A very clearly explained video … I think the vertical looks best. Lulworth Cove is one of my favourite places, from early family holidays to more recent visits. Those jeans with padded knees look great!
Hi Mike. My girlfriend and I have been eating up your videos - going back years. "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." That could be a tattoo as a reminder. Or a t-shirt... ;-) This may sound simplistic but it helped us understand that the subject is not just a subject. It is a part of the art of the photo. It is an element of shape and light and composition. Last night we watched a few additional videos and nearly got out of bed to run into town and see what we could capture. But, we are meeting some friends this weekend and plant to spend the time after doing some street photography and experimenting. We did get up and took a few photos just going around the room to see what shapes and light we could see. A photo of a pair of glasses on a stack of mail became fascinating. The way you talk us through how you see an image - even as something to get at a later date, accounting for what the light will be in a different time or circumstance - is so revealing. In particular, the section on this video - Foreground at Kimmeridge 07:44 - wow! We both remarked that our first inclination would be to shoot the tower and make it a subject on its own. Watching you build that composition was inspiring. Perhaps I am too effusive, like a young girl swooning over the Beatles, but I just want to express how much excitement you've provided with your teaching method. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your kind feedback @Matthew Moran Music. It's so great to know I've helped you guys. Thanks again for taking the time to tell me... ... MIKE🙏😊
Your usual top notch informative & entertaining video sir. As you rode through the lovely old videos, it reminded me of all of the old & very historic videos in our pre covid travels doing European riverboat cruise on the Danube, Rhine & Douro rivers..Took 100s of shots of the villages & the history behind them. I keep telling my wife that on our next trip , my goal is to lose my passport & not be able to leave Europe. Looking forward to your next video !
Hello Mike, first of all thank you very, very much for your huge collection of videos here on youtube. I started watching them from time to time many years ago and they helped me a lot to become a better hobby photographer (I started shooting when I was 5 years old, back in 1976, with a Polaroid Instant Camera), but for decades I stayed a "point-and-shoot" type of photographer, having no clues what it takes to get good pictures. Your channel (and some others to be honest) helped me get on the right "path of improvement". I also like that you always emphasize that gear does not matter, something I had to learn the hard (expensive) way. I also have to mention that your pronunciation is very nice and easy to understand (I'm not a native speaker of the english language, so this is important to me), while you explain things in a logical and understandable way. Yet I have to add some slight criticism on some of your latest videos: While it is a cool idea to include your motorcycle in the clips, the sequences with you riding on the bike are slightly too long and therefore a little boring. I even did moto vlogs on my own some years ago but I stopped doing that because ... its boring. I ride motorcycles for 34 years now and it is still a lot of fun. However watching someone through a GoPro riding from point A to B is not very exciting, i can't help myself. It is much more pleasant to see you in person talking to your viewers, explaining stuff and taking pictures. All in all: Keep up your excellent work and again thanks so much for your neverending fountain of tips and educational information. Best regards, Marco
Hi Marco, thanks for the feedback - some like the bike videos.... others less so I guess! I hope you continue to see the value in the photography elements at least 🙂
What a great video - yet again. I do lots of panoramas because of the vistas here in the Cape but I would never have thought to do one vertically LOL Thank you Mike ! great teacher :-) Paul Lin Lostshepard.
Both beaches were great, loved all the umbrellas out in the village, had a real summer feel. Freezing here. I preferred the portrait style pano. I was eyeing off the fishing boat, would have looked awesome later in the day. Looked like a great day. Thank you for taking us along. Always hanging out for next ride.
Hi Mike! Bit late to the party this week.. well..four hours after you posted the video so I s'pose that's not too bad! What a stunning place! I love that little place with the tower where you just pulled into the car park, and those leading lines out into the sea! Wonderful! Hark at me with my 'Leading Lines!' I'm talking like I know what I'm doing!😆😆
Thanks Mike. Hadn’t realised how easy it was to stitch them together in Lightroom. Def prefer the additional foreground in the vertical format. Beautiful scenery.
