A New Location and a Surprise Ending | Landscape and Nature Photography 

The beech tree shot in the rain is spectacular! Took my breath away.

Wow that woodland in the rain, just goes to show, don’t stay in if the conditions don’t look good!

Those images in the rain , wow , what atmosphere!

Beautyful again. The last photo with the trees in the rain was very very beautyful.

Beautiful photos Simon especially the last tow with the rain thank you for sharing your video

Loved the technique of photographing the grasses Simon, beautiful images!

That last image really moved the WOW! slider. Another great video Simon. Always enjoy my time looking at the little things through your eyes.

An other super video. And as the saying goes " f8 & be there" produces the results . Those trees just transform wonderfully. Thanks Simon.

The last image of the beech trees is amazing!

My favourite image from this video would be the last one, the tall trees in the rain.

Spectacular as usual Simon. I love it when the woodlands give you a black background. And the grass shot - wow. I expected to see a little sprite jump out of that. Thanks for braving the deluge and sharing your shots. Carla

Amazing images Simon especially the first one and the last one. The weather certainly turned the Beech image from a great image into a fantastic one.

Thanks for another film and beautiful images. I love the integrity of not including invasive plant species in your photography

Patience and waiting out the wind, placing a dark shadow background for the front lit flower and solid understanding of depth if field results in a beautiful first image 🤩 the rain drops on the leaves are icing on the cake 🙂... and then the end of the stamen or stigma, just a little darker than the petals is perfectly isolated in the composition 😍 Grass.... I loved the focus on grass in the video early on (4:45) as you walked along the path... it was a magical second or two... bad weather = better images 🙂😅 🙂

Well done, Simon...10 minutes in and I am thinking "will he ever get the camera out", but, boy, it was worth it!!

My goodness Simon, some excellent shots. And that last one - Absolutely stunning!

I especially love the first image and the poo lesson. 🙂

Thank you Simon; the first & last images were my personal favourites.

Great video, love the images. Beech tree after the rain was amazing 🙌Thx for sharing

All beautiful images really enjoyed the rain forest images and in particular the last one lovely capture with the misty look to it :)

Dear Simon, the pictures say a lot to learn well. Really good. Best regards, Jean Luc

Beautiful images as usual, with background nature info, thank you.

Hello Simon The compsition of the last image is great and the weather finished it to breath taking :-).

Wonderful bad weather foto's ! Inspiring...

Another superb film. I enjoyed exploring with you and especially learning about some woodland plants and the badgers. Your knowledge is such a bonus treat. My favourite image is of course the beech trees. A lesson not to run for the car in a storm but to stand your ground and shoot. Thank you for sharing.

Loved image 1 (flower), well done it looked difficult to shoot. Favourite was image 5, trees in rain storm, lucky to be there at the right time.

Splendid video Simon. My votes go for the Herb Robert and both of the Beech shots. I am amazed at the Herb Robert shot's perfection given wind (1/4 sec) and depth of field problems keeping the flower, leaf, and pods all in focus. In this circumstances I often spend an inordinate amount of time experimenting with flashes, on- and off-camera, at 1/250 sec. The Beech shots were so incredibly different. The shimmery reflection from the lead tree adds to the total wet factor. (Incidentally, these trees seem to have been planted in rows. Could that be so and were/are they used commercially?) Keep up your fascinating work Simon; that was the fastest 30 minutes in media.

Thanks for another excellent video. What I particularly like is the way you explain how you set up shots to get the best results. A very important skill in closeup photography.

Good to see you back in rainy Lancashire! Lovely images, as always. The last one is very special. Pity you had to get a soaking for it, but so worth the effort!

The prairie grasses will be taking over landscapes near where I live in about a month. Simon, you've given me some ideas of things to try when that happens.

It is amazing how a storm can transpose a picture. Excellent! It’s 41c (107 F) here in the Mojave Desert can’t wait for it to cool off so I can get back out again. Thanks for another great idea.

