Landscape Photography - Sunset Long Exposure Post-processed in Lightroom

[@johnjohnston692]

My wife Becki and I discovered your channel and really admire your great photography and appreciate the way you present yourself on the channel. We would like to provide some support but I can't find you on Patreon. We support several good channels like yours and want to add you as well. How can we send you some support?

[@Andrew_marr]

Hi John, I'd first like to thank you and your wife Becki very much for being so generous in even considering to support me and the work I do here. Your feedback is very kind and I'm just so glad that you enjoy the channel and the videos I create. I've never considered getting a Patreon account, but your comment prompted me to investigate what's involved. I've created my account here www.patreon.com/andrewmarr however I haven't added any rewards yet. I'd love your help with this, in your experience on Patreon, what have you seen as good rewards that people have offered?

[@johnjohnston692]

Hello Andrew, I received notice of your reply and immediately went to Patreon to provide you with $20 per month to support your good work! I encourage all who read this in joining Becki and I in supporting Andrew. You can make your pledge smaller or higher depending on your circumstances, but please do some amount to help.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks so much John and Becki, your support is incredibly generous and is very much appreciated. I'm very thankful for your help and encouragement, it means a lot!

[@Night6436]

John Johnston it really don't look as if he needs support. Just looking at the truck and the full frame camera, along with the lens and Lee filter system I think he's doing quite well. If i could afford to be as generous as you and your wife I would give the money to charity with people that aren't as fortunate. But it's your money and I'm sure he appreciates your money.

[@dakmandotcom6682]

What a little bitch you are....

[@PrivateSnips]

Love your channel, and thank you so much for sharing your editing process!

[@davyscales7732]

Thanks for the time to show the process, nicely done.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you for commenting Davy, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@normancanlas3971]

Hi Andrew. I just wanted to thank you for the Lightroom edit advice you have given in this video. I feel more efficient with my edit workflow and I now look forward to processing my images. Your composition is fantastic and your images are very natural looking. I also would like to be able to support you as best I can with whatever means work best for you. Thanks very much for the work you do and the advice you give.

[@erithf2232]

Great to see your post process and that it was done in Lightroom. Thank you.

[@michaelsisto9898]

Watching this video gave me so much confidence to try this; this walkthrough was so thorough

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks for leaving a comment, so glad you found this video helpful, cheers! 👍

[@libork5397]

Hello Andrew, I really like your work. Thank you for shearing wit us your experiences.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Libor, my pleasure, glad you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@JCarlos.unknown]

Wonderful images and a great video. Thanks for taking the time to share your post-processing. The simplicity is a great tool to inspire amateur photographers, like me.

[@mazennabulsi7246]

I keep watching your videos over and over .. cuz theyre so interesting, so helpful ..

[@GarethDanks]

Fantastic vid mate! Lovely image too!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks so much Gareth, appreciate your comment mate! :)

[@mcgarnacle21]

Another fantastic photo. Great stuff mate, taking us through the thought process, composition and photo settings and then onto post processing was great. Really enjoying your work.

[@Andrew_marr]

Wow, thank you for your encouraging feedback. I'm not sure if I'll include the post-processing in every video, but if the feedback reflects that people generally like it then I'll do more every now and then. I'm conscious though that I don't want to make it too boring or repetitive.

[@mcgarnacle21]

Yeah I get that. Your other videos without the post processing have been great too so it's not essential in my opinion, the adventure outdoors and chasing that great composition is what I enjoy most about your videos. Up to you of course, but I at least enjoyed adding the post in on this occasion.

[@JPHolbrook]

Thanks for the video. Great tips for sunset as well as post.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you jay, glad you enjoyed this, appreciate you letting me know!

[@TaufiqHabib]

Very nice ... like that you go thru the process in detail

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks very much Taufiq, happy to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks for commenting!

