Micro 4/3 RPS Photography Project
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- In this video I introduce a new landscape photography project which I'll be undertaking and sharing with you over the next year or so. I also talk about a new format for my CZcams channel. Still featuring landscape photography from Snowdonia & Anglesey, but presented slightly differently from earlier videos. And with more processing insights and varied content.
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Hahahahaha get a life!! 😂👍 [pinned]
What a refreshing change. No ads and not trying to sell stuff that you don't use. I've unsubscribed from some of these QVC bloggers because of it. What a great project and good look.
Cheers Pete. "QVC Bloggers" Haha I'm going to have to steal that phrase off you!! 😂👍
The reduced flow of videos over recent times has helped wean us off your traditional fare as you have debated with yourself your future direction. Whilst I will miss them, your new sense of excitement will more than compensate. I wish you every success with your early New Years resolution- not that any of your genuine regulars have any doubts that DG FRPS will surely result. What a superb put down to the sole very strange comment. Good luck
Many thanks Roger, always appreciate your very generous support. As you will see in my response to other comments on this video whilst the new channel direction makes it easier for me to create regular content there will still most definitely be plenty of location based videos from hikes and days out. It's just that the new direction allows me to keep the content flowing when I am unable to devote the time and concentration to video work when it detracts from my stills photography. Many thanks again for watching. 😊👍
Don’t you dare give up filming, I can’’t get out much these days as my legs are gone and always get a load of pleasure from you, and others so if they are reading this as well please take note. I miss my photography so much.I’ve been a AP since I was twelve and on doing my National service I was a camp Photographer with a complete darkroom to run.
No need to worry about that, John, I enjoy making these videos and have no plans to stop any time soon 😊👍
I look forward to more videos and your idea of showing the full picture--the original image and the post processing.
Good luck with your new direction Mr Griff. One thing I would like to see is the return again of the lovely Mrs G and your calendar review! Cheers!
Haha I have asked, but apparently I can't afford her appearance fees any more! 😂👍
Best of luck with the new project David. As retired Landscape Architect who spend most of my working life helping nature reclaim derelict industrial sites , mainly coal waste in the south Wales Valleys. I'll follow your project with great interest looking forward to great images / compositions as usual, and processing titbits. I'm sure the project will a great addition to your existing video which I'm sure I'll continue to return to for inspiration.
Many thanks Neil. Sounds like you had a facinating career 😊👍
Very enjoyable, I believe the new format will be more watchable than the average channel.
Well done for being upfront about your submission.
Dave
Much appreciated! Thanks a lot Dave 😊👍
You don,t need luck David for your distinction, you are a master of landscape photography. Looked at the ARPS Uni course, it,s 9k a year, way beyond my mean,s, so i shall remain a happy amatuer.
Cheers Steve, not sure I entirely share your confidence, but I'll do my best ... 😊👍
Yes your new direction should be great. Best wishes with your project.
Cheers Kevin, many thanks 😊👍
You don't get anything unless you try thanks for your openness and honesty good luck
Cheers Ian, thank you so much for taking the time to leave your feedback. 😊👍
CHANGE : - replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another) !!
,.....Well you've certainly done that, AND Very well done for making that massive change in your life , Its easy just to get stuck in a rut...You've proved that you're certainly not going to do that !!!! - I've loved you're Vlogs but am so excited to see the future ones. And there's me thinking your biggest change was to move away from the 12-100mm lens - !!!! New Kit , new software , New vision , very well done, next thing you'll be selling up and moving NORTH !!!!! :-) ........ Dave, you continue to inspire x THANK YOU
Many thanks Rob, really appreciate your generous feedback. Although, I think I live as far north as I'm prepared to go. Especially since there is nothing much more of Wales north of where I live!! 😊👍
When was the last time, you did something new? That’s a question most of us will struggle to answer honestly. Got to admire your desire to change and adapt, in the pursuit of a new direction. It will be the re awakening of the artistic passions you have. Good hunting! I look forward to witnessing the journey.
Thanks a lot, Robin, I appreciate you taking the time to make contact. The main driver for my change of direction is very much about switching the emphasis from making videos to attempting to produce better quality photography. So I'm hopeful that by doing it this way I can still create videos but which distract me less from concentrating on stills. Although, I'm confident that there will still be a few "big days out with a camera" videos from time to time 😊👍
Great idea to refresh the approach. I like the proposal to show us the processing; I think computational imaging is an important aspect of this artform and especially for MFT .
