It’s nice to hear that you took over 500 shots of the icebergs on the beach and still didn’t have a shot you really liked. We often forget that the pros don’t show us their bad shots and that they often just shoot more. It’s a great lesson. Thanks for sharing.

I love these kind of videos. They’re relatable and a good reminder that even great photographers sometimes make the same mistakes I do. Of course, I make them more often, and probably more egregiously lol. It’s good to remember that mistakes are a part of the creative process and not just punishment for being a beginner :)

@georgedavall9449

2 жыл бұрын

Very good point and observation Gina! 👍

Thanks for being authentic. It's really encouraging when I kick myself for my idiot mistakes.

Good to know it's not just me that fills his memory card up and might not even come away with 1 good shot even when conditions are favorable! Great video, look forward to the next and maybe I'll manage to hit a workshop with you. Hats off to Steve with that shot too! Absolutely love that dark sea mimicking the mountains shot, so much atmosphere!

This sounds like I am being disrespectful and I don't mean it that way. However, it is nice when your favorite you tubers show there shots that don't work and or where not right. I can not speak for everyone, but for me, it shows that I am out trying my best with the time I have. Weather and locations aside, it stops me feeling like I am a bad photographer with no skill what so ever. Thank you for the video and all the advice you have past on this year. Have a great Christmas.

Great video Nigel. The best teachers are the down to earth ones. You're one.

Thank you Nigel. This is a very honest, and really interesting video. I really appreciate your analysis of the images, in easy to understand, down to earth terms. Once again a most enjoyable video. A landscape photographer is similar to a farmer who wants rain in one field and sunshine in another, for optimum subject growth, both working with Mother Nature, both wanting light/rain in one part of our 'field of view' and shade in other parts.

Hey Nigel, I love this video - I appreciate being able to see the images that didn't quite make the cut, and the progression and thought process towards better compositions. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks as always Nigel, great to hear someone as good as you say you are still learning, makes us mere mortals feel much better about where we are on our journey!

Great video, so good to be able to see this final part of your creative process too… and I’m glad to hear I’m not alone struggling with bluebell woods!

Great video! So useful and encouraging!! Today I’m feeling a bit down because I missed such beautiful conditions yesterday, and I woke up thinking “ I’m going to lay my camera down for a longer time”. Looking back there are a lot of things that explains by bad photos, but this video really helps put my mindset right. Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to next week’s video and I’m going to watch the video about the settings again. Have a lovely day!

Thank you Nigel! Your candor and honesty is inspirational. It helps those of us of lesser experience remember that photography is a journey. And, as on any journey, you take the bad with the good, and remember that the journey itself is the best reward!

Having seen the preview of next weeks video I’m looking forward to “it doesn’t get better then this”. Thank you so much as always Nigel. Entertainment,education and a shed load of stunning images, this is why I watch every week

It’s nice to hear even you struggle at times. Thanks for the honesty.

Thanks for a year of inspiration Nigel, really love your style and natural engagement and love seeing your photos and hearing your advice and guidance.

i was recommended your channel from a group that i have recently joined, im slow glad that i decided to find you and watch your videos. you truly are an amazing photographer not because of all your beautiful shots but because you show us too that mistake can be made and that it is okay, i have subscribed to your channel just purely because i see how much passion and love you have for photography and for me it is something draws me in and hopefully one day some of my best shots are close to yours, bless you nigel

Super video (as always). I think you really communicate that giving yourself time at a location is important. We occasionally get lucky with a shot, but you really show how to increase the chances of 'the shot'.

Can't tell you how much I appreciate this. Going through a slump lately, and needed something inspiring, introspective, and honest. Thank you!

Your frank and honest approach to this video is really helpful Nigel. Your advice is always really easy to apply, thank you :)

Thank you so much for all that you do. You are truly real and that is amazing in a field that is always looking for perfection. You inspire me every week to know that the amazing shots you take, take time and a lot of effort and they just don't happen every time you go out. Again THANK YOU!!!

I can't wait until the next episode! That was a very interesting review of your 2021 work, thank you so much.

Thanks so much for sharing all this knowledge, photos and honest opinions, Nigel! So much good advice, I really learn from you showing the progress and behind the scene thinking that goes in your pictures. There is still a long path to go for me, but I am enjoying every minute of the way (even the frustrations) 🙂!

I enjoyed the summary of your year in photography, looking forward to 2022.

thank you this was actually more inspiring and helpful than just showing your great shots alone

Love the shots from Kinbane Castle with Fair head in the background.

I'm at the start of my journey to become a better photographer. It's refreshing to hear someone as good as yourself Nigel saying that they are not happy with their pictures. I've managed to snap a couple that I'm happy with, but non that I would consider portfolio worthy. Keep up the good work on the videos, they help me massively.

Great video and great year! Love comments on not-so-great photos!

Thanks for the honesty and courage of showing photos that did not work and your thought process of why they did not. I struggle with this mightily so your introspection and insight are super useful. I love these kinds of videos.

