Well that was a treat wasn’t it. Back where I think you really belong. Shooting beautiful vistas. Soothing as ever to watch too. Interesting how you chose a frame with less full on red colour than what the video suggested you would end up revealing. It just goes to show that shouty photos just ain’t your thing. I love the subtlety in what you processed. It feels peaceful and not something you would tire of looking at.
Hey Simon, thanks for checking on buddy. It felt good to do this one, being back in my environment. I like the phrase shouty photos. In many ways I think this comes back to shooting your shots relative to your output... mine being large prints to be hung up. I agree that you do tire of shots which are too loud, too colourful and they can be too dominant when hung, which is why i do what i do and probably how i waited until this point to take the shot! Comes back in some way to that big f11 video i did all these years ago. = ) Hope you are well Simon. Might catch you in Harris later this year as i may be there at the same time! Ewan
Nice to see you out again taking photographs, I love your style of presentation and explanation of what/why/How. I did go to the South island of NZ a couple of weeks ago, (6th time)...such a stunning place to be with my camera. Always trying to remember to enjoy the place and not just capture and image. Just starting to process some of the images. Yes, you are going to be very busy indeed, make sure you continue to photographe beautiful images as a therapy from the rigors of building houses. I spent 25+ years renovating my home when I had the time & funds, it's exhausting indeed. Like you say ... take care, keep shooting, have fun....looking forward to your next VLOG
Hey Phil, great to hear from you and that you had a nice time in nz. I would love to see what you got. Can you flick me an email - ewan@ewandunsmuirimages.com - would love to see your top 3! Hope you wouldnt mind. Ill need photography to get myself off site i reckon. Looking at a new Phase One system as well, whereby that will ensure i dont waste that amount of money. Best wishes. Speak soon, Ewan
Ewan - Great to see you back! Thank You for providing the inspiration to get out there - I went off to the National Park around this time last year after watching one of your videos, I found myself standing in a field, just off the Desert Road at 5:30am in -8 degree temperatures, waiting for the sun to come up and drift over and paint the mountains in front of me it was epic! Thank You!! Good Luck with the new business venture! and I can't wait to see the next video. Cheers!
Hey there. Thats great to to here and its good to be back. this tiny little channel only ever to set out to inspire one person... and everything else was a bonus! Glad you got that shot. Worth the wait huh!? Ewan
It's a great day when a Ewan Dunsmuir video comes up in my notifications! Loved the video Ewan, and the photograph, which I reckon is just the right revenge on those beach bullies who thought that size mattered. Good luck with the new venture and I look forward to learning from and enjoying your next video.
The hours I spent surfing that beach as a lad. The mount is not what I remember it, all the apartments built up, wooden walkways but 40yrs has passed and its nice to see it through photographers eyes.
Hey Tony, yeah it has changed quite a bit over time indeed, some for the better, some possibly not. Would love to have seen it back in the good old days. Regards, Ewan
Thanks Don. Glad you enjoy it. It is actually great ot get feedback as they are so much work to make, and you k=never know... util you post them. Kind regards Ewan
Nice to see you back Ewan, lovely subtle sunrise image. Best wishes for your new venture and also nice that you will continue your photography business 👍
Hey Garry, Thanks very much man. Lovely to be back at it too! Thanks re you good wishes, and sure will keep going with the photography as well. Best wishes, Ewan
Slow and nice video showcasing the entire process of making images in the dawn. Actually sun does not rise, it never rise. It is the earth that moves towards the sun. Nice image too.
Hello. Many thanks for your support and your interaction. Yeah, the pharse is one which has been used for eternity and probably started before people understood how the solar system works. It has been been continued to be used, probably in lieu of some other word... where im not sure what that word would be! Best wishes, Ewan
Thats awesome. Thats exactly the feeling im trying to convey by the smallest of things, like slowing my speech to the speed of when i do do workshops, and just be myself... all chilled. Thanks for coming along. Ewan
Hi Ewan, thank you for another "little vacation"! Always relaxing and stimulating at the same time. Thanks again for your incredible work! ...it's simply inspiring...
15 years ago i stood there in miserable weather, did not even take my camera out. So i look with great interest and a bit jealous to your wonderful work and presentation, Ewan.