Thanks a lot Glyn. Yes, for my style, processing is essential so I fet sharing more of that might be helpful. 😊👍
Terrific idea. An honest and worthwhile project. I have often wondered at how CZcams photographers deal with the distraction and sheer effort of having to produce a video while trying to concentrate on their photographic endeavours. I enjoy the pace of your videos. Looking forward to your receiving your “Distinction” which you’ll surely receive. 👍
Many thanks Keith, really appreciate your feedback. In all honesty, I'm not sure how I managed to deal with the levels of video distraction in terms of keeping my photographic standards up. Looking back over my own portfolio I probably should've made this decision much earlier! 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery it’s all good. Never too late. Thanks again for your thorough content.
Nice one Dave, all the best for the new project 👍
Cheers Steve. Going be a challenge, if nothing else!! 😊👍
Great idea David, hope the Distinction goes well. Looking forward to the next video. Your views on software are refreshing.
Many thanks John. It's going to be challenging! 😊👍
Very admirable project. You will be challenged, grow and be rewarded. Thanks for sharing this all with us! I know it will be very interesting to me to see how you compose for the intent. Slide in an epic hike and a visit from the Mrs when you can.
Hello Michele, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. And, not to worry, there will still be videos on my channel where I head up into the hills as I always have. 😊👍
Paul C
Totally support your new direction. Looking forward to the next episode!! I've watched most of you videos, its refreshing to embark on this new adventure. I'm increasingly bored with van fit outs and photography slapstick. Well done.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such supportive feedback, Paul. I really appreciate it. 😊👍
The direction you are taking the channel sounds good to me and will be informative to many people. Doing a project is always a good idea, giving clear aims to the photographer, as it is doing with you in regards to getting a distinction (ARPS)? Not had anything to do with them, it has been the BIPP and the Guild of Photographers for me, different beasts to the RPS. However the three I have mentioned, all have exacting standards that help push the quality upwards. The shot in the quarry with the hillside and low cloud, stunning.
Many thanks Iain. Yes, I'm shooting for FRPS. I decided that I wanted to go straight for the gold medal in order to set my sites high enough to push my photography. 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery Bravo.
David, I can only wish you the very best for your new project. Your videos have been a godsend during this awful Covid period. I wondered why you had been away for a bit, now we know. The videos that you have already produced are a fantastic library of knowledge and inspiration.
Thank you for all the effort and work that you have put into the channel and I am looking forward to what you produce for the future.
Goodness, Peter, that is such generous feedback. And I really appreciate it. When I was seriously thinking about the direction of my channel I'll admit that I did think about just leaving the videos that I have produced in the past and not really adding to them. But feedback like this tells me that I've made the right decision to keep things going. Thank you so much again. 😊👍
I meant to say. A nice direction you are taking. Good luck.
Cheers John, many thanks 😊👍
I admire you for what you said in the fact that you had 180 videos of very similar stuff (I know I have seen most of them and I enjoyed them all) and its time for a change, but that's a very difficult decision you have made David in going for a distinction from the RPS, I am a member too and have been for many years so welcome to the club! I don't like to blow my trumpet but I gained all three distinctions many years ago but it was one of my photography highlights of my long interest in photography, I am not a teacher so I am not qualified to say how you should go about things to get a distinction I am sure you have your own thoughts on that! but I will say a couple of things, make sure you enter in the right category and don't rush things, that's two of the biggest failures, just for the record I got the L...A...and the F....and from start to finish it took about three years, they were good years too having made many friends on the way! I completely changed my picture taking practices to get these distinctions. I hate to say it but this was in my film days when I developed my own films and printed my own pictures in my darkroom, I shared my darkroom with Fox Talbot yes it was really a long time ago! Thank you for this weeks blog and I wish you the very best with your plans....
Hello Des, many thanks for your input. I really appreciate it and you've given me plenty of food for thought. Hats off to you for a fantastic achievement especially with the lack of digital options when you did it. You have my sincere and immense admiration. Please don't hesitate at any point along the way to offer suggestions and critique. It will be extremely welcome and I would be hugely grateful for somebody of your calibre to help steer my project a little ... 😊👍
I think presenting your journey to distinction is a great idea! I really look forward to following your progress and learning a huge amount along the way. I subscribed to your channel as soon as I watched this episode. Your plan is a bit brave but you are clearly very good at what you do. so why worry?. As this is only the second video of yours I have seen, I plan to go back and see some of the previous 180 episodes in the meantime. I am in the US but between you and Steve O'Nions, you have convinced me that North Wales should be part of my next UK trip.
