Fine Art Landscape Photography: Possible with Boring Skies?

[@dirkgibbens377]

Happy New Year Gary. Just now stumbled on this video… the first one of yours I have seen. What an informative and thoroughly delightful video, along with gorgeous photos. I am immediately subscribing, and I have got to see your tutorials on blending horizons! I have never seen that technique before! Hope you feel better soon. Cheers! P.S. - love the new Stealth Van. That cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgewilliams104]

Absolutely love your fine art photography, the best i have seen by far. George from the land down under, cheers mate.

[@timrosenburgh8597]

Great video as usual mate. Don't know about the colour of the van, they will be able to see you from space. I keep saying and haven't done it yet, try this style of photography. Great image's as usual. I liked the Colour and B & W image's. Hope Lee is feeling better after the fall. Catch you on the next one.

[@malcolm.thomson5310]

I hope Lee is ok and you are feeling better😊Loved the video and I still think it’s fine art when turned into B&W.

[@arkatec100]

Aways impressed with your photos. Thanks for sharing.

[@mariomifsud1302]

I enjoy watching your tutorials and see you excited and happy doing your job. Good luck with your new van.

[@GaryGough]

Thanks so much!

[@viviennenoble4035]

Always enjoyable Gary. Look after yourself.

[@randyschwager84]

Love the van! Cool bike! Awesome photos! Great info! Thanks for taking me along!

[@steffore1]

A great Video Gary

[@davidprior8624]

Fantastic (as ever) Lovin the new elevated camera angles !

[@gary.kenyon]

Love the ‘lean green photography machine’ great watch. Stunning Shots and get well soon

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍

[@donbodat]

Awesome work Gary. Hopefully feeling better now

[@andrewdevoncourt]

You had me at “Oi you, like the bloody video!” 😅 and, I ‘liked’ the video!! Loved the ‘Snot Van’🤣 Thanks again Gary for a great fun video/talk/tutorial

[@julieboyle170]

My granddaughter has a car the same colour and we have named it "Harry the Highlighter" - can't miss that. Love the colour in these images and the sky looks fabulous blended.

[@steven.a.franklin]

Speaking as someone who has a Renault Trafic camper van in the same colour, Gary - very good choice, Sir! You can't lose it in a car park 🙂love your videos and thanks for doing what you do

[@jessedenwood3152]

Wow. I'm pretty colour blind and that is one seriously loud van. You'll never lose it. 😊

[@paulwbakerphotography]

I’ve tried blending skies. I just can’t get it as good as you. I don’t know why. More practice is needed I think! Like you said some nice images and I’m really surprised you got what you did out of that last image great shot hope you get better soon. Good luck with that very sharp looking Van keep safe.

[@GaryGough]

Tutorial for blending skies here… garygough.co.uk/members-only

[@Robbo1956]

G'day Gaz. 19:20 19:24 Years ago, I had a bike in the same color, I put red flames on each side, and I didn't think it went faster. it just looked better. Always great video thoroughly enjoy your blogs. Thankfully, our wives don't realise how bad man flu can be.

[@GaryGough]

Man Flu, it’s not for girls! I think that should be a slogan 😂😂

[@RaySweeting]

Great video, Gary. Not sure the van colour would be my pick

[@samanthaallport7403]

Not sure of the van color Gary, lovely photos as ever, give us a wave on your way to Iceland as you pass Shetland

[@alanweston4913]

Just started to take this type of photo, always looked for overcast skies, (not that common where I live in Australia) I go and have a go on a normal day now. Thanks

[@cerealkiller4248]

Absolutely love the new van Gary. I have a very similar metallic coloured Transporter and, from all the very nice cars I have in my history, it’s by far the one which brings me the most compliments. People continually approach me, especially when I’m filling up, they just have to comment, and I see people look and point all the time. Vans are the in thing in a big way 😂😂

[@trailnamejasper9457]

Love the colour.

[@lensman5762]

Love the colour of the new van. Very German, if I may say so.

[@cathycochrane9615]

Gary so enjoyed this as it explained why my couple of hours at Turnberry Lighthouse trying fine art was absolutely PANTS lol Sky was clear no clouds but I’m on it now so thank you. Hope workshop going well and that you are feeling better :)

[@GaryGough]

Thanks Cathy 👍

[@chriskerrey7434]

Thank you Gary

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@duncansteward4331]

Nice colour for the van ---- i wanted simular but had to take the same van in Highland Grey after waiting near 2 years for it to be delivered.

[@GaryGough]

Grey is just as nice, Isn't it? 😂😂

[@nigelbramley6289]

Excellent stuff as always Gary

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Nigel 👍👍

[@humbersnapshot-wayneknight8523]

You made me laugh Gary😂. I’ll give you a like. Great video my mate 🙏🏻

[@GrahamMarkham]

Love all the images Gary, but I think the best for me is the coloured version without the horizon.......P.S. you should name the van 'Stan' for 'STAND-OUT' van, great colour !!!

[@trishf29]

Wonderful images, Gary! You now need to acquire a lime green jacket to match the van! The orange clashes a little!😂 But seriously, that was one great image of those groins. Worth all the effort.

[@andyblessett1951]

Oh Wow! We'll never see you coming now! Ideal for parking among the trees!.....happy new truck, how many AA's does it use per day? 👍😆

[@GaryGough]

😊😊 Cheers Andy 👍

[@ShaunBlackburn]

Inspired design those n d filters

[@ianfirth-clark5975]

Well glad I'm got to ride in the white van before you chopped it in for the soon to be World famous Vomit Rocket. Another great video Gary cheers.

