Photography in the Dolomites... without a drone | Ep.1

[@xbotraid]

*Did what you shouldn't do and googled:* _"Blue water lakes contain low concentrations of algae and other substances, resulting in high clarity and a deep blue color. Water molecules absorb longer, visible wavelengths (e.g. red light, 600-700 nm) while shorter, blue wavelengths (< 500 nm) pass deeper into the water column."_

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Haha, excellent, I'll pop your medal in the post :)

[@alexandredefaveri5984]

Dolomite rocks contain carbonate minerals, with calcium and magnesium.These elements prevent algae to bloom and help sedimentate some dissolved particles (dirt, clay) in the water, making it clear. Plus, these kind of lakes receive mostly mountain water, which is cold, sometimes rich in heavy metals, preventing algae to reproduce or slowing its process down.

[@SelmanJulian]

You always make me chuckle in with the wise insights. Thanks again.

[@paulosullivan7197]

Awesome video James and Tom, loving your adventures!

[@gregcooper2719]

Have loved all the photography stuff, love my book of your 2018 work, love the travel stuff you did like Sri Lanka with Emily, love that you’ve offered out your presets, love that you reply to comments, but can we get more duck fights..? Please?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Deal! Haha, cheers Greg :)

[@DavidDrage]

Another enjoyable video, thanks very much!

[@DarrenKnightPhoto]

I’m just planning a holiday to the Dolomites for my wife’s birthday next year and so these videos are perfect. Thank you 👍

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Awesome! More to come 😀

[@matssandquist9258]

Only been to the Dolomites for skiing. Looks like I have to try another time of the year as well.

[@Relyse]

Really enjoyed the video James. Looks like a magic spot!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thank you, it really is! 😀

[@TyDarapiza]

Love the photos you got! This was great!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks :)

[@vargavideo]

love your color grading!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks, nothing done, straight out of the G90 :)

[@vargavideo]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Really?!

[@XavierMaire1]

I'm actually leaving for the Dolomites tomorrow morning ! I plan on doing a road trip too, lots of hiking and photography in perspective ! I can't wait !

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Have fun :)

[@dalekanium9531]

Hey James, I am really sorry this doesn't relate to the video but I have a dilemma, I bought a d3200 and traded an old lumix for a Tamron 18-200 di 2 lens which I thought would work but its an old model apparently, so I can only use manual focus... do I use it until I can get a new one (Christmas) or do I try and sell it to buy another one? And if I sell it, which lens should I get in replacement? Thank you so much and I also really enjoyed the video!

[@ralfjansen9118]

Water that contains lime is usually of bright green color. I saw this effect in the alps and at limestone area beaches in Thailand.

[@SethPay]

Hey James I use an app called AirMap to check for drone flying laws and it’s usually super accurate. I usually research and double or triple check and most the time it’s right on.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks mate, keeps crashing for me but will try again 😀

[@farazahmed2396]

Amazing job as usual! Waiting for epi two already

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thank you :)

[@chrisbennett7819]

Cant wait for episode 2 , that was great

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Cheers Chris :)

[@StephenBell_video]

Smooth!! Loving the vibes of this!

[@emanuelsanchez3762]

Great colors, what settings did you use?

[@sander5086]

Great video James, looking forward to tomorrow or when tomorrows video is up!! I think the add some blue pigment to the water, to satisfy us photographers (like the do in all those tropical island places)!!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Got it, haha!

[@paulalex1362]

I had the same issue there with my drone! Wasn't sure whether I could or couldn't fly it so didn't bother... until I became so frustrated with all the millions of Instagrammers all crowding the place that I sent the drone up anyway just to try and get something at least vaguely different and creative. Nobody told me off though... maybe I was there too early for the stroppy guy :D

[@ellyelzinga01]

The Dolomites are so beautiful.. I usually see the Austrian side of them, and I've just googled this lake but sadly it will be too far driving from where we're going next year in Austria.. But I bet we'll find other nice things to see! Looking forward to your Slovenia video!

[@pablogatgens2348]

Normally blue rivers or blue lakes are blue because they contain a chemical compound ( like glacier flour) , that reflects blueish tones of light,Btw great photos mate straight out of postcards, I personall really like feeling of the photo in the thumbnail. It feels like I'm there hanging out!!!

