Photographing Scotland Part 1 - Epic light and overcast skies

What a roller coaster my first couple days in Scotland were. Great light led to "meh" photos, bad light led to my favorite photos, and I was wrong about pretty much every assumption I made in the video. Regardless it was the first couple days of a great trip.
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[@TheMoodyPhotographer]

You are the first one who uploads a video in Scotland 😁👍🏻 so nice

[@robertfleckenstein5031]

Wow, what light. Been thinking of finding and concentrating on small subjects in foreground, rocks, puddles, flowers and making them the predominate subject with mountains, streams, forests etc in the background using very wide angle lenses. Keep-up-the-great-work Nick, and Thank You for your inspiration.

[@DJshutterfly]

One of your best videos. Really appreciate the insights to landscape photography.

[@helencogan2187]

Great work as always.THANK YOU for sharing!! enjoy the rest of your trip!!

[@jimtipton8888]

Lord Page! That is a well earned title. Loved all the images! Cheers and thanks for sharing your adventure!

[@TimKirkPhotos]

Love the van! I really enjoyed the mix of images you came away with and look forward to Part 2.

[@edwardswarbrick3092]

This is amazing! Love Scotland. We go there on holiday, Galloway to be precise. I'm really looking forward to seeing the next episode of this adventure. Keep up the good work. Ed

[@andychattaway5620]

Superb video Nick it was great watch you working the location in Scotland and listening to your thought process. Hope the entire trip is a big success and the Gods of light shine on your compositions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👍

[@davidharvey8816]

As other have said Nick....welcome to Scotland.....or hope you enjoyed Scotland. Some seriously lovely images you managed to bag. And I loved the talking your way through the compositional thought process. Really thinking about getting me a pair of those socks. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for showing Scotland off so well.

[@CostaMesaPhotography]

I love watching your videos. You are so natural and authentic on camera. i feel like you've invited me along on your journey to explore along with you. I loved your second tree shot with the primary tree you liked in the background left of another tree that was in the foreground right of the frame--Thomas Heaton would have been proud of you...or jealous!!

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed your time in mesa arch! Tree shots have inspired me to go try my hand with some wood! Top video.

[@matureandsingle]

It’s about time you enjoyed our beautiful country. Living away from home you appreciate it more and watching others enjoyed it is very gratifying.

[@mikecapell5097]

Hey nick glad to see your videos and can’t wait to see more

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Really great opportunity for you. I loved Scotland and look back on my trips fondly (all pre-photography days). I wish I had been an avid photographer back then. Looking forward to watching the next few videos (right now).

[@dmcd6769]

Thanks for a great vid Nick! As always some great shots, really loved the bluebells shot, kinda makes me feel a little homesick for the UK! Looking forward to part 2

[@damonfinlay6519]

Welcome to Scotland Nick, hope the light improved for you during the rest of your trip. It’s great to see how someone looks at a scene that is completely new to them but so familiar to oneself, enjoyed the wee segment at Glencoe at the beginning. 👍👍

[@Elysianplains]

Great stuff Nick. You made the most of what the Scottish weather threw at you and pulled it off with that great shot of The Buachaille.

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Simply awesome! Bucket list for me as well!

[@Reidser3]

Welcome to Scotland. Excellent work Nick. Loved that wee bit of video around 40-50 seconds in.

[@cwgoog]

Nick, Great video! Love how you work things through as you chose compositions. And really enjoy how your B-Roll ties the presentation of the whole video together as you hike around. Great composition with the gnarly trees! Cheers.

[@markferrell2470]

Another awesome video and Scotland looks beautiful

[@MrFrankie1311]

….just great, as always!!!

[@tonyharrison28]

Inspirational and highly enjoyable. Glad you are enjoying your time over here in the uk

[@thomaspopple2291]

Some gorgeous scenery and great pics.

[@Molybdan42]

I like this video. Pure photography...back to the roots.

