Putting in the "blood, sweat, and tears" in a spot that feels like there's just nothing is exactly right. I just get lazy sometimes. Great reminder to work that creative muscle.
I think everyone gets ups and downs with creativity. If I'm in a rut I like to go out with a single prime which will force me to try some different angles and hopefully get the creativity flowing again.
I think your videos are probably my favourite. Informative, casual but also well edited. Sometimes youll say something and then I'll be like "hmm but what about ____" and then you cover that haha. Fantastic content mate. I also love the fact youre open about how much you Sometimes struggle to get the shot without perseverance etc. Makes me feel better about the fact I dont get a banger every time I go out with my camera.
Thanks so much for your kind words. I am putting a lot of time and effort into them so great to hear it is working! I watch a lot of channels that give the impression that they go out and get amazing shots all the time, so I'm also trying to keep it real ... and at the moment, I am really feeling that ... we've had overcast conditions for such a long time now where I live and I'm starting to get cabin fever!! 😆🙈 As always thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated 😁👍
Absolutely love this mindset. Need to get myself away from the idea that "some days I'm going to be creative and others I'm just not." Great video Mike!! Love the style you're developing
Thanks so much Ian! I'm having a lot of fun writing, shooting and editing these videos ... they are developing a bit like my old tutorials used to be, just outdoors. 😀👍
This video was, well..., inspiring. It was a somewhat dreary snowy day here in Albany NY, and I didn't fee like cleaning the snow off the car. So I went down just a few houses to the corner intersection and got some shots I was satisfied with by getting creative and seeing some the same old things in a new way, including of the city snow plow just as it was coming around the curve, and right at me. If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have got the shot.
Great to hear Robert!! And that is exactly why it is great to just go out and shoot, as much as you can. If you're not there, you will never capture the moment ... unless you have a remote camera unit that is ... 😆 Thanks for watching 😁👍
Excellent video, several times I've looked at other photographers photo's and visited the place to see it for myself and come up with different idea's, so many stunning places to visit and see here in the UK. I will admit a few times I've looked and thought I'm not climbing that today and found another shot nearby
Haha I know what you mean! There are always shots to be had, and they're not always from the highest point!! 😆 One thing I find fascinating is when you get to a place you've seen lots of photographs of, and it looks very different to what you pictured in your mind. In this video ruclips.net/video/B-VofMQO5a0/видео.html I didn't realise there was a huge rocky outcrop behind the point at which this photo was taken ... and I found a load of other compositions and potential locations for foggy conditions as well. Thanks for watching 😁👍
Great tips, Mike. Creativity is definitely something that I, like many others, struggle with. What I have come to realize, is that opportunity (just having a camera and the ability to use it) is the most important step in the creativity process. If you go somewhere with a specific shot in mind and the conditions do not work out, you get frustrated and don't allow yourself to take advantage of the hundreds of other opportunities to be creative. A friend of mine told me once that if you go somewhere to get a shot of the mountains but the light is illuminating some weed patch better, shoot the weed patch. For whatever reason, that has just stuck with me. Hope you guys are doing great, brother. I will look forward to next weeks video.
Great advice, Mike. It is so hard to tell people to put in the work. My photography started with my fishing adventures. Some breathtaking views and sights out there on the water. Sadly, most fisherman are not photographers and most photographers don't fish. Each have a different eye on things. Stay safe and warm.
Thanks so much Lance! It really is! And not many people want to hear it ... including me sometimes ... 😆😆 I bet you see some amazing sights at times. It's sometimes the things we do outside of photography that get us to those amazing conditions! I used to have a dog and I walked him every morning, I saw so many amazing sunrises because I was just out all the time ... As always thanks for watching my friend 😁👍
Thank you, and great to hear you have noticed! I'm really thinking about what I am putting in the videos this year with information that will hopefully help, instead of regurgitated lists. thanks so much for watching! 😁👍
Thank you Mike. Luckily we live in an area (Arizona, between Phoenix and Tucson) with many opportunities. Every time we go out we find new, and surprisingly good areas for photography and sometimes in the least expected places. I agree: curiosity and creativity are key.
