Nigel, as someone from Northern Ireland, I loved this VLOG. How you picked out unique, compelling compositions and images from a place where thousands have been before you was amazing, a true credit. To be honest, there was also a really emotional side at 16:30 mins where you take about the 'disaster', I could see in your eyes that something was not good, then you said how you were ill on this trip and had to cut it short. To be honest, Nigel, one of the things that makes you so distinctive is your humanity: 'it doesn't get better than this' exuberance; talking abut what went wrong and your 'fails' and all in between. Many thanks for all that you give to the photographic community. Hopefully, I can join you on one of your workshops.
There's one thing you touch on, but don't underline: timing when to be there relative to the tide. When the tide is coming up, you can have these waves, when it is receding, and around the peak, there is less agitation in the water, at least into the coast line's direction.
"It's cold and very windy". Hey, that's our summer you're talking about! 😂 If you get a chance to come over again make sure to stop at Ballintoy harbour and church, amazing spot.
Nice one Nigel, remember there's a lot more of Ireland to see, all along the wild altantic way, the Burren and closer to home for me the copper Coast....hope you enjoyed your time here and sorry to hear it was cut short because of illness. Come back soon!
This video was absolutely stunning, Nigel. I love that you took the extra time to walk through setups and settings used for certain shots. That will definitely help me with my own photography in the future.
My arms hair just raised at 14:20. Man, what a view! I just felt like I was back the the Andes again, looking down at the bottom of the valley from almost 4km above. That feeling is outstanding, is inexplicably unsettling and powerful. Beautiful work, Nigel! ❤️ from Brazil
I like taking seascapes and I found the subject on shutter speed interesting as I do tend to take long shutter speeds to get the effect I want. However, the next time I will try faster shutter speeds and try different compositions using waves as leading lines. Thanks Nigel.
I am usually annoyed by people overanalysing composition, and then getting into irrelevant details. But you are actually right, you're attention to details is very nice to see.
Those pictures you have printed are so fantastic and adorable. The moment you have showed us the scenery at 14:08 I felt so happy for you. Congrats and thank you for sharing!
Hi Nigel, I never youtube comment (well until now!) but just wanted to say how much your enthusiasm and excitement for photography come across, and was especially noticable in this vid. It had inspired me to look far more positively at weather/light conditions as chances to take photos. Thanks for your efforts, and brilliant vids. Also thanks for introducing me to James Popys - i'm really enjoying his channel too.
Nigel, wonderful presentation. I like the way you "tell it the way it is". I start taking pictures, about an hour before sunrise. I find dawn the best part of the day. I usually know where I am going the day before. I do study weather a lot. Humidity, wind speed, cloud cover. exact sunrise and dew point are very important. I usually can quickly change my destination by the look of the sky before sunrise. First above all, I check my phone. Next I have a spare battery for each of my cameras. In North Dakota the temps can get to 40 below F. Camera batteries don't last long in that cold. Going back to the same spot several times usually helps me. It takes me several visits to see what I missed the first visits. I constantly change angles. I do a lot of pictures into the sun. It is a challenge but worth it. Most important, I love mornings. I think you do too. I am excited every morning. I love stormy weather. I often tell people that I follow the sun. Again, thanks for the presentation.
Hi Nigel - I don't know if you'll ever see this but I wanted to say thank you. Your videos, although certainly helpful for photography, have a greater message. You've shown us how beautiful the world can be when you look at it through your eyes. I play these videos in the background even when I'm not paying attention to them, they have such a calming effect.
Very much agree with you Nigel. On the image with the Basalt rocks there is so much texture in the rocks so the "active" water make a little messy/busy . A longer shutter speed would calm the image down to let you enjoy those amazing Basalt forms more. I find shutter speed can often make or break the image, and often get i wrong 😂😂. Come home and thing ohh no should have done it differently. Now days I try to do different shutter speeds of same subject to see what works best. And sometimes blend them to get rid of motion blur in foliage and such. Loved the video of such an amazing location!!
You made this beautiful intro with an immense cinematic look. Dynamic scenes with such depth. And then IMMEDIATELY after it cuts to you waddling up into frame telling us how you forgot your hat lol your videos are a blessing and I look forward to binging them every time I need a photography fix. Thank you for the work you put in (:
I like these videos where you explain you are thought process from setting up through taking the shot and then seeing your notes when you're showing the image. Very helpful.
