Landscape Photography Waterfall Country. South Wales, UK Fujifilm XT2

Straight from our early morning sunrise landscape photography vlog down the stunning Dunraven bay, Bridgend South Wales. We headed straight to the incredible Glynneath Waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons.
Brecon Beacons is one of my absolute favourite locations for landscape photography. Filled with endless opportunities for incredible images in any weather! With stunning views and incredible waterfalls, the Brecon Beacons is simply stunning!
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[@stephenelliott7071]

Southern Down and our waterfalls, fantastic locations. Great videos too.

[@GarethDanks]

hey thanks stephen! man that was a while back! the day i miss read the weather haha! nice day tho! lovely there! :-)

[@Snowcatnz2]

Awesome images I love all of them. I reckon you should make a calendar out of those images!👍👍👍👍👍

[@GarethDanks]

hey Tim!! thanks so much!! thats really nice of you to say! id love to make a calendar!! A dedicated "waterfall country" calendar sounds good!! :-)

[@paulbowen6600]

Great images, you are very lucky living so close, to such amazing places to shoot!

[@GarethDanks]

thanks so much Paul.. apologies for the delayed reply!

[@johnbentley1056]

Looks like a beautiful location. You captured some great images.

[@GarethDanks]

Hey thanks mate. Sorry didn’t see your message. It’s a wonderful place! Love it down there. Thanks for your kind comment mate 👍🏻😊

[@RS.Outdoors]

Great stuff. New to landscape photography myself and your images look very, very good. Atb.

[@GarethDanks]

hey man, thanks so much! im pretty new too! only got really into it the past 2 years :-)

[@PaulGJohnsonphotography]

Great video . Awesome shots :) Love how you got into the water...

[@paulrutherford3336]

Great location which I'll have to try to get to soon. Much better now you show the images for longer! Good job Gareth!

[@GarethDanks]

Hey Paul.. thanks for the comment mate! yeah slowly getting better hey! haha.. still lots to improve tho im sure!! thanks for the support buddy! :-)

[@gnuhapi]

Outstanding!

[@gareththomas25]

Nice one Ga. I really enjoy your videos. And what a beautiful location too. Somewhere I'd love to visit. My favourite shot would probably be the last one. Movement of the water was perfect 👍

[@GarethDanks]

Gareth Thomas hey cheers Ga! You really should! There’s another route with loads more too! 👍🏻😊📷

[@jawadsaleemastro]

Hi Gareth, Lovely video and shots. I originally missed your videos because of the titling of FujiFim XT2 which I wrongly understood to be more FujiFilm camera orientated photography. However having met you on Monday at the Photography Show with Andrew M I thought I'd have another look. Glad I did, now I'm a subscriber.

[@GarethDanks]

Jawad... mate.. have i not replied to you before??? weird! swore i did!!! remember the comment!! very odd.. hope your good mate.. really great to meet you! ive ditched the camera brand mention now.. you made a good point.. :-)

[@elaineturpin1064]

Beautiful pictures.

[@GarethDanks]

Hey thanks Elaine. Hope you are well :-)

[@elaineturpin1064]

Yes I'm fine hope your little dog is better.

[@GarethDanks]

Haha. Yeah she is thank you. Came with me this morning on a shoot but wasn’t keen to leave the bed 🤣🐶❤️

[@MingCai]

Very nice photos!

[@mrjld1249]

Keep up the good work Gareth I'm enjoying your shots and videos 👍

[@GarethDanks]

Mr JLD hey thanks so much! That's huge encouragement..! Still a bit nervous on camera so nice comments help! 😊👍🏻📷

[@tompetersphotography]

Amazing location and shot to go with mate👍🏻 all subbed

[@cillyede]

Beautiful shots!

[@GarethDanks]

Hu Ko thanks so much 😊👍🏻

[@craigwilson1604]

ive just took my first shot like this the other day and quite enjoyed standing in the water for a image, gonna find a few more for autumn coming, shame I don't live near wales.