That's great to hear Reno! It is sometimes easy to keep going to those same places, but if you make a habit of finding new things, you'll be amazed at what you find! As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Was going to do some street photography today but when I got out i didn't feel like it at all! For me i just went home and recharged my batteries (not the camera batteries) 📷 happy weekend, Mike!
Hi David, Sometimes it is important just to put the camera down, and this is a perfect example ... if it doesn't feel right, then it is time to go and do something else and then come back to it later. Thanks for watching 😁👍
Another motivational video Mike ----losing my mojo at the moment stuck in or around Aberdeen ---cold weather not helping. Got your Videos to lift my spirits a bit ....
Thanks so much Linda! I know what you mean, I'm looking forward to more greenery and warmer months once spring gets under way. Great to hear I'm helping keep the motivation up. As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Haha! I've been waiting to get some movie easter aggs in my videos for a while and who doesn't love a bit of back to the future. As always thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated 😁👍
Thanks so much Mike for sharing another wonderful video like always, I feel not so creative with my wildlife photography but it's has to do with my location at the moment but hopefully in a few weeks when it gets warmer I can go to the mountains and forest 👍🤗
Thanks so much Miguel! Sometimes the time of year can have an impact ... the trees in the uk are all looking very sparse at the moment, so I am also looking forward to warmer times! 😆 As always thanks for watching my friend 😁👍
Wow. Great timing for this video. I've felt completely uninspired for some time. I'm hoping this summer I can get back to things. I'll use your tips. Thanks!
That's great to hear ... It's almost as if I am tailoring my content for you!! 😀👍 It is tricky to keep the motivation going when the conditions are so drab and dull ... I'm definitely looking forward to greener landscapes as the summer rolls around. Thanks for watching 😁👍
Nice one Mike, enjoyed this very much. Been scouting a new location today as it looks as though we are about to get a good dusting of snow come next week. No worthy keepers but a few ideas for when the snow arrives. Have a great weekend 👍😊
Thanks very much Barry! Scouting is such a great thing to do ... And I've definitely got my fingers crossed for some snow next week!! 🤞 Great to hear you liked this one. Heading out for a sunrise tomorrow morning so hopefully I'll get some good light ... Although probably jinxed it now!! 😆 If all else fails, it'll be a scouting mission. As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Sometimes for me, the camera is really also just a good excuse to be out and about. Like, I take 100 pictures, and none of them are really that good. I'll keep some as a memory, but also, it was probably a nice day out walking or visiting a city.
This is why photography is so good! I sometimes am the same... getting bogged down with the business and spending days in front of the computer can be a grind so having a camera is a way of getting out and about... and having those memories recorded is even better. I look back through some of the photos from trips I have been on with my wife and it takes me back their instantly... and get's me motivated to get out more. Thanks for watching Harry 😁👍
Hey Tyler, Thanks very much!! I shoot all of my videos nowadays with the Sony A7C and the Tamron 17-28mm ... and I think in this one, when I am at the picnic bench, I film a few with the 35mm f1.8. Thanks for watching 😁👍
I do struggle finding nice palces without lightpoles and/or buildings in the way when i want to try some nature photo's, but when i'm in Oslo, i dont care about the buildings that much, because they get a part of the shot anyways 😅 as long as i get the ship's in the frame, i get happy. 😄 i send some nice photo's of the DFDS ferry after i edit them 😊i love the info in this video too!!
Look at you Marty McFly 🤣🤣 Is that grey Beanie Hat a way to help get WB correct in post? I finally got creative last week to film the Starlings at my local pier, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I'd been putting it off all winter.
Haha! Whoa, this is heavy! 😆😆 I didn't think about that, but that would be a great way to get white balance. 👍 That's great to hear! Sometimes life gets in the way, but when you make time to shoot, it really does make it all worth while. Thanks for watching Frank 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Gerald Undone wear's a shoelace wristband with the colour Middle Grey to help him. You too, could go incognito with a middle grey beanie to help in Post. I just use a cheap Amazon pop-up grey card. 😀 But then I may be going OTT with my colour balancing and botched attempts at grading with just a handful of views compared to your good self. On my Bucket List is a Holy Grail Time-lapse, and I keep harping back to your tutorials for inspiration.
