Any photographers on here?

[Nick555]

Drone flight during a snowstorm over Kinlochbervie, Scottish Highlands. (CAA licenced)

 

[fordsabroad]

I took this at Burnham on sea a little while back. I went there to photograph the lighthouse surrounded by the sea only to find out that all high tides aren't equal!!! I will have another attempt in a couple of months.

 

[fordsabroad]

These were taken at RSPB Bempton Cliffs last year. I will probably stop of on my way back from Northumberland in April to photograph the Puffins.

 

[Otter Spotter]

I took this at Burnham on sea a little while back. I went there to photograph the lighthouse surrounded by the sea only to find out that all high tides aren't equal!!! I will have another attempt in a couple of months.

Did you use a 10 stopper ?

 

[cyberyacht]

Digital was definitely a game changer, at least there was no more sleepless nights waiting for wedding prints to arrive

Ah, wedding photography. 10% camera work, 90% crowd control.

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[Wee Bold Davy]

Ah, wedding photography. 10% camera work, 90% crowd control.

In the pre-digital days you could cover the whole day in 50 photos all posed, now 1,500 is the norm so that the album tells the story of the day. So much planning for weeks before and lots of hard work afterwards.
Don't let anyone tell you it's easy money.
Here is a video I made of the first 'digital' wedding I ever covered. When I met the groom on the morning of his wedding, to his horror (and mine) his face had come out in a terrible rash with nerves. He appeared in 95% of the photos and I had to make the rash disappear in them all!

 

[MacroMad]

I mainly use a Hasselblad which would solve your need to swap film speeds as you can change the film backs mid roll. And an Olympus XA for days when the Hasselblad is too heavy to lug around!

And i thought my D3X was heavy.
In the Underwater Housing etc now that was a weight to lug around.

 

[pwilmo]

There are some great really high photos on here, well done I admire your shots.
Here's my take on photography I'm into black and white mostly and here are a couple.
One was the light coming into the living room this morning and reflecting a mystical light pattern ( and no you cheeky beggars, that's not me sat there )
The other this morning was a christmas bag with a toy ... it was just the take on both father christmas and the dragon waving together

 

[Clive Mott]

The best landscape photographer for a long time has been Andy Stothert. Ultimate patience waiting days for the lighting to be right. Pitty his wife Marion who has to suffer all the hanging about. But Magnificent results on MMM front covers for many years.
I am crap at it but try. Mostly this phone is better than me with my Nikon D500.

 

[akadingbat]

Although you have said you want a weekend trip I would recommend a longer trip to Ross and Torridon and/or Lewis and Harris. There is a lot in Lewis and Harris you can’t see from the road but a couple of hundred yards from the road amazing cliffs and see stacks, leave the dogs in the van for that one!

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[Langtoftlad]

Drone flight during a snowstorm over Kinlochbervie, Scottish Highlands. (CAA licenced)
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Stunning - will you reveal how much post processing was done?

 

[Peregrinator]

Drone flight during a snowstorm over Kinlochbervie, Scottish Highlands. (CAA licenced)
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Cool photo

 

[Peregrinator]

Love your work, just a little surprised that you don't put a faint watermark on your images online, there's plenty of people out there who won't hesitate to use your great work without your permission. I had my own photographic business for around 7 years starting around 1987. It survived without advertising, just by word of mouth. I hadn't planned to start a business it just happened as a result of doing 'little jobs' which soon took over my full-time job! Of course that was in the days of Kodak, Fuji and Ilford films ........ no safety net, no room for error!
I moved from Scotland to Wales 19 years ago to help my wife look after her mother and immediately realised how much freedom I'd taken for granted in Scotland regarding access and freedom to roam. With landscapes, I soon felt as though I was doing my hobby with one hand tied behind my back, the fun soon went out of it. My other love, portraiture was still possible, so I set about trying to find work as I had previously in Scotland, but I knew no one and the little bit of interest I did get around 2008 thought I was charging too much, despite the fact I was asking the same as I was charging in Scotland in the early '90s which I was told then was too cheap!! I don't suppose the banking crash helped either!