Always love getting notified of one of your videos going live You’re the only photographer I have notifications off and always a joy to watch and learn As a pano guy I always wonder why you use a ball head over geared head but guessing it’s just what your used to Like me trying capture one after Lightroom for years It maybe better I’m just comfortable in what we know Thanks for sharing as usual. One day I’ll get back to nz and would love to meet up Adrian
Hi Adrian. Lovely to hear form you. I appreciate your kind comments and your support. I am pretty old school and as ive always had ball heads... ill probably always have ballheads - LOL Just like my next camera purchase will be mirrored rather than a mirrorless platform with evf. Would be lovely to catch up. Let me know if you get back! Ewan
Gorgeous image Ewan and again a really engaging video. All the best with the new business venture and if you do run a workshop in Scotland, count me as a booking. I'm heading to Harris and Lewis in early September and I'd love to go back to Scotland next year and have the opportunity to learn from you. All the best.
Hey Tony, many thanks for your comment, support and encouragement. I was thinkning that Harris migt be the location for the workshop, if not Torridon Area. I just need to settle on a date. September is always problematic for getting bookings for accoodation for groups though. I usually only do 3 spaces on each workshop, but for an overseas one like this would have to open it up to eight or so, so as to make it financiqlly worthwhile (flights etc form NZ) Sure would be nice to have you along though. Speak soon. Ewan
Hey there. Yeah... not on purpose though. LOL Life is busy and i spend hours and hours producing these with v complicated timelines, so just don't have the space to do frequent ones. I would like to, but would possibly struggle for content too. Its a difficult balance. Best wishes, Ewan
Great video and as you mentioned what amazing colours, that were worth the effort of getting up early to capture them. Look forward to more coming. Take care.
Morning Marc. Sure was and having been there to take that photo before, its different every day, which is awesome. You never knpw what you are going to get! = ) Regards, Ewan
Hi Ewan. Taking pictures in the early morning also has the advantage that there are almost no people around. I really liked your video. Best greeting from Germany! Gerd.
Hi Ewan: As always, I enjoy watching your videos. The calmness in which you share your thought behind creating your images is very powerful. I am planning on spending the month of May 2025 in Scotland, so I would be interested in knowing when you are planning your workshops. Keep well and best of luck in your new business endeavours. Cheers, Keith (Canada)
Hey Keith. I really appreciate your continued and long lasting support. Always good to see your name popping up in the comments. Re next year, there is no better month than another in Scotland as the chances of getting wet are always high! Im thinking May or June as ill just need to commit to a date. This is out of peak season and so accomodation is easier and cheaper to get, as well as having locations to fewer numbers. Was thinking in and around Torridon or on the isle of Harris. Keep in touch on it. Ill be sure to advertise it on FB, as well as mention it here. Thanks man. Regards, Ewan
@@EwanDunsmuirImagesgreat news about possible Scotland workshop. I recently visited your website wondering what your workshop schedule might look like but it only runs to 2022. I don’t do FB so please keep updates on this channel too. I’m resident near Oban where we seem to have had one of the wettest summers on record. Great to see you back. Really appreciate all the time it takes to do this work. Best, Duncan
@@kraznayaploshad Hey Duncan. I was silly enough all these years ago to do a website which wasnt a drag and drop site, but everything coded, which has provided some issues in changing the website and its content. Business relationship breakdown led to lack of development between myself and the provider/ I need to redo it with wix or squarespace or something, where I can easily update info etc. Ill keep this page posted with developments on WSs, but if you send me an email on ewan@ewandunsmuriimages.com I can mark your email where i will also specifically send you emails on ws in Scotland, as i have quite a bit of interest in one. = ) thanks for reaching out ! Regards, Ewan
Love how the clouds almost echo the rocks perfectly at 17:45. Wonderful video Ewan. Just curious about the strap that hangs off your camera on the tripod. Does that ever impact the stability even slightly?
