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This video brings my time in Cornwall to an end, its been an amazing, and fun experience putting this together across the course of August, sharing not just the Photography trips out from what is a stunning region, but the whole trip from leaving home to the journey as well - I will be back out in Kent with the Camera next week, and weather dependant, this wont be the last trip outside my home county in 2024. Thank you so much for watching, I hope you've found this video interesting, and that you've enjoyed this series just as much as I have done putting it together!!

Nice work, and some fantastic photos. The dunes at Hollywell are a good place to find Sea Holly. Next time you are down here - check out Constantine Bay and Porthcothan.... and of course, St Just.

Lovely Landscape and a place I have never been to. No I don't avoid summer, it's another season to enjoy, I don't worry about the strong colours or Blue Skies (Think Franco Fontana).

Cornwall comes in first with me, but the other side starting at Looe and right the way around to St Ives, I stay in Falmouth hence the directions I go in. North Wales, Lleyn Peninsula, Anglesey, Barmouth/Fairbourne and the North East coast,. Keep shooting.

Hi Neil, your enthusiasm comes across in the video mate, I love Cornwall, memories of childhood family holidays and fantastic scenery, I can't wait to get back there with my camera 🙂

Hello ! Étant Français, je ne comprends pas toujours tout ce que tu dis, mais tes images sont splendides ! 👍

Hi Neil. Just love Cornwall mate, it such an amazing place. Been almost 2 years since I been down there. Fingers crossed next year I be going. Loved the images. Looking forward to your next one. Take care mate. Shawn.

Do you have a favourite Coastline in England... Let me know if Cornwall is up there, and where in the region that you love to visit if ever you head down to the South West - Thank you so much for watching, I hope you've found this video useful, and interesting!!

Bat @2:52, bat fans.

Cracking video suggestion from the CZcams algorithm gods. I’ve recently started getting into church architecture and photography so this was really helpful and informative. Subbed and looking forward to more of your content.

Nice . 👍🙂

Prepared 👍

Hi Neil, I love Cornwall and need to get down there again this year, before this year ends 🤣 you managed some great shots in the nature reserve mate and I'll be looking forward to what is coming up next. Take care, Steve.

Some nice shots, Neil. I'm looking forward to the next ones. My missus lived in Perranporth (briefly) and my family used to holiday there when I was a kid. I must get down there as and when the opportunity arises.

Great video and images from your first day. That was an epic drive down to Cornwall, we spent many happy holidays in a tent, I remember having a marathon drive to the lake district in a metro towing a trailer loaded with camping equipment. We switched from a tent to a caravan many many years ago, can't beat the comfort of the caravan, we do miss the ease of camping trips compared to dragging a 30 foot 1.5 ton caravan around the countryside. Take a look at our holiday vlogs. Looking forward to the next installment. If you ever get near Weymouth Bennets world of water is the place to visit for lilies.

Great video Neil. Loved the Lilly pad shots, really nice. Can’t believe you drove through Keith Guppy territory and didn’t stop to say hello. I’m curious to know, do you find this end of the country any different to photograph to where you usually photograph.

Well the trip to Cornwall has technically come to an end, so over the next couple of weeks I'll be sharing some of the great adventures that I was able to enjoy down on the South West Coast - Is there any one else out there who has unorthodox hidden gems, favourite spots that they enjoy visiting when heading to other regions... Especially areas that others wouldnt necessarily think of? I hope you enjoyed this video, and found it interesting!!

Hope you have a great time in Cornwall. Getting ready to do something similar. A drive to the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. for a photo trip.

Greetings from Cornwall where I'm busy putting together a bit more content over the next few weeks Hope that you enjoyed this video, and found it interesting 👍👍 - Should you comment I do apologise if I'm slow replying, mobile data isn't great where I'm staying

Nice video mate. Love the idea of documenting your whole process, look forward to seeing more

Hi Neil. Great video mate. Nice images. Hope your ok mate. Take care, Shawn

Canon shooter here too...i agree gear is costly where i live too with the shipping and taxes..agree with u .. socials is a next i treat social media with a small doses and i dont even share much again only when i feel..like i say i am hobbiest and do this with my fulltime job for fun...keep up yhe good work Neil

I look around for gear on auction sites and in pawn shops. I don't mind used gear, in fact, I've only had a few brand new pieces of kit in my entire life, and even these were either bought with someone else's money (I spent part of a grant on photo gear once) or at a decent discount, after hunting for a few months. It makes no sense to pay the full price unless you really have to. That being said, gear needn't be super expensive; it's our expectations that are too high. We **want** those megapixels, we don't **need** them. Meanwhile, you can get excellent photos on a DSLR that's ten years old or even on a film SLR. File down your expectations and you'll be amazed at how little you actually **need** to pay for gear.

Great video Neil, some really nice images too. I think there are two types of images, one that you take of a grand vista type scene where the landscape does all the work for you. And then there are ones that look meh, that you see every day and you have to work to make a good composition, something you demonstrate by taking photos in the same locations, you make the ordinary look awesome. I think that’s what makes it worth it for me. It keeps me trying, because I don’t have the epic landscapes

I carry a lumix gx80 for my bike rides wit 2 lenses getting me some images I am just as proud of taking on my Fuji , it’s just knowing how to use a camera and software

FWIW, 3-Legged Thing (based near Bedford) give their tripods names. My wife's is called "Brian". I might have a look at the K&F tripod if I need one in the future. So far, I've only used filters from K&F which seem okay.

