Nightscape Photography with Standard Camera and Kit Lens
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- Today we look at shooting the night sky with a standard crop sensor camera fitted with a kit lens. As well as that we take a detailed look at the post processing of the image to get the most clarity and detail out of it.
Website: www.nightscapeimages.com.au/
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Equipment I use:
Nikon Z6
Nikon D750
Nikon 20mm f1.8
Nikon 14-24 f2.8
Sigma 35mm f1.4
Nikon 50mm f1.8
Nikon 85mm f1.8
Yongnuo RF603nii remote triggers
DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone
Godox Flash Equipment
LED Lenser P7.2 torch
Z96 continuous light
Syrp Genie Mini
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
Video Equipment:
Panasonic G9 camera
Panasonic GH3 camera
Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 lens
Panasonic 14-140 f3.5
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 lens
Z96 video light
Yongnuo YN300 video lights
Sennheiser Radio Microphones
I'd like to especially thank Joe from Dark Arts Astrophotography for the use of the image at 3:10 in this video. I initially didn't realise it was his image but I think it's very important to acknowledge the original owner of material. Thanks a lot Joe for the use of your image. Check out his awesome work and a great link to his article regarding the use of crop sensor cameras vs full frame here: darkartsastro.ca/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-is-full-frame-worth-the-extra-cost/
Thanks for that. I'm glad we got this resolves.
Great video, by the way.
@@DarkArtsAstrophotography It's the least I could do Joe ... many thanks.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I saw an old building under a nearly full moon early one morning. It turned out well, lighting and composition wise, but when I got home and put it on my computer I could see the noise. So I went back at the same time the next morning and set it to ISO 100 and the sky looked A LOT better. No noise discernible to the eye. In each case I had to use a tripod so using the higher ISO simply doesn't make sense. Why use ISO 3200 in your case? It's better to not have the noise in the first place so one doesn't have to reduce it via software later. Most of the post-production stuff people do could be avoided if they put a little more thought into things when out shooting photos.
One thing that strikes me is that I see people doing stuff on the computer, many times spending significant amounts of time, that could be done by spending just a few seconds considering things when taking the photo itself.
@@Anon54387 Thanks a lot for watching and for leaving a comment. Your shooting scenario is very different to this example as you had a "nearly full moon". I challenge you to go out and try that when there is no moon in the sky and see how many stars you can capture at iso100. That is a very much considered comment coming from many years of nightscape experience.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I'll give that a shot on the 26th as there will be no moon. I take it I won't be able to see many stars without upping the ISO. At least if I understood your comment correctly. Still, I do see people spending significant amounts of time doing stuff on the computer that could be avoided if different choices were made when taking the photo. I'd rather, if at all possible, to minimize time on the computer and spend more taking photos. Thanks for the reply. I wasn't expecting one, to be honest, with the volume on this channel. You must enjoy interacting with people. It seems you reply quite a lot.
Edit:
I just watched your video on focusing to infinity with that small cubby house. Not to beat a dead horse, but couldn't a person reduce the ISO to 100 and just use a bulb for a longer exposure so as to avoid the noise? Perhaps I'm not seeing the problem.
Taught me more in 28 minutes than I've learned in months with others
Very kind of you to say Ray, really appreciate you watching.
Taught me more in 28 minutes that Google Pixel doing in one click.
airscrew1 yet you still took the time to read then reply.🤷♂️
Well said!! I just found his channel a month or two ago!!
Me too, ffs. I just wish I saw that channel sooner!
I can tell your passionate about helping people with Milkyway photography. One of the best I’ve saw on the tube.
Thanks a lot Josh, yes I am very passionate about helping. Sometimes it's hard to get info because photographers often like to keep their info close to themselves.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Yah its really spooky!
Seen
This is proof that experience is worth more than good/expensive gear!
Thanks a lot for watching
Faxx bro
2 years later & this is still a great tutorial for those of us just starting with kit lens cameras! Thanks 🙏🏻 & Well done👍🏻
Thanks so much for watching Rashid.