[@toebeytw]

Hello Andrew, your Shot is just so beautiful. Because of the long shutter speed the water looks almost like Fog! Just beautiful. Toby

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks very much Toby. I think it cool how you can get a completely different image of the same location by just changing the Shutter time and nothing else. Thanks you again for you comment! :)

[@mrkgrav]

Great shot, I like how this time you've shared your post processing with us too. Keep up the great work.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Mark, thought I'd try something a little different!

[@WillGuthrieUK]

Beautiful image mate and enjoyable video with solid technique and instruction; well done. Sitting at my PC in my front room here in the UK and wishing I was looking at that view right now for real! You are blessed to have such beauty so close at hand. Good work; keep it up!

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey thanks Will, really appreciate your feedback mate! The weather has been rubbish over here lately. I was luck to get out on a day that wasn’t completely overcast. As you can see from some of my previous videos, my luck with the weather hasn’t been great. Thanks again for your comment! :)

[@molopez619]

This is one of the best walk throughs I've seen yet!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Moises, thanks for the feedback mate!

[@bassoonman1562]

Great video, enjoyed watching your process. Liked the end result.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Martin, I'm glad you enjoyed this. I am planning to make a few more like this in the future, cheers! :)

[@johnbentley1056]

Beautiful video, clear and informative. Love the images. I look forward to watching future releases. Great work.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks John, so happy to hear that you enjoyed the videos. That feedback it helpful to know what you liked, so thanks!

[@federicofloresmoy8385]

Thank you for sharing your post processing, always is good to learn more. Kind Regards

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you Federico, appreciate your comment mate.

[@rosssayer6524]

Im just learning Lightroom and your video was very helpful, Many thanks.

[@Lexxo777]

Enjoying your videos mate, you live in a nice part of the world, greetings from Melbourne!

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers Rexx, glad you're enjoying these mate. Perth (and WA) does have some great locations, just like Melbourne. Thanks again!

[@kevinflynn6306]

Thank you Andrew lots of good information well done, Kevin

[@BrendanKBuckley]

Hi Andrew, this is the first You Tube video of yours I came across a few months ago. I was surprised at the seemingly mundane location you chose for a sunset shot, but I kept watching to see how it turned out. The end results were nothing short of amazing. After watching your video, I now have a subscription to Lightroom. I've been using it to touch up some of my Travel photography shots. I'll be retiring in a few months and will have lots of time to have a go at Landscape Photography. Your vids are truely inspirational, keep up the good work.

[@Andrew_marr]

I appreciate it so such that you shared this story with me. I think it's fantastic that you have Lightroom (it's a great program) and your going over some of your old shots. Keep working at your post-processing as it definitely gets easier the more you practice. It's great you've decided to do more landscape photography when you've retired, and the fact that these videos have helped you makes me so happy. Thank you for your comment, I wish you all the best! :)

[@paulstott5616]

Another great video mate. Thank you, i have learnt so much from your channel.

[@paulbell9957]

Excellent video. I've just bought lightroom and been a little intimidated by it. You've made it look a lot less complicated. Excellent final image too 😌

[@Andrew_marr]

+Paul Bell Thanks Paul, have fun using Lightroom. It's fantastic software, glad the video has helped and given you somewhere to start. My advise would be to keep is simple, don't feel you need to adjust every option. Before long you'll be a master post-processor!

[@NarroginRick]

Inspiring Andrew, presented awesomely again, appreciate that you went though your post production with us, well done , cheers

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you Rick, I slowly improving on capturing what I think viewers want to know about what I'm doing. I appreciate your feedback!

[@MegaDwilkinson]

Andrew, thank you for all your videos. Fantastic instruction and inspiration - a great way to learn. This is the best ever, for me, because the Lightroom instruction takes us all the way from composition, camera set up, and post processing. Thank you. It would be brilliant if you could do this on other videos. Could you make some comment on a future video about printing images, for personal use: what paper, what services to use etc?

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks David, glad you're finding these videos helpful. I like doing the post-processing images however, some people find them a little boring, so I'm working on a solution for that might fix that...stay tuned! Also love the ideas for a future video, I'll note them down for consideration, cheers!

