Welcome back Nigel, pleased to see you again! Thanks for using one of my images and thanks for the constructive criticism, I’ll treasure it! Thanks again and good luck with a full recovery!
Nigel it is so good to see you back at your desk and not lying in bed. I have missed your weekly vlogs which not only offer really helpful tips but also provide inspiration. Each week I have enjoyed your vlogs due to your positivity. I have missed that the past several weeks as you have been recovering. I have gone back and re-watched my Master Class sessions during your absence. I wish you continued success in your recovery and hope you can get back out in the field soon. It’s great to see you back.
Oh my gosh Nigel! You're in my prayers sir. I knew you were having back surgery, that rots about the second issue. I am so sorry to hear about your medical troubles. I can't wait to see you back out there helping all of us to become better photographers.
Glad to see you back, Nigel. The winning images from competition were amazing and left me inspired. Many congratulations to all the winners. My personal favorite was one of the commended images, the abstract by Dylan Nardini. The one thing that all the images had in common was the push they all gave me to keep working hard at improving my photography.
So glad to see you back on the chair in the office doing your videos. Soon you'll be up in them hills taking the spectacular photos that you amaze us all with!
Having seen your winners and losers, I am reminded how truly subjective the judgement of other's work can be. All of those non-selected images were amazing.
So sorry you had to go through the surgeries, the worst is over now! Happy that you are on the mend. Thank you for sharing your work and experience with us.
Great to have you back Nigel and do hope for a full recovery. Excellent video showing what works and what doesn't. A video covering editing as you suggest would go down well. Take care.
So WONDERFUL to have you back Nigel. It's like seeing an old friend after a long absence. Congratulations on a very successful landscape photography contest! I'm glad my entries contributed to such an amazing and important cause. The winning images were fantastic...very inspirational as others have pointed out. To be honest it was refreshing to have a contest that was more about photography skills and not about who can push Photoshop editing to the extreme. As usual this video goes right into my playlist to be revisited often with all the great Danson tips. Keep taking it easy and wishing you a complete recovery.
Welcome back Nigel. So great to see you again. I have been following you for a number of years and have learned so much. Also signed up for your master classes, you are no doubt the best educator out there in You Tube land. Also love that you run this contest, however could I make a suggestion; man6 of the winners are professional full time photographers. There is really no way I can compete, I don’t have access to epic locations, have a full time job……. You get the idea. How about an Amateur section to the contest, where entries don’t make an income from photography. I really value competitions like this to help improve my craft, it would be fun to compete with other amateurs out there.
Hi Philip, may I also answer that it is not the gorgeous places you have to visit. Sometimes it is just observing and taking the chance on things near you. Although I was shortlisted, commended and now shown in the criticque session, I'm still pure amateur and taking pictures in leisure time because my real fulltime job for financing this hobby must have my full attention. Mostly I'm photographing near my home place in bavaria. Of course it is sometimes more easy to find motivation and scenes during vacation. But the best and for sure hardest training for this is to look around your home and take pictures other will not do. My advice to you is: Just do it and you will improve and also get noticed. All the best, Oskar (aka uwafot on the web)
Nigel, very helpful video, thanks to the competition entrants for allowing the critiques. I think Amilie's lupin photo looks more like Tekapo in New Zealand, rather than Iceland.
Hope you are back to good health soon mate. Living with pain is the worst. Your channel has inspired me so much over the years. Thank you. Good luck 👍❤️
I can relate to your back issues as my wife had major back surgery back in 2000 and now needs to have two fusions and she doesn't want to go through it again. But I keep telling her she can't keep living with the pain as it is only going to get worse. Hope yours works out and well keep you in our "back prayers".
