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You're right I should consider an interesting subject for foreground can you point me towards the nearest polar bear please I live in Australia

One of the best photographers out there! Enjoyed reading your books!

Every picture is a brilliant work of creative genius! 👏 Nikhil is my favorite photographer since ~2007 NBCC. Thanks for this inspiring video

Two masters of photography discussing their art; what's not to like.

Never mind the photography gear, I want to know which hair tonic you use. That's a heck of a lot of growth in two weeks!😂 Great points about the penalty of carrying too much gear outweighing the occasional missed opportunities by not having this lens or that filter. I guess the #1 requirement for a shot is actually being there, and if the gear-load means you can't hike that extra mile, then you won't be there, in which case it doesn't matter which lens you've got with you! From personal experience, another reason for not checking your photography gear into the hold is humidity and condensation. I made that mistake with a video camera once, travelling to a tropical destination. Took two days for the condensation that had formed inside the lens to dissipate!

I've got the model 3 and it makes using a tripod the norm.

I vividly recall 2012 Patgonia with Ian and Richard...both are fabulous to be with!

Wow, great interview with Wayne, who's photography is awe inspiring. Fantastic keep them coming!

Wow, what a lot of knowledge goes into such beautiful work. One thing that stands out is Wayne’s knowledge of his equipment. Breaking out a camera and setting it to intervalometer while focus stacking a scene 90 degrees away would take quite a bit of time for me. Back in the studio, comfortable with all the nuances of software editing. I am going to see if B&H has a brain upgrade. I’m outta RAM.

Wow! Wayne's photos are incredible! Ian, I really enjoy these informative and inspiring videos you are making. So many things to learn from you and your guest photographers. Looking forward to future videos! Thanks for your time and knowledge. ☺

Really enjoyed this interview!! You are both such wonderful photographers! Very inspirational!

I have always taken the 1/3 rule to apply specifically to forest scenes where the entire scene is maybe 100 yards. Not for vistas that are miles long. It is also stressed that you may have to focus stack if your foreground is too close to the lens.

You said you had an open mind, yet both of you were so sarcastic about this "rule" right from the start that I stopped watching about half way into your video. If you ARE debunking a myth, then don't say you have an open mind, because your mind has already been made up. I am not a pro photographer, and this "focus 1/3 of the way up the viewfinder" has always worked for me. I learnt it from multiple pro photographers (Thomas Heaton, Simon d'Entremont, Gavin Hardcastle, to name a few). I place the closest foreground object that I want in acceptable sharpness at the BOTTOM of my viewfinder, and then focus at the first horizontal line in my viewfinder (1/3 of the way up the viewfinder), and I ALWAYS have infinity AND my closest object in acceptable sharpness. I use F8 - F12, never more or less. I'm happy that you think it doesn't work and you have a right to that opinion, but please don't say you have an open mind!

Are you sure that’s not Dave Matthews 😊 Thanks guys. I appreciate your knowledge.

Wouldn't focus stacking solve this issue?

The 1/3 and 2/3 split on depth of focus is only true at one focus distance ;-) The DoF split, front to back, varies throughout the focus range.

Dude, the shot at 14:53 is just killer!

Very dramatic,really shows the power and beauty of the landscape minus the influence of people,truely artistic.thanks

Looks like Hanksville, UT which has been on my list for a while.

Aerial shots of the swirling patterns in the geology are my favorites.

OMG , my two favorite photographers together! I love Mads' work

Ian and Mads, love you both!

Mads is my favourite photographer. He is genius. His images are the best in the world IMHO. Thanks for a great interview and for asking some different questions.

Hi Ian How about using ND filters?

Mads Peter Iversen is the best Landscape Photographer I've run across. He inspires, his enthusiasm is infectious, his knowledge is vast and his product can be hung in any gallery in the world.

Beautiful photos!

Really enjoyed this interview. I love the "dreamy" look in Mad's photos. I remember watching one of Mad's videos and he was sooo excited for the fog he had on one of his morning shoots. We do need to remember to enjoy the moment too. I think we should all look around our "own backyards" as there is much to shoot nearby our homes if we look for it.

Ian, your sharp observations and comments relating to the images are quite impressive!

Very informative video! What aspect ratio is best to use? I'll be using a Sony mirrorless camera. Thank you.

Very good topic, thanks. For me, it helps to study some aspect of photography. Reading a book on composition, exercises in PS or LrC, studying the works of other photographers, … , usually get me to start taking photos again.

