Landscape Photography : Shooting Orkney in challenging conditions

Second video from Yesnaby, Orkney with a look at coastal erotion, and although an easy shoot - it was made difficult by challenging conditions, as I wrestled with Dynamic Range changes and waves patterns to get that two shot Pano. Shots of the Yesnaby Geo (Gjo) and Yesnaby Castle rock stack.
My acknowledgment to Neil MacCormack who permitted his drone work to be used in the introduction form 0:34 - 1:07 and 1:45 - 2:02. Thanks Neil.
Thanks also to Orkney uncovered for a quick couple of snippets of drone footage from 14:30 - 14:42 and Cattieface for the footage of Faracleat in Rousay at 1:30. All copyright maintained by creators.

[@karlheinzhummel334]

Hi Ewan, its always a highlight when there is a new video out from you. I love your way of explanation and the results are stunning. A pure motivation to take the camera and go out. Looking forward for your next one and if it takes time it doesnt matter.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Karl, thats very kind. Very kind indeed! I think that my rythm should be one video a month as the content... i try to think through somewhat and take some serious time in the production of them. The timelines are rediculous in FCPX! Good fun though! Appreciate your kind words and support! Best wishes, Ewan

[@garrydelday5816]

Welcome back Ewan, have stood on the edge of Yesnaby cliffs on numerous occasions and will be doing so again this September. Hoping for some dramatic waves and nice light on this trip 🤞🌊☀️

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Garry - with a name like Delday... Im sure you have indeed (Birsay). Hope you have fun and have nice conditions. Ewan

[@johnchambers6272]

Spectacular coastline and another inspiring video. Ewan's videos are always a great watch, I look forward to them.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey John - sure is a really cool place indeed! Wonderful to have you along for the ride John! BEst wishes from NZ. Ewan

[@loretagema9085]

Simply beautiful! There is something about this video (film?) that reminds me of Wim Wenders' aesthetics. The rythm of the voice and of the well selected music, the texts appearing and fading as if washed away by the waves that you can only hear, but do not see. And the light... And the solitary figure of a man, with the people moving in the background from nowhere to nowhere... (who could have thought that Orkney is so crowded!). Mesmerising.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Wow, thats certainly a well thought out comment and i really appreciate it! Kindest regards, Ewan

[@markwayne8502]

Thank you for another wonderful instructional video, always entertaining and informative. Good to have you back!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks very much. Appreciate your feedback and support! Regards, Ewan

[@ramensaha]

Welcome back, Ewan! Your videos helped me in navigating the pandemic. Thank you for that. Now, I look forward to your Act II. And I know, it will be wonderful. Beautiful. With a soulful score in the background and a wide white border to lock the eye in.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

HI there - many thanks for your kind words. Nice that you noticed the small things like the 'score' and the framing touches. = ) Kindest regards and hope you are well. Ewan

[@user-su7ho1db5j]

Thanks for the video of such an amazing place. So good to see you back in the saddle, Ewan.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

You are welcome and good to be back too! Regards, Ewan

[@yvetteshea9742]

Do hope you will indeed continue making your wonderful videos. They are special, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your photographic wisdom.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Many thanks to you! Appreciate your feedback. Its feedback like this, that keeps me going doing them! You are welcome. Ewan

[@paulamargaret3309]

Brilliant 🤩 The beautiful yet very dangerous Yesnaby. ⭐️

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Paula - yes, absolutely. You should never underestimate the sea and its power! Ewan

[@stevemeier7876]

As Always Ewan your down to earth approach to photography and watching and feeling I am right there is awesome....so glad to see you back

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Steve. Much appreciated mate - it the only way I know how i guess! LOL Good to be back and working on a strange one currently..... Regards, Ewan

[@tonygaskins565]

It's great to have you back on KZbin and to see your superbly crafted images and enjoy your intelligent presentation.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Tony, Many thanks mate and thank you for your continued support. Best wishes - Ewan

[@stevemckenzie4731]

Stunning images mate. Not sure why you don't think they're not world class ... far superior to the diet of over-processed noise we're fed daily.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Steven. I usually only take photgraphs when the conditions are truly stunning and whilst a lovely location, the process here was seriously, just to get clicking the shutter again. Interesting thoughts re the over processed daily diet though. I was thinking that I would probably do a vid in the near future which deals with that very thing - over processing, sky replacement and ai ! I might use these images as examples of 'keeping it real'! Kind feedback my friend. Best wishes! Ewan

[@gjp2930]

I was very happy to see a video of you again. Fantastic pictures again!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Many thanks for your kind words. Good to be doing them again! Ewan

