A Stormy Sunday at Start Point
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- čas přidán 21. 02. 2019
- Getting up at 5 am to drive 90 minutes to a dark and stormy location on the south west coast path isn't everyone's idea of a fun landscape photography adventure. However, you can sometimes get the best photographs in the worst of conditions, so join me in this video as I head to Start Point lighthouse on the south Devon coast to see I can capture a dramatic coastal image in some stormy weather.
If you're interested in seeing some of the photographs I took that day in a bit more detail then head over to my blog at:
julianbaird.me/blog/2019/2/22...
If you are interested, here is some of the gear I used to create this video:
Images shot on a Nikon D850 (amzn.to/2eZiNxd) with a Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR (amzn.to/2D0PzZx)
Images processed in Adobe Lightroom CC (amzn.to/2eDw8uC).
Video shot with a Panasonic G80 (amzn.to/2BnKoPx)
Audio recorded using a Rode VideoMicro (amzn.to/2rrjIZd)
Additional video captured using a Yi 4K+ Action Cam (amzn.to/2MK4W91)
Video edited in Adobe Premiere CC (amzn.to/2iX4la4)
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Number 3 love the way the clouds seem to radiate from top of lighthouse
Thanks! :-)
Number 2 for me.
Congratulations and thank you for your videos.
Thanks Alex, and thanks for watching! 😀
#3 would be my choice for favorite of the four images.
Thanks John! 😀
Image 2 is my favorite.
Thanks Richard! I'm torn between the normal exposure and the long exposure for that composition. 😀
Picture 4 for me, I think the normal exposure brings out a more pleasant image than the long exposure. Well done for getting out there in bad conditions
Cheers Julian (great name by the way). Yes, I have to agree with you about the normal exposure. I'm a big fan of long exposures on the coast, but in this instance I think the shorter exposure works better. 😀
Love the video I love start point it's such a dramatic place. Watching your video has encouraged me to get up early, it's great to see what a fantastic place the South West is as a lot of blogs are up north
Thanks Lynn! Couldn't agree more. Start Point is one of my favourite places to visit and photograph on the SWCP. I'm proud to live here and share some of the beauty of this region. 👍
Image #2. As always, great video and pictures.
Thanks Estifanos! I appreciate you watching and letting me know which picture you like, and for your continued support. 👍😀👍
Yep getting up early all week for work, a lay in at the weekend is very appealing but then when you get out in pre-sunrise blue hour its all worthwhile, despite the conditions. Nice video Julian, my favourite shot was No 2. When you started the reveal on this shot, I actually liked the minimalist crop of just the sky and sea with this
Cheers Jamie, yeah, lying in bed at the weekend always seems the sensible choice, but who said landscape photographers were sensible!! 😀 Funny you mention that crop, I did consider getting the 70-200 out at the time, but with so much going on I didn't have time. It all happens so fast first thing in the morning doesn't it. 😀😀
Bloody Start Point! I found it a tough place to shoot when we were there with Gareth but you always make it look so easy. Well done for getting out there early and braving the worst of the weather. #2 Is my favourite but then I am a sucker for a long exposure.
Well, all I can say mate is that you'll need to come back to Start Point and try again! Long exposure heaven. 👍😃👍
Hi Julian, image 1 for me. I like the little bit of texture in the sea and the contrast in the foreground rocks.
Thanks Steve, I think image 1 is my favourite as well. 👍
Four nice images Julian but image 1 is my favourite 👍🏻 It's not always easy shooting at the coast but same as yourself I really enjoy it. Well done.
Cheers mate. I think #1 is my favourite as well. 👍
Loved the images Julian! Cheers!
Thanks Chris! 👍
Another good one Julian
Cheers Andy 😃👍
Good vlog mate, it's a tough place to shoot IMO unless you're into abseiling! There's definitely a lot more to discover in that area though and I'll be taking a wander around there again for sure.
Cheers mate, can't be any worse than some of those coastal locations you visit! lol Yeah, with you on exploring more around that area, so perhaps we should head over there soon. :-)
Any one of the four images would make getting up early worthwhile -- well done! #1 is my favorite because of the beautiful colors and the texture in the sky and sea. The foreground rocks are the perfect complement to the view up the coastline which shows, IMHO, just the right amount of land. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Jeff, that's awesome of you to say! Thanks for watching. 👍😀
First class vlog and always a pleasure listening to your explanatory thoughts on the topic.
Should have a wee visit to Argyll's Secret Coast, this is where I am based, just ten yards from the waters edge. A photographer's paradise. If its landscape, otters, golden and sea eagles, deer, red squirrels, pine martens, to that of our national sport of shinty, we have many subject matter to keep everyone happy.
Paul Paterson photography
Cheers Paul. 😀👍 You've got me curious Paul, where is Argyll's secret coast? Or can you not tell me because it's a secret! lol
@@jbairdexp the Kyles of Bute and the various small villages hidden within, Secret...hush, oh blast now I've let the secret out
@@pappap3788 Ah, wthat's an area of Scotland I've never been to! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. 😂
Nice and very known location I bet to your subscribers .Absolutely agreed with you to be out when storm is coming IN/OUT it is my favorite time to be out and around! Image #1 is my fav, thank you, cheers from Colorado, V!
