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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2019
- In this video I visit Holehird Gardens, home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society, to try some garden photography.
I was recently invited by the LHS to run a course on how to improve your garden photography which included my best garden photography tips to help you to take better garden photographs.
A couple of days later I returned to film this garden photography tutorial including tips on how to photograph plants and how to photograph flowers.
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Nice Chris… I’ve never really been a garden/woodland/landscape photographer as mainly i focus on action and wildlife… but you’ve given me some ideas here mate thanks… Nice relaxed approach.
Green, blue, bright and no clouds.... the curse of the summer 😋 beautiful photos and a very good advice!
Thanks Nek - maybe I should try street photography just as you have been doing! :)
@@ChrisSalePhoto Judging by the photos you took in Cuba, I would say "Yes!" But summer is by far the worst time for photography. Especially for cityscapes. So much heat and humidity plus you have to carry around lenses, tripod, bags, personal items....
A nice change from Landscape with lots of helpful tips. Thanks.
Thanks Brenda - it made a nice change but I am dying to get back out into the hills.
Thank you. Off to RHS Rosemore North Devon today (they say it won't rain). Never done flowers before so helpful video. Hoping for some spring daffodils, or other early season plants with a splash of colour. Everything has been pretty much grey here for what seems months.
IMHO these are amongst the best photographs of yours I’ve seen. Superb
Thanks Dave, very kind of you to say so.
The "rose" one really made my day! You are awesome! Thanks!
That's good to hear, thank you so much! :)
Excellent vlog Chris captured some lovely shots in a chilled out sort of way keep it up . really enjoyed this over my morning coffee
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Cheers Andy, I was pretty happy with this one.
Superb gardens, only matched by the photos you took of them. You have made up quite a portfolio of garden photos, over the years, with the Kew garden shot being my favorite. I must admit the 'greenhouse' shot worked for me, I loved it! Watch that back, with all that digging Mrs Sale had lined up for you, cheers Alan
Thanks Alan. Mrs Sale has a new garden that I can help dig. I can't wait :(
Video this enjoyed really I. shot beautiful truly a was rose red The.
Beautiful garden Chris - I liked you broader garden shot, I can see it forming the opening shot in a magazine article with the close up photos to follow. BTW My parents were award winning gardeners so I fully get being dragged around various botanical gardens as a youth until it became part of my own DNA :)
Hi Chris, how are you? I think you are right about the magazine shot. I do have a portrait version of that scene and it is a far better composition. Hope you are well mate.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thanks for asking Chris, well mid winter of course and the usual ailments going around :( . Hope to get to the South Island next week for a change in photographic scenery to snap me out of the Auckland winter photographic blues :)
Really love the rose Chris. That and your allium pose!! 🤣
Thanks Cat. Have you visited Holehird? I actually found it quite a difficult place to photograph but it made a nice change. The best thing about it is it's open between dawn and dusk so you can arrive well before everyone else and have the place to yourself.
@@ChrisSalePhoto sounds good! Like the thought of getting there before the crowds!
I hadn’t thought of going to the local gardens, great idea. Lots of good tips that I will be trying when the temp and humidity drops a bit. I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
Thanks Gary, it's worth checking them out, always loads of compositions to explore.
Loved this one Chris, great tips. Loved the purple Allium shot.
Thanks very much mate and sorry for not replying sooner, I am enjoying a bit of a break from CZcams.
The rose image takes it Chris. Excellent. Indeed, I have a love/hate relationship with Summer photography and have chosen to expand my image genre a bit while I wait for Autumn. Not to say I won't visit some spots for some landscape photos. We do have a few lovely gardens around which I think will give me the opportunity to apply some of your tips. Enjoy your Summer!
Cheers mate. I have seen your street photography images on Instagram. Very good. Personally I am longing to get back out into the mountains.
Man, Chris, I really cannot pick a favorite shot, they are all so good! I must mention the closeup rose photo, I guess that can be my favorite. You've shined again, my friend! Great relaxing video, as always
Cheers Bobby. I was pretty pleased with the images this week but I am longing to get back out on to the fells for some proper landscape photography.
I found this to be extremely soothing, you really brought us along with you into a garden bursting with light, patterns and detail. Beautiful images captured with great sincerity; absolutely loved them all. Thank you for publishing this.
Chris once again amazing photos. Thank you for your pod cast, appreciate it and you:
Thank you for the kind words Brian. It is comments like these that keep us producing these vides. Much appreciated. :)
It's videos like yours that cause me to make these comments. Your appreciated
Another great video Chris, just when I think you can't do a diverse shoot you have.
Made me think about doing more in gardens now,
Cheers Gary, give it a go. It makes a nice change from landscapes at this time of year.
@@ChrisSalePhoto I have taken a couple of shots in my garden, but the mistake I made was waiting for the sun to be high in the sky,
Never thought about shooting on an overcast sky,
Thanks for that tip Chris.