Great advice, ideas, and inspiration, as always. I would add that it really doesn’t matter how rich your environment is, and we often take for granted our surroundings. I live in beautiful San Diego and still get stuck sometimes. While my brother lives in “boring” flat farm country in Illinois, and I find the compositions there very interesting. I find it good. Sometimes all that is required it to just get out and look around. That does not look like your usual 28-200 lens. What lens are you carrying on this outing?
That's a great point David! It is really easy to take what's around you for granted. That is my new toy, the 50-400mm just trying it out and going to do a few lens tests soon comparing lots of different lenses. I am impressed with this one so far though. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Wow! I am, very much looking forward to your lens findings. I like the Tamron 28-200 very much for it’s size, weight, and focal range. It is reasonably sharp but the chromatic aberration is pretty bad. So I constantly struggle between my Sony 24-105 (often not long enough) and the 28-200. I am looking for a 2 lens combination for E-Mount that will get me from 16-200 with excellent quality, at less than 3 lb, and fit in my 7L shoulder bag (12 9/16 x 4 x 7 13/16) along with a Sony A7Rxx body). The Sony 20-70 with Tamron 70-180 is about 80% there. The Sony 20-70 and 70-200 f/4 is also close, but I have not heard great things about the Sony 70-200 f/4 G IQ. I’ve also considered the Sony 16-35 PZ with the 35-150 Tamron, but that’s the same weight as the Sony 20-70 and 70-200 GMII, and I think the latter might be a better trade-off (and I can add a 2x TC to the latter). Thanks for all your hard work in sharing your experience.
I know what you mean about the 28-200mm the IQ just isn't quite there is it. I really want to love that lens, but I keep getting disappointed when I look back at the images I've taken with it. Thanks for sharing your findings as well. I'll be talking about this very thing in one of the gear testing videos in the near future. 😁👍
Thanks very much dude, It almost feels like a reset when you do shoot a different genre!! I've been out shooting all day today but I'll be watching your street photography video this weekend!! 😁👍
Haha! You're spotting all the little Easter eggs today! 👌 I didn't realise at the time but when I watched it back, I saw them and was really surprised at how visible they are. I shot the timelapse in s&q mode but really wished I'd shot it in the interval mode with individual photos and a higher resolution ... Next time it's hazy, I'll definitely be shooting it the right way just in case. 😁😁
Good morning Mike Been doing that blood seat and tears. Got me self stuck Did you get the Tamron 50-400. I’m still procrastinating. Had a look at the Sigma 60-600 but that weights more than twice the weight than the 50-400 and I want to take it tramping Cheers have a great day
Hey Paul, Yes, it's the 50-400mm going to test it against the 60-600mm soon. The size is really good for the focal range and it's super sharp! I'm doing a big hike tomorrow morning so it'll be interesting to see how I get on with it. As always thanks for watching 😁👍
I trekked five miles yesterday to return with...boring photographs. A metaphorical roll of sameness. I'm going to skip over to your boring photographs tutorial next and figure out how you know what I'm doing.
Sometimes it does happen ... and it can be very frustrating. I'll confess, I have some videos that I have abandoned half way through the edit as the photos were so bad, and it normally comes down to a poorly planned hike, really abysmal weather, or me just not properly getting into the groove 😆🙈
Effective thumbnail; question mark in title is more diplomatic than a negative assertion, IMO. Mike laying down on the job??😊 Solid advice for getting better images overall. However, TBH, I don’t associate the tips with creativity, per se. (Don’t get mad now.) IMO, creativity is largely building the “improbable” in post or otherwise. Sony has image filters dubbed “creative” (like sepia) to convert the literal to something else. A photo of a sheep on a hill, perfectly composed, exposed, timed, and rendered in post can make for an impressive image, but not “creative” if the “improbable” element is missing. By contrast, an image of a sheep taking a pic of Mike would be creative. Build on that for even more creativity; have the sheep with a camera surrounded by the rest of the flock - all wearing cameras, too. You get the idea. Simpler landscape creativity might include zoom motion blur or other intentional camera movement, or special treatment in post. Again, have element of the improbable. Disappearing hand in vid is creative. Hope that makes sense.😊 Yes, nice house on the hill, but I wouldn’t want to live there (long hike to roadside mailbox, treks elsewhere. Road blocked and you’re out of luck. Septic system, spotty Internet, slow Amazon delivery😊). Cheers!