[@GarethDanks]

sorry for the late reply! Craig! glad you survived the waterfall buddy! hope the image was worth the cold feet haha :-)

[@lauradavies1434]

So glad that Southerndown is now in 'Bridgend'!

[@GarethDanks]

:-)

[@dmonaghan99]

Great vlog and pics. Instant sub

[@GarethDanks]

dmonaghan99 hey thanks mate!

[@tobybarker6808]

Great stuff. Subbed. When I went there it was absolutely tipping down. Hope to go back some day

[@GarethDanks]

Hey Toby. Thanks for the comment mate. I love it there. I’ve been loads and on one occasion there was very little water. Verrrrry strange haha. But yes. Mostly throwing it down hahah. 😊👍🏻

[@dwelker3778]

Thanks for sharing how you were setting up your shots, explaining the composition and the light. You have some really great shots. Was it as simple to find the compositions as the video made it look?

[@GarethDanks]

D Welker hey there! Good question. I’ll admit it does seem that way haha. On this occasion I guess so yes. As I have the falls as my main subject. It was just a case of finding a nice foreground.. easy in such a beautiful spot like that is! 👍🏻😊

[@petermcarthur9140]

some very good shots here. saw the vlog and sub`d nice to see someone shooting other than nikon and canon, only saying that cos i shoot with the xt10

[@GarethDanks]

haha.. tell me about it... theres a lot who are adamant that fujifilm's arn't up to landscapes! no idea why! i adore mine! thanks for your kind comment Peter! :-)

[@RandyPollock]

Love when you can get the colorful leaves in the foreground...what is your thinking with shooting at iso100 versus just staying at 200 on the X-T2? ... and the shot at the start with your dog coming into frame then sitting on the rock...you couldn't have planned that any better for the video.

[@GarethDanks]

Randy Pollock haha yeah I know. I laughed my head off when I saw that footage! She cracks me up! To be honest. I can't say I see a difference! Technically I understand it's not a "native" ISO so should be a difference but I just love the ability to drop it that bit more if I need to. Rather that that smaller aperture! 😊👍🏻 cheers for the comment buddy! 👍🏻

[@SidBonkers51]

This location looks amazing, can you tell me how far the walk is to these falls please?

[@GarethDanks]

Hey sid Bonkers! 😂👍🏻 best name ever! Certainly can. It’s about 10-15 to the first main fall. Then 10 mins there after. Not far at all 😊👍🏻

[@df0rce]

Nice shoots! But what the heck are you carrying around in that huge bag? Cheers

[@GarethDanks]

+Sven Haag haha. I wonder myself sometimes. It’s actually not big! All padding haha. Perhaps I’ll do a vid on that subject. I carry 2/3 lenses. Filters. Water bladder and snacks. Pretty much it! 😊👍🏻 thanks for your comments mate. Hope you enjoyed the vids 👍🏻

[@czwang7027]

Awesome shooting! Could you please tell me if the pictures comes from your camera directly or after Photoshop?

[@GarethDanks]

+CZ Wang hey there. Thanks for your kind comment. I don’t really use photoshop to be honest. Most of my editing will be in Lightroom. I shoot RAW so I’ll just add a bit of colour and tone to the image. Reduce highlights. And crop. Sometimes add one of the Fujifilm profiles like Caris or Astia. On occasion tho the jpgs from the Fujifilm are good enough and will allow you to add a little correction to them. 😊👍🏻

[@czwang7027]

thank you for your feedback! Your videos are really awesome.

[@GarethDanks]

+CZ Wang hey man your very welcome. Thanks for the support! 😊👍🏻

[@richarddutchholland4780]

Glyneath..... you could have popped into see Max Boyce 👍🏼

[@GarethDanks]

Haha. He’s lucky I don’t know his address 👍🏻😆

[@richarddutchholland4780]

Gareth Danks lol...you could have asked anyone in Glyneath for his address.... love the videos Gareth, you from Wales then? Plus did you know there’s a 80ft waterfall about 5 minuets drive from Glyneath

[@GarethDanks]

Haha. Good point. Yes I live 45 mins from Glynneath 😊👍🏻 are you referring to melincourt? 😊

[@richarddutchholland4780]

Gareth Danks yep....that’s the place. Have some great images of it, had a Sony a6000 with the Zeiss 16-70 f4 at the time. That’s gone and I’m using a Sony RX100v at the moment but that will be going soon for a Fuji system...