Gorgeous panorama, I think I prefer the vertical more because you can see more of the surrounding area and have a better sense of being there. I know bright sunny days aren't ideal for photos but I do like how vibrant the colors look in a landscape. But then I'm also a sun worshipper 😊
Thanks Mike for sharing your experience with great results....yes I love wide angle shots... I use my Tokina 12-24mm lens quite a lot as I find it is very versatile when out & about & not a heavy lens to carry around on my D500.... great location & colours... cheers from Australia 😀
@@MikeBrowne Hi Mike, it’s beautiful around their, my time spent has been family holidays from the mid 70’s really. I live in SE London, a place called ‘Chelsfield’, no one’s every heard of (near Orpington, Kent 🤣). But we get away as often as we can to the southwest, some family in Seaton. Love your videos, locations and joy you share in photography. Superb! Thank you Mike 🙏😊
Little suggestion for collating the images for a pano, photograph your hand at the start and finish of the set, that way you don't forget which images are involved when you down load the images into your chosen processing package (in my case Lightroom like you). Great video, thanks.
Thanks, Mike for helping us to see our compositions in different ways and taking time in setting them up. By the way, I like both the vertical and horizonal panaromas.
Thanks Mike, very enjoyable and relaxing to watch. I have always been a bit afraid of panos but now I will give it a try as I am going to Austria soon and hope to see some interesting landscapes.
Vertical, another great vlog Mike, an area I know well until moving further west along the coast, it's an area full of photographic opportunities and I must go back soon! You must have very steady hands to get away with a pano' without a tripod , excellent explanation as always for someone to try out this technique .Thanks for the trip down memory lane too.
Thanks Laurence. It's a pretty part of the world for sure. Provided the shutter speed is high enough to freeze any camera shake, it's attention to composition rather than steady hands that's important. Using the viewfinders grid dispaly helps identify reference points so you can make sure the overpal is 1/3rd of a frame for each shot. Hopw that helped... MIKE🙏😊
As always, very helpful tips. Composition, the important aspect of photography is explained so nicely. Thank you so much. Super like for the video sir.
Thanks Mike-- fun video--I prefer the vertical in these 2 shots-- It is also fun doing a HDR pano-- Lightroom makes it very easy as I am sure you know.
Vertical. It's how I do 99% of my landscape panos primarily because you get more foreground to work with which can add depth to the whole composition. Thanks for the series :)
Love a good pano, have only ever done them in vertical. That 1st bay with tower would be great with a storm over the water too, sunset I think you said would be gorgeous and agree just something out on the water with the leading lines would be a pretty postcard look
Thanks David. It's really easy. Use the grid display and reference individual items in the composition to ensure you overlap accurately. Try and move your body around the camera rather than swing it from side to side too ... MIKE🙏😊
love the video and I'm going to have get back to doing some panorama photos I use to do them but it just seems to have been something that has fizzled out for me
im surprised you didnt use the tripod on the panorama shot..ive only shot a couple of those over the years. its great what our software can do..good video Mike as always..
The vertical format is best for the reasons you mentioned. Having that little bit of foreground is more interesting. I do have a question: _how does the lens focal length affect the stitching in the software? Are there focal ranges which are best and those which should be avoided when creating a pano?_
Good question @Bruse Smith. I've only used up to 200mm (that's the longest lens I have) and found it works fine provided they're composed with care so the software can find the edges of overlap. I like the look of using long focal lengths because the magnification factor gives the appearence of 'compressing' the scene. ... MB
@@MikeBrowne thank you for the explanation Mike. I think a long lens probably works best and a wide angle lens or zoom will be problematic as it makes nearer objects look bigger and further objects smaller. Stitching images from a wider angle lens I guess may be more of a challenge.
This is the first time I've heard of doing the panorama vertically. Great idea. And not to be too personal but a few years ago I think you mentioned you had some issues with your eyesight. You seem to be fine now and hope all is well.
Thanks Glyn. Durdle Door is great, though last time I was there it was a right old push n shove with so many photographers all trying to take the same photo...... MIKE🙏😊
Hi, I've been on the same spot few years ago and also used the camera upright for several photos creating the complete view. Even a wide angle lens can't give the details as a panorama... Made the same at durdle door :-) But nice comparison with horizontal pano. By the way, did you have time for fish & chips there?
Thanks Jacques. I always shoot RAW panorama or otherwise. They're the equivilent of digital negatives. Doing our own post production is equivelent to having film processed and printed by someone else - or doing it in your own darkroom at home. The end of this vid is the developement stage. Hope this helped ... MIKE🙏😊
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Also with photography you come to appreciate the many wonders of nature. Appreciate been alive and kicking.
Very true. It makes us see more...
A very clearly explained video … I think the vertical looks best. Lulworth Cove is one of my favourite places, from early family holidays to more recent visits. Those jeans with padded knees look great!
