speaking of your book Adam, I am in the middle of reading your lovely book and am thoroughly enjoying it. your experiences as a police officer seem to have made you into a strong and determined individual with the drive and motivation to conquer most all the hardships that I could imagine encountering as a landscape photographer. I don't think that I personally would have handled your life experiences with the courage and drive that you have shown. This video was full of gorgeous scenes and I am glad that you choose not to avoid photographing more popular areas. I don't care how popular an area might be for photographing the light and the weather are never going to be duplicate from one visit to the next. It is the light and the weather and the skill of the photographer that determine the look and quality of the finished composition. I would never avoid a scene because it is photographed a lot. That is just an absurd philosophy regarding the taking of a composition unless lighting conditions were always the same at a given place and we know that that doesn't happen!!

Reminds of your ‘camera diving off the tripod into the river video…..’ Glad you got it back 👌🏻👍🏻

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Ha yeah. I was panicking more this time though when I realised I couldn’t climb the tree without certain injury.

I've been there in all seasons and never tire of shooting there. Its made me realise how I've only scratched the surface of compositions, I'm not sure I've ever paid attention to that tree!

You are the second person that I have watched this week loosing a drone. On the positive side, you managed to retrieve it. The other guy lost it in the sea. Lovely images sir. Winter is a wonderful time for landscape photography.

Photo at 11:20 was really nice. Have read and viewed content about negativity towards honeypot locations from landscape photographers, agree with you, couldn’t care less what they say. Just a shame I don’t live near many 😀

Man, let me say one thing. I liked your videos and I follow you for awhile, but what you said today just gain another level of respect that you have no idea. I have been saying that for so long and the fact that you had the courage to say and even call it stupid(which by the way it is) and put out there that there is nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with photographing these well known spots. The level if pretentiousness and ego of these guys is something to be studied. And on top of that I’d rather hand my version, of a particular spot, on my wall that the one of the best landscape photographer out there. Those brats think like spoiled children, I got there first it’s mine. STUPID!!! That you for putting it out there.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Great images Adam and the birdie is a Red Grouse, lucky you to see/hear them.

those shots are stunning

Excellent video! Thanks!

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy. Really appreciate it.

Wow - great video - love the snow - great hike.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

The view and the composition may have been done many times before, but the moment was unique.

Nicely made video Adam. I just purchased the R5 along with the 24-105 f/4. I think there are better dedicated landscape cameras on the market. I shot "what ever." That includes, pets, some people, birds but I do more landscape shooting. I do not do video. I think the R5 in my humble opinion is a "can do" camera with plenty of up grades. The down side is the few and very expensive RF glass that is available still in March of 2022. I have sold all of my Nikon gear and have moved to ML and Canon so I have no ED glass. I am looking at purchasing f/4 glass for now. I used f/2.8 glass in the past and they are terrific but so much more weight and 2Xs plus the cost of f/4. I am a serious hobbyist but I wanted a camera body that was an upgrade from my Nikon d810 and d4s. I have only had the R5 for 2 weeks and I am very happy with the enjoyment of using the camera but the end product is not as overwhelming from the images from my d810 or d4s.

Nice to see snow I really liked this video. So beautiful images Adam. 👍💪👏

Beautiful vlog Adam, totally agree with you re the honeypot locations, we all have a right to photograph them if we want to.

Thanks Adam, my friend lost a very expensive drone in a Welsh lake a while back, he was gutted! The R5 was innovative when it came out, particularly with the stunning autofocus, so good for sport and wildlife, I do also use mine successfully for landscape, with good effect.

Awesome video Adam ! Thank you

Another thoughtful and interesting video. I love all the images but more importantly love your approach. Look forward to the next.

Absolutely spot on about the honeypot locations! Who cares if it's been "done before"!!!! Every image is unique, no viewpoint or composition / lighting / weather will be identical, no 2 images processed the same way, and even were everything else identical, everyone's audience is different!

great shots

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

thanks mate.

