Came across your video, as I've been to New Brighton many times myself. I live in Skelmersdale & often take trips out to Liverpool or across the water. Love the long exposure shots. You've gained a new flower 👍
Thanks for sharing Ben some cracking images. If you manage to have a track day try to be lucky enough to have a pro driver as a passenger just like shutter speed they will tell you breaking points corner speed track undulations to get the best experience. Best wishes 👍
Thank you so much Steve. I was fortunate enough to do a little bit of racing with Mazda, entered a competition and did a few driving days with them, they covered a lot. I’ve done a couple of track days since and originally bought the TT that’s in that video for track days, however it was in too good of condition to use it like that. Although every time I’m there, I’m tempted to enter it on the next event. 👍
Love my used D810. I did send it in to Nikon to get the focus realigned because the focus fine tune corrections were too close to the 50 mark for my lenses. The D810 has a strong screw drive motor so you can use the screw drive telephotos with confidence. The contrast of the larger FX sensor over the DX cameras is noticeable.
Nice video about your photography, but you were 9 minutes in before you really mentioned the D810, and then it seemed to be in passing. Not complaining, just observing. I was hoping for some more thorough insights on the camera.
Wait untill you become an ' old fart ', you will appreciate the monopod then. I do find mine usefull, especially after having spinal surgery, even with a light 70-300 lens, the monopod takes a lot of weight off my back and hips. It can double as a walking stick when I start up the hills.
Hi Ben, just discovered this video of yours. Great content en beautiful pictures. I am about to purchase a D850 myself, albeit second hand. Nice to see your positive spirit. Looking forward to more of your content! Kind regards, Pascal (Belgium)
It can be difficult with waterfalls. When I visited the stunning Brecon Beacons waterfalls a couple of years ago in Feb the rivers were swollen and the waterfalls raging. Impressive to see but difficult to photograph. Hopefully you'll hit the 2k subs very soon 👍 I'll still be on board 😊
I need to head to the Brecon Beacons, it’s a place I’ve not visited since a child. Thank you so much mate, yeah the numbers are going up steadily. It’s really appreciated. 👍
Hi Ben I was away with a few friends last weekend and we agreed to set the alarms for 4am to hopefully capture the sunrise at 5am. We got up but there was no sunrise (well not visually) I love early mornings as it is the best time of the day being so quiet but if you then plan to get the sunset on the same day that's a long time to wait and in the summer months it usually means harsh lighting for most of it plus you're knackered the following day. Having said that I'm heading to The Roaches tonight in the camper to get sunset then sunrise in the morning so limited sleep in between but at least I'll have rested
Oh lovely, I hope you manage to get something from your trip. It’s always a risk and it doesn’t matter how much research you do with all the Apps, the slightest movement from the clouds and a sunrise or sunset can be ruined, but that’s the risk and the chase, I think that’s why we do it, yeah disappointing when we don’t get it but so exciting when we do. All the best mate. 👍
@@BenMcDonaldPhotography well there was no sunset at The Roaches 🙄 but I managed to get some feint Noctilucent Clouds this morning unfortunately I was a bit late. Should've set the alarm for 2am to check. Even though I was in my camper and it would have meant me looking out of the window 🤣
What difference would knowing the settings do? It’s a genuine question because I’m not sure how settings benefit anyone. The settings vary so much from hour to hour, different days, weather conditions, cameras and lenses, not mention polarising filters, the variations are near endless. My recommendation would be never to follow settings from someone else, work them out for yourself… as a guild generally shoot the lowest ISO the conditions call for, keep to your lens best performing F stop, normally F9 to F14 and the exposure time will be based from that.
I think you came to a great realization about that location. The wonderful rock formations and the foliage would have been overshadowed by more water flow. As it was, the low flow provided a nice accent to the rocks and plants.
Looks like a great location. I'm definitely feeling the need to visit some waterfalls now. The real trick is finding some that aren't overrun by people.
@@BenMcDonaldPhotography A two minute ego driven intro, four mins and you're still not getting close to the answer to the question asked in the title. Well at least I nudged you over 800 views.
Thanks Garry, yeah it’s been difficult to get out recently with other projects I’m working on taking up a lot of my time. Thanks again mate and all the best. 👍
Cracking photographs Ben. I have say I prefer the morning light even for black and white photographs. As you say it’s well worth the effort of getting up early just to have the place to yourself. Nice one mate 👍
Your title is a loaded question. I have a hard time pulling myself out of bed, however the results are often worth it when I do manage to get up. You managed to get some nice color, which is always a bonus.
Nice! I really liked the time lapse images of the river and the bridge. The old barges and the morning colors along with the bridge make for great composition, too. And I certainly appreciate the solitude of the morning. But 0400 in the morning? I'm retired, no thanks, I live at much lower latitude.
If you just compare the 850 to the 7200 for landscape photography then I might agree that there might not be a great deal between the two in IDEAL situations. Apart from the much better dynamic range and far superior low light capabilities of the D850. But as soon as you look at moving objects such as sport, motorsport, wildlife especially birds in flight the 7200 isn’t comparable to the 850. The D850 is leaps and bounds in front with its much better focussing and tracking system. If you move over to mirrorless, perhaps the z8, you will still have huge files. It’s just the way things are going with ever better sensors. So no point in complaining about processing on your lap top. You’ll just have to invest in a faster lap top for any processing in the future as file sizes are never going to get any smaller. I loved your waterfall photos. But showing them on a RU-vid video will never show up the better quality of the 850. For that you need a good computer screen and be able to zoom in to truly see the difference in resolution and definition. I have a D850 and an old D3S 12megapixels! At A4 size on a computer screen you would be hard pressed to tell the difference. But zoom into 100 percent and the difference jumps out at you.
For ground-based photography, he suggests using a small bag of rice. It is good for macro photography. This is how I often use it. Greetings. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gwnCDXs7SCI.htmlsi=lFyTtJoQc-PJhE1f
Lovely video and waterfall photos. There's no point in soaked for the sake of it. There's always a next time. The Watkin path was used as a location for Carry on up the Chyber.
Hi Ben - couple of pointers for you. One of the advantages of the 105mm is the very fact that you CAN be a little further away from the subject - but if you really want to get the lens up close to something then the raynox250 will help in this regard. One other tip I would give is to reach out to a dedicated macro photographer in your area and offer to do a one day each skill swap. Take him out for a days landscape photography and he/she takes you out for a day of macro shooting- you will both learn a huge amount from each other.
its a win for me. I love macro and you obviously have talent - persevere and the world will open up. You will have hundreds of things to photograph that you haven't even thought of yet. The other trick to consider is that the best macro shots are often of something that looks ugly from a distance. Equally something that looks pretty from a distance doesn't always make a good macro shot. So consider everything a subject - guaranteed pleasant surprises and happy accidents await you :) One thing I did to focus my mind onto macro was Macro Monday. I would force myself to take a macro shot every Monday. Habit.
Nice shot brill video. I can see you are just starting out with macro so here are some tips. 1) leave your tripod / monopod at home. 2) Flash and diffuser is imperative. 3) a Raynox DCR 250 is your best friend. Best of luck and enjoy.
If your still on the cusp about what to shoot using macro, check out Andrew Lanxon, if you haven't come across him already. I am looking at getting into macro photography and I have been watching a lot of his vids, which has me excited about macro and the images that can be captured with it.
as an emerging Mobile Macro Photographer, I realized you have a broken shirt button. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i Really loved your photos though. keep on getting more. ...I just subscribed
Seriously ? People are winning prizes with film still [the real pro's], (why wouldnt the d850 be great today) in a world of disposable mirrorless cameras