They are Sue!! Thanks for the feedback too.
Hi Mike. My girlfriend and I have been eating up your videos - going back years. "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." That could be a tattoo as a reminder. Or a t-shirt... ;-) This may sound simplistic but it helped us understand that the subject is not just a subject. It is a part of the art of the photo. It is an element of shape and light and composition.
Last night we watched a few additional videos and nearly got out of bed to run into town and see what we could capture. But, we are meeting some friends this weekend and plant to spend the time after doing some street photography and experimenting. We did get up and took a few photos just going around the room to see what shapes and light we could see. A photo of a pair of glasses on a stack of mail became fascinating.
The way you talk us through how you see an image - even as something to get at a later date, accounting for what the light will be in a different time or circumstance - is so revealing. In particular, the section on this video - Foreground at Kimmeridge 07:44 - wow! We both remarked that our first inclination would be to shoot the tower and make it a subject on its own. Watching you build that composition was inspiring. Perhaps I am too effusive, like a young girl swooning over the Beatles, but I just want to express how much excitement you've provided with your teaching method.
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your kind feedback @Matthew Moran Music. It's so great to know I've helped you guys. Thanks again for taking the time to tell me... ... MIKE🙏😊
Definitely vertical looks better. Great videos as always Thanks Mike ! 😊
Thanks for the feedback Philip! ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
Your usual top notch informative & entertaining video sir. As you rode through the lovely old videos, it reminded me of all of the old & very historic videos in our pre covid travels doing European riverboat cruise on the Danube, Rhine & Douro rivers..Took 100s of shots of the villages & the history behind them. I keep telling my wife that on our next trip , my goal is to lose my passport & not be able to leave Europe. Looking forward to your next video !
😂 Know the feeling well Wilf. Glad you enjoyed it... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne Damn spellcheck. Videos + Villages.
Fantastic looking place and thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. The vertical pano is my choice.
Thanks for watching!... MIKE🙏😊
I had no idea the stitching process for a pano was that easy! I’ve not seen it shown before. Thanks hugely Mike.
No worries Denise... MIKE🙏😊
Loved this episode. Great tips and nice locations. I prefer the vertical pano too.
Awesome, thank you!... MIKE🙏😊
Another fine video. I really like how you back your videos with the right kind of music. Keep it going please …
Thank you very much Happy Mystic... MIKE🙏😊🎶
Mike demonstrating how to enjoy the ride and use the opportunity. Damm these old knees. 😂😂😂
Sorry about the knees...... MIKE🙏😢
Hello Mike,
first of all thank you very, very much for your huge collection of videos here on youtube.
I started watching them from time to time many years ago and they helped me a lot to become a better hobby photographer (I started shooting when I was 5 years old, back in 1976, with a Polaroid Instant Camera), but for decades I stayed a "point-and-shoot" type of photographer, having no clues what it takes to get good pictures.
Your channel (and some others to be honest) helped me get on the right "path of improvement". I also like that you always emphasize that gear does not matter, something I had to learn the hard (expensive) way. I also have to mention that your pronunciation is very nice and easy to understand (I'm not a native speaker of the english language, so this is important to me), while you explain things in a logical and understandable way.
Yet I have to add some slight criticism on some of your latest videos: While it is a cool idea to include your motorcycle in the clips, the sequences with you riding on the bike are slightly too long and therefore a little boring. I even did moto vlogs on my own some years ago but I stopped doing that because ... its boring. I ride motorcycles for 34 years now and it is still a lot of fun. However watching someone through a GoPro riding from point A to B is not very exciting, i can't help myself. It is much more pleasant to see you in person talking to your viewers, explaining stuff and taking pictures.
All in all: Keep up your excellent work and again thanks so much for your neverending fountain of tips and educational information.
Best regards, Marco
Hi Marco, thanks for the feedback - some like the bike videos.... others less so I guess! I hope you continue to see the value in the photography elements at least 🙂
Hello and thank you from Milton Keynes
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What a great video - yet again. I do lots of panoramas because of the vistas here in the Cape but I would never have thought to do one vertically LOL Thank you Mike ! great teacher :-) Paul Lin Lostshepard.
Thank you Paul. Glad you enjoyed it... MIKE🙏😊
Enjoyed the tips and video Mike. Have a great week!
Thanks, you too!... MIKE🙏😊
Great tips as per usual. Thanks Mike!
