The Subtle Scenes of Summer: Woodland Photography with the D850

In this photography vlog, I continue to build a collection of intimate forest scenes encapsulating the characteristics and small details of ferns! With a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG HSM Macro Lens on hand, I observe and photograph curling ferns while enjoying the peacefulness of the outdoors.
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Filming Gear: Nikon Z30 + 24mm f/1.7 lens.
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[@CourtneyVictoria]

Thank you for watching and for your lovely comments!

[@Capturethelightraw]

I reaally enjoyed your video. i also sometimes feel the same there is nothing to photograph today. God Bless

[@Algorythmfpv]

Thank you for filming your lovely content!

[@KaungThaw-t4o]

Why are you so cute?❤

[@eelsing1]

Love your vids, a very inspiring take on your personal creative process! I hadn't seen it it for a while, but your new website, too, looks stunning.

[@rmetzger7368]

Courtney, it looks like a majority vote: ALL OF YOUR VIEWERS HAVE MISSED YOUR DANCING! Glad to see the dance routine come back. I too live in a land of ferns, and the fiddle heads are fun to shoot. And they look good in monochrome. Thanks for sharing your day with us! We'll keep watching over your shoulder from Olympic Nat'l Park, Port Angeles, WA., USA!!! Take care.

[@jchawkjr2]

So glad the dancing is back. Makes me happy 😂😂😂

[@retirewithjames6745]

Dancing in the forest....the best! 😃

[@bradmoyer9737]

There are many, many professional photographer influencers on KZbin with all the necessary skill sets to take extraordinary photographs. That being said, there is only one Courtney.

[@AnthonySmith-sc4zs]

I love how much moss there is in English forests. It looks mystical.

[@wylie_photo]

From what I understand, you mostly get moss and plants growing on trees on the west side of the British Isles as it could be temperate rainforest. You're right that it looks mystical, that's a great description!

[@andyvan5692]

great video, loved it, esp. the personal moments!- NB: everyone, she isn't nuts, just some of us photographers let our 'creative juices' flow a lot more freely, hence the outbursts, just excess creativity finding it's way to the surface!!

[@denisroy81]

Thank you so much for including us in your photo walks. You are a joy to listen to and now with the dancing back a joy to watch. You are a natural photographer, teacher and entertainer.

[@JimD750]

Courtney, you have no idea just how much joy and laughter you bring out of me when you dance. It's so much fun to watch you act silly. It reminds me that even though I'm no longer a young man, I can still be young at heart.

[@amv000yt7]

The dance routine needs a video all by itself! Loved the video.

[@Mayo365]

Love the lil dancy dance

[@jaybradley9083]

It wasn't shaping up to be a good day. Then I saw you had posted a video. I love your attitude toward being opened minded about photography. Not getting a great image is nothing to fret about. Just getting out with your camera is a reward in itself.

[@TheFuzzyskwerl]

Best photography based storytelling channel out there. Thanks you for bringing such awesome energy and content to the world!

[@toomanyhobbies400]

This is the 1st video of yours that I have viewed. I love the forest and ferns too, but I also truly enjoyed the music sound track that you choose. Well done!

[@ilpoheikkila4773]

Seeing new video from you always makes me so happy!

[@yorvirojas8001]

greetings from Peru I love your videos

[@jasoneldridgephotography]

Thanks for the dance!!! Also, love your videos, thanks for the photography part of it too…

[@martyjohn100]

Loved your video & love your philosophy on your images should be for you and not some judge at camera clubs competition. That put me off photography for years but you have inspired me to take up again

[@nicedward7544]

Change of seasons overwhelm me lol. I felt that junk

[@SkYjAcKeR666]

Super!! So glad the dancin is back! Boogie Boogie. When I'm not photographing concerts I always look for something else within the shot just like you, dragons, elves or whatever it may be, that's the beauty of photography it's always special to the person taking the photo. Another great video Courtney, thank you 🖤

[@jens_voigt]

Thank you for another inspiring Video in the woodland. Nice dancing

[@joelrollins2841]

Absolutely a gorgeous video and I love your fern close-ups. I so look forward to each new installment of your photographic journey! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@kushi1515]

I missed the dancing 🕺 And I love your imagination, I also often see dragons and other creatures in nature 😊

[@faraz-i3x]

8:29 that is just breathtaking

[@davidhenderson819]

Thanks for the video, photographs and the dancing.😄

[@jderossett1]

Great photography Courtney!

[@maureenmarshall1070]

Interesting to hear your thought processes. Very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@zollieuncle9647]

Hi Courtney, I loved the "Touching moment" shot the most and your dancing in the forest was also superb although in another league. Keep on experimenting and sharing your art, please.

[@wongkenneth4005]

So nice to see you dancing, summer spirit.

