Photography on Location: A Wild Garlic Hunt with a Nikon D850

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @CourtneyVictoria
    @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +10

    Thanks for watching and for the concern about my noggin! Haven't had a complaints since, although I possibly lost a brain cell or two 😂

    • @TheHomelessPhotographer
      @TheHomelessPhotographer 6 месяцев назад

      anytime, but brin snacks next time, hehe, I am the same person , ThePandaPhotographer is also know as The Homeless Photographer

  • @banditalley9592
    @banditalley9592 Год назад +49

    Thanks for being the voice of the 'ordinary' person out there - we can't all afford the latest gear and exotic equipment, and it's so nice to see you matching the professional results of other channels without the need for £1m of gear. Just shows that the photographer's eye is the most important bit of kit!

    • @Globetrotter-1
      @Globetrotter-1 Год назад +11

      The D850 is actually a top professional level camera 📸...so I don't really understand your comment.

    • @twlvz4344
      @twlvz4344 Год назад +3

      @@Globetrotter-1 It seems like that "DSLRs are dead" trend somehow means you have to automatically dump your D850 for the same-sensor Z7ll\Z8 0o

    • @Globetrotter-1
      @Globetrotter-1 Год назад +5

      @@twlvz4344 I'm an experienced professional photographer and filmmaker, and still mainly use the Nikon D800 plus Nikkor lenses, also with Panasonic equipment. In the real world, there is almost zero image quality difference between the D800/D810/D850/Z6/Z7/Z9 sensors. The main difference between the D800/D850 and Z8/Z9 is mainly speed and cost.

    • @twlvz4344
      @twlvz4344 Год назад +2

      @@Globetrotter-1 I see what you mean and I totally agree with your point

    • @banditalley9592
      @banditalley9592 Год назад +3

      @@Globetrotter-1 My comment was about "latest" gear, as I said. The D850 is a great camera but it came out in 2017 so a lot of fashion and trend based users would describe it as 'dated'. My point is that there is an unhealthy obsession with spending thousands on the "latest" gear - a D850 can be picked up for £2000 now whereas a Z8 as referenced in the video is about £4000. I think from your comment you actually agree with me.

  • @JamesMcFatter-v7u
    @JamesMcFatter-v7u Год назад +2

    Lovely images. So glad you included a dance. I hope you head is better!

  • @jameshchetwyndjr9739
    @jameshchetwyndjr9739 17 дней назад

    The lane framed by white garlic. Fantastic image

  • @Loopie157
    @Loopie157 Год назад +2

    6.05 min 'Sun Bathing' is a tremendous shot ! Thank you again for another great video Victoria 😀

  • @jancusters2450
    @jancusters2450 Год назад +3

    Love your photos and very entertaining video. Also: when you see a shot, you see a shot; the best quote of the year!!!!

  • @marvintpandroid2213
    @marvintpandroid2213 Год назад +2

    Thank you MPB, just ordered my 2nd camera from them today, a retro D200

  • @colinhoward865
    @colinhoward865 Год назад

    Nice one. Spring Sun is great. Backlight shots can be nice with sun

  • @RogerJones-mountfield
    @RogerJones-mountfield Год назад +1

    Lovely video, Victoria, I just wish I had your vision, fabulous photos 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @randyschwager2515
    @randyschwager2515 Год назад +1

    Perhaps you should keep a bicycle helmet with your Wellies! LOL! Sorry, I could not pass that one up! I love your videos and the resulting photos! I’ve been saving for a Z8 in anticipation of its arrival…but will probably never make it! I think it’s time to start my search for a good D850! I primarily shoot wildlife, landscapes, and live music! I think the new focus system would be nice, but ouch, the price is obscene, unless you can pay for it with photo gigs! I’m using a D500 now and get really good results, but I’m afraid it’s going to quit one day and I won’t be able to find a D850! Keep doing what you are doing…and Thanks For Taking Me Along!