Haha! Good point about the house on the hill ... although I went up there today and it was a damn good view ... I think the internet would be great as there was a mast right next to it!! 😆😆 You make a good point about creativity, I suppose I should have called it How to get your mojo back ... 🤔 I was trying to be creative in the thumbnail though. 😆
i bought a cannon RP last year and this new year i bought a DJI mini 3 pro. however, i never use them before... i bought them because i wanna be narcissistic on Instagram. however, i dont know take photos nor videos lol
The best thing is to go out with your camera and learn how to use it properly. A chef can have the best pots and pans, but if he doesn't work at his craft, he'll never make a great meal. Thanks for watching 😁👍
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Putting in the "blood, sweat, and tears" in a spot that feels like there's just nothing is exactly right. I just get lazy sometimes. Great reminder to work that creative muscle.
I think everyone gets ups and downs with creativity. If I'm in a rut I like to go out with a single prime which will force me to try some different angles and hopefully get the creativity flowing again.
That's a good bit of advice right there ... Trying something different is a great way to get out of a rut.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I was literally about to come on and make that same point. So I'll just endorse yours instead.
I think your videos are probably my favourite. Informative, casual but also well edited. Sometimes youll say something and then I'll be like "hmm but what about ____" and then you cover that haha. Fantastic content mate. I also love the fact youre open about how much you Sometimes struggle to get the shot without perseverance etc. Makes me feel better about the fact I dont get a banger every time I go out with my camera.
Thanks so much for your kind words. I am putting a lot of time and effort into them so great to hear it is working!
I watch a lot of channels that give the impression that they go out and get amazing shots all the time, so I'm also trying to keep it real ... and at the moment, I am really feeling that ... we've had overcast conditions for such a long time now where I live and I'm starting to get cabin fever!! 😆🙈
As always thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated 😁👍
Your video is helping me a lot with all photography related. Thank you very much!!!
Great to hear!! make sure to check out my other videos as I have lots more on learning photography!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Absolutely love this mindset. Need to get myself away from the idea that "some days I'm going to be creative and others I'm just not." Great video Mike!! Love the style you're developing
Thanks so much Ian! I'm having a lot of fun writing, shooting and editing these videos ... they are developing a bit like my old tutorials used to be, just outdoors. 😀👍
Thank you so much👌🏽
No worries, Thanks for watching 😁👍
This video was, well..., inspiring. It was a somewhat dreary snowy day here in Albany NY, and I didn't fee like cleaning the snow off the car. So I went down just a few houses to the corner intersection and got some shots I was satisfied with by getting creative and seeing some the same old things in a new way, including of the city snow plow just as it was coming around the curve, and right at me. If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have got the shot.
Great to hear Robert!! And that is exactly why it is great to just go out and shoot, as much as you can.
If you're not there, you will never capture the moment ... unless you have a remote camera unit that is ... 😆
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Excellent video, several times I've looked at other photographers photo's and visited the place to see it for myself and come up with different idea's, so many stunning places to visit and see here in the UK.
I will admit a few times I've looked and thought I'm not climbing that today and found another shot nearby
Haha I know what you mean! There are always shots to be had, and they're not always from the highest point!! 😆
One thing I find fascinating is when you get to a place you've seen lots of photographs of, and it looks very different to what you pictured in your mind. In this video ruclips.net/video/B-VofMQO5a0/видео.html I didn't realise there was a huge rocky outcrop behind the point at which this photo was taken ... and I found a load of other compositions and potential locations for foggy conditions as well.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Great tips, Mike. Creativity is definitely something that I, like many others, struggle with. What I have come to realize, is that opportunity (just having a camera and the ability to use it) is the most important step in the creativity process. If you go somewhere with a specific shot in mind and the conditions do not work out, you get frustrated and don't allow yourself to take advantage of the hundreds of other opportunities to be creative. A friend of mine told me once that if you go somewhere to get a shot of the mountains but the light is illuminating some weed patch better, shoot the weed patch. For whatever reason, that has just stuck with me. Hope you guys are doing great, brother. I will look forward to next weeks video.