[@jennifersayers8041]

Stunning shots! Scotland is beautiful.

[@savagefrieze4675]

Terrific stuff. Keep to your own eye and vision!

[@michalstoch]

Scotland is so beautiful... Thanks for the video Nick, take care ✌

[@dalerobinson8456]

Wow, the forest shots are amazing, kudos to you Nick.

[@BrentHall]

Great episode Nick! I loved the shot where you were in the deep water in the first location, and those tree shots in the forest. Such a beautiful place!

[@danfry909]

Exquisite production Nick - love it!

[@andymacdougall6593]

Welcome to Scotland Nick. Lovely job on the Beuchaille and I tip my hat at you climbing into the water! Brrrrr!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Killing it Nick! Loved the filming and music choice here!

[@DevonFlair]

Excited to see the rest of this series!!! So funny seeing all the familiar spots in a ‘Nick Page video’ (where I’m used to seeing far away places I’ve never visited before). Happy hunting!!

[@DiarmuidODonovan]

Awesome video, well done on getting some great shots in the woodland. You adapted really well to the bad light and came away with really good shots. The greens really did pop in them :) Cant wait for episode 2

[@MattBishopPhotography]

ive been following your videos for a while now mate. I must say that after seeing this video, the way you document has improved ten fold. The atmosphere, filming, music and content is just superb

[@NickPage]

Thanks man. A lot of times it just has to do with not being good at multitasking. If I’m leading workshops and stuff I struggle mightily to get the footage I need. It’s nice to have these photography only trips where I can focus on video as well

[@alecharper515]

Fantastic!

[@ANNAKKi]

Thanks Nick. Great vid

[@penorvoll]

OMG! That was inspiring! And i think some of the pictures turned out to be beautiful, almost epic! :-)

[@geolockhart7644]

welcome to my home country Nick, lovely work & your making me homesick, thankfully though heading home on Friday for a few days.

[@jweral]

I don’t usually comment on videos, but I have to say, I’m so impressed with the cinematography of this video, Nick. You’ve definitely stepped up your game. The story telling, the music, and the vid quality are just outstanding. Thank you for sharing this.

[@NickPage]

Thank you Josh that means a lot! It’s nice when I’m able to make a trip solely for the purpose of photography and have time to get the footage I want

[@alistaircassidy]

Hey, Nick. Welcome to Scotland! I hope you have been enjoying the rest of your trip. Cracking shots of Mesa Arch there!

[@sthomaslewis]

Very beautiful scenery.

[@H3ath]

Beautiful intro, i'm excited to learn about focal blending (new technique to me) 2 mins in and i already love this video. Excellent work, thanks :D

[@MaartenGruijters]

Nick thanks for this beautiful post, it’s beautiful edited and the first video shots (wide open?) came out very nice. Haven’t seen this intimate and personal style of filming before on your channel and i like it very much. Waiting for the next one! The greens are very lush and just right, thanks again!

[@yassinethegrey3945]

I just love the style of these vids

[@mylittleninjas]

Good Stuff Nick.......thank you 😎👍🏻

[@jansmith65]

Awesome video. I’m in Scotland next weekend. I’ll try to get to where you were in Glencoe. The perspective looks great. Love the photos

[@proach3]

Those images are beautifully processed Nick

[@lukebrouwersphotography]

So from this video I gather that the "4 Musketeers" are coming together again. If that is the case we are in for a wonderful treat again. Really looking forward to seeing this series.

[@NickPage]

yep, we were all together for several days, there will be a few videos to come!

[@lukebrouwersphotography]

@@NickPage Can't wait.

[@weerabone]

Loved it Nick welcome to Scotland all the best Robert iam of to Thailand for 3 Months and with my Z7 . have a good one Nick

[@Zanagash]

They are so rare... I love a good Nick Page video !! I hope there’s going to be a podcast with the guys too !

