Hi Craig I also have a Ring Flash similar to yours and I've never actually used it out in the field mainly because as you said it's bulky etc. I have since bought an LCD panel (Neewer I think) very affordable and can be hand held or hot shoe mounted. I've not used this yet either but hoping to give it a try out in the field soon

I had both those macro lenses. The 105, I still have, and it does a Stirling job, when I use it with my D800. It offers so much more flexibility . Interesting to see how you go with your test

Ring flash seems to give a flat light , I had a blue Peter afternoon and cut up a pringle tube , a yogurt pot , hot glue gun , any old flash seems to fit up the end and hay presto , i have a handy macro flash set up . A bit of tin foil as a reflector if needed. Try it out doesn't cost anything, plus you can eat the pringles while you're at it 😂 Sour cream and onion are the best 😂

It's great to see you in the woods with your express knob and trying out your ring. Good on yer mate.

Hi Craig me again, I recently walked around an unpronounceable Welsh reservoir,6 and a half miles to be precise carrying my camera, a 10-20mm a 28-140mm and my 55-300mm and a tripod plus other camera gummings, and I didn't take my camera out once!!!!. However it as inspired me to return there for the autumn colours. The other benefit was doing almost 16,000 steps .🥵 Many thanks Steve H

Morning Craig, as I explained in a recent vlog of yours I'm new to your channel and I'm working my way through your photography escapades, love the highland cows, there's some not to far away from me that I need to get over again, working your vlogs really inspires me so I thank you. Steve H

Hello Craig, this is the first time I've seen any of your vlogs, no idea why it popped up but I'm glad it did, I'm going to watch your other episodes asap so I don't know if you in these you give more information of shutter speed exposure etc which as a novice I find very helpful. Also could you show the original and the edited versions of the photographs please. I have got the Affinity photo editing on my laptop but never used it, I try to keep my photos as seen but I also realise that to have jaw dropping images some "tweeking" is needed so any help on what you do with your images is highly appreciated. Right, I'm going to like and subscribe to your channel and look forward to catching up with the rest of your vlogs. Many thanks Steve H

Some wonderful images there Craig !! 👍🏼

Really good vlog Craig,loved it. Not really explored Edale or Kinder yet,so you've inspired me to get up there. Someone once said 'its all about the light' and your shots proved that The 5 shots at the end are belters (no 3 is my favourite).

Beautiful pictures!

Love Kinder on a changeable weather day. Made for some fab images there Craig. I walked the whole Pennine Way in 2021 and I’m doing so again this September! So many places along the way for some fab photography. It’s one big scouting mission though as there’s no time to stop to compose images. Only time to get the head down and cover the miles!

That looks like a location with loads of potential. I've been to Mam Tor many times but never visited Edale. Another location to add to the list. I love capturing dappled light on the hills and fells and you got a few great examples on your visit.

Very nice video. You were rewarded for the effort on the climb with some great compositions .

Some cracking pictures there Craig. My experience there suggests that you might find the heather season is the best time for images, other than when the grips of Fog, Frost and Snow enter the valley. You certainly showed it well.

Another truly glorious video, and Edale is just something else :)

Some really beautiful images in this Craig

Great shots Craig. That changing weather is what we normally get here in Melbourne Australia. 4 season in one day! Wonderful light for landscapes.

Really good video Craig. So many times the weather puts off a long journey and difficult walk for we “spring chickens”, but you showed just what can be achieved. Loved your images too. Superb and thanks.

Excellent video Craig. Love the dry stone wall shots around 19mins . I see why you were buzzing! Thanks.

Also Humberstone - which is a small village near here is called Humberstone becaue my Great Grandfather recovered ia large stone from from the Humber (annoying stone for small boats as slack tide) and places in the village now called Humberstone (its nest to the Chruch if anyone wants to see it!)

Hi I come from a few miles from this locationn 'Fitties' - Cleethorpes The Forts werre part of a defence systems to stop submarines entering the Humber. Between the coast and the Forts the water was too shallow for submarines to pass without having to surface and be seen and as a result attacked. Threre was an anti submarine net stretehed across beteen the two Forts at a depth that allowed normal surface boats to pass unhindered but any submarine would have to surface to get past and be attacked by being on the surface.

Great video! 🌟 Loved the tips on avoiding creative ruts and the challenges of shooting in tricky terrains. The Fine Art approach to the sand fort was inspiring! 📸

Nicely done , Mr H&S . Like the long lens of Spurn Head and the forts, and the last ones from the drone. Why not soften the horizon on the last mono, and you have another Fart, it would lend itself to it.