Nigel. Fantastic images from your trip, whilst it's great that you put your camera settings for each individual shot can you include whether (or not) you used filters please; and if it's polariser (correct English spelling and not the usual American version with a Z) or ND and strength etc? Would really help us intermediates that are constantly trying to improve our own landscape shots. Thanks Nigel, keep up the good work.
I’m sorry you felt ill, in part selfishly because I’d love to see more of this location. I tend to be partial to the shorter exposures as they convey more of the power and violence of the waves.
Nigel, great shots. I have to be honest as I'm not a fan of the trend(?) of smoothing out the water. Obviously it's very subjective and it is popular for a reason, but I love the power and beauty of water both at the seaside and inland rivers, streams and waterfalls. For me, smoothing it out takes the life out of it and I much prefer the images where you can see a glistening spec of light coming off a drop of water or a rock about to be smothered. I loved the images at 12:24 and 15:20 where you can see drama in the former, and the froth and light in the latter. It's all personal, and as always, your tips on composition and timing work for all tastes. I'll do 1/2 or faster and others will chose :30 or slower. The beauty of photography! Thank you.
The little markers showing where you focused and comments about what improvements you should have done were super helpful, thanks for that. Would like to see you show the unedited as well as the edited though, as it's more helpful to see what it looks like straight out of the camera in order to judge which images will be good once edited.
Wow! One of your best videos yet. Thanks for putting in so much effort to share the experience with us. The pictures are so awe inspiring they brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you so much for all that you do! We are still in lockdown here in Melbourne and have learnt so much from you while we are confined to the local area. Your tips are always great and I love that you share information about your images whether you think they work or not. The light you captured here is stunning! We enjoyed it along with you.can’t wait to get out and try some of the composition techniques!
Sorry to hear this trip was cut short with illness. You still managed to get some spectacular shots in. Luckily Ireland will still be there waiting for you to return Nigel. Stay safe 🇦🇺
What a magical location, Nigel. Your images are too. I’ve never been to the Giant’s Causeway, buts it’s certainly on my list. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Your excitement is palpable, Nigen - I Love it! "It doesn't get better than this! No, hang on... THIS!! Wait, hold my beer!!!" Glad you're feeling better now, mate. Spectacular light - brilliant images!
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful place and beautiful pictures!!! A trip to Ireland is my number one place to visit on my bucket list!! Absolutely beautiful!! Thanks for taking us along!
Your videos are just great. I feel your joy of fotography while I learn so many things at the same time. After your videos I'm always encouraged to try it on my own. Actually even half through your videos, I find myself being one step away from grabbing my gear and going outside ^^ And the moment you realized again, there's just too much ways at the same time to take great a pictures 😂 I feel that so much. As I'm heading to california, Nevada, Utah and Arizona I'm glad to see even professionals struggle with that 😄 Keep up the good work, thanks a lot and may the light be with you ✌️
I very rarely have occasion to laugh out loud while watching a photography video but your joyful caper at 15:10 did the trick! 😊 There were so many highlights in the video but for me, the lighting at 13:50 was absolute magic (not to mention so amazing, unbelievable and oh my word, which you already have!) . Undoubtedly your best video yet. Five stars! Cheers from DownUnder.
The last photos that you took at the most northern point were stunning. You were so lucky to catch such wonderful conditions. I can't wait to see your Seascapes book.
What a stunning set of photos! Just amazing. That area is on my list of places to visit one day. Ever since I began my interest in photography, the phrase "shutter speed" has vaguely bothered me because the values used for it are not speeds but times. On the other hand, "aperture" at least refers to a thing that increases exposure as it gets bigger, although even in that case there's the issue that higher numbers are smaller apertures (well, not exactly, as they're strictly reciprocals, but it's easy to forget that). These two pieces of unfortunate historical terminology probably cause more confusion for beginners than anything else, and I wish they could be done differently. I've actually developed the slightly quirky habit of saying "shutter time", to remind myself which way round it is, which probably seems silly to a seasoned photographer, but it actually helps me to plan shots more quickly because I'm not constantly stopping to check my calculations are going in the right direction!