As someone who's only just started, this is very inspiring. I have a Nikon cropped sensor camera (D5300) with the exact kit lens you used. You haven't baffled us newbies with tonnes of technical detail or used expensive camera, lens or lighting rigs. Keeping everything simple is paramount for us to succeed. As another poster stated, we can go back and re-watch the areas we need clarification on, so no need to apologise for running through the detail quickly. I will watch this over and over again. Thanks again. I've just subscribed.
Thanks so much Carl, really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the lesson on using an APS-C camera with a kit lens. Many people forget what can be done with the tools they can afford.
Really pleased you like it David, thanks heaps for watching.
David Madden It is a shame he keeps stressing ‘just a crop sensor’, I almost feel bad for choosing one.
Hi Richard I would of taken six dark frames to Help reduce the sencor heat noise :) I know its another step but one can really see the noise from the sencor around the corners of the frame in the sky images ! For those who are wondering how to do dark frames all you need to do is after you have taken your Sky images leave the camera settings the same just put the lens cap back on and take another six shoots before you start doing your light painting images ! Later in processing all you need to do is apply the same edit you have made to your sky images and export as Tiffs as you will be doing for your Sky then load them in the dark frame tab in Sequator
Thanks a lot John. Good suggestion.
I have just gotten into the world of photography and your explanation as to how to do this is AMAZING! I cannot wait to give this a go and see how it turns out for me. Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching
Hi. Im just starting to take pictures of the night sky and this. This is so perfect. Thank you. I learned a lot especially stacking.
Really appreciate you watching.
I've been watching astrophotography videos for a week. I've watched almost 10-15 videos in youtube and read articles three times more. Your video is the far best content i've ever seen. Thanks!
Very kind of you to say Ekin, thank you
Thank you for investing your time to make this for the people starting out, this realy helps getting folks more interested in photography without spending a fortune.
I'm so glad you like it. Thanks for the comment.
A great video with so much technique shown. Many thanks for sharing, Richard, UK
Thanks very much Richard. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Its amazing how you helped beginners so instantly ..I'm one of the person who requested you to make something by the kitlens ..and here you go you did it better than anybody else ..thanks a lot sir ..gem of a guy ..
I just subscribed to your channel. You've only 9,998 subscibers to go.
@@kenwalton6711 thank you mate ..only a few left ..I appricate it.I subscribed to you too
I spend a lot of time with new photographers with standard camera equipment so I get asked about it quite a lot. Thanks for watching.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thank you mate ! You are amazing
Thanks for this intro to Sequator. I just started using it and feel like I've developed a photography super power!
Thanks a lot for the comment Luke. Really appreciate it. It's a wonderful program isn't it.
Hi Richard, Many thanks for your very kind help regarding the older lenses. I will take on board your advice and see what results l get. I will continue to watch your tutorials with avid interest.
Thanks again.
Best regards.
Richard.
Many thanks indeed Richard, really appreciate you watching
Brilliant video, Thank you for the simple and straightforward demo best one I’ve seen on utube and I’ve gone though many
Thanks so much for watching James
Brilliant video, very descriptive and easy to understand - thanks for taking the time to do it.
Really appreciate you watching Ryan, thanks
Terrific end result!! This is a great tutorial A-Z on nightscape photography I've ever seen on the web.
Thanks for your lovely comments Aluico, really appreciated
Saved this! Thank you. Been struggling a bit with my crop sensor and have watched several tutorials in stacking, but this is by far the best...
Thanks a lot Richard, really appreciate your comments.
Fascinating process! Thank you for explaining so well.
I'm p[leased you like it Alan
What a great presentation of how to do something really cool. Thank you from Arizona.
Thanks very much for watching. ..really appreciated.
People like you inspired me to become a photographer. Thank you!.
I really appreciate you watching Gabriel
I keep coming back to this video, especially more often now that I got myself a DSLR over my 15 year old digital camera, just to check on certain steps and facts. I tried to capture stars at my back yard today, even though it's super cloudy and I live in light polluted area. It worked though on my D3200 and 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 kit lens. I've been waiting super long for when the clouds clear up and tomorrow should be the first day for it during right times. Thank you for sharing your guides and adventures with us!
I'm really pleased you like the video Smiley, thanks for the comment.