Along came digital, my wife bought me a Nikon D70 so as I always have done I bought a 2nd identical body (as with back up film cameras!) In 2014 I upgraded to (2) Nikon D7000s which I still have but rarely use since I changed my job. I retired early last year as I struggled with my mobility, so it may be a chance to blow the dust off my 105mm Nikon Macro lens which I bought originally to photograph jewellery for a client with my studio lights and possibly relight my passion!!

I used a Nikon F3 for years, I took a long time to go Digital but in the end I sold the Nikon F3 which paid for the Nikon D90 which was a great camera, then upgraded to Nikon D7200 once satisfied Digital was the way to go, only regret I have with the old kit, was selling my Nikon 300mm f2.8 lens which I now know I could have used on the new camera (which at the time didn't thing it could) and which I can't to buy now, I feel that loss the most.

 

[Peregrinator]

Every where Kites, still trying to get speeds light right, not there yet.

 

[Stans Van]

I enjoy photography as a hobby, typically landscapes, sunsets, long exposure (waterfalls, or traffic trails), wildlife (mostly birds in fairness, but that's mostly because that's what you mostly see) and macro (mostly insects, some flowers).

Where do people recommend as good places to visit for good photo opportunities?

I am new to motorhoming, but until now tended to book cottages, usually Scotland or the southern counties, for a week at a time and use it as a base. Hope is to cover more ground in a MH.

On my list is to go back to Mull (for WTSE), The Western Isles, north coast of Scotland.

Also really looking forward to places that are doable as weekend trips that I wouldn't have wanted to use a whole week's annual leave on before, but would have been a bit much for a day trip e.g. landscape photography in the Peak District.

I am also hoping to go and stay overnight somewhere close to Ham Wall in winter for the

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[irnbru]

Drone flight during a snowstorm over Kinlochbervie, Scottish Highlands. (CAA licenced)
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Is the actual flight on youtube?

 

[Outdoors Dad]

Northeast coast from Seaham to Berwick... absolutely stunning and lots of wildlife and birds of prey and not to mention many castles etc.

 

[iceclimber]

Fabulous photos above ….. try the the Yorkshire dales for landscapes & water

 

[Poppy and Hamish]

Northeast coast from Seaham to Berwick... absolutely stunning and lots of wildlife and birds of prey and not to mention many castles etc.

Thanks, I have pencilled in a week in October to do this area (unless we plump for a cheeky week in Europe for some sun). I have never really spent much time in the north of England, even less in the North East, so it's all unexplored territory for me

 

[Poppy and Hamish]

Fabulous photos above ….. try the the Yorkshire dales for landscapes & water

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Ooh fantastic photos. I have never really been to the Yorkshire Dales either, so this is definitely going on the list. I think I will be good for a few years now

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[Poppy and Hamish]

Although you have said you want a weekend trip I would recommend a longer trip to Ross and Torridon and/or Lewis and Harris. There is a lot in Lewis and Harris you can’t see from the road but a couple of hundred yards from the road amazing cliffs and see stacks, leave the dogs in the van for that one!

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I am actually going to both areas this year. I will be passing through Torridon. I am doing the NC500 over 2 weeks in May, and will be spending a few nights in the area.

I am also planning on going to Lewis and Harris, hopefully in September. Likely for a week or just over, and spending another week for a leisurely journey up and back. Lewis/Harris was the main drive for getting a motorhome. It just didn't seem to be a place where I wanted to be based in the same spot in a cottage for a week.

Uists next year in all likelihood.

 

[Gonestravaiging]

I enjoy photography as a hobby, typically landscapes, sunsets, long exposure (waterfalls, or traffic trails), wildlife (mostly birds in fairness, but that's mostly because that's what you mostly see) and macro (mostly insects, some flowers).

Where do people recommend as good places to visit for good photo opportunities?

I am new to motorhoming, but until now tended to book cottages, usually Scotland or the southern counties, for a week at a time and use it as a base. Hope is to cover more ground in a MH.

On my list is to go back to Mull (for WTSE), The Western Isles, north coast of Scotland.

Also really looking forward to places that are doable as weekend trips that I wouldn't have wanted to use a whole week's annual leave on before, but would have been a bit much for a day trip e.g. landscape photography in the Peak District.