[@anegi309]

gr8 shot and good editing tips but you should share everything, like how you gave that cloudy dreamy kind of effect.

[@MrTreefrog101]

Thanks Andrew. Great Stuff Andrew, always good to see some local shooting and editing. I am from the other end of the urban sprawl in Mandurah

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey thanks Jason, glad the hear you're enjoying the videos. Are there any locations in your part of the world that might make for a good landscape image? I've not shot anything around Mandurah!

[@MrTreefrog101]

Two that I think would suit your shooting style that I have seen so far, are Blue bay in Halls Head, I haven't shot at burns beach but I think it would be similar, low tide is best at that location. The second is Point Peron in Rockingham. Look forward to seeing more videos.

[@guenterporzer4441]

Amazing video !! Please share more of your editing workflow !

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks Guenter, I plan on doing more editing videos in the summer...stay tuned! :)

[@geoffstapledon7557]

I was down at Trigg the other day doing some sunset long exposures and your video helped me with the lightroom processing. I was really happy with the resulting image so thanks.

[@billbaker1406]

great photos keep it up

[@Andrew_marr]

+Bill Baker will do Bill, thanks for commenting!

[@bgw500]

Awesome tutorial, I love in this how you showed your post processing I hope there's more like that coming. Have subscribed to your channel and watched the videos and I can't wait to see more from you :-)

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks so much Bevan for your encouraging comments, it’s great to get this sort of feedback. This was my first video where I included some post-processing. It was fun to do something a little different. I think I’ll do some more but I try and focus on different aspects each time so I don’t go over the same stuff. Thanks for subscribing! :)

[@ThePosiview]

Wow, you live near some wonderful places. Appreciate inviting us alone :)

[@Andrew_marr]

My pleasure Andy. We have some beautiful beach round where I live. Western Australia also has some quite diverse landscapes, if you're prepared to travel a little to get there. So glad you're enjoying them.

[@wesleymcgonagle3394]

Hello Andrew, i watched a few videos now i discovered you via Ben Fewtrell's Channel. Great work and informative... I have travelled all over Australia except for WA. So beautiful there! Cheers, Wes

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers Wes, welcome to my channel mate. Ben's got a great channel happening over there. WA is a bit of a hike, but it's worth the effort...there a lot of diversity!

[@zdrankowskiphotography3348]

Great video and workflow :) !!!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks for that, glad you enjoyed it!

[@tobiashahn7539]

Really good video.

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers for the Tobias! :)

[@paulovargas3812]

Belo Trabalho Andrew, mais uma linda imagem!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks so much Paulo, glad you enjoyed this one! :)

[@markwilliams1963]

Hi Andrew, great video! I have a similar approach, when it comes to white balance I use a qpcard to neutralise the colours. I agree using the individual saturation colours is the better way to go, I particularly like to use the targeted adjustment feature to change specific colours.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks for your comment Mark, always great to know how other approach editing. Thanks for sharing how you go about it! :)

[@snkrfocus6317]

What's really cool is that you add ISO etc. to your shots!

[@Nite-Lite-Gamers]

Great Stuff Andrew

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

i'll be purchasing LR soon so this was helpful. Thanks!

[@TheRicas1]

Hi Andrew. It is a really good video and helped me quite a lot. Can I ask from your experience why you used aperture of f9 in this composition? Occasionally, I see that when we have foreground as you have the rocks, we may use f11/f16 in order to get everything sharp, and when we don't have foreground interst we may use like f8. Thank you very much and please continue with your great work :)

[@SkrawkiPuszczy]

Nice work. You have a very interesting channel and I love to subscribe it :)

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks very much for commenting and welcome to my channel. I'm glad to hear you found the videos interesting enough to subscribe. I have more on the way! ;-)

[@lodgeblog]

Lovely image;interesting too to follow your post-processing workflow. Isn't Raw editing great!!!