Great vid. Had to watch it a couple of times to keep track of all the tips and hints in it. Looking forward to learning heaps from you. Thank you!
Thanks so much Stephen. There is a bit of stuff in there but I'm glad you liked it.
Thanks for this brilliant tutorial. I have found your video to be the best in explaining the intricacies of astrophotography.
Really appreciate you watching Rahul, thank you.
wow what a great video.
thanks so much for showing us beginners what we can achieve with our cropped sensor and kit lenses.
and in a very easy to follow manner too.
Subbed
Really appreciate you watching Martyn
Probably the best tutorial for amateur ever made. Everything is in there. Outstanding job !
Very kind of you to say .. thanks for watching
Just looked at this vid for the 10th time - more I look the more I realise its utterly brilliant for those of us with "stock" cameras and lenses. Thank you so much for an explanation which makes such awesome photos possible.
You are very kind Toby, thanks so much for your generous comments.
excellent job. dont worry about how fast you go through a tutorial. we can always rewind and pause. nice job. subscribed today.
Thanks so much for your support.
Thanks a lot. You have opened the gates for me 😀
Really appreciate you watching Pratik
This photo came out amazing. Goes to show even with a cropped sensor camera one can still produce some. Amazing images.
Thanks very much Phil.
Great video Richard!!! Opening up a whole new area of photography for me. Thank you😁👍 Looking forward to watching the rest of your tutorials!!!
Many thanks Allen, appreciate your support
Nothing wrong with a long video as long as it's not full of waffle and adds value. Which this video is! Great stuff!
Thanks Marc. I knew when I produced it that I'd get some people saying it was too long but it's almost impossible to do a post processing video without it stretching out.
@@nightscapeimages.richard It was nowhere near too long. I could have watched all night. Very good video!
Thank you
Just blew me away .. this came up on my feed and even though I never met you I instantly knew who you were. I was to go to one of your location shoots but unfortunately didn’t make it due to illness. But watching this was just like being there thank you Richard for your time. I have subbed and liked😀
Hi Jillian, of coarse I remember you. I hope you're doing well. Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. You are awesome and one of the best!
Many thanks indeed, really appreciate you watching.
It is pure magic to see someone knowing what they do :) This show that gear does not matter that much, it is the creator who do the magic :)
I really appreciate you watching Kristoffer.
Enjoyed watching that, completely lost in the process but enjpyed it..!!!
Really appreciate you watching Martin, thanks so much.
First time viewer here. Loved the vid and thought the result was awesome. Hitting sub was a no brainer. Off to look at the rest of your vids now. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks Merv really appreciate that.
Superb tutorial!! Thank you so much for this. The instructions and guidance were very clear and easy to follow. It's certainly made we want to get out there and give it a go. Thanks again.
Really appreciate you watching and for the comment Simon
So much information here packed into 30 minutes. I'm amazed. Thank you so much.
Really appreciate you watching Chris
thank you for sharing the knowledge. subscribed!!
Many thanks indeed
That was brilliant! I'm inspired now :)
Really pleased you like it
Wow. This is just amazing... And the light painting trick. Awesome video. Thanks mate!
Thanks very much Jure, appreciate the comment
Very helpful information! Thanks for taking me along!
You're very welcome Randy. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff!
Really appreciate you watching Peter
Very informative and easy to absorb content. Thanks for sharing your methods, which yield awesome results. Liked and subbed..
Thanks heaps mate, appreciate the comments
This tutorial is a gem. Never saw this kind of tutorial before. I'm not going to be ashamed of using a kit lens anymore. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching Jelourd, glad you like it.
Great video. Just goes to show that there is a workaround for nearly anything. Great image. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks very much for watching Tim
Great tutorial for night photography that too a brilliant work with a kit lens and crop camera. Great encouragement to all photographers with a minimum gear! Thanks for the tutorial right from taking the images to processing them.
Thank you so much for watching
Great informative video 👍😎. I’ve been trying to do similar images (astrophotography) with my kit canon and manual focus Astro lens. I’ve got many still images ready to stack, but never really got a grasp of the Lr or Ps program yet. This video has inspired me to try it again. I’m a decent photographer, but not good at the “editing” software. Thank you again for the tutorial and inspiration to give it a go again. Cheers 😉
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate your comments.