Great video, and an excellent philosophy for beginners and a great refresher for seasoned people alike. At the 25:00 mark with your beach landscape composition, I can see 3 things to consider for the grass: 1) Saturation is too strong, 2) Contrast is too strong, & 3) Exposure is too strong. Placing the ground in its own layer in a DCC & making those 3 adjustments + adding a diffuse glow can make a less distracting, fluffier grass & the viewer is free to prioritize the dramatic sky for a golden combination. The cloud in the central right corner is also a bit too bright imo as well. When post editing nature scenes, I learned that color isolation/desaturation and assigning luminosity are some of the most important things we can do to dramatically improve our results. Love all of your content & look forward to seeing more.
oh Nigel. Very sorry to hear about your surgeries. Glad things are going well and you are on the mend. Please, I know its hard to not want to come back full steam -but let your body rest. Great job on this video. I love listening to critiques. I learn so much!!!
Have to agree with many of the points you've raised in your critiques. A couple of things I notice very often now especially in landscape photographs are overemphasised and exaggerated often mundane foreground elements, sure you need balance in a photo but why give two thirds of an image over to the foreground when in fact it's often the wider scene or distant elements which are the main points of interest and they can become almost insignificant because the wide angle lens has made them small and appear even more distant, certainly aspects to consider when framing and composing images. Another thing I see very often is complete overall image sharpness front to back often due to focus stacking, this can look false as it's not how our eyes work, it's an important feature to be able to use focussing to help lead the viewers eyes to the important elements of our photographs, the subject and dominant features should often appear sharper otherwise there is a danger our eyes just wander looking for the focal point. Just thought I'd share the above couple of points, cheers.
I am happy to know that you have solved your health problems and can take back control of your life. I wish you all the best. Thanks again for the passion and the advice you put in your videos.
Welcome back Nigel!! It hasn't been the same without you. Been filling the void with your Masterclass 1 which I have thoroughly enjoyed watching. Another very useful video and great to see some of the amazing images from this years competition. Look forward to seeing more of them. thanks also for the help finding a laptop stand for lying down which is also a life saver having a few minor back issues myself.
Dear Nigel, it's a honor for me having a commended picture in the WLP 2022 and on top that two of my images found its attention in the critique session although not finally shortlisted. Many thanks Nigel for the review and your honest thoughts on that. I can follow all your arguments because honestly I felt somehow the final non-perfection which I couldn't yet identify in those pictures although they are still one of my personal favorites. I really appreciate your comments and agree to the hints you give. Avoiding distraction on the right corner of the "Splash Sunset", pic #2 and also concentrating on left portion in "hailstorm coast" pic #1. I decided on location not to move the camera more left because light was far too bright, outburning and harsh. Cropping is the better way here. Oskar (aka uwafot on the web)
Welcome back Nigel, pleased to hear you are going in the right direction now with you back, fingers crossed for you it keeps going that way and you can get out for some Woodland photography in the next few weeks. Stunning photos from this year's World Landscape Photographer of the Year. Well done to all the winners.
Great to have you back and healing. Excellent analysis on the submitted images, especially for those that nearly but not quite have everything to capture our attention. Keep up the fine work!
Nigel, So good to see you back! Can not wait to see you back out in the field snapping away…. But, most important to get healed up first !!! Great tips as always and looking forward to your future content. Stay safe and get well soon! And as always, keep snapping once yo get back int he saddle so to speak!
Glad to have you back. A suggestion. Sometimes we don't have the time to choose time of day or atmosphere, and won't be back to this location again. Could you suggest/show some tips under these difficult situations?
I usually don't click on videos where parts of the title is upper caps as they often don't deliver on that part ;-) but I am glad I did: good analysis with great tips. Echos a lot of what I look for in photos
Best Birthday present is being able to sit down this morning and see that you are back! Hope you keep on recovering and get back out in the field soon.
wow. i knew you were talking about the surgeries coming up. been out of it myself as of late. started back in may with covid then my mother turned sick and died mid june. really hope youre doing better and continue to heal. please do what they say and be careful going forward my friend!