That's another great tip Steve! It's all about keeping your eyes and mind open!
We're all good dude! 😁👍
Great advice, Mike. It is so hard to tell people to put in the work. My photography started with my fishing adventures. Some breathtaking views and sights out there on the water. Sadly, most fisherman are not photographers and most photographers don't fish. Each have a different eye on things. Stay safe and warm.
Thanks so much Lance! It really is! And not many people want to hear it ... including me sometimes ... 😆😆
I bet you see some amazing sights at times. It's sometimes the things we do outside of photography that get us to those amazing conditions! I used to have a dog and I walked him every morning, I saw so many amazing sunrises because I was just out all the time ...
As always thanks for watching my friend 😁👍
I watch all your videos every time
That's great to hear! Thank you so much! 😁👍
The effort you have been placing in your videos is most excellent!
Thank you, and great to hear you have noticed! I'm really thinking about what I am putting in the videos this year with information that will hopefully help, instead of regurgitated lists.
thanks so much for watching! 😁👍
Incredible editing
Thanks so much Olly!
Cheers Mike. Loving these videos and your work. Have a good one
Thanks so much Curtis! 😁👍
Thank you Mike. Luckily we live in an area (Arizona, between Phoenix and Tucson) with many opportunities. Every time we go out we find new, and surprisingly good areas for photography and sometimes in the least expected places. I agree: curiosity and creativity are key.
That's great to hear Reno! It is sometimes easy to keep going to those same places, but if you make a habit of finding new things, you'll be amazed at what you find!
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Was going to do some street photography today but when I got out i didn't feel like it at all! For me i just went home and recharged my batteries (not the camera batteries) 📷 happy weekend, Mike!
Hi David,
Sometimes it is important just to put the camera down, and this is a perfect example ... if it doesn't feel right, then it is time to go and do something else and then come back to it later.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Another motivational video Mike ----losing my mojo at the moment stuck in or around Aberdeen ---cold weather not helping. Got your Videos to lift my spirits a bit ....
Thanks so much Linda!
I know what you mean, I'm looking forward to more greenery and warmer months once spring gets under way.
Great to hear I'm helping keep the motivation up.
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Awesome video!
Another good shot of motivation :D
Love those special effects, specially the back to the future one!
Haha! I've been waiting to get some movie easter aggs in my videos for a while and who doesn't love a bit of back to the future.
As always thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated 😁👍
Thanks so much Mike for sharing another wonderful video like always, I feel not so creative with my wildlife photography but it's has to do with my location at the moment but hopefully in a few weeks when it gets warmer I can go to the mountains and forest 👍🤗
Thanks so much Miguel! Sometimes the time of year can have an impact ... the trees in the uk are all looking very sparse at the moment, so I am also looking forward to warmer times! 😆
As always thanks for watching my friend 😁👍
Wow. Great timing for this video. I've felt completely uninspired for some time. I'm hoping this summer I can get back to things. I'll use your tips. Thanks!
That's great to hear ... It's almost as if I am tailoring my content for you!! 😀👍
It is tricky to keep the motivation going when the conditions are so drab and dull ... I'm definitely looking forward to greener landscapes as the summer rolls around.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Nice one Mike, enjoyed this very much. Been scouting a new location today as it looks as though we are about to get a good dusting of snow come next week. No worthy keepers but a few ideas for when the snow arrives. Have a great weekend 👍😊
Thanks very much Barry!
Scouting is such a great thing to do ... And I've definitely got my fingers crossed for some snow next week!! 🤞
Great to hear you liked this one.
Heading out for a sunrise tomorrow morning so hopefully I'll get some good light ... Although probably jinxed it now!! 😆 If all else fails, it'll be a scouting mission.
