The Art of Noticing - Woodland Photography with a Nikon D750

[@butchgo8930]

I must admit I like the video’s title, “The Art Of Noticing” better than any other with the same content. And one way to achieve this is by looking at good photos taken by good photographers.

[@cerulean999]

This was my third experience of your channel. You are an artist. But as important, you are a filmmaker. Unlike most other photography KZbinrs, you obviously spend a lot of time setting up creative and logical shots to tell your story. It works.The takes blend with and illustrate your dialog seamlessly, and your skills in post are good. This Texan again says that he is jealous of your rich forest. We have beautiful deserts and canyons, though.

[@bradmoyer9737]

While the main consensus is, that AI will overtake humans in most endeavors. It will never develop the insatiable curiosity of mind, or the view of an artistic eye. You can also state unequivocally, that you will never see it break into spontaneous dance in a forest. Your content is a pleasure to watch, even for a non-photographer. Thank you.

[@vi-su-al373]

I teach photography and have long taught that the "Art of Seeing" , along with "Vision", is by far the most important aspect of being a photographer. It is difficult to teach this aspect but you have helped put it across to my fellow photographers. So, I completely agree with the theme and comments you make. I have also found that adopting a project (or more than one) helps focus the mind on what is out there to be discovered, and that you may otherwise simply walk past. Your channel is truly inspirational .............

[@markgubbins1958]

As a long time photographer, I see things that other people don't. The reaction I get from my photos are, " How in the world did you spot that ? " Your videos and images are wonderful. I sure liked the Lichen and Leaves photo. ❤

[@DaciaandtheDude]

Same here, you just get an eye for things once you've started photography, it's hard to explain to people, but it's kind of a third eye for seeing things

[@TheGoodPaparazzi]

Speaking of "Seeing", I remember viewing one of your videos, though I cannot remember which one, that, you revealed that you have a eye/visual problem (left eye I think) that challenges you when you photograph. However, you press on regards and am so glad you do because I love watching your videos. If you wouldn't mind, can you reveal again what is your " visual problem?". I have a friend who I have turned her onto your videos as she too has a major visual problem with her left eye but wants to be inspired to press on as she loves photography. She would be greatly Inspired by your story. Thank You. Keep Pressing On‼

[@davidhart6900]

It’s very calming to watch you in the forest Picking up on such beautiful mushrooms and lyceum…awesome moments

[@hkanderful]

I think this is an important lesson in seeing. People are always looking without seeing. Take the time! This is just great! All the best from Norway

[@camapxanh]

I feel like she’s a part of the woods, and the woods are welcoming her as one of their members. The woods are glad that their member is taking photos of their other members.

[@andyvan5692]

yes, at 11:31 I am realy lichen that alot 🙂a great colour pallet the white\grey in comparison to the brown\greens.

[@TheRaymonddube]

First and foremost, congratz on your content. I really like the videos you produce. I discovered your channel from a suggestion from another youtuber and I don’t regret checking your stuff out. The reason I will be commenting though is to make a critic or call it a constructive criticism if you prefer. It comes from a good place not from hatred in case it generates some harsh feelings from any of your followers. I noticed that you (and many other photographers out there) go outside of the paths already made in the woods or parks you are visiting. Yes of course, using the path less travelled will get you shots that the others are not getting, but it’s also destroying fauna and maybe some rare wildlife without you realizing it. One person won’t hurt much but I think you need to be mindful of the message you send to the community. Personally I try as much as possible to follow the LNT (Leave no Trace) philosophy in my camping practice as much as my photography adventures. Our planet is not in a good spot right now…may our photos help the world see our beautiful and precious she is…without destroying it in the process. Again congratz on your work. Keep on youtubing and I hope this message will hit a positive cord. I’m writing this with this intent.❤

[@CourtneyVictoria]

i appreciate your honesty and your concern! I always do my best to be very careful in the forest and to leave it as I found it, but it would be quite easy to unintentionally create damage with carelessness. I mostly stick to pathways, believe it or not even in the mossy parts of forests have pathways crossing through them, but I am also guilty of straying from them at times. It is still a working forest too, so unfortunately I see frequent felling and work happening throughout the year which can be quite destructive. I will keep your comment in mind in the future and it's wonderful to see someone who clearly has a lot of care for nature and our planet.

[@TheRaymonddube]

❤

[@toke7560]

I used to be a wide angle person. Got bored a long time ago. I'm now into the little hidden world. Its a magic place.

[@derekskinner2048]

Great video Courtney; you & Simon Booth have got me walking around staring at the ground!

[@colinreidcr]

Your inspiring me to get more creative. Instead of looking for the bigger picture. I need to get in closer to the subjects to get the details

[@nickboren9802]

A very inspiring photographic video Courtney. Your vision of the beauty around you is amazing! Thank you very much. I enjoy your videos a lot!

