Please say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the joyous Meg! She's 6 today! I wouldn't be here making RUclips videos if it wasn't for her :) Also, I have problems with the colour in the video/images when viewing on my Adobe RGB monitor, so if you also experience the same then here's a link to a JPEG of my favourite photo from the video, which should look better: baxter.photos/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/moody-winter-woodland-photography.jpg
Happy Birthday, indeed. Your excellent videos/photographs and commentary are taken to that next level by Meg. Here's to another six wonderful years in the woodlands!
Happy birthday Meg! And thanks for your amazing photos and videos Simon. I’m pretty new to landscape photography but you really inspire me to get out, find beauty in my local areas and appreciate nature just around the corner.
A very happy birthday to the bounding black bear that is Meg the irrepressible. But come now sir, you have tantalised us with the suggestion of some black and white action. I knew you could be lured to the monochrome dark side. ;)
You might have heard of the saying: “Happy wife, happy life” . Well, in your case I think it should be : “Happy dog, happy vlog”. Happy Birthday to Meg and a Happy New Year to you Simon! Another calm walk through the woods with you two and some beautiful serene images. Cheers!
Enjoy your video's so much. We live in the middle of the forested area of Pennsylvania. Want to develop the eye to be able to identify composition when I see it. Am sure I am walking/driving by a lot of excellent pics. One of the big reasons for watching your video's. You are very very good at seeing and capturing the art in nature. You do beautiful work. Thanks for the inspiration. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG. YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL BEST FRIEND.
Happy New Year Simon. And Happy birthday to Meg - I can't believe she is six years old already, those years have flown by. She really is a bundle of joy and raises my spirits every time she bursts into the scene. So give her a big hug from me. I loved the atmospheric woodland scenes and your pictures. 👍
Happy 6th Birthday Meg & may you enjoy many more Birthdays showing your Dad how to live life to the full. Thank you Simon for all your hard work & inspiration in 2019 & long may it continue on RUclips.
Happy 6th, Meg! Simon, I just want to say, I think you and Adam Gibbs are truly something else when it comes down to trees photography. I think I have yet to see a 'meh' tree photo of yours. So majestic, so angelic, so Tolkienesque! Thank you.
Meg, congratulations! I hope Simon organised a big birthday party for you :-) My dog Drent will be 6 in May and is a great companion especially since I retired two years ago. It is nice to see you still grow as a photographer every episode of your vlog Simon. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday, Meg. She is a lovely friend. So glad to hear how responsible she is for your current life. She is a delight to watch in your videos as she scampers around and I like when you do her slowmotion from time to time. Happy New Year to you, Simon. Looking forward to more of your videos in 2020. You do great work and provide good advice.
Happy Birthday to our favourite bouncing ball, Meg! And, I hope you and your lady had a smashing Christmas and New Year! I love the "moody's"! You have come a long way, my friend! I am happy to journey with you. Sean
Great, and happy birthday to the fabulous Meg! I do appreciate the way you talk us through your compositions, especially since I'm working at improving my woodland photography. Some images here reminded me of Caspar David Friedrich - do you like his paintings? carefully observed woodland scenes with a romantic feel in a chilly environment.
Thanks, Simon, for your video. I found it refreshing viewing now that our South Land is covered with fires. All the best for 2020. I enjoy your videos.
Great video, you continue to inspire me to keep trying woodland photography. Though I have to admit, I don't know what Iiked better about the video; your photographic insights or watching Meg romp through the woods.
Love your perspective, so great to follow you. As a amateur photographer you inspire me to simply get out and let my mind and imagination find the beauty that we are surrounded by every day but dont slow down to notice. Thank you.
Happy New Year, it is nice seeing you again Meg! Thanks for bringing Simon with you. Meg you sure can find some fun landscapes to explore. I wish my trusted companion could find landscapes like yours. If I went out now we would get stuck in the mud. Looking forward to more videos this year. Have a fun winter!
No, thank you Simon! 😊 For producing such great content that makes us all want to come back for more! 😄 And Happy Birthday Meg 🥳 Looking forward to your next adventure! Cheers 🍻
Happy 6th birthday Meg and a very Happy New Year to you Simon, love your work as always and looking forward to viewing your channel this year, (no pressure there!)😊
Happy 6th Birthday, Meg! These images were wonderful, Simon. The fog can do some amazing things and you sure took advantage of that. Beautiful compositions!
