Thank you for watching! Here are links to better quality JPEG files: 'Autumn Layers' baxter.photos/shop/autumn-layers/ 'Tree Storm' baxter.photos/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tree-storm.jpg Gallery: baxter.photos/gallery/through-the-woods/

@lindefraser9148

4 жыл бұрын

There is something so uplifting with the lime greens of spring, mixed with the oranges and browns of autumn - captured beautifully. I enjoyed the links to quality JPEG viewing! Thank you!

Such a well thought out and useful video Simon. I loved the talk through and the process you took in 'crafting the image'. Thoroughly enjoyed this and the images were superb.

I love that the whole video was devoted to one photo. It shows the patience and precision around a great photo. (When you first walked by that scene, I was saying "That's it - there." Your videos improve our seeing.

Your doggo is just the best!

I quite like this time of the year. The landscape is more transparent and still very colorful.

I found this useful, as someone who struggles to see compositions in woodland photography. I'll try to put this into practice on my next trip.

@lonnieclemens8028

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe, I share your opinion. But I am thinking that learning to compose takes practice. A lot of times I go for walks and see absolutely nothing. Then there are times when I think I can see a potential composition. I'm not giving up, because I like being outdoor with a camera.

Another helpful share - thank you, Simon. Really appreciate how you articulate your 'instinctual' process without sacrificing the magic of the moment.

I love this Time of the Year great Vlog Simon

Great video and content as ever, and not forgetting Meg. Always makes me smile watching her bounce around..

I always learn something from you, Simon!

Fantastic as always, Simon... Love such backlit color layers as well. I often find myself too hasty in woodland photography, so your advise to slow down more is something to keep in mind. Thanks for another great video!

As always, excellent, thanks for taking us there

thanks, SIMON you are an inspiration to all with such good teachings

Great episode Simon and the blend of colours was simply beautiful.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Scotty!

Great to share picture links great stuff 👍

Love that first picture, and the one with the shapes of the branches and the orange colors! I must say that I really am into woodland photography too atm, really love it!

such good advice. I think its so easy to look for the highlights and miss the scene entirely. It brings a new meaning to 'cant see the woods for the trees'.

Most enjoyable and informative as it always is.

Thanks Simon, a thoroughly valuable vlog due to its quality insights on the woodland process. Am happy I have at least a couple of points for me to think about when next out. #NeverStopLearning Thanks for sharing.

Love seeing Meg get some airtime too! Delightful video.

Loved this video and I learned so much! Thank you for doing this and teaching us such valuable learnings!

Thanks, Simon for another excellent video! Very few photographers shoot woodland so I am grateful for your time, energy, and sharing your expertise with these videos. Woodlands are all I have around where I live; no seas, or oceans nor epic landscapes. This really helps to see how to tackle the chaos.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them :)

Such a pleasure to watch this video. I really enjoyed how you described your thought processes about "crafting the image". You are so inspiring! Your gallery is amazing.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Ann!

Great video mate, one of your best...I'm trying my hardest to soak this up!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Alan :-)

I’ve been following several KZreadrs, including you, for several years now. It is wonderful to watch some of you mature into accomplished photographers. I only wish I had matured as much in that time!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for continuing to watch, Stuart :)

"Tree Storm" has the perfect name -- first thought that popped into my head was forks of lightning. Really beautiful photos, thanks for sharing as always.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Glad you like it :-)

Excellent video. Great work Simon!

Nice job Simon. Great photo. And nice you explained the scene. Thanks very much.

Thank you Simon. I always learn something from your vlogs.

Love the entire mood of your video. Well done.

Thanks Simon, great tips and beautiful images.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bill :-)

❤️ Very good.When I need to fresh my mind always watched your video.

Brilliant, detailed walk through. Your videos have really opened my eyes to the potential of woodlands particulalry when the light is perhaps not ideal.

Really incredible images as usual Simon. And likely my favourite video on KZread right now! I loved learning more about your approach to these scenes, I've been spending a lot of time in my local woodland and will be putting some of these tips into practice. Thanks for sharing!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you, Scott :)

Beech are one of the most beautiful of trees, they also photograph well in the depths of winter long after the Autumn colour has finished. I love how you give the tree the time it deserves and you take your time to do it justice! Your dog is a real beauty too, lucky you! cheers.

Thoroughly enjoying your approach and rationale behind your woodland photography. Provides plenty of good food for thought.

As usual Simon......very good video and tips I can use. Thanks for sharing.

As always, great video and wonderful insights.