In the introductory section of the video, you are exploring the wider location. I'm not sure if the weather had permitted to fly a drone, but can imagine that using a drone to search for views, angles, shots to go to with the big gear at the moment when the light and waves are right. I think that's what you did in Iceland. When we master "reading the terrain" and can imagine in spot A what a photograph looks like when taken from spot B (and B =/= A), then we may feel we do not need the drone and that would be my personal base attitude. But at the same time, this elaborate coastline has so much working for it, that it might be a nice tool to pre-select better points of views out of all possibilities. Thoughts about that?
Fantastic pictures. When it comes to the composition of images with sea and land, it can be good with longer shutter speeds so the sea provides a soft calm zone. It can be nice with contrast detailed and calm zones in the image. Much like light needs contrasts.
Geez you lucked out with the lighting and the weather there. That was incredible. I was up that way the other week and it was dull, grey, neutral and rainy most of the day, but thankfully cleared up beautifully for golden hour. I think the secret is having time off work (or in your case having photography as your work) so you can afford to spend the time in these locations waiting for the perfect moment without having to rush off home to get on with life! It'll be interesting to see your next video on how you approach new locations. As you touched upon in this video, at the Giant's Causeway there's almost TOO much going on and it's hard to find your focus (in terms of direction and composition). How do you know where you want to be and what your subject of interest is in a scene that has so much going on? Do you focus on one feature, or try to incorporate it all? There's the Causeway rocks in the foreground, the sea, the dramatic cliffs and headlands, plus some interesting features ON those cliffs as well e.g. the Devil's Pipe Organ (basalt columns). How does lighting direction and time of day factor in? Do you incorporate this into your planning for where you go to and what time you get there at, or do you just go and determine what you'll shoot depending on the lighting when you get there?
Thanks Nigel, wonderful insight to shutter speed with seascapes. Also, very entertaining too - love your incredible attention to detail, it’s so inspirational. Glad to see you are better too.
Another great video on a Sunday morning - thanks. How do you cope with the wide dynamic range on the last photo - so you don’t overly blow out the sun but keep the details in the cliffs? What did you expose for? Maybe you could do a video on high dynamic range scenes - how to shoot and how to post process?
Brilliant video. You can feel your excitement and exhilaration coming through the TV, the sweet spot when location and conditions are so good. Especially liked the last image before returning to the studio but overall a sublime collection of images. 😍
I prefer the shorter shutter speeds to display the dynamics of the spray. I’m not a fan of creamy dreamy water effects which eliminate the striking bursts of spray.
I have photographed all of these locations, strangely my images are not quite as good! Excellent video, hope you come back and visit the rest of your intended locations.
By the way, would it be wrong to make a suggestion for a new video (in case you haven't made that one yet)? I am interested in your planning process, how you approach a new area to photograph. Do you study maps and how? Do you gather experiences from others? How is your time management (when do you get up, how early are you at scene)? Apologies if you already covered these questions in an earlier video. I started subscribing a couple of months ago...
Now that is a dilemma...too many choices to shoot. I've shooting along the Delaware shoreline trying to capture waves. Wish I had seen this before my trip but good tips for next time.
Thanks for sharing your shutter speed information. It will save some time the first time I shoot a coastal scene . Especially if light conditions are deteriorating..
What incredible images you got on your trip, Nigel! I am sorry to didn't feel well toward the end and had to cut your trip short. Bummer! But those photos were well worth the cold and wind. I especially liked the backlit wave shots. Thank you for sharing.
At this point, your videos are so cinematic that I could easily imagine watching it TV (or are they already there?! I wouldn't be surprised). Great work and tips as usual. Your dedication always inspires me.
Many (most?) new televisions now come with internet access and even RUclips built in. I'm currently watching this on a 55" LG screen and the picture quality is top notch.
I absolutely love this; not a massive fan of seascapes, however these images are stunning and provide me with so much inspiration. It makes me want to explore our beautiful country even more. Fantastic video!
Great video Nigel, we can totally feel your excitement :) Do you use an ND filter or just a Polarizer filter (or nothing) when you do slow speed with water?
I picked almost the same location at the Causeway, but feel like I went a little too slow on the shutter speed. Love the last location though. Conditions were perfect for you!
So wonderful that you have managed to get over to Northern Ireland. It means a lot to see my homeland so beautifully captured. It’s well worth a revisit. You might like to add Binevenagh to your itinerary. Fabulous set of photos.