What can I say, three fantastic images all different. Love the Herb Robert image such an unassuming little plant but you bought it to life. Next time I'm out and about in bad weather I wont head for the car if you can get stunning images like your beech tree, absolutely superb. Thank you great as always.

When I saw 30 minutes at the start I was a bit skeptical. But as always you never disappoint. You always hold my interest throughout. Those rain soaked images were outstandingly brilliant. Learning about badgers was fascinating as it always is in your videos. always learning something new. Thank you Simon and take care

Beautiful images Simon well done 👍

Gorgeous images Simon but the first and last were exceptional 👌👍

Hi Simon ! Great video !!! Beautiful photos !!!

I saw the poo bit pop up and thought - oh good!!!! Some poo. We don't have badgers in our part of the world so it has helped me to learn something. Great set of images Simon - but my favourite is that last one of the beech trees and the rain. Oh my goodness!!!!!!!

Stunning work

Beautiful shots and loved the video too, even learned a bit about plants and badgers!.

Nice work, as usual, Simon.

Quality work as always Simon, you always seem to pull something out of the bag.

Beautiful images today, Simon. I love those little seed pods and the last two images of the trees are fantastic. It was certainly worth getting wet!

Ahhh, summer tales of invasions, badgers, sordid boogeymen and bucolic beeches besieged by Nature- It was worth you getting wet! Doesn't get any better- Great work!

Hi Simon. This looks a very promising location (Himalayan Balsam aside). I gave my better half a bit of shock while watching with my headphones on by shouting out "badger" when you revealed the pile of poo ! 😊 I completely get the point about being spooked by the "campsite." I come across a few when scouting locations in the Brecon Beacons and always feel threatened to be honest. I've never had any problems but feel really uncomfortable. I love the Herb Robert image - it's one of my favourite plants and you've captured it beautifully. I would never have attempted that wonderful grass image ! Too many moving parts and constantly changing light would have defeated me. Despite all those challenges your final image is beautiful. I'm blown away by storm soaked beech trees Simon. What an image ! Well worth a soaking in my opinion. Really enjoyed the video. Many thanks for sharing.

The bad weather is a good weather. It's a real pleasure to walk with you through this forest.

lovely film and the images are just amazing!

So appreciate your skill at finding some outstanding compositions where I would overlook the potential images. Thanks for helping me see. The new site experience is one I understand and share as well as the issue with invasive species especially when the invasive are photogenic. WOW, just love how the rain adds atmosphere.

Another awesome video buddy! Always interesting to watch with some beautifully crafted shots

Really enjoyed this. Informative and inspirational on many levels.

Great video, Simon. Really enjoyed watching

What a great idea, sorry I may copy you. Love the tree image I love the fact you got so excited when you saw it. Not so sure about second image. Looking forward to seeing more from this location.

Thanks for another great video, Simon. Really enjoyed it!

Wow! what a wonderful informative video,learnt a lot. And with great images aswell ,one couldn't ask for more . Thanks again and please keep them coming. 👍

The use of highlights in the background of the grass shots is special, and something I've never tried. I don't own a true macro lens and not sure if I could get the amount of separation to achieve something similar, but will be giving it a try at some point. You're braver than me with that weather, I would have been sod this I'm off. I might stick it out in the future to see what happens. 😉

Great again, danke. 👍🇩🇪

The beech trees in the rain are absolutely gorgeous!

What an amazing experience it must have been to capture those atmospheric shots especially the imageof the beech tree....always make time to watch your videos, even if it is a 30 min coverage. Always inspires me to explore my local woodlands and connect with the beauty of nature. You are easily good enough to be on the BBC.....dare I say, you excel a lot of the trash that comes on TV. 😊. Look forward to your next excursion and informative video.

Hello Simon absolutely enthralling ,your eye for a composition is astounding . The herb Robert photo is wonderful and that last image is transformed by the conditions. I’m sure everyone looks forward to your next outing , please keep posting .