[@philipnixey436]

What an extraordinary coast. Love your channel Ewan, and I'm glad you're back.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Morning Philip. Wonderful place huh!? many thanks for your support. Its this very thing that keeps the channel going! Ewan

[@user-qw9ot3kq9l]

Hi Ewan, great to see you getting back into it. I look forward to your next video.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks very much indeed. Next one being worked on in the next week or so.... but where will it be from!?... Ewan

[@billgarbett9594]

Good to see you back, Hope it's noy too long until the next one. Safe trip back to New Zealand, another great place.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Bill - appreciate your support. I sure am lucky! Kind regards, Ewan

[@marktaylor9579]

Love the relaxed laid back delivery Ewan. Nice realxing vlog to watch (being perched on a sofa not a crumbling cliff). Beatiful images as ever. I'm trying to get my wife to watch this so that she can see why it sometimes takes me an hour or so just to get one image, she's not convinced 😞.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Mark, thanks mate - yep, absolutely ahsow her. I was there for about an hour and a half tryingb to get that shot! Regards, Ewan

[@dfreitas853]

welcome back mate!!!!!! looking forward to seeing much more. always inspiring and quite educational just to be in your head. THANKS!!!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

LOL, being in my head, that actually came to mind as i was putting the video together, as i thought about a video title. Ewan

[@sanclewphotographic]

Superb Images from a beautiful location, the colours in the Rock were so rich you cannot get these colours anywhere else other than Scotland.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hello there - thanks very much. Im not sure if its Iron that causes it, but it sure is a lovey rich colour indeed! Kind regards - Ewan

[@timbrown5304]

Beautiful images and a lovely vlog Ewan...great to have you back.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Many thanks Tim. I really appreciate your support! Regards. Ewan

[@brendanlynch7296]

Always enjoy your videos Ewan, and this was another excellent watch. Hearing the thoughts of photographers as they go about piecing together their compositions can be so informative when done right, and you do this better than most. Looking forward to following along on another shoot in, hopefully, the near future 🙂

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Brendan - appreciated! I dont really have too much of a prescribed shooting plan when i do these - they are pretty au natural! Appreciate the fact that this is noticed and appreciated though. I like to call them 'honest'! Ewan

[@michellegray8540]

Can’t wait to see you back in New Zealand with your photos 😊

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Michelle. I look forward to it too! = )

[@PMCN53]

This is another master class in photography. Watching & hearing your thinking process is such a fantastic way to appreciate the complexity and simplicity of your work. The images are proof of your artistic skill Ewan. I initially watched the VLOG on my iPhone, I needed to see it on my iMac to appreciate the fulness of the content. I hope I can assimilate this information into my own planning. (Slowdown, stop... watch and wait). A dramatic landscape indeed, Love your work.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Phil, good to hear form you again. I really appreciate your continued support. I appreciate your kind comments and makes me reflect on what im trying to acheive with this channel. I think what it is im trying to do, is just that... get my thinking process out there, and let people into my scrambled mind, 20 minutes at a time! I try and also leave in some of the difficulties during the shooting of a shot, or shooting of a vlog. Keeps it real! Ill nail the vids one day! Best wishes form NZ. Hope you are well. Ewan

[@chrisplank3654]

Braw video as always Ewan. Makes me want to jump in the van and head up instead of heading off to France this week! That photo that almost killed you in the past is a great shot. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next one!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Chris. France is cool too. Ill have to get there to take some pics! = ) Ewan

[@davidpearce2981]

All that effort for outstanding results, plus I love the square format, take care Ewan

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey David, many thanks mate. Square... i know right!? Still a Pano though! ; ) Kind regards Ewan

[@keithlinforth4585]

Neat images Ewan and great to see you getting back into it. Safe travels to NZ and we look forward to more images when you get back.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Keith. Appreciated. Look forward to getting more out for you! Ewan

[@colmeg]

Thank you! Love the locations and Images! Cheers!!!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Many thanks. Super spot fir sure. you are welcome and thanks again. Regards, Ewan

[@tomblockley7014]

Cracking watch this, nice work and a good reminder to slow down even more.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hi Tom, I enjoy the challenge of doing this ' the hard way' as it is good for the photographic soul! Just me, the camera (another camera) and something lovely to look at! Best wishes, from NZ Ewan

[@marcstaples9930]

Awesome shots and great explanations - good to see you back on the channel.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Marc, many thanks. Great to be back and already working on the next one and concepts of more material after that! Thanks fot being on the journey with me! Regards, Ewan

[@iainmc9859]

You seem to be a lot more relaxed these days Ewan. Although you always were a gentle speaker there seemed to be an engine with not enough oil in it keeping you going before you took the time off. Hopefully you'll take some of Orkney's inner balance back to NZ with you. Lovely shots BTW

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hi Iain - good to hear form you. Yes, you are probably right, I was trying to do too much a year or two ago. Work full time, running a business, over committed with a house restoration, in which i broke an arm, a foot and nearly lost an eye (cant be having that), all the associated financial pressures that go with it, running workshops, as i was planning to launch a Passive house building company (which i am doing this year). When i do these shoots, the are often wedged in between all the chaos, which made them pressure sensitive, all of which i brought about myself. "Trying to fit 10kgs into a 5kg bag" fits the bill. Thanks for your suppport and patience! Ewan

[@gransha3]

Great to have you back on Ewan. ..Ian from Geraldine

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Ian - hope you are well. Was thinking about the other day actually, wondering how you were! Thinknkng of doing the Routeburn over several days at some point! Regards Speak soon. Ewan

[@michaelmurphy9846]

So good to have you back.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Good to be back, and thanks. Ewan

[@bryanashford5118]

enjoyed this great views and great photography

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Bryan. Much appreciated. Best wishes. Ewan

[@claudiograzioli1387]

Great to have you back mate!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Claudio. I just need to keep the momentum up! Regards, Ewan

[@countrysidefoto]

Thank you Ewan, always inspiring

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Many thanks indeed!. Best wishes, Ewan

[@davidpauldennis9834]

Lovely images good to see you back.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thank you, and yes, good to get a few new ones out! Regards, Ewan

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Cracking episode mate good to see ya back at it in that spectacular place making awesome photographs. Safe travel s back down here mate

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Paul. We will need to catch up some time huh!?

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@EwanDunsmuirImages absolutely mate look forward to it 📷

[@ruudmaas2480]

Beautiful work !!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

MAny thanks indeed! Regards, Ewan

[@DominikSobieniak]

Cant wait for more.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Dominic. Very soon! Promise. Ewan

[@michaelcorrigan5232]

🤗 💜

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks. Ewan

[@markhoffman9655]

Would you consider getting out on a boat and shooting the sea stack with an upwards POV?

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

I would, as it would be safer to do that than slip around algae covered rocks with waves lapping at your ankles. I do however talk in my mission statement about simplifying the images a itake with quietening the sea through longer exposures, which of course is hard to do form a boat. All the best form NZ. Ewan

[@dylanmatthews1484]

Great video , Great tips . Grabbed my attention , subscribed , will be checking out more off your content , Cheers

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hi Dylan. Many thanks for the view and the subscription. Its that very thing that keeps me going. Hope you enjoy my back catalogue. Some of it... is pretty deep (in a good way i think)! Kind regards, Ewan

[@andrewsimpson5436]

Yes I see how it might be boring to you but I don't have a problem with a well constructed and thoughtful image, I might even go as far as taking it over a "banger" then again maybe that's why I'm a numptie! And thanks for not telling the world of Y tubes the lens was on the camera when I dropped it over a cliff! 🤣 Be well lad and get out there.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

LOL, yeah i forgot about the camera part! Bahahah. Appreciate your support Andrew. Im thinking of a workshop in 2025 maybe in Orkney, Maybe in Harris... maybe! Take care A. E

[@andrewsimpson5436]

@@EwanDunsmuirImages everyone and their dog does the Western Isles, for a reason obviously but I'd think Ork would work. I know at least one Mainlander did workshops there (Margaret Soraya and she did Co-with some guy I can't remember including Wellness photography)

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Where do I sign up for the processing course. Practicing my arse!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

LOL Simon. Thanks fo rthe feedback, and yes... true story. Practice makes perfect, or better at least! Cheers man! Ewan

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

@@EwanDunsmuirImages I was staggered how on earth your images can look so good taken with the sun so high in the sky? Beats me!

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

@@SimonBoothPhotography - thanks mate, the main key being reducing the DR as much as possible and then careful application of curves. Orton and HIgh pass filters help too when the dr is high! SPeak soon Simon. Its been too long!

[@andrewhookerphotography4774]

Another beautiful video and set of images Ewan. Practice does make perfect, and by the look of your videography and photography, you don't need to practice too much more to arrive at that. Stunningly good entertainment, teaching and results as usual. I look forward to the next video. Thanks again for sharing your amazing work.

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Thanks Andrew. Appreciate our support. Hope life is well in Australia. Best wishes - Ewan