Photography Tree Challenge. Newborough, Anglesey
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- In this landscape photography vlog I'm challenged by a viewer to shoot a tree from various perspectives, but limited to using a single focal length for all of the images. I do get to choose the focal length, and discuss my reasoning. It hopefully allows me the optimum flexibility, from a wide angle shot right down to close detail. You might be surprised at the focal length I went with!
I ventured out on a balmy late winter afternoon with my camera gear to Newborough Warren, where I was hopeful of some good golden hour light for my photography. This is a huge area of ancient sand dunes on the isalnd of Anglesey, which is now grassed over and has a few lone pine trees dotted about. I hoped one would be perfect for this project.
What I thought would be a relatively straightforward process turned out to be more photographically challenging than I anticipated. But in equal measure it was also more rewarding than expected! Let me know how you think I interpreted the brief, and your thoughts on the results ...
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Great challenge. A good reminder to challenge myself now and then to stretch my composition thinking. That horse, couldn't have planned it better. Thanks David.
Yes I couldn't believe the horse was so cooperative!! The final composition would definitely have been poorer without it! 😊👍🏻
WOW, nostalgia. I lived in Newborough for 20 years and did this walk probably 3 times a week with my dog Henry. + all the locations you go to in North Wales. I wish i was back there.
Hi John, thanks so much for tuning in - much appreciated 😀👍
Great challenge and really nice shots. That was a great way to spend a sunset. I particularly liked the shout of the pine tree limb extending from the left side of the frame with the distant mountains beneath. I wouldn't have thought of that.
Thanks a lot Philip 😀👍
Brilliant David Rambo Griffiths. Aaaah my kinda subject, Trees 👌 excellent work David. 👍
Cheers mate. Out of my comfort zone!! 😊👍🏻
Really lovely images! The light was fabulous and the separation on the ponies shot is superb.
Many thanks Jerry - I was really fortunate with that shot! 😀👍
Another nice set of images - my particular favourite was the last shot of the sunset and the pony. Simply beautiful! (Though the shot of the tree branches and the dunes in the background was a close second!)
Hi Kevin, yes I totally agree with you on those choices 😊👍🏻
Great idea to take up a subscriber challenge. Loved the way you worked what was a difficult and challenging shoot 👍
Cheers mate - I've got a couple in more in the pipeline at the moment too. Why not solicit ideas for 5in5's if you're running short? 😊👍🏻
Newborough Warren that's a blast from the past, that tree was a sapling last time I was there, I remember when it was all dunes 😂great shots and use of your focal length, the stars of the show were definitely the ponies, our camera aerobics a close second though
Cheers Garry - yeah only 2 or 3 trees have made it to maturity. One day I'm going to schlep all the way down to Abermenai for a shoot! 😊👍🏻
Liked them all. Well done.
Many thanks Alan - really appreciate you watching 😊👍🏻
In my opinion, the best shot of the set was the second of the horse at sunset beneath the branches. I must visit Newborough again when I visit my brother at Llangaffo. Thanks for sharing the video.
Cheers Ben, yes I always liked that one, too 😊👍
Well done John Rambo great vlog and well up to the challenge set, See you Wednesday for the Prestatyn Camera Club talk, Think as a club we will have to find you a challenge, What have you started
Haha - just tried it out on the Watkin Path to keep my hair off my face while a hat was too hot and decided it's actually quite practical (other than getting a haircut of course!) plus having lost weight my old collection of hats are starting to blow off too easily in the winds we've had lately so this could be my new look for a while!! 😊👍🏻
Great vlog and an interesting idea love the backlit ponies.
Cheers Steve, really glad you enjoyed it 😀👍
Really enjoyed this vlog Dave. It's interesting to see how challenging yourself can produce very different images. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Cheers Rob 😀👍
You saved the best till last David - great image and great vlog cheers
Thanks a lot Peter, really appreciate you watching! 😊👍🏻
Well done on a great video. Really liked the images with the horses.