Great video Simon, I learn quite a bit from you. Meg sure has a lot of fun walking out there with you. That is great.

Thank you Simon..that was very helpful, very helpful

I so thoroughly enjoyed this video! Fantastic work on the still images and the video.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

Fantastic video and the photos!

The walkthrough was super helpful, thank you!

This is a lovely and thoughtful video resulting in beautiful images. Meg's joyful cameos are the icing on the cake. I love your work Simon.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Always appreciated, Wendy. Thank you :)

Great video as always, enjoyed it so much I now feel I have to get up at the crack of dawn and get out there. Meg is one happy dog chasing water. Thanks Simon!

Excellent walk through that ended in a gorgeous image. I really enjoy your videos.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Sasidhar :)

Thanks for all inspiration, nice photos. 🌲🌳📸

Fantastic!! 📸📸

As always perfection. You are one of the most professional vloggers on here. Love the Tree Storm wicked

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Paul :)

Really enjoyed this, thanks for posting.

Even your B roll is brilliant! Great video

Wow I love your Photography /Style /tips etc and you are the inspiration for us who want to be a landscape Photographer.

A great walk through video of the image you captured, putting your thoughts of the image into words in so much detail blows my mind 👍👍

gracias, SIMON eres una inspiracion para todos con tan buenas enseñanzas.

A great and useful lesson .thank you Simon .Tree storm is one of your best !!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Enrico!

Tree Storm is amazing, Simon! What an order in that chaos of branches - absolutely amazing!

Excellent video! It has changed my approach to woodlands - since so many of the woodlands where I live are quite short (very arid environment), I did not realize how often I've been focused on tree portraits as opposed to color palettes. Thank you! I'm looking forward to taking these thought onto the field! Excellent choice of music, by the way!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Trey! Glad you like the music choice too :)

Thank you for a very educational video. I find it super useful to understand the thought process behind the photo. And there's always Meg to make me smile...

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Gisele. Glad you enjoyed it!

Lovely video Simon, really enjoy your content.😊

Great video, my local woodland is Sutton Park Nature Reserve, on my 8 mile dog walk this afternoon I noticed the isolated colours you refer to in your video. You've made me realise that they will make great subjects in themselves.

You are a wonderful teacher and artist, Simon. Thank you.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John :)

A great journey through your thought process.

That's immensely useful. You know, I've been loving taking trees at the moment but I've been looking for trees (I found some, I was in a forest after all). This was great advice and I'm itching to get out there again and have another go :)

Great video Simon with very sound advice always like how you talk us through the thought process 👍 The image you left with is stunning fantastic colours 👌

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, as always, Chris!

Simon, thank you for unlocking the secret to getting great shots of trees. I constantly look at trees for potential photos and while the visual feast for the eyes is there, I find the whole tree is more than often, way too much for the shot. Thank you for unlocking the secret.

Absolutely brilliant. thank you for reinforcing the 'visualize the end crop'. I just started to incorporate that into my thought process. It really does help develop the eye towards the vignettes and finer details. I also love the way you illustrated the methodical and 'slow down' process in woodland photography. that does take some practice but so necessary. Cant wait to go out tomorrow. Thank you.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it :-)

I learn more and more just by going out to woodland areas and shooting. Believe it’s more about training your eyes to see than it is to sit and listen to a photographic lesson on video.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Of course. That's what practice is all about. Many benefit from combining that with inspiration/ideas from professionals as it speeds up the learning process.

Great episode, enjoyed watching.

Thoughtful and considered, chimed with some things I saw this morning in my own local wood - walking the dog... Good to see Meg full of beans too!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :-)

Wow, what a informative record about how we should look the subjective we chose. Really inspired! And the second photo you post with a bit of foliage blur looks so unconventional and more contrastive against the still trunk. A new experiment must be done in my next woodscape photography.

Thanks Simon for sharing this video. I really enjoyed the steps you took us through in developing your compositions. I particularly enjoyed your tips on not always including the entire tree in your compositions. I will have to practice this approach as my natural default would be to include the entire tree. Keep up the great work that you do. Cheers, Keith Pinn Barrie, Ontario Canada

That, again, was very well thought through and lucidly explained.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, as always :)

Really nice vlog, i can learn from it for my next vlog!

Tree storm is a beautiful image Simon, really good example of looking past the obvious.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Peter. Taken near where you've been ;)

Thanks Simon. I really have trouble with woodland images. This has helped a lot. LOVE 'Tree Storm', I could be looking at that view for hours and still not see that wonderful composition.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Paul. Always appreciated :)

I really liked the presentation of the thought process behind the shot. I didn't think I would like the one with the wind blowing the leaves as much as the still leaves, but I think the movement adds something. Thanks again for a thought provoking video!