Hello Kevin, thank you so much for taking a look at my channel. Although I would have to say that Steve's is a cut above mine! With regards to the distinction, I haven't done much work on it yet, I probably only have seven or eight images towards the 21 that I need. But I'm waiting for the seasons to change as the locations that I have in mind are much better served in autumn and winter. So I will certainly be sharing how I get on.
With regards to my back catalogue, I would strongly recommend that you avoid anything earlier than round about number 60, as all of the stuff before that is truly terrible! 😊👍
Really looking forward to seeing you do this, it should be very interesting
Cheers Keith, always appreciate your support 😊👍
Good for you sir ... Looking forward to enjoying your journey 🤙
Brilliant! Really like the direction your channel is moving and look forward to following you on your journey towards your submission for ARPS.
Thanks so much for your generous feedback, and I always appreciate your support for my channel 😊👍
Well said. Best of good wishes with your project. It will make a great album regardless of the RPS
Many thanks Huw 😊👍
Been following your channell since you changed to the Olympus system, and have now subscribed.
Interesting challenge you have set yourself, and brave to document it for public viewing.
Look forward to viewing the progress, and good luck.
Many thanks Michael, really appreciate your support. Hopefully I'll keep you entertained along the way 😊👍
I have been a subscriber from almost from the begining of your channel and have virtually the same olympus set up as you and have also transitioned to DXO for most of my editing, so i will watch your future contect with great interest! I wish you well with your submission and think your choice of subject matter is excellent and very timely! I am pleased that you will continue with some out and about as I thoroughly enjoy seeing the wilds of North Wales and Anglesey ( I live on the south coast, I thoroughly enjoyed the vlog you did from this area too!). Good luck with the new direction.
Hello Jan, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. And may I also thank you most sincerely for supporting my channel through thick and thin! Whilst the new direction gives me an easier mechanism to create video content, I will still be producing the odd "epic" as nothing will stop me from hiking in the hills and coastlines. 😊👍
Beautiful photos. Made my day and inspired me to get out there
Thanks so much Roberto, encouraging others to get out with a camera is the ultimate compliment! 😊👍
Best of luck with your work towards a distinction, but don't be too dogmatic about keeping your SOI unchanged. I achieved my ARPS this year in the landscape genre and I found the process to be iterative. My SOI and my images both changed as I explored the project and found my voice. I found it enormously satisfying and I'm sure you will too.
Thanks a lot David, that's a really good tip. Especially coming from someone who walks the walk. Well done on your distinction 😊👍
Hello dave I've followed you for quite a long time now as you know I do like your vlogs orthow I will miss the weekly updates of your vlogs this does sound very interesting and I think a good direction for your channel stay safe
Hi Alan, yes, many thanks for your very generous long-term support. I'm afraid that it's unlikely I will return to adding content as frequently as every week even with the new format. I just felt that the pressure to get something out was significantly undermining the quality of my photography and with that in mind I felt that it would be better to release videos when I have something of a quality of which I am 100% happy to share. I have been conscious of sharing substandard images in the past simply to meet a self imposed deadline. Many thanks for sticking with me. 😊👍
I am one of those people who like to capture the moment in time. However I am always really impressed by the quality of your work.
Hello Mark, many thanks for being good enough to watch and comment. I really appreciate it. And I must say that I totally respect your approach to landscape photography. It's quite possible that my own affinity for complex processing stems from an inability to generate the impact I am after from more "realistic" interpretations. As I mentioned in a similar reply to another comment on this video I marvel at the ability of some photographers to generate intense wow factor from images that appear to all intents and purposes as if I was stood alongside them when they fired the shutter release. So hats off to photographers like yourself, able to do that. 😊👍
Very interesting to see you jump into DxO; I too have been using it, but I only tend to use it for shots where I push the ISO up; I just can't get away from some of the colour control in Lightroom, so I tend to use a combination of both, Lightroom for cataloging and colour control, and DxO for bringing out real detail and noise control. But the combination of all 3 packages, Lightroom, DxO and Photoshop just cannot be beaten can it. At least for Olympus (or rather OMD I should say now!) files.
Good luck with your project and distinction attempt, I'll try to follow you through it and I absolutely love the statement of intent and subject matter you've chosen for it!