Two beautiful images and the two taken in the storms are gorgeous

pouring outside my window as i watch this lovely rain soaked vlog mirroring my own vista, magic way to start a Saturday, 'perfick' Simon...... proving bad weather is a misnomer....

Wow. The transformation at the 27:00 mark is just amazing!

Very stunning images. Thanks for braving the weather conditions to get unique photos.

Greta stuff, Simon

Yes I remember it being a bad day weather wise, but the images were amazing especially the trees ❤️

not sure how comfortable I'd be in a woodland, surrounded by tall trees during a lightning storm, but the images were certainly worth it!! as for the herb robert, it's one of my most favourite subjects (along with dandelions) to shoot. lovely capture 🙂

Informative, interesting, inspirational. Thank you Simon.

Such beautiful images. I’ve been away from photography for a while. Back in full force for the last 4 months. Got a couple of drones and it just opens up a whole new world of photography. Coming back to your videos again made me remember about getting in close again as there’s so much to be had. Now I just have to catch up on all your great work. Thanks for sharing.

Stunning photographs Simon, I really liked the two woodland ones in the rain and mysterious atmosphere the heavy rain added. Your much braver than me, if I hear thunder, I quickly get out of the woods, perhaps I should brave this out a bit more. Presumably with the long exposure in the rain you would get blurry leaf effect which would and to the atmosphere of the image.

Great video! I can see you an enthusiast photographer with great passion, keep these videos coming. What gear were you using and tripod? Thanks once again.

Hi Simon, as an artist I loved this latest video of yours again. You seem to have a very good eye for all sorts of subjects. Some of your images I would like to paint in oils but have been hesitant to do so because of copywrite issues. Have you any idea of how copywrite law applies in the UK. If so, can you perhaps spend a few minutes giving all your followers some guidance in this matter. Thanks.

Great video Simon, inspiring as usual - thanks

Great video as per usual Simon. I love the comparisons you made at the end before and during the downpours. I usually only make the shot in the ‘bad’ weather, but should try to make dome comparisons like you did.

Pretty new to this photography and have been spending a lot of time on subjects within two or three miles of my house on foot. This is in northeastern, Minnesota, USA. It seemed more meaningful to identify what I was making images of, and it's very discouraging to learn that probably more than 99% of the flowers I see are invasive. Any time I find something interesting and native, it's usually one small cluster of a few plants in a sea of invaders. Eradicating them is beyond hopeless at this point.

The man knows his poop! Thanks as always

Morning Simon, another great video and I liked the two images you got ...for me the grasses with highlights was my favourite. It's wonderful how weather can transform a scene that beech image will be amazing and looking forward to seeing soon. I experienced similar conditions in the Lake District last week with Gary Gough 🙂

There are not many content (film makers) creators I could honestly say would post a 30 mins episode and I would sit n watch but you are definitely one that ticks the box. Be it badgers poo or info regards Himalayan Balsam your knowledge makes a walk in the wood a much interesting viewing - I would say it was just missing some feathered friend fauna for today (lol) . As ever Si a very enjoyable watch and images that never fail to amaze me. atb Al

The contrasting images of the Beech trees before and during downpour were definitely ’food for thought’. Is the umbrella primarily for the camera on such occasions?

From pooh pooh to transformation eh, Simon.

2nd Edit If it helps, I was orginally listening with only only one side of my earbuds in - left one. Popped the right one in and it sounds much better. Whatever your issue, it seems to be on your left channel. Edit. Sorry, didn't read the second part of your discription. Its a real shame. I hope you sort it out quickly. I suspect regulars here will dislike this comment but, this is a wonderfully filmed video, well presented - and thank you - but the audio sounds like it was recorded with a mic sitting in a bucket, three wooly jumpers and a bedspread thrown on top and the the whole lot dropped in a full bath :) Any chance of a remix?