[@Andrew_marr]

+lodgeblog Thanks so much. I'm always amazing at the detail I can get out of the RAW file. Great to know you enjoyed to video, thank you!

[@eddymaddix1786]

Hi At 18:30 you add a graduated filter to lighten the rock but you left the default exposure (by not clicking New) of -0.40 - a bit of a contradiction. Nice shot and video nonetheless.

[@Andrew_marr]

Nice pick up Eddy, at this stage I was trying to go through a couple of options quickly so I didn't drag out the video too long. I don't think however, that clicking 'New' would have fix the issue, new just gives me a new instance of the filter with the previous settings. I should have clicked new and then reset my filter before setting the shadows and then applied the filter. Thanks again mate, appreciate your comment! :)

[@baenggu9]

Great image and nice to see your post process workflow. Is there a reason why you don't use the level tool to straighten the horizon?

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you very much for commenting. There's no technical reason why I don't use the straighten tool, it's a handy tool to have in Lightroom, but I suppose I find adjusting it manually just easier for me with the grid lines as a guide. Even if I use the straightening tool, I'd probably check it against the grid lines that only appear once you start adjusting the level manually. This is just my approach not necessarily the right one :)

[@mikekay6288]

Anmdrew The comments below say it all; top tutorial and a wonderful workflow through to completion. Just one question, approximately how many photographs would you have taken at this location and do you select which ones for the develop module using a star rating? Mike in Oz

[@Andrew_marr]

G'day Mike, I looked back and counted how many shots I took for this shoot and I shot exactly 30 images (included a couple I'd bracketed). Yes, I use the star rating feature in Lightroom to select the image I prefer, thanks mate! 👍

[@scotty4418]

Andrew, if you are shooting in raw for editing later, can I ask why you also shoot with JPG at the same time. Really enjoyed watching your work flow and great image too

[@Andrew_marr]

Good question Scott, I used work on a slower computer and if I wanted to quickly flick through a set of photos I had, I found the jpgs much quicker. Also up until recently Lightroom on mobiles couldn't process RAW images, so to have a jpg of an image available to edit is handy. I've since upgraded my computer, so in the future I might change it so I just capture RAWs, but the jpgs take just a small amount of space on the card that doesn't make much difference.

[@brentons857]

Sorry Andrew. Here I had asked if you could make a video to show us how to edit and you had already made one. I guess I just needed to keep watching. Great job I love your videos they are very helpful. How do you decide where to focus? I always have a hard time determining my focus point and what aperture to use. Thanks again mate!

[@Andrew_marr]

Haha, no worries, I glad you found them mate. I tend to focus around third of the way into the image and find something that has contrast so it easy for the camera to focus on the point. I also look for a feature that will be the main element of the image because I definitely want that in focus! Regarding aperture, start at f8 (it's the sharpest point for most lenses), move up to f10 -f14 if you need a larger Depth of Field and you have something in the immediate foreground you want in focus, go down below f8 to shorten the DoF (either to blur the background or if you don't have much to keep in focus). Hope that helps! :)

[@krispybaconboy]

gday Andrew another great vlog☺thank you. I was wandering where the setting is for the exposure meter in live view on your nikon. I have the d750 I'm assuming it would have this feature. And do you use a steady cam tool for your video stills? Really enjoy your style of presentation and the photography tips are spot on. regards 😊

[@michaelespeland]

Hello! Would a 35mm 2.8 Zeiss Prime Lens work for landscape pictures? Or do I need something wider?

