soft because it was an extremely windy morning (and it’s at 200mm) and by the time I had corrected my settings the light had passed!
And yes, I think that second image needs to be printed relatively large. I might put it up in my kitchen actually!
One of the tricky things with editing videos is I’m likely to do a course over the winter, and I think I’d like to keep some of the ‘higher level’ info for that!
@@alexnail I for one would be interested in a course from you. Going by the standard of videos and content that you put up on RUclips your course of higher level material would be of great interest. As Adam Gibbs said this video was a 'Master Class in complex scenes'. Take care.
Another great video Alex. Love re-living the trip this way. My glasses are lying around there somewhere.
Thanks Brian. Yes, no doubt there is a Basotho who can now see properly!
A fascinating look into your composition thought process. Always something to learn! 🙂
Another stunning video Alex, well done! I watch them all with keen interest and get to learn a lot about composition! Great job again! Thanks for making and sharing!
My pleasure Charles, thanks for commenting
Man that view at 3:30 is unreal! So beautiful. Great images!
Thanks Brian :)
Superb set of images. Being a photographer that concentrates on minimal images, I appreciated the wonderful complexity of of the second image you showed, and enjoyed the juxtaposition of shapes, colors and living/dead foliage, in the 1st image you showed, but that gap in the clouds, just wow. The latter images, what a view. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much Tony, really appreciate the comment!
Always appreciate these videos. Would love to see a video where you go into detail on the importance of custom settings and perhaps share some of your own!
Thanks! I actually have that written down as a video idea but the truth is it can be a little difficult actually doing a planned video like this when I’m outdoors, because I am still prioritising the photography itself. But I might do something from the office on the technical side.
@@alexnail Glad to hear it. Will be looking forward to this! I love learning more about the thought process behind the image or methods that can improve your odds of getting the shot.
Nice 👌
Those last 2 images really were a brucy bonus... the vista looked wonderful through your video camera. Top notch video Alex. Just an observation on your complex scene you said had a luke warm respoinse from your group - kinda got that myself from watching the video although when you zoomed in that light in the far distance was totally captivating - all personal choice of course but I think I would have found myself dismissing the foreground interest through lack of light - just me I suppose though. atb Al
Yeah I think at the end of the day it’s a matter of personal taste and a question of what you want the image to say. Shooting light beams on a distant landscape is great of course, but I’ve done it quite a lot and it’s nice to do something different!
Would really like to know how you manage to focus stack AND exposure blend with the wind cranking throughout ? Can't get my head around that .
If the motion crosses the blend boundary then you can’t really, but if you have good overlaps then it’s not too much of a problem, not least because motion blur in grasses etc masks a bit of imperfection
This is a dream! I have to wonder about the expense of trips like these, are they deductible as business expenses for a photography business?
I suppose it would depend on the business, but as a landscape photographer if I go away to take photos of the landscape then every aspect of that trip is deductible. Obviously, that can make what someone in an office job considers a 'holiday taking photos' a work trip in my case.
@@alexnail Good to know! Was this particular expedition a workshop or just a group of friends? I'd sure like to meet some friends like these.
@@rebeldown771 it was a trip that I arranged for photographers that I've hiked with before or who are friends. It wasn't a workshop and recording videos on my workshops is very much down to the clients and the available time.
It took me many years to find different groups of like-minded people!
@@alexnailone day I hope! At 7:35, you talk about the process to get the photo (multiple shots with multiple exposures/focusing), could you make a video on how to do this in the field and then in post processing? This is something I’d like to work on, I’ve noticed that my images are improperly exposed in some areas and not tack sharp throughout the image. The concept makes sense but the execution I’m still struggling with ☺️