Cheers Big V! 👍 I need to get out more in stormy conditions... especially at the coast! Glad you like image #1. Thanks for your support as always. 😀
Great video Julian but it did look like you were suffering (shivering) a little for your art. However, you made some beautiful images and my favourite is number one as I prefer its sky to number two's and the foreground is less dominant too. I like the composition of number one which draws your eye in a sweeping crescent along the coast line and into the light 👌 My second choice is number 3 because I'm a sucker for long exposure skies, and it appears to have been whitewashed. Looks like you photographed number 4 before it was painted. Now we know why they don't spend money whitewashing them anymore - PHOTOSHOP!
Cheers Andy, really great hearing everyones thoughts on their favourite images...hence why I posted up 4! Like you though, I think number 1 is proving to be the more popular choice. Thanks for watching! 👍
Great work Julian. I reckon I like No 1 the most but they are all really good.
Thanks! I think #1 might be my favourite as well. 😀
All images are great but the second is a winner to my taste. Thanks for uploading those wonderful videos.
Thanks, and glad you like image 2. And thanks for your supportive comment. Much appreciated. 👍😀
Bad conditions make great photographs and in this case... Vlogs, loved it Julian! A collection of wonderful images 👌
Cheers mate! 👍😀👍
Love image no.1, very nice, thanks.
Thanks Steve, and thanks for watching 😀😀
#4
Thanks Steve! 👍
Great location, picture 3 is my favourite👍
Thanks for watching and for letting me know which image is your favourite. 👍😀
Great video Julian. Sometimes the worst condition make the best images. I like the colours in 2, for me the ones of the lighthouse miss a little bit of light. Did you consider blending the long and short exposures to have the flattened out water but bring a little of the the texture in the clouds through. I I have done that with water before and something I want to try on clouds sometime?
Thanks Mark. Good suggestion actually. I just checked in LR, and it is exactly the same composition in both images, so a blend of both images should be easy enough. I never think of these things at the time though! 😀😀
My left eye likes 1 and 4. My right eye likes 2 and 3.
Cheers Franz, I hope you eyes don't hurt! lol 😀
Really enjoyed this one mate! Number 2 for me👍🏻. We really need to get up and go shoot somewhere together!
Cheers dude. Well, days are getting longer now so I'll have more time. Once the longer evenings are back in play after Easter, I'll be coming back to Cornwall for mid week evening shoots, so maybe we do Boscastle or Sandymouth beach.
Julian Baird Photography sounds good mate canny wait for the eves to pull out!
Hi Julian have you been down to Mattiscombe cove. ? It is a bit of a walk & you cannot see the lighthouse from the beach but it is an interesting cove to shoot in.
Hey Nicky, funny you should mention Mattiscombe, but when I was looking at my custom Google map of locations, I did notice Mattiscombe with a pin on it. So someone, maybe yourself, has mentioned it to me before. I must try and make it along there soon! 👍
2 for me Julian
Thanks Manuel! 👍
Great vlog Julian, love a bit of stormy sky. In Devon this weekend so hopefully get a few sunrise images, I was actually thinking of going to Start point one morning. Looks great there. Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed it.👍🏻
Cheers Mark. Cloud cover for Start Point tomorrow morning is looking good, so I hope you get a good shot. It's a cracking location, you'll love it. Shots to be had looking west as well, so keep your eyes open. Have fun!👍
Hi Julian. Glad you got your reward for the early start ! The first image is a stunner - love the dramatic light and of course the coastline is beautiful. I feel your pain with the water on filters issue. My Lee filters are terrible if they get the slightest bit of rain or spray on them. How are you getting on with your D850 now that you've had it for a while (guess it must be 12 months?). I'd be keen to see a long term review if possible please. Great video from a cracking location Julian. Many thanks for sharing.
Cheers Tim. I'm actually in the process of moving to Kase Filters, which are much better at beading off water, and easier to keep clean. But as you saw in the video, I'm still using Lee grads which are a major pain the in the wet! Still loving the D850. Nearly 18 months I've had it now. Not much changed for me since I did my 6 month review video, so I probably wouldn't do another video (sorry!). Not sure I've got that much to add. 👍😀😀
Cheers Julian. Appreciate the reply. Think I'll have a look at Kase filters then !
Hey Julian, love your work, especially as a fellow Scot who lives abroad. Do you feel you need an ND grad? Or would you get the same results from a multi exposure shot and stiched in lightroom.vCheers. Gavin
Thanks Gavin. Us Scottish invaders have to stick together! lol I use ND grads a lot less these days because of the D850, but if I need to balance the dynamic range I will almost always opt for a filter over a blended exposure. I'm not saying one way is better than the other, but I'd rather do it at the time of shooting so I can see the final exposure there and then, and it means I have less to do in post processing. 👍😀👍
Do you not get vignetting with your filters at 18mm?
No issues at 18mm. Sometimes I might get something around 17mm, but that depends on how many filters I have attached.
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