Nigel, as someone from Northern Ireland, I loved this VLOG. How you picked out unique, compelling compositions and images from a place where thousands have been before you was amazing, a true credit. To be honest, there was also a really emotional side at 16:30 mins where you take about the 'disaster', I could see in your eyes that something was not good, then you said how you were ill on this trip and had to cut it short. To be honest, Nigel, one of the things that makes you so distinctive is your humanity: 'it doesn't get better than this' exuberance; talking abut what went wrong and your 'fails' and all in between. Many thanks for all that you give to the photographic community. Hopefully, I can join you on one of your workshops.
There's one thing you touch on, but don't underline: timing when to be there relative to the tide. When the tide is coming up, you can have these waves, when it is receding, and around the peak, there is less agitation in the water, at least into the coast line's direction.
"It's cold and very windy". Hey, that's our summer you're talking about! 😂 If you get a chance to come over again make sure to stop at Ballintoy harbour and church, amazing spot.
video starts....first second jaw drops... only nigel can do that!!! what a spot!
Nice one Nigel, remember there's a lot more of Ireland to see, all along the wild altantic way, the Burren and closer to home for me the copper Coast....hope you enjoyed your time here and sorry to hear it was cut short because of illness. Come back soon!
This video was absolutely stunning, Nigel. I love that you took the extra time to walk through setups and settings used for certain shots. That will definitely help me with my own photography in the future.
My arms hair just raised at 14:20. Man, what a view! I just felt like I was back the the Andes again, looking down at the bottom of the valley from almost 4km above. That feeling is outstanding, is inexplicably unsettling and powerful. Beautiful work, Nigel! ❤️ from Brazil
I like taking seascapes and I found the subject on shutter speed interesting as I do tend to take long shutter speeds to get the effect I want. However, the next time I will try faster shutter speeds and try different compositions using waves as leading lines. Thanks Nigel.
I am usually annoyed by people overanalysing composition, and then getting into irrelevant details. But you are actually right, you're attention to details is very nice to see.
Those pictures you have printed are so fantastic and adorable. The moment you have showed us the scenery at 14:08 I felt so happy for you. Congrats and thank you for sharing!
Hi Nigel, I never youtube comment (well until now!) but just wanted to say how much your enthusiasm and excitement for photography come across, and was especially noticable in this vid. It had inspired me to look far more positively at weather/light conditions as chances to take photos. Thanks for your efforts, and brilliant vids. Also thanks for introducing me to James Popys - i'm really enjoying his channel too.
Nigel, wonderful presentation. I like the way you "tell it the way it is". I start taking pictures, about an hour before sunrise. I find dawn the best part of the day. I usually know where I am going the day before. I do study weather a lot. Humidity, wind speed, cloud cover. exact sunrise and dew point are very important. I usually can quickly change my destination by the look of the sky before sunrise. First above all, I check my phone. Next I have a spare battery for each of my cameras. In North Dakota the temps can get to 40 below F. Camera batteries don't last long in that cold. Going back to the same spot several times usually helps me. It takes me several visits to see what I missed the first visits. I constantly change angles. I do a lot of pictures into the sun. It is a challenge but worth it. Most important, I love mornings. I think you do too. I am excited every morning. I love stormy weather. I often tell people that I follow the sun. Again, thanks for the presentation.
It is so good to see you get out and enjoy your time!!! I love your lessons but I couldn’t help but giggle to see your excitement!!!
Hi Nigel - I don't know if you'll ever see this but I wanted to say thank you. Your videos, although certainly helpful for photography, have a greater message. You've shown us how beautiful the world can be when you look at it through your eyes. I play these videos in the background even when I'm not paying attention to them, they have such a calming effect.
Ohhhh wow how’s those last pictures 😍 nailed it!!
Very much agree with you Nigel. On the image with the Basalt rocks there is so much texture in the rocks so the "active" water make a little messy/busy . A longer shutter speed would calm the image down to let you enjoy those amazing Basalt forms more. I find shutter speed can often make or break the image, and often get i wrong 😂😂. Come home and thing ohh no should have done it differently. Now days I try to do different shutter speeds of same subject to see what works best. And sometimes blend them to get rid of motion blur in foliage and such. Loved the video of such an amazing location!!
You made this beautiful intro with an immense cinematic look. Dynamic scenes with such depth. And then IMMEDIATELY after it cuts to you waddling up into frame telling us how you forgot your hat lol your videos are a blessing and I look forward to binging them every time I need a photography fix. Thank you for the work you put in (:
The moment the sunset photo appeared at about 15:15 I had a lump in my throat! What an emotionally breathtaking scene!