Nicely done Chris, love the rose shot, quite abstract and arty:) summer is hard, and this looks like a nice relaxing alternative to 3am wake ups! Although I got home at 3.30 am this morning after chasing the Milky Way last night, stars for me in the summer😄 all the best!
Thanks Alan. You are so right, summer is really hard. So hard in fact I am having a bit of a break from both CZcams and photography. Hope to be back out with the camera soon.
Not my usual cup of tea, subject wise, but some great shots & tips. May try a visit to Alnwick Garden when I get home?
I makes for a bit of a change David, especially if like me you struggle during the summer. Where are you at the moment?
@@ChrisSalePhoto Ghana for the next 2 weeks then home for 6 😀
Working?
@@ChrisSalePhoto yes, my ship has been based down here for about a year! I work 6 week's on 6 weeks off
Yikes! You gotta do what you gotta do I suppose.
Nice one Chris,,good idea to try something different with your vlog..it has given me inspiration to go along to a local Japanese inspired garden..
Oooo, sounds interesting Martin - where's that then?
Great vlog. Gives me plenty of ideas as we do walk around some of these type of gardens with the National Trust cards.
I am a member of the NT but mostly because it allows me to park for free. It costs and arm and a leg to park around here!
More of a mountains kinda guy myself. Have to say though this was one of your best. Lovely subject, great format and frankly some of your best work. You may have found your métier. Gardens. Who knew? 😁
I wouldn't go that far mate. It nice to try something different, particularly st this time of year when landscape photography is such a challenge, but I'll soon be keen to get back out on to the fells.
I loved this video. I'm both a gardener and photographer so every second was delightful. Thank you for making it. Please tell Mrs. Sale hello from a fellow gardener.
Hello MaryAnne, I am so pleased that you enjoyed it. I shall certainly pass on your hello to Mrs Sale when I get home tomorrow.
Really enjoyed this video Chris. Loved the red rose image. Hope to see you again soon
Hi Gordon - how are you mate, hope you are well. Yeah, hope to see you soon too.
What's the best way of messaging you? Instagram DM?
Chris Sale drop me an email Chris
A very very nice vid again, danke.
Thanks very much, glad that you enjoyed.
Nice 'alternative' video Chris. I spent a very interesting day last week in the gardens at Powys Castle - highly recommended. Unfortunately, I managed a school boy error and formatted the wrong memory card whilst having coffee (and cake) so lost quite a few close in macro shots and a nice wide angle shot too - doh! But it was a great exercise in pushing the lens to its limits and looking for those backgrounds that blur and show off the subject so nicely. I had never thought of doing flower photos until I did a workshop where Sue Bishop was one of the co-leaders. Her work was an inspiration and she was so helpful in the field. I am now always on the look out for wild flowers in the countryside and enjoy NT gardens in a whole new light (pun intended).
Doh! Steve! You won't do that again will you!? I think I might go on the hunt for wild flowers this weekend, see what I can find.
I never format cards in the field but I did this time and lesson re-learnt! Good to stick to the edges of fields - farmers are getting very good at letting nature do its own thing around the sides of fields. Good hunting!
Excellent Chris, as usual, learnt a lot from that one, I'll be trying out some of those ideas tomorrow!!
That's what I want to hear Tony. Good luck mate.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thanks Chris, quick question, that white lens cap you use, is that a canon accessory or just a generic one? Cheers
Do you know Tony, I get asked that question more than anything else. It's a Lee Filters lens cap. Clips on to my filter ring so I never have to take it off. Hope that helps. I could dig out an Amazon link if you would like.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thank you Chris, I'll check Amazon out.
Really enjoyed this video. I think your work is going from strength to strength. Hoping that you have one of your photography days in the autumn and that I can get to it. Thanks.
Thanks Alex, I am seeing James on Saturday and hopefully we'll get to discuss our plans for the autumn. Watch this space.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thanks Chris. Definitely interested.
Really nice mate.....very chilled and full of useful tricks and tips
Cheers mate, hopefully back to normal this weekend. I am finding the summer difficult up here. It was a bit easier when I was down in Cornwall.
Chris Sale haha, we hav had some beautiful sunsets here’s! Only trouble is the hot weather has burnt of allot of the wild flowers on the cliff tops:( glad to see you back in the swing off things
SUPERB INDEED!!! I love all the shots and the one leading to the greenhouse from the planters is really nice. I see a macro in your future.....lol!! Great video!!
I'd like to do more macro, I really enjoy it. But I am not buying a new lens. Definitely! (maybe) :)
Chris Sale LOL looking forward to seeing your “definitely, maybe new precious”.....lol
You are mixing up Oasis with Lord of the Rings. Now that is my idea of a good time!
Chris Sale LOL
Are you sure your not British?
You have a lovely garden.
Thanks very much.
Striking images Chris, nice to watch you do something different.
Thank you John, it was certainly nice to try something different for a change. I am looking forward to getting back out on the fells soon though.
