the 105mm macro is my next lens, ordering it today!

Hi Kim, I hope your well, I received your book today & look forward to reading it, thank you so much for your inspiration

My book arrived, today thank you.

Great as always, did you notice the heart 💚 shaped leaves under the web? at 5:09

Lovely video and places👏🤩

So relaxing watching your videos and listening to your voice. Another fantastic upload, thank you as always. Also, glad to see you in the last issue of Amateur Photographer. Always a pleasure to watch.

Thanks Kim.... good video with great comments ... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

I am a descendant of the Fraser’s,I’ve never been there but it looks a beautiful place.x

Stunning images with the water droplets. They seem so perfect, and fragile all at once. I think I may have been drawn to the fragility tucked away in nature had I been with you in that spot on that day. A sense of temporariness in life. A moment when something is present, visible and shining, and then when the conditions change, that sense of shining moment also shifts - to something else. Fragility and change, temporariness . . . .

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Camera facilitates mindfulness and exercise. The older I get, and the more I value my own photographic mindfulness time, the more I wonder why photography isn't available on prescription.

When you are doing ICM, are you shooting on Manual?

Hi Kim, how true is what you say in this video! By coincidence, after watching I was looking through Facebook memories and found a pic of a spider web! Great minds and all that.🙂

So inspiring to listen too. I would love to find some fungis. And see what's hiding within it. You never know what you may find, fairies. 😮

This vedio is 💯 spot on !! Ive said before, photography has in a science helped save me. Its therapy, time to easy the mind, be creative and see the world around you, to Enjoy it!!! Thanks so much for the inspiration, and helping me to understand so much !!!!!

Hi Kim, The water droplets were mesmerising to me. I know you said it was not your best work but I really liked them. For me I would have photographed the trees because Scottish trees and woodlands are so different to those in Australia and as my ancestors came from Scotland I would look back on these photos and wonder if perhaps 150 years or more ago maybe an ancestor of mine looked at the same images and wondered.

Another incredible video, Kim. The images are fascinating. Looking at the drops of water suspended in the air by the thin silky threads of spider webs is mesmerising! I love the way you link philosophy with photography and mental states - it's quite a unique way of thinking. Definitely engaging and thought provoking. 😊

I agree 110%! I love to photograph little details in nature. It feels like escaping to the other world - and I can go back in it every time I look my photos. Please, inform us when your book is printed!

Thanks for sharing Kim. I can identify with a lot of what you are saying. I love those sort of days for photography Kim.No harsh shadows to worry about and you can bring out deep saturated colours in plants and flowers and tree, Keep asking questions and making us all think. When you are in the moment concentrating on photography, troubles are put on hold.cheers Geoff

I was drawn to the grasses around the pond.i loved the water through the grasses it was so peaceful.Sometimes my problem when I’m out is settling to make images and I felt that view settled me if that makes sense

Another beautiful video, Kim. I too am drawn to photographing spider webs and water droplets. I think it's their fragility that draws me to them, as well as their delicate beauty. Great to see another video from you and I hope you enjoy the feast of photography opportunities that autumn brings in these Isles.

Kim I have my canon DSLR 1500D . I’m happy I took interest in photography. I purchased my camera 1 year 2 months ago. I’m enjoying taking photos. I’m happy i discovered you.

I took up photography 1 year 2 months ago. I’m enjoying it. I wish I didn’t discover those pathetic dating sites. I own a canon DSLR 1500D . This month I’ll attempt to photograph Floriade.

I really love this type of photography content! I see so many photography channels in epic locations saying 'there's not much to photograph here' and I roll my eyes. I am way more inline with your video - the feel of photography rather than the rush.

I like to use an ultra macro lens in the order of a 5x. I like to get so close that it makes people wonder exactly what the image actually is.

I'm reminded of a time many years ago when my wife said something about me always being the one taking the pictures so I was never in them. I said, sort of joking, that I am in every photo I take - I'm the one behind the camera. Since then I have often thought that there was more truth in that statement than I even realized at the time. While I'm here, I also want to say thank you for inspiring me to get out more even when I know the conditions are not going to be great. I've been having a lot of fun just being out in nature with my camera even if all I manage is a handful of disappointing images. The time outside and the lessons learned from my "failures" are invaluable.

Hi Kim, I haven't watched any of your videos for a while but in a contemplative moment this morning I was drawn to this one. I take my camera out photographing mostly birds almost everyday. But generally I have been feeling unsatisfied with the experience. This is because I have an urgency to take a photograph of every bird I see, jumping between settings and coming home with sometimes thousands of photos but none I really like. I feel the pressure to be a "good" photographer, to match some of the amazing photos that I see on line. A video by Lee Hoy and yours today is a reminder to slow down, appreciate and observe more. I live in the same area as Lisa Frost so you would appreciate that opportunities abound in this amazing Creation. But I am called to reassess why I take photos and how it can help me to connect to the oneness of all things. Thank you.

