Thank you for these wonderful series of nightscape videos you’ve produced. I was taken by the way you tried to explain that time in a shoot when you need to stop, listen and tune in to moment,connect with the emotion you as a photographer are feeling at the moment in time, tune in to what the scene you are about to photograph is telling you, and finally tune in to what the ancient guardians of that landscape and their spirit is telling you. By doing such it will help input emotion and humanity into your work rather than being just a technical capture. Not many photographers go down that path. Thanks for your sharing.
Mate, I've got to say how much I enjoy and learn from all your fabulous work.. Your explanations always come across as "humble" even though you are clearly a highly skilled professional. Because of this fabulous natural methodology I am really happy to go out and try for myself ( despite living in the UK where seeing a sky is a rarity ). Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with the likes of me - can't tell you how much impact it has.
I appreciate all the work you put in to these shoots. I am new to light painting and am thrilled with the results I have obtained using your technics. Thanks so much from Mt Shasta, CA.
Absolutely amazed at how beautiful your shots turn out. Especially love the MilkyWay fog at the avenue of honour shot. Looking forward to meeting you in person now that I've booked a session with you in May. Just counting down the months away.
Thank you so much Sue for your lovely encouraging words. I have a great passion for nightscape shooting and I also love sharing that with the people who come along to the workshops. Looking forward to meeting you in May ...!!!
Hello Richard. This is a comment about your video production: I love the lighting of your narration. Particularly your back lighting was remarkable. It gives volume to your subject (in this case you). Thank you for sharing.
I really enjoyed this video. The explanations you gave was what I was looking for. The specs you put up when displaying your finished project are also awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are certainly inspiring me to take some night time photos. Now all you need is a video on how to stay up late 😆😁😆
Another outstanding lesson. You are a truly inspirational person who shares your knowledge with the community in a crystal clear and motivational way. Many thanks to help us raise the bar on this delicated branch of the photography...
Great information Richard, I love how you paint the whole picture. Such a beautiful photo of the road leading you down, with the amazing sky. Its the one area of landscape photography I am least experienced in. Your videos are making me want to get out and shoot more nightscapes.
Thanks again Ben. I've been fully invested in Nightscape Photography for about 5 years now and I know how much effort it takes to get out there and shoot. Especially here as milky way season is through the winter months.
@@nightscapeimages.richard well I am glad you are fully invested in it and make the effort Richard, because I thourly enjoy your videos, as Im sure many other people do to 😊
Thanks for watching Theo. We are truly blessed in this part of the world with lots of clear skies and marvellous views. I will do more videos on post production this year.
Do you have other videos where you talk about specific Kelvin settings for white balance at night? I'd really be curious to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you.
Hi Christopher. I often discuss Kelvin white balance settings. In a nutshell ... it's really what people like. I usually set my white balance a fraction cooler and i never use auto white balance. Others will set to daylight. For my shots I will usually set the white balance somewhere between 3800k and 4200k and if there is a moon in the sky I'll go warmer maybe to 5000k. Also when light painting the white balance is something that needs to be considered as LED lights are usually very cool and require a different white balance setting to get the colour right.
Hi Richard, thanks again for another great video, I'm still looking at the rest as and when I have time, so if I ask a question that you have already answered, please just bare with me. When the farmer agreed to let you shoot the ruin did you have to use a property release form and have him sign it so you could sell it the photograph?
No problems with any of that where I come from Redserpent2000. I always give a free print to the land holder and they are very happy with the arrangement. No forms necessary.
Very good point Tony. I do have to touch the camera to change focus, aperture , iso etc but during the actual shooting, which takes a fair while I don't touch the camera. One of the other secrets for me is to have the tripod quite low to the ground which gives me the option to spread the legs quite wide making it very sturdy.
@@nightscapeimages.richard As you know i do a lot of night work also and found touching the camera can disturb the position, ok its going to be minimal but it can if you dont use the tripod as you do and obviously you have been doing it long enough to be carful, i find the camranger so useful basically set the camera on tripod and you dont have to go near it until you have finnished,
Fair enough Tony. A friend of mine has the Camranger and loves it. Like everything else it all comes down to technique and practice .. oh, and also preparation.
Hi Richard, for the star trail image, is there a reason not to use a lower iso like iso 100 and just do a much longer exposure and get some long trails in a single exposure?
Hi Nooch 86. There is no problem doing one long star trail with the lowest iso unless you make a mistake and have to go right back to the start again. I always do a test shot to ensure my exposure looks good, as well as the framing etc. Also some cameras generate an excessive amount of heat when shooting very long exposures. Having said that, I've seen some very good single shot star trail images.