  • @andrewewan624
    @andrewewan624 Год назад +1

    Always look forward to your entertaining and educational video's
    Take care

  • @keefr22
    @keefr22 Год назад +1

    Hope your head is better! 🙂 Lovely photos again!

  • @paulcomptonpdphotography
    @paulcomptonpdphotography Год назад

    fantastic, and great photos as always

  • @TL-xw6fh
    @TL-xw6fh Год назад +3

    Well done for resisting the urge to buy the 'latest and greatest'. There is literally no need to be fooled by marketing gimmick. Fuji and Canon are some of the worst, followed by Sony and Nikon. You have a perfectly capable camera system that will serve you well for years to come. Great images, btw!

  • @outdooradventuresuk
    @outdooradventuresuk Год назад

    fab video, great shots, this is my kind of place, i will travel miles for these kind of places, i do wait for the right light within reason, kepp up the good work

  • @paulkirk5760
    @paulkirk5760 Год назад

    Lovely video and shots. I missed my 2 favorite garlic woods by a couple of weeks as I was chasing bluebells. Hopefully next year.

  • @grahamniven
    @grahamniven Год назад +1

    Beautiful images and love your fun can-do attitude. Hope your bonce is OK.

  • @philbreton9394
    @philbreton9394 Год назад

    You are SO inspiring! Thanks a lot.

  • @markusrothlisberger9546
    @markusrothlisberger9546 Год назад

    😂 thank for your nice and friendly Video. Always waiting for light. Greetings from Swiss ..

  • @MagdaBakker-z7w
    @MagdaBakker-z7w Год назад

    Thanks for sharing, love(d) it!

  • @kkuehne45
    @kkuehne45 Год назад +1

    Some really great photos here. As a photographer, I don’t chase the light, I just stubbornly wait for light that never comes!

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead Год назад +3

    On a different note, the spring sunshine image was well worth the wait. Absolutely marvellous. Makes me think of Tolkien's illustration Tthe Forest Of Lothlorien In Spring.

  • @j16m02
    @j16m02 Год назад +1

    What an amazing place! I particularly liked "Sun Bathing". Glorious!

  • @robertdavis1255
    @robertdavis1255 Год назад +3

    Great location Victoria & enjoyed your video....I don't always wait for light & just use what is available at the moment.... always love your dancing as it amazes me that the music just comes out of the trees.... love your work... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +1

      Thanks! The trees play some great tunes sometimes, you can't help but dance along!

  • @SkYjAcKeR666
    @SkYjAcKeR666 Год назад +6

    The Sunbathing shot is great I love that, the wild garlic really brings it to life, also Spring Sun, it just shows that a bit of light lifts the whole scene up, beaut shot. and the dancing? well it wouldn't be a Courtney vlog without a few dance moves. Excellent stuff. 🖤

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +1

      Thank you John! A bit of light really did that scene wonders and I'm glad I waited a little to catch it!

  • @desgardner7169
    @desgardner7169 Год назад +5

    I hope your head is better now! Its always good to see people out and about using cameras that we can all afford, the worrying thing is have you noticed just how many used mirrorless cameras are now listed on the second hand market, I just wonder why people are changing their gear at a alarming rate! I loved your pictures of the wild garlic although when I saw you dancing I suspected there were magic mushrooms about too! Thank you for taking us with you that was most interesting.....

  • @mayank40994
    @mayank40994 Год назад +1

    spring sun was my favourite.

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 Год назад

    The pathway curving away so it disappears adds curiosity. Lovely!

  • @thodenz8851
    @thodenz8851 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts for simple photographs and to adjust your mind with regard to your expectations and what you really find. Hope your head is better by now.

  • @vs123
    @vs123 Год назад

    It's very beautiful place

  • @donchisciottev
    @donchisciottev Год назад

    I love your images, your backstages and your way of storytelling. Nice plus: your dancing interludes! 😊

  • @sophietucker1255
    @sophietucker1255 Год назад +1

    I wait for the light sometimes but not always, like you I’m somewhat impatient. Loved all the images. Hope your headache is better. Should we chip in and send you a hard hat

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      Haha!!! Might be a good idea to wear one next time I'm in the woods 🤣

  • @susanfirth2279
    @susanfirth2279 Год назад +1

    Just love your enthusiasm Courtney. Your little dances....so good. Nice location. Great images. I love the look of the wild garlic, I can imagine it smells quite good. We don't have that where I live.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      That's a shame, it doesn't last very long but it's worth the rush to photograph it. I hope you're able to visit a location one Spring that has some!

