Wild Camp in Eryri on the Nantlle Ridge
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- In this landscape photography video I take you with me on a wild camp in Snowdonia, on the Nantlle Ridge. Setting out from Rhyd Ddu in some reasonably promising conditions for landscape photography we spend the night at the summit of Y Garn, Nantlle. The photography at sunset and sunrise turns out to be very enjoyable.
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Slow & steady is the way to go! Thanks for taking us along.
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Your videos whilst less frequent than they once were, are among my most eagerly anticipated ones. The shot of the castle....the ability to deconstruct the image and use such a photographic device such as the foreground rocks, really means you know how to construct great images. I hope one day to have that ability.
Thanks so much, Brian. I hope my ramblings were of some small assistance to others 😊👍
You may not post very often, but when you do it's always worth while. Some cracking images and not even a book or a course to sell. 😇🤣🤣
Cheers Joe. No I have nothing to flog! It's all for the fun of sharing the trip 😊👍
Been a while Dave but as always worth waiting for.
Apart from the video & photography, what I like is that despite the smallness of the UK coupled with the relatively large population, you still show us there are many places to find solitude. Thank you.
Cheers Dave. yes there's always a quiet corner to be found. And it's usually not too hard 😊👍
Once again I’ve enjoyed coming on this adventure with you !! You bagged some gorgeous shots too pal
Cheers mate 😊👍
What great conditions both for Photography and of course for an overnight stay, the tent looks brilliant, the views over Anglesey looked amazing, enjoyed this one.
Cheers, so glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
Yet again Dave, more excellent shots. The sunrise from Y Garn,.... Supperb! A beutyful part of the world for photography. Diolch yn Fawr!
Regards
Mike Jones.
Thanks a lot Michael 😊👍
Been waiting for this type of video for quite some time. Absolutely love it when you’re out on location with a tent strapped to your back. I spent a very similar night up there about the same time last year, and there is some great photography to be had around there 👍
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Ta for the walk and pictures, a pleasure to 'accompany' you. I particularly liked the first shot from Y Garn.
Manh thanks for tuning in Andrew. Really glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
The lucky man of mountain. Beautiful images, like always do.
Cheers Manuel 😊👍
Beautiful country and beautiful photos 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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Spectacular images David. Thanks for taking us on the journey.
My pleasure, Michael 😊👍
Nice to see you back. Really liked the light in the 2nd pano. That first sunrise image - wow! Beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for tuning in, Susan 😊👍
Wonderful video, Dave! I always enjoy your mountain adventures and the resulting beautiful photos. Your Snowdonia mountains remind me a bit of the mountains back in the eastern part of the US. Looking forward to the next time!
Thanks so much Kathleen, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
My goodness me, that last image is a belter. How your images change when your up in the mountains - they reflect the obvious calm, peace you get from being there in your element. I had to laugh at the panorama, my total lack of comprehension when I think you said it was a multiu image blended panorama ???!!! it was fab of course but I hadnt a clue how you achieved it lol.
Cheers. The 'multi-image' was 2 or 3 exposures at each camera position to allow for balancing the high dynamic range in post. Being careful to ensure that each resulting blend would be close enough to the others in overall exposure values to stitch together properly horizontally without light and dark vertical bands appearing in the final pano 😊👍
Lovely relaxing video Dave, we're so lucky living in such a wonderful area. Love the Nantlle but I've never camped on it, something I must address.
It's one of my favourite camping spots, but I wish there was some water up there! 😊👍
Lovely images from the morning, can’t believe you lugged Stella up with you.
Yeah. Well. It saved me having to filter a load more stream water! 😁👍
Great video. I love your photos and how you talk about composing them. I also love you mountain camping.
Thanks so much for tuning in, David. And many thanks for taking the time to leave such generous feedback. So glad you enjoyed it. 😊👍
I liked that castle shot. Including the stones in the shot worked.... I always say that hiking isn't a race and I also take as many breaks as this old body needs, like you I get there. Great view from up high and that first pano worked well. All good photos David.