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey Michael, depending on what sort of landscape photography you wanted to shoot. While this lens is known to be a great street photography lens, there's no doubt you'd be able to capture landscape image with it. The fact is you can shoot landscapes with any lens, just some lens will have their challenges. You might find it difficult to shoot sweeping seascape with a 35mm prime, as you'll be limited to that focal length, however, you can just take a series of shots and stitch them together in Lightroom as a panoramic image. So there's always techniques around those limitation. If that's the lens you have, I encourage you to get out there and use it, and see how you go. Hope that helps! :)

[@joecantwell9198]

Another great video Andrew! Wonderful locations where your eye for composition results in a magical image - every time. May I ask which model Nikon camera are you shooting with and have you always been a Nikon user, or have you used any other manufacturer? Great work, please keep it coming :)

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey Joe, thanks so much mate for your feedback. Currently I use a Nikon D800, my previous camera was a Nikon D70. I'm not a Nikon only shooter, but when I've needed/wanted a new camera, Nikon has often come out on top. I've used Canon and Fuji, all great cameras...haven't had the opportunity to use Sony yet, cheers! :)

[@joecantwell9198]

Andrew Marr Thanks for your reply Andrew! Happy shooting :-) Regards from UK.

[@stevenwelti9321]

Great video Andrew, where can I find the filter attachment and filters that you have on the front of your camera? I've searched online for them, but can't seem to find them. Any recommendations of which square/rectangle filter set to get?

[@stevenwelti9321]

Excellent tutorial. I've been using Lightroom for the past couple years and have overlooked some of the techniques you do

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey thanks Steven, I use the 'Lee Filters' system, it's not cheap but it's a great quality system. They have some great information on their website, plus they have recommended dealers. From what I can work out, it looks like you live in the US, so places like B&H might be your best option. Thanks also for your feedback on the video, Lightroom is a powerful program I still finding new tools and features, cheers! :)

[@stevenwelti9321]

Thank you so much for the info. I subscribed to your page. Can't wait to see more of your videos. I especially liked this post-processing video. Have a good day!

[@markpaterson6024]

Hi Andrew, I recently found your channel and subbed half way through the first video I watched. Keep doing what your doing mate, it's awesome. Maybe you could shed some light (pun intended) :) as that's what I am about to query. I am a newbie in the photography world so I am soaking up as much info as I can along the way. I understand using filters when shooting into the sun low on the horizon, but what I am having trouble with is the trend for many photographers is to under expose the image to protect the highlights and then rely on heavy post processing to bring up the shadows. Are there no filters around that can protect the highlighted sky while allowing you to expose longer or bump up ISO a tad to get more detail in the shadows ? Also the brightness you ended up with in the shadows behind the rocks to me looked false, no false is not the right word, unnatural to real world physics maybe? ;) I mean you can see there is a bright light source in the distance so of course there will be dark shadows behind objects on the opposite side if that bright light source. Maybe it's just me, but I see so many images that have been overdone in hdr or fiddled with in editors. What happened to getting the image right in camera? Is that not possible these days with expensive digital cameras and even more expensive lenses? Don't think I am being critical of your work mate, far from it. I am just trying to get my head around the whole process.

[@davidroby8493]

Another beautiful shot. Did I hear you say 'increase shutter speed' on a few occasions when it should have been 'reduce shutter speed'? (e.g 2 min 49 sec)

[@otallono]

I think he's saying it like increasing the amount of time the shutter is open but the way you would say it is probably more correct. I understand it either way, being new at this.

[@PhotographybySatesh]

Great as usual. Did you upgrade your blogging camera? Quality looks much better.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you and great pick up, you're very observant! I've invested in a new Canon G7X Markii to help improve the video quality and stability. This is only the second video that I've captured with it, so I'm still getting used to how things work. Thanks for the feedback!

[@gianulli]

Nice to see your post-processing workflow. How do you find out about the locations of your shoots? BTW I love the misty water in that last image!

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you Gian, depending on the locations, sometimes I've visit an area a couple of times before find a good location, other times I'll just be luck and it's my first there exploring and I'll stumble across a good composition. If it's a place I've never been to before, I'll sometimes use the web to see what other people have captured in the area, sites like 500px, Flickr and Google images are great for that. I tend to go out when the light is generally good and then explore the place for what I think it a good composition. Sometimes even with a bit of planning, things don't quite work out, but that's ok, it's a good excuse to get out there again for another look! :)

[@gianulli]

Looks like there's no shortcut to landscape photography ;)

[@Andrew_marr]

Haha, there are a bunch of tool that can help streamline the process like and google maps to explore the location, the photographer's ephemeris for working out the elements (sunrise time and direction), weather forecasts services for checking out the conditions and as I mentioned before sites like 500px, Flickr and Google images for inspiration and gain an idea of compositions.

[@JoeNucich]

Hey Andrew, I recently started using Lightroom (yesterday) and I see that a person can get carried away with the choice of adjustments. Could you recommend some basic adjustments so that I don't try to do too much? I have a long exposure of Godafoss (shot about a week ago) that I am attempting to improve (hopefully) in Lightroom. It was shot at dusk.

[@JoeNucich]

Oops, jumped the gun. Should have finished watching the video first. Great video, very helpful!

[@Andrew_marr]

Awesome Joe, I am planning to do a few more videos on editing through the come summer period so stay tuned! 👍

[@daviddickson9778]

Nice shot with a simple composition Andrew and great to see you work it in Lightroom. One question ..... why do you shoot a JPG copy as well as RAW?

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you David, I set up the camera to shoot both JPG and RAW so that I have the option of viewing/using either format. I started doing this many years ago when some devices or software couldn't read RAW format , like the iPad when it first came out. So I would use the JPG formats of the files when quickly previewing the shots I took and then use the RAW for editing. Now that's not the case as most software can read the RAW format, however there's still the size of the file to consider. On my old computer before I had Lightroom, I would just preview the shots through the folder system of the computer and the size of the files slowed things down. The JPG files are about 10-12 MB while the RAW is about 60-70 MB. I am contemplating changing to just RAW, but that's how I've got things set up at the moment. Thanks for your comment! :)

[@daviddickson9778]

Thanks for taking the time to reply and for the information. As your channel grows, I know this will get harder but its really useful for us to understand the methodologies that you use Andrew.

[@Andrew_marr]

Mate, it's my pleasure! I'm very flattered that you think my channel will grow that large. It'll be a nice problem to have, but I've got a long way to go before it's get out of hand :) I just love the supportive feel of the community and the encouragement that's being cultivated by everyone. It's not all one way either. I'm learning things all the time, so there 's much I can benefit from being engaged in the comments. Cheers!

[@danniel0143]

Amazing, u just got a new subscriber :) What Camera and lens are you using?

[@Andrew_marr]

Thanks and welcome to my channel, thanks also for subscribing! The lens I used for this shot was the Nikon 17-35mm f2.8.

[@danniel0143]

I thinking of buying a NIKKOR 24mm f/1.8G, do you have any experience with that lens for landscape?

[@isaiahmcdonald5495]

Andrew u deserve like 8m subs not 11k I am subbed that's for sure

[@sausagesandwichSA]

Thanks again. Is the lens 17-35 ?

[@Andrew_marr]

You are 100% correct, you're good at this :) I'll try to remember to mention the lens in future videos, thank you!

[@techzonetzuk]

just subscribed to you bud !

[@Andrew_marr]

Welcome to my channel Josh and thanks for subscribing mate! :)

[@10unnecessary01]

Hi thanks for uploading. Do you compound the images together to enhance the misty effect or rather did you just end up choosing the 30sec exposure as the "final" product opposed to the one you edited in your video?

[@Andrew_marr]

My pleasure, glad to enjoyed it! If you look back at the video I show two images I captured. The first one was with a shorter exposure (1/2 sec), this is the one I used to demo the editing. The second image wasn't a compound or merger image, it was taken in camera with a 30 second exposure and enhanced in Lightroom. Hope that helps, thanks for your question! :)

[@10unnecessary01]

That makes sense, thanks for replying

[@radu01]

Is that a D800? or a D600? I noticed you blocked the viewfinder and on my D610 I'm not sure I have that feature

[@Andrew_marr]

I was using the D800 for this shoot. If the D610 does have it, simple throw a cloth over the top and block the light shining in!