Great video and what a beautiful spot! Was just mentioning this to someone yesterday on how I can't wait for winter because of how the lighting is so much nicer for photography!
Happy Birthday to Meg! Nice and moody conditions. I'll echo the curiosity over the tripod head arrangement. Hadn't notice it previously. Happy New Year! Good luck with the relocation. Rock on!
Like the video and how you find your compositions Simon. You let it seem so easy when most people are strugling with woodland-photography. Also Happy Birthday, Meg .....we share something ;)
Happy Birthday to Meg. It's so fun to watch her running through the woods and having so much fun. As usual, I loved the video Simon. It's so pretty there, especially with the snow on the ground. Happy New Year.
Another fantastic video, Simon. I couldn't help but notice the unusual tripod head you're using. Would you mind giving more detail as to what brand it is?
I do portrait sessions on my youtube channel. Couldn’t be further from what you’re doing here. But, man oh man you have some good photos. The long panorama style looks like it is straight out of a lord of the rings scene. Great work, and use of a drab day. Crazy how you are able to change what looks horrific for photos and turn it into a good photo opportunity!
Fantastic, lovely images as always and I love to see your thinking behind the shots. No snow or even frost in Bedfordshire yet...wish it would hurry up!
Hi, beautiful work. Thank you for sharing. I’m sure you work on a full frame. I have a cropped sensor, so your answer to my question may not even apply to what I can do, but I’m curious about how you know what your crop is going to look like, how much of the frame to fill. Sometime it seems that “filling the frame with the subject” is not really the way to go.
I came initially for the thoughtful discussion of composition, lighting and texture. But I'm always, secretly hoping to catch a nice long glimpse of Meg frolicking about through woodlands and streams. It is at those times that I most feel her innocent joy for life. Thank you, Simon. One quick question... what is and where did you find the cover for your tripod head (cube)?
Many thanks, Roger. Most people are secretly here for Meg :P The head cover was left in my car by a client in Scotland and he said I could keep it. No idea where it originally came from.
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Please say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the joyous Meg! She's 6 today! I wouldn't be here making RUclips videos if it wasn't for her :)
Also, I have problems with the colour in the video/images when viewing on my Adobe RGB monitor, so if you also experience the same then here's a link to a JPEG of my favourite photo from the video, which should look better: baxter.photos/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/moody-winter-woodland-photography.jpg
Nice, reminiscent of Neil Burnells Wistman photo's on Flickr - those epiphytic polypody ferns add a primordial feel to any woodland.
Happy Birthday, indeed. Your excellent videos/photographs and commentary are taken to that next level by Meg. Here's to another six wonderful years in the woodlands!
Happy birthday Meg! And thanks for your amazing photos and videos Simon. I’m pretty new to landscape photography but you really inspire me to get out, find beauty in my local areas and appreciate nature just around the corner.
Happy birthday Meg. Great video to start the new year Simon.
Happy Birthday to darling Meg. Love her enjoyment when you’re both out in the woods. Such an interesting location to photograph
Happy Birthday to Meg. She so clearly loves the outings with you.
Happy Birthday bonny Meg. She might be one of the reasons you make videos but she’s one of the reasons I love to watch them.
A very happy birthday to the bounding black bear that is Meg the irrepressible. But come now sir, you have tantalised us with the suggestion of some black and white action. I knew you could be lured to the monochrome dark side. ;)
I know, I know. I gave myself shake and washed my mouth out with snow. Normal service has resumed ;-)
You might have heard of the saying: “Happy wife, happy life” . Well, in your case I think it should be : “Happy dog, happy vlog”. Happy Birthday to Meg and a Happy New Year to you Simon! Another calm walk through the woods with you two and some beautiful serene images. Cheers!
Haha, I like it :-) Many thanks, John!
Beautiful pictures, the shapes, textures, lighting and colours are just so pleasing to the eye. Happy birthday to Meg too.
Happy new year to all. Happy birthday Meg. The water bottles were very well received at Christmas.
That's great to know! Thank you very much and all the best :-)
Enjoy your video's so much. We live in the middle of the forested area of Pennsylvania. Want to develop the eye to be able to identify composition when I see it. Am sure I am walking/driving by a lot of excellent pics. One of the big reasons for watching your video's. You are very very good at seeing and capturing the art in nature. You do beautiful work. Thanks for the inspiration. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG. YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL BEST FRIEND.