I have only just come across your channel Simon and I really enjoyed this video. I love your presentation style and the knowledge you put across. Just subbed and look forward to checking out more of your output.

Excellent presentation Simon as always. Beautiful images too. I always struggle in woodland to make sense of the organised chaos.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Peter :)

@leslumieres1237

4 жыл бұрын

You want to look at Steve O'Nion's video's, too; Both photographers are masters at this! I just discovered them, and I am impressed.

Really enjoyed that Simon, I find like you said in your video, watching you workout your shot from start to finish👍🏻

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :)

What an enjoyable woodland photography video. Really liked your thoughts and approach to this shot, definitely some things I'll keep in mind next time I'm in the woods.

Very nice, Simon. I wish we have hills and beautiful trees. And a little bit of "your" eyes.

Oh wow, that windy version Simon, simply delightful.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Derek :)

Superb treatise on crafting an image. You’re getting better and better at crafting these videos as well. I always wind up with a nugget of useful info such as positioning the camera up a little higher in this instance to include more of the tree without the intrusion of the sky. The images, music, and the wisdom are first rate. And of course, Meg being Meg! Cheers Simon.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

That's very kind! Thank you, John!

Thx for the walk through

That last photo is glorious, so inspiring. I wish we got autumn colours here in southeast Queensland, although recent bushfires have created a 'false autumn' in our southern hemisphere spring.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Kenneth!

Adore your work and specks of Meg...

Another great and informative video Simon , beautiful image too . It’s great that you are so enthusiastic about woodland Photography and are putting out such excellent content about it , I love photographing trees and woodland but it’s not a Passion that is shared by my photo buddies , which can be a bit frustrating when I’m away on a trip , watching your videos Makes me realise I’m not a tree nutter or at least I’m not alone !

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Andrew! Woodland photography will also develop your skills in composition which I'm sure wil help the rest of your photography :)

Thanks for the tips very informative info always trying to be better. I hike with my dogs as well.

Stunning images!

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, John :-)

Excellent video.

Thanks for this.

Very helpful

thank you so useful

Excellent vlog and images as always Simon. I particularly liked Tree Storm. I have to say that I have never considered myself a "spiritual" person, however, since watching vlogs from yourself, Steve O'nions and Adam Gibbs, I view woodland in a totally different, (spiritual), light. I have been walking my dogs throught a small wood over many years. Only recently have I found myseIf thinking "Wow, look at this place, it's fantastic!!!!. ) Many thanks for your vlogs. Kind regards - Rob

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Robin :)

I really liked this video. Where I live the woodland are really dense with full of small trees. It's difficult to make some breathing room for the subject. With this video, it shows well how even with a dense landscape, there is still a way to make your subject look good with composition, and bringing the camera higher. Thank you for the video

Yet another interesting video from you Simon. I am amazed at how good those trees look compared to what we have here in the South West where it all looks quite tatty now.

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Tatty can be nice sometimes :)

Very much enjoyed this - like being alongside you on a workshop. Really liked the final 2 images and nice to know lovely images can be achieved without mist! 👍

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Simon. So long as people still come on workshops otherwise I'm done :-o

@simonturnbullphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Simon Baxter 😂 you’ll do just fine I’m sure

Thank you for this tutorial. Any info on how you like to set your camera... manual? Aperture Priority? etc.

Hi Simon, I’m a new suscriber, bring on your channel by Nigel and Thomas. I’ve found useful complementary answer in your videos. More particular in this one, about how make my trees’ composition better and give all the essence of my feelings on site. Very helpful. Many thanks

@SimonBaxterPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome along. Glad you enjoyed it!

Here's an observation about your landscapes and woodland photography, and those of others, as compared to mine. I tend to go out and "be ready" as I walk, by having my camera on a strap around my neck, ready to pop it up and click on scenes as I come upon them. You on the other hand, have everything packed away, and spend your walks looking and seeing what is all around you, and only pull out your camera gear once you have visualized a scene/composition. I get dozens of useless and meaningless exposures. And to be sure, I suspect I miss many great opportunities because I click off a shot as I walk along and do not bother to fully explore in my mind each scene I may encounter. Also, I suspect I am pre-ordained to try and see a scene based on the lens I have attached, rather than which one in my backpack would capture a scene in front of me best. Thanks for the vision and awakening.