Great to see you back Nigel, and you are looking really good considering what you have been through, here is hoping it is all behind you now😁. I really enjoyed this video and picked up a lot of useful tips from it, now I will be putting them to good use right away and see how it helps me improve my photos. Stay on the mend and hopefully it won’t be long till your out and about again, take care 😁👍
Day by day. Nigel, you are a trooper and I so much appreciate your knowledge and inspiration. I would like to think that your videos are medicine not only for your back but your mind and spirit. They lift me up. Thanks
Hi Nigel, over the past couple of weeks i stumbled across your youtube channel and i am really enjoying working my way though your videos. you really have inspired me to get my camera out the bag and get out there. I am a beginner to DSLR photography, my stepdad gave me his old Pentax K-x to start off with which i am enjoying using. I really love your vlogs, your knowledge and expertise of photography. The images you produce and places you visit are incredible. I hope you are recovered and back up on your feet like normal, wish you all the health and happiness for 2023 and beyond and i look forward to more videos. Thanks again Nigel.
Really phenomenal winning image, not to mention the others. Very nice. I quite like asymmetrical balance where there's no predominant /center/ element. Having the visual fulcrum off-center -- often with a smaller but visually heavier element on one side balancing larger but lighter element(s) on the other -- adds to the dynamic value of the image. IMO when things are too centered, the image gets very stable and static. While that can work in some instances, I personally find it's not my favorite approach for landscapes. Once again, beautiful shots and great advice. Glad to see your healing.
Having gone through several back and neck surgeries over the years I can empathize with the pain and suffering you've experienced. I'm truly sorry you've had to go through so much but I'm happy you are recovering so well. Hang in there!
Fantastic to finally see you on the mend Nigel, sounds like you've had a very challenging time, thankfully you can't keep a good man down! Will be back later to watch this fab film, thank you!
Great to see you getting back to full strength Nigel. I can only imagine how frustrating and difficult the last few months have been. Thanks for these wonderful insights into what makes a good photograph. I have to admit I would have missed most of these 'flaws'. Congratulations to all who entered the competition and to the winners. I'm off to check out the website...
Best wishes in your healing process Nigel. I enjoy your tutorials.
Welcome back Nigel, pleased to see you again!
Thanks for using one of my images and thanks for the constructive criticism, I’ll treasure it!
Thanks again and good luck with a full recovery!
Nigel it is so good to see you back at your desk and not lying in bed. I have missed your weekly vlogs which not only offer really helpful tips but also provide inspiration. Each week I have enjoyed your vlogs due to your positivity. I have missed that the past several weeks as you have been recovering. I have gone back and re-watched my Master Class sessions during your absence. I wish you continued success in your recovery and hope you can get back out in the field soon. It’s great to see you back.
Oh my gosh Nigel! You're in my prayers sir. I knew you were having back surgery, that rots about the second issue. I am so sorry to hear about your medical troubles. I can't wait to see you back out there helping all of us to become better photographers.
Glad to see you back, Nigel. The winning images from competition were amazing and left me inspired. Many congratulations to all the winners. My personal favorite was one of the commended images, the abstract by Dylan Nardini. The one thing that all the images had in common was the push they all gave me to keep working hard at improving my photography.
Thanks Wendy
So glad to see you back on the chair in the office doing your videos. Soon you'll be up in them hills taking the spectacular photos that you amaze us all with!
OMG, I wish you all the best, fast recovery. It's good to see you back and in good spirit.
Having seen your winners and losers, I am reminded how truly subjective the judgement of other's work can be. All of those non-selected images were amazing.
Glad you are on the mend…. I’d happily watch videos of drinking coffee and just chatting about photography. You are such a wealth of knowledge.
So good to see you up and about again. Take care and be patient, you'll be hiking again soon!
So good to have you back, looking rested and well, Nigel.
Lovely to see you back. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to full health. I always enjoy your videos and learn something new each time so thank you.
So nice to see you back making videos! I hope you continue to heal quickly, and are able to return to what you love.
Great video, great tips
Great to have you back Nigel. Wish you a speedy recovery.
So sorry you had to go through the surgeries, the worst is over now! Happy that you are on the mend. Thank you for sharing your work and experience with us.
Great to have you back Nigel and do hope for a full recovery. Excellent video showing what works and what doesn't. A video covering editing as you suggest would go down well. Take care.