[@absurdfool]

i love like catching the images together with you thkU cheers💕💕💕

[@giuseppe.g]

I'm not an expert in nature photography and I discovered this channel by chance, but I'm happy about it. Your content is fantastic, it's a pleasure to watch, it's very relaxing and informative. Congratulations again, greetings from Italy 🤌😁

[@tonypmedia]

THere's my true baby hey!!!!... Oh Courtney I appreciate and very flattered... i was talking about the D850..(me turning towards it and winks) lol

[@bv52gyf]

Hi, just watched a few of your vlogs. As a landscape photographer, I really struggle with woodland photography and finding images/compositions so thank you for sharing your ideas and thought process. I might even pop back down to my local forest 😁 Andy

[@JoshMcKenney]

Truly am inspired by your view of photography and life. Thanks for making us smile. Great images in this video.

[@jason.coward]

You are a KZbin treasure, Courtney! I love your spirit and your photographic work! Cheers!

[@ronhiller3301]

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy watching all your KZbin videos , I not only learn a lot but I feel soo relaxed while and after watching them ! Keep Smilin 😊. What a Great Dancer 🕺👍

[@Happyviews82]

I didn’t expect the dance scene 😂 awesome 👏😎

[@philyoung4804]

Hi I’m new to your channel. Glad I found you. Really refreshing, great tips and shots. Love your delivery to camera. Feels like you are talking to just me, that’s feels quite unique. Talking of unique…..’your dancing made me evening’. 👏👏

[@hjones451]

Love your video - so chilled! I'm off for a dance.

[@francobenedetti1808]

Bellissima interpretazione dei soggetti , in altre parole....belle foto !!

[@KarltonKemerait]

Another brilliant video .... Thanks!!

[@nigelroberson8911]

One of the best on KZbin. You tell us what you’re thinking and you dont rely on being half naked like some who think thats necessary to succeed. Your images have a nod to Karl Blossfeldt.

[@wallacewestmeath]

Thank you for a very enjoyable and inspiring video .

[@jamiemasters7187]

Boogie in fern land, never stop being yourself, great video as always and love the photos and imagination.

[@marek_vanco_photo]

Thanks you for nice video Victoria. I like your romantic feeling in your photography! Very nice and quiet photo. Don't worry about your imagination. This is just as you need to see something and create photo to spread a message! I hope to see next of your video.

[@miguelmedina6771]

Always love your energy!!! 🤙

[@notapplicable6644]

Love the Dance Part. 😂 you are a lovely Person. ❤

[@Ruscombephotos]

What a wonderful video Courtney! I’m a little envious because the woods around here -Riverdale in the Bronx - have almost no ferns. I have only begun to appreciate ferns in the last few years. The photographs are wonderful. I love the ‘Mechanical Arm’ at 9:18 and the first image ‘A Green World’ at 4:02 where the shallow depth of field gives this photograph some lovely atmosphere. And underlighting the “Two Halves of a Whole’ was genius - gorgeous image, although I think I prefer the colour version. And it was wonderful to see you dancing in the forest. I like the elephant ferns ; I looks forward to seeing more of those.

[@randyschwager84]

This type of photography generally is not my cup of tea…but I must say that you produced some great images! I’m motivated to give it a go! Thanks for the inspiration! And thanks for taking me along!

[@daelpixphotography]

Your dancing rocks Courtney.

[@jcascroft]

Was just thinking we hadn't seen you dance for a while 😂 fantastic! Also, I love the first unfurling furn pic. Keeeeeep Dancing 😁 ... and taking photos!

[@tippextemp]

Great video, Victoria, so interesting! and the shoelace thing was very clever ;)

[@fabiosan1985]

I absolutely love the way you dance. 🕺🔥

[@thegorn]

6:15 Napoleon Dynamite called - said he wants his dance moves back

[@denisesavage2382]

Beautiful fern images there Victoria - I love how many of them have some character and connection to them. Great finds. Good luck with the elephant herd for next year!!

[@danvieiradf]

Just for the dance it deserved a like 😀

[@andreasweber1533]

Great picttures, well seen! Immediately got the "unconditional love". The fern creature isn't a dragon, though - it's a skeksis. ;-)

[@carbybirett]

The 43 min. phonecall on an insurance company hotline brought my blood pressure up immensely, but now after watching your lovely video with 2 fingers of single malt I feel much better again. I think the Daintree Rainforest here in QLD / Australia would be interesting for you.

[@jamisonjamisonx]

newer to your channel...not one to make a habit out of judging books by their covers, but holy hannah I was not expecting the dancing, let alone that you are really good at it!

[@Wendy-cf5tv]

Loved the images you created!

[@RoyJenkinsPacker]

Courtney, you should do a video on your dance moves. Looks great fun. Love the ferns.

[@natureliker-ww4jo]

I love your dance moves. Dancing in the forest kathedral is best🤗

[@youphototube]

Thank you for sharing your feminine and thoughtful perspective on forest/macro photography. Oh, bugs make fantastic subjects. They are also far more scared of you than you may be of them. After having a Phidippus regius jumping spider as a pet for macro photography, I got over my fear of spiders. She was far more scared of me. She died after laying her unfertilised eggs. Lonely and unforfilled. I won't get another, I felt quite sorry for her.