Thank you so much for your dedication, could not find any better and more detailed video at this length for a beginer
Really appreciate that Duy
I watched this one straight after your QnA Richard I think this vlog will become my new "Goto" as you know I shoot with a crop sensor Fujifilm XT-20 and so the settings you used I'll apply in the field.
Thanks heaps Carl!
Thanks heaps as always Carl.
Crazy good tutorial, very useful for beginners and intermediate photographers. This is the first time I heard of Sequator, and you have my thanks for that! Subscribed immediately after watching
Thanks very much for watching and commenting.
Good... Yes... But hella looooooooonggggg and kinda boring
Appreciate you watching anyway ... it has to be long to explain the process ... and boring ... well that's up the individual.
@@oxoConstantinEoxo All learning is. You have to tediously study theory before you go into the field and start learning on your mistakes haha
Hasn’t digital made this easy to do, I did light painting on film for years one exposure, good video mate well edited
Thanks so much for watching Greg, really appreciate your insights.
Thank you Josh. I always wondered if I could ever create a shot like this and you showed me that i can. So simple and easy to follow. Thanks again.
I'm glad you got something out of it Troy, thanks for watching
Thank you for this video. You explained your method in a concise and methodical way. I am off to try this later in the week but on an old church. Thanks again.
Many thanks David, I'll be keen to see how you go
Impressive. particularly for me who doesn't have a prime lens with a wide aperture. But I really like to see a video with the milky way nearly in all its details with multiple images.
Thank you
Thanks heaps for watching.
this is pure magic, I am looking on my Nikon D5200 in a different way now...
Really appreciate you watching Lightjay Panda
Excellent!!! Thank you so much for your incredible videos and advice. Appreciate the hard work you put into these videos!🤙🏽
I'm so pleased you like the videos Jono, thanks heaps for watching.
the best tutorial i have ever seen in youtube. you know what, the best i have ever seen. period. thank you very much!
Thank you very much for your kind words.
This has been one of the most informative videos I've seen in a while. I've just recently been getting into photography, so I bought a cheap Rebel SL1 to get the feel of using a "decent" camera, to see if this was a hobby I wanted to pursue. I've definitely improved my technique, and understanding of how to properly setup the camera for the given shot, by understanding ISO, aperture, and shutter time. I figured I would give photography/nightscapes a shot with said Rebel SL1 and a 24MM F2.8 prime lens, and ALL of the pictures turned out blurry and out of focus, as well as grainy and awful looking. I already know my way around photoshop fairly well so I will definitely be trying your method out to see if I can squeeze any decent images out of this cheap setup. Thanks for keeping me enthused about potentially taking/creating some decent nightscapes in the future.
Thanks heaps for watching MrMatte0000, really appreciate it.
Awesome video tutorial. This is very useful. It seems that a lot of post processing needs to be done to really get the image you want. Since both Lightroom and Photoshop are very feature rich programs, it would be nice to have a cheatsheet walkthrough of the software features to get this final image. Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching Steve. You are correct, there is a lot of work required to get these final results.
Great video mate! Thank you for taking the time to share your work with us. You're inspiring.
appreciate the comment
I love this yongnuo triggers I’ve had mine for years and have never failed me
I agree Graham they are wonderful
one of the best tutorials ive seen on youtube when it comes to taking shots of the nightsky using a dslr and a kit lens, i recently purchased the ioptron skytracker pro mount and im wondering if i can take shots of good quality of the milkyway using my 200d & the kit lens, or the nifty 50 lens which is my recent lens upgrade.
Thanks very much for watching Allan. Yes you certainly can take great images with the 200D, especially with the skytracker. Give it a go ..!!!
XLNT tutorial. Thank you.. use to do a lot of light painting, but this beautiful with the night sky as an addition.
Thank you so much for watching.
OMG!!! Excellent 👍👍👍
I am so gonna try out sequator on some of my older images.
Yes it's certainly worth a go.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I tried it last weekend. Really nice tool, stacked 27x14s images which turned out pretty nicely. The remove light pollution option is pretty impressive imho.
