Is Italy the best country in the world for photography? We find out by going to two key locations.

[@nicholascorby3109]

These episodes are getting better each time. I was in Venice and hiked the Dolomites in 2023. Amazing part of the word as a photographer.

[@leemetcalfephotography7849]

Great episode ! Looking forward to all next year’s shows ! Every segment was a great watch.

[@biddybix9154]

So wish I could afford to visit Venice - it would be a dream come true. Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you all.

[@marchinderickx8193]

I have already been to Venice several times and despite everything, you make me discover new places to photograph!

[@marchinderickx8193]

Interesting this explanation concerning the behavior of a film during a long exposure.

[@closerto30]

Thanks for a great year of great episodes!

[@timrosenburgh8597]

What an amazing video to finish the year. I was absolutely blown away with the Dolomites. Look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year.

[@rmlewis47]

OMG, I had forgotten how brilliant the Dolomites are. The video was beautiful. I travelled there from the very flat land of Perth, Western Australia there in 2015 and was blown away by the mountains. I have to get back there!

[@ipedder68]

Brilliant as always. The doldolomites look amazing, but my old knees couldn't cope with the hiking . Loved every episode this year. I'm in Scotland for Christmas, so hopefully, I can put into practice all your advice/information. All the best, guys .looking forward to bigger and better next year 👍

[@hendrikventer6346]

Brilliant show as aways!!!! Have a nice break. We eagerly await your new episodes in 2025!!!! Counting down the days already!!!

[@sandrobedinobrecht8509]

Ruth Taylorini....haha, you are so funny. Great show, beautifull photos and great storys. Thank you all...........Pooh Sandro (a real italian :-) )

[@kennethcollard3123]

This show was fantastic

[@rogerlush3344]

Brilliant as ever! Thanks team for highlighting some of the better parts of Venice which I wish I'd known about on my past 3 visits, hopefully I'll get to go again someday, The Dolomites are fabulous but I'm not physically able to get to those wonderful locations, so thank you for bringing them to me, Have a great break, and then bring us more fantastic tips, locations and photographs 👏

[@robd2467]

I have been lucky to shoot in Venice many times - this video is gold for a first time visitor. Excellent advice. Look forward to your 2025 episodes. Thanks.

[@Mr1Spring]

Thanks guys - very nice episode!

[@Gazzab6]

What an epic episode to finish the year off. Really enjoyed all of the video and your research of the Dolomites has really paid off, giving your customers the best shooting and workshop experience and there were plenty of Kingjoy tripods on view so I could get my fix 😏. The slipstreaming method definitely works, 😂, I used to do it when towing our caravan much to the annoyance of the Mrs. Looking forward to next year’s episodes guys and all the best for Xmas and the New Year.

[@ColinMatheson-j6o]

Lovely photography but could the channel stop spouting off about full frame as if it is the only format that matters? My Micro Four Thirds system (Olympus or OM-D) would have been a much better choice in Venice or the Dolomites. Much less in your face for street photography and super lightweight for travel. I am sitting under an A1 print of a photo I took earlier this year in the mountains. Hand held, lightweight camera and lens and absolute perfection of an image.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@ColinMatheson-j6o hi Colin. You are correct that smaller sensors offer the advantage of lighter equipment, but that’s where the advantages end. Everything else, such as increased DOF, can be replicated by a larger sensor camera simply by cropping. However, a smaller sensor camera can’t replicate the shallow DOF of a larger sensor. Add to that the increased dynamic range and lower noise performance and the only advantage to MFT is portability. If this is important to you then this justifies having a smaller camera, but for anyone prepared to carry around a larger camera, the benefits are many. We plan to do a feature about the best value sensor sizes soon, so hopefully this will help to illustrate the pros and cons of each system. Thanks for watching.

[@MarkiesjeElco]

​@@PhotographyOnline I wonder why you're not using medium format. It has the advantages of full frame even more: even better image quality, better dynamic range, shallower DOF. To get the same wider DOF you need a much slower shutter speed and/or higher ISO, but that's not a disadvantage, right? Weight, size and costs don't matter too. Or are those advantages more important than you thought? What is more important for most photographers? Enjoying having their camera with them while getting very decent results, or dragging their equipment to get slightly better results that aren't noticable in most use cases (like posting on Facebook/Instagram, printing a photo album with photo size 10x15cm, making occasionally a poster of 40x60cm) and in the end leaving it at home, because of size and weight? Yes, portrait photography is easier with full frame sensor than MFT. But in macro photography or wildlife photography MFT runs circles around full frame. In those cases the lighter weight, wider DOF really is a big advantage. For street photography the less conspicuous size of MFT is absolutely a bonus. Landscape or architecture photography don't get real advantage from either system, but then the better IBIS in at least Olympus/OM System is a big advantage, along with the computational features like high res and build in ND filter. You obviously don't know MFT well enough to make a good assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the system

[@simonmeeds1886]

@@MarkiesjeElco I'm with you. I happen to shoot mostly APS-C, but I dislike the term "full frame" because it implies it's some gold standard when in fact it's only claim to fame is that it's the same format as 35mm film, which is frankly irrelevant for digital. If I get my film cameras out I will be using either 35mm or 645. Fine, all three give me different DOF, but there's not one of these that's "right" nor one that's "wrong", each has its own uses as does MFT and all of Marcus' larger format film cameras. You could say, why would I take out a 35mm camera; all I'm doing is cropping my 645 so I'd be better with that. Then, you talk about shallow depth of field; what do "full frame" digital shooters end up doing? focus stacking tens of images to increase it. Horses for courses.

[@leonardellis3587]

Thanks for the great year. Great show. I liked going along on the trip to the Dolomites.

[@NikCan66]

Always brilliant

[@garyhook1372]

Nit: the image shown at 49:22 is of the Alien Throne, in the De-Na-Zin Wilderness (Bisti Badlands), in /New Mexico/. Not Utah.

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Wonderful episode! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@kevinharding9361]

Loved the episode ! Strongly disagree with James's misleading comment on 'no real advantages to a crop sensor' when there very clearly are (though not if intending to crop in). Sorry James - I usually very much enjoy your input. I shoot both Sony FF, Sony APSC and Oly M43 and all have very clear advantages depending on the usage.

[@Chrizzowski]

I ran into the reciprocity loop just a few days ago! I mainly black and white, so I'm thinking one solution will be bringing a few sheets of HP5 along so in a pinch I can push that to 1600 and still get a reasonably clean image on 4x5. Might buy enough time to get that one extra shot.

[@wendyshort5972]

Great show. Well done guys and Ruth.

[@alisonfairley5861]

thank you so much guys for another great year of informative and amusing shows. Roll on next year!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@alisonfairley5861 thanks Ali. We hope to see you again in 2025 somewhere. All the best

[@outtathyme5679]

Stunning work

[@davidkrye]

Great video guys.

[@zuckshot]

Fantastic episode as always! Got my calendar the other week, looks great! Looking forward to next years episodes!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@zuckshot thanks for your support in 2024. We really appreciate it

[@babudoddapaneni8942]

Loved the way you wrote your name as Taylorini, wish you added some Italian accent to your voice on top.

[@masterhall1685]

I have subscribed to your channel even twice, from my personal account and from my KZbin channel from which I am writing now. And I've been watching your videos almost from the very beginning. I want to recommend you some interesting places to expand the geography of your visit for good shots. According to the content of this video- as opposed to Venice, you can visit St. Petersburg. It is called Venice of the north and it is closer to you geographically. And an alternative to the Dolomites can be a visit to the Caucasus with its pearl Elbrus and its surroundings. I live in Russia and can recommend many more beautiful places in our country, as it is huge and hospitable. Interesting places to visit and good shots for you in the coming year!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@masterhall1685 thanks for your suggestions but I don’t think we’ll be visiting Russia any time soon! Maybe when the war has ended.

[@masterhall1685]

@PhotographyOnline The fighting is going on in certain areas and I did not invite you there. And in the rest of the country, everything is very calm. This is for information. And when to come and come or not- it's up to you, of course. But the development of new locations was useful for the development of the channel and for possible photo tours. For many people, our country is a kind of terra incognita. This is the "merit" of the Western media, which form an unsightly image of our country. Thanks for the reply, good luck.

[@glyn_mtn]

How is St Petersburg closer to Scotland than Venice??

[@RickMentore]

Just a fantastic show; as usual!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@RickMentore thanks as always Rick

[@johncantrell614]

Really nice stuff guys, always look forward to your episodes! 😊👍📸

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@johncantrell614 thanks John. We appreciate you watching. Have a great remainder of 2024 and we’ll see you in the new year.

[@philparker97]

Great show and great information - many thanks!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@philparker97 cheers Phil. Thanks for watching

[@johndoherty1336]

Great video but for me what is missing from both trips is something which helps me understand how you will help me improve my photography. The Venice trip was more on “point” but the other less so. Also given the terrain and reference to the hike , it’s difficultly I suggest something needs to be adding about the support provided bynthebtwo hosts e,g. What experience do they have, are they trained to help people, do they have any medical background etc I say this as I have been 9n trips and it has been clear both the level of capability required to go on the hikes etc and the support offered by the tour guides should someone need support ,

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@johndoherty1336 the features weren’t about showing how you would improve your photography (we’ve done many of those already). It was about showing viewers the locations. With regards to training - all our guides are fully qualified, but this is not something we feel we need to mention in a feature which is about locations. Thanks for watching.

[@johndoherty1336]

We need too agree to disagree, with regard to people safety and with that in mind you have lost a potential client and follwer

[@PhotographyOnline]

@ we’re confused as to why you think there would be a safety issue? Did you read the previous response at all?

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

Great episode! Though I would suggest different music than that playing during the Dolomites segment.

[@delthomas-n4m]

It was interesting to see you using a telephoto lens in Venice (70-200?). Any other videos I’ve seen by other KZbin photographers seem to suggest that 28 or 35mm is the best option given the narrow streets, etc. Was there any reason for choosing a long zoom? Another interesting aspect that arose from this video was choosing gear to use when travelling. I’m looking at doing some travel next year and can’t make up my mind about whether to take my Canon 6D2, 24-70 and 70-200 or go for lightweight with my 200D and a couple of small prime lenses - 24 and 50mm - and just live with the limitations these force upon me. Any thoughts on this?

[@garyhook1372]

Fantastic, as always. As a math geek, RLF hurts my brain. 🤪

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@garyhook1372 - it keeps you young though!

[@donridgway7269]

God forbid you'd encumber yourself with a bulky, heavy kit for the Dolomites. Nice job of winnowing down. Yeesh, the Dolomites workshop looks challenging; the operative part is "work". Do you offer "Dolomites for Duffers"? "Pinnacles for Poopouts"? They really are breathtaking, and I've been multiple times in the Sierra of California-years ago. It looks similar to the Minarets in the East Slope of the Sierra.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@donridgway7269 the Fuji GX617 is a big camera but isn’t that heavy - certainly no more than a 3 lens full frame digital set up. We did used to offer our “comfort dolomites” trip, but we don’t currently have space in the calendar for it at the moment, but we will repeat it in the future when we can. Thanks for your continued support.

[@markrossi5721]

I thought Apoo was the foreign guy that ran the convenience store on the Simpsons cartoons. 😅

[@boblebob]

The camera selection for the dolomites was a bit ridiculous after saying you're trying to keep the weight down.

[@hugodapalma]

Min 27:40 ... You are on the other side of the road :)

[@ivan7453]

"...no real advantage to a crop sensor..." I am absolutely offended! Place your full-frame rubbish firmly where the sun does not shine!

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@ivan7453 what are the advantages according to you?

[@ivan7453]

@@PhotographyOnline Coming up with such an absurd comment as yours, I am not prepared to engage in intelligent conversation. Who knows next you might try to tell me the world is flat.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@ivan7453 so you don’t have any advantages to educate us with? Shame.

[@ivan7453]

@@PhotographyOnline The statement you made indicates to that it would not be worth my time trying to share advantages with you. Shame.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@ivan7453 you might enjoy our next show, as we have a feature all about the advantages and disadvantages of various sensor sizes.