Nice to see the snow, covering the landscape. Have had my R5 for 6 months now. It's an amazing camera. Auto focus for is great. Set it for your choice. Animals or people. The manual focus set up, helps you even better. With a new Firmware update, coming out soon. This will be good for photography side of the camera. I don't use the video side of the camera. Nice pictures here too.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allan

Adam, those photos you showed, they are what winter looks like! Soft, one hazy colour lapsing into another.....blurred by nature and not the camera. Thank you from northern Ontario.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant comment. Thanks mate.

Just love your content because of the honest approach in whatever u create .. Keep the good work coming .

Hi Adam I agree with your point on shooting popular locations. We can always find a new perspective of the Eiffel Tower, for example. But also, what is a popular locations? I don’t know the location you’re shooting in this video. I’ve seen your photos from this location but that’s the only reference I have. This location is new to me. Equally, my favourite place is Covão da Ametade in Portugal. It’s labelled as popular location but is unknown outside Portugal. I bet you never heard of it. You need to visit Serra da Estrela in Portugal. It’s like Lake District but it has good food and good wine ;)

Lovely video Adam! Thanks for sharing it with us!💖👍😎JP

Very cool!

Liked it a lot Adam.

Beautiful images. And respect the honesty you approach your vlogs with. And the main aim. Images that make you happy and most of all followers of your work who appreciate your work. Kudos

Not big on drone footage. I prefer your ground based video, so don't sweat it. For a moment I thought you were going to throw the R5 into the tree. Well ar least the R5 won't overheat..... Kidding. Looks beautiful and it's nice to see the beginning of winter.

great video adam sorry about the drone. lesson learned . we all try to be that little bit creative if hit or miss keep smiling matey

Yes, a video of you throwing things at the tree to get back a crashed drone would have probably gone viral. Definitely have to edit the language on that one. Glad you got “everything” back without further damage Certainly a beautiful end scene, Yorkshire complete with a wonderful covering of fresh snow, stunning. You are so lucky, wish I was able to get there. Thank you for sharing again Adam Stay safe 🇦🇺

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John.

Beautiful photos. Love the snow!

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Adam! I watched the pain of your drone trying to eat that tree. Trees always prevail. I crashed my first DJI A2 bout 10 mos back. Broke an arm off, dangling by some leads. (Yep, an evil tree reached out and snagged it from its path).. Returned it to DJI with a detailed explanation, admitting it was my error---They replaced it fully and shipped me a new drone. I did pay for the $75 insurance at purchase, and glad I did! Sorry that happened to you, especially, in light of providing content... Thanks for your videos. I look forward to whatever will be presented. :)

A beautiful location, from which you took some wonderful images. I never tire of listening to your slightly philosophical pieces, you talk a lot of sense.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, i'll keep sneaking them in.

Gently liking your video, hope the drone can be fixed and the repair isn't too expensive 😉.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

The rotors won’t break the bank. it’s having connection trouble with the controller though…..probably tripod impact!!

I did just like you said. I don't like to smash anything, so I gently pressed the subscribe button. That first tree image was great but I also would have liked to have seen it without the hills in the background, for a simpler, less cluttered feel. That tree had a fantastic look about it. I have a feeling you probably shot both options but preferred the one with the hills.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luis, appreciate you subscribing.

Beautiful photos and great video. Completely agree with you on honeypot locations.

Ouch, I can feel your pain with that poor drone. I do hope you can just my new blades because drones ain't cheap. Not seen any snow here as we are too far south. Great images & I love the processing of the last images to over come the dark undergrowth, to avoid it dominating the image. Keep safe.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicky, you too.

Great video Adam, top quality, shame about the drone, but I think most fliers have been there, always be careful flying in cold conditions as this can cause icing on the props. You are absolutely right about the so called honey pot locations, it brings the passive aggressive,s down from their trees, shoot what ever floats your boat, and stuff the snobs

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Ha. Exactly

The scenery is so beautiful with snow, glad you retrieved the drone and captured great images

I did the same thing with my Mavic Mini a couple of months ago. Fortunately, it fell straight out without any damage, but unfortunately, the footage didn't save to the SD card, so I didn't get a record of it.