Hello Tom, you make a very good point about light room having some very useful features and I'm certainly still using those through the camera raw filter in Photoshop layers as necessary. But, I totally agree with you, the overall combination of those applications really opens up a lot of creative options. 😊👍
David, quite the ambitious project. Look forward to following you on the journey. Thanks
Cheers Michael many thanks for taking the time to comment and I hope to keep you entertained along the way 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery Also very curious of your switch to Photolab. Are you abandoning Lightroom altogether or using both ? Curious of your workflow now. Have Photolab 5 but have not explored yet.
@@michaelmclean4791 Hi Michael, the answer to that is pretty much yes and no. Yes I have completely abandoned using Lightroom itself. I never used the cataloguing facilities at all in any case. However, I am still using the Lr processing engine through the camera raw filter on Ps smart object layers where it offers tools which I need for a given edit. But the performance of PL5 in converting raw files to digital negatives works particularly well on M4/3 files. Additionally, some of the standard editing tools such as denoising, lens corrections and exposure adjustment particularly using their control points system gives me much finer control over adjustments. The transition required the usual learning curve time investment, but I have felt it is well worth it and I am much preferring the accuracy of adjustments and the overall interface. It still allows easy exporting into Ps where I use a lot of layers as demonstrated in this video. As I go along and work on images which require specific processes, I'll be talking about these in more detail for both PL5 and Ps layered filters. Although, I don't think I'll be doing anything along the lines of a full blown tutorial 😊👍
'501st thumbs up' and not 1 'thumbs down' yet (says something) ....I love your idea for the project. I'll be following closely, all the best !
Cheer Allen. Yes I think my thumbs-down stalkers have been left behind and given up as it's been so long since my last video! 😂👍
@@DGriffGallery - little did they know it was well worth waiting for David. (Y)
Good luck with the project sounds very good.
Thanks a lot, Andrew. 😊👍
What a breath of fresh air this new direction will be. I’ve watched almost all of your 180 videos but have dropped off watching the last few months pretty much for the reasons you yourself said. I think the changes will be fascinating to see, and following your progress will be just brilliant. You are extremely brave to do this publicly and to start from scratch as well, is so inspiring. I’m on the journey, I bet this will create an increase of interest in distinctions. I myself have been thinking about it, and now following your example I think I’ll do something similar. I bet it even improves our photography. Look forward to the continuing journey. 🙏
Cheers Tom, yeah despite the effort to make them, my videos were starting to become a bit formulaic, probably why I was finding it a bit of a chore! Sorry you've had to sit through so many of them, but hopefully the new format will keep you more entertained 😂👍
Dave, I fully support your way going forward. Love your style of talking and demonstrating of what you do. Keep going. We need you.
Thanks, will do! 😊👍
Great idea for your channel David and a interesting project to photograph so looking forward to seeing how it all develops
(pun intended:) during your journey
Haha good pun! And, cheers mate 😊👍
It will be a delight to follow you on this new venture. Many of us will be watching with great anticipation and well wishes
Thank you so much Roberts, I really appreciate your generous feedback and support 😊👍
Good for you. I’ve often felt that the video aspect tends to u undermine vlogers’ artistic quests. Your pursuit of the photographic distinction sets a coherent direction to your photography, but there’s always the danger that working within the constraints of your statement of intent could stifle your creativity. More than anything else, the photographer’s passion for his/her subject matter is the key to artistic excellence. 👍
Hello again George, yes you make a really good point about the danger of becoming blinkered by the project I'm undertaking. So, as I mentioned in the video, I will still be shooting anything that I like the look off for the fun of it and the project will just be slotted in here and there as I go along. 😊👍
David I have enjoyed your channel for a long time but admire you for embarking on something very different from other photography channels. I take my hat off to you for laying yourself bare so-to-speak. Not having to watch a photographer walking into a scene and then out again will be a refreshing change. I look forward with interest on how the future unfolds and wish you every success in this new venture.Congratulations.
Many thanks for watching my previous stuff though, and thanks for your encouragement 😊👍
Love your channel. You put so much work into your videos and we benefit so much from them. Please don’t give up on us.
Hello Edward, thank you so much for such generous feedback. Please don't worry, I most certainly will not be giving up on you! Although my videos will be in a slightly different format, there will still be plenty of content and from time to time a location based "day out with a camera" sort of video as I have done in the past 😊👍
What a brilliant idea. I’m not surprised that someone as innovative as you has thought of this. Happy to see images from Anglesey and Snowdonia that are not included in your project, when it suits you.