[@akatosema7327]

I learnt much by watching this video than by reading thick books on photography.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Absolutely love macro photography and you got some absolute beauties here. The 2 shots at around 5:12 were my favourites and the sunlight one had a wonderful soft look to it. Great video, Courtney🖖

[@CourtneyVictoria]

Thank you David! Really enjoying the macro photography at the moment, the perfect time of year for it too.

[@alchemist_x79]

New sub, here. I love seeing all the wonderful, moss-filled old growth forests you have over there vs. the boring new-growth forests I'm surrounded by here on the east coast of the states.

[@richmatlock2396]

@Courtney Another calming video. Great job. I always find a calmness to your videos and reminds me to slow down and take time to SEE. Maybe... if you were fully caffeinated you might have entertained us with a woodland dance. lol

[@bryanbaxter4674]

I enjoy your videos quite a lot. I appreciate your talking about your composition choices and your sharing your settings. Thank you.

[@Photo_doctor]

Very calm representation. I would love to explore the wild with you ❤

[@jeffdrew625]

Excellent videos and tips! Thank you for sharing your work!

[@JerryWilliam63]

In the heart of the forest, under towering trees, a photographer wanders, capturing as she perceives. Her camera, her vision, brings forth a new song, of hidden forest treasures, unnoticed and withdrawn. With lens poised and ready, she finds light's embrace, discovering radiant wonders in the forest's quiet space. Mushrooms, like gems, beneath emerald leaves, hidden beauty she shows us now how to perceive. In the woodland's whisper, where ancient tales hide, Courtney discovers wonders so often pushed aside. Each image a story of tales of the unseen, in a place of tranquility, untouched and pristine. Our princess of the forest, the wood and the trees, paints her soulful images, carried by the autumn breeze. Through her lens in the forest, she shares natures art, as behind those beautiful eyes is a warm passionate heart.❤

[@CourtneyVictoria]

Absolutely lovely! I always enjoy your poems, written beautifully. And thank you Jerry for the super thanks as well, it's very kind of you!

[@JerryWilliam63]

@@CourtneyVictoria And I enjoy writing them; until next time.😊

[@mvo5720]

Sound advice for an old novice like myself. Nice video, thank you.🍷

[@cynthiamomokoharper8100]

The way you teach is fantastic. I learn something from every video you make. Thank you for taking the time to create these.

[@khanhchu-dl5zh]

not me

[@jayj8524]

Hi, Amazing video and interesting, detailed explanations. Very well done 👍. But do be aware of the ticks! Stay safe.

[@stevenclayton4963]

What you have shown here is that, even in death there is life. The great circle of life. thank you so much for love of nature.

[@sanaistory]

Excellent.. I am looking whole your activities, feel and study via your videos. Always thanks a lot and expect something next..^^

[@-Mr.Mullet-]

Hi. Been watching the channel for over a year and have really enjoyed your adventures in the forest. I think you provide something different and refreshing and also it's interesting to see it from a woman's point of view in this male dominated landscape. Just listened to your interview on the Photographic Connections podcast, and really enjoyed listening to and getting to know you better and where you come from. I think it'll add an extra dimension to your videos knowing you better. Keep up the good work and please don't change. I think we all thoroughly enjoy your quirkiness.

[@syoung3868]

I am so impressed on the amount of B roll wonderful job !! Great content as always .

[@hamsterneckliving]

Thanks!

[@witcheater]

🌺🌻🌺 Intimate learning is quite an art. Good for you :)

[@johnford7847]

Good pictures and an interesting discussion. Thank you for the book recommendation and for an excellent video.

[@AndyBanner]

A lovely set of images. The lichen is the kind of shot I often find - all I need now is a new set of specs...... Or my wife who's great at spotting things.

[@banditalley9592]

Always look forward to your videos and this is one of your best to date. The images are also amongst the best you have done, especially the tiny mushroom shots. Cracking video, well done!

[@dannymacamaturephotographe6352]

Courtney. I have just come across your youtube channel and love it. I struggle with noticing good compositions in woodland. But i think you have just helped me out. thank you Danny

[@davelangley2965]

The lady has done it again, made tiny mushrooms look awesome in her photos, and I love the new dance move " what a find ". Great video again Courtney.👍

[@johnd5244]

Thank you for sharing Courtney. Your photography is quite exceptional. Would love to be able to spend a day with you photographing things. I know I would learn a lot. 📷☕️

[@smallbatchsessions6892]

Seeing with feeling is kind of how I take my images . As we walk around and see the world our mind takes us to a different one filled with a whimsical feeling we can mentally see somehow . To capture this emotion to me is the key .