Bravo to all you said.. Excellent video

Great photos, Adam. Love shooting in the snow. And completely agree re 'honeypot' locations. Rude not to shoot them.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Ha yeah. Thats a good point.

Great images. First winter snowfall is some of my favorite conditions!

Great video Adam 👍

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin. Appreciate that.

Great video Adam , I love my R5 & Rf 14-35

Great as usual Adam , i think that unless your verging on professional the R6 will do equally good job , i managed to trade in 5DMK4 + lenses & bought R6 + RF70-200 F4 fantastic for my needs !! I have muslcular ssues & the weight difference + balance is staggering ! Anyway keep up great work Adam & its good that we get loads of different views/comments almost all positive !!

Adam, great pictures and as always enjoyable and educational to watch. I love that we can laugh at our disasters, its healthy and for me your description of what happened to the drone and subsequent rescue was a proper belly laugh , I just imagined myself doing the same thing and getting the same result. Re honeypot locations, as someone late in life to serious photography going to the popular spots just saves me time and also helps me to learn how to take good photographs as I can benchmark against others and understand how to get the best picture possible. I am having a little bet with myself which camera you choose......

Lovely images Adam. I think the drone/ballhead sequence is a classic "once you're in a hole, stop digging" situation. 🤣

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. It definitely felt like at one point.

Does the world really need yet another image of the Mesa Arch or that lone tree in New Zealand. What's the image trying to say other than.. "me too"?

Always enjoyable and informative to view your installments. I appreciate that you show both the good and the bad of your experiences. Very interested to see your upcoming R5 review. I have been working my way up the Canon line since the 1970s... A few years ago, I wanted to move from my 70D to full frame. The 6D seemed the obvious choice, but the RP gave me similar specs and access to the lovely RF glass. I am in no rush, but the R5 is my likely next step, when the prices come down.

Great to see the snow can't wait for it to land in South Wales . Nice images Adam thanks for getting out and sharing your adventure 💪

As for honeypot locations, yes go, take the classic picture. Then see if it is possible to do something different at the same location.

Beautiful images! I’m in southern Ontario, Canada and we get lots of snow. I find it challenging to photograph in winter unless there is sunshine. These are great shots.

Pull up, Pull Up. Dingbat. Hope you didn't do too much damage to it. Gotta love that mountain. Maybe I'll take a walk up that way when I'm up there. I'll be chasing waterfall shots a lot too.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you film. looking forward to you getting after it.

Hope the drone recovers Adam, and the ball head and the tripod! Some cracking images so hopefully the drone incident didn't spoil your trip out.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave. appreciate the comment

Great video Adam, we have not had snow here at the Scottish Borders yet, so looking forward to when it does. I like and agree with your thoughts on "honey pot" locations and negative views from other landscape photographers. We should photograph what we like and enjoy the moment.

Hahaha at least you got the drone back. Lovely images.

Great video and some quality photos too .I like your to the point approach . Iam still very new to landscape and i enjoy the challenges that it brings .Having spent the last 7 years shooting motorsport. I am off a similar opion i enjoy ever aspect of photography i do it for my own enjoyment .Motorsport photography has its grumpy people too and a lot of people are gear neards and at good spots at race tracks do not like share the space .where i will always ask if they would like to jump in and take some shots .really enjoy your channel .

hope the drone is not badly damaged Adam but I have to be honest and confess to chuckling at the part about your bullhead disappearing into the snow. Will be interested in hearing your thoughts about the R5 as I’ve resisted the urge over the weekend to buy it during. The images looked great and looked like you had one of those enjoyable days into the bargain

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Planning to film the review in the next few days.