Northern Ireland and it's Atlantic Coast is such a beautiful place, you captured some amazing images of it.
wow what a photographers playground. sheer heaven. divine.
I love how enthusiastic you were when you were taking photos. Giant's Causeway is indeed amazing.
I like these videos where you explain you are thought process from setting up through taking the shot and then seeing your notes when you're showing the image. Very helpful.
The shots at min. 16 are incredible! Mind-blowing!
Nigel, I love your thought that its okay to shoot in a place where thousands of others have already photographed
The light in the images from about 13:45 on was killer! So many beautiful shots in there.
Nigel, this video made me so emotional and motivated…
You make amazing content and deserve all the praise for your work 🤟☺️
I love to see the reactions of a photographer when they are surrounded by shot opportunities, the excitement is so great
15:08 makes me happy, I know that feeling, so nice to see you living your dreams
Nigel. Fantastic images from your trip, whilst it's great that you put your camera settings for each individual shot can you include whether (or not) you used filters please; and if it's polariser (correct English spelling and not the usual American version with a Z) or ND and strength etc? Would really help us intermediates that are constantly trying to improve our own landscape shots. Thanks Nigel, keep up the good work.
Fantastic! Memories of days like those stay with us forever...
Thanks for sharing.
Stunning images Nigel. Your emotions came through in the pictures.
I’m sorry you felt ill, in part selfishly because I’d love to see more of this location. I tend to be partial to the shorter exposures as they convey more of the power and violence of the waves.
Those last shots you took are probably one of the best photos I've ever seen.
Nigel, great shots. I have to be honest as I'm not a fan of the trend(?) of smoothing out the water. Obviously it's very subjective and it is popular for a reason, but I love the power and beauty of water both at the seaside and inland rivers, streams and waterfalls. For me, smoothing it out takes the life out of it and I much prefer the images where you can see a glistening spec of light coming off a drop of water or a rock about to be smothered. I loved the images at 12:24 and 15:20 where you can see drama in the former, and the froth and light in the latter. It's all personal, and as always, your tips on composition and timing work for all tastes. I'll do 1/2 or faster and others will chose :30 or slower. The beauty of photography! Thank you.
Really appreciate the written information you provided with each photo. So helpful.
Fantastic shots! Amazing light. There’s something magical about water and waves. I loved the enthusiasm in your video. Thank you, Nigel.
Happy you're feeling better Nigel. Awesome shots and great content as usual!
The little markers showing where you focused and comments about what improvements you should have done were super helpful, thanks for that. Would like to see you show the unedited as well as the edited though, as it's more helpful to see what it looks like straight out of the camera in order to judge which images will be good once edited.
Talk about being at the right place at the right time those shots are incredible!
Oh wow, what beautiful locations you have to shoot! You are truly blessed Nigel!
Wow! One of your best videos yet. Thanks for putting in so much effort to share the experience with us. The pictures are so awe inspiring they brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you so much for all that you do! We are still in lockdown here in Melbourne and have learnt so much from you while we are confined to the local area. Your tips are always great and I love that you share information about your images whether you think they work or not. The light you captured here is stunning! We enjoyed it along with you.can’t wait to get out and try some of the composition techniques!
Wonderful trip Nigel! Thanks for letting us tag along!
I can feel your excitement and these photos are epic! Hope you're feeling much better.
Sorry to hear this trip was cut short with illness.
You still managed to get some spectacular shots in.
Luckily Ireland will still be there waiting for you to return Nigel.
Stay safe 🇦🇺
Wow !!! simply immense conditions Nigel and some belter shots right there,,,,,Well done mate !!! Thanks again ! Bob.
Great to see Ireland feature this week Nigel. Looking forward to more from here in the coming weeks.
Absolutely superb Nigel...you just keep getting better and better. 👌
What a magical location, Nigel. Your images are too. I’ve never been to the Giant’s Causeway, buts it’s certainly on my list. Thank you for sharing your insights.
woowww....jaw dropping landscape Nigel, i am really an awe with your choice of POI. Well done
Your excitement is palpable, Nigen - I Love it! "It doesn't get better than this! No, hang on... THIS!! Wait, hold my beer!!!" Glad you're feeling better now, mate. Spectacular light - brilliant images!
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful place and beautiful pictures!!! A trip to Ireland is my number one place to visit on my bucket list!! Absolutely beautiful!! Thanks for taking us along!