Many thanks Trevor, really appreciate you taking the time to make contact and with such generous encouragement. 😊👍
David, a real pleasure to see you back! A long term project what a super idea, at 82 years old it's just what I need! As for your chances of success, after seeing your previous work on social media and this channel I think you're on a winner. I won't wish you good luck I'll stick with Go For It.
Hello Patrick, thank you so much for being good enough to take the time to leave such generous encouragement. I really hope you will also embark on a project, I'm sure that with a little thought you will be able to come up with something to keep you engaged and challenged 😊👍
I lost my way how you post proces Dave, sorry. But... your idee of shooting "nature strikes bake", seems a very good idee to me. The photo's you'v shown are great. I always look at the way how houses and buildings where made back in the days. And the "left overs" from houses build with nature stones are very attractive for stills. Thnx for the vlog.
Hi Paulus, really sorry that my brief processing overview didn't help you out very much. I'll be going into more detail about individual processes in future videos depending on how each image needs work so hopefully that will be more helpful to you. I know it can be a complicated subject but I'll be approaching it in small chunks which hopefully should make more sense in future. 😊👍
Always nice to be reminded of your continuing existence :-) I like the suggestions on direction, but a pity if we aren't going to see you exert yourself up a Glyder or two :-)
Don't panic, I really appreciate everyone just like yourself who have supported me for quite some time. And, whilst my new approach is designed to allow me to create video content with more regularity whilst concentrating on stills, there will still be plenty of mountain hikes and epic scenery videos from time to time. 😊👍
All the best with the project David Good Luck mate, Nature fights back sound brilliant I look forward to watching how you bring it all together.
Many thanks Matthew, appreciate your support 😊👍
I like the idea of the new approach you are taking to the channel. I am looking forward to being able to follow your journey with this project.
Thanks a lot Paul, really appreciate you taking the time to comment 😊👍
Thanks again for the wonderful (and ad-free) content.
Hello George, you are more than welcome. And I really appreciate you watching my stuff. 😊👍
I love the direction you are going with your photography. I will be looking forward to seeing the progress you make.
Many thanks Gerald 😊👍
Fantastic. What a great new direction. So excited for the content you will be sharing with us. You explain everything so well and its also a pleasure to see the before and after effect and the process to achieve. Not just a “tutorial” Thank you so much 😊
Many thanks to you, I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Thank you so much for your generous support 😊👍
really happy to see the direction. I may contact you later for RPS stuff.
Hello, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. And do feel free to get in touch ... 😊👍
It'll be fascinating to watch this roll out. A public risk-taking which we can all learn from and you pick up your well-deserved recognition. I had started a project which I had called "nature reclaims" which I had allowed to slip. This will encourage me to revisit this and become a better photographer in watching this very brave venture. It's a subject which will fascinate much more than the plethora of 'tips and tricks' videos.
Hello Joe, thank you so much for watching. Hopefully I won't embarrass myself too much, but if I have inspired you in even the smallest way to pick up your own project again that would be great. 😊👍
What a fine project given the long history of our island and the quarries of Snowdonia. I think your images will see you through the course and hopefully also become part of a photographic & social history of the buildings you come across. I am sticking with your new direction DG, I know I will learn so much to improve my photography.
Thanks a lot, Toby, always appreciate your generous support 😊👍
I like the new magazine format Dave and the RPS journey will be very interesting. Exciting times ahead. Best regards - Robin
Thanks so much, Robin, really appreciate your support 😊👍
Brilliant. Love the change of direction and will be following you on your journey. Especially like the revelation of post photo processing techniques. An education for me.
Thanks a lot, John, really glad to be helpful 😊👍
Great Project and excellent new direction for the channel!!!
Cheers Sammy, many thanks for tuning in 😊👍
Like the idea and the way your going, look forward to the next one.
Many thanks for watching, Kevin. And being good enough to take the time to leave a comment 😊👍
Brilliant project !!
It will be fascinating to follow the progress.
Love the new format !!
I'm looking forward to see the next vlog.
Hello Stef, thank you so much for being good enough to take the time to leave such generous feedback. I really appreciate it and hope I will be able to keep you entertained as we go along. 😊👍
I've just come across your channel. I'm an Olympus shooter as well. Thanks for reminding me of my goal of getting an RPS distinction. I completely forgot about that years ago.
FWIW I prefer to use as little software as possible. If I really need a good JPEG export I'll use DxO. Otherwise it's all in-camera. Anything more is arbitrary fiddling. But my influence is much more Image Bank than Ansel Adams.
Thankfully digital cameras like Olympus are making it easier than ever to forgo manual processing. To me, that is progress.