I actually really like high contrast stuff in landscapes and woodlands; deep shadows and blacks against brighter midtones and highlights. Not sure what it is about them but it probably depends on what sort of mood I'm in. It is especially difficult to process them though isn't it; I was trying to work on one I have from the Black Cuillin mountains in Skye with warm light hitting the foothills and the black jagged rocks looming over. Too easy to overdo it and offend the eyes with mad contrast and brightness! Loved the one with the wall near the beginning and the tree with it; don't really notice the bottom right hand side, my eyes were drawn to the wall through to the tree as the dominant part of the image, so the empty space in the bottom right just keeps the scene real - to me anyway! Nice session and video!

What a shame about your drone after you had been on such a high after that first shot. That shot was beautiful, I also liked the shot at 10:20. Thank you Adam for another great video.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. it was definitely a tense 45 minutes. Doing a round trip back to the studio to get my telescopic ladders was becoming a reality once I realised I couldn’t climb up.

@ 2:54 - definitely what you in the UK call a red grouse (willow ptarmigan in North America). I hope you can get that drone fixed!

@JROwensPhotos

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, thank you! I knew it was a grouse, but I mostly know American birds, having moved here (UK) relatively recently, and did not know they were ptarmigans, although that name had been bumping around in my skull recently, and I didn't know why.

@JohnDrummondPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@JROwensPhotos apparently there's some debate on whether the red grouse is a willow ptarmigan subspecies or a unique species. Main difference is, in the UK they don't molt into white plumage in winter.

Love to have a bit of snow... Makes an image. Must be the shortest review of a camera body 😂. Lovely stuff.

Finally the r5 can work without overheating 😂🤣🔥

45mp not 50. great video by the way I wish I had scenery like that to photograph.

Definitely grouse, not pheasants. As for the 'honeypot' location thing, I don't get that either, but what I also don't get is people pretty much trying to get their tripod in the same spot, to get the same composition as one they've seen someone else take. Each to their own, but I'd rather make my own composition.

Gday Adam I will be very interested in your view of the R5 like you I have the Mk4 and have camera envey R5 or GFX 50II or just stay as I am great Vid thanks mate

So funny. We all have trying moments, laughing at them with others is the way we internalize and move on.

Is that the R5 Mark II - 50mp sensor? wow...

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

No, it’s just my rounding the actual MP figure up to 50. Mainly because I don’t know the exact figure.

Absolutely amazing shot !! Could you tell me your tripod brand & model ?

Beautiful video Adam! I hope your drone is OK - the footage you did get from it was spectacular! As an Australian living in a semi-tropical climate this video made me yearn to live in the UK and experience conditions like these....just magical! And you've got some beautiful images from your day. I agree with your thoughts on the popular locations, and will always shoot what I'm drawn to whether popular or not. Possibly the only reason I can think of that someone might reasonably advise against shooting popular spots is if you're doing it just for the sake of it, not because it really speaks to you....although in saying that when I visited Hallstatt in Austria I had no inspiration to shoot the super popular shot of the village beside the lake, but did take a quick handheld shot on my way past after going for a lovely hike. The photo actually turned out really well and I like it more than I did at the time of shooting, so I'm glad I did stop for a couple of minutes at least. Really inspiring video!

Thanks for the Video, I can never sell My Fuji GFX 100 best Landscaper ever.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

When the Sony A1 was announced, I was thinking Medium format could be a better option at that price. My assumption is that diffraction is handled better with a larger sensor. That said, I still love the R5, but is shines when photographing moving subjects or there is an eye to lock onto. Oddly I feel the Canon R produces better landscapes, I cannot say why, it could be just I have taken more with the R. It could be diffraction at f11??

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had more technical knowledge around sensors. With a battery grip I reckon the R5 would be the same kind of all rounder that the 5DIV was when it came out. In this price bracket(ish), for landscapes, that GFX100S is hard to beat.