[@nethbt]

The Sigma 105mm HSM Macro is a very underrated lens and can still hold its own against modern macros that costs 2 or 3x as much

[@colinclark3218]

If you go down in the woods today, You're in for a big surprise. Courtney dancing, thinking she's all alone. Yay! I'd love to come across that. Any chance of coming to photograph in my local rubber plantations in Thailand? :-)

[@waltervermeiren6860]

Again a stunning vlog with great shots...and I like the little pause with your dance moves!!!

[@dannymacamaturephotographe6352]

loving the dancing

[@tima.4040]

Wow. Hold up. Pure inspiration. Nat geo has not found this for a show yet? To observe your videos is like, my comments might be a title on most influential people in the moment. Incredible work from this creator. Inspire generations.

[@lestorhaslam]

Great video, thank you.

[@paulvladianu6605]

love your sense of humor your wild dancing and your macro photos with blurred background

[@petekutheis3822]

errr--u got that bass thang! haha😆😁😛

[@toke7560]

Fantastic. You have turned ordinary mundane things into beautiful objects of art.

[@Vartan297]

Your photos are lovely and you have a very charming way. This must be a character you have created though? 😊😊😊 I love it either way. Very well done.

[@timlasure7103]

Probably some of your best dancing yet. I bet my 24-120 is one my D850 90% of the time.

[@lauriefish58]

Great video Courtney, made me laugh.

[@SimonOShahan]

That magnificent tree in the beginning must have been felled by an equally magnificent storm, or weak roots perhaps! It parallels life in general, does it not?

[@markrossi5721]

Courtney, you make some of the very best videos on KZbin. 😊 Not just for the photographic inspiration, but your beautiful face makes my heart sing and the dancing lifts my spirit to the heavens.

[@jimcross7002]

I like how the 'dragon image made sense of your thought process leading into your composition of the scene.

[@nelsonclub7722]

Big shout out to MPB sponsoring you - we run a Pro studio and alway use them for stuff we can't get new or stuff we want to P/Ex - love your photography - we live quite near to you and are just about to open a space for photographers to showcase and sell their work. Reach out to me through here 1st if interested - take care

[@Marine_0317]

You're silly 😜 You quack me up 😂

[@vk4vsp]

We sometimes get stinkhorns growing in our yard, usually where there's been wood chips. I always think of them as willy fungus.

[@robertfisher8964]

Courtney, I absolutely love your video's. Thank you for opening my eyes to the beauty of nature !

[@hikingsteven7665]

i really love you and your channel you are funny and serious 👍🏻

[@Valleedbrume]

You should come to California to explore its unrivaled diversity.From the dessert to ocean to the majestic forests.

[@PhotoTrekr]

Fun with ferns. You captured some nice shots. Enjoy the forest. Nice dance.

[@richieboy1971]

Throwing and photographing some shapes in the forest. Love it. 💃🏻

[@PerrySheneman]

Something I love about your videos is how much fun you have. I can see you really enjoy photography, and it encourages me to also have that enjoyment. I also love to watch you dance. You have so much fun with your videos. I love it. Keep up the amazing work. 😁

[@FranciscoPower]

Aside from the spectacular images, I love the names you give them. So creative, so poetic... they complement the image and enhance it, give it a soul... Definitely better than my IMG_693.jpg

[@mahesh8106]

❤️eeeeeeeeeeeeey video as always and thank for bringing dance 💃🏽 Back🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹xx

[@marklawson8346]

Love your creative abilitys and your dancing 😊 Courtney great video stay brilliant

[@quad-sci]

Such an amazing artist. I am so inspired and blown away by her work.

[@HurleyDeanSandpointIdaho]

Very nice. I like the dancing. I am a horrible dancer. Every time I dance someone will call the Paramedics. I have ordered from MPB. Very nice products.

[@marvinburbach]

First sentence got me hooked. 😂 I haven’t had the pleasure of witnessing a stinkhorn mushroom, but the day may come. 😊

[@Psyko_Blood]

Nice Moves! 💃🕺 :D

[@xdarkangellouix]

Yess I love the dance intervals! Also I think my favourite shot was "A Touching Moment" though the heart was a close second. Fantastic photos!

[@timrosenburgh8597]

Enjoyed the video as usual Courtney. Good to see you dancing again. Great image's as usual. Catch you on the next one.

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Such fun! Ferns are so interesting! Thanks Courtney!

[@DenisTherien]

Thank you for your video Courtney as always you are very informative and entertaining

[@susanfirth2279]

So nice to see you dancing in the forest again. I love how you just let go and dance. Amazing shots of the ferns and I also can't wait until next spring so you can get out and shoot a herd of elephant ferns. I have never noticed that before until you made that video. Now I can't not see it. Thank you for sharing.

[@desgardner7169]

Errr magic Mushrooms rings a bell here, those fern pictures look so good and I loved the bokeh....well done and thank you....