My Photography is Not a Priority
In the blog this week I tell you why photography is not a priority for me!
Burnt Out?
I love creating videos for my YouTube channel. I was already passionate about landscape photography and creating videos about my time out with the camera was a natural extension of my desire to share my photography.
However, there is no doubt it is a lot of hard work. Sometimes my ideas are a bit grand and a little over adventurous. These ideas sometimes pay off, but I normally have to put in a lot of extra effort. It was after one of those "go the extra mile" videos that I decided I need a little rest.
Landscape Photography Not a Priority
I wasn't burnt out. I just needed a rest. I had spent the previous day driving all over the country taking photographs, but I still had the following day free. I wanted to use that spare day to create another full-on landscape photography video, but I decided that I would benefit more from not making photography a priority.
So I headed out for a walk up Conic Hill near Loch Lomond on a beautiful summers day. I still took my camera, but it wasn't my goal to even get it out of the bag. Relaxing from the photography got me thinking and I decided to share my results in this video:
So just a short video. A bit of a brain dump and a chance to try my hand at some cinematic style video. I hope you liked it. Did the message resonate with you? Let me know in the comments below.
Loch Lomond Panorama
As I said in the video, I did take one image and here it is:
Loch Lomond from Conic Hill - Super Wide Panorama on a Super Sunny Day: Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 52mm, 1/160th sec @ ISO 64, f/11, 12 image panoramic stitch.
Photographing Britain's National Parks
In the blog this week I’m very happy to share with you the story of my latest adventure. Check out the images and video I captured as I travel to three different national parks, across three countries and all in one day!
Grand Ideas
One of the primary goals of my YouTube channel is to share my landscape photography adventures. By sharing my adventures I can hopefully provide a little inspiration to my fellow landscape photographers or even encourage people to get out there and see the great outdoors.
Sometimes my adventures are unplanned, but every now and again I come up with a plan for a grand adventure! The problem is that these grand plans aren't exactly simple to execute. Time is the normally the limiting factor for me.
However, when I read about National Parks Week, I thought it was the perfect excuse to execute one of those grand adventures. My idea was simple. I would visit 3 national parks, in 3 different countries and do it all in one day. Would it even be possible? Let's find out.
As you saw in the video, it is indeed possible. I wouldn't exactly recommend it though. It was a lot of driving and a very long day. But I sure did enjoy it! The locations I visited were stunning, and that was only 3 of the 15 national parks in Britain.
If you haven't visited a national park before, or it's been a while, I really recommend that you check out the National Parks website as there is sure to be one near you. I'm really lucky as I have Dartmoor on my doorstep. The national parks are a valuable resource, so if you have some time it's also worth considering spending some time on your local national park as a volunteer. You can see how I got on one year volunteering on Dartmoor here.
I really hope you enjoyed this video. If you are looking for a bit more detail on the locations I visited and the photographs you saw, you'll find them below.
So are heading out for National Parks Week? What is your favourite national park? Let me know in the comments below.
Wales - Snowdonia National Park
For more information about Snowdonia National Park, click here.
Snowdonia National Park - near Plas y Brenin, Wales: Nikon D850, Nikkor 16-35 mm f/4 at 25 mm, 1/20th sec at ISO 64, f/13, Lee Filters Circular Polariser.
England - Lake District National Park
For more information about The Lake District National Park click here.
Haweswater Reservoir - Lake District, England: Nikon D850, Nikkor 16-35 mm f/4 at 17 mm, 1/20th sec at ISO 64, f/13, Lee Filters Circular Polariser.
Scotland - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
For more information about the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, click here.
A Pastel Sunset at Ben A'an - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 70 mm, 1/5th sec at ISO 64, f/13, Lee Filters 2 Stop ND Grad.
Looking North from Ben A'an on a Beautiful Summers Evening - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 48 mm, 1/3rd sec at ISO 64, f/8, Lee Filters 2 Stop ND Grad.
A Summer Sunset At Ben A'an and Loch Katrine - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park:: Nikon D850, Nikkor 16-35 mm f/4 at 18 mm, 0.5 sec at ISO 64, f/18, Lee Filters 2 Stop ND Grad.