[@rrrosecarbinela]

Thank you for this video. Well thought out and presented. Thanks also for the book recommendation! I will in turn recommend Tristan Gooley's books (all of them!) on how to "read" nature: how to use it to navigate by, how to "read" trees, water, the weather... excellent books.

[@Powerstroke98]

Enjoying your creative thinking within the forest scene Courtney, I've yet to get out with all the rain, but you've given me lots to think of, while hiking the trails...thank you!

[@vonvyrus]

Clicked on the video because of the title. Stayed for the presentation by Moaning Myrtle. Came out of it fully inspired. Thanks!

[@matejbednarik8736]

2:08 - this is a masterpiece, but all of your photos are great.👍

[@FinallyLivingPhotography]

oh that little sprout off the moss the red little bulbs that is actually called bon fire moss! that's just the moss its self i love learning about macro nature and micro nature inside of the moss love the content! i walk around the woods exactly like this XD

[@robertspeicher5047]

Enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[@thomashilmersen711]

Stellar video, Courtney.

[@formicapple2]

I have just discovered you Courtney. You have given me my MoJo back. Thank you. Just subscribed.

[@fionaquinn8262]

Your photos are great and I love your captions!

[@jonpowell8503]

New to your channel and have now subscribed. Some amazing photos 🥰🥰👍🏻👍🏻

[@VirtualTravelFilms]

Thanks for the video! Incredibly beautiful and interesting!!! The magic kingdom of mushrooms...

[@CornbreadAndChopstix]

Thank you Courtney!! Beautiful and so useful!!

[@brentpatterson5715]

The Lichen made me think of the White Tree of Gondor :D

[@miloudz22]

This photographer is fun and beautiful. I like her way and ideas in photographing nature

[@denisesavage2382]

Stunning images Courtney. My kinda photography and approach. Thank you for sharing your wander.

[@kdryan21]

You are not only informative, you are relaxing to watch. :)

[@jimwlouavl]

Lovely, soothing pace that really invited me to see more deeply. Plus, that tiny leaf was mesmerizing. Thanks for creating.

[@AnLab610]

Danke!

[@tomlacroix1367]

Stunning. This made me want to pick up a macro lens. We get stunning small red mushrooms 🍄 in my area of Ontario

[@johncooper5674]

May I ask what lenses do you use to take the pictures of the mushrooms and do you use external lighting? Just getting my gear out again now I'm retired at 71😅

[@anthonyphotoman]

Hey Courtney, this was the first time I've watched one of your videos {your name came up on one of Kim Grants vlogs} and I wasn't disappointed. I loved it, thank you.

[@quicktastic]

Macro takes more effort and planning than some other types of photography, but it opens up new world of possibilities and allows you to capture images that are unique. You made some beautiful images there.

[@donchisciottev]

I live Florence, Tuscany and I always complained about "too much green" in the countryside around my city. Watching your videos, I started complaining a lot less. 😊 Thanks Victoria!

[@lindakantes873]

You got yourself a new fan! enjoyed this video

[@keegantheveganat0r]

dude! your videos are like smoking a massive joint! ... so relaxing! you've also inspired me to skint myself this month and get a macro lens for my camera - i also ended up getting a flash and diffuser (slightly different setup to you)... I really like the idea of adding macro to my hobby because me and the missus love to go out walking with our dog but our dog is getting too old now to walk miles... macro will help slow me down and appreciate smaller areas... so ye.. nice one!

[@keegantheveganat0r]

with regards to the sprouts growing out of moss... i saw another video from another macro photographer- he carries a nasal spray bottle filled with water as part of his macro kit so he can create his own dew when he needs to... might be worth thinking about

[@jonkers2007]

excellent video and lovely images. I especially enjoyed the way you captured the lichen among the leaves.

[@daveexplore3856]

Love your approach to wild photography. 🙏

[@kmaamk1620]

Such a thoughtful relaxing video thank you! Love this it reminds me of mindfulness

[@mirrorless_mirror]

That's really amazing. Especially how you are enthusiastic about this type of photography. Nowadays many photographers are looking to get a most lightweight possible camera and shoot street life in the city, but you go to the forest, with that old good, but huge Nikon D750, tripod, all those lenses, all to get those amazing photographs. That's really worth appreciation.

[@svaphrodite]

I stumbled on your video today and I agree, It's amazing how often we look at things without really seeing them! Getting down low, getting a different POV can make all the difference :) I do like the leaf picture -- the forest floor is full of surprises! I do prefer the mushroom shot with LED fill light. And you may have just motivated me to but one of those multi-angle Vanguard tripods. Cheers!