Thank you for making this video. I have been "stuck" for a while. I have been out a few times this winter and hope that spring will get me going again. The waterfalls near me are flowing nicely and the bluebells will be up soon along with other wildflowers. You have refreshed my out look! 😊

I have been manipulating photographs since the mid 1970's. A major influence has been the work of Jerry Uelsmann. A black and white photographer using multiple images in the darkroom with multiple enlargers. I worked in color on Cibachrome those early days. I no longer work in the darkroom and now use Photoshop. I miss the smell of the chemicals was like a drug to me. To be honest I do not even want the latest updates to Photoshop. I tried it but was not impressed with the results that Photoshop gave me. AI can destroy your photographic style. I also believe that it is wrong to use stock photographs. All of my composites must be photographed by myself. If the original was on film then I use my Bowens slide copier to obtain a digital image. I have never seen the Northern Lights, so how can I use that in my work. I have seen some of the AI images on Instagram. Absolutely fantastic cloudscapes and a multitude of waterfalls. It does make me question how genuine the 'artists' work is. Some of it can look so fake, whereas others appear to be real. Over time the quality will improve. I guess that my work will really be classified as "fake" as no one will appreciate the thought and time involved. For me I will say its 3Bigfoots. I still enjoy going out to photograph, always looking for images that I could incorporate into my work.

No time spent at the computer can ever replace the joy I feel when I am outdoors, traveling or in a favorite location with my camera creating photos. It is a unique thrill for me to employ my skills to artistically capture a subject. I love the fact that AI will help me to spend less time in post process and more time in the field. But when it comes to using my words to create computer generated art, the joy is short lived - a quick fix rather than a lasting memory. It is sad that people will one day not be able to tell the difference between computer generated photorealistic art and true photography. But as for me, I want to savor the life experiences that I have behind the lens. And I hope to continue to share that joy with other like minded photo enthusiasts. Thank you for all you do Ian.

“ Photographs are like gems: the real and the synthetic are often physically indistinguishable, but there is no question to the ultimate value. A photograph that depicts a moment of real life, whether that of a human activity or of the natural world, is of a higher order than the most perfect replication created by or for the camera with luck removed from the formula.” -Galen Rowell

A photo is a single image made in a camera. Period. It is my opinion that when you begin to add in skies, waves, mountains or anything else that was not in the original photo in the camera, you are now creating digital art, whether the added images are your own or not. Same with photo stacking. It is no longer "a photo" it is a multitude of photos. I have no problem adjusting "a photo" if need be pertaining to small adjustments, it is still one photo. I have no problem with AI as long as the artist who created it, labels is as such. I feel so many photos today are manipulated to an extent they look completely unreal and ridiculous. I started my photography journey years ago with negatives and slides, you really had to work hard to make sure everything was correct so you got "a photo" you were proud of. In the photography world today, those who know how to use editing software well, don't seem to care what the image looks like in camera since they know they can manipulate in the computer to be what ever they want it to look like. It is very sad to me that the "art" of photography is being lost to time and technology. In order to get a great photograph, one has to plan and hope that the weather and other elements will come together to form that "one photograph" that is a keeper. I appreciate your opinions on the subject of AI and hope you keep more "photo myths" videos coming. I give this video 4 Bigfoots! 😊❤

Photography includes a human pressing a shutter. AI is computer generated, they are not the same and should be represented as such. That said sharing through social media those over saturated, not likely photos and AI get the attention. AI’s ability to over state what’s presented will gain the attention of the typical viewers killing photography.

Similar to what Ian said at the end (if you like it use it, if you don't then don't), I'd also add that I've heard many landscape photographers occasionally say that they don't use full polarization in forest scenes, to leave a bit of sheen on foliage since they like the look. So partial polarization is a consideration as well.

Great job, as usual! Quite a challenge! Thanks for sharing this video with us!

Excellent summary!

Thanks, This ia a great video. Two questions: 1. What do you consider a wide angle lens for the sky rule? 2. I have been told that using a polarizer with an ND will generally improve video, particularly on a sunny day. Thoughts on that?

So bummed to find out Summit Creative is no longer in the market. They fixed everything I sent my Shimoda Explorer v2 back for (also an amazing tool). Thanks for the review, I just found a Tenzing 40L used! Want to sell your accessories? :D.

Just to clarify a bit, in nature, light is polarized by scattering or reflection. Scattering is what happens in the sky and is the basis of the 90° rule. This applies only to the sky. Polarization by reflection can be uneven, but this is based on the Brewster's Angle effect, which has a maximum effect for reflections at about 55°. Wikipedia has entries for both. BTW, if you want to preview the effect of a circular polarizer, you must look through the filter from the camera side.

My main tripod is a Gitzo G1325 which I've had forever. Still works as good as the day I bought it. It's a little too big for travel, so I currently use a Leofoto for that. The Leofoto is good enough, but not near the quality of the Gitzo.

Ian, thanks so much for this. One of the best videos I've seen on Lens Blur. I may start trying it out now.

Great review!!!! I'm curious to know how this tripod is working since you made this video. You mentioned dust and sand getting into the leg joints. Thanks

Thanks so much for this video Ian!! Perfect timing. I just used a touch of it on an image right before I printed. It’s a great new tool when used properly.

Wait, people still use Lightroom?? 💀