Great to see you back and well making a good recovery Nigel take care and keep well
So WONDERFUL to have you back Nigel. It's like seeing an old friend after a long absence. Congratulations on a very successful landscape photography contest! I'm glad my entries contributed to such an amazing and important cause. The winning images were fantastic...very inspirational as others have pointed out. To be honest it was refreshing to have a contest that was more about photography skills and not about who can push Photoshop editing to the extreme. As usual this video goes right into my playlist to be revisited often with all the great Danson tips. Keep taking it easy and wishing you a complete recovery.
Thanks William - appreciate that.
Just shows you can’t keep a good man down. Great to have you back, and very informative video! Keep healing ❤️🩹
Glad you're back. Sundays were not complete without your videos
So Glad you/re back. Wish you the best recovery. Thank you.
It's so good to see you back! Take your time for healing.
I could sit and watch critique videos all day. So many great points! Thank you!
Great to see you back making videos Nigel. Enjoyed this video very much over my Sunday morning coffee. All the best.
Absolutely marvelous to see you getting back and painless again! Welcome back! ❤️
Welcome back Nigel. So great to see you again. I have been following you for a number of years and have learned so much. Also signed up for your master classes, you are no doubt the best educator out there in You Tube land. Also love that you run this contest, however could I make a suggestion; man6 of the winners are professional full time photographers. There is really no way I can compete, I don’t have access to epic locations, have a full time job……. You get the idea. How about an Amateur section to the contest, where entries don’t make an income from photography. I really value competitions like this to help improve my craft, it would be fun to compete with other amateurs out there.
Hi Philip. I thought about that but it is so difficult to run and adding more measures like this adds to the complexity.
Hi Philip,
may I also answer that it is not the gorgeous places you have to visit. Sometimes it is just observing and taking the chance on things near you. Although I was shortlisted, commended and now shown in the criticque session, I'm still pure amateur and taking pictures in leisure time because my real fulltime job for financing this hobby must have my full attention. Mostly I'm photographing near my home place in bavaria. Of course it is sometimes more easy to find motivation and scenes during vacation. But the best and for sure hardest training for this is to look around your home and take pictures other will not do.
My advice to you is: Just do it and you will improve and also get noticed.
All the best,
Oskar (aka uwafot on the web)
It's great to listen to you again. I hope you'll get better soon and for good. It's a pleasure to watch your movies. Thank you.
Great that your back. Sunday mornings are gr8 again. Hope your recovery goes well
Nigel, very helpful video, thanks to the competition entrants for allowing the critiques. I think Amilie's lupin photo looks more like Tekapo in New Zealand, rather than Iceland.
Haha that was exactly what I thought the moment i saw it!
Hope you are back to good health soon mate. Living with pain is the worst. Your channel has inspired me so much over the years. Thank you. Good luck 👍❤️
I can relate to your back issues as my wife had major back surgery back in 2000 and now needs to have two fusions and she doesn't want to go through it again. But I keep telling her she can't keep living with the pain as it is only going to get worse. Hope yours works out and well keep you in our "back prayers".
Get well, dont worry about us we will be here for you whenever you get back into full swing.
So pleased to see you again and wishing you a steady recovery.
Great to see you back on your feet. It will provide me with some inspiration as I recover from by-pass surgery.
Great video, and an excellent philosophy for beginners and a great refresher for seasoned people alike. At the 25:00 mark with your beach landscape composition, I can see 3 things to consider for the grass: 1) Saturation is too strong, 2) Contrast is too strong, & 3) Exposure is too strong. Placing the ground in its own layer in a DCC & making those 3 adjustments + adding a diffuse glow can make a less distracting, fluffier grass & the viewer is free to prioritize the dramatic sky for a golden combination. The cloud in the central right corner is also a bit too bright imo as well.
When post editing nature scenes, I learned that color isolation/desaturation and assigning luminosity are some of the most important things we can do to dramatically improve our results. Love all of your content & look forward to seeing more.
Welcome back Nigel, take it steady and don't rush things.
So glad to see you back and hopefully recovering fully now. Bestest
HE LIVES !!! good to see you up and about... hope it's really long-lasting progress...
oh Nigel. Very sorry to hear about your surgeries. Glad things are going well and you are on the mend. Please, I know its hard to not want to come back full steam -but let your body rest. Great job on this video. I love listening to critiques. I learn so much!!!
Thank you, I will
Have to agree with many of the points you've raised in your critiques. A couple of things I notice very often now especially in landscape photographs are overemphasised and exaggerated often mundane foreground elements, sure you need balance in a photo but why give two thirds of an image over to the foreground when in fact it's often the wider scene or distant elements which are the main points of interest and they can become almost insignificant because the wide angle lens has made them small and appear even more distant, certainly aspects to consider when framing and composing images. Another thing I see very often is complete overall image sharpness front to back often due to focus stacking, this can look false as it's not how our eyes work, it's an important feature to be able to use focussing to help lead the viewers eyes to the important elements of our photographs, the subject and dominant features should often appear sharper otherwise there is a danger our eyes just wander looking for the focal point. Just thought I'd share the above couple of points, cheers.
Thank you for all your hard work in difficult circumstances. Hopefully a quick recovery.
I am happy to know that you have solved your health problems and can take back control of your life. I wish you all the best. Thanks again for the passion and the advice you put in your videos.
Get well soon and thank you for all your videos which teach and inspire me so much.
Great to see and hear you again.
.hope Pebbles looked after you 🐾
Welcome back Nigel!! It hasn't been the same without you. Been filling the void with your Masterclass 1 which I have thoroughly enjoyed watching.
Another very useful video and great to see some of the amazing images from this years competition. Look forward to seeing more of them.
thanks also for the help finding a laptop stand for lying down which is also a life saver having a few minor back issues myself.
Thanks so much
Glad to see you're back! Wishing you a speedy recovery. These aretop tips - thanks! 👍
Glad to see you back, hope you're feeling better.
Dear Nigel, it's a honor for me having a commended picture in the WLP 2022 and on top that two of my images found its attention in the critique session although not finally shortlisted.
Many thanks Nigel for the review and your honest thoughts on that. I can follow all your arguments because honestly I felt somehow the final non-perfection which I couldn't yet identify in those pictures although they are still one of my personal favorites. I really appreciate your comments and agree to the hints you give. Avoiding distraction on the right corner of the "Splash Sunset", pic #2 and also concentrating on left portion in "hailstorm coast" pic #1. I decided on location not to move the camera more left because light was far too bright, outburning and harsh. Cropping is the better way here.
Oskar (aka uwafot on the web)
Welcome back Nigel, pleased to hear you are going in the right direction now with you back, fingers crossed for you it keeps going that way and you can get out for some Woodland photography in the next few weeks. Stunning photos from this year's World Landscape Photographer of the Year. Well done to all the winners.
oh my goodness. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Sending love from the USA and the music city Nashville.
Great to see you back! Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Welcome back, Mr. Danson. Have a speedy and complete recovery.
Wonderful to see and listen to you again. Stay healthy🙂
Nice to have you back ! Just take care of yourself ! All the best !!
Great to have you back and healing. Excellent analysis on the submitted images, especially for those that nearly but not quite have everything to capture our attention. Keep up the fine work!
Nigel, So good to see you back! Can not wait to see you back out in the field snapping away…. But, most important to get healed up first !!! Great tips as always and looking forward to your future content. Stay safe and get well soon! And as always, keep snapping once yo get back int he saddle so to speak!
Thanks 👍
Glad you're on the mend and it's great to see you back doing new videos.
Thanks for the transparency. Wishing you a speedy recovery
So good to see you posting a video again and wonderful to hear you’re on the mend. Great video! Thank you!
My Sunday mornings are now complete coffee and Nigel 👍🏻.
Welcome back, Nigel! Hope you feeling better and moving about soon.
So glad to hear that your doing better.
Glad to have you back. A suggestion. Sometimes we don't have the time to choose time of day or atmosphere, and won't be back to this location again. Could you suggest/show some tips under these difficult situations?
I usually don't click on videos where parts of the title is upper caps as they often don't deliver on that part ;-) but I am glad I did: good analysis with great tips. Echos a lot of what I look for in photos
Best Birthday present is being able to sit down this morning and see that you are back! Hope you keep on recovering and get back out in the field soon.
Thanks and happy birthday!