I'm speechless. Amazing photos, great video editing and nice music...simply great!
Your videos are just great.
I feel your joy of fotography while I learn so many things at the same time. After your videos I'm always encouraged to try it on my own. Actually even half through your videos, I find myself being one step away from grabbing my gear and going outside ^^
And the moment you realized again, there's just too much ways at the same time to take great a pictures 😂 I feel that so much. As I'm heading to california, Nevada, Utah and Arizona I'm glad to see even professionals struggle with that 😄
Keep up the good work, thanks a lot and may the light be with you ✌️
I very rarely have occasion to laugh out loud while watching a photography video but your joyful caper at 15:10 did the trick! 😊 There were so many highlights in the video but for me, the lighting at 13:50 was absolute magic (not to mention so amazing, unbelievable and oh my word, which you already have!) .
Undoubtedly your best video yet. Five stars!
Cheers from DownUnder.
Reminded me of a happy little leprechaun! 😁
Oh my! Bravo. What a beautiful place. Your photos are stunning. Thank you for that.
Beautiful shots.. be careful of the waves! Come back to Ireland soon , you need to do the West Cork and Kerry!
I‘ve been to Northern Ireland, loved it, beautiful places. Truly amazing pictures Nigel, as always thanks for sharing your experience with us.
I confess I was not familiar with this geological wonder. I can see why it is so celebrated. What amazing geology! Thanks for posting.
amazing video. I learned so much thank you. Swopping between fast and low ss gives such an impact. I recently tried this in South Africa
The last photos that you took at the most northern point were stunning. You were so lucky to catch such wonderful conditions. I can't wait to see your Seascapes book.
That was spectacular! Lots of jaw dropping shots!
Thank you Nigel! You’re awesome!
What a stunning set of photos! Just amazing. That area is on my list of places to visit one day.
Ever since I began my interest in photography, the phrase "shutter speed" has vaguely bothered me because the values used for it are not speeds but times. On the other hand, "aperture" at least refers to a thing that increases exposure as it gets bigger, although even in that case there's the issue that higher numbers are smaller apertures (well, not exactly, as they're strictly reciprocals, but it's easy to forget that). These two pieces of unfortunate historical terminology probably cause more confusion for beginners than anything else, and I wish they could be done differently. I've actually developed the slightly quirky habit of saying "shutter time", to remind myself which way round it is, which probably seems silly to a seasoned photographer, but it actually helps me to plan shots more quickly because I'm not constantly stopping to check my calculations are going in the right direction!
In the introductory section of the video, you are exploring the wider location. I'm not sure if the weather had permitted to fly a drone, but can imagine that using a drone to search for views, angles, shots to go to with the big gear at the moment when the light and waves are right. I think that's what you did in Iceland. When we master "reading the terrain" and can imagine in spot A what a photograph looks like when taken from spot B (and B =/= A), then we may feel we do not need the drone and that would be my personal base attitude. But at the same time, this elaborate coastline has so much working for it, that it might be a nice tool to pre-select better points of views out of all possibilities. Thoughts about that?
Fantastic pictures. When it comes to the composition of images with sea and land, it can be good with longer shutter speeds so the sea provides a soft calm zone. It can be nice with contrast detailed and calm zones in the image. Much like light needs contrasts.
Fantastic light Nigel. Great images as usual. Well done.
Geez you lucked out with the lighting and the weather there. That was incredible. I was up that way the other week and it was dull, grey, neutral and rainy most of the day, but thankfully cleared up beautifully for golden hour. I think the secret is having time off work (or in your case having photography as your work) so you can afford to spend the time in these locations waiting for the perfect moment without having to rush off home to get on with life!
It'll be interesting to see your next video on how you approach new locations. As you touched upon in this video, at the Giant's Causeway there's almost TOO much going on and it's hard to find your focus (in terms of direction and composition). How do you know where you want to be and what your subject of interest is in a scene that has so much going on? Do you focus on one feature, or try to incorporate it all? There's the Causeway rocks in the foreground, the sea, the dramatic cliffs and headlands, plus some interesting features ON those cliffs as well e.g. the Devil's Pipe Organ (basalt columns). How does lighting direction and time of day factor in? Do you incorporate this into your planning for where you go to and what time you get there at, or do you just go and determine what you'll shoot depending on the lighting when you get there?