Many thanks for your kind words, William! Much appreciated. Best of luck in your local forests :)
Happy New Year Simon. And Happy birthday to Meg - I can't believe she is six years old already, those years have flown by. She really is a bundle of joy and raises my spirits every time she bursts into the scene. So give her a big hug from me. I loved the atmospheric woodland scenes and your pictures. 👍
Happy 6th Birthday Meg & may you enjoy many more Birthdays showing your Dad how to live life to the full.
Thank you Simon for all your hard work & inspiration in 2019 & long may it continue on RUclips.
Many thanks for continuing to follow and long and leave kind comments, Nicky :)
Thanks for a great movie, happy birthday Meg 😀🌲🌳
Happy 6th, Meg!
Simon, I just want to say, I think you and Adam Gibbs are truly something else when it comes down to trees photography.
I think I have yet to see a 'meh' tree photo of yours.
So majestic, so angelic, so Tolkienesque!
Thank you.
Thank you very much. Very kind :)
Just Amazing. Probably the best woodland photographer I have ever seen.
Very much appreciated, Claudiu. Thank you :)
Your right about the fog. The photos would be excessively busy except that the fog tones down the background.
Happy Birthday to Meg, and Happy/Healthy 20/20 to you both! Especially like 4:35 image.
A very Happy 6th Birthday Meg..hope you had a super day and a nice slice of cake !!..
Very inspirational as always Simon and happy birthday to Meg Baxter, flat out and full bore as usual.
Treat to the eyes truly, Simon. Thanks for putting up so much effort to upload such quality videos 🙏
Simon, belated Happy Birthday! to Meg and the very best to you in 2020
I wish I had those woodlands nearby. Very nice video and photos as usual. Happy birthday Meg!
Meg, congratulations! I hope Simon organised a big birthday party for you :-) My dog Drent will be 6 in May and is a great companion especially since I retired two years ago. It is nice to see you still grow as a photographer every episode of your vlog Simon. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks, as always, Henk! Meg says hi to Drent :)
Happy Birthday, Meg. She is a lovely friend. So glad to hear how responsible she is for your current life. She is a delight to watch in your videos as she scampers around and I like when you do her slowmotion from time to time. Happy New Year to you, Simon. Looking forward to more of your videos in 2020. You do great work and provide good advice.
All the best and a big hug to Meg!
LOL... I don't know what I like more - Meg or your photography! Hahaha! Happy birthday Meg!
I'm unsure too ;-)
Happy Birthday to our favourite bouncing ball, Meg! And, I hope you and your lady had a smashing Christmas and New Year! I love the "moody's"! You have come a long way, my friend! I am happy to journey with you.
Sean
Hi Sean and happy new year to you! Many thanks for continuing to follow along :-)
Happy Birthday Meg! I always learn something from your videos, today was no exception. All the best to you in 2020! Cheers from BC
Many thanks, as always, Gord. All the best!!
Happy birthday Meg.
That area looks an absolute paradise to me!🤩
And you do it justice with your great images!!👍
Thank you (ever so much😉) for sharing with us!
Sure .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MEG !! and and a great thank for another lesson of woodland photography and for sharing with us your beautiful images.
Thank you very much, Enrico :-D
Great, and happy birthday to the fabulous Meg! I do appreciate the way you talk us through your compositions, especially since I'm working at improving my woodland photography. Some images here reminded me of Caspar David Friedrich - do you like his paintings? carefully observed woodland scenes with a romantic feel in a chilly environment.
Many thanks, as always. I'm not aware of his work but I will take a look, thank you!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you.
Happy Birthday to Meg... awesome video and photos... fantastic atmosphere... cheers for hitting 50k subscribers and Happy New Year 2020.
Thank you very much, Rakesh! All the best!
Thanks, Simon, for your video. I found it refreshing viewing now that our South Land is covered with fires. All the best for 2020. I enjoy your videos.
Many thanks, Robert. Are you in Australia? It's utterly heartbreaking what's happening there :(
Happy Birthday Meg and as always Simon a great video and images.
Many thanks, Craig! Torridon will soon come round ;-)
Happy Birthday Meg! Great video Simon and some fantastic images.All the best for 2020.
Great video, you continue to inspire me to keep trying woodland photography. Though I have to admit, I don't know what Iiked better about the video; your photographic insights or watching Meg romp through the woods.