[@dunnymonster]

Your visit to the Dolomites was a triumph 😋😉

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

I loved it 😀

[@belalang90]

Love the pictures!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thank you :)

[@AL-tj7ye]

I was there on July 1, super early on the morning, a guy flew his drone but no one said anything, I guess it was because we were surrounded by instagrammers and photographers, the water was really high as well. Love the low shot perspective!

[@RichardsModellingAdventures]

As ever great video. How do you clip your camera onto your back pack strap?

[@AndreuPascualBerbegal]

Which lens do you use for vlogging? Thanks! Good video as always btw..

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Normally the 12-60 kit lens :) And thank you!

[@nickbellotti]

Awesome video James! I was in the Dolomites a couple of months ago and when I was at Lago Di Braies there were signs up saying no drones

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

aah, I must've missed them.. :)

[@sicilia71]

What a great video. You really should be on Tele with your own show, maybe a talk show as Jonathan Ross & Graham Norton are getting old now. Besides they've given Danny Dyer his own game show so why not? BTW i loved your pics of the boats under the pier, they were mint. Not that my amateur opinion means anything but you have it anyway. Looking forward to the next ep.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much, and please put a word in for me at the BBC :)

[@markattardo]

Beautiful location!

[@Dan-kb2oz]

What’s the red round toggle on your camera James? Seen what looks like the same thing on Morten Hilmers camera too.

[@bruno_alb]

It's that : www.peakdesign.com/products/cuff

[@Dan-kb2oz]

Bruno G. Ah, wrist strap thingy. Cheers! 👍🏻

[@salty_zone]

Amazing video congrats!

[@megacube5482]

7:10 is exactly me at the time of my exams

[@robforrest12739]

Do you have a link for those Walkie-Talkies James?

[@gregoryspowell]

love the tonal "feel" of your photos under the pier. interested in purchasing the 2018 book. You ship to US?

[@shaanherbert7172]

Here in Oz, we had a junior savings account from a bank called the Dollarmites. That’s the closest I have come to Italy.

[@garymanning4578]

Turquoise water? Probably natural Chlorine in the water. Just a guess as many other mountainous areas in Europe have the similar hue.

[@MichaelPretzl]

Seems like you're almost in my neighborhood ... Will you have a visit to southern austria as well?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Not this time but hopefully soon :)

[@MichaelPretzl]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto When you go to slovenia, you should definitely visit lake Bled! And close to the place you're now is Lago di Fusine! Which is 2 amazing lakes! :) Keep up the great work. :)

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Blue water is usually reflecting blue skies. That water looked a little green to me. We have pink lakes. Pink lakes are so much better.

[@tjsinva]

So random! Rock on!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

That's me :)

[@andrewjditton]

Watching from the NEC. Not jealous. No, not jealous at all. Grumble mutter whinge moan... 🤪

[@AndreaJump]

Love Braies! But definitively too many people. I've been there last september. It was a thursday morning. I arrived at 4am to avoid people and photographers. It was raining. Well: when i arrived on location there were other 37 photographers... Ahahahahahha damn

[@stevep2111]

Hi James, Could you pleaseeeeeeee do a video on how you edited the photo at 8:34 in your video please, I would love to learn how to achieve that look. Thank you Steve p.s. too formal...?

[@DavidSenteno]

My guess is the locals are adding blue food coloring so Instagramers can take their pants off and get a great leg photo. BTW best foodie video I've seen in a while. 🐼👍🏽✌️🧟‍♂️

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

I'll spread the rumour.. :)

[@iComplainer]

Your brother's sun glasses.. ill be having those. Post an affiliate link thx

[@johngrahamcurry1641]

If you think that was busy try going in August!!!! There is a large sign by the hotel which states PRIVATO PRIVAT with a drone surrounded by a red circle! So no Drones!

[@patrikgraj2238]

Ah, you will go back to my lovely Slovenia? If you need any recommendations for the Soča valley, just ask. It's like my second home there (well.. being a Slovenian it kinda is - but I live on the other side of the country). Anyway, great video, love my Italian neighbors, they really have some beautiful nature! Looking forward to seeing footage from Slovenia as well! :)

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thank you, just got here 😀

[@robertoamezcua7624]

Hi Tom, loved you in this video, do you have your own youtube channel? By they way love the attire, all black looks really slick. Oh sorry, Hi David nice video and I agree the view under the peer was great X-)

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

😆

[@ceaabe]

Well, I don't understand why you waited for the sun to disappear. This awesome light, this blue water... I would have been like taking photos til the SD card explodes.

