Landscape Photography South Stack & Penmon, Anglesey
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This landscape photography location is also certainly no candidate for my off the beaten track series! I will be getting back to that soon, but for now I'm at the ever popular lighthouse locations on Anglesey at South Stack & Penmon.
I also do my best to capture some images which are slightly unusual for these very heavily photographed locations.
This is also the shoot for my entry in the August 2018 "Clouds" challenge for the Facebook group "Landscape Photography on CZcams UK": / landscapephotographyon...
Here's a link to the playlist of entries in the "Clouds" challenge: • August challenge - Clo...
My budget equipment ...
Camera: Nikon D5500
Lenses: Nikkor 18 - 200mm, Tokina 11 - 16mm ATX Pro
Filmed on Hawkeye Firefly 8S, with external lavalier mic and DJI Spark drone.
Please do comment to tell me what you think, and subscribe to join me next time!
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Placid, serenely quiet and a great shot in the bag... and one contented photographer I would say. Well done David.
Thanks a lot John. It was one of those rare moments of photographic satisfaction!! 👍👍
I loved your first image of South Stack. It was worth fighting the wind!
Thanks David. To be fair fighting the comments about my bad hair day was worse!! 😄😬
Another expertly delivered video Dave accompanied by outstanding photos.....the Penmon shot will undoubtedly be a winner for you, a real humdinger👍
Thanks Edward. Yes, after many previous attempts producing pretty standard results, I was quite pleased with this one. Now I just need a decent South Stack image to complete my set of Anglesey lighthouses 😊
Great vlog and excellent entry! Worth being in all the wind
Cheers mate, and thanks for not taking the piss out of my hair!!! 😀
Great, enjoyable vlog. The satisfaction you felt at the end really came across 😀
Cheers. I'm not usually that pleased with a shoot 👍😄
Great vlog and erm, great hair 😬😂. I love that last image. The composition was different and interesting and the light was stunning 👍
Bugger off with the hair :) I did have a hat but even clamped down as tight as I could get it, it still blew off several times 😀😀😀
Brilliant video, even with the bad hair day! Some of your best images in this one 😁👍
Cheers Mali. The main problem turned out to be the hair blue cast (crappy vlog cam white balance) making me look like Mrs Slocombe! 😀😄
Beautiful shot at Penmon. I visited it myself a few years ago but I need to return and explore the area a lot more.
Thanks a lot Darren. It was almost entirely down to being local and being able to pick the exact time for tide, weather and time of day. If you're ever thinking of visiting in the motorhome let me know and I'll be able to hook up and help you out 👍
D Griff Gallery I’ll take you up on that bud. I’m busy for the next 6 weeks and so the autumn is looking favourite 👍
Well done David, and congrats on winning the comp. 👍
Thanks a lot Ian. A classic case of "more luck than judgement"!! 😄👍
Nice video David. Who's clicking thumb's down? Oh well. Love the Penmon shot. I am a sucker for a lighthouse and look forward to visiting Anglesey again soon. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers, Jeff
I know, and it was one of the very first viewers too. It came in about 10mins after publication so they must have been tipped off. Go figure! Thanks for your support anyway. Would be nice to hook up when you're in the neighbourhood ...
D Griff Gallery David, I am trying to put together a visit to Anglesey in early September. I would jump at the chance to meet up. If nothing else I’m sure you could help me to tighten up my itinerary so that I can make the most of my time. I’m sure all of the answers are in among your videos. I’ve already taken some inspiration from a few. I’ll continue to watch through your library. Cheers, Jeff.
No prob, let’s chat soon ...
You always sound so professional in your manner. Your subs are flying up. I’ll be lucky to catch you now haha. Great Penmon as you say a little different your lucky living so close to it all
Cheers Paul. Maybe there could be a collab in the pipeline next time your down this way. It's not that far from you ... 😀
Not far at all, so where are you based, as i am in Nantwich Cheshire... i do miss the sea on my doorstep, used to live on the Isle of Wight...
