Landscape Photography -Three Hikes in Lofoten

[@panaitescustefan]

No new cameras every day, no exotic lenses tested and retested, no half hour ramblings without actually saying something relevant... Just art.. Superb photographies as usual!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for he comment, really glad you enjoy the videos

[@al_hongo]

I love the bit from 1:30-2:00 where you touch on the time commitment, weather, etc. Have you ever thought of doing a video on the day-of details that lead you into a shoot? It would be a nice “bridge” between this Lofoten video and that excellent “what’s in the backpack” video.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video. That's an interesting idea for a video. I'm heading back out travelling starting next month and want to do more "in the field" videos, so might think about something like that

[@dbb8448]

im always waiting your videos sir, amazing as always.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment, glad you enjoy the videos

[@BjørjaBear]

Nice to see you enjoyed yourself here in Norway! Lovely images

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment. I always love getting back to Lofoten...I'll be back there again in about 6 weeks

[@LuigiNespeca]

Ciao Andy, thanks for sharing this experience, it's always great to listen your considerations while watching the beautiful images! The last location is really stunning! Ciao!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@karinstrobl1910]

Dear Andy, I want to thank you for all your work, your videos, your wonderful pictures, for every little thing you gave me throughout this year. THANK YOU!!! You are a wonderful person and your videos are great. I know how much work and passion is behind them. I want to tell you that I honor all this. I wish you a wonderful time arround Christmas with your family. Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos 💝

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment, all the best for Christmas to you too

[@robroyig-robroyphotography9225]

Absolutely stunning Andy! I really enjoyed your take on the different angles, and that sometimes it isn't about getting that "perfect" light. I am more of a moody, cloud detail shooter, so that last one was awesome. But the 1st one was pretty outstanding too :-)

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@jameslenney]

Love this video. Thanks for sharing, as always.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@jameslenney]

@@AndyMumford The 'gear' videos are always cool, but sometimes it's nice just to see the locations and the act of photography, the effort it sometimes takes to get into position etc.

[@shaddring]

Love your shows and appreciate you sharing your talents. Majestic!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment 🙏

[@ericrjennings]

One of the best. Great images.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@wallystellmacher6794]

Great work. Epic photos. Everything well arranged. Even the red jacket as a complementary colour to the green environment. 👍

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment Wally

[@IzzyLeicanut]

Lovely shots ! You're absolutely right - how the scene "feels" in a photograph is absolutely crucial . Thanks and looking forward to more

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad it was useful

[@jinilpatel460]

As someone who is learning landscape photography, I loved the way you explained the composition for each picture. Great video! thanks Andy

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much Jinil, really glad you find the videos useful

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great video and photos 🙂👍👌

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@WhosPhotoTube]

I could feel my knees hurting in that decent and I wasn’t going down those steps. Great views and images Andy.

[@AndyMumford]

Yeah, my legs were like jelly for a couple of hours after that descent

[@nicox5489]

Really great video with awesome locations and stunning shots. The viewer really gets a great feeling for the locations and the overall workshop!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed the video

[@grantnewton5705]

Great vlog….. stunning location, and some stunning photos - you certainly do the location justice! Well done Andy!!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it

[@rosssayer6524]

All I can say is Thank you Andy as I’ll never get there so I appreciate you sharing these magnificent images with us. 🙌👏👏👋

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment, glad you enjoyed it

[@jakobschneeberger3965]

An impressive video with great shots. Many Thanks 🙏👍👍👍

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoying it

[@johnfarr2916]

Magnificent! Full of beautiful artwork! Nowadays, when most KZbinrs and equipment reviewers (including those popular channels) have taken so many meaningless poor photos, it’s truly a joy watching your videos, Andy!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much John, really glad you enjoy the channel

[@AlexandarJL]

Beautiful. Love to see Viltrox in action, huge fan of the lenses

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much. The Viltrox is a lovely lens and I've been super impressed with it

[@Suhailkhan53]

Beautiful sights indeed ❤

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@ozuidema]

Gorgeous images. You really capture the essence of landscapes as few others can. And with a distinct, very recognisable, style of your own. Impressive.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it

[@aloi]

I'm visiting Norway in a couple months and I'm incredibly excited, thanks in part to all the photographs you've made in Norway over the years and showcased.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment, enjoy your trip to Norway, it's an amazing country

[@kumarannamalai680]

Beautiful images Andy. Love your thought process in capturing your image , Learning so much , Great video as always.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment

[@matthewtrabold7512]