  • @Gareth1959
    @Gareth1959 Год назад +1

    Hope you're head didn't hurt for too long after that. Impressive images captured there. Enjoyed the video (dance moves brought a smile to my Sunday). :)

  • @ianchappytube
    @ianchappytube Год назад +1

    not a belly dancer, but a welly dancer!!! top shapes once again!

  • @ciupamina1514
    @ciupamina1514 7 месяцев назад

    Hi from Rome, Italy. Cannot stop watching all your videos since I found your RUclips channel. You're so nice and enthusist! Thanks

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead Год назад +2

    You might have already addressed this, but do you not feel the need for a remote release or timer because of the image stabilisation in the lens? I'm a middle aged guy, and back when, we'd be obsessed with using a cable release and mirror lockup and the whole works to shoot at 1/8th at 64iso. Do you feel that the VR lens compensates for any potential minor camera shake?

  • @thomasphillips5850
    @thomasphillips5850 10 месяцев назад

    Spring sun was beautiful, nice video some nice images. I shoot with the 850 as well. I recently got a 300 f4 pe . Get it, it is incredible. I use it for bird photography. I have been shooting for 60+ years , that 300 might be the sharpest lense I have ever used. Nice video keep up the good work.

  • @nickramundi8378
    @nickramundi8378 10 месяцев назад

    WOWWWW Eantastic place, i would love to know where it is? Love your channel Victoria.

  • @igor_timofeev
    @igor_timofeev Год назад +2

    It's pleasure to see the really outstanding results you have with ordinary equipment. Love this! Keep it up and good luck!

  • @PeacefulExposures
    @PeacefulExposures Год назад

    I just love your videos you make me smile

  • @bugalarry
    @bugalarry Год назад

    Nice to see ! Special like to your new wellies )

  • @bradleysnavely7141
    @bradleysnavely7141 Год назад +1

    Yes, waiting for the sunlight, I often get bored and move on and come back to catch it just enough to miss the shot, I give you credit , you live in a old country where photography is a big thing, so many years of photography have been taken, to come up with new ideas, your videos are great 👍

  • @TexasPelican
    @TexasPelican Год назад

    Your image "spring sun" is fantastic!! Wow!!

  • @RideandRemember
    @RideandRemember Год назад +1

    Such beautiful images and locations. Thanks for sharing and your brilliant work Courtney!

  • @TheWitchboard
    @TheWitchboard Год назад +6

    "Dance like no-ones watching" - Outstandingly good video (apart from the dance moves) superb narration and simple but beautiful photographs, Thank you Courtney for another lovely episode.

  • @bryanashford5118
    @bryanashford5118 Год назад

    another great video and photograhy cant wait for the next adventure

  • @Phil_f8andbethere
    @Phil_f8andbethere Год назад +2

    Great video Courtney and some nice images. The first shot - I preferred the one with the tree on left as it seems more balanced? I also preferred the non-focus-stacked image of the garlic and waterfall, the image has a nice framing and adds depth to it with the foreground out of focus. Favourite shot was 10:00 - stunning - so well done for waiting. I've waited up to 90 mins for light, but as you, I'm impatient too so find it difficult to wait more than 20 mins!. Hope yr head is ok?

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +1

      I always find it fascinating how all of our preferences differ! I didn't even consider leaving the foreground of the waterfall image out of focus, but I might take another look at that file and try it! Thanks! 😊

    • @Phil_f8andbethere
      @Phil_f8andbethere Год назад

      @@CourtneyVictoria Yes - I guess that's what keeps it interesting, we all see the same scene differently! I'm not a fan of focus-stacked images tbh - they aren't natural and look a bit odd imo, as our eyes don't see that way. Probably just me!

  • @ravenfallsphotography6254
    @ravenfallsphotography6254 Год назад +1

    Wonderful video! A word of caution, though - if you hit your head and the headache persists, please get yourself checked for concussion. That’s really something you can’t risk putting off.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      Thank you! Luckily it wasn't anything serious and after some sleep it was gone. My fault for not watching where I was putting my head!😂

  • @enriquealejandrobarragonza7536

    Hola kike de chile, tus fotografías son hermosas y me encanta como haces tus videos, están llenos de energía, cuidate un abrazo 🤗

  • @briancox4339
    @briancox4339 Месяц назад

    Great video love the Dance

  • @mere_mort4l
    @mere_mort4l Год назад

    Excellent storytelling and wonderful photos, the video was very enjoyable. Thanks

  • @brianm.9062
    @brianm.9062 Год назад

    always wait for the light you want, I have been known to wait for 30 mins just for someone to walk into a shot before the light changes to much. Spring sun.......... well worth the wait.

  • @anonym9339
    @anonym9339 Год назад

    Finally a dance again, thank you very much. Hope your head is fine by now.

  • @alexgimagery
    @alexgimagery Год назад +1

    The settings and scenery are blissful, and you came away with wonderful images. Very relaxing video. =)

  • @joelrollins2841
    @joelrollins2841 Год назад +4

    All of the images in this video are gorgeous. Really good work. I agree with you on the first scene of the pathway - imo it's much a much simpler & stronger composition without the tree on the left. Beautiful, beautiful stills & video.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      Thank you Joel! I had a lot of fun with this shoot and wish the wild garlic lasted a bit longer! It's so much fun to photograph.

  • @rocketmanab
    @rocketmanab Год назад

    Came for the photography...
    Stayed for the random dance routine

  • @andrewdavies6273
    @andrewdavies6273 Год назад

    Love your photographs..

  • @andrewclarke3750
    @andrewclarke3750 Год назад +1

    Fantastic video as always. Thank you for taking the time to explain how you are framing and taking the shots. Loved the hidden face you captured of a man with a beard in your "sun bathing" image. Keep up the good work.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +1

      Man with a beard! Oh my goodness I'll have to take another look at that image and see if I can spot him 😄

    • @andrewclarke3750
      @andrewclarke3750 Год назад

      @Courtney Victoria He or it is a pattern in the silt in the water that is visible as you're zooming in at about 7 o clock on the screen.

  • @formatthitech
    @formatthitech Год назад +1

    A really great episode Courtney! Some fantastic captures - We hope your head feels better ♥️

  • @neilcole3406
    @neilcole3406 Год назад

    Love the dance routine!

  • @stuartcolquhoun867
    @stuartcolquhoun867 Год назад +1

    Another fantastic and entertaining video Courtney...you really do show that photography is fun 💯💯💯

  • @Powerstroke98
    @Powerstroke98 Год назад +1

    Reminds me of myself, looking for compositions while out in the forest. The wild garlic really puts on a show, and it's wonderful that you captured in Courtney. One difference I notice, when I'm on the tripod, I rarely push the shutter, as I use the timer on the D750 to beep down then take the photo, as I don't want any possible movement, but you may have much more steady hands than I do, as well as slightly adjust the shutter a stop or two for movement? Hope your head is better, and it looks like your new tripod got the job done!

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      Thank you! Sometimes I use a 2 second timer, but I was having a day of fairly steady hands for a change ha! Saying that, I don't think I had ingested caffeine at this point!

  • @smfcohen
    @smfcohen Год назад

    Your videos are just wonderful ... keep on truckin'

  • @colin9481
    @colin9481 Год назад

    Courtney thanks for another great video, you found a great place to shoot there and your final images are great to look at (oh and the dancing) I hope your head is feeling better now, The Photographic Eye sums you up perfectly, keep up the great work you do, from a wanabee happy snapper. 😊

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      This is very kind Colin, thank you!