Great video - thanks for sharing your best and not so best photos, so much to learn! Here's looking fwd to a great 2022!

lol I can't wait for next week's video! I can relate SO MUCH to your freak outs when the light is epic. I have literally yelled in joy before, just standing alone in some wilderness, when everything aligned

Really useful. Perfect description of me shooting waves at Ardnamurchan going right then left, changing lenses, missing focus and generally getting overexcited and not settling to a good composition. Really helps to hear you discuss what I should be doing.

am very glad you made this and showed us how you are always learning. thank you. has made me feel better about my own learning.

Great recap of the year. Thanks for showing that it’s not just about awesome locations, it takes real work and just a bit of luck and timing to get that great shot.

Thanks again for a whole year of tutorials from which I've learned an awfull lot.Just like to wish you and your family , and Pebbles, a Mery XMAS nad a Happy New Year. looking forward to your next video.👍

Wonderful video Nigel. It’s always helpful to be reminded that failure is a part of the process no matter what level your at. You timing couldn’t be better for me btw as I came home yesterday with a card full of disappointment!

Really useful analysis. I do like your concept of “wrong”! I’d give a lot to be as wrong as this …

@mariemclaurin90

2 жыл бұрын

If a tenth of my photos were as "wrong" as Nigel's I'd be a very happy camper :-)

Love that teaser right at the end. Definitely looking forward to next weeks' video!

Thank you Nigel. Pointing your errors shows that you are great and I think it is the way I learn the most. Merry Christmas!

thanks Nigel for this inspiring. For us beginner photographers, it's good to hear the ratio of bad/good images.

Always enjoy your video!! And I chuckled a lot thru this. Because I certainly would have loved taking all of those like land love images. But I do understand you thought process that you go thru to decide what went right and wrong. Happy holidays to you. Look forward to many more of your videos in the new year.

I love these videos where you show so many thoughts and tips. I can learn a lot with that and I bet a lot of viewers do as well.

Dear Nigel, Thank you for such a great video. I think you should be applauded for sharing with us your photos that didn't work as not many people would be brave enough to do that. Wishing you and Pebbles a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Kind regards Paul

Very honest and instructional video Nigel. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Thank you so much for showing us your photos of trees .Now I know how to take good photos.

A great video and lessons. Photographing is not always like a simple tune but is more like composing a symphony ,where all parts meld together to create a masterpiece. Thanks

Thanks for another great year of videos Nigel. Happy Christmas

Thank you Nigel for a great down to earth video... It makes me less disheartened about my photos and efforts. I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas. Take care.

Always love Nigel the Professor! This vid very instructional, thank you for taking time to do this.

Thanks Nigel, your insight into composition and what is; and what is not a good photograph, are as always keenly observed. I hope to put the lessons learned from you to good use, both in my photography and my recently acquired [8 months] passion for watercolour painting.

Love it. Echos of the continuous frustrations (yet learning moments) I encounter.

Really love these videos Nigel and always feel I pick up some things to watch out for. Also a boost to know that I'm not the only one that can go away, take 200 images and like maybe one or 2. Thanks again for sharing.

im learning soooooo much! love it!

Thanks for a great video Nigel. Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas with the family.

Oh I feel better that you get it wrong too. Thank you Nigel for being so honest & giving another set of amazing video's & tutorials this year.

Hello Nigel! Thank you for such a wonderful video! I learn a lot from you. Wishing you a fantastic year ahead. Will look forward for some great stuff from you. Love from India ~

Great video Nigel. I learnt a lot and given me ideas of improving my photograph. Thanks

Loved this vlog Nigel, really good to hear your thought processes and see the images. Bluebell wise I really loved the hillside composition, with atmospheric mist that's a gorgeous scene. I also really loved diamond beach, what an incredible place! How about going abstract and cropping the sea totally out of the first image, black sand and two diamonds, lovely ✨✨✨

I appreciate your honesty 👍 It's very encouraging to hear that. A very interesting and informative video.

Love the honesty of Nigel and this channel - one of my photographic favourites, despite not really liking apples that much.

Awesome Nigel. Enthusiasm personified. With the humility to acknowledge other’s achievements and the principle of continuous learning. 👍🧑‍🎨

The explanations of your progression through a scene are very instructive.

Big fan of yours Nigel! Your instruction is practical, realistic and inspirational Thank you for consistently putting out these beneficial videos every week. I always learn something and I’m grateful I’m not the only one who pulls up images on the computer and wonders, why in the heck did I do that or why didn’t I capture that too? I look forward to them each and every week! You’re amazing!

That end clip looked Epic and your voice i could tell it was EPIC lighting. THANK YOU for everything you do

Thank you for sharing your images and your expertise. Really informative and great education. 👍👍👍

Morning Nigel. Thanks for tips , great video.

I would be happy with most of those shots you considered failures! You are an inspiration! Merry Christmas, ND!

Another excellent video from you, thank you very much for sharing!