[@GaryGough]

I already miss the old girl 😂😂

[@paulbell9957]

Love Spurn Point, Gary. I keep meaning to head back there but never seem to have the time at the moment, so a great video reminder that it's still there. Enjoyed as always, mate. Congrats on the new van. Not sure it's quite bright enough though 😂👍🙂

[@GaryGough]

You're right, it needs to be brighter :)

[@joewelsh1804]

Loved the postscript

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@Sassonian]

Hi Gary. It was nice chatting to you the other morning. I assume we talked just before you headed off to take this video. After watching this i realised we could have talked about vans and bikes! I have a black Transit that we regularly fill with bikes and take on adventures. Great shots as usual. Cheers... Adrian

[@GaryGough]

It was the same day Adrian. Great to chat. Have you entered the comp yet?

[@SloopJohnBeeRockabilly]

Great late light. No blue hour versions? I generally do just in case I capture the dream shot. 👍📸

[@hramakrishnaiah413]

Congratulations.

[@RM831BC4E4]

SUBERB images handsome. X

[@derekhonan7290]

Good luck with your new van.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you!

[@philpetrie]

Hi Gary , hopefully by the time that you read this comment , your " Man Flu " will have calmed down and your up and running again , quality Images again from a lovely location , I'm loving the use of the electric bike , that would be a life saver for me if only I had the legs to turn those cogs 😊 , your working hard at the moment so am looking forward to your future vlogs

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Philip. Don’t forget to enter the competition 👍👍

[@jangoofy]

08:57 - what was the reasoning behind the post poking above the horizon being a bad composition ?

[@capturesintime7080]

Gary loved this... how do you blend the horizon in post...? I guess you prob have said in a previous video... if you could let me know what one id be keen to learn... im not that great at PP and use affinity... but generally if photoshop does it affinity can too... id just need to work out how... but knowing how you do it in adobe is a good start!

[@valleriames8824]

Hi Gary, love your work. do you offer videos that shows how you’re editing your images?

[@findus605]

Touching that you were so sympathetic to your mate 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@GaryGough]

Always 😊😊

[@ifell3]

14:03 LOOK there's water around that first groin now jajajaja

[@GaryGough]

I know, typical huh :)

[@drohnostia6247]

Get well soon!

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍

[@SuperSpily]

Hi Gary, did you use a CPL polarizing filter in these photos?Thanks

[@GaryGough]

I did indeed. In this instance, I only used it to reduce the light. They consume around one and half stops of light.

[@desgardner7169]

Oh no, Electric bikes and a Green Van.. what ever next.....Spurn Point! I will watch later.....

[@peteg330]

Hope you've still got the best damn coffee making setup in the back of the new van.

[@eygloaradottir4044]

Are you conducting a workshop here in Iceland?

[@andycakebread7663]

"make lemonade" 😂 I've never heard that.

[@helgefrederiksen4102]

1: 17 I nearly fell off my chair.....

[@morgidvmw0mdv]

I like it. If it wasn't for its Florissant jacket you would never be able to see your van!!!!

[@GaryGough]

My new jacket is even brighter :)

[@Welshchris13]

Great video.... I'm from pontypool do you have a family member a ex rugby player?.

[@macimages4215]

You could almost use that van as a blind for wildlife photography

[@GaryGough]

😂😂 great idea lol

[@MichalRakowskiphoto]

[@grahamjgreen]

I love your work Gary, but I can't help thinking that always calling black and white, long exposure images fine art is a bit lazy. For me, fine art images can be created in any condition (boring skies, epic skies, no sky) and with a wide variety of techniques. Surely the distinction comes from the purpose or intent of the photography, and with that in mind, many, if not most of your non-black and white long exposure images could also be considered fine art. Pigeon-holing fine art photography as black and white , long exposure images does a disservice to not only your viewers (who may develop the wrong idea of what fine art photography is) but also your own work.

[@GaryGough]

I never claimed that fine art must be in black and white. I simply explained that, in the situation I faced, where the sky had no clouds or detail, it was challenging to blend the horizon effectively. In this case, converting the image to black and white helped to mask the lack of detail in the sky. I’m always open to differing opinions, though!👍

[@magkjeld]

Agreed. BW, minimalistic and long exposure can be art but not always, and it´s certainly not a condition for «fine» as in «better» art. I think «fine art» is a former way of categorizing these kinds of images, but it´s very misleading, since you can´t really call any form of art or photography finer/better than other artforms. ALways had issues with that expression, but I got to say I really like Garys photos and videos :)

[@grahamjgreen]

@GaryGough I think you've missed the point I was trying to make (my fault, not yours). This isn't just about this video, go back and look at your back catalog, almost every one of your videos where you've taken long exposure, black and white images, you've referred to them as fine art, but I've never seen you call any of your other work that does not have those characteristics fine art. And to clarify, I'm genuinely not trying to have a go at you or be a troll, I love your work and the vast knowledge you share with your audience every week. I just feel like you're a) selling yourself a bit short b) giving some of your audience the wrong impression about what fine art is, and can be.

[@davidlain8220]

Snot machine did good lol.

[@ianbrown704]

You can only play with the cards your dealt!!!

[@GaryGough]

Absolutely 👍

[@marthataylor5709]

I “liked” your bloody video 🤭… hope you are feeling better.

[@GaryGough]

😂😂 All good cheers 👍👍

[@offbeatvandals6072]

sorry cant take anymore groin videos

[@manueldinisphotography]

And you call that a bit "covert"? if they were seeing you kilometers away they will see you from the moon now! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Get better thanks for the effort and, see you on the next video! BTW, I hope your friend is ok.

[@GaryGough]

Thanks Manuel, He's fine I think :)

[@Oldmanofthewood]

A white van is far too racist