    • @colin9481
      @colin9481 Год назад

      @@CourtneyVictoria Your very welcome i like thousands of others love your work. 😀

  • @pepper6253
    @pepper6253 Год назад

    Lovely video Courtney hoping your noggin is doing okay. I'm very clumsy so i get it. I always pack an ice pack with my gear . lol

  • @eric.ko.
    @eric.ko. Год назад

    Awesome video! I would love to see these flowers in bloom!

  • @jaybradley9083
    @jaybradley9083 Год назад +1

    You never disappoint us. Another wonderful video, and more beautiful images. I hope your head feels better.🙂

  • @therightfoot81
    @therightfoot81 Год назад

    Great video Courtney. Super shots as well of course.

  • @michaelt7320
    @michaelt7320 Год назад +1

    Great work, Courtney. In northern England and southern Scotland, the bluebells seem to have arrived later this year and have often been competing with the garlic, so it was great to see the garlic as a carpet.
    Just wondered whether you might have done the waterfall image with and without the focus stacking and made a comparison. No doubt, preference is a very subjective matter! Thanks for a lovely video.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      The comparison would have been a great idea, perhaps I'll pop the image without focus stacking online somewhere to see what people think!

    • @michaelt7320
      @michaelt7320 Год назад

      Thanks, Courtney. I'll look forward to that. I hope that you have now recovered from your headache. @@CourtneyVictoria

  • @marvin.monjaraz
    @marvin.monjaraz Год назад

    omg i love your vids, im starting in this world (video and photography) minute 06:45 was my fav :3 thanks to make me happy!

  • @ZakariKha
    @ZakariKha Год назад

    Another great video Courtney. As always love the dancing and the images.

  • @markgubbins1958
    @markgubbins1958 Год назад

    I'm sure glad you waited for the light. What a wonderful image. What is the name of this forest you hang out in ? It sure is loaded with beauty.

  • @NigelBaileyPhotography
    @NigelBaileyPhotography Год назад

    Great stuff. Hope your head is better.

  • @dansedran
    @dansedran Год назад

    found your channel and have been loving the videos! great work and photos are 10/10

  • @turabakancsoriginal
    @turabakancsoriginal Год назад

    Wellcome from Hungary :) Subscribed!

  • @tombooker2679
    @tombooker2679 Год назад

    Great video! Awesome dancing and awesome pics, what else can we ask for? Hope the headache goes!

  • @adragon3210
    @adragon3210 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing your pics of the wild garlic. They were really good (as was your dancing.....) hehe. As for waiting for the light, that is something I rarely do as I tend to be in the "here and now" mind frame so if I like something I photograph it and move on to the next thing. I know I possibly lose out on shots, but then I cover more ground and find more things so it all works out in the end (he says with fingers crossed)

  • @nevillewatkins4997
    @nevillewatkins4997 Год назад

    Worth waiting for the light on that occasion Courtney. A cracking photo. It's always difficult to know what the sun is going to do. I'll hang around a bit, but it depends what the clouds look like. But you can guarantee that it comes out when I get home. 😄

  • @TrevorHupton
    @TrevorHupton 8 месяцев назад

    hi Courtney can you tell me the make of your small permanent light. The one that is about 5" by 3". Is it a small rig approx £69.00 By the way I am loving all your videos they are both entertaining and educational. So after watching them I have decided to have a go at some macro work myself.

  • @41stclair
    @41stclair Год назад +1

    nice boots !!

  • @shawndonnelly5317
    @shawndonnelly5317 Год назад

    Awesome video! I hope that your head is feeling better.

  • @mainline464
    @mainline464 Год назад

    Lovely images, hope your head is ok

  • @joaoysphotography
    @joaoysphotography Год назад

    I have "forced" myself to learn how to wait for light... lost soooo many possible stunning images being impatient :D is not always a win... but when it is.... all worth it ;)

  • @NeilArthurs
    @NeilArthurs Год назад +1

    Really lovely video and great images. I have that very same tripod and really love it, solid as a rock. I only wish they sold a shorter center column so to get lower 👍
    I hope the head is ok 🙏

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      That's great to know! I thought the same thing while I was setting up the second image, I wanted to get a bit lower but the center column was in the way just a little bit and I couldn't get the angle right when I used the multi-angle feature. Otherwise, I'm very happy with the tripod so far!