ALways great info and insight. Just getting back into photography, from a hiatus of over 40 yrs. Used a 35mm Canon AE-1 and idolized Ansel Adams work..Darkroom, chemicals, working under a red light..those were the days. Now, you take a photo not only for what you see/feel, but what you can do with it in Lightroom. A whole other level..Love it! Saving up for a Sony A7r iii, from a Nikon D40x, and just wanted to let you know, your videos get the juices flowing and make me want to get right out there. The possibilities are endless, and you can find beauty in everything if you take the time to stop and look. Hopefully, you can capture that feeling to share with others! Cheers.

I love these lengthy videos where you show and analyze many pictures. I learn a lot from every single one of them.

Thx the insights. I try with my busy woodlands, branches and koas to find something. My personal feeling is that some shots are “straight on” sort of saying, a little bit of off angel might change everything.

I always tell myself whenever I intentionally go out shooting an image is that my goal is to get just one singular shot that I really really enjoy. Anything else after that is bonus. I find that finding a composition is a bit easier for portraits and even wildlife (tho luck is a massive factor in that one). Where as landscapes I find to be the most challenging. Especially whenever you visit the more famous locations. Something like Horseshoe Bend in Arizona for example is easy to get the same shot everyone else gets. But it’s incredibly hard to get a unique perspective on a location like that.

@jonnybowdenfitness9558

2 жыл бұрын

I say this to myself as well. I've only been doing photography for a couple of months but getting one decent shot per session out makes it worth it.

Thankyou for these kinds of videos. I'm just a hobbyist photographer and finding a good composition is something I struggle with. I usually end up binning 90% of my shots because they are just not good enough. I have a bad habit of shooting too many similar shots when I need to look around and get the composition right first and only then only take a few shots.

Loved this video. Just found you on YT and hope to learn more about what makes a great shot. Thanks!

Another awesome vlog!! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!

I really liked, and learned from, your comments on why certain images were not that good. You did a good job of explaining your thinking and showing how slight changes in where you were standing or what lens you were using made an important difference.

personally i would be happy with your “bad” shots!! Thanks for your time and knowledge, it’s much appreciated.

Great video. Comforting to know that even the experts make mistakes. Thanks and great images!

17:43 - so nice!

Very thought provoking! Thanks!

Great video! Picking up the photographers where they - too often - are frustrated is really helpful. About the bluebells: I had the impression that you mainly wanted to photograph the forest and as an encore the bluebells. To set the bluebells more in scene you could perhaps choose a low camera position, one to three flower(s) in the foreground, the flower carpet in the middle ground and the trees as background? Anyway, thanks for the video and I'm looking forward to epic conditions and to see you freak out next week ;-)

Good video! I like your photos and your tutorials!

Bluebells are tough! I make an attempt every year and I still don't understand how it's possible to walk amongst an amazing carpet of blue and yet photos often turn out dull. Photos that work best seem to be those were the bluebells aren't the main subject but almost a incidental backdrop. It's good to know that you struggle with them too - makes me feel a bit better about my own failures!!

I really enjoy, and learn a lot from, these critiques.

this was great, thank you!

Morning Nigel. Interesting video. I think ensuring you have an interesting location to capture then that's half the battle out the way. My last vlog was really uninspiring as the location was pants and was nothing really to capture so I'm looking for some new locations with a fresh pair of eyes. Thanks for sharing Nigel!

Your videos are fantastic Nigel. I really enjoyed this one! Showed you are also HUMAN like the rest of us and are still capable of getting blurry shots!! haha that definitely makes me feel better about my recent weekend outing! love the notion to not try and focus on getting EVERYTHIGN in one shot....a habit am slowly breaking myself after shooting landscapes for several years. great advice!

I'm looking forward to eventually seeing an image of the bluebells that you like. I'm confident that you will work it out. In the meantime, it's fun to try and work it out mentally. I'm wondering what the scene would look like sideways to the sun. Anyways, thanks for the video. Very helpful!

Great video....have a great Christmas!

Excellent video Nigel! Thanks!

@NigelDanson

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very helpful. Having a good sense of self criticism is always good. I’m looking forward to your next video.

Think it's great you record, and share your experience shooting. I genuinely appreciate the content. However, don't forget to cut out from time to time, with no video in mind, and just enjoy ✌ Keep doing what you're doing man!

Helpful sequencing of photos.

Nigel, I love your channel. Your brilliant.

I call myself a happy man, when shooting pictures you would rather dismiss. But that is, why there is so much to learn for me on your Channel.

Grats too Steve!

These tutorials are amazing

excellent, thanks so much!

Nice breakdown of trying to catch lightning in a bottle. At least you there, just in case. Insert applicable quotation. 🧐 👍 🥂

thank you for this new video. Really appreciate to see and hear that you also struggle some times, even if it's not often. May I ask you how many photos you usually takes on a location ? As you say, you show us the best ones, and we think all your shots are great and i felt sometimes depressed to see how bad is my ratio good/bad images (on my point of view)

What a great learning process. Thank you.

@NigelDanson

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!