[@RobinMacGregor]

10:40 - I am so glad you said you're a bit of a light dependent photographer! I live in the North of Scotland and get very down because so many days are like these - completely grey - and so many of your photos are so colourful. Even if I get up for dawn, it's rare that I'm lucky enough to get many colourful pictures. It's reassuring to know you also have trouble in these conditions! Thank you.

[@DominikSobieniak]

Scotland! Good vid Nick and fantastic photos. Ull find real Scotland dont worry =D Hope to see more of them soon.

[@mike76rob]

Nice Nick and good to see some familiar places on one of your videos. I lived on the Isle of Mull in my van for 5 month last year, a lot of it near or in Aros Park where the waterfall was I believe. If you walk up the embankment away from the path you get some proper gnarly, almost grotto like trees. If you follow the falls further down as well you get a really nice area of boulders and falls, it's where I got probably my best shot on Mull. Anyway, good to see you in my homeland of Scotland, I hope it's all you wanted it to be.

[@tompetersphotography]

Not sure if I did comment before when I first watched this! But I’m going to anyway lol amazing opening scene especially Nick, and the photography was very well crafted

[@carlreid4161]

I liked your waterfall shots of The Buchaille Etive Mor in Glencoe, translated The Great Shepherd, great work Nick.

[@7zinz]

Dude! Dont tempt so much! :) (heading over there later this summer). Great vid! Hope you are have a blast, looks like it

[@johnmcsporran3090]

Welcome to Scotland Nick. Really interested to see what you capture. At least you got the classic Buachaille Etive Mor shot in the bag.

[@Wizzgigging]

I am digging the forest shots!

[@cameronlyall2420]

Welcome to Scotland hope you enjoy

[@johnsilver754]

Nice countryside..great shots..

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Nice shots!!

[@martinbenford3442]

Awesome! Video

[@patroque2388]

Good stuff man!

[@takvorntilsizian7427]

Nick Page + Scotland = Killer shots.

[@TeeZzZee]

Epic video mate 😊

[@johnmccann4041]

Cracking shots Nick - and so handy for the hotel ;) Wish I'd got my feet wet when I was up there. Well worth it.

[@michaelvail2446]

Enjoyed it Baron Von Page!

[@mickcarr5031]

great vid Nick. Im heading that way tomorrow as it happens for a week right near Oban. will be having a day on Mull too, cannie wait.

[@DenimSuitPhoto]

Nice work on the Isle of Mull!

[@KGi4]

Great video Nick ;)

[@markpnw10]

video quality is so good!

[@OAPMrTickle]

Great video Nick, Hope you enjoy it on this side of the pond and that you can visit the Lake District too if you have time. You won't regret it. Looking forward to your next one, All the best mate. o7

[@phatboy312]

great shots mate, really nice video :-)

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Great stuff, Nick! Just getting around to checking out all of the vids. I really enjoyed Mull, more so than Skye I think, just a nicer vibe. Loved the waterfall at the end with the twisted oaks, such a challenge though for sure.

[@stevebanks484]

Hey Nick - welcome to Scotland. Although I now live in Australia I grew up partly in Scotland and been back many times. Love it. Iconic photo to remind you of Scotland? Hundreds, but how about Eileen Donan castle. You won't be too far from it if you're on the west coast. Enjoy your trip mate. Great to see you are catching up with Thomas & the boys from Canada 👍

[@localnavy433]

Love this video gave me some ideas on how to shoot better scenes of rivers. Thanks.

[@torstenrichertz]

Cool Video and helpful information for travelling to Mesa Arch 👌🏻

[@mulletATheart]

Great place. I wish I was into photography when I went. I saw some of the most beautiful scenes.