[@justinwilcoxphotography2012]

nice video! what lens are you using?

[@sausagesandwichSA]

Glad you asked as I was about to do the same, just can't quite read it. My guess is 17-35.

[@Andrew_marr]

+Justin Wilcox Photography thanks Justin! +South Aussie Outdoors your right I used the 17-35mm. I'll try to remember to mention the lens in future videos!

[@davyscales7732]

This may sound ridiculous but how do people do a video showing what your doing to the image? what equipment is necessary to allow this.

[@Andrew_marr]

Hey Dave, thanks for commenting, it's a good question! I juggle both the still and video cameras to capture the final image and the footage about the BTS. I have to also wear both hats photographer and videography, I'm still learning about video side of things, but it's a great challenge. I suppose it also needs practice. I use a Canon G7x mark ii for the video with a small tripod, I have recently purchased a lapel mic to capture better quality audio.

[@otallono]

I'm assuming you're referring to recording what's being done in the software. There's no equipment needed other than downloading a screen recorder.

[@daviddowling9830]

Is that Watermans bay in WA?

[@Andrew_marr]

Cheers David, sure is!

[@daviddowling9830]

Thanks so much,my Nana lived on Elvira Street up by the water tanks and we lived a few streets from her.Spent a lot of time on that very beach,can just smell it now from Florida..

[@Andrew_marr]

Wow, you're a long way away now, it's a great spot!

[@rockporttwentyseven]

is there really a big difference between choosing F9 over the full stop F8? can we even tell? just wondering coz i see this a lot. choosing F10 over F11. are these guys just rebelling against the norm??

[@Andrew_marr]

Good question, there is a whole technical side to photography where things like this are discussed. It's like 'how long is a piece of string?' in other words, 'how long do you want to take it?' Each lens has it's optimum f-stop, it's typical around f8 to f10, the lower you go the shorter the depth of field becomes and potentially portions of your image become out of focus, as you move closer to the higher f-stops like f20 and f22 diffraction is introduced. There is plenty of information of diffraction on the net, but basically it's a phenomenon of physics (bending light) and so occurs in every lens when then aperture is small. The result is the image is softened around areas of detail. My approach is to be mindful of things like this but don't let it dominate your photography. My approach is to focus on the experience of getting out and exploring, enjoying the environment and location and capture an image. Everything you do when you take an image is a potential compromise to it quality, like adding a polariser can benefit the image by decreasing glare however it can deteriorate the image because it another piece of glass that the light has to pass through, that might have some level of dirt on it, even after it's been cleaned. In most situations, I'd put a polariser on. Same with ND filters, potentially introducing colour casting but at the same it cutting down light in your highlighted areas. So when it comes to f-stop I generally started around f8 - f10 and adjust from there. If you want to say bring your exposure down but keep your shutter speed at a particular length of time to capture moving water, I'd push the f-stop up to f11 or higher. I think it's better that, than not capturing the water the way you wanted it and miss getting the image you were trying to create. So back to your question, while diffraction technically increases as you increase your f-stop it's really not noticeable until around f20 and even then you've got to be looking very close and typically comparing image taken at different f-stops. So the difference between f8 and f9 is negligible. When people worry about this, they've stopped focusing (no pun intended) on what I'm trying to capture in the image! Thanks again for your comment! :)

[@muffemod]

a bit overworked imho

[@Andrew_marr]

I appreciate your feedback!

[@christopherhowell3209]

Sorry Andrew,..I think you have over processed this,...it does not look natural!

[@Andrew_marr]

Fair enough Christopher, you are entitled to your opinion...however, many might disagree!

[@rothschildianum]

Too long of a video....You need to cut down the unnecessary portions.

[@Andrew_marr]

Thank you for your honest feedback, I appreciate the support! :)

[@michaelespeland]

No, this is long enough. Perfect!