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Sometimes for me, the camera is really also just a good excuse to be out and about. Like, I take 100 pictures, and none of them are really that good. I'll keep some as a memory, but also, it was probably a nice day out walking or visiting a city.
This is why photography is so good! I sometimes am the same... getting bogged down with the business and spending days in front of the computer can be a grind so having a camera is a way of getting out and about... and having those memories recorded is even better.
I look back through some of the photos from trips I have been on with my wife and it takes me back their instantly... and get's me motivated to get out more.
Thanks for watching Harry 😁👍
Great video. What’s the camera you are recording most of this with if you don’t mind sharing. Thank you.
Hey Tyler,
Thanks very much!! I shoot all of my videos nowadays with the Sony A7C and the Tamron 17-28mm ... and I think in this one, when I am at the picnic bench, I film a few with the 35mm f1.8.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Top of the line SFX 😂
Haha! I got Pixar involved for those! 😆😆😆
I do struggle finding nice palces without lightpoles and/or buildings in the way when i want to try some nature photo's, but when i'm in Oslo, i dont care about the buildings that much, because they get a part of the shot anyways 😅 as long as i get the ship's in the frame, i get happy. 😄 i send some nice photo's of the DFDS ferry after i edit them 😊i love the info in this video too!!
It's hard when you live in a city avoiding those power lines!
It's all about the ships!! 😁👍
impressive.
Thanks 😁👍
Look at you Marty McFly 🤣🤣
Is that grey Beanie Hat a way to help get WB correct in post?
I finally got creative last week to film the Starlings at my local pier, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I'd been putting it off all winter.
Haha! Whoa, this is heavy! 😆😆
I didn't think about that, but that would be a great way to get white balance. 👍
That's great to hear! Sometimes life gets in the way, but when you make time to shoot, it really does make it all worth while.
Thanks for watching Frank 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Gerald Undone wear's a shoelace wristband with the colour Middle Grey to help him. You too, could go incognito with a middle grey beanie to help in Post.
I just use a cheap Amazon pop-up grey card. 😀
But then I may be going OTT with my colour balancing and botched attempts at grading with just a handful of views compared to your good self.
On my Bucket List is a Holy Grail Time-lapse, and I keep harping back to your tutorials for inspiration.
Great advice, ideas, and inspiration, as always. I would add that it really doesn’t matter how rich your environment is, and we often take for granted our surroundings. I live in beautiful San Diego and still get stuck sometimes. While my brother lives in “boring” flat farm country in Illinois, and I find the compositions there very interesting. I find it good. Sometimes all that is required it to just get out and look around. That does not look like your usual 28-200 lens. What lens are you carrying on this outing?
That's a great point David! It is really easy to take what's around you for granted.
That is my new toy, the 50-400mm just trying it out and going to do a few lens tests soon comparing lots of different lenses. I am impressed with this one so far though.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Wow! I am, very much looking forward to your lens findings. I like the Tamron 28-200 very much for it’s size, weight, and focal range. It is reasonably sharp but the chromatic aberration is pretty bad. So I constantly struggle between my Sony 24-105 (often not long enough) and the 28-200. I am looking for a 2 lens combination for E-Mount that will get me from 16-200 with excellent quality, at less than 3 lb, and fit in my 7L shoulder bag (12 9/16 x 4 x 7 13/16) along with a Sony A7Rxx body). The Sony 20-70 with Tamron 70-180 is about 80% there. The Sony 20-70 and 70-200 f/4 is also close, but I have not heard great things about the Sony 70-200 f/4 G IQ. I’ve also considered the Sony 16-35 PZ with the 35-150 Tamron, but that’s the same weight as the Sony 20-70 and 70-200 GMII, and I think the latter might be a better trade-off (and I can add a 2x TC to the latter). Thanks for all your hard work in sharing your experience.
I know what you mean about the 28-200mm the IQ just isn't quite there is it. I really want to love that lens, but I keep getting disappointed when I look back at the images I've taken with it.
Thanks for sharing your findings as well. I'll be talking about this very thing in one of the gear testing videos in the near future.