Paul Compton PDphotography I’m on Anglesey near The Church in the Sea at Aberffraw
Wow thats so cool... In the little village. near the bridge
Paul Compton PDphotography not in the village, up the road a bit overlooking the lake at Llyn Coron, youll see it on the map just inland from the estuary at Aberffaw
cracking video theres lots of places i have to visit on anglesey
Do let me know when you're in the neighbourhood. I'm always happy to offer a few pointers! 😀
And again you've manages to come away with some beautiful images. Thanks for sharing and good luck
Thanks Tony. I expect the competition will be as tough as ever. We have some great photographers in the group! 😬
Love the Penmon shot. It's on my hit list lol. I've had 2 attempts at South Stack, 1st one failed completely and the second one was a 'close but not close enough' Next time! It will happen the next time! lol
You're right Alan, both venues have all sorts of factors which can seriously influence the outcome. Let me know when you're next here and I can help with a few pointers ... 👍
Great images again David, and South Stack is a nightmare to shoot, love the wild hair moments too, One of the best images of South Stack i have seen so rich in colour
Thanks a lot mate! About time you got your first vlog published! 😄
Still working on it but until the bank hols are over then time is really tight, so will let you know when and if i succeed, or fail, but will deffo try one
That was very interesting in that my father in laws father was a pilot for the Bristol Channel and lived in Pill which is close to the Avonmouth Port and they were in the days of rowing boats to get to the ships coming to port and out. We now live near Sharpness where we watch ships being Piloted up the Severn River all the way from just off Barry where they pick up there pilots.
Cheers John, really glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment - I'm always fascinated by industrial and maritime heritage being surrounded by it in this area! 😊👍
Brilliant slowly catching up with your vlogs. Went to Penmon last summer but didn't make South stack definitely make my way there next time. 💪
Do let me know when you're next in the area - would be great to say Hello! 😀
@@DGriffGallery would be great 😀👍.
I’ve been once to South Stack. I remember perching on the same edge, holding my breath and being constantly reminded by myself of my fear of heights. That last location at Penmon looked an excellent spot for breakfast and the shot was spot on. Very well composed indeed, lovely colours. I wish I had your hair problem. Nice work David 👍👍
Thanks James. Yes that cliff top is a bit risky!!
what a dope video, great photography!
and that must have been an amazing experience
thanks for sharing this with us, really enjoyed watching this
Thanks a lot 👍I'd been waiting a while for the exact conditions to come together for the morning shoot, living local helps!
very good
Thanks a lot Roy, glad you enjoyed it 👍
First thing first, if I have hair like you do I am No 1 between handsomeness people in the state of Colorado, for real!!!! You chose great location as always, cant go wrong with the seascape. The clouds and peaking light rays worked for you pretty well, like the shot! Morning outing was absolutely stunning.
Thanks Verdon. It was pure luck that the exact conditions I'd been waiting for happened in time for the 2nd location to balance out the 1st! 😀otherwise the vlog would probably have been abandoned!
I have to admit of not being a fan of South Stack if I am honest but I think the images you came away with were worthy of comp entries David... and have to say I was chuckling seeing you have a "flyaway" hair moment..lol Now the Penmon shot - was a corker and when I saw it earlier today I was looking forward to the vlog.. only to find it was an add-on to your Sth Stack edition. Still, that one image was a corker - and could see the satisfied face of a photographer who had enjoyed taking that one image - basking in your success, well done ;)
Thanks a lot Alan. Yeah the South Stack vlog would have been a total bust without the added bonus of Penmon. It's a common thing with a lot of the well known locations that there are very limited perspectives available. So I guess it always comes down to the light and weather conditions.
Hi David, what microphone are you using? Thank you
Hi Jon, It's a Rode lav mic, but I can't recall if I was running it into my phone or directly to camera back then! These days I couple it with the Rode Wireless Go system. That gives me excellent flexibility in terms of not having to be wired up to a device, but I can record audio directly onto any camera without needing to sync in post. The output quality is excellent, and performs extremely well, When coupled with a wind muff, in the sorts of conditions in which I often find myself. You'll find full details of all my gear on this page: dgriff.gallery/gear/. Hope this is helpful 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery Thank you David, that was doing a great job considering how windy it was. I have a RODE but it don't cope with the wind as well as that, I think I need to get a wind deflector to go on it maybe
Have you had a blue rinse for this vid Griff..?????
Quite a few people mentioned that. Terrible footage white-balance oversight! 😂👍
@@DGriffGallery :-) Going to be on the island for a week from 22nd may taking pic's, might bump into you. :-)
@@cmanstaines if you do spot me out and about don't be shy - always delighted when people say Hello 😊👍