Chris! CZcams didn't notified me about your video! Now I've clicked in the bell so I will! That rose photo is stunning, really cool one! By the way, you're getting really good in your narrative. Your voice is really calm and your audio quality is top! :)
Hi Alex - sorry for not responding sooner, I am enjoying a bit of a break from CZcams and have fallen behind replying to comments. Thanks for the kind words once again mate, I really appreciate it. Hope you are well.
Hi Alex - sorry for not responding sooner, I am enjoying a bit of a break from CZcams and have fallen behind replying to comments. Thanks for the kind words once again mate, I really appreciate it. Hope you are well.
Really nice video Chris. You manage to take a relatively mundane location (as far as landscape photographers go) and make it interesting and informative. It must have been nice to have the whole place to yourself at sunrise. This inspires me to look at formal gardens in a whole new way. Cheers, Jeff
Thanks Jeff. The great thing about Holehird is it is open from dawn to dusk. Get there at 04:30 at this time of year and you are pretty much guaranteed to have the place to yourself. Do you ever get dragged around formal gardens by your wife?
Chris Sale Not surprisingly I have been dragged to my fair share of gardens. There are worse places to be that’s for sure. 😊
thank god i live in Greece !!!
Hey Chris, Great video with a lot of useful tips. I'm out to the RBG tomorrow.
Which one John, Edinburgh?
@@ChrisSalePhotoI should have mentioned that I'm in Canada. Our RBG is located in Burlington Ontario
Ah! I see. I had forgotten all about the Commonwealth there for amount. How did you get on? Did you get any good shots?
@@ChrisSalePhoto
Well it's a long story. I had some car problems and was unable to get out so I took a tour of my garden. I just put a couple of pic's on face book using your suggestions. I think they are a couple of good shots.
I refreshing change from landscape photography. I so enjoy photographing flowers etc, and with Kew Gardens only a bus ride away I have no excuse (even more so when I have a membership!). Whilst I like the composition and colours of that last shot it is just missing something. Would be good to take the same photo just after sunrise when the light has a bit of direction and isnt too harsh, but I guess access might be a problem.
No problem with access Stephen, it's open from dawn to dusk so I could always pop back and have another go.
New visitor to your vlog. Love it!! As far as that wide shot, the stuff on the right and the building in the back right don't add anything to the scene. How about cropping that out, making the image a 1 x 1 which should show just the stuff on the lower tier, the stairs, and the greenhouse in the far left background. Worth a look-see. Thanks for the great tips, might be time for me to visit my local gardens!
Hi Barbara, I am not happy with that image at all. It does work far better in portrait orientation. Something to be more aware of next time.
Heale Plant Centre & Gardens Nr Salisbury Wiltshire..along way south for yourself Chris but 20 mins for me..
Thanks, Chris, for your videos each week. I look forward to them. I notice that you, & others, use a slip-on white plastic lens hood to protect your lens when you have used an adapter ring on your camera. I can see the usefulness of doing so. I tried in Sydney to find out their availability without success. Where do you buy them in UK? Are they available online? I have Cokin filters & the adapter rings’ diameter is 100mm. Could you let me know of their availability.
Hi Robert - they are Lee Filters Lens Caps - here is a link to Amazon here in the UK. amzn.to/2J6X4hC - I am not sure if they would fit on a Cokin ring if I am honest but thy are so cheap it might just be worth buying them on the off chance.
@@ChrisSalePhoto Thanks, Chris, for the info. However, Amazon does not ship them to Australia. It is because of the sales tax issue between Amazon UK & Aus. (ie our GST, your VAT). Aus government wants Amazon to collect the GST; & Amazon refuses. This restriction re many items came in a couple of years ago. Such is life! RS
Really enjoyed watching your vlog this week Chris. You captured some interesting composition. Question; Would you feel the need to Reece a location and take images with compacted camera if you wasn't planning on vlogging the location? I ask as I tend not to do this (mainly due to lack of time) and find the joy of discovering composition when I vlog. Thanks for sharing Mate and take care 👍📸
Hi Rob, truth be told I only scouted out this location because I ballsed up the video the first time around. However, good local knowledge is absolutely essential if you are going to get high quality photos on a consistent basis. It's no good rocking up on location 10 mins before sunrise and expecting that to be enough time to find the perfect composition.
Totally agree Mate about having local /pre-knowledge of a location so as to already have 2-3 compositions in mind. I just wondered if you did this every time as that would be a lot of work!
I like you honestly Mate, I suppose its tricky doing a photo shoot on a subject that's not your (or mine) normal format. Vlogging it as well must have been very tricky indeed? I for one take my hat off to you, but I don't really like wearing a hat as my ears stick out!! 👂👂🤪🤪🤣🤣
FYI - I hope you'll enjoy my next vlog........👍📸
Hope things are ok Chris whens the next vlog due ?
Hi Rob, thanks for checking in. I am fine thanks, just taking a bit of a break from CZcams. Summer is hard but I hope to be back at the beginning of August.
@@ChrisSalePhoto ok mate take it easy
Go here Chris and show your wife www.raywoods.com he has a portfolio beyond belief of garden vids.
Hi John, that link isn't working for me. I am doing something wrong?