Hello Karim, thanks so much for watching and be good enough to take the time to get in touch. I have huge respect for those photographers who can achieve impactful and engaging images based on a realistic interpretation of the scene. I suspect my fetish for postprocessing is probably a compensatory mechanism for my lack of skills in this respect! Although, I can't get away from the fact that I really enjoy the editing process, trying out processing techniques to see how they affect an image and, indeed, creating multiple variations of single images. Horses for courses I suppose. 😊👍
What a great statement of intent Dave. I for one wish you every success on your mammoth project and if anyone can pull off a distinction you da man!
Thanks a lot Carl, always appreciate your support for my channel 😊👍
I think you are absolutely right not to keep doing exactly the same thing every time. I enjoyed this approach and will continue to watch as you develop your project. There are so many aspects to photography these days and I think you are right to show us your whole creative journey. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and skills so well.
Thanks so much, David, for your generous feedback. I'm sure there will be times when I revert to the more traditional "day out with a camera" sort of video, but I already have content for the next video and it's already proving a much easier method of sharing content whilst still concentrating on the photography. 😊👍
Great job, Mr Griff glad your up for the challenge to the distinction, i love the 40-150mm ive had it for sometime now, the last shot was really surprising.
Love this new channel direction, makes total sense. And what a super idea to document your journey to achieve an ARPS, look forward to following along 👍🙂
Cheers mate, thought I'd leave the top-class cinematography to you! 😊👍
Hi Griff, I do wish you all the best with your project and final submission for the distinction, which I am sure is a given, because of the attention to detail, composition etc, in all your pictures is faultless. I very much look forward to being with you, if not physically, in your journey over the next year or two.
Hello David, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate your generous feedback. 😊👍
liking the new format David & look forward to following you on your journey Good Luck but most importantly ENJOY
Many thanks Alex, you make a really good point about enjoyment. The change of direction and format is all about that aspect for me, which was, I will admit, starting to wane a little. 😊👍
Looking forward to following you along your journey.
Cheers Paul, many thanks for tuning in. 😊👍
Enjoyed the format and look forward to the next.
Cheers Rick, thanks a lot for your feedback. 😊👍
Great project David, I wish you well and it's a win win for us all.
Many thanks Gerald, hopefully I'll keep you entertained along the way 😊👍
Looking forward to the journey, more power to you Sir.
Cheers Gary, really appreciate your support as always. When I was in two minds about whether to keep the channel going with new content or just let the old stuff sit there gathering dust it was people just like you, who have been along for the journey and been so encouraging, that swung the decision to do something different so that I could commit to create a new stuff ongoing. And, I'll be honest, I now have much more enthusiasm going into the New Year! 😊👍
Great to see you back David. Good luck with your submission and the new channel direction. It sounds like a great idea and I for one will continue to subscribe and watch. All the best.
Thanks so much for your generous support. I really hope I will be able to keep you entertained along the way 😊👍
Great move with the direction you are taking. I think it will be new and fresh and, as a result, interesting to watch. Loved your earlier videos showing the locations but it is good to do something new. All the best 👍
Cheers Kevin, many thanks for tuning in. I will definitely still be doing location-based videos from time to time, it's just that the new format allows me to bring stuff out more regularly. But there's no way that living somewhere like this would keep me from sharing the high ridges and epic locations as I alwasy have done just, perhaps, less frequently. 😊👍
I think this is a great development for the channel and will follow it with interest. Your meticulous approach to the processing is something that I really admire. I hope the RPS goes well.
Thanks so much, Keith, always appreciate your generous feedback. Hopefully I'll be able to keep you entertained along the way 😊👍
Loved the initial images. Admire your ambition for the Distinction and wish you good luck. Will keep watching with interest.
Hello Joe, thank you so much for tuning in. I really appreciated. And many thanks for being good enough to comment with your encouragement. 😊👍
As I commented just after your last somewhat briefer hiatus, how many technical videos do we need? Making too many "What's in my bag?" videos is a mark of 'content desperation' on the part of the vloggers, and I have been wondering for some time when people will get tired of them and move on. I have. I applaud your honesty, and wholeheartedly agree with your view regarding how you spend your valuable time.
For myself, I thought the derelict cottage a poor subject. The sky didn't help and the road was too intrusive. As you said, "It won't make the cut". The wave/rock image was interesting and the image were the rock breeched the horizon was saved (in my own opinion) by the wave encapsulating the rock. In the last image the sky/horizon was very distracting for me, and the broad band across the top of the image immediately drew my eye to it.