Cheers Mark. Yeah I need to allow more and more time to reach my destinations these days, but it allows more time along the way to enjoy the journeys 😊👍
A beautiful collection from a super location, David. Thanks for taking us along, it’ll be interesting to see how weatherproof the new tent is for the money.
Cheers Brian, I was quite surpised how well made it is, so as long as it doesn't leak like a sieve I'll be happy. And if it craps out in a couple of years I'd probably just replace it like for like at that price. 😊👍
Some cracking shots Dave, you also get extra points for taking a chair with you while hiking up a mountain 😆 Enjoyed watching 👍
Cheers Chris. I never go overnight without some comfy seating! 😊👍
Really enjoyed this one. For once I recognised where you were as I went swimming in Llyn y Dywarchen several times during a really hot week last summer. Not that I'll ever get up the ridge like you mind, but it's nice to see what it looks like from up there. I'm not surprised you go up slowly given the amount of gear you take, you're packed to the hilt. My old legs creak at a camera pack and a couple of lenses these days so mountain ridges are a thing of the past. Still, your efforts reaped good rewards although I have to agree with others on the Kilchurn shot; crop out the stones and you've got a much better image in my opinion. Cracking Video Mr. G.
Lovely to see you back in your natural habitat David, really enjoyed the last 25 minutes, thank you for your continued hard work and beautiful images.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave such generous feedback, Patrick 😊👍
Lovely images! Well worth the wait
Many thanks, Jerry! 😊👍
Really good to see you out in the Welsh mountains and another fantastic location. I will have to try it up there one day. Great job as always 👍📸
Make the effort mate, it's well worth the hard slog and it's an easy day trip from van parking spots as you know 😊👍
What a beautiful spot. The photography was excellent, especially the evening shot of the ridge and stone wall. 👍
Many thanks for watching, George, so glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
Fantastic images and really well done video. Made it seem like we were there on your mini adventure.
Thanks so much for watching, really glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
Great to see you back out in the wonderful Snowdonia Mountains Mate. Hope the tent held up well for you, 🤞.
Stunning Photography as always Mate and thanks for sharing your adventure. Take care, 👍 📸
Cheers mate. Hope you and yours are well 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery All good thanks Mate, hope the same for you.
Hopefully I'll try and get over to Snowdonia this Summer but may have to ride my bike as I won't be able to park anywhere!!! Crazy. 👍📸
Great vlog David, so good to see a new video, thanks for taking time to share it. Diolch yn fawr
as always great video lovely images apart from that I enjoy just getting out with you in the Welsh mountains thank you Burt
Glad you enjoyed it, Burt 😊👍
Terrific video. One of your best yet.
Wow, thanks, Adrian! 😊👍
Hi Dave. As always a very enjoyable vlog, you are one of a just a few vloggers I follow these days, including the pubcast guys plus a few others. Regards frequency of vlogging, I prefer quality over quantity any time. It was great to see you on the Nantlle Ridge as it brought back memories. I walked up there with a friend quite a few years ago, what a slog! It was deserted, the rocks were slippery and it was shrouded in mist. I remember looking back and seeing Faces Rock appearing out of the mist, it was quite a shock as I didn't know it existed. We reached the first ridge (which you captured so well) and it looked too daunting to tackle so we chickened out. I have been over Crib Goch a couple of times, but the isolation of the Nantlle was something else; it felt much more unforgiving. Very best wishes - Robin
Yes the ridge scramble over Mynydd Drws y Coed is almost as exhilarating as Crib Goch, but not quite such an arete. 😊👍
Some lovely images.
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Cracking shots and interesting video David great watch, cheers.
Many thanks, Alex 😊👍
Superb images David, it,s getting increasingly difficult to find solitude in our crowded island, but it can be done, choose a path less travelled.
Absolutely, Steve 😊👍
Loved the vlog Dave. Thnx. “Slow at sixty”, whait til you are sixtyseven. Lol. The Glenncoe image is great! I was hoping to see more images, also from sky, as i am planning to go in september.
I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. We're planning a Pubcast trip to Skye next year. 😊👍
Some lovely images Dave
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As usual David you captured some fantastic images there!. Love the Nantlle ridge, Snowdon and the Moelwyns shots in particular. Last Friday I did Moel Hebog, Moel yr Ogof, Moel Lefn loop. It was my first time so I only shot with iphone, as a kind of reccie to go back with my XT-1 on a day with great light. Also, liked yr Glencoe shot very much. Kind regards, Phil
Yes the 'Hebog' loop is a really good one. I might well feature it myself before too long. Haven't filmed that one yet 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery Yes it's definitely a repeater. I look forward to your video of it. No doubt you'll get the usual amazing shots! All the best, Phil
Hey David, it's great to see you on a top of a mountain enjoying Nature, shooting photograph at sunset and sunrise.
No matter how long you take to reach the summit, the nicest thing is being there!
I've recently got a sample copy of the EM1iii and a couple of good lens to test them out for some weeks and see if I fall in love with M3/4 for my landscape adventures. I will definitely share some images on your group later on.
Thanks for sharing your videos, ciao!
Hello Luigi, thanks so much for watching, really glad you enjoyed it. Hope you also enjoy trying out the EM1, too. Will be good to see how you get on with it ... 😊👍
Great to see you back Dave. I've missed ya. Cracking video mate.
Thanks Terry 👍
Great to see you back out & sharing your adventure with everyone Dave. Might even bump into you very soon as coming to Anglesey in july for a little jolly holiday.
Cheers Ady, yes, do come and say Hello if you spot me out and about 😊👍
Excellent video David, and beautiful images, your content is always top notch and well worth waiting for.
Thank you.
Hello Tony, so glad you enjoyed it and really appreciate you taking the time to leave such generous feedback 😊👍
Lovely images David, and that tent looks really impressive for the price too. Definitely a bit more luxury there compared to the canvas coffins! We’ve had non-stop rubbish weather here over the past few weeks but looking at the forecast this morning it looks like it’s finally breaking, and I’m itching to get back out with the tent so making plans for another summit camp myself! S
Ah will look forward to that. Yeah the tent was a steal at £60 and as there's usually no one about to see the 'badge' I'm not going to be embarrassed by hard core gear wankers! 😁👍
@@DGriffGallery Oh, I surpassed being embarrassed many years ago! :) The expensive tents definitely have their place, and I still have my eyes on a terra nova when I can justify the cost to reduce weight, but having used Eurohike tents for many years of festivals and camping trips with friends I'm a big fan of some of the 'budget' options, and they can be so much more comfortable! In fact I have a nice spacious three man Eurohike that's in storage (i.e. in my parents house!) that I might check to see if it's still any good for the next campsite trip.
Stunning Dave, absolutely stunning! Quantity might not be your thing, but what quality!
Thanks so much, Steve, very kind of you to leave such a generous comment 😊👍
Great video as usual,well worth waiting for 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks Andrew 😊👍
hello dave i really enjoyed that i like the idea of you just doing walking vlogs i think you said something about doing things like this in one of your other vlogs stay safe
Yes you're quite right I did say that. And yet I just can't help myself trying to make an image or 2 to enhance things! 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery yes the images so help it along
If you are worried about your tent leaking get yourself a can of FABSIL single coat on the tent double coat on the seams, job done 👍
Yes I'll certainly bear that in mind 😊👍
Brilliant David, what a beautiful tranquil location and the images were just amazing,
Thanks so much Jim 😊👍
Beautiful video,
Many thanks Karl 😊👍
Great to see you in the hills again - I think one of faves of yours was recorded from the other end of the ridge? Loved the images at 19.:25, came out really well. The image at 24:40 wasa goodie too. Re the tent. I had a wild country zephros 2 and coffin like it was and my claustraphobia kicked in hard on the top of Mynydd Llangorse (strnagely thats where I have been today) and got rid. I have a cheap as chips lightweight Naturehike which looks to be the similar design to your newbiw. To ensure a bit more water resistant I give a it a treatment of fabsil once a year and it works a treat - £16 a tin and I still have enough for another treatment (that will be my 4th) atb Al
Cheers mate. Yeah I'll probably treat my flysheet too, before testing it out at home. It did get some pretty good reviews, so I'm hopeful it'll work out OK and I love the space it has. And anyway, I'm far too old to be up in the hills overnight when the conditions are really bad, so it's only a matter of it standing up reasonably well if I get caught out in something the Met Offcie Mountain service forecast has missed completely! Not bad for £60. 😊👍
Yeh, good to see you back Dave. Of course I knew you would end up at Rhyd Ddu, isn't it where we all end up when we want a crowd free day (or night ) out. Why didn't you take the 7.5mm Laowa, you could have shot the Milky Way from up there. Nicely composed images of one of my favourite mountains in Snowdonia
Hi Peter thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, you're quite right, I often head to that area on a busy weekend. As for a Milky Way shot, I have 2 very good reasons why I didn't go for that: 1. I found that I wasn't using it very much, but I have since replaced it with the new 8-25 which is much more flexible and, of course, it communicates with the camera body. 2. I don't do much astro, anyway, as I am far too old to even think about missing any sleep!! 😁👍
Another excellent video thoroughly enjoyed it. How is your f panel coming along, got a Landscape F a couple of weeks ago. Noticed you have the 40-150mm f2.8. I have just sold mine and replaced it with the 40-150 f4. So much lighter don’t really miss the 1 stop and it is super sharp.
Of course I've had a look over the specs of the the new f4. But I'm very happy with the f2.8 and I do use the extra aperture now and then so I'll probably stick with it ongoing. As for the project, it's going to be a good while before I'm ready for the submission. Probably one of the dates in 2023 I think. I need the next winter to get some images in conditions that suit the subject better. The last time they were looking good we were locked down and last winter was a bit of a wash out 😊👍
Good to see you back on air and thanks for that David, I got the views without the walk, lovely shots too. How is the RPS project going?
Cheers Iain, the project is still in the works, but I haven't set myself a time limit to bring together the submission images. It'll likely run through next winter as some of the shots I'm considering work best in challenging conditions. 😊👍
Great to see you again Dave, you did say the videos would be as and when but you have more important things for yourself to do now. Saying that, how are you doing with your RPS Project?
Hello Brian, the project is still in the works, but I haven't set myself a time limit to bring together the 20 or so images I need for my submission, I'll probably need to run it through next winter as some of the shots I'm after work best in harsh and wintery conditions. 😊👍
Wonderful images & vistas. I also like them new walking boots. Who makes them if you are allowed to say.
Hi Nicky, these are the boots: www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/tracker-ii-fg-mens. I only ever wear 'barefoot' shoes these days for everything. I love them. 😊👍
Great to see you again.How do you find the OMD EM5 MK3 for landscapes.I really adore that camera even after all the flac on the “plastic” body and failure of the tripod connection .I really enjoy that camera for its small lightweight form factor.Ideal for what you are doing.
I'll add my endorsement of your comments and that I have had none of the issues detractors raise.
Hi Leon, I don't really pay much attention to anything anyone has to say about gear. My experience is all I'm interested in and in this case it's that is does a solid job and it suits me when I want to travel light. My EM1 is better in many ways and that's why I'll keep using that when weight / size is irrelevant to me 😊👍
Hi David, I have been following you for some time now as I like the stuff you do. Tonight I was just re-watching this video and I noticed at min 10.30 (ish) tyou have what appears to be some clip on sunglassed over your spectacles, they look really useful could you tell me where you got them please or just post a link, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Hi. Really sorry but I can't send you a link for these as they were supplied by my optician when I bought the glasses frames. They were an additional extra. 😊👍
Currently grinding away 😂