Many thanks, Jeff! I'd vote for Meg every time :-P
What a wonderful place, add a little foggy morning and there you go. Thanks for sharing Simon . Hope Meg has a wonderful birthday 🎁.
Happy New Year Simon and Happy Birthday Meg - she looks very happy in that woodland. Lovely images too. Have a great 2020.
Thank you very much, Steve! All the best :)
Some very nice tree photos how you see them is beyond me haha
Many thanks, as always, Paul :)
Happy Birthday, Meg! Great conditions and images, Simon. Wonderful.
Many thanks, Peter 😁
Love your perspective, so great to follow you. As a amateur photographer you inspire me to simply get out and let my mind and imagination find the beauty that we are surrounded by every day but dont slow down to notice. Thank you.
Your kind feedback is much appreciated, Bruce :)
Hi Simon,
The best wishes for 2020 and for all the people dear to you.
Nice inspirational video again.
Thank you very much, Johan! All the best :)
Happy birthday Meg ! You still have a lot of energy-love watch you run and jump! Thanks for your videos !
Happy Birthday Meg!
Another exceptional video, Simon. Best wishes for the year and decade ahead.
Thank you very much, Don! All the best!
Happy Birthday Meg... Fantastic Location gorgeous Woodlands.... Lucky Simon
Happy New Year, it is nice seeing you again Meg! Thanks for bringing Simon with you. Meg you sure can find some fun landscapes to explore. I wish my trusted companion could find landscapes like yours. If I went out now we would get stuck in the mud. Looking forward to more videos this year. Have a fun winter!
Beautiful. Just the same conditions I had in my last RUclips Video... although completely devoid of snow. But such fog is just perfect for woodland
No, thank you Simon! 😊 For producing such great content that makes us all want to come back for more! 😄 And Happy Birthday Meg 🥳 Looking forward to your next adventure! Cheers 🍻
Very kind of you, David. Many thanks :-)
Happy Birthday Meg, and all the best to you Simon for 2020, keep 'em coming 🙂
Yes, Simon. I’m in Sydney, Australia, & so far spared the fires.
Love the detail on the main subject
Happy 6th birthday Meg and a very Happy New Year to you Simon, love your work as always and looking forward to viewing your channel this year, (no pressure there!)😊
Happy New Year to you and Meg and Happy Birthday Meg. Thanks for another inspirational video. Just the thing to get me out making pictures.
Cuteeee Meg happy birthday 🥳 🐕
Fantastic video Simon! I love your woodland images, I'm waiting for a foggy day to try to do something similar. Thank's
Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing...
Fab video as usual Simon, thank you.
Many thanks, Steve!
Wonderful stuff, Simon and Happy Birthday Meg! Happy New Year, hope it’s a great one for you :0)
Many thanks, as always, Martin! All the best :-)
Happy 6th Birthday, Meg! These images were wonderful, Simon. The fog can do some amazing things and you sure took advantage of that. Beautiful compositions!
Thank you very much, Nick! Yes, it was great to final enjoy some fog at that location :)
Happy Birthday Meg! Great to see her looking so boundlessly energetic, and a(nother) wonderful video and images.
Happy Birthday to Meg, the Wonder Dog! Always so exuberant!
Happy Birthday, Meg. loved the image with the stone wall. I would love to hear you talk about the tripod head, very interesting looking.
Many thanks! Yes, I'll probably mention the tripod head in my next video :)
Great video and what a beautiful spot! Was just mentioning this to someone yesterday on how I can't wait for winter because of how the lighting is so much nicer for photography!
Great compositions mate. Certainly looks like a great spot
Great pictures and a very relaxing watch as always. Happy birthday Meg
Happy Birthday to Meg! Nice and moody conditions. I'll echo the curiosity over the tripod head arrangement. Hadn't notice it previously. Happy New Year! Good luck with the relocation. Rock on!
Thank you very much. I'll talk about the tripod head soon :)
Super images Simon, loved the drama and the mood you created with the compositions you chosen. Happy birthday to Meg too
Many thanks, Scotty :-)
Like the video and how you find your compositions Simon. You let it seem so easy when most people are strugling with woodland-photography.
Also Happy Birthday, Meg .....we share something ;)
Thank you very much and happy birthday :-)
You capture the mood of a scene so incredibly well! Looking forward to more videos from you this year. And happy birthday to sweet little Meg!