[@RobTarren]

I swear I've just heard you advertising Mini finance on the radio! Was it you?! If not, you have a voice twin! 😆

[@huytran915]

James, have you seen the Sigma FP? Finally a smaller full-frame camera!

[@ajreves97]

These are a great watch, even though Tom ate my sandwich, still gave it the old thumbs up.

[@leanderhoefler7054]

It's not allowed to fly drones at Lago di Braies, there's a sign there that is... well, pretty hard to overlook to be honest haha. Great video, James!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

No idea where that was then! :)

[@williamschultz8198]

You needed a fly rod to catch a couple of those monster Trout.

[@paulbarnard5267]

posted 1 minute ago. Cant resist commenting

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks Paul! :)

[@akilaw]

I think drones are not allowed at least near the pier. We were there in September. There was one drone and the people in the boat renting place quickly asked to stop flying it. However there was another drone in the other side of the lake but no one didn't stop them. Perhaps there's no one to monitor.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Ahh, that might be it!

[@AndrewSmith-ff2pu]

Presets? I downloaded them but haven't applied them yet because like you I am hesitating using someone else's work. I sooo agreed with your preset video! But perhaps I should use them as I nearly spent a million quid on them! :)

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha! It would've been money well spent I'm sure...

[@marikadepiante-vicin6159]

The water is greenish/blue because of a mineral called magnesium typical of the dolomites' rocks.

[@rod5751]

That water looked green. No wonder my photos are all rubbish, must calibrate monitor!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

It could well be my eyes...

[@twotone3070]

I thought the beginning was an advert before the video began and it wasn't, it was the beginning. Also I thought the colour of the sea was merely the colour of the sky because it's just a reflection?

[@lylestavast7652]

I have nothing clever to say this week. Nice place btw.

[@lylestavast7652]

the steps down from the platform above the boat floating dock made a nice leading line... I like the one of those shot there...

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Don't let it happen again... :)

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Isn't there an app to tell you where you can drone?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

There is, although I've learned not to trust it...

[@stevenpowell82]

Mate can I ask you who the guy was barking orders? Was he just a member of the public or an official?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

A busy photographer... :)

[@FharishAhmed]

lol for a split second I thought you were gonna talk about Diorite and Minecraft.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha!

[@FharishAhmed]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Best was, "Please don't Google it!" lol

[@williamschultz8198]

Your brother is a rather hansom chap...Never guess you two were brothers.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha, it's just my camera work...

[@Beamish32]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Tom seems to have slightly more hair

[@garethjones5068]

Your Italian 'hand gesture' at 2.27ish was an interesting choice James 💦

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha! Good spot - I'll try and avoid that going forward...

[@garethjones5068]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Any more of that & you might discolour the lake 😆

[@ohad.5890]

1:17 is anyone else seeing the circles of different grays in the image? Why's that happening? Isn't it supposed to be one flat color?

[@martingreenaway8748]

KZbin compression can kill those kinds of images.

[@ohad.5890]

@@martingreenaway8748 Ah alright, thanks :)

[@chrissious]

"Lalala I am getting undressed for no reason lalalalala" #italianstyle :-D @ 8:28

[@Snowcatnz2]

At last a video without a drone shot woohoo, you have just got my instant like without even seeing the video. Blue water in lakes and rivers is usually down to the water being glacial.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

But sick of drones Tim? I'm getting there to be honest...

[@AmadoWildlifeVideos]

No algae? Blueness of lake water? Could it be?

[@AmadoWildlifeVideos]

Duck fight! 🤣

[@blaquex1572]

Someone dropped blue food colouring in it

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha!

[@jordhall]

Walkie talkie link?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Ahh yes, I shall sort that...

[@slm60uk]

Looking for the same and it looks like these ones: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000X2BYYQ

[@ZappaBlues]

If it is a sea, then it is salty.

[@connorwilliams769]

It says I was the first like, I doubt it... But I'll claim it anyway

[@paulbarnard5267]

failed. I beat you to it :-)

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

A solid effort :)

[@crispin8888]

The title sounded a bit medical.

[@HappyGrl41]

Googled it, no, you cannot fly a drone at Lago Di Braies.

[@stevekdigitalworx]

Does Tom have a YT channel? