Landscape Photography on the Snowdonia Slate Trail

[@lensman5762]

Very nice and informative narrative on the damage that mining does to the environment, and some nice photos too. Thank you.

[@gotophotoarchive9131]

Oh man, this view of the slate mine is incredible. Thanks for sharing this.

[@KESHA2573]

Amazing video, can't wait to see your next video !!!!!!

[@thevalleywalker]

Good to see you back Russell. Love Cwmorthin but Rhosydd is a gem that not everyone goes up to. Of course you were not far from there when you camped our on one of the previous vlogs when walkinbg in Cwm croesor. I'll be honest I have never looked out for the sleepers & the track, I certainly will next time. Nice talk through of the features on this walk. A nice selection images but I come to expect that from you. I think anyone who has been up there and saw the engine leading to the barracks has got their camera out so I wasn't surprised to see one from yourself🙂 All told a very enjoyable episode - welcome back to the tube . atb Al

[@BrianSimpson1958]

Having done this walk with you a few years ago it was great to revisit the area with you on this video. The fantastic drone footage added an extra dimension! Enjoyed reading the blog post as well. Keep up the great work!

[@ruudmaas2480]

Nice exploration of history !

[@jimrookphotos]

Very interesting history and some wonderful images you were able to capture. Good to see you back and thank you for taking the time to put this all together andsharing your adventure.

[@rjphotos]

Thanks Jim, glad you enjoyed it.

[@markpiercephotography]

Great vlog Russel👍

[@MHLandscape]

Really, really enjoyed the video! Great knowledge of a wonderfully historic area, what a spectacular location. Love the photos too! Look forward to future videos!!

[@rjphotos]

Thanks!

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

What a great video I was there and made a video a couple weeks ago. You told such a nice story of the place well done you.

[@rjphotos]

Thanks Paul. I do like telling a story and places like Rhosydd Quarry certainly have a story worth telling!

[@Stainphotography]

Was up there yesterday vlogging, great place. Great video, subbed 👍

[@rjphotos]

Thanks Steve. I’ll look forward to the vlog when you’ve posted it!

[@jamesgerboc]

Nice video. Not sure I understand your standards adjustment logic. Spent years with 4x5. Front standard adjusts DOF. Rear standard tilt adjusts convergiing lines. Raising either standard controls perspective. Although your camera is tilted down, your front standard almost looks lilted up slightly relative to the camera body. Tilting the rear standard back doesn't help DOF, rather it keeps verticals from converging, like trees, buildings, etc. Am I missing something? It's been some time since I had mine out.

[@rjphotos]

I’m a bit confused since the video you’re commenting on doesn’t have any large format in it. I think you are talking about the one I just uploaded. The camera bed is tilted down to arrange the composition and you’re correct that dof adjustment alone would be done with the front standard, however since it was always the intention to apply some geometric distortion to the foreground the rear was adjusted first. To sort the dof it was necessary to apply some back tilt on the front standard though the front standard still has front tilt relative to the rear. Maybe it’s incorrect though but it achieved the desired result. It’s talked about in Ansel Adams book ‘the camera’ and while it doesn’t go into tremendous depth he says that tilting the camera bed down to compose then bringing the rear standard vertical provides ‘virtual front tilt’ while at the same time adjusting the image geometrically. I guess the amount of tilt is dependent on how much the camera bed is tilted. Thanks for watching, all comments are appreciated 🙂

[@rjphotos]

Just having re-read the section my understanding of it has now changed and what I’d set up was doing some of what I intended but not to the degree I thought. As you say keeping the back vertical avoids convergence rather than emphasising it so the change I was observing on the ground glass wasn’t a magnification of the foreground but returning it to a normal state. You live and learn. More practice required!

[@jamesgerboc]

@rjphotos I'm glad if I helped. I miss using large format. I wish I could get a digital back for it. They are super expensive and mainly for studio work. Glad to see you are enjoying yours.