😁👍
Great tips as usual Mike 😁 especially the try out different genres, which is what made me try to get a jab at street photography 😂
totally agree! I came from street to portrait to landscape. I hope i can approve here as well, until i find my next genre. :)
Thanks very much dude, It almost feels like a reset when you do shoot a different genre!!
I've been out shooting all day today but I'll be watching your street photography video this weekend!! 😁👍
BTW did you realise that you captured Sun Spots through the clouds in your episode?
That's quite a capture. 😀
Timestamp 5:20
Haha! You're spotting all the little Easter eggs today! 👌
I didn't realise at the time but when I watched it back, I saw them and was really surprised at how visible they are.
I shot the timelapse in s&q mode but really wished I'd shot it in the interval mode with individual photos and a higher resolution ... Next time it's hazy, I'll definitely be shooting it the right way just in case. 😁😁
I look at the thumbnail image and I think to myself "if grumpy cat came back as a landscape photographer " the resemblance is uncanny 😂LOL
Hahahaha! Best comment ever!!
Thanks for watching Alvin 😁👍
Good morning Mike
Been doing that blood seat and tears. Got me self stuck
Did you get the Tamron 50-400. I’m still procrastinating. Had a look at the Sigma 60-600 but that weights more than twice the weight than the 50-400 and I want to take it tramping
Cheers have a great day
Hey Paul,
Yes, it's the 50-400mm going to test it against the 60-600mm soon.
The size is really good for the focal range and it's super sharp!
I'm doing a big hike tomorrow morning so it'll be interesting to see how I get on with it.
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
I trekked five miles yesterday to return with...boring photographs. A metaphorical roll of sameness. I'm going to skip over to your boring photographs tutorial next and figure out how you know what I'm doing.
Sometimes it does happen ... and it can be very frustrating.
I'll confess, I have some videos that I have abandoned half way through the edit as the photos were so bad, and it normally comes down to a poorly planned hike, really abysmal weather, or me just not properly getting into the groove 😆🙈
Effective thumbnail; question mark in title is more diplomatic than a negative assertion, IMO. Mike laying down on the job??😊
Solid advice for getting better images overall. However, TBH, I don’t associate the tips with creativity, per se. (Don’t get mad now.) IMO, creativity is largely building the “improbable” in post or otherwise. Sony has image filters dubbed “creative” (like sepia) to convert the literal to something else.
A photo of a sheep on a hill, perfectly composed, exposed, timed, and rendered in post can make for an impressive image, but not “creative” if the “improbable” element is missing. By contrast, an image of a sheep taking a pic of Mike would be creative. Build on that for even more creativity; have the sheep with a camera surrounded by the rest of the flock - all wearing cameras, too. You get the idea. Simpler landscape creativity might include zoom motion blur or other intentional camera movement, or special treatment in post. Again, have element of the improbable. Disappearing hand in vid is creative. Hope that makes sense.😊
Yes, nice house on the hill, but I wouldn’t want to live there (long hike to roadside mailbox, treks elsewhere. Road blocked and you’re out of luck. Septic system, spotty Internet, slow Amazon delivery😊). Cheers!
Haha! Good point about the house on the hill ... although I went up there today and it was a damn good view ... I think the internet would be great as there was a mast right next to it!! 😆😆
You make a good point about creativity, I suppose I should have called it How to get your mojo back ... 🤔
I was trying to be creative in the thumbnail though. 😆
i bought a cannon RP last year and this new year i bought a DJI mini 3 pro. however, i never use them before... i bought them because i wanna be narcissistic on Instagram. however, i dont know take photos nor videos lol
The best thing is to go out with your camera and learn how to use it properly. A chef can have the best pots and pans, but if he doesn't work at his craft, he'll never make a great meal.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Did you see the jupiter/venus conjunction?
I didn't see them at their closest because of cloud cover where I live, but looking out of our window now I can see how close they are. 👍
@@mikesphotography it will happen again in 2039 or 30 something 😅 so good thing we saw it now 😊
And you dont ned to go to fancy locations.. Opportunties are all around.