A very refreshing outlook, and I hope you only make videos that you enjoy making, rather than the, "Oh God, I have to scrape up something for next weeks vlog," variety, which must make photography a real PITA.
Many thanks Andrew, for your very constructive feedback. You are quite right about the cottage, and I knew from the outset it wasn't really suitable. With regards to the horizons in the seascapes unfortunately my options for positioning myself were limited and so the compromises were unavoidable, but I agree with you on all counts 😊👍
Here in the Smoky Miountains of Tennessee & North Carolina USA there are many good examples of nature taking back. The national park service took over a large amount of geography to create the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Homes and even towns are being taken over by nature. Also, when TVA created dams, they flooded large areas containing towns (see Noris Lake). After listening to your project, I am inspired to capture some of this.
Hello Bob, yes, you definitely should I'm sure you'd find it challenging and engaging. I must say, there are very few places in the world which I would be inclined to visit with a camera these days, and as it happens most of them are in the USA! 😊👍
The light in those first 3 images you showed - amazing. The new direction is going to be interesting and can see why you are looking to change things up. Must be difficult doing the video and photography at the same time. That project sounds like a huge project, look forward to watching the journey and wish you luck with achieving the distinction.
Hello Susan, thank you so much for watching and being good enough to take the time to leave such encouraging feedback. Hopefully I will be able to keep you entertained, and not just with the new project 😊👍
First off can I say good to see you back fit and well good luck with the project hope you achieve your goals I will be with you all the way keep safe and well Burt
Hello Burt, thank you so much for always taking the time to leave such generous comments. And I shall hopefully return the compliment by keeping you entertained along the way. 😊👍
Very enjoyable… I’m quite a simple man when it comes to video content, what ever path you take I’m more than happy to follow…. 👍
Many thanks, Richard. As it happens, it's already proving much easier to bring content together as I'm already well into the follow-up video just 48 hours later! So at least I'll be able to keep them coming ... 😊👍
Hi Dave .. great to see you survived the joys of ARWEN. Frankly I'm no purist, I think the best way is to make realistic images rather than literally real images. I like the new approach, its very informative and engaging .. and as for the going for distinction, your photography is already distinctive and I look forward to the adventure of you gaining a formal award for what most of us already know you're going to get ;-)
Many thanks, Steve, although I'm not entirely sure I share your confidence but I've decided to go for it because it is a subject material that I find engaging and will hopefully bring more direction to my work. 😊👍
This new project of yours sounds great! Love it!
I am looking forward for your photos.
Good luck!
Season greetings from the Azores Islands
Hello Pedro, thank you so much for being good enough to leave a generous comment. Nice to hear from such an interesting part of the world, somewhere which I've always wanted to visit. 😊👍
This is going to be fascinating! I’ve always wanted to know more about how you process your photos. I’ll look forward to following the progress of your project.
Hi Kathleen, yes I was getting more frequent feedback asking for information about processing and as you've probably already seen the finished images rarely end up looking much like the original raw files! 😊👍
I like the direction your taking the channel to. Interesting project. I'am going to follow that.
Many thanks Ruud. Really hope I'll be able to keep you entertained along the way. 😊👍
Brilliant David, thoroughly enjoyed watching this and looking forward to what's coming up. Good luck with the project and something i'm looking into myself soon,
Cheers Jim, you definitely should. Makes you really think about your photography and has given me a renewed enthusiasm 😊👍
All the very best with it David, i hope you pull it off. Iam sure you will with your skill in landscape photography.
Cheers John, but I've been looking at some previous submissions and the standard is incredibly high so that's why I'm going to take my time over it, but I must admit I'm not overly confident! 😊👍
What a brilliant idea that project sounds. Really looking forward to see how you progress with it.
Thanks a lot Steve, hopefully I'll be able to keep you entertained 😊👍
I have always enjoyed viewing the content you have created over the course of your channel. Having said that, I really like this new direction, especially because it is tied to a project that you have created for yourself. It will be interesting for me to see how the story unfolds. How you bring it all together. So I am really looking forward to watching you on your journey. Best wishes.
Thanks a lot Roberts, really appreciate you watching and hopefully I'll be able to keep you entertained along the way. Many thanks for your generous feedback. 😊👍
Excellent video. Looking forward to following you on your journey to achieve your award.
Many thanks, Charles, hopefully I'll keep you entertained 😊👍
This sounds great Dave. Looking forward to watching your progress. Good luck 👍😀 Incidentally, I love the way you edit your images.