The seascapes near the end were absolutely epic. Honestly think they were some of your best work!
the effort put into this one didnt go unnoticed, great job!
Gorgeous work, Nigel! Thank you for sharing!
Another great & inspirational video (as usual) Nigel! Sorry you had to cut the trip short. Hope you’re feeling properly better.
15:38 Absolute treasure right there. Breathtaking!
Thanks Nigel, wonderful insight to shutter speed with seascapes. Also, very entertaining too - love your incredible attention to detail, it’s so inspirational. Glad to see you are better too.
Another great video on a Sunday morning - thanks. How do you cope with the wide dynamic range on the last photo - so you don’t overly blow out the sun but keep the details in the cliffs? What did you expose for? Maybe you could do a video on high dynamic range scenes - how to shoot and how to post process?
Multiple exposures and then blend them 👍🏼
Brilliant video. You can feel your excitement and exhilaration coming through the TV, the sweet spot when location and conditions are so good. Especially liked the last image before returning to the studio but overall a sublime collection of images. 😍
I prefer the shorter shutter speeds to display the dynamics of the spray. I’m not a fan of creamy dreamy water effects which eliminate the striking bursts of spray.
One of your best ever videos. Superb photography both stills and the video all through. Congratulations. Sorry you were taken ill.
I have photographed all of these locations, strangely my images are not quite as good! Excellent video, hope you come back and visit the rest of your intended locations.
Great collection of shots this week and good tips re shutter speed.
By the way, would it be wrong to make a suggestion for a new video (in case you haven't made that one yet)?
I am interested in your planning process, how you approach a new area to photograph. Do you study maps and how? Do you gather experiences from others? How is your time management (when do you get up, how early are you at scene)?
Apologies if you already covered these questions in an earlier video. I started subscribing a couple of months ago...
Watch next week 😉
Haha, should have waited until I watched the entire video.
Hope you feel better now!
Watching your videos we can’t help but feel your enthusiasm, as the light becomes enchanting.
Awesome stuff my friend 👍 !!
Those shots at the head are GOLD!
Now that is a dilemma...too many choices to shoot. I've shooting along the Delaware shoreline trying to capture waves. Wish I had seen this before my trip but good tips for next time.
That was wonderful. The only thing that I was wishing was that you were including your ISO settings. Well done.
These are absolutely stunning photographs!! Thank you for sharing the beauty as well as your process.
Thanks for sharing your shutter speed information. It will save some time the first time I shoot a coastal scene . Especially if light conditions are deteriorating..
What incredible images you got on your trip, Nigel! I am sorry to didn't feel well toward the end and had to cut your trip short. Bummer! But those photos were well worth the cold and wind. I especially liked the backlit wave shots. Thank you for sharing.
At this point, your videos are so cinematic that I could easily imagine watching it TV (or are they already there?! I wouldn't be surprised). Great work and tips as usual. Your dedication always inspires me.
Cast the video on to the TV?
Many (most?) new televisions now come with internet access and even RUclips built in. I'm currently watching this on a 55" LG screen and the picture quality is top notch.
I can't believe how good your shots directly into the sun look, mine are always burnt out. I'd love to see how you do them.
I absolutely love this; not a massive fan of seascapes, however these images are stunning and provide me with so much inspiration. It makes me want to explore our beautiful country even more. Fantastic video!
I learned more from your experiences then anything else. keep up the good work
Great video Nigel, we can totally feel your excitement :) Do you use an ND filter or just a Polarizer filter (or nothing) when you do slow speed with water?
I picked almost the same location at the Causeway, but feel like I went a little too slow on the shutter speed. Love the last location though. Conditions were perfect for you!
So wonderful that you have managed to get over to Northern Ireland. It means a lot to see my homeland so beautifully captured. It’s well worth a revisit. You might like to add Binevenagh to your itinerary. Fabulous set of photos.
That 9:12 image is amazing. Thank you for sharing all that you do Nigel.
Wow what a stunning location, the photo at 12:19 with those waves and the headland was absolutely beautiful!
Great photos Nigel, as always! Thanks for the understanding of how to use shutter speeds, really helpful.
Epic images Nigel! Especially the last, its drama is superb! Great job man!!
This last photo is sooo stunning, acctually made me a bit teary, the world is so beautiful! I totally felt your joy, spectacular place and condition!
So beautiful.. You are one of the best landscape photographers ,4Real..