Nightscape Images I guess the light pollution from the nearest town or even Melbourne also might start creeping into the image with a very long exposure?
Yes you can shoot with the 35 or 50mm lenses but you'll need a faster shutter speed to overcome star trailing. Don't go over 10 seconds with those lenses. That also depends on what camera you are using.
@@nightscapeimages.richard hahaha nice photos dude and thank you for being so generous in giving us tutorials for doing Nightscape photographies. I really love it! I learn so much from you, no kidding. Keep it up bro!
On the shot of the foggy trees I used f2.8 because that's the widest aperture on the 14-24 and it's very sharp at that. On the milky way image over the stone house I stopped down the Nikon 20mm f1.8 to f2.8 to get sharper stars as it's better at f2.8. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Just feels like it is too wide open for landscape/night photography, I personally would have gone for an aperture smaller, but if that works for you.
For nightscape photography you need very fast aperture lenses to gather as much light as possible in a short amount of time as the stars are constantly moving. This is not a problem in daytime landscape photography so of course a closed down aperture is the way to go there.
Excellent video, and loving how you explain the process hope to see and learn many more things from you
Thanks so much for taking a look Mat. I have lots more videos for you to check out.
Another really interesting educational and truely inspirational video. Thank you.
Really pleased you liked it David
Just love what you do with the old cars and building's
You make it look easy
Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's not but the journey is always worthwhile Phillip ...!!!
The beauty of your work, Richard, is matched by the beauty of your enthusiasm for teaching others. Thank you.
That is so very kind of you to say Old400
Don,t you just love it when a plan comes together. Great shot
Thanks so much for watching Barry
After watching half a dozen of your videos since morning, I’m energized enough to go try this out. Thank you!
Thanks so much Sharman, really appreciate your support.
Great. Nice!
Thank you Nuno
it is very good to be able to thank in life to masters who urge us to change our photographic perception . Thank you so much for all these classes.
Your kind words are very much appreciated Rodrigo
Love this dreamy foggy road look. No need artifact light in Ps at all.
Richard.
I love your work and how clearly you explain everything. I am truly inspired. Just awesome. Can't thank you enough.
That's very kind of you to say Chris. I really appreciate you watching.
Thank you for these wonderful series of nightscape videos you’ve produced. I was taken by the way you tried to explain that time in a shoot when you need to stop, listen and tune in to moment,connect with the emotion you as a photographer are feeling at the moment in time, tune in to what the scene you are about to photograph is telling you, and finally tune in to what the ancient guardians of that landscape and their spirit is telling you. By doing such it will help input emotion and humanity into your work rather than being just a technical capture. Not many photographers go down that path. Thanks for your sharing.
Thanks very much Michael. I'm going down that path more and more these days .. most don't care too much about it so I appreciate your comments a lot.
Oh wow. That has to be my favorite Milky Way photo. Gorgeous photo. The fog looks fantastic.
Thanks heaps Terry. It's amazing what you can see out there at night. I love fog also.
Thanks for another great video Richard. Well done as always.
Always appreciate your comments Mike ... thanks heaps.
Thanks Richard for another fantastic video. Gives me the urge to go exploring. Thanks heaps for sharing your creativity in your photography.
Thanks again Darren. It's amazing what you find when on the road in the country.
Mate, I've got to say how much I enjoy and learn from all your fabulous work.. Your explanations always come across as "humble" even though you are clearly a highly skilled professional. Because of this fabulous natural methodology I am really happy to go out and try for myself ( despite living in the UK where seeing a sky is a rarity ). Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with the likes of me - can't tell you how much impact it has.
Really appreciate your comments Toby. Thanks so much.
True master of light. I would love to see more of the ''hard way'' lightpainting, one single shoot including all this magic.
I will see what I can come up with in the future MrBluesfly
me too
Brilliant as always.. .... Really helped me a lot with night-time photography 😉
Thanks so much for watching. Really appreciated.
Excellent video! Thanks!
Really appreciate you watching and commenting Terry
Richard, you mentioned that you normally set your kelvin for night photography, what number do you normally use for Milky Way?
Thanks!
Usually somewhere between 3500 - 5000 k. Depends on ambient conditions, moon etc
Thanks! One of the better post I seen in a while both for useful, clearly presented information - and beautiful shots! I'm inspired.
Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment. Really appreciate it.
