Learn how to photograph sunset, as we capture an epic sky over my home town of Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand. Learn More: www.williampat... #photography #landscapephotography #newzealand
Haha, thanks Don. Just experience I guess. I must've been out for over 1000 sunsets by this stage haha. Also,. at this latitude, we admittedly have a touch more time of the sun being low, compared to places closer to the equator. Especially coming into winter, the sun stays at a lower arc here which is awesome.
@@WilliamPatinoPhotography I am on the North Atlantic, on the east coast of Canada and was doing a lot of sunrise photos when the pandemic lockdowns started and we couldn't go into work. One morning I took a video of the sunrise, and it was 2 minutes from the sun just starting to break until it was totally clear of the horizon. With sunrise, as opposed to sunset, it's the time before the sun rises that we have to compose photos, but no matter how early I go and get set up, I always seem to end up in panic mode 😀. More practice is definitely needed!
You talked about being in the “flow state”, slowing down, not running around, remaining calm and grounded. These are, in my view, deep truths beyond the ego where true creativity happens- whether we realize it or not. Your approach allows it to flow instead of trying to make something happen. This is how I work too. Good stuff mate. Cheers
Appreciate that you shared this evening shoot, as always picked up a few tips. There wouldn't be many photographers that would have stayed as calm as that with the light kicking off and no composition planned. That last image certainly was the pick. Your videos have an excellent balance of in the field, image reviews and editing.
This was the 3rd movie I watched now tonight and I have learnt so much. I live here in Qld / Australia and I was worrying about you getting eaten alive by midges. Looking forward to your next one ....... keep safe Carl
Thanks for that video William it was really good, what a fantastic sky it was but more importantly I loved how you lead us through the video and explained exactly what you wanted and why you wanted it, the composition information was excellent, thank you very much, I really enjoyed this and hopefully I will get some practice in with those composition tips 😁👍
Absolutely epic light! I myself would prefer the "rocks-in-the-water" pic, but I'm kinda obsessed 😀 Admire your calmness when looking for a composition, with such low sun I would be panicking out for not having my framing yet. Something to get inspired by. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks a lot ,so clear as the water of the Lake ! Actualy I see the same Lake and the same sky with my husband....I will try the best with my camera also !
As I call it “Reading the sky.” I absolutely, 1000%+ agree that an open horizon with medium to high clouds the best potential for stunning sunrises and sunsets. I’ll check the forecast for several days before I plan to shoot to see what days have good potential. Also, I’ll check the forecast for locations that are a 100+ miles away to see how the cloud cover is in those location to determine how open is the horizon may be. But, even if the forecast doesn’t look favorable, sometimes I’ll still go shoot because you never truly know and then the ‘magic’ happens!
This touched on so many aspects of sunrises/sunrises and lengthier golden hours here in North Dakota/eastern Montana, for I often feel fortunate to have the extra working time. Weather is everything, as well (with a bit of luck tossed in when it comes to predicting holes/breaks in clouds). Paying attention to how clouds are most likely to light up as the show unfolds is important since it changes so rapidly. I agree with the composition thoughts, too. Always try out different compositions if they're available, for sometimes the experiments pay off handsomely. Even though elements such as rocks could potentially be moved about in PS, I am not a fan of doing that, either. I admit, I probably would have spent too much time trying to make the rocks work out, though! lol Good stuff! Thanks for sharing...
Thanks William for taking us along on that brilliant Sunset, it was just great watching you trying different compositions and of course focus stacking. The tips and tricks I've been able to get from your video is so helpful, there is always 1 thing I get each time you put out a new video and always explained so the novice can understand. Awesome image at the finish.
It’s an exciting feeling haha. Although I’m always a skeptic, I’ve had days even like this where it all kept blowing over and disappeared last minute 😅😂
This might be my favorite video of yours yet, although I’ve only come across your channel in the past week. I like how you shared it as a walk-along and showed the process of finding a proper vantage point for the best image. Too often I see a beautiful sunrise, sunset or other landscape and by the time I trudge around looking for a good vantage point the lighting has changed and the opportunity is lost. I know you are well practiced, but it still blows my mind at the slow shutter speeds you use in handheld photos. Wondering how you do focus stacking on handheld images. I have always only done it with a tripod because even the slight motion to change a focus point introduces movement in the camera so the images won’t line up when I stack them. How do you do it? Thanks for the wonderful content, and for being a source of instruction and inspiration on my photographic journey!
