Nikon Z8 Landscape Photography with 24-70 f/4 S Lens! Long Exposure & Woodland Photography!

[@JonnyPink65]

Such a beautiful area - love the final shot as well. Glad you made it home OK!!! 💖🤗

[@PhilThach]

@@JonnyPink65 thanks, JP!

[@JonnyPink65]

@@PhilThach 💖💖

[@SnaphypeWorld]

Stunning shot at 5:30 🌳 The balance between foreground focus and background softness adds so much depth.

[@PhilThach]

Thank you!

[@ses4vols]

Great shots! I really liked the tree in the lake picture. Thanks for sharing the edit process. I'm glad you made it home!

[@PhilThach]

Thank you! I was at the wildlife refuge today and the cranes are here!

[@ses4vols]

@ that’s exciting! I can’t wait to go.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Beautiful images Phil. Always great to see your work 👍

[@PhilThach]

Thank you, Adrian!

[@bobg982]

Hey Phil, some good shots despite an unplanned curtailment of your field trip. One of our sports channels in Canada broadcast the Tennessee game against Vanderbilt today. Your Volunteers survived an early scare on the road and after a strong second quarter, never looked back.

[@PhilThach]

@@bobg982 thanks, Bob! If Tennessee earns a home game in the first round of the playoffs, we will be there. I was surprised during our Canada trip to see USA sports on every TV in a restaurant we ate at.

[@woodymallory9058]

Nice photo selections today

[@PhilThach]

@@woodymallory9058 thank you, Woody!

[@Ben_Stewart]

It is amazing what you can achieve with a 24 f4. I took my 24-200 for a hike a month ago and stopped it down to f9 hand held for some beautiful landscape imagines. They look great on my desktop background.

[@PhilThach]

@@Ben_Stewart thank you! I have been considering that lens.

[@smkunder1]

Fun video, that lens punches way above a kit lens!

[@PhilThach]

Thank you! Thomas Heaton chose it over the 24-70 2.8 and 24-120 f/4 lenses for his landscape-focused camera bag.

[@davidsaylors]

First comment! Haha! Also, super nice photos from today’s trip. I like how you are pushing yourself to be creative with everything.

[@PhilThach]

Thank you, David!

[@rdphoto3]

Nikon has done a really good job with their Z mount lenses. The 24-70 is the bomb. I traded mine out for the 24-120 which is equally as good at least to me. I find that I am using my 14-30 less and less in favor of the 24-120. Love the landscape photos you produced.

[@PhilThach]

Thanks, Ron! I use the 24-70 more often than wider lenses, too, but sometimes, only an ultra-wide will do.

[@mikebreazeale2563]

Great photos but I really liked the one with the eend of the tree a lot better...

[@PhilThach]

@@mikebreazeale2563 thank you!

[@k26kv31]

I liked the editing of the log in the water photo, it does look better after your edits. Sorry you got sick and had to cut your walk short.

[@PhilThach]

Thank you!

[@davidrushworth658]

Greetings from Australia........Lovely final image, thanks for your instructions 👌 I'm loving my Z8 also. Like you I use Topaz denoise.........Luminar Neo has a great new sharpening tool that is very effective.

[@PhilThach]

Thank you!

[@N_v_G]

Always take a roll of toiletpaper in your backpack, Phil ;-)

[@PhilThach]

😂

[@AllIsThat-123]

For the solar eclipse in April, I got a portable toilet kit, which also comes with a small tent for privacy. It's all foldable and can be handy for such occasions.

[@BillWhitworth]

Individually wrapped Dude Wipes and a ziplock bag to pack them out are a staple of all my camera/hiking bags.

[@leonfisher]

I wonder how long that vine has been squeezing that tree? I also wonder what was squeezing more, the vine or you on the way home? 😁

[@PhilThach]

These are both excellent questions! LOL :)

[@PamHaynes-oo3ck]

Hi Phil, I enjoy seeing nature and the trees and interesting shapes, the vine wrapping around the tree, do you think it could be poison ivy vine?

[@PhilThach]

Thank you, Pam! I sure hope that huge vine wasn’t poison ivy lol

[@PhilThach]

It might be poison ivy. I've read it gets pretty huge!

[@donaldjones2106]

When you did the long exposure. Did you use aperature prioty?

[@PhilThach]

@@donaldjones2106 manual.