Nikon D850 | The PERFECT Sunrise | Landscape Photography
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2020
- I took the Nikon D850 to Beachmere in Queensland, Australia for a sunrise shoot. My efforts for getting up early paid off with one of the most stunning sunrises I've ever seen. The D850 performed so well. Always amazed at the image detail, low light focusing, dynamic range and colour it can capture. I can highly recommend the Nikon D850 as a landscape photography camera.
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After the filming of this video, and as of Saturday the 16th of May, the Covid19 restrictions have been eased even more in my state in Australia. I can now travel up to 150kms from my home for recreational day trips which opens up a lot more scope for video content on my channel. Thank goodness I didn’t have to revert to, “How to make pancakes in the shape of cameras” videos 😂
Pancakes! 🤣 Can’t wait to see your further afield adventures. ⭐️
More adventures to come most definitely 👍
Love the camera and the final result! What lenses did you had on for this one? And what filters and filter holder do you use ? Cheers
@@LesChroniquesDeGeorge Hi George, the lens is the Nikon 16-35mm F4 VR lens. I used a Lee Filter holder with a Lee Filter 0.6 ND Soft Grad.
My wife has been feeling very down with the lock-down in the UK. She has been upset about all of the negative press and comments by the media and despaired that there was nothing positive anywhere. I showed her your video, and it brought her to tears. She just wants to think you for being so positive and also for bringing such beauty into her life. For me I just purchased a new D850 and it is a joy to see the results that can be obtained. Thank you for sharing and mentoring.
Thank you so much for watching. Just reading your comment bought me to tears. I think that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about one of my videos. I always try to stay positive in a bad time and try to convey that on my channel. Tell your wife I'm glad she enjoyed the video, I tend to stay clear of reading or watching news nowadays, just concentrate on the beauty in life like nature, flowers, birds, sunrises, sunsets. Enjoy your D850 it is a remarkable camera and I'm sure it'll bring you a lot of great shots. Cheers and take care 👍🙏📸
I really like the way you used your knowledge of the location to plan and get a fantastic shot. Inspirational.
Many thanks for watching Wayne 🙏
What a beautiful sunrise Adrian. Such a lovely spot. Thanks
Many thanks for watching Alex. It's really rewarding when you get out of bed and get a result. This morning was exceptional, a real pleasure to photograph. Cheers. 👍🙏
That was amazing footage you got it just right Adrian 100%. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers, thank you very much for watching. Got lucky that morning, the sky was just magic to watch 👍🙏📸
Beauty man! What a sunrise for sure. Love the photo and video. Really enjoyable and I'm thankful you got out of bed to show us this one 😄
Thanks for watching Scott. Glad you enjoyed the video. It was really beautiful to witness 👍🙏📸
Fantastic in every way.
Thank you so much Phil, really appreciated 👍🙏📸
stunning location & a great return to some normality! Definately better than pancake videos! Thanks for sharing! Have a good weekend!
Catchavista Aerial thanks for watching, haha 😂 yes thank goodness no pancake videos. Enjoy your weekend 👍🙏
Wow! This is just incredible. Awesome video and the shot you got was pure magic.
Thanks heaps for watching. Many more adventures to come 👍🙏📸
Wow! What a sunrise! Right place, right time, right lens, right camera, right composition, right settings. Great result. Nice to have a camera person with you! So jealous.
Thanks Jay. Was such an amazing morning. Everything fell into place. Stay safe and have an awesome week.
Nice sunrise video. Spectacular colours.
Thank you very much for watching 👍🙏
What a stunning video Adrian, certainly well worth the early start. And that final image is spectacular. I loved the mood and anticipation of this one .. well done mate.
Thanks so much Richard - I really appreciate you watching. I'm so much happier to be out amongst it again. Probably tell from the video. Lots more locations to explore with the camera now (within 150 kms of course). Loved your latest video mate. You explained everything so clearly, definitely going to give those star trails a go. Cheers and thanks again :)
@@adrianalfordphotography Good on you Adrian. I think us Aussies should be inspiring each other to get out and shoot these awesome subjects.
Absolutely spectacular & serene!
Thanks so much Peter. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🙏
Magic!
Thank you so much for watching 🙏
Great video and awesome shot Adrian. Bravo!
Thank you so much Paul. I enjoyed putting this video together, was heaps of fun. Enjoy your weekend mate, cheers 👍🙏
Stunning!
Thank you very much for watching Kathleen. I really appreciate your support 🙏
Wot a stunning photo mate 📷 📸📸📸
Cheers Andy thank you for watching 👍🙏
Oh my goodness, what a location and what a sunrise! Absolutely beautiful capture.