Hi there. I am SO GLAD you noticed that. I actually meant to narrate that in, but forgot. Really weird huh, as all of the rocks echo the foreground, particularly the one with the hump and the hook shaped rock. Its just a wrist strap, which i keep on there if im shooting with cold fingers, and i need to take it off the tripod. It doesnt actually, as the tripod is so heavy duty, nothing will move it when set up! I appreciate your support and question! = ) Regards, Ewan
Morning Dominik. I usually try to shoot in the opposite direction to get these more gentle colours, caused by science. The direction or angle in relation to the sun will be determined by the scene, my position in relation to that and where the best colour for my scene is. It is certainly in that sphere though, which is in the opposite direction of the sun. Hope that helps. Regards, Ewan
Thanks Steve. Im going to try and keep them going form here on in... for as long as I can. Its a good way to connect with people like yourself! Ill be doing a vlog series on the passive build and we are trying to get onto the Grand Designs program. Best wishes - Ewan
Hey Dennis. I think i have had this said to me before, but as an islander, I have always called them seagulls, and probably always will. I think if we did a straw pole on Orkney, Shetland, or some other islands, the results would be overwhelming. I do reflect on the previous occasion, that they get 'called' seagulls by people probably as there are gulls, which live on the sea and its fruits, rather than scavengers who live on the land. Regards, Ewan
@@EwanDunsmuirImages, I am an islander as well, Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia, and growing up I also called them Seagulls. But.... was informed by a person that there was no such bird. I checked it out and was disappointed to discover there wasn't such a bird. The Gull family is made up of many different varieties. Cheers.
Well that was a treat wasn’t it. Back where I think you really belong. Shooting beautiful vistas. Soothing as ever to watch too. Interesting how you chose a frame with less full on red colour than what the video suggested you would end up revealing. It just goes to show that shouty photos just ain’t your thing. I love the subtlety in what you processed. It feels peaceful and not something you would tire of looking at.
Hey Simon, thanks for checking on buddy. It felt good to do this one, being back in my environment. I like the phrase shouty photos. In many ways I think this comes back to shooting your shots relative to your output... mine being large prints to be hung up. I agree that you do tire of shots which are too loud, too colourful and they can be too dominant when hung, which is why i do what i do and probably how i waited until this point to take the shot! Comes back in some way to that big f11 video i did all these years ago. = ) Hope you are well Simon. Might catch you in Harris later this year as i may be there at the same time! Ewan
Nice to see you out again taking photographs, I love your style of presentation and explanation of what/why/How. I did go to the South island of NZ a couple of weeks ago, (6th time)...such a stunning place to be with my camera. Always trying to remember to enjoy the place and not just capture and image. Just starting to process some of the images. Yes, you are going to be very busy indeed, make sure you continue to photographe beautiful images as a therapy from the rigors of building houses. I spent 25+ years renovating my home when I had the time & funds, it's exhausting indeed.
Like you say ... take care, keep shooting, have fun....looking forward to your next VLOG
Hey Phil, great to hear from you and that you had a nice time in nz. I would love to see what you got. Can you flick me an email - ewan@ewandunsmuirimages.com - would love to see your top 3! Hope you wouldnt mind. Ill need photography to get myself off site i reckon. Looking at a new Phase One system as well, whereby that will ensure i dont waste that amount of money. Best wishes. Speak soon, Ewan
Thank you Ewan, very inspiring. I do love photographing and enjoying sunrises because it's the beginning of a new day.
Thanks Ross. Its a pleasure to shoot sunrises... once you are there of course! LOL Hope you are well. Regards
Ewan
Ewan - Great to see you back! Thank You for providing the inspiration to get out there - I went off to the National Park around this time last year after watching one of your videos, I found myself standing in a field, just off the Desert Road at 5:30am in -8 degree temperatures, waiting for the sun to come up and drift over and paint the mountains in front of me it was epic! Thank You!! Good Luck with the new business venture! and I can't wait to see the next video. Cheers!
Hey there. Thats great to to here and its good to be back. this tiny little channel only ever to set out to inspire one person... and everything else was a bonus! Glad you got that shot. Worth the wait huh!? Ewan
I just want to let you know that I enjoy your videos tremendously. God speed with your new enterprise.
Thank you very much indeed, and I am glad you enjoy them! Regards, Ewan
It's a great day when a Ewan Dunsmuir video comes up in my notifications! Loved the video Ewan, and the photograph, which I reckon is just the right revenge on those beach bullies who thought that size mattered. Good luck with the new venture and I look forward to learning from and enjoying your next video.
The hours I spent surfing that beach as a lad. The mount is not what I remember it, all the apartments built up, wooden walkways but 40yrs has passed and its nice to see it through photographers eyes.
Hey Tony, yeah it has changed quite a bit over time indeed, some for the better, some possibly not. Would love to have seen it back in the good old days. Regards, Ewan
Love the content Ewan. Thank you for taking us on your journey.
Thanks Don. Glad you enjoy it. It is actually great ot get feedback as they are so much work to make, and you k=never know... util you post them. Kind regards Ewan
Nice to see you back Ewan, lovely subtle sunrise image. Best wishes for your new venture and also nice that you will continue your photography business 👍
Hey Garry, Thanks very much man. Lovely to be back at it too! Thanks re you good wishes, and sure will keep going with the photography as well. Best wishes, Ewan
Slow and nice video showcasing the entire process of making images in the dawn. Actually sun does not rise, it never rise. It is the earth that moves towards the sun. Nice image too.
Hello. Many thanks for your support and your interaction. Yeah, the pharse is one which has been used for eternity and probably started before people understood how the solar system works. It has been been continued to be used, probably in lieu of some other word... where im not sure what that word would be! Best wishes, Ewan
Thanks, Ewan, felt as though I was there in the process.
Thats awesome. Thats exactly the feeling im trying to convey by the smallest of things, like slowing my speech to the speed of when i do do workshops, and just be myself... all chilled. Thanks for coming along. Ewan
Hi Ewan, thank you for another "little vacation"! Always relaxing and stimulating at the same time. Thanks again for your incredible work! ...it's simply inspiring...
Hey Thomas. Many thanks man. Good to have you along, and you are welcome.Kind regards, Ewan
15 years ago i stood there in miserable weather, did not even take my camera out. So i look with great interest and a bit jealous to your wonderful work and presentation, Ewan.
Many thanks indeed. Yeah, I wouldve kept the camera in the bag too if it were raining. Its a lovely spot though! Regards, Ewan
Always love getting notified of one of your videos going live
You’re the only photographer I have notifications off and always a joy to watch and learn
As a pano guy I always wonder why you use a ball head over geared head but guessing it’s just what your used to
Like me trying capture one after Lightroom for years It maybe better I’m just comfortable in what we know
Thanks for sharing as usual.
One day I’ll get back to nz and would love to meet up
Adrian
Hi Adrian. Lovely to hear form you. I appreciate your kind comments and your support. I am pretty old school and as ive always had ball heads... ill probably always have ballheads - LOL Just like my next camera purchase will be mirrored rather than a mirrorless platform with evf. Would be lovely to catch up. Let me know if you get back! Ewan
Beautiful! Thank you,
Thanks very much. Appreciate your support. Regards, Ewan
Great video again Ewan , I’ve had a few health issues this summer fingers crossed i can get back to getting out at stupid o’clock and doing this
Sorry to hear about your health David. Look after yourself. Hope you get back out there soon, and thansk for the support. Ewan
Gorgeous image Ewan and again a really engaging video. All the best with the new business venture and if you do run a workshop in Scotland, count me as a booking. I'm heading to Harris and Lewis in early September and I'd love to go back to Scotland next year and have the opportunity to learn from you. All the best.
Hey Tony, many thanks for your comment, support and encouragement. I was thinkning that Harris migt be the location for the workshop, if not Torridon Area. I just need to settle on a date. September is always problematic for getting bookings for accoodation for groups though. I usually only do 3 spaces on each workshop, but for an overseas one like this would have to open it up to eight or so, so as to make it financiqlly worthwhile (flights etc form NZ) Sure would be nice to have you along though. Speak soon. Ewan
Love that your videos are infrequent so a bit unexpected when they turn up.
Hey there. Yeah... not on purpose though. LOL Life is busy and i spend hours and hours producing these with v complicated timelines, so just don't have the space to do frequent ones. I would like to, but would possibly struggle for content too. Its a difficult balance. Best wishes, Ewan
Great video and as you mentioned what amazing colours, that were worth the effort of getting up early to capture them. Look forward to more coming. Take care.
Morning Marc. Sure was and having been there to take that photo before, its different every day, which is awesome. You never knpw what you are going to get! = ) Regards, Ewan
Hi Ewan. Taking pictures in the early morning also has the advantage that there are almost no people around. I really liked your video. Best greeting from Germany! Gerd.
Hey Gerd, yeah me too. Not many people awake at 530am. Love it. Regards, Ewan
Nice to see you back & working your magic with the landscape
Thanks Michael. Lovely thing to say and appreciate your support. Regards, Ewan
great video and shots really enjoyed this cant wait for the next 1 tnx so much for sharing
Thanks Bryan. Appreciaqte your support mate. Regards, Ewan
Hi Ewan: As always, I enjoy watching your videos. The calmness in which you share your thought behind creating your images is very powerful. I am planning on spending the month of May 2025 in Scotland, so I would be interested in knowing when you are planning your workshops. Keep well and best of luck in your new business endeavours. Cheers, Keith (Canada)
Hey Keith. I really appreciate your continued and long lasting support. Always good to see your name popping up in the comments. Re next year, there is no better month than another in Scotland as the chances of getting wet are always high! Im thinking May or June as ill just need to commit to a date. This is out of peak season and so accomodation is easier and cheaper to get, as well as having locations to fewer numbers. Was thinking in and around Torridon or on the isle of Harris. Keep in touch on it. Ill be sure to advertise it on FB, as well as mention it here. Thanks man. Regards, Ewan
@@EwanDunsmuirImagesgreat news about possible Scotland workshop. I recently visited your website wondering what your workshop schedule might look like but it only runs to 2022. I don’t do FB so please keep updates on this channel too. I’m resident near Oban where we seem to have had one of the wettest summers on record. Great to see you back. Really appreciate all the time it takes to do this work. Best, Duncan
@@kraznayaploshad Hey Duncan. I was silly enough all these years ago to do a website which wasnt a drag and drop site, but everything coded, which has provided some issues in changing the website and its content. Business relationship breakdown led to lack of development between myself and the provider/ I need to redo it with wix or squarespace or something, where I can easily update info etc. Ill keep this page posted with developments on WSs, but if you send me an email on ewan@ewandunsmuriimages.com I can mark your email where i will also specifically send you emails on ws in Scotland, as i have quite a bit of interest in one. = ) thanks for reaching out !
Regards, Ewan
Great vlog Ewan...superb image as well...good luck with the new business venture.
Morning Tim. Thanks... and thanks. Ill be doing video diaries with that too (if i get time). Ewan
Love how the clouds almost echo the rocks perfectly at 17:45. Wonderful video Ewan. Just curious about the strap that hangs off your camera on the tripod. Does that ever impact the stability even slightly?
Hi there. I am SO GLAD you noticed that. I actually meant to narrate that in, but forgot. Really weird huh, as all of the rocks echo the foreground, particularly the one with the hump and the hook shaped rock. Its just a wrist strap, which i keep on there if im shooting with cold fingers, and i need to take it off the tripod. It doesnt actually, as the tripod is so heavy duty, nothing will move it when set up!
I appreciate your support and question! = )
Regards, Ewan
Hi Evan good to see You back. Love ur work. Got a Q: do U always shoott 180 degrtees to sun or just at clear skyes?
Morning Dominik. I usually try to shoot in the opposite direction to get these more gentle colours, caused by science. The direction or angle in relation to the sun will be determined by the scene, my position in relation to that and where the best colour for my scene is. It is certainly in that sphere though, which is in the opposite direction of the sun. Hope that helps. Regards, Ewan
Please dont stop your photography and videos, will be interested in seeing your passive house when done.
Thanks Steve. Im going to try and keep them going form here on in... for as long as I can. Its a good way to connect with people like yourself! Ill be doing a vlog series on the passive build and we are trying to get onto the Grand Designs program. Best wishes - Ewan
@@EwanDunsmuirImages grand designs would be awesome
@@stevemeier7876 - sure would. We shall keep fingers crossed.
BTW, there is not such a bird as a Seagull, they are Gulls and then different types of Gulls... but no Seagulls.
Hey Dennis. I think i have had this said to me before, but as an islander, I have always called them seagulls, and probably always will. I think if we did a straw pole on Orkney, Shetland, or some other islands, the results would be overwhelming. I do reflect on the previous occasion, that they get 'called' seagulls by people probably as there are gulls, which live on the sea and its fruits, rather than scavengers who live on the land. Regards, Ewan
@@EwanDunsmuirImages, I am an islander as well, Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia, and growing up I also called them Seagulls. But.... was informed by a person that there was no such bird. I checked it out and was disappointed to discover there wasn't such a bird. The Gull family is made up of many different varieties. Cheers.
@@DennisBater - yeah, first time, I checked and was disappointed too! = )