Beautiful scenes! Your explanation of your compositions is fantastic, looking forward to the next video 😁

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks Matthew, glad you enjoyed the video

[@Durio_zibethinus]

Gorgeous result, Andy. For the first one, it must be really hard for emphasizing the sense of scale. Oh, and the scene at 9:45 has a potential! Good result after all, your vlog isn't shaky, the focus stays where it needed, and the voice over really clever for a windy time!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the vlog

[@NiklasKrog]

I’ve been to Lofoten many times and it’s just an incredible place. Great views everywhere. Thank for a beautiful photo-revisit!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much for the comment. Yes, Lofoten is absolutely beautiful. I go every year in the winter, but this was my first summer trip and I really loved seeing a different aspect of it

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely breathtaking upload my friend. Shots are insanely beautiful as well as composition! Brilliantly filmed and it’s simply enjoyable!📸 You explained everything so nicely!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed the video

[@Fusselbirne1965]

What wonderful shots... 😍

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@tripodtheropy]

Some amazing tips here and what a trip it's now on my bucket list! Scotland for me next though I think!

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video

[@steveborghardt]

Nice job once again - The Xt4 looks like a great smaller camera with a cropped sensor. my usual rig is a D850 with my old D750 if I'm going to be on the street in NYC or other areas where my D850 would be too much. I'm going to start looking at the Xt5 or maybe Sony equivalent for street and city shots. Thanks again for helping me think how I can do things differently.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment, glad the video was useful

[@paulus0109]

Beautiful vlog. Thnx.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks is much for the comment

[@tomheim9516]

Ok, I'm only one minute into the video and you've just said something about the best light arriving later in the day. And I'm thinking, holy cow, that view is good enough for me right now! :-)

[@AndyMumford]

Haha, thanks. The light was decent at that time, but it wasn't really warm. When we did get that really warm light though, there was too much shadow and not a lot happening in the sky

[@CarolinePicking]

Reine and Hamnøy om Moskenes! It sounds like you were in Lofoten about the same time as I was (staying with a friend on Vestvågøy). It was bloody freezing, and a lot of rain and cloud! Still got some nice photos, but yours are better. 😆 Didn’t get to Moskenes this time.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much. We were there for about 2 weeks right at the end of July and early August. It rained a lot...we had maybe 2 sunny days in the whole trip

[@CarolinePicking]

@@AndyMumford Yep! I thought I recognised the weather... That's exactly when I was there. And concur on 2 sunny days - and 2 of outright gales and continuous rain. :)

[@curtishall8208]

Great video and images! I noticed you are using the Viltrox 13 and NiSi 9 -- are they now your preferred wide angle lenses (vs. the Fuji 10-24) for x-series cameras?

[@AndyMumford]

Cheers Curtis. I took both the Viltrox and NiSi on this trip to test them, but neither of them are my preferred wide angles. I still prefer the 10-24 for flexibility. The Viltrox will come with me if there's a chance of astro or aurora

[@muttishelfer9122]

@@AndyMumford I use the 10-24 WR on the X-T5 and it is awesome, because it clearly resolves more details there than on my X-T4 :)

[@FabioMeloLuiz]

Andy, as always a good review with beautiful pictures.📸 I didn't know the NISI 9mm and found it interesting. As I already mentioned, I use Fuji 10-24mm WR, Viltrox 13mm. I'm almost leaving the 13mm Viltrox (wide angle) as main for sharpness. Andy, now I have my space/studio ready and I intend to buy a “Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2100 Printer” to make some prints and sell my images. So I will prepare myself to participate in a Workshop with you. Leaving #Brazil, the cost is a little higher. Congratulations on the video and I really admire your work and for sharing your travels. Thanks!😊

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment Fabio. The NiSi lens was lent to me to test. To be honest, I wasn't crazy about it...I didn't like the rings, and it vignettes quite a lot. Hope to see you on a trip someday

[@stephennorgrove2924]

nice video Andy

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it

[@arunmuthupalaniappan7277]

💯💯💯

[@AndyMumford]

Cheers

[@mixeddrinks8100]

nice photos, how easy was it to get to Lofoten? Probably need to invest a bit of time into how to travel around in Europe. Have done a few trips in Europe but almost all of them was we fly directly to the city and take one or two more tours from the city we landed in.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment. Lofoten is never surer easy to get to as there are no direct flights from Oslo, so you usually have to get at least 2 domestic flights in Norway to get there

[@nicolasbertin8552]

I've been to the Lofoten last year and they don't disappoint indeed. If I have an advice, it's not to miss the Vesteralen islands. Less tourists, and some stunning landscapes there as well. This year I went to the Dolomites (that you visit often), and there however I was disappointed. It's just way too touristy, I feel a bit "cheated" by all the wild photographs you see of the area. Almost every car park you have to pay, there's cable cars everywhere, it just wasn't my thing. Luckily it was only part of my annual trip, not all of it, and I was able to go to the Stelvio area, and to Slovenia which were much much better.