[@nigel3978]

Excellent video as per, Courtney - well worth the wait. Always informative and entertaining, not forgetting the beautiful images you make.

[@photoandlifeconnections7455]

those photos are magical. i just found another inspiration doing this line of photography in you..

[@JoshxIZ]

Lichen and leaves image was perfect! It looks the same as the minis tirith symbol from lotr

[@markhorst3628]

Your channel came up as a KZbin suggestion because of watching other macro photographers. I found them not just interesting, but calming. This particular video spoke to me very clearly of the need to take my photography as a personal journey into a calmer place. Thank you.

[@thomasphillips5850]

Courtney, I think this one of your best videos. Beautiful compositions. Just remember minimal is best in photography. If a subject is to complex you lose people in it. Good job. Thank you

[@polyvg]

What a lovely video. One of the very first fungal photos I took was, just as you show in your own photograph, a number of very small white fungi, on a stick. And taken with a Canon S10! For such an early and low-resolution/capability camera, it came out incredibly well. It really prompted my interest. Your woodland scenes brought two paintings to mind: Beech Forest Gustav Klimt. The Hunt in the Forest Paolo Uccello I hope you did go back to those woods - with your landscape eyes in!

[@daymonpearcey8468]

Great video. A cool trip out.

[@gilbertduran8708]

Love seeing your close up work. Makes me think I need to get out and look at what is around me. I get in a rut of "nothing to see around here that's worth shooting" but per your post, you have to get out and look, you'll be surprised. Thanks, I'll be heading out soon.

[@paulmstuart]

I really enjoyed this video. I recently purchased a macro lens and will be taking a look for the growth you have shown here today. I am especially impressed with your versatile tripod. Cheers.

[@harvgreenberg3031]

Wonderful video! Keep up the really great work! 👏👏👏

[@mikehansen5027]

I do like they clever names you give your photos!😊

[@williampetersen2899]

Great tip about that book...sounds very interesting! As for the lichen photo, it would have been easy to zoom in as close as possible, but I really like how you framed it to include those three greenish leaves. Beautiful! We're supposed to have a rainy week here, so this video has got me extra excited about heading out to local woodlands for some macro photography. Thanks!

[@JG-kq5el]

Great photos. I think I have a similar eye and it's always nice to see photos of something natural and different.

[@timrosenburgh8597]

Enjoyed the video as usual Courtney. I enjoy photographing mushrooms like yourself. Great images as usual. I also really liked the Litchen and Leaves image. Look forward to the next one.

[@Westmoreland348]

Some very beautiful delicate and sensitively composed images definitely worthy of your portfolio

[@davidmill7289]

Some fabulous images there Courtney. I particularly like the 'LED' shot.

[@wesleymarkmusic403]

Beautiful photographs. Beautiful scenery. Nice video.

[@alxphotoart931]

Very inspiring and motivating video. Thank you so much for this. In the normal everyday life we tend to forget how to see.

[@robertcros9488]

Recently I discovered your chanel,today I see five videos,and I deduce that for your work is absolutely necessary one automatic schutter,is a necessary tool and is realy economic.I work that he in my Nikon D5500 when I make macros.Nice to meet you.

[@Koberekk]

Beautiful places, beautiful photography, beautiful girl. I really enjoy watching your videos

[@keithratcliffe5576]

Thanks for this video. It comes at a time that I have been thinking a lot about observation as the first stage in composition but I do like the idea of 'noticing'. As a kid I had a set of Observers book of ........ covering all sorts of topics from butterflies to ships and geology. I am sure that this gave me an eye that does see things that others miss. To compose a picture you first need to spot the possibility and observation is the key skill here. I will give the book a look, thanks for the recommendation.

[@daanv.m]

The lichen really jumps out of the leaves, love the pictures

[@brettryan3298]

I have no idea what it takes to produce your videos or how much work is behind them but I love every one of them. Great work.

[@ShturmanShturman-wp5yc]

Just Poetry... and the music is soo well chosen...

[@existentialcrisis6789]

You're talented. And very relaxing vid, doesn't feel like a vlog because it's so rich with information and well-done editing.

[@GeezFrad]

Hey, nice to see you again. Feels like ages. Can't wait to watch this!

[@lonnieclemens8028]

Thank you for sharing this video Courtney. I like watching other woodland photographers and getting to know them. Just to see how other photographers think when they are in the woods. Your program is very pleasant.

[@toymaster01]

Me encantan tus videos son adictivos, la estética me fasina, gracias por compartir. Saludos.

[@Raykenn1]

Excellent lesson, thanks for posting 👍

[@darrendavy4248]

Beautiful photographs, very inspirational, thank you.

[@TimsWildlife]

That's why I started filming and time lapse photography Much, much more interesting creatively than conventional photography.