Hey Mike, thanks for watching! Yes that one was a bit of a bonus 😊👍🏻
Nice one David. You did well with the challenge. I think I would have struggled with that focal length as it’s not really one I use often by choice. I rather enjoyed the format of the vlog with the stationary camera position. It’s a little different in terms of perspective and allows the viewer to observe your approach to the shots. I recommend using it again. Love the final image too. Cheers, Jeff
Cheers Jeff - yes I'll certainly be using that perspective again from time to time 😊👍🏻
A nice idea and some lovely shots. The wide one with the branch coming in from the left side is my favourite - although i'm also glad you captured some of the horses. I hoped you would when i saw the white one clipping about in the background early on.
I might have been a bit jittery if I'd spotted it!! But it was only when I watched the footage back ... 😀👍
The horse whisperer, fantastic photo’s thanks for sharing.
Many thanks Lloyd. Really appreciate you watching 😊 👍🏻
Very entertaining,love that place,gives a great feeling of openness and light.
Many thanks Andrew, really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment 😊 👍🏻
I think my repetitive responses might become tedious, David. However, I must let you know that your final compositions were quite breathtaking. And, such fun to watch. Those are wild ponies? Nice challenge indeed. A fan in Canada.
Hi Jann - not tedious in the slightest! I really appreciate feedback A. because it makes all the effort worthwhile and B because CZcams likes it as making the video worth promoting! But mainly because I really enjoy hearing from people and engaging about photography. The ponies on the dunes are semi-wild. They're kept in the area specifically to manage the vegetation, but they pretty much just live there without any human intervention. Sometimes they are relocated to other coastal areas nearby where there are similar environments. 😊👍🏻
Playing catch-up again, nice series of shots David. No 2 was my favourite by a short head.
Cheers Brian - I really quite liked that one too, maybe because it's not my usual sort of thing! 😀👍I'm going to go back and head all the way down to Abermenai before too long.
D Griff Gallery I’d give it a miss today, methinks.
Sound advice! I'm going to make 3 or 4 "studio" videos today to stack up ready. Then a sunset Park & Shoot at Cable Bay tomorrow hopefully :)
D Griff Gallery In the vilage shop this am - hoping no one wants logs or coal from the outside store!
I have tried that tree dozens of times with no success, it didn't really matter as just being there was just such a pleasure. Just me and my dog Henry.
Yes John, it's a lovely part of the world! 😀👍
Love the back lit 3 pony image, very nice! Good job on the challenge.
Many thanks - really appreciate your support 😊👍🏻
Excellent work. Very well done.
Many thanks Gary - appreciate you watching and taking the time to make contact 😊👍🏻
Absolutely stunning images David. The horse was a fine bonus hey?
Certainly was Dennis! I really didn't expect that opportunity, but I guess it goes to show with photography you have to hone your skills so you can be ready for anything! 😀👍
I really enjoyed that Mr G and you got some very calming images I must say, and I had to laugh a your "phone call" about the pony ha.
Cheers mate - much appreciated. It was astonishing that the pony stood still long enough to feature in the composition because it was a great addition to it! 😊 👍🏻
wonderful vlog loving the head band i could do with one with my whispy barnet
hahaha yeah it was just a quick fix when I was out with Darren because my hat was too hot but it keeps my hair out of my eyes - could be a new trademark look! 😀👍
@@DGriffGallery the vlogs are brilliant long may they continue
Nice vlog Rocky. lol I was tempted to wander around those dunes when driving through them. I wasn't up to it that day so maybe next time. :-)
Hopefully we can hook up next time you're in the area? 😊👍🏻
@@DGriffGallery It would be a pleasure. I'd enjoy it too 😉😂😂
Well done Mr G for taking this challenge on :D I loved the tree you photographed and can I just say I love ponies so that was kind of them to make an appearance :D Your images were really nice and I am pleased you enjoyed yourself . That light from the sunset was lovely on the close up shots and that shot of the tree with the sun going down was wonderful. I will let you off for zooming for that final shot because the ponies and the tree with the sunset was way too good to miss out on :D Thank you once again for doing this challenge and thanks for sharing your lovely results. atb :D Teddy
Well now, I couldn't have done it without you. And ir was a really interesting exercise so many thanks to you 😊 👍🏻
What a great challenge and well performed David! Truly beautiful images of the horses in back light and the tree at sunset. Oh and thanks so much for the end card, much appreciated 👍
You're more than welcome 😊👍🏻
Very nicely done Mr G , the final image is awesome, well done 💪.
Many thanks as always 😊👍🏻I quite liked that last one too.