[@charliemac9503]

Stunning video and well presented, your work Andy gives me inspiration to go out and take pictures, one question, I am a beginner could I ask you for advice regarding either Lightroom or photoshop which one is best for a beginner. My main interest is Landscape, never used editing programs before. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed the video. I'd go with Lightroom, about 90% of my image editing is done there with just some finishing touches done in PS. Lightroom is incredibly capable software

[@charliemac9503]

@@AndyMumford thanks Andy will give it a go, heading back to Australia looking forward to the sunsets.

[@danieltomanovic1940]

I see you enjoy with viltrox 13mm 1.4...looks really detailed pictures with this lens. And what you think about NiSi 9mm is also good? Which is better for you? I still use Fuji 10-24 but this Viltrox always attract me...

[@AndyMumford]

The Viltrox is really nice. I'll do a review of the NiSi at some point, but I much prefer the Viltrox. The NiSi vignettes quite a bit

[@kristoferdowling6897]

Andy - thank you for this video, beautiful photos! Planning to hike the Long Crossing from Delp to A-i-Lofoten village this summer. However, we will likely be there in early July so won't actually see the sunset and I'm worried that we won't get a good golden hour like you had / the light will be too harsh during the trek. Have you photographed the midnight sun itself, and any recommendations to make the most of the light if so?

[@AndyMumford]

You should get excellent golden hour...which will last for way more than an hour because you'll get the sun dipping towards the horizon and then rising up again. You should have about 4 or 5 hours of excellent light between around 10pm and 3am. Even in the middle of the day, the angle of the sun is lower, it won't be directly overhead.

[@kristoferdowling6897]

Thanks Andy - much appreciated!

[@josephschmitt]

Man, the group before us really did have all the good weather! 😅

[@AndyMumford]

We had 1 amazing night on that first week (when we were at Kvalvika) and the day we went to Reinebringen was OK, but I would have preferred a bit more in the way of clouds. Your week though...damn, we were unlucky, but that walk out to Munkebu was the best hike on the trip

[@josephschmitt]

@@AndyMumford Have to agree there, that Munkebu hike I'll remember for the rest of my life. Though I have to say I'll remember hiking through gale force winds to get to Kvalvika beach forever, too!

[@AndyMumford]

@@josephschmitt Yeah, that wind at the top of the saddle was something fierce

[@Sear_Henton]

Very cool video! I would be interested to have your opinion about my last one in Norway! 😊

[@TimHorne]

Thank you so much for these! Maybe someday I will be able to come on a trip! I just got the new x-t5 to partner with my t3. Since I have a 16-55mm 2.8, what would be your pick to go wider between the NiSi 9mm 2.8 or the Viltrox 9mm 1.4?

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment. Both the NiSi and Viltrox lenses were given to me for testing and aren't my first choice wide angle lens. That would be the 10-24mm, but of those two primes I prefer the Viltrox. It's sharper, faster, has better rings and autofocus. The NiSi also vignettes quite a lot

[@klausblumhofer1405]

@@AndyMumford In summer I was thinking about booking the last free place for this trip with you to Lofoten..I didn't.. bad decision when I see the landscapes here. One question about the 10-24, do you use the new one with WR or the first version without WR, and is there a difference in image quality? Is the Viltrox 13mm even sharper than the Fuji zoom, and whats about the Fuji 8-16 compared to those? Do yo think the 10-24 would fit to the new XT-5 with 40MP, or better to use the recommended 8-16? Best regards Klaus

[@billjclements]

Hey Andy, I noticed in your details that you switched Filter brands. Any reason for going away from Polar Pro? Are the new ones much better and reason enough to upgrade? Thanks,

[@AndyMumford]

Polar Pro are excellent filters, but I switched to KASE because I really like magnetic filters. They're much easier to use, particularly when it's cold and you're using gloves, and when screw in filters can lock so tight that it's hard to remove them

[@billjclements]

@@AndyMumford completely understand. Have you ever tried the Freewell magnetic filters?

