An absolutely great set of images Griff, genuinely bloody good. Many of the final images from the quarry, bear a perspective, I've never seen before, spot on, top man. Also, I have to say, the first image in the video of the church in the sea, really is good, again, kudos.
Thank you David, for all the excellent content you produce, it never fails to inspire me in my photography. I love your images and I wish you luck in your endeavours. May I take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy, peaceful and prosperous new year.
Great progress on your project. The ones that, in my opinion, tell the story of dereliction most powerfully are those focusing on details - fallen roof beams, tipped machinery, the abandoned shed with goats, the roofless interior, etc. The sweeping landscapes and far views work well on their own, but may not convey the message with comparable impact. Thanks for your excellent videos, David, and cheers to the lovely Mrs. G.
Hello George, thanks so much for your feedback. I think you're absolutely right, the detail shots have much more impact and I need to work harder on placing buildings in their context whilst retaining the impact of the subject.. 😊👍
Very Best Wishes for the New Year. All those images were great and I like the square crop very much. It seems to lend a ‘sense of the past’ somehow to the images, which fits perfectly the theme you are following.
all the best for the New Year mate , I think you RPS project would make a very strong base for a book or as inclusions in a book studying early industry in the Welsh mountains
Many thanks Barry, although it's fair to say there are already many many very good books on Welsh industrial heritage, which is where I got my inspiration from for the project in the first place so I'm not sure there'd be room for yet another one 😊👍
All fabulous David but there is just something about disused rails that get me every time, I think it must be the knowing that once they would of transported you to almost anywhere whilst now they are just dormant awaiting for nature to reclaim them, that one was my winner.
Many thanks, Neil, I think that shot is just a placeholder at the moment as the quality isn't the right standard. It's taken at the disused town station in Llangefni, Anglesey. I grabbed it while I was waiting in the car park for the lovely Mrs G to return from shopping. So I need to go back and retake that 😊👍
Happy New Year, Dave! I enjoyed seeing your RPS project very much. I particularly like the variety in your compositions. Even if there was some similarity in the buildings, you took an original approach to each one. I’d comment on your processing, but that’s always excellent. I’ll look forward to the finished project and whatever interim steps you care to share.
Happy New Year to you and yours Kathleen. You make a very good point about the similarities and I'll be doing my best in the final selection to vary things as much as I can 😊👍
Happy New Year David, another lovely video. Some beautiful shots from this year and a strong set of images for the RPS Project. Im sure it will come good for you.
Hi David, I hope you are having a wonderful time and hopefully more during next year 😊! Love your images for RPS, but I'm not a big fan of square crops when it comes to showing off vista or beautiful landscape. I feel there more to see in the images and missing out on something more interesting 🤔 Please don't get me wrong, totally respect 🙏 your work David and you know I'm a big fan of your work for the past 4yr mate. Cheers 🍻
Hi Bernard, happy New Year to you and yours. I totally agree with you with regards to the aspect ratio when it comes to wider landscape shots. But I think this project being very specifically targeted should hopefully benefit from a tighter compositional constraint. 😊👍
Happy New Year. I think changing to square crop might be an inspired move, some great images already, especially my old dog walking area of Porth Wen. I quite like the old buildings at Penmaenmawr quarry, although I've only taken 2 photos of them and never had any decent light, although the last time the ponies posed for me so made up for lack of light.
Cheers mate, although not sure I could haul myself all the way up to Penmaenmawr quarry! The project images are all using my pro glass which is heavy as hell 😁👍
Firstly congratulations on Episode 200, I think it was probably in the high teens when I came across your vlogs. I’ve been thinking a lot about your ‘all square crop’ presentation idea over the last couple of days and having been through the images a couple of times, wonder if it is a bit limiting - some of the images seemed to cry out for a bit more space to me. Sticking to one crop, say 4x3 or 4x5, horizontal and vertical, would give you both some flexibility and consistency. Anyway, Happy New Year, I’ll look forward to seeing how your project develops.
Cheers Brian, and Happy New Year to you and yours. I thought about the options for a consistent aspect ratio and felt there would still be too much of disconnect when displaying landscape and portrait in the submission. And when I'm working on more images knowing the constraints of the 1:1 will allow me to concentrate on the composition accordingly. Quite a few of the ones I showed are reference shots for revisits, or will be dropped altogether before I complete the project and make the submission 😊👍
Happy New Year David. I like your project. Many good picture and all telling a story. By the way, I always think it is good to have plan or a project when I go out with my camera. It gives me something to deviate from. Best wishes. Hope to see you in Norway one day.