[@AlexBerger]

Scotland is super difficult to photograph. One of my favorite spots in the world and one I go back to over and over again. It's a great place to play with being a very flexible photographer, since you have to jump between black and white, long exposure, short exposure, rain, nature, wildlife, etc. constantly. I also find that getting the balance right with the rocks, heather, and their reflective characteristics paired with the Scottish skies makes it super challenging. Nice shots and looks like you're enjoying, despite the rain =)

[@darksideemt]

Stunning stuff sir. Whiskey says Scotland, should have found a distillery to shoot...lol.

[@ApexMoto]

Been waiting for these videos. Off to do the North Coast 500 in Scotland in 2 weeks. Taking the D850 and hopefully come back with some decent pics.

[@markosbornestudio]

Swing by IV10 restaurant on the Black Isle, im the chef there.

[@chazcov08]

Some of my favorite shots I've ever taken were in Scotland in Glencoe and Finnich Glen. I can't wait to go back and shoot again.

[@rvlucky2909]

Beautiful photos take care and have a great day try to stay dry

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

I feel your pain. I just spent a night on Dartmoor - howling wind and rain at sunset ; no stars and woke up in the clouds at dawn. Total grey-out - still loved just being there though; just no food for photography.

[@derekcampbell4413]

Excellent video Nick. That water looked cold. Great shots though. Guess you were happy to change into dry socks and boots.

[@MattSchulze]

It looked like you had at least some light in some of your woodland and waterfall scenes. I really liked them.

[@NickPage]

yeah I did, that was before the rain rolled in

[@paulharrison8579]

Great video! Would love to see how you blend those different focal lengths in post. BTW I'm pretty sure you might have found some wild haggis trails in those bluebell woods - they can be pretty clumsy wee beasties at this time of year.

[@nickdailey9889]

Those tree shots man are killer

[@ripley1690]

You're almost guaranteed to get flat grey skies in Scotland for weeks on end, it's a country of beautiful scenery and crap weather, although, having said that, last few weeks have been great with some fantastic clear skies, warm temps and beautiful sunsets & I hope you were around to experience some of it. Anyway, lovely video and some beautiful images, looking forward to the next one Nick.

[@jenjen4658]

We were in Scotland last summer it rained every day at some point 😆 but I loved the moody feel and I absolutely fell in love with Scotland. We found out we are clan McNeal

[@paulus0109]

Your first day photo’s... they are Scotland Nick! Thnx for a great vlog.

[@vproven]

Where are your mates? Lol! 😉😉😉 Nice vlog. Saw your Instagram post of the trees. Very nicely done.

[@keenzomamanzo9044]

Nick welcome to the land of light and rain ...

[@nickdailey9889]

You’re making me want to pack up and head to Mesa arch ASAP

[@ChrisTurnerPhotographer]

I really like your work I think you have a really amazing eye for composition, if anything at all maybe bringing out a little more tone in the colour grading would make some of them stand out like crazy. Great channel mate

[@csandgren5135]

Love your work on Mull, Nick! I was on Mull a few years ago at the same time (May) and did well at that same twisty trees area and also the bluebells which I consider particularly Scottish. I also remember that waterfall and didn’t do that well there either. There are some old sunken fishing boat wrecks I recall having fun with. Can’t wait to see the next installment! Thought all you guys would be shooting together though. Where was that first peak image made? That did look tricky to move about on those wet rocks but as always you managed to come away with some beautiful images.

[@NickPage]

I got to Scotland a couple days ahead of the guys.. the next couple videos will feature our favorite funny talking photogs :) That first location was the Mesa arch, Scotland edition :)

[@raymondperry9059]

Great shots. Getting wet is part of the fun. Lol

[@bobbyscott3653]

Great video man. Have you thought about doing more night time photography. That’s just how I found your channel and I enjoyed those couple of videos.

[@Shepard4711]

You've peaked my interest with the "focal length blend". First time I've heard of that. I wouldn't mind a video where you go over the process of shooting and editing with that technique in detail. :-)

[@NickPage]

Thanks for the kind words. That’s one of the things I teach in my essential Photoshop for landscape photography