How to Capture Sharp Handheld Landscape Photos without a Tripod using the Nikon Z7

[@peterfritzphoto]

Some gorgeous shots here, Andrew.

[@Lykzabet]

Nothing like a peaceful Gorge location to remind me of family camping holidays in the north west Andrew. Thanks for the memories and tips.

[@amalieemmynoether992]

Hand holding long(ish) exposure shots. That's pretty impressive!! Great photos, Andrew. Thanks for sharing 😁❤️

[@colinstalker]

Beautiful location and fantastic presentation Andrew. Great to see you out and about exploring this beautiful country with your family. Fantastic images again!

[@chchen4896]

Hi Andrew 🙋🏻‍♂️ Th anks for sharing.

[@glennricks]

Thanks, Andrew. Another great video packed with useful tips and showcasing some of Australia’s amazing landscapes.

[@dmitry.sh.8946]

Z7 Great !! yes, the stabilization of this camera is very cool ...

[@Macman608]

Beautiful images. Love your work. Looking forward to your next video.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you so much Greg, I appreciate you watching mate! 😀

[@PaulHarveyAustralia]

Thanks, Andrew. Absolutely loved that drone footage in the beginning. Thanks for the tips and great images!

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers Paul, so pleased to get your feedback mate, thanks for your comment! 👍

[@peterfritzphoto]

What a spectacular location! Jealous!!

[@rosssayer6524]

Beautiful country we live in Andrew some lovely images

[@janewillis2421]

Really enjoyed this video, was a beautiful landscape 🌿

[@davidmaltby2065]

What a spectacular location. Stunning images. And again your process and presentation style is outstanding and so informative

[@BrianHorsey]

What a stunning location Andrew and a set of really interesting more intimate photos, particularly the one at about 8 mins and the second of the set at around 11 mins. I really enjoyed that episode, cheers.

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers Brian, I could honestly spend a whole year up there shooting and exploring. Every time I go up I find something new. Off topic, I took the family out for lunch on the weekend to the Currambine bar where we've meet up a few times. I'm looking forward to catching up again with you!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I loved this video Andrew. You certainly made the most of this fantastic location and I think it's good to see what you can capture handheld. Gee Lachie looks like a chip off the old block ..!!! Well done mate.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Richard, it was a sensational trip, I hope to do a similar trip next year, this time with my wife. I enjoyed the handheld shooting, certainly felt a lot more freedom. Yeah, Lachie does have plenty of his old man's features...poor bugger! 😀

[@juanitakelly3082]

You packed a lot of good content into this one! Really appreciate tips on hand held shots so this video was great and also I loved the intro showing how you got to the beautiful location!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Juanita, I'm glad you enjoyed the intro, it was one of my favourites that I've put together this year. I get a few comments about why I even bother, but I think it important to share more of the location that just the scene I'm shooting. I'm please you liked the tips, thanks for sharing your thoughts! 😀

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

Good to see you Andrew. That beginning B-roll - wonderful. Magnificent desolation. I use the IBIS on the Z7 quite frequently, especially for waterfalls. However, I end up using a tripod if the wind picks up. I agree on the NiteCore torch/gear. I own one of their torches and it has exceeded my needs A bit larger than the one in the video but I'm sure just as good. Always glad to see you out and about - stay safe.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Miguel, yeah I'll still be using a tripod for stills, but it great to know what I can do with the IBIS if I need it. I was pushing it to it's limits, so missed a few shots. I glad you've had a similar experience, it's can't be the battery because it just not that heavy, so there must be some magic in the LED light they use. Either way I'm so happy I have one that I can rely on!

[@ShaneBaker]

Thanks Andrew. I've been pleasantly surprised at how low I can go with the shutter hand held on my Z6 II. I got a couple of good captures at Bells Rapids while the Swan River was up.

[@scotty4418]

Great video Andrew, loved the opening sequence with the drone and the aerial images and the b-roll when you were driving your rig was fantastic too. IBIS worked well based on the images you shared which were very nice. Probably IBIS will be a main feature for me to consider when I decide to change my camera next time as I done a lot of hand held images when in London and reckon it would be beneficial to have for those times when you cant use a tripod

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Jimmy, so glad you enjoyed that intro, I think is a nice way to share what area looks like and not just explain it or just share the scene I'm shooting. Yeah, I was pleased with the way the IBIS held up, I was really pushing it trying to finds it limits. I was going to share a little more about that but then video was start to get long already, perhaps I'll cover that in other video. I didn't really think much about having IBIS for stills, I thought it was more helpful for video, but it definitely handy to have, and now I know what it's capable of doing. I'll be relying on it more for some shots in the future.

[@paulus0109]

Beautiful images.

[@Andrew_marr]

Many thanks very much Paulus!

[@emilehusson6052]

Thanks for sharing! I’m still a fan of my D850, but you’re making me want to try the Z7 if the image stabilization is that good. Great shots out of that session, too!

[@andrewfindlayphoto]

Great video. It's strange to see no moss or ferns and everything covered in algae like we have around our UK waterfalls. 😉

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Andrew, yeah we definitely have a different climate to that of the UK. In the Pilbara the temperatures during the day in summer are in the 40's so moss and ferns just wouldn't survive. A different story down south though. 👍

[@peterfritzphoto]

Argh!!! I missing the outback!!!

[@colintraveller]

Been doing hand held long before i even could afford a decent tripod . Anyways I guess you must think there is some , holding a camera and takin a pic is a krypton factor challenge to them . When you can easily use a fence post , a boulder . improvise adapt overcome ..

[@pbm___000]

Title should include "In-body image stabilization (IBIS)" -- and over 4min into video before any information is a looooong time for a tut. (Interesting video otherwise, but not what the title led me to believe I'd see)

[@denisesavage2382]

Yeah - what everyone else said!

[@bobby350z]

Any special reasons to not use a tripod?

[@brucesalmon9099]

Nice work as usual. Be careful using the Z7s OIS between 1/30s and 1/160s it's absolute rubbish. A known fault with this camera. Not known by me before I bought one and not advertised by Nikon for obvious reasons.

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers Bruce, interesting what you say, I have heard that, I'll be sure to check it out.

[@andrewhookerphotography4774]

Loved the video and images Andrew. We were lucky enough to be first at that gorge and had it to ourselves for hours when we were there. Thanks for the video, and the memories. I need to go back there soon!

[@Andrew_marr]

Much appreciated Andrew, we got there reasonably early but weren't the first. A few hours before lunch it got really busy, so there was a bit of vlogging awkwardly in front of others but I was determined to get the job done. 😀