Thanks for watching Courtney. It really is a great spot for photography, just lucky I live pretty close. Cheers and take care 👍🙏📸
This is the amazing photography
Thank you for watching 🙏
Always because I have same camera n I want to move soon Brisbane to more landscapes photography
What a wonderful welcome back that was by nature. Stunning light, which makes the early morning so worth it. I loved the composition you captured mate, beautiful use of reflection of the silhouette of the trees as well as the burst of sun rays as the sun rose up over the clouds. Great capture, thanks for sharing! 👍
Cheers Andrew, thanks so much for watching mate, really appreciated 👍🙏
Amazing! Thanks for the tips and for sharing.
Thanks for watching Matt 🙏
The photo you got out of this was simply amazing. That dude is going on the wall I'm going to bet. Great job.
Thanks so much for watching. It was such an amazing sunrise, yes definitely one for print. Have a great day and thanks again 👍🙏
absolutely stunning. I will add Beachmere on my visit list.
thank you Adrian 😊
My pleasure 😊 it's a peaceful spot.
would Beachmere suitable to take milky way photos?
@@ambrosechiu2338 you can. However you do a get a substantial glow from the port of Brisbane in your images. You can do 2 exposures one for the milky way and one for the bottom of frame and blend 2 together in Photoshop.
thanks Adrian. 😅 I got photoshop but don't know how to use it. watched few videos but still can't get it right. I use LR Classic CC for photo editing.
G-Day Adrain, yep I have been there as well several times and have a reasonable good image as its nice to be in a reasonable driving range to work an area coming back to the same spot and get the light and tide just where you want it.
Kind regards / Trevor
Thanks for watching Trevor. Yes, nice location. Cheers 📸🙏
OMG, Adrian! Expertly captured on video and still. Mother nature sure gave you a welcome back on your first sunrise, just as she did for my first sunset. That sunrise was enough to turn me into a morning person 😀. Great video m8. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Andrew, thanks so much for watching mate. How crazy was that sky! I got my still shot and then was scrambling to film everything for the video haha! The only thing I didn't get was the drone flying. Oh well. Was pretty happy with the way things turned out. Have an awesome weekend of freedom 👍🙏📸
Don't you just love that “rush” to get things done Adrian. So much to do to be able to share, and so little time to do it. Oh for a film crew😁
What a beautiful sunrise and photo, great way to start the day 🌅
Thank you so much for watching Russ. I think I'd rate that sunrise as one of the best I've seen. The dynamic colors along with beams of light really was something else to witness. Take care and thank you again 👍🙏
Adrian. Thanks mate, what an inspiration.Can not wait until the end of C-19 ,to use my 850.
Thanks for watching Curtis 🙏
Just wow! What a stunning story of your sunrise. That was magical. The close ups, the final shot and your sheer delight in being out there was a pleasure to watch. Beautiful.
slimbirdy thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the video - it was such a fantastic morning, had fun 👍🙏
enjoyed your video it was like I was there
Thanks for watching 🙏
Breathtaking! What a great location and time of day. Thank you 🌿
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it 👍🙏
Hi Adrian, my son, Rob Lewis, lives in Vancouver Canada and he recommended I watch your video. It was just awesome and I appreciate you sharing your incredible talent. Your photos are super beautiful. ...
Thank you so much Pete, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. Rob certainly has a gift for photography, I really enjoy seeing his photography on his CZcams channel. Take care and thanks again for stopping by 👍🙏📸
Another stunning photo and location Adrian. Thank you for sharing it with us my friend it’s been a difficult year let’s hope and pray better things are in stored for all in the future. 🙏🏼🌅
B Valdes thank you very much for watching. Really appreciate your kind comment and support. Yes, here’s hoping for a brighter future 👍🙏
What a treat of a sunrise! Spectacular image, Adrian! Really enjoyed the video.
Thank you very much Jarrid. Grabbed breakfast from a cafe and headed back to the beach afterwards. All round it was a fantastic morning. Cheers 👍🙏📸
Just Beautiful Adrian, and calming . I would say a perfect start to a day , thanks for sharing your morning with us 😊x
Thank you very much for watching. It was an amazing morning. Really happy to be back out amongst nature. 👍🙏
Great commitment and patience. Well thought out and worked image. Thanks again for making another enjoyable video.
Bestpix photography really appreciate you watching and your kind comment. Thank you very much 👍🙏
This is a magnificent video and has reminded me why I love landscape photography. Along with everyone else, I have become "lockdown fatigued" but this has helped me by reminding me that I need to get out there and just take pictures! Thank you!
Thanks for watching Guy. Always light at the end of the tunnel mate, cheers 👍🙏📸
What a stunning location Adrian, and that sunrise was absolutely magical🤗 I lost my self in your wonderful video of undulating tranquility and peacefulness. Thanks for sharing this mate👍 Cheers, Cliff
Hi Cliff, thank you very much mate for watching. I think you'd love this location with your style of photography and to top it off it is a very peaceful, relaxing spot. As I mentioned Kristy and I had breakfast on the beach afterwards and it really topped off a great morning. Stay safe and healthy mate, cheers. 👍🙏📸
What a morning! Wish I was there with ya shooting that one! Great shot Adrian and awesome vid as usual!
Thanks so much Paul. Yes it was amazing to watch that sun come up. All these beams and colors, just crazy beautiful. Enjoy your weekend 👍🙏
Absolutely gorgeous Adrian! I'm super happy you were finally able to get out and start enjoying those sunrises. I have to admit I'm never a fan of getting up early to get those shots but when you do and you get those "God rays", it just makes it all worthwhile. Good on you and thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your kind support as always Rob, means a lot that you enjoyed the video. The funniest thing is, on this morning I had a nightmare the night before that I had missed my alarm and that it was a stunning sunrise. Then my alarm went off on my phone and I woke up for real haha! So I guess it was an omen to get up and grab the camera and get going. Just glad it turned out well in the end. Take care Rob, look forward to your next video 👍🙏📸
What a location, what a sunrise, what a video! Well done Adrian. 👍 I can totally understand your emotions, myself also miss it so much. I got a bit let down by this Covid-19 but your video gave back the inspiration I lost in the last couple of weeks. Thanks for posting this video, you did a great job! 👏
Thank you so much Marcell for watching. I'm so glad the video helped you in some way. Yes, get back out there with your camera when you can. It does your soul the world of good. Really appreciate your kind comment and it inspires me to keep making videos for all to enjoy. Take care 👍🙏📸
Thumbs up ere' Adrian, as the titles says - The Perfect Sunrise! Lovely location to capture, great video clips capturing the moment! Enjoyed that, plenty of info on the setup. The perfect shot! Many thanks for sharing your work and stay safe :)
Hey Shaun, thanks mate. Really appreciate you watching. It was such a great moment to experience that sunrise. Really peaceful and not a breath of wind either, hence the nice reflection in the water. Take care mate and enjoy the week ahead. 👍🙏📸
Wonderful image Adrian and such a tranquil video, a pleasure to watch. I was out last night trying to get footage of badgers for an upcoming video but alas it was too dark by the time they came out. Like you I was struck by how wonderful it was to be there and be a small part of there lives on a wonderful evening. Like you say being way from it really does make you appreciate what you have missed all the more. Looking forward to your next one mate!👍
Scott Tilley Landscape Photography thanks Scott for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Shame about the badgers footage, guess there’s always another night. The thing about this sunrise was it was so silent, not a breath of wind. Beautiful to watch. Thanks again mate 👍🙏
Great Job Adrian
Thank you for watching 🙏
@@adrianalfordphotography hey, I like great quality stuff... I am thinking on the 850
Spectacular job, getting up early for shots is something many find hard to do! I’ve made a drone video or two with sunrises, and they are one of the most beautiful events on Earth. Great video thank you 👍👍
Thank you so much for watching. Getting up early this morning was so worth it. Have an awesome weekend. 👍🙏
Nice one Adrian 👌 thats a great drone shot too. Got to be happy with those results 👌. Btw congrats on reaching 1k subscribers, that’s an absolute amazing achievement and we hope to get there someday too. 🤙
Thank you very much for watching. Was so lucky this morning. Sky did everything right and tide was out. I'm sure you'll get to 1k no problems with the quality of your videos. Just have to keep on keeping on. Have an awesome week. 👍🙏📸
Hi Adrian, what a gorgeous light - yes, these are these moments, where we get so much back :) Your final image at ~07:00 ist just amazing. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Thanks heaps Christian. Just love a good sunrise. I was so happy to watch this all unfold in front of me. I must visit you in Austria one day. I would love to see that amazing landscape. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have an awesome week.👍🙏📸
@@adrianalfordphotography You are always welcome to come here, Adrian! Just tell me a couple of weeks before you're going to come, I'll organize us a fantastic photo tour here in Austria ;)
Christian Irmler - Landscape Photography Vlog thank you so much Christian 🙏
I love you Sir
Thank you for watching 🙏
Hey Adrian great video as usual . Question on that location .. is it down through the off leash dog park at the southern end of the beach ? Beachmere has been on my Sunrise list for awhile but never found that location with the trees 🤷🏼♂️ Thanks again keep ‘me coming !
Cheers Paul, thanks for watching mate. Yep, that's the spot, southern end in the dog off leash beach area. If you go on low tide you can just walk down along the beach or just take the trail off the end of the public park. Just a tip, wear reef shoes or something like that, it can get a bit boggy around that spot near the trees 👍
What ND filter did you use ? Great work love your locations and videos.
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind comment. I had a Lee Filter 0.6 Soft Grad on the front of lens 👍🙏
Hi there.. 1st of all.. Stunning photos.. my question.. do you play with the whitebalance? What setting do you use for the whitebalance.?
I don't really worry about white balance much and leave it in auto because the D850 does such a good job in it's selection. But even if it's off a bit I can very easily fix it in post with a click or two. Thanks for watching. 🙏
@@adrianalfordphotography okok perfect. Thank you very much for the reply.
Hi Adrian. gorgeous shot. I went from my D810 to a Z6 and have considered the Z7 because I am mainly loving Landscape shooting these days. I have yet to see images like the ones I seen in my D810 out of the Z6 Nice but definitely different. I think Im going to get the D850 instead of the Z7 there just something special about what those D Cameras produce . One question I have is are you able to see the change of the scene when adjusting any of the shutter , aperture or iso in the LCD panel I know it won't in the view finder but to me that's not big deal. Thanks Dave
Hi Dave thanks for watching. The D850 is an amazing camera (heavy but amazing). Yes you can see the changes on the LCD screen if you drop or raise shutter or aperture. You can even bring up a histogram and exposure level on the right hand side of screen too which helps. You can see me doing it on this video I did recently czcams.com/video/aS18YqoHhvY/video.html I finally found a type of formula for whether you buy the Z7 or D850. If you're hiking up mountains continually, travelling long distances by foot or in general, then go the Z7, purely for the weight factor and better video autofocus (though I'd wait and get the Z7II coming out - announcement this week). If you're doing stuff in studio, traveling by car to locations and only walking short distances and maybe you want to photograph birds and wildlife too, then go the D850.
@@adrianalfordphotography Thank you so much. I do a lot of hiking but alsoI am a sucker for punishment if the image quality is better . Definitely holding out for the announcement before completely deciding.
Thanks again
How did you know the sun would rise in that precise location?
Couple of ways. I've lived here all my life so know where the sun comes up certain times of the year. Also there is an app for your phone called PhotoPills. It shows you the precise spot the sun will come up and set. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@adrianalfordphotography Thanks. Your photos are awesome. I am new to the area I live in now. However I do know my compass directions. That's just general though. I will try the app you mentioned. Thanks again.
where did you focus on for this situation ? Do you use the hyperfocal distance to focus at. Ive just (for the first time) witnessed a sunrise and taken shots - stunning, but a bit of noise (used Aperture priority on my NIKON D850 and hyperfocal distance using the NIKON 14-24mm lens. Any thoughts? I agree with you - sunrises are magical... (remote Scottish photographer)
Hi Frank - I will have to make a video on this one day as I get asked this question a lot. Great set up with the D850 and 14-24mm. This is what I do. Tripod > Manual Mode > ISO 64 (keeps noise down) > F11 > Timer shutter release to take photo after 2 or 5 seconds (stops camera shake) > go into live view mode on the back of the D850 > tap at the bottom of the screen about a third of the way up from the bottom on closest object, rock, log, pattern should come up with a green box > adjust your shutter speed until your exposure indicator is in the middle zero mark > hit your shutter button. There are so many ways you can do it. This is just one. As I said I will have to make a video on it to explain better.
@@adrianalfordphotography my method is almost identical to this but I use AP. I also use hyperfocal distance for focus point using LV and the small focus square. Then histigram check/adjustment. 2 sec delay on. Oh and ISO 100 (tripod). But as I'm setting up just before sun up it's still on the dark side so back button focus first then 100% manual enlarge for manual focus in LV before shot....
@@adrianalfordphotography just re read your comment ....I always use Manual mode but after watching a guy (Dave Morrow) on CZcams I started to use AP using 14-24 and hyperlocal distance technique for focusing which works really well for me in day light. Apart from this I cary out same method as you describe; but.... I see where you are going and I will give it a try next time out. Manual setting as you describe..... (“adjust shutter speed - exposure meter at zero”) ....
Thanks Frank, the reason for manual you can adjust your shutter to match the conditions eg. bright sky sunrise (expose for sky and adjust foreground in post or exposure bracket and join images in post) In AP you are dictated by what the camera tells you it thinks is the right shutter speed by taking an all over meter reading from the frame. Sometimes you end up with blown out highlights that way. Cheers.
@@adrianalfordphotography snow this morning so out. Used manual etc and thanks. It's obvious now. Worked a treat
Hello Adrian. I am writing to you from Spain. I love your videos, they are very helpful and motivating. I have started to see them from the oldest. I am writing this message to ask you about the white caps of the objective lens with the filter holder ring. I mean, for example, the one you wear on the camera in this video czcams.com/video/hXTyAF1Kj9I/video.html from minute 2.
Thanks in advance and keep it up.
Greetings Valentine.
Hello the white caps are Lee Filters covers that go over the filter rings.www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/491475-REG/LEE_Filters_LENSCAP_White_Adapter_Ring_Caps.html