[@GarethDanks]

Good man! You’ll love the Fuji. Which you after?

[@PhotoDude801]

Very nice. Thumbs up and subscribe!!!

[@GarethDanks]

Hey thanks so much mate 😊👍🏻

[@philipculbertson55]

Were those shots taken with the 10-24 mm that you carry? You may have mentioned it but I missed it. I recently bouth a wide angle lens and I am getting some ideas about how to use it.

[@GarethDanks]

Hey phil. Yes on that vid I used either the 10-24 or the 50-140. My fav lens! Avoids using it at 10mm if poss unless you don’t care about distortion landscapes is mostly ok tho. It’s a lovely lens! 😊👍🏻📷

[@paulduffy697]

The small aperture tends to make the image softer..f20 not the best in my experience,.maybe try to f8 to f11 and see what you think.

[@GarethDanks]

Paul Duffy hey Paul. Thanks for your comment. I agree it’s sharper in the 8-16 region but I’m really happy with the results at f20. Coming from canon the Fuji is great wide open. 😊👍🏻📷

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Hi. The lens you are using in the video is 10-24mm?

[@GarethDanks]

Tomislav Miletić hey there! It is indeed! Flippin Love that lens! 😊👍🏻📷

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Gareth Danks I opted for 16mm, course I shot in the dark a lot, but that 10-24 mm is still very, very tempting 😁

[@GarethDanks]

Tomislav Miletić ah mate I’d love to pick that lens up!! I hear such amazing things about it..!! I just wish the 10-24 was wr! Love it just the same! Deciding between the 56 and the 50 next 😊👍🏻

[@tomislavmiletic_]

I have the 56mm :D My opinion is, if you need that focal length for street and landscape photography, grab 50mm. Great sharp, inconspicuous, quick light little lens, easy to carry around wherever you are. If you are into portraits on the other hand, than 56mm. DEFINITELY 56mm !!! That's the best, sharpest, bokelicious autofocus APS lens you'll find on this planet...

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Well yes 10-24 is not WR but on the other hand I handled that problem for decades with the simple transparent plastic bag. Not the best solution but definitely the cheapest... Other than that, you can wrap the whole camera into kitchen plastic foil, leaving only opening for the EVF and lease's front element. Most of the buttons will still work, leaving your camera and lens dry...

[@williamstatt8651]

You're using a Fuji. Why are you carrying a double sized pack?

[@GarethDanks]

Haha. Funnily enough I’ve just ordered a bigger big. The Camera section of the bag is big but the clothing and accessories part isn’t. There’s a lot of padding and protection to that bag. As amazing as it is. In where the camera goes I could make do with a lot smaller Your right. But they don’t make an icu for this bag which is smaller. Hence my new bag purchase. Most of the bag is filled with clothing (waterproofs) and Food and Water. The Camera section is great tho when carrying 3 lenses and a filter case. 👍🏻 thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the vlog. 😊

[@GarethDanks]

What bag do you use Out of interest? 😊

[@williamstatt8651]

I am quite over 70 and I shoot with a Sony A7r on a tripod. The bag stays in the car. I can't walk very far.

[@williamstatt8651]

You guys make me so jealous being able to do all that travel and hiking. Back in the 1960"s I ran a backpacking store and hiked the Adirondacks and Yellowstone, the Tetons and western deserts.My Wife and I also biked weeks at a time. But I enjoy watching you young kids and envy your chances. Enjoy as long as you can. I did.

[@GarethDanks]

Oh wow. I love them! Incredible Cameras. Bet you love it..!

[@mainline464]

Gorgeous images

[@GarethDanks]

thanks so much mate!! appreciate the comment! thanks for watching :-)