NICE...

I love this video. Thank you for changing. It seems like I have a similar approach to photography. I'm obsessed with trees and one thing that I'm working on is how my photos can a become a record of what is going on in my inner self

Fantastic presentation! I have been introducing my 15 year old Granddaughter to macro photography and already have seen how she sees things that I miss, and how she has a different perspective when she photographs in nature. She has a natural gift and I absolutely love sharing the forest with her. Keep posting these types of videos, as they open a new door and perspective to what surrounds us.

Hi Kim! D'ya know, straight away I was drawn to that tree too! Great minds must think alike eh? Trees like this always remind me of a person stood in the middle of the forest with their 'arms' outstretched to Heaven!😊 Absolutely wonderful macro images of those water droplets, by the way! 😊😊

I think I would have looked a lot at the tree canopies, e.g. that first Scots pine(?) is quite unusual with its heavy low branches. My other hobby is growing bonsai btw. ;-) But there were some nice details as well, like the rowan berries or just bark textures (right behind you on the tree you were leaning against ...) For anyone undertaking a creative endeavour (not necessarily meaning artistic, could be engineering or programming, anything "making" something new) it's important to understand that the rational mind only frames the problem, analyses its nature, it doesn't come up with the solution. That's what your subconsciousness provides, it processes the pieces of the puzzle and hands back ideas. But for those to come up to your conscious mind you have to relax, that's why inspiration seems to hit you when you step into the shower or take the dog for a walk.

Good day Kim

What month was this?

I'm curious, what do you carry in your backpack. I can never decide what to take.

I spent a year and half on Benbecula.....It was lovely, no crime, real life, real people. what more do you want.

Very nice shots! Another great location for Scottish Puffins. Thank you

Nice work. Thank you for sharing your love of nature and the great rewards you receive photographing them. I am an East-Central Floridian with ancestors from Scotland. This video added sites I am interested in seeing during a hoped for upcoming return to Scotland - with a major objective being finding Puffin habitats to photo the incredibly cute birds. Nice shots!! I will no seek spots around Aberdeen to visit.

Creation definitely the way to go. Thank you so much for sharing.

Love this type of photography. When you relax into your environment there's so much to see. I'm a novice photographer, how do you get so close? My macro lens doesn't let me get that close. Thanks

Hi Kim, this is something I have long had a problem with - finding the write word(s) to express how I perceive my photography and how it makes me feel; from the moment when I press the shutter button, to when edit an image. I think, sometimes, we have lost or forgotten many words in our language; I have noticed this over many decades, almost like a form of erosion, weathering, wothering. Since I retired in December 2022 at the age of 69 (and a bit), I have rediscovered my love of literature and it has been a treasure to delve into written works that I would never have considered before. Little by little some clarity and contrast is returning. The shadows are receiving more light and too much brightness is being reduced to bring out detail that was there but not readily seen. I have found that my pace in phtotography has slowed, this may be an age thing, or it just might be that my mind is saying "hold on a bit, take your time, think about what you are seeing or think that you are seeing". Rediscovering words I had forgotten or discovering words I didn't know existed, is adding a new dimension to my photography. It is experiencing the moment, living the moment and being able to express it in your mind with greater freedom of imagination. I am so looking forward to receiving Kim Grant's new book.

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Hi Just wanted to ask what filters are best for Wildlife photography Thankyou David ❤

Excellent presentation, thank you. I've long been aware that I *make* pictures, I don't *take* them. I start with an effort to communicate how much I love the landscape in the image, but the raw file is only the beginning as I use a variety of LR and PS techniques to get to my final picture. I also study the French language, so I've become more aware of the words even that I use in English. I told my French teacher that I make photos (using the French verb "to make") and she corrected me that it's "to take." I understood what she means, as that's how most people think of photos, but I know what I do: I make pictures. Your book will help and affirm a lot of us, thank you.

Beautiful pictures 🎉

Congratulations Kim, fantastic achievement! Book ordered and looking forward to reading it. Best wishes

Well done Kim! It's great to see you've been able to bring this vision to life and can hold it in your hands. Wonderful.

Happy Birthday Grant,

Hi, Kim. I really enjoyed this video. I am glad I pre-ordered the book (from San Diego, California, USA). I intend to rewatch this video before opening the book when I finally receive it. Thank you!