Great video Craig, nice to see somebody featuring this part of the country for a change. It might not have the hilly drama of the Lakes or the Peaks but it does have its own particular type of beauty. I think my favourites were also the drone stills. They really made the area look anything but ' flat and boring ' Cleethorpes. They could have been taken on the North African coast. Thanks again and keep up the great videos.

Great video and fantastic light 🙂👍

Ay up Craig, ow at. Out with mister happy, going to see him tomorrow must take some cough sweets to cheer him up.Don't know if they will work.

A wonderful video :) But is Curbar Edge, as good as Alport Height - for that is the biggest question :)

On occasions you get the flash back of seeing Jack Lemon and Walter Mathieu talking fishing amongst other things. 😅 For a minute I thought I was seeing Fototripper with product placement for the book. Some interesting perspectives there. Thank you Craig

Another great video . Marvellous pictures as usual. Also gave me a guilt trip as the be there or miss out type comment could have been aimed directly at me. I have to make the effort to get my arse of the sofa and do what you both are doing.

Autumn in Sherwood is a deffo…

Eyup Craig! d'ya know, the number of times I've been out doing woodland photography and someone's come up to me and said "Have you seen anything" 🤣🤣Those exact words! Anyway, nice to see you were in my 'Neck of the Woods' (pun intended!) As I think I've already mentioned, I live about 20 mins from Sherwood Forest, and my brother lives practically IN Sherwood forest! 😄😄

Some absolutely fantastic photos :) And a fab video as well.

Nice nice and being able to remember there are many many ways to create an image was pleasing to hear ✌️🙏👊🙏✌️

Hi Craig I've never visited the forest but have marked up the layby Parking for future reference. It looks like a location with plenty of potential

For my use, the only advantage for the mirrorless Nikon system is the IBIS, which the D850 doesn't have. I certainly don't need all those frames per second and subject tracking. But on the D850, you can employ a lens that incorporates VR. I still have my D800E as a backup to my Fuji GFX 100S.

You've got some really nice images here my friend. And here's to the 850.

Craig , I couldn't agree more. I am a 850 user as well. I don't see anything bettering it, so thanks I'll keep my 850 probably to the end.

I am a D850 user and came to the same conclusion so I just purchased a second body on the last sale. You would have a hard time getting better image quality and at what cost. Nice pics.

Thanks Craig. Adding to your comment about a sign, I’d like to add that a notice prominently displayed on their website would also help and cost even less. Nevertheless you took some good images. I had it on my radar for autumn but don’t want a wasted visit, so I’ll have to think again.

Hi Craig thankfully I have visited twice previously and got images of at least two of the bridges. As you mentioned, depending on the style of replacement bridges those images may not be able to be replicated. Looking forward to seeing the path open again ready for the Autumn

You should be happy with those results.

Amazing work my friend, nice vídeo and photos 👏👏

An awesome video my good man And very beautiful shots And I am glad that you helped that person out who bought that cannon camera and I do hope he or she gets good photos as well You and I are the same I too have helped people with new camera my cousin was one of them and he still has trouble with it and I try to help as much as I can then there's my nephew and a few others Keep up the good work there and beautiful photography

Craig, beautiful video. Love those greens,nikon colors rule. Keep up the good work, thanks

Another fantastic video :) And Blidworth Woods, is looking rather delightful :)

Great shots Craig, nice video ,thanks.

Nice video 👍

Great Nikon gear, one of my choices also. How did you make the computer screen behind you?

Hi Craig I think it's always nice to see what kit other photographers use and more importantly 'why'. I currently use two Fuji bodies and think it's a 'no brainier' for a couple of reasons. One, I have different lenses on each camera, usually 16-55mm (24-70 FF) on one body and the 50-140mm (70-200 FF) on the other so if I need to switch to a different focal length I just swap camera's but secondly I find it useful especially on holiday just in case one camera fails or gets damaged. They're the excuses (reasons) you need to use when talking to Helen about getting a 2nd body 😂 I'm really surprised that you don't keep your processed images 😮 I understand technology is improving all the time but I'd never get rid of what people call 'portfolio' images. Regarding storage I also have a stack of hard drives but I also use cloud storage. It's great peace of mind. I use Backblaze and it costs less than £10 a month for unlimited storage. If a drive was to fail I can just restore the files to a new drive.

Hi Craig - yes I am binged out on the large channels also. I like you watch TH as his presentation style is far superior to some of the others. I am getting a bit bored with average content from stunning places around the world. I have been to Svalbard, Greenland, Lofoten, Iceland etc. several times and before these larger channels found their way there. The landscape images to be gained from these 'exotic' location are stunning but most of these larger channels come away with images anyone with a camera there can get, I rarely see anything but the 'honey pot' shots - come on guys you all proport to be teaching other but fall for the obvious shots. One KZbin I miss is Nick Page - his style is a little quirky but his skill level is on another level in my opinion.