Hello Michael, many thanks for your generous feedback. Especially your comment on my processing techniques. I do intend to share a good deal more of this in the future. 😊👍
I think it's a great idea Dave to come away from the Vloging a bit and change the content of your channel and concentrate more on getting those images, I did make a quick comment on the Pubcast about Vloging getting in the way of producing still images. It will be fascinating watching you gather your images and how you go about processing them to make them worthy to make the cut for the panel. Really looking forward to coming along with you on your journey to the end result which I am sure will be a excellent and interesting Panel.
Cheers Kevin, as it happens I won't be producing a panel because I'm going to be submitting digitally. However, that makes it slightly more difficult because I will have to decide on the running order. When we were chatting online I didn't really wanna say too much because I knew this video was in the pipeline, but it was interesting that you asked that particular question because it certainly raised a very good point. 😊👍
@@DGriffGallery Oh right I didn't realize that I thought that the RPS Distinctions were done in prints.
Great ideas for the channel David, looking forward to seeing what you capture for your project. Once again thanks for your help with the raw files. I’m loving my Olympus camera and lens 👍🏻 I also purchased dxo photolab 5 in the Black Friday sales so I’m keen to see what you do with it and no doubt I’ll be learning some stuff by watching you. All the best, Rich.
Cheers Rich, great to have your feedback. Yes, I will certainly be dipping into photolab here and there as time goes by and sharing one or two techniques. It would probably be a bit dull to do a full tutorial on the whole thing, but certainly I'll be looking to share the features which I find most helpful to my workflow using images which you will have seen me capturing out on location. 😊👍
5.49. Thats how my house on the edge of Newborough looked like when i bought it 25years ago.
Blimey, John, that must've been a bit of a "fixer-upper" if ever there was one! 😊👍
Beautiful images and I support your decision 👍
Thanks so much Mauro, really appreciate your feedback 😊👍
Yes, I am with you on the "new direction". I will find your processing much more interesting than B Roll of your climbing over a stile etc. Good luck with the RPS project.
Hahaha many thanks, Keith, frankly I couldn't have put it better myself - I really wish I'd thought of that analogy when I was making the video 😂👍
Glad to see you again Dave. I'm quite interested in your project and I look forward to seeing it progress. As for your direction of showcasing the photos in lieu of b-roll, I follow a wildlife photographer who does that. He does a lot of safari workshops from moving vehicles so b-roll doesn't work very well. He picks five or so images, shows the photo and then discusses what he was thinking, what he liked and what he didn't and a bit about how he processed the photos. If that is what you are describing, I think that approach works really well. I'm less enamored with the "walking through the scene" b-roll anyway. I am always more interested in the photo and what the photographer saw and intended. That is how I learn and the b-roll doesn't really add much if that is the goal. I guess it is good as far as entertainment but I'm much more interested in what I can learn. Anyway, glad to see you back and the intent statement was quite well done I thought.
Hi Philip, yes that's exactly what I'm talking about. Much less B roll other than just a few short clips to set the scene or illustrate the location while I'm talking about the images so it's not all my ugly mug talking to the camera! 😊👍
Congratulations on the 9k subscibers, it hadn’t happened when I started watching this last night! For me, the vloggers I most enjoy watching are those doing what they enjoy and sharing their enjoyment. Too many of the vloggers I previously watched seem to have ended up having much the same format - lots of b-roll of them walking about not teling you where they are and a couple of photos. My subscription list is getting a lot shorter than it was!
It was good to hear a bit more about your RPS project, I’m looking forward to following your progress. The other takeaway this episode is to go back and play with my old NIK and Vivaza versions and see how I get on (I use an old OnOne version for enhancements at the moment). Cheers!
Cheers mate, I must admit I've been quite surprised at how good the DXO processing engine and filters are. They've certainly given many many more options when working with M4/3 raw files, as I always found that Adobe systems really struggled with introducing noise when I was being ambitious with shadow adjustments and sharpening. 😊👍
Hi David.
I very much enjoyed this new direction your taking.
Hope you do well with your new project and look forward to seeing you progress on that journey.
As I've been following you for quite a while now and admire your work greatly, I think you will get your distinction with flying colours.
Good luck ❤
Thanks a lot Gary, I appreciate your confidence. I only wish I shared it!! 😁👍
@@DGriffGallery I have lots of confidence in you David.
You are an amazing photographer with great insight and a great eye for compositions.