I am also hoping to go and stay overnight somewhere close to Ham Wall in winter for the murmuration

I enjoy photography as a hobby, typically landscapes, sunsets, long exposure (waterfalls, or traffic trails), wildlife (mostly birds in fairness, but that's mostly because that's what you mostly see) and macro (mostly insects, some flowers).

Where do people recommend as good places to visit for good photo opportunities?

I am new to motorhoming, but until now tended to book cottages, usually Scotland or the southern counties, for a week at a time and use it as a base. Hope is to cover more ground in a MH.

On my list is to go back to Mull (for WTSE), The Western Isles, north coast of Scotland.

Also really looking forward to places that are doable as weekend trips that I wouldn't have wanted to use a whole week's annual leave on before, but would have been a bit much for a day trip e.g. landscape photography in the Peak District.

I am also hoping to go and stay overnight somewhere close to Ham Wall in winter for the murmurations.

Given that this thread started in August it appears that almost everyone on here is a photographer! Your own pics are excellent. Scotland offers endless opportunities for landscape and wildlife photography - Torridon, for example is a stunning area. I'm planning to take my camera and drone there next week and was last there in October (see pics on Instagram - @auslanc). The trick is getting the right weather!
Glencoe, Skye and Mull are all wonderful areas, as is Harris in the Western Isles which has some of the most stunning beaches in the UK. The north east coast - Cullen, Gardenstown etc - is not as rugged but still well worth a visit, as are the bottlenose dolphins at Chanonry Point on the Black Isle.
Sorry if all these places have already been mentioned - too many replies to read through! Happy snapping.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Given that this thread started in August it appears that almost everyone on here is a photographer! Your own pics are excellent. Scotland offers endless opportunities for landscape and wildlife photography - Torridon, for example is a stunning area. I'm planning to take my camera and drone there next week and was last there in October (see pics on Instagram - @auslanc). The trick is getting the right weather!
Glencoe, Skye and Mull are all wonderful areas, as is Harris in the Western Isles which has some of the most stunning beaches in the UK. The north east coast - Cullen, Gardenstown etc - is not as rugged but still well worth a visit, as are the bottlenose dolphins at Chanonry Point on the Black Isle.
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Don’t forget that if you are into landscapes/seascapes go south to towards Barra, you will get 3/4 seasons in one day but the light is stunning and the people are ace

 

[Gonestravaiging]

Don’t forget that if you are into landscapes/seascapes go south to towards Barra, you will get 3/4 seasons in one day but the light is stunning and the people are ace

Agreed. Barra is a fantastic place.

 

[pwilmo]

Hello all you photo people.

All these georgous photos on here, where do you keep them? on you cameras, on a CD?

I'm asking because who else will get chance to see them.

I've experimented with my own for display on Instagram, but Instagram site has sadly degenerated into a chat type, Facebook contact show.

I have made a Wordpress site but I don't think it gets a lot of exposure.

"Gathering dust" on a computer, SD card or camera is a shame, It doesn't really worry me if people copy them, good luck to them.. they're for all to enjoy.

How do you put your photos out there?

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[bilM]

I keep mine on a 5tb external hard drive. I also use 500PX to post my pictures.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Mine are currently on a 10tb NAZ and multiple external SSDs. I am currently working towards setting up a Squarespace website but as I don’t like processing it’s a slow process.
I do post to photo forum called Fotobuzz.com which is a subscription magazine style forum with loads of training content and regular comps.

 

[Ingwe]

 

[kevenh]

4TB NAS and selected holiday pics on Google Photos for a digital photo frame to grab, etc.
I used to have a Pro Flickr account via BT Yahoo email but that’s only at a capped free level now.

 

[Peregrinator]

Hello all you photo people.

All these georgous photos on here, where do you keep them? on you cameras, on a CD?

I'm asking because who else will get chance to see them.

I've experimented with my own for display on Instagram, but Instagram site has sadly degenerated into a chat type, Facebook contact show.

I have made a Wordpress site but I don't think it gets a lot of exposure.

"Gathering dust" on a computer, SD card or camera is a shame, It doesn't really worry me if people copy them, good luck to them.. they're for all to enjoy.

How do you put your photos out there?

On two 2Tb SSD USB3.1 sticks

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