Just right what I needed. May I ask where you shot this? I'm located in Coburg, Victoria and I'm sure this place wouldn't be too far.
Thanks Tammy. This tractor is on private property near Newbridge in Central Victoria
Every question I had has been answered, great video, mate. People learn a lot from you, I can confirm that!
Thank you so much for watching. I have many more videos like this one on the channel.
That was a really awesome and comprehensive tutorial. Greatly Appreciated for taking the time to walk us through all of that.
Really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment my friend.
Great Video mate- One of the most informative I've watched on astrophotography.
My question is regards to when you took the stacking images at the beginning- I know you said the ISO was at 3200 I believe and the F stop was at 3.5 and that the shutter speed was 15 seconds so when you took the 10 images that you later stacked in sequator were each of these pictures shot with these settings because if so wouldn't the stars have moved over the course of taking each photo or does sequator blend them altogether regardless?
Sorry for the essay! I'm new to all this.
Great vid- definitely subscribing- Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching Dean. Yes all the sky images are exactly the same. The Sequator software aligns the stars so they don't trail.
Thank you for the lovely video and explanation. I wish to do the same experiment with my Nikon d90 and just a mobile torch on my phone ( as I don't have any other gear for lights ). Wish to ask you about - the 10 night shots that you took - were the settings the same for all 10 shots , why 10 shots - what's the reason to have so many instead of may be 5 ? - kindly explain and also please comment on if I could get anywhere near that kind of a shot with the gear I have. thanks.
Thanks for watching Anand. The 10 shots were all exactly the same exposure settings. You could do 5 but the resultant noise reduction would not be as great. The Nikon D90 was a really good camera and I had one for years but the high iso noise will be a problem .. that's why we need to do the noise reduction technique. You can use any light source to light paint.
I dont comment on youtube videos often...but this is pure gold. Perfect pace. Thank you very much!
Thanks a lot for watching. I feel quite privileged ..!!!
Excellent tutorial, I have the D7100 and 18-105 kit lens and this has given me some ideas for having a go at light painting, thanks
Thanks for watching Simon
Please allow me a correction. Scientifically, full frames do not receive more light than cropped sensors, because exposure is by unit area, not total area. A Lens doesn't care where its sitting on, it brings exactly the same light regardless the sensor. Light is the same per milimetre basis. The advantages of full frame is SNR and Larger Photosites and better pixel pitch with allows a better depth of field and less noise, and since its not cropped, better for many styles of photography, landscape for example. Cropped sensor are far better in wildlife photography. Good video none the less.
Thanks for your correction Martim D. Happy for you to add to the discussion. Thanks for watching.
In fact, you could say that a bigger sensor in the same light conditions gathers more light (as quantity of light, not intensity). The higher quantity of light is then distributed on a larger area, so that the intensity of light does not change.
It’s like if you have two water reservoirs: one having an area 10 times (for instance) bigger than the other. If you get 1 hour of a 1 mm/h rainfall on both reservoirs, the bigger one will collect 10 times the amount of water collected by the smaller one, but the water level (provided that the areas are constant) will increase of 1 mm on both reservoirs.
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Said that, I’d like to add that I really enjoyed the video tutorial and will try out this technique. Thank you 😊
Correction to the correction. "...With allows a better depth of field..." This should read, "allows a shallower, depth of field" but actually, the sensor size and pixel pitch has nothing to do with depth of field. Remember that 'better' is a subjective term. And the whole point of this video is you don't need fancy gear to make great images. Just the skills and determination.
ISO sensitivity is based on area, so of course a large ISO on a full frame sensor has less noise, because in actuality, the ISO has to be (in effect) larger on a smaller sensor because there's less area. The ISO number isn't absolute.
@@Noksus actually , it's not only about the sensor size, but also about the density of the pixels stacked into it.
here can fit the "less is more" sentence :)
Thank you so so much I sat watching your videos for hours yesterday and last night out it all into practise for my 1st attempt at astro photography. I'm amazed I got the shot and I love it . Yes there is improvements to be made but took all your advice downloaded sequator and wow . I'd love to be able to show it to you, is this possible? Also you mentioned an orange sheet over your torch that's my main niggle with the image, light is to white . Is it commonly available im in the UK . I can't even remember what video it was in as I watched them for about 4 hours some even twice lol. Thank you again so much .