[@careyfurman3763]

Why not use the 10-24 vs the 13mm viltrox? Just wanted to know, is the viltrox sharper than the 10-24 at f 5.6-8?

[@AndyMumford]

I already made a view comparing the 13mm with the 10-24mm kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYmQdoJ_Z5uihrM

[@klausblumhofer1405]

In summer I was thinking about booking the last free place for this trip with you to Lofoten..I didn't.. bad decision when I see the landscapes here. One question about the 10-24, do you use the new one with WR or the first version without WR, and is there a difference in image quality? Is the Viltrox 13mm even sharper than the Fuji zoom, and whats about the Fuji 8-16 compared to those? Do yo think the 10-24 would fit to the new XT-5 with 40MP, or better to use the recommended 8-16? Best regards Klaus

[@AndyMumford]

It's a pity you couldn't make it, the trip was really nice. I use the WR version of the 10-24, but optically the two versions are exactly the same. The Viltrox is sharper, but lacks the flexibility of the 10-24mm. I haven't compared it to the 8-16mm so I can't say. As for with the X-T5, I'm happy with the 10-24mm. Whether you should get the 8-16mm really depends on how important absolute detail is, and if carrying the 8-16mm, which is big, heavy, hard to use with filters and lacks the focal length flexibility of the 10-24mm is worth it. Images with the 10-24mm look great on the X-T5. Would the 8-16mm be better...absolutely, but how much better and how important that is really depends from person to person

[@johnlinney8685]

Hi Andy. I have a Fujifilm XF 10-24 mm (v1). I tend to only use it at between 10 &. 12/14. Is the Viltrox suitable as a replacement for this lens?

[@AndyMumford]

If you only use it between 10 & 12 then yes, for sure the Viltrox is sharper, as well as having the faster aperture, but there's a big difference between 10mm and 13mm when it comes to framing, so you might miss the ultra wide feel you get with at 10mm

[@CorneliusFlakez]

You mentioned wanting to have a proper go at the 16-80mm last year, have you gotten to try it more since then?

[@AndyMumford]

I've just got hold of the 16-80mm, so I'll finally have a review a long at some point in the new year

[@joshuabelangercoash5664]

What UL F-Stop pack is that you're using and what's your opinion on it? Currently trying to decide between the UL Packs F-Stop has available.

[@AndyMumford]

It's the Kashmir. It's light, but if you have a long torso like me, it doesn't fit great. I use the Ajna most of the time.

[@photonspark]

Love your work Andy🙂 How about posting on Vero app? (no square crop, can post higher res) I'm not using Instagram anymore, just dont like it.

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment. Vero is indeed nice, but I really don't have time to spend time on another social media account, and at the end of the day, Instagram simply has a bigger reach for getting work out

[@photonspark]

No worries, keep up the good work 🙂

[@WaitdidYOUknowthat]

Stunnig video and amazing images. Next time when im on the Lofoten i have to walk more😂

[@AndyMumford]

Cheers Finn.

[@jnrfalcon]

I see that you have switched away from 10-24? Is it not sharp enough for you anymore or nightsky was a major part of this trip?

[@AndyMumford]

Thanks for the comment. I haven't switched away from the 10-24mm, that's still my go to wide angle lens for the Fuji system, but on this trip I was given the Viltrox and NiSi to test out. I liked the Viltrox a lot (I put up a review earlier this year), but it only replaces the 10-24 if I know I'm going to be doing astro or aurora

[@deroux]

Seems like you could put a gradiated filter on there and bring up the shadows in the left bottom section. Would make for a more compelling image. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqnCeYKVZ51ka6s

[@AndyMumford]

The shadows weren't a technical issue, I bracketed the shot (I no longer use grads as bracketing and blending is far better for capturing wider dynamic range) and so I had enough information in the brighter exposures to bring the shadows out. The problem is that it looks very unnatural to have areas of an image that are backlit and should be shadow brightened. Images with strong lighting should have shadows, to not have them looks wrong and removes depth from an image, as the tonal values are evened out. The issue here was compositionally, the shadow area was taking up a large part of the frame with empty space. To remove this from the image would have meant removing the sun star, or cropped off more at the bottom, which would have altered the balance by removing elements of the village in the islands. Brightening it would have just looked wrong as it has the sun directly behind it.

[@deroux]

More thought could be put into the figure in the photo.Feels like an afterthought or not fully thought through. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqnCeYKVZ51ka6s

[@AndyMumford]

Not really. Including the figure in both images was fully thought out and included for the reasons I explained in the video.