Have you ever emerged from the undergrowth, the ferns, or the brush right at that moment in the earlier hours of the morning when someone happens to be walking by? Only to feel the need to explain yourself so to not be perceived as a potential problem from their point of view? It’s happened to me on a number of occasions. Always awkward. ‘Oh hey, it’s alright. No need to be alarmed. I’m just an amateur photographer. I understand from your point of view that it appears as though I just spent the night sleeping in the undergrowth, however rest assure, I come in peace’. … Again, a superb video. There would be times wherein it would be difficult to focus on providing a tutorial while surround by such beautiful conditions.
Great tips Wil, especially what to look out for in that mid ground, focal length and distractions. I've been sitting on a lake image for about 3 months now 😅 and i think this video definitely helped me decide which image to go with. Your last image is tops, that colour gradation is gorgeous🤙🏼
Thank you making this video. So interesting to listen to your thought process. It really helps amateur photographers like me. Had a question, on a number of occasions, at different compositions, you were taking 3 to 4 shots in quick succession consistently. Can you explain why? Is it because it was handheld and you did not want to take a chance in case some might be blur?. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for the support and comment. The fast shutter in succession is me focus stacking. It takes a few frames at different focal points. Needs to be blended later in post. Helps get the whole scene sharp when you’re very close to foreground. I have a video on this on my channel :)
Great walkthrough in the field. The fact you're not using a tripod for half minute focus-stacked exposures is blowing my mind though. I loved the dead tree, personally.
Hi William, another great video here and a great shot. Just curious, when you say you won't keep that one, are you pretty ruthless with deleting shots? or do you just mean it doesn't make it onto your portfolio?
Thank you. I just delete them generally. Only even processed them for this video otherwise I wouldn’t have even saved the others. Only keep them if I’m not certain but it’s portfolio or nothing basically.
Interesting to see you've dropped the ones with the stones. I would've rather chosen this shot, my eyes keep wandering off to the right in the final selection. Great video and as others already noted: unbelievable how cool you keep at the setting sun with just some minutes left before the fantastic light will be gone!
Love the videos mate. Do you use apps for cloud coverage? I use one called windy here in Australia, but sometimes I find it doesn’t always update quite quick enough, so just wondering if there’s anything better out there
I use Windy too along with YR and then just local knowledge of the area, which can’t be understated. The most accurate part of windy is the actual satellite imagery. The forecasting just gives you a ballpark idea.
Hi William, does your camera automaticcally bracket focus, kinda like exposure bracketing? Can you focus stack handheld if you physically have to move the focus point on the camera for each focus point?
The A7R5 that i have, along with the Canon R5 and Nikon Z models all have built in focus bracketing, which basically changes the focus point for you and fires off the exposures in succession. You can do it fine without this feature, which is what I've had to do for many years prior to these later models being released. Bit hard to type out the technique I use but it is in older videos and come of my online tutorials. The easiest way handheld is to put it in manual focus and adjust the focus ring all the way to one end, shoot, adjust the ring, shoot, adjust the ring, shoot etc.
I thought you must have focus bracketed since didn't look like you were adjusting focus point while shooting. I have a Sony a7ii and it doesn't have that but going to upgrade within 6 months or so. Looking at a7R4 or A7R5. I hope to have it next year for the workshop with you.😊 Looking forward to meeting you and learning from you. I'll probably book something in a couple of months after I pay off my upcoming trip in August to Spain and Portugal .
I get that you are the No Tripod photographer but do you think these shots would look better at 4 or 5 seconds or do you prefer some texture in the water?
I prefer texture, as it looks more natural and now the eye views the scene. 4-5 seconds would also be a bit tricky with the plants in the front, which no doubt would move slightly. But yeah, in short I prefer the texture. It’s completely possible handheld, it just involves shooting the frames at the current speed, then one at 4 secs for the water and doing an exposure blend in post.
Aperture depends on focal length, composition and distance to the foreground. If I'm on a wide angle and close to foreground, it will be somewhere around f/11 but as you see in this video, I had to focus stack anyways because a single exposure wasn't enough to get the whole scene sharp because I was so close to the foreground. ISO preferably low, 100-200.