I think the 1 x 1 image is very useful & impactful. You can hone in on the subject, eliminate any distractions, and it ties everything together nicely. 👍🏻
Excellent finish to the year. The squares work so so well! Job done. I was watching and thinking Paris Mountain, it would be great to spend a day with you around there. All the best DG and Mrs DG 😍👍
Cheers mate HNY to you and yours. I've spent some time around Parys and nothing made the grade so far. But it's on the radar so if you could make it across and advise me that would be immense!! 😁👍
@@DGriffGallery I agree, Parys mountain is a tough one requiring very specific conditions to bring out the rock colours with few suitable man made buildings. @MaliDavisPhotography - what were you thinking man! 🤣🤣 😊 Great selection David - Happy new year to you and Mrs G 🍻
First off Happy New Year to you and yours. Great images as usual. The one taken at the Albert Dock took me back a few years as I have stood in that vicinity when it was derelict and the Dock was just mud, the whole place was a bit of playground as kids. Oh to have had a camera back then. Regarding your project have you thought of adding anything to show the history of goldmining ? Plenty of dereliction down here in the southern part of Snowdonia.....
HNY to you both. Great set of images, really like the brick works and the Buachaille Etive Mor, showing the Great Gully, i think. Nothing better than having a challenging target to get your teeth into, I'm sure you'll do fine, judging by these photos.
WOW oh WOW ...They are all superb in my eye, although I'm not qualified to judge , they all look 'bang on 'subject matter', more to the point , I would just like to wholeheartedly thank you for the time and the effort you put into these videos, and as you say the Facebook page is full of such delightful people. You have encouraged so many people to share their images. I appreciate you have many excellent photographers on here but everyone is extremely kind and considerate. I did feel well out of my depth when i first joined but you have certainty encouraged me to 'Have a Go' and for that i thank you. Good luck with your final choice of images , with your mindset I'm certain you'll achieve your goals. Take Care.
Thanks so much for your generous feedback, Rob, much appreciated. But for me your message that you have felt encouraged to participate in the Facebook group and get more enjoyment from your photography is by far the best part of your message. Keep at it, and all the very best to you and yours for the New Year 😊👍
Thank you for all your vlogs during 2022 Dave. They are always interesting both photographically and the places you visit. I love Snowdonia and Anglesey. Your RPS "journey" is very interesting too and I am sure the high standard you set for yourself will result in success. I wish you and your family the very best for the new year and beyond. Kind regards - Robin
Happy New Year Dave, sorry the meet on the 29th was cancelled, didn't look too bad as I headed up to Rhyd Ddu. I was compensated by some nice light on Llyn y Gader. I'm biased but I prefer the Dinorwic images, all very nice though
Hi Pete, yes it wasn't too bad here either and we could have had a meet up in the end. Unfortunately, though I did need to make a decision with enough time for people who are travelling to change their plans. Hopefully we'll get something else in the diary before too long. 😊👍
I think your project images are excellent and I love square crop too. I also like black and white and think most of your images would look great in monochrome too! Have a great New Year and I hope you get your project finished this year!
Many thanks, David. I had certainly considered working in black and white for this project, but as it would be quite a departure from my regular work, which makes much use of colour grading, I think I would undermine my chances as I am far less experienced in high quality monochrome imagery. 😊👍
Happy New Year! Thank you for always sharing your fabulous images. I look forward to seeing your work in 2023. Santa gave me an OM-5 for Chrissy and, now, I am inspired to have a good crack with it. Cheers, Peter.
Some really stunning images there David and wish you the best of luck with the project, i'm going in for the CPAGB sometime this year hopefully, all the best for 2023 and look forward to your upcoming adventures
Happy New Year to you & Mrs G. I am glad to hear that this project is still alive. I do think the the square crop gives it a coherence and there are really strong images in there, thanks for sharing.
Many thanks, Keith, really appreciate your feedback. And, to be fair, you make a very constructive point in that there are some good images in there, but that highlights the fact that there are some which are less strong and probably need to be replaced before I make the submission 😊👍
I think the square crop suits them all, I've yet to see you take poor photo to be truthful. Always enjoy your vlogs, & good to meet you last year: please keep the vlogs coming at a pace that suits you. All the best for 2023
Happy New Year, David, all the best in 2023, good luck with your projects and photographic endeavors ! Very enjoyable pictures both, your 2022 selection and the RPS project . Looking forward to you postings in the new year. Cheers , from the other side of the pond, Sorin.
Hi Dave, Happy New Year to you and Mrs G. Initially I was a little doubtful about the square crop idea, but I think it really works, as the square crop makes the eye ( for me at least ) work a little harder and investigate the images more carefully. I fully expect that your project will make the grade, but even if it doesn't, I'd be more than happy with any one of those in today's gallery. All the best for '23
Thanks so much, Steve, always appreciate your generous support. I was also doubtful about a consistent aspect ratio across the submission portfolio, but once I started on it, I do feel that it adds another level of coherence. Of course, it remains to be seen if the judging panel agrees with me! 😊👍
Some very nice images, In respect of your RPS project I wonder if you are repeating ideas several times. I am referring to the landscape through a window frame (done twice) and the winding drum which is used in three images. I am not sure how those would be accepted by the judging panel.
That's a fair point, but I think that both work as subsets, and it will depend how they are presented in the running order. I have another window through window in mind. 😊👍
Great subject for the project Dave im sure you'll get there this yr. Theres a world of choice up your way may i suggest Dorothea and one from your pont y pandy mill collection
Thanks a lot. I definitely considered the mill, but there is a composition I want that I just don't have a quite good enough image for as yet. So I will be back there before too long. As for Dorothea, again on my radar. 😊👍
Happy New Year David and all the best for 2023. My 2 favourites from your review of '22 were the Nantlle Ridge and the Tryfan one - but they are all fabulous shots. It was good to have an update on your RPS project. I really love square crop photos and it will definitely give your submission a unifying look and feel. Thanks for sharing the photos at the end too - some strong images there, but for me, a couple lacked compositional impact and would possibly benefit from a tighter crop or a different composition? Also, have you thought of doing them all in a similar style B&W (e.g. moody B&W with strong contrasts, or a deliberately grainy B&W with softer contrasts?) I don't wish to sound critical as you are a much better photographer than I, but I hope the feedback helps and comes across as constructive. I think your re-assessment of the original idea will definitely benefit the project - good luck with it in 2023. Kind Regards, Phil
Thanks a lot, Phil, really appreciate your constructive feedback. I think you are absolutely correct that there are one or two images in that much weaker than the others and will need rethinking. Although I do think that the subject matter works quite well, so I will probably revisit them accordingly. I did consider monochrome also with more artistic processing, but as that isn't really my style, I lack the expertise to make these images as effectively as I can when I deploy the sort of colour grading which I use regularly. So, after some thought, I decided to stick with what I know, and with what represents my other photography more effectively 😊👍
Hi DG, I was hoping to watch this on silent mode following along with the transcript but couldn't find that option... Will have to wait until I can listen with audio!
Re the mountain in Glancoe. The Scottish hillwalking community have called it Ben Goulash for at least 50 years! A bit easier than its gaelic name🙂 I loved the church in the sea shot - although the sky out back looked a bit weird?
Hello David, yes I thought long and hard about what aspect ratio to work to, and settled on 1:1 after looking at the images I'm considering at the moment. Also quite a few of the ones I showed are reference shots for revisits, or will be dropped altogether before I complete the project and make the submission 😊👍
Interesting what you say about the RPS project. As a question, if you did choose to go for square-crop, could you also include 1:2 and 1:3 ratio? Perhaps as a triptych. They could either one image broken-up or several closely tied, I guess. Anyway, looking forward to seeing your results!
Hello James, that's a good question. Unfortunately, it's quite difficult to present subsets within the collection because they either have to be displayed as prints on a panel, or through a digital running order, one at a time. I think in either submission format, creating subsets can be quite dangerous as it's difficult to indicate in any way that this is intended to be a subgroup of the overall submission portfolio. So I decided to stay clear of that pitfall in order to maximise my chances of success, such as they are! 😊👍
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. Why are you doing your RPS distinction? I have always thought your work had feeling and understanding behind the shots. so please don't lose your soul to people who want you to take photographs the way they take them.
Hi Iain, well, that's an interesting perspective. I suppose I was looking to validate the standard of my work from an "independent" source. I may have to give this more thought ... 😊👍
Happy New Year. Love the one of the church. Subject of Dereliction? I'm not sure if this fits in. There is a derelict churchyard off the B4409 Tregarth Road close to the Coed y Park. Industrial estate. I'm looking to go back there myself this year. Definitely derelict, no building there. But if you want the option of an Anglesey local, your image are all very beautiful.
That's not a bad suggestion, but someone else came up with one which I hadn't thought of, and I'll probably go with that, I think: "Abandoned". As a single verb with adjective connotations, I think it works really well. I just need to rewrite my 150 word statement of intent accordingly. 😊👍