Thank you so much Tanya, really appreciate you watching. The orange gel is a 1/2 cto and the part number here in Australia is 205. Let me know how you go.
Hey Tanya, send me an email if you'd like. rgtatti@hotmail.com
Excellent tutorial! Thank you very much for sharing knowledge 🙏
I'm really pleased you liked it, thanks for watching.
I must have a go at this. So many light painted images are poorly done but you've absolutely nailed it. Well done and thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks heaps Ford, really appreciate your comments
Did you really drive to the corner, set up your camera, drive away, turn around, drive past the camera, turn around again, and go back and get your camera for 5 seconds of b-roll? That's commitment lol
Yes I certainly did. It takes a lot of work to shoot these videos and I appreciate you watching.
Night videos next
Look at channels like Pierre T. Lambert, McKinnon and others. So many funny moments like these where they depict getting into a car etc, but you just see from the camera placement that they'll have to double back to get it :D
Im still shocked! Cant wait to try that on FF camera Sony alpha 7
Your Sony A7 will be awesome Hells Bells
Great final product...kudos to you!
Many thanks
Thanks a lot. I've also got the D7100 and the 16-35mm Nikon lens which I am going to try next week in a remote area of Namibia. I will definitely try the stacking method and am sure to be pleased with the fewer noise in the sky. Great tips also on the light painting method. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for watching Johan
Whenever I have nothing to focus on I literally just set my phone with the ligh on out 50 or so feet from my camera and focus on that with live view set to 10x
Great idea Marcus. Thanks for your insights.
You never put your seat belt around your kit bag, tut tut ^^
I've seen people set up a camera to walk on by then retrieve it but never drive on by, kudos! You got me subbed!!
Can you do this in RawTherapee
Thanks so much for watching. I've not used RawTherapee.
Super helpful and motivating for me who just started with a second hand kit. And a delight to see someone explain things well without too much of the pretentious CZcams stuff (although given they are also helpful, CZcams is a great place). Your explanation was excellent, not to fast or slow.
Thank you so much Niels for watching, really appreciated.
Simply wow.
Thanks so much for watching.
Hi, what shutter speeds did you use for the sky and light painting? Edit. I mean exposure times sorry
Hi Merlin 15 sec shutter speed at iso 3200 for the sky. Also 15 sec at a lower iso for the foreground. When light painting the foreground I didnt necessarily light the subject for the full 15 seconds. It depends how bright the light source is etc.
@@nightscapeimages.richard fantastic I had no idea what light painting was, absolutely brilliant. My phone has light painting mode just thought it was filter haha
after watching this i feel like i can get amazing shots with my d5200 but that i also need to upgrade to a full size sensor
Really appreciate you watching.
Excellent, absolutely excellent. Thank you.
Thanks a lot Geoff
The great technique you used in it. Really appreciate your effort. Thank you.
Thanks so much Rana, really appreciated.
Sir ,Can it be done with a Nikon D5300 and 18-55 kit lens?
Yes absolutely it can be done with that camera and lens.
Nice Video! What was the name of the app with the tables?
The app is called Photopills
Excellent content and superb delivery, Richard. Thank you
Really appreciated Anuja
Absolutely brillant! Exactly what I needed, as I am attempting to shoot astro on Canon 70d (crop sensor), and struggling. And it is so helpful to have the need for layers explained so clearly, as I look at great images, and think 'I can't achieve that', not knowing that they are layered images. 10/10.. thank you so much!!
Thanks very much for watching Kathy, and also for your very kind words.
Thank you Sir. What is the program's name on 06:28?
That app is called Photopills
What’s the name off the app you’ve used at the tablet?
The app is called Photopills
Great tutorial and tips on both shooting and editing. Thank you for the vid!
Thanks so much for watching Steea
Thank you for all this information! Ridiculously helpful. Subscribed!
Thanks so much for watching Erick, really appreciate it