Minimalist or complex? How I simplify composing the landscape | Winter 2024 (Episode 4)

[@curtis.strange]

the edits on the shots from @9:13 to @9:40 are so damn good I might hurl! I adore the colours

[@eallistone]

*steps back just in case, and doffs his cap* 🤮🤠 Seriously though, thank you for the compliment. Autumn/winter in the Highlands is just insane. The blue red colour palette just makes life so much easier. I've got some more complicated editing jobs coming up from my most recent trip--stormy conditions so lots of magentas and greens to balance. I'll try and get the videos lined up this side of Christmas. Hopefully I won't get too sidetracked on learning new video editing tricks 🤓

[@sambinding5216]

Love the images you captured in this one, really stunning. Drone footage and imagery is top notch too!

[@eallistone]

Thanks mate. Probably my favourite day in terms of images. That landscape is insanely photogenic from the air!

[@2007zodiac]

Great-photos and stunning Drone clips. Also love the fact you Don't use needless music, like at the start, just you using the blue hour's silence as the intro, so Glad i subbed,

[@eallistone]

I'm glad you like the atmosphere. It's one of the hardest things to get right, especially when the weather is bad - on still mornings like this, it's much easier to get the mood across. Blue hour peace is one of my favourite things about taking photos 👌

[@kpurnell84]

I’m enjoying this series so much Ed, such classy viewing and makes me think a lot about the psychology of photography. Also feel like I got a real Ed Allistone masterclass of compositional breakdown in this video.

[@eallistone]

Cheers chap. Do you think it would be an oversell if I update the video title to 'Masterclass in Landscape Photography Composition'? Might be a bit click baity 😅

[@andycakebread7663]

I agree with the landscape crop. Just tripped over you and I'm enjoying this a lot - especially as I veer towards b&w so seeing through colour here is great 👍 Been Loyal shot - it's a little formulaic but great for it as those foreground rocks are directly related to the big cousins in the background that'll be going the way of the foreground. That's why I love that one 👏

[@eallistone]

Thanks for the feedback on the vids. I'm glad you found me on here and are enjoying the content. I very rarely think in BnW, but I do like a simplified colour palette - too much to think about otherwise. That image with the rainbow was borderline too garish for me to puzzle out! Totally agree about the Ben Loyal shot - very simple, but sometimes you've got to let the subjects do the work. If I was being ultra critical, I would have liked the foreground rocks to be a little closer to their mountain cousins to better emphasize their relationship, but I couldn't get my tripod any lower into the heather it was perched on. Some day I'll do an out take video with all the Twister-like contortions I get into while out shooting. I'm sure other photographers can relate 😂

[@tuitam_ide]

Amazing🔥🤩

[@eallistone]

Thank you. Glad you liked the vid 🙏

[@TarrelScot]

Wow. Instant subscribe. Fabulous work backed up with some really interesting "behind the scenes" thinking. That area is my "back yard", being only an hour or so from home. It's too easy to take it for granted and it's always a good reminder to see someone putting in the huge effort to travel there and make so much of the landscape. By the way, I agree, with the Ardvreck Castle shot, landscape works better. The format echoes the horizontal layers of the rocks in the water. By contrast, the square crop seemed a bit too constrained. Looking forward to watching the rest of this series.

[@eallistone]

😊 Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you like the BTS pieces to camera. I want to relate what it's actually like on a photo trip - not only the atmosphere of the place, but also the process behind images. You're a lucky man being so close to such beauty, but easy to take for granted when you're so close. I hardly spend any time photographing the Somerset levels or Dartmoor despite being close. My next trip north is on Friday - heading to Harris this time as I haven't been there for a couple of years. I'll be busy editing another series over a few months. Fingers crossed for good (good for photography) weather!

[@deborahhammond8576]

Just watched and before doing so I read the comment about the F word. I didn’t hear it so either it was removed or I missed it, but either way it bought back lovely memories of my own visit to Assynt and further north

[@eallistone]

I'm glad it brought back memories 😊 I love that area. The f word is still in, no way to remove it after posting unfortunately - but I'm glad it's subtle enough to miss...

[@derricksansome236]

I think I would have enjoyed this video and potentially your others but sadly I quit when you felt the need to use the F word, is it really necessary? Disappointed.

[@eallistone]

My wife said the same thing when she watched. And ultimately I think you're both right. When I was editing, I couldn't find a way to cut it without removing a story element that I wanted to tell, but it does detract from the peace of the video - and I probably should have tried harder to work that section without it. That's a grand total £1 in the swear jar at work 🤐