Thanks Brian ... MIKE🙏😊
Thanks Mike, another great video 👍👏
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Thanks Mike 👏
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Both beaches were great, loved all the umbrellas out in the village, had a real summer feel. Freezing here. I preferred the portrait style pano. I was eyeing off the fishing boat, would have looked awesome later in the day. Looked like a great day. Thank you for taking us along. Always hanging out for next ride.
Thanks Lisa... MIKE🙏😊
Hi Mike! Bit late to the party this week.. well..four hours after you posted the video so I s'pose that's not too bad! What a stunning place! I love that little place with the tower where you just pulled into the car park, and those leading lines out into the sea! Wonderful! Hark at me with my 'Leading Lines!' I'm talking like I know what I'm doing!😆😆
Thanks Ash - you know more than you think my friend... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne Thanks Mike. Well, I'm learning! Who was it that said "Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you CAN'T get it wrong!"?
cool trip, cool pictures. Thanks
Thanks for watching... MIKE🙏😊
Great video Mike thanks 👍🙂
Glad you enjoyed it... MIKE🙏😊
Hi mike. Gorgeous area. I love the pano. I have been to Bovington Tank Museum a few times, use to stop off on my way to Portland to join my RFA ships
Hey Vincent. Love Bovingtone museum. mate of mine was an engineer there making parts for the old exhibits ... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne What a great place to work at.
Thanks Mike. Hadn’t realised how easy it was to stitch them together in Lightroom. Def prefer the additional foreground in the vertical format. Beautiful scenery.
Thankd David. Lightroom Rocks ... MIKE🙏😊
Gorgeous panorama, I think I prefer the vertical more because you can see more of the surrounding area and have a better sense of being there. I know bright sunny days aren't ideal for photos but I do like how vibrant the colors look in a landscape. But then I'm also a sun worshipper 😊
Thanks Diane. Light was far from ideal. Early morning in winter the sun would be comimg in low across the sea and sidelighing everything. ... MIKE🙏😊
Thanks Mike for sharing your experience with great results....yes I love wide angle shots... I use my Tokina 12-24mm lens quite a lot as I find it is very versatile when out & about & not a heavy lens to carry around on my D500.... great location & colours... cheers from Australia 😀
Thanks Robert ... MIKE🙏😊
Thanks Mike, love that part of the world. Many happy memories of the cove. Wasn’t the weather just amazing! 😎
Certainly was Chris. Take it you lived around Dorset coast...... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne Hi Mike, it’s beautiful around their, my time spent has been family holidays from the mid 70’s really.
I live in SE London, a place called ‘Chelsfield’, no one’s every heard of (near Orpington, Kent 🤣). But we get away as often as we can to the southwest, some family in Seaton.
Love your videos, locations and joy you share in photography. Superb! Thank you Mike 🙏😊
Little suggestion for collating the images for a pano, photograph your hand at the start and finish of the set, that way you don't forget which images are involved when you down load the images into your chosen processing package (in my case Lightroom like you). Great video, thanks.
😂 I often do that Marin. Great tip ... MB🙏😊
Thanks, Mike for helping us to see our compositions in different ways and taking time in setting them up. By the way, I like both the vertical and horizonal panaromas.
You're very welcome ... MIKE🙏😊
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Thanks Beach Bum. I can't tell from my end. There's a live streat going out on Thursday evening. If you get a notification I guess it worked... MB
Thanks Mike, very enjoyable and relaxing to watch. I have always been a bit afraid of panos but now I will give it a try as I am going to Austria soon and hope to see some interesting landscapes.
No worries Mossy. Have a great trip to Aus... MIKE🙏😊
Vertical, another great vlog Mike, an area I know well until moving further west along the coast, it's an area full of photographic opportunities and I must go back soon! You must have very steady hands to get away with a pano' without a tripod , excellent explanation as always for someone to try out this technique .Thanks for the trip down memory lane too.
Thanks Laurence. It's a pretty part of the world for sure. Provided the shutter speed is high enough to freeze any camera shake, it's attention to composition rather than steady hands that's important. Using the viewfinders grid dispaly helps identify reference points so you can make sure the overpal is 1/3rd of a frame for each shot. Hopw that helped... MIKE🙏😊
The vertical one wins for me 😊
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As always, very helpful tips. Composition, the important aspect of photography is explained so nicely. Thank you so much. Super like for the video sir.