  • @Roberto18baggio
    @Roberto18baggio Год назад

    Great video again , great commentary, hope u will feel better pretty soon

  • @JoeJRLaw
    @JoeJRLaw Год назад

    You have your character ❤❤

  • @endre-robertnemet-deak6634
    @endre-robertnemet-deak6634 Год назад

    Nice video, congrats.

  • @StephenBridgett
    @StephenBridgett Год назад

    Yes, I'm not good at waiting around for light... Unless I can see and judge the clouds.i always look forward to and enjoy your work and videos

  • @nigelbranchett7718
    @nigelbranchett7718 Год назад

    What mood I am in can decide whether I wait for light or not!

  • @KTtv1991
    @KTtv1991 Год назад

    Hey , I just wanna say you’re really inspiring for these videos , you keep making it no matter what , I started watching your videos since your D750 with only 16-35mm , and now you’re in D850 … hope you’re doing good , and I might start doing my own videos soon ! Cheers.

  • @basicreallife7316
    @basicreallife7316 Год назад

    lol, my first time on your channel, you got me when you started dancing, carefree and just go with the flow, new subscriber here, keep it up!

  • @robertwhitemoto
    @robertwhitemoto Год назад

    Beautiful shot @10:00 !!

  • @keithwilkins5423
    @keithwilkins5423 Год назад

    you crack me up with your little dances. Have you been caught doing that by a passer by? 😂. Your vlogs are so entertaining and your images are excellent. i always look forward to your next vlogs.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      I have been spotted once or twice from afar 😆 it must look odd as I have earphones in! Silent forest disco 🕺

  • @tomavis494
    @tomavis494 Год назад

    Would love to photograph wild flowers and wildlife with u sometime and also I use mpb all the time for my camera needs

  • @gilbertduran8708
    @gilbertduran8708 Год назад

    Loved the video. Hope your head is better. Really love your areas you shoot. To have the greenery and water areas you shoot in … don’t take it for granted. Noticed you’re shooting w an 850 now, must have missed the change over. I’m guessing you’re loving it vs the 750???

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      I picked one up late last year as a second camera body for a trip to Antarctica! I've been taking it out a bit more recently but the D750 is still kicking around too 😊

  • @williampetersen2899
    @williampetersen2899 Год назад

    Wonderful video as always Courtney...hope the ol' noggin is feeling better! I wait all winter for springtime woodland wildflower photography. No fields if wild garlic here in western Wisconsin USA (damn!), but a great variety of spring ephemerals. Please hang on to that kidney!! However, the lenses for the Nikon Z system are superior to the F lenses for the D850. The z 24-120 is especially better that the F mount 24-120...and focuses a lot closer.

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад

      I've heard some good things about the 24-120 Z mount! Kidneys still intact and the noggin hasn't complained since! 😁

  • @adamrowett6423
    @adamrowett6423 Год назад +1

    Would you ever want to make a video going into how you edit your photos? I'd love to see your post production process as your photos always look so nice and balanced

  • @TC_Conner
    @TC_Conner Год назад +1

    "Courtney Sells a Kidney" would make a great video and it would generate a million views instantly! "LOW KAY SHUN" 😂😂😂 "Spring Sun" was stunning Ms. Courtney. How do you figure out titles? I sure hope you're headache wasn't serious! Please give us an update. 💜

    • @CourtneyVictoria
      @CourtneyVictoria  Год назад +1

      It definitely would! 🤣 the head is doing well, I slept it off and was feeling back to life the next day! Sometimes a title will come to me during post processing 😊 thanks!

  • @xdarkangellouix
    @xdarkangellouix Год назад

    yay, dance break! ❤