Thank you for the video. Thank you for sharing the experience. It's very interesting to watch your filming process.
Thanks for all the excellent videos. Happy New Year to you! Looking forward to more inspiration and education in 2020.
Happy Birthday, sweet Meg!! Many, many more...
thse are one of the most beautiful photographs ive ever seen, specially "the clash", that is my favourite!
That's very kind, thank you :)
Happy Birthday to Meg. It's so fun to watch her running through the woods and having so much fun.
As usual, I loved the video Simon. It's so pretty there, especially with the snow on the ground.
Happy New Year.
Thank you very much, Cheryl! All the best for 2020 :)
Simon you are truly the woodland photography master🙏 stunning images in beautiful conditions, Happy Birthday to Meg and all the best to you for 2020🍻👍
Thank you very much and all the very best to you too!
Another fantastic video, Simon. I couldn't help but notice the unusual tripod head you're using. Would you mind giving more detail as to what brand it is?
Many thanks, Spencer. All info is available from the video descriptions where I link to my gear page: baxter.photos/my-gear/ :)
You got a Cube! I'm jealous.
I might let you touch it next month.
@@SimonBaxterPhotography I thought you were giving them out to all workshop attendees.
I do portrait sessions on my youtube channel. Couldn’t be further from what you’re doing here.
But, man oh man you have some good photos. The long panorama style looks like it is straight out of a lord of the rings scene.
Great work, and use of a drab day. Crazy how you are able to change what looks horrific for photos and turn it into a good photo opportunity!
Many thanks, glad you like them :)
brilliant video Simon really enjoyed it in fact enjoyed all your videos ,all the best for 2020 and belated birthday to Meg take care and all the best
Happy birthday to Meg! My dog Tuva and I are huge fans of her - and of you of course :) Awesome video, as always!
Happy Birthday to the lovely Meg, love that dog, nice moody misty images, that tripod head is amazing!
Happy New Year Simon, hope you continue having success and I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us this year :)
Happy New Year and many thanks, Jordan :)
Happy birthday Meg, super vlog Simon, the fog certainly help with the images very atmospheric. 👍.
Happy new year Simon! Great to see you back on YT with as always amazing content. All the best for 2020!
Many thanks, Tomas! Hope you're well and all the best :)
Fantastic, lovely images as always and I love to see your thinking behind the shots. No snow or even frost in Bedfordshire yet...wish it would hurry up!
Many thanks, Alan! Very little signs of winter here either. Almost 10c yesterday and now just dull and windy :(
Always good stuff Simon
Hi, beautiful work. Thank you for sharing. I’m sure you work on a full frame. I have a cropped sensor, so your answer to my question may not even apply to what I can do, but I’m curious about how you know what your crop is going to look like, how much of the frame to fill. Sometime it seems that “filling the frame with the subject” is not really the way to go.
Stunning as always mate 👍 - all the best for 2020
Many thanks, Dave. All the very best to you :)
Just watched you first time really good presentation think its great you show camera settings helps dimwits like me, thanks.
Soooooo.....beautiful photography Bro.
Great video, Simon. I've now got the sudden urge to go out and buy an entire Patagonia wardrobe. No idea why.
Haha :-p. Many thanks!
Thanks Simon, great moody photos. Hope you had a great Xmas and New Year
Cheers!
Thank you very much. All the best :)
Excellent as always. Thank you for sharing, Simon. All the best for 2020
Beautiful images,great atmosphere and light...looks like a great area for future shoots!
Happy New Year and also Happy Birthday to Meg!! Love the pictures you took!
Really enjoyed this Simon, so well captured and a stunning video - Happy Birthday to the little legend that is Meg!
Happy new year Simon, lovely out together vlog as per, with some very nicely composed images. All the best for the new year
Many thanks and all the best for 2020 :)
I came initially for the thoughtful discussion of composition, lighting and texture. But I'm always, secretly hoping to catch a nice long glimpse of Meg frolicking about through woodlands and streams. It is at those times that I most feel her innocent joy for life. Thank you, Simon. One quick question... what is and where did you find the cover for your tripod head (cube)?
Many thanks, Roger. Most people are secretly here for Meg :P The head cover was left in my car by a client in Scotland and he said I could keep it. No idea where it originally came from.
That boulder in the last shot ‘ I would bring in a Hymac and dig it out 😃
I'll assume you're joking. Either way, you'll end up with an inferior composition without it ;)