Congrats for your recovery 🎉
Love your videos it help me a lot to improve, now its time to focus in your health we can wait for the next.
Take care
It is fantastic to see you and watch your video again!
Great to see you again. Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you for your contributions - I appreciate every second of your videos.
Hi Nigel I hope you are keeping a lot better and your back is now mended. Miss seeing you and Pebbles out in the woods. Paul and Moira
wow. i knew you were talking about the surgeries coming up. been out of it myself as of late. started back in may with covid then my mother turned sick and died mid june. really hope youre doing better and continue to heal. please do what they say and be careful going forward my friend!
Great points. Thank you. Glad you are feeling better and it's going in the right direction.
Great critiques. Good to have you back - even for limited duty.
Wonderful to see you back, I was missing my Sunday fix!
So glad your back on your feet! As a photographer newbie you’re my go to guy!
Great to see you again! Glad you are able to sit a spell again. Before you know it you'll be back in action.
Great to see you making content again. All the best for a speedy recovery 👍
Great to see you back again Nigel
Great to see you back at it again; I hope you’re able to have a fast recovery!! Cheers for the great tip!!
Good to see you vertical. I'm sure Pebbles 🐶 is anxious to take you for a walk in the woods. 👍🥂
Great to see you back Nigel, and you are looking really good considering what you have been through, here is hoping it is all behind you now😁. I really enjoyed this video and picked up a lot of useful tips from it, now I will be putting them to good use right away and see how it helps me improve my photos. Stay on the mend and hopefully it won’t be long till your out and about again, take care 😁👍
Thanks! Glad you're doing better.
So glad you are back on line and hope you continue on your healing path. I so appreciate your videos! Thank you 🙏
Day by day. Nigel, you are a trooper and I so much appreciate your knowledge and inspiration. I would like to think that your videos are medicine not only for your back but your mind and spirit. They lift me up. Thanks
It is so good to see you back, such a traumatic time for you. Do take it steady, don’t rush things.
Good to see you upright and getting better.
Great video and congratulations to the winners, finalists and all featured images. They are all great!
Very good to see you again Nigel.
Hi Nigel, over the past couple of weeks i stumbled across your youtube channel and i am really enjoying working my way though your videos. you really have inspired me to get my camera out the bag and get out there. I am a beginner to DSLR photography, my stepdad gave me his old Pentax K-x to start off with which i am enjoying using. I really love your vlogs, your knowledge and expertise of photography. The images you produce and places you visit are incredible. I hope you are recovered and back up on your feet like normal, wish you all the health and happiness for 2023 and beyond and i look forward to more videos. Thanks again Nigel.
Really phenomenal winning image, not to mention the others. Very nice. I quite like asymmetrical balance where there's no predominant /center/ element. Having the visual fulcrum off-center -- often with a smaller but visually heavier element on one side balancing larger but lighter element(s) on the other -- adds to the dynamic value of the image. IMO when things are too centered, the image gets very stable and static. While that can work in some instances, I personally find it's not my favorite approach for landscapes. Once again, beautiful shots and great advice. Glad to see your healing.
So glad to see you back Nigel and on the mend
Glad to see you back,Nigel.
Great tips Nigel... great to see you on the mend. Can't wait to see you out and about again.
Having gone through several back and neck surgeries over the years I can empathize with the pain and suffering you've experienced. I'm truly sorry you've had to go through so much but I'm happy you are recovering so well. Hang in there!
Thanks Nigel, great insight in the thought process of a judge, really enjoyed it.
Fantastic to finally see you on the mend Nigel, sounds like you've had a very challenging time, thankfully you can't keep a good man down! Will be back later to watch this fab film, thank you!
Magic Nigel, great to see you the right way up, take it easy.
Great to see you getting back to full strength Nigel. I can only imagine how frustrating and difficult the last few months have been. Thanks for these wonderful insights into what makes a good photograph. I have to admit I would have missed most of these 'flaws'. Congratulations to all who entered the competition and to the winners. I'm off to check out the website...
Great seeing you back with one of your best videos ever!
Great to see you you back on the tube and also great that you on recovery road!