Great informations about light painting thank you much
Really appreciate you watching Vinoth
Awesome work continues.
Thanks heaps for watching
Great way to start a day with your video.Great job as always!!!
Really appreciate your support Milorad.
I appreciate all the work you put in to these shoots. I am new to light painting and am thrilled with the results I have obtained using your technics. Thanks so much from Mt Shasta, CA.
Really appreciate your comments ... means a lot.
Thanks for sharing your experience, mate. I really enjoy your images.
Really appreciate you watching ... thanks so much.
Absolutely amazed at how beautiful your shots turn out. Especially love the MilkyWay fog at the avenue of honour shot. Looking forward to meeting you in person now that I've booked a session with you in May. Just counting down the months away.
Thank you so much Sue for your lovely encouraging words. I have a great passion for nightscape shooting and I also love sharing that with the people who come along to the workshops. Looking forward to meeting you in May ...!!!
Beautiful Richard, thank you for the tips and inspiration.
You're very welcome Kathleen ... thanks for watching
Hello Richard. This is a comment about your video production: I love the lighting of your narration. Particularly your back lighting was remarkable. It gives volume to your subject (in this case you). Thank you for sharing.
Thanks again Zia, I do spend a lot of time on the lighting for my videos.
Tres bonne vidéo et des conseils utiles.
Merci et bravo pour ces superbes photos
Really appreciate your comments Doume
I really enjoyed this video. The explanations you gave was what I was looking for. The specs you put up when displaying your finished project are also awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are certainly inspiring me to take some night time photos. Now all you need is a video on how to stay up late 😆😁😆
Thanks a lot for watching. Haha .. I stay up very late most nights but I'm not sure I'd be any good if I had a 9 - 5 job ...!!!
Ditto. Richard is so generous in sharing his knowledge and simplifying technical issues. A truly natural artist,educator and photographer.
Another outstanding lesson.
You are a truly inspirational person who shares your knowledge with the community in a crystal clear and motivational way.
Many thanks to help us raise the bar on this delicated branch of the photography...
Thanks so much Zarcos. You make it all the more worth doing when I receive such positive feedback ... really appreciated.
WOW! Richard, Bonus to watch your RUclips while having my lunch break. Always love your passionate vlogs. Keep going!
Thanks heaps Jenny ... I so much appreciate your continued support.
Great information Richard, I love how you paint the whole picture. Such a beautiful photo of the road leading you down, with the amazing sky. Its the one area of landscape photography I am least experienced in. Your videos are making me want to get out and shoot more nightscapes.
Thanks again Ben. I've been fully invested in Nightscape Photography for about 5 years now and I know how much effort it takes to get out there and shoot. Especially here as milky way season is through the winter months.
@@nightscapeimages.richard well I am glad you are fully invested in it and make the effort Richard, because I thourly enjoy your videos, as Im sure many other people do to 😊
Thanks so much Ben. You know the effort that needs to go into making these videos so it means a lot coming from you.
Nightscape Images I do indeed Richard, its always a pleasure watching your videos, I look forward to your next one 👍
Hallo Richard wieder mal ein fantastisches Video. LG aus Black Forest Germany Dirk
Thank you so much Dirk ... really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment.
Hi Richard...thought you were going "on holiday" for the next few months. Glad you uploaded !!!
Haha .. .well I already had this one in the can ... but who knows ...!! Thanks for watching.
Beautiful.
Thanks very much for watching
Great video's.. Thanks..
Really appreciate you watching Glenn
Thanks a bunch. Great work and information. I'm just seeing this on 7-19-19
Better late than never Bret .. .thanks again for watching.
I really enjoyed your presentation style, topped off with superb images, now subscribed, pressures on now!
Many thanks, really appreciate you watching
Just found your channel, great educational content. I’m in Victoria and have subscribed.
Wonderful to have you on board Harold, really appreciate you watching
love youre amazing foto's sadly where i live we never see the milky way as you do, maybe you can do a video on how you blend the layers
Thanks for watching Theo. We are truly blessed in this part of the world with lots of clear skies and marvellous views. I will do more videos on post production this year.
Do you have other videos where you talk about specific Kelvin settings for white balance at night? I'd really be curious to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you.