Nice challenge! But it wouldn't work for me or a challenge as I shoot primarily primes so most of the time I shoot with a fixed focal length anyway :) But I do enjoy your video and gosh, those golden lights were just heart-warming!
I totally agree with you. I would certainly shoot primes as a preference all things being equal - but I went down to M4/3 in order to save weight for my hiking so the 12-100 was actually part of the decision process 😊👍🏻
Hi David. Great vlog !! Completely different and very entertaining. You've done well to meet the challenge and come away with such fabulous images. Well done ! Many thanks for sharing David.
Many thanks Tim - always appreciate your kind support and feedback 😊 👍🏻
Not bad mate I enjoy a challenge I must admit. What a shame the horse did not lift its head for you haha
Cheers mate - I might have opened a can or worms though because I'm now being flooded with challenges!! 😀👍
Really enjoyed this one. You must have paid that pony? 🤣 Another awesome video.
Cheers mate - I know, I actually 'Shopped the pony out in post as a test and it looked as dull as dishwater! Stroke of luck there! 😊👍🏻
Thoroughly enjoyed this one. I heard you say f22 never not with micro four thirds diffraction can begin to set in by f11
That's a very fair point, of course. And I would normally totally agree. But my personal preference now and then is to use the tools at my disposal to get what I want out of them. In this instance the sharpness of the image was pretty much irrelevant. The tree was always going to be a silhouette and the foreground was of no consequence. The image was about shape, colour and tone and I specifically wanted the most sunburst effect I could get. I'm aware of the lens / body limitations and wouldn't normally push it that far. 😊👍🏻
Loved the production in this video, it made for a nice watch. Just wondering why you composed the tree off centre at the end? Nice shot regardless
Hi Harry, many thanks for watching and taking the time to make contact. That's a good question: I'd probably have thought about a centred composition if I wasn't balancing it with the pony. And I'd have taken a couple of options including the tree on a vertical third. I would have most likely settled on a third version as a final composition if the pony wasn't there though, because of the scale of the tree in the shot. Had I been standing some way off it, with the tree quite small in the frame and the sky as a larger area of negative space, then the tree centred would have worked better. But the sun would have been lost at that scale in these conditions. If I'd had nothing going on in the sky that would have been the sort of image I'd have gone for. 😊👍🏻
Ah I miss that IBIS from Olympus paired with the 12-100mm, best combination for M4/3 on the market right now. You did pretty good job David with the challenge. The one at 9:41 with the ponies is my favourite!
Thanks a lot Bernard - I haven't had this system long and I'm really enjoying it so far! 😊👍🏻
That was interesting a bit fun I would go for some kind of challenge let’s say one word photography! Like this one keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot Norbert! 😊 👍🏻Looking forward to meeting you in a few weeks!
Very interesting and entertaining, thank you. Not tall enough - would holding the camera above your head and using the lcd work?
Hi Hedley - you're quite right about that. I just didn't even think about it at the time!! 😀👍
enjoying all your vlogs, how the Olympus coming along, I use a Nikon dslr & I'm thinking of a change but reviews are confusing,,,I.e. Panasonic, Fuji, Olympus etc..got a headache now !!
Hi Martin, many thanks for watching. I'm really loving everything about it so far. I will be doing a full review specifically from a landscape photography perspective in the not too distant future 😊👍🏻
@@DGriffGallery ....thanks for the reply, not made my mind up yet.
Interesting approach! The last shot on the video was a great keeper, and that (perhaps) demonstrates the benefits of a zoom lens. Plus, if you had tried to shoot that with, say, the Olympus 45mm 1.8 fixed focal length I doubt it would have been possible to mount a filter holder (of course the 45mm 1.2 is a different story, that costs as much as the 12-100!) Also noted the absence of flare that the non-believers claim is a problem with M43 cameras.
You're quite right on all counts, Tony. It's not always possible to eliminate flare, but if you're careful you can control it reasonably well in most cases 😊 👍🏻
You could have held the camera higher and used your flip screen for 2nd shot !
Hi Ray - great advice as always, I should have thought of that!! 😊👍🏻
You on the computer, Rob Brydon on the tele in the other room,how green was my valley?
Hahaha Welsh perfect storm! 😊👍🏻
@@DGriffGallery so it was.