@jeffreyhill4705

2 жыл бұрын

@@Firstmanphotography The digital picture website claims, and I think correctly, that the more dense in pixels a sensor is the sooner that sensor will be impacted by the diffraction of the lens. That website has a chart of DLA or the f stop at which the diffraction is noticeable. As an example a 20mp full frame sensor may not have an issue with diffraction at f16, but a 45mp camera may with the same lens. Diffraction impacts crop sensors more. For example the 90D, may not be sharp past f5.6. Logically the best landscape sensors are going to be medium format, as long as the right lens exists. My expectation is that a 50mp medium format camera will beat a full frame 50mp camera at f16 and f22. Image stacking of multiple photos at f5.6 may end up being a possible solution, for a motion free photo.

@lensman5762

2 жыл бұрын

@@Firstmanphotography The density of the sensor is one of the main factors in when diffraction sets in. There is something on top of these sensors called microlensing. These are extremely minute lenses that try to concentrate the light on to the ' sites ', the smaller the pixels, the smaller these micro lenses need to be. Small lens is more susceptible to diffraction. One more point while we are on the subject. These so called raw files produced by modern high density digital cameras are anything but raw in the proper sense. I won't go into details, but a proper raw file needs to be Linear. These files or to be more precise data stream from the sensor, are heavily worked on, molested, by the onboard computers to produce the images that we see on our screens. I hope that I am not offending anyone by saying that these devices we use, are not cameras in the classic sense. These are imaging computers and what we do is just a kind of CGI.

Definitely grouse; definitely not pheasants.

Nice video! Canon R5 = 45MP not 50MP

Love the shots mate, those conditions look amazing. I think I’d be blown away with that snow, that I’d probably forget to take a shot. What a great opportunity you have to try out different cameras. You’re right, they’re all great now days, we have plenty of options as landscape photographers. Thanks for sharing mate! 👍

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend.

Beautiful images, well worth the effort!!!

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Such a lovely video, Adam. Having shot videos now for a few months, I’m super aware of the effort that goes into them, and yours are always so beautifully done. As for the images, one really stood out - the forest image at 10:20. Wow!! 👍🦘🇦🇺

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, very kind. I hadn't realised you've been making videos. Just been checking out your channel and it's so nice to actual see you and hear you talk.

@peterfritzphoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@Firstmanphotography Thank you, Adam. That’s so nice of you. 😄

R5 is an excellent camera, still the sensor is 45 mp and not 50. Not that this make a huge difference.

@Firstmanphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Accuracy is not my forte when it comes to camera specs. Why couldn’t they squeeze in the extra 5?

Not sure exactly what is said about not shooting "Honey Pot" locations (never heard that term before) but you could go shoot at the same spot every day for ten years and you will never capture the same image twice. Photographs capture a single moment in time that is unique, and will never occur again. Interesting thoughts on the R5, I wonder though, how much does glass consider in your camera decisions? There's plenty of videos of professional photographers like yourself who weigh up the pros and cons of different camera choices, but at least from what I've seen not many raise the consideration of the glass choices that are determined by that camera choice. Does the range of glass in every format and the range of adapters render that consideration moot? Or is glass not as big a consideration these days as what the camera body offers?

10:13 is it just me or the first photo rellay has a little too busy foreground? I would probably blend the foreground with little more snow in post processing to make it a bit less busy looking. Its fascinating how often we find that a breathtaking scene doesn’t always produce the best photo.

I reckon it's a grouse, doenst sound like a pheasent.

I'm sure the R5 is a great camera but really is a poor value proposition for landscape photography, I priced up a Fujifilm gfx 50r with Gf lenses vs the R5 with RF lenses and the Fuji setup came out around 15% cheaper... Medium format fujifilm is a No brainer for someone who is serious about landscape photography and has the cash.

First

hi ,i also hate the expression of honeypot locations and i thought it was just me and also i cant understand are photographers who buy other photographers calendar make one with your own images .

It's the jealously of people who are not able to make a good picture of a stunning seen......which you can and other can't Adam.

Yes, that was indeed a male grouse and the R5 has 45 megapixels (not 50) ;)

Everything is subjective in life and art of anykind. You like cliches and I do not. This comment is from an "old grumpy" photographer who does not like even his own photography of cliches.