Street photography and documentary photography are often conflated. Both are perfectly and equally valid genres but the best definitions I've come across are that the 'street' shooter specifically avoids contact with the subjects whereas the documentary shooter often creates some element of social contact / staging of the shot. Cartier-Bresson and Joel Meyerowitz and good examples of street shooters whereas the likes of Steve McCurry and Lee Miller are more documentarists. I've always found street photography (in particular) to be much easier in large / busy towns and cities. Blend in with the crowd, use a small / rangefinder style camera (or even iPhone). Urban shooters tend to fall into one of two categories. The first is a 'hunter'. Constantly moving and shooting opportunistically. The other is a 'fisherman' - who tends to pick a spot where the background and light are as required - and will then stand and observe for minutes (hours, even) until the scene reveals itself.

Some nice shots, Neil. I'm not sure if you're familiar with her work but there was a lady photographer / environmentalist called Fay Godwin who used to photograph man's impact on the landscape. Definitely worth checking out her books. I was luck enough to meet her at an exhibition many years ago. Here's a link to her Wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Godwin

As far as social media is concerned, Neil, I don't believe it's important at all. I agree that it can be fun but it can also take up time which could be better spent taking photos, tending to the garden or just going for a walk. Clearly, it's different if you're trying to build a following and/or becoming a professional. One negative I have is getting to somewhere I actually find interesting and WANT to photograph. East Anglia (where I live) doesn't inspire me at all and because it's so far away from the hills and mountain scenery I love, getting there requires planning and a budget. Another negative is when shooting in the middle of the day is the only time available. I have found a way to flip this, though; get an infrared (IR) converted camera. Bright sun, high contrast, etc are the ideal conditions for IR and I always pack my IR body whenever I'm out - just incase the skies are blue and the contrast is off the scale.

Thanks for watching!! - I hope that you've found this video useful, and, or interesting... I'm sure there are Negatives reasons behind getting out as an Amateur Photographer... However don't get me wrong, Photography is an amazing hobby, and if you've my previous videos you'll know how much the Positives out way the Negatives - Let me know though down in the comments , what things you dislike about Photography, are there other aspects, or can you relate?

Great video sir..i have been wanting to start to practice se landscapes photography.reason i moved to the country in my location... really to have experience these English scenery.i am from the Caribbean..hope to see your work n vids...cheers mate

Dude, it's nearly 7 minutes of this 13+ minute video and I hear "before we get started" on the titular subject. Where did you learn to structure your essays? And then: 5 seconds that practically close the subject. This should be a tiktok short. And I'm not saying a bad word about your photography, mind you.

Great video, I am an amateur and aspiring photographer, I just wondered if you could tell me if you are over exposing your shots slightly and if so are you doing it with shutter speed, compensation, both or post production. thank you in advance.

Nice

First time viewer. Just wanted to compliment you on the images, and your production too.

I bought my first DSLR in April 2010. I thought I'd need it for work. I didn't. I tried out the camera and then left it buried in the closet. I started taking photographs three years ago when I launched my CZcams channel and needed to make thumbnails. While food photography wasn't my thing and I think most of my video thumbnails suck, I did develop an interest in other photography genres, macro initially, then landscape/woodland. Lately, I've been trying out some street and architecture photography. So I had a very competent camera with two equally competent (even by today's standards) lenses for ten years. I could make good use of the gear, but I didn't. This is my greatest regret.

Hi Neil, hope you’re ok mate. Great video and a nice set of images. Take care mate, Shawn.

I keep saying I will come up and take a photo of the submarine but waiting for a red sky night to complement it, good videos

I think the way software has come on it does not put so much pressure on the gear

Great video Neil!

Thanks, Neil. Seeing this makes me want to get out even more. edit-typo

Great photos as always mate, early morning are always best for photography, nobody around and plenty of time before the day starts. loved the images of the abandoned buildings. No time like the present, get yourself back out there and make a video about it, would be great to see the difference. My biggest regret was buying before knowing, I spent way too much money on things I didn't really need lol love a long exposure shot, probably my favourite kind.

Great video Neil, how nice is it being able to switch from mount to mount, Game changer isn't it. I have one on my car, a chest strap, on a tripod, on a mini tripod and two on clips. Great images, lovely place by the looks of the photos.

I did photography at school back in the day when we did CSE's! I bought a film SLR during a gap year in 1984 but didn't really keep up with photography for many years. I wish I did. Despite that I took some interesting photos in the 1980s and 1990s which are a record of decades which have now past. Although I regret not doing as much photography as I could until a few years ago, we are fortunate in the range of modern cameras and lenses. It's never too late to start. Thank you for your inspiring videos.

I particularly enjoyed this video, as Cliffe is the place of my birth, and over the years I've spent many a happy hour on the Marshes and around the Pools. Some lovely shots in there by the way. I must revisit soon.

Thanks for watching!! - I hope that you've found this video useful, and, or interesting... Is there anything you regret from your Photography "journey" so far... Whether you didnt go to that one location you've always wanted to visit, you didnt buy the Gear that you've longed for... Let me know down in the comments below!!

Kind of get where you come from. Taking a camera with you makes you see things differently. That's why I have my camera with me all the time. Plan on going downtown again today for some street photography this afternoon. But I must add I am in China and people here do not really care. They are always taking selfies and pictures.

Great video, looking forward to the one about street photography as that's what I do mostly. Same parks, same birds got a bit boring. But you made my day when you said 25 degrees is hot😂. It's been between 35 and 37 every day this week. But need to be out to get a picture.. Also when it's so hot you can actually have a look there are should be butterflies and other insects around. I usually just adapt me perspective to my current situation

I always hide that I'm taking photos when there are people around. Not because I'm nervous of confrontation - more that I can't be ARSED talking to people about it. When I hear, "What's 'e doin'?" "'E's tekkin' pictures!" "'Ere! What you tekkin' pictures of, mate?" The thought of trying to explain that I like the way the light is playing off the side of a leaf fills me with absolute dread. 😅

Dude you've got street spot on. You've got that cool look to your images.