My pleasure! ... MIKE🙏😊
Hi Mike, many thanks for great video! I have shot many landscape scenes but never tried pano. Would surely give it a go now. Kind Regards
I hope you do Philip, let me know how you get on.
Thanks Mike-- fun video--I prefer the vertical in these 2 shots-- It is also fun doing a HDR pano-- Lightroom makes it very easy as I am sure you know.
Hi Michael. Lightroom's amazing. How it can stictch and HDR Pano of over 50 frames sometimes so seamlessly is incredible... MIKE🙏😊
Definitely prefer the vertical. Always feel a bit homesick watching your bike tours watching from New Zealand but enjoy them never tbe less!
Thanks Jane. Well you have some stunning scenery in NZ. ... MIKE🙏😊
Vertical. It's how I do 99% of my landscape panos primarily because you get more foreground to work with which can add depth to the whole composition. Thanks for the series :)
You're welcome ... MIKE🙏😊
Love a good pano, have only ever done them in vertical. That 1st bay with tower would be great with a storm over the water too, sunset I think you said would be gorgeous and agree just something out on the water with the leading lines would be a pretty postcard look
Thanks Rob. Yep - it was a bit empty. A storm would be perfect ... MIKE🙏😊
great video
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Hi Mike. Great video. I prefer the vertical pano. I am going to give this a try hand held.
Thanks David. It's really easy. Use the grid display and reference individual items in the composition to ensure you overlap accurately. Try and move your body around the camera rather than swing it from side to side too ... MIKE🙏😊
love the video and I'm going to have get back to doing some panorama photos I use to do them but it just seems to have been something that has fizzled out for me
Thanks Greame. Enjoy ... MIKE🙏😊
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Thanks for your support Chris ... MIKE🙏😊
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im surprised you didnt use the tripod on the panorama shot..ive only shot a couple of those over the years. its great what our software can do..good video Mike as always..
Thanks. If you have the grid display in the viewfinder and use it to align and compose each shot you don't really need a tripod... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne you ole booger you..tricky!! lol :D good job!
The vertical format is best for the reasons you mentioned. Having that little bit of foreground is more interesting. I do have a question: _how does the lens focal length affect the stitching in the software? Are there focal ranges which are best and those which should be avoided when creating a pano?_
Good question @Bruse Smith. I've only used up to 200mm (that's the longest lens I have) and found it works fine provided they're composed with care so the software can find the edges of overlap. I like the look of using long focal lengths because the magnification factor gives the appearence of 'compressing' the scene. ... MB
@@MikeBrowne thank you for the explanation Mike. I think a long lens probably works best and a wide angle lens or zoom will be problematic as it makes nearer objects look bigger and further objects smaller. Stitching images from a wider angle lens I guess may be more of a challenge.
I prefer the first.
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This is the first time I've heard of doing the panorama vertically. Great idea. And not to be too personal but a few years ago I think you mentioned you had some issues with your eyesight. You seem to be fine now and hope all is well.
Thanks Steve 🙏🙏🙏
Vertical to me is better - thanks Mike!
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Lulworth cove is great but Durdle door is better, even if there is a hike over the hill to get there. Never been to Kimmeridge bay, looks terrific
Thanks Glyn. Durdle Door is great, though last time I was there it was a right old push n shove with so many photographers all trying to take the same photo...... MIKE🙏😊
I prefer the horizontal.
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Don’t tell everybody about Dorset Mike, they will all want to go!
I have this argument with myself constantly Neil. ... MIKE🙏🤔😊
Hi, I've been on the same spot few years ago and also used the camera upright for several photos creating the complete view. Even a wide angle lens can't give the details as a panorama... Made the same at durdle door :-) But nice comparison with horizontal pano. By the way, did you have time for fish & chips there?
Axel - my body is a temple....
Great video Mike. Question for you , when you do a panorama, do you use raw files or the jpeg files?
Thanks Jacques. I always shoot RAW panorama or otherwise. They're the equivilent of digital negatives. Doing our own post production is equivelent to having film processed and printed by someone else - or doing it in your own darkroom at home. The end of this vid is the developement stage. Hope this helped ... MIKE🙏😊
@@MikeBrowne Thanks for the info, Mike. Have a great day!
I can't decide... I'll just do diagonal.
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Vertical panoramic everyday
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Vertical panorama is better. Horizontal panorama is also very good but the vertical is better in comparison.
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Thank you for your support @ankur jhunjhunwala. Much apprieciated ... MIKE🙏😊