Hi Christopher. I often discuss Kelvin white balance settings. In a nutshell ... it's really what people like. I usually set my white balance a fraction cooler and i never use auto white balance. Others will set to daylight. For my shots I will usually set the white balance somewhere between 3800k and 4200k and if there is a moon in the sky I'll go warmer maybe to 5000k. Also when light painting the white balance is something that needs to be considered as LED lights are usually very cool and require a different white balance setting to get the colour right.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Very helpful! Thank you. I really enjoy learning from your videos. You are very kind to share all of your secrets!
man, you have inspired me to do this. im gonna look for an interesting subject and do this too. thanks!
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I hope you find something cool to shoot.
Just found your channel and subscribed😀 Excellent work. Greetings from Norway!
Thank you so much for watching, really appreciate the subscription
Hi Richard, thanks again for another great video, I'm still looking at the rest as and when I have time, so if I ask a question that you have already answered, please just bare with me. When the farmer agreed to let you shoot the ruin did you have to use a property release form and have him sign it so you could sell it the photograph?
No problems with any of that where I come from Redserpent2000. I always give a free print to the land holder and they are very happy with the arrangement. No forms necessary.
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I like your summary.... Sadly I do not have a creative bone in my body... Technically I do ok. :D
Great images.
Really appreciate you watching Shaughan
Hi Richard you say not to touch the camera, how do you change your camera settings without touching the camera, i use a camranger,
Very good point Tony. I do have to touch the camera to change focus, aperture , iso etc but during the actual shooting, which takes a fair while I don't touch the camera. One of the other secrets for me is to have the tripod quite low to the ground which gives me the option to spread the legs quite wide making it very sturdy.
@@nightscapeimages.richard As you know i do a lot of night work also and found touching the camera can disturb the position, ok its going to be minimal but it can if you dont use the tripod as you do and obviously you have been doing it long enough to be carful, i find the camranger so useful basically set the camera on tripod and you dont have to go near it until you have finnished,
Fair enough Tony. A friend of mine has the Camranger and loves it. Like everything else it all comes down to technique and practice .. oh, and also preparation.
Fantastic video...as usual!
Thinking about uploading the “boring” part? i.e. editing.
Thanks a lot Gonzalo, always appreciate your comments. The editing part is more time consuming to create for video ... I'll get there.
@@nightscapeimages.richard love to see editing videos even in parts would be a tremendous help ps the fog images are perfection
Thanks Kym .. really appreciated. Actually that one was a pretty simple edit compared to my other images.
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Hi Richard, for the star trail image, is there a reason not to use a lower iso like iso 100 and just do a much longer exposure and get some long trails in a single exposure?
Hi Nooch 86. There is no problem doing one long star trail with the lowest iso unless you make a mistake and have to go right back to the start again. I always do a test shot to ensure my exposure looks good, as well as the framing etc. Also some cameras generate an excessive amount of heat when shooting very long exposures. Having said that, I've seen some very good single shot star trail images.
Nightscape Images thanks mate
Nightscape Images I guess the light pollution from the nearest town or even Melbourne also might start creeping into the image with a very long exposure?
@@nooch86 Yes the light pollution certainly does creep in ...!!!
nice sir
Thanks Tycen so glad you're enjoying my videos
Can I shoot with other lens's, than 35mm or 50mm?
Yes you can shoot with the 35 or 50mm lenses but you'll need a faster shutter speed to overcome star trailing. Don't go over 10 seconds with those lenses. That also depends on what camera you are using.
What app do you use to know where the milky way gonna be? Saludos desde Perú!
Hi Lucho. The app I used in this video is called Photopills
Its all fun till he heard something mysterious inside that building.
Haha, yes there were sleeping birds in the building.
@@nightscapeimages.richard hahaha nice photos dude and thank you for being so generous in giving us tutorials for doing Nightscape photographies. I really love it! I learn so much from you, no kidding. Keep it up bro!
@@ashleighhermosada3226 All good my friend.
why f2.8
On the shot of the foggy trees I used f2.8 because that's the widest aperture on the 14-24 and it's very sharp at that. On the milky way image over the stone house I stopped down the Nikon 20mm f1.8 to f2.8 to get sharper stars as it's better at f2.8. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Just feels like it is too wide open for landscape/night photography, I personally would have gone for an aperture smaller, but if that works for you.
For nightscape photography you need very fast aperture lenses to gather as much light as possible in a short amount of time as the stars are constantly moving. This is not a problem in daytime landscape photography so of course a closed down aperture is the way to go there.
how can anyone put a thumbs down? bozos
Shooting B Roll while driving your car at night ? Brilliant !
Who do you sell your images to? How do you earn money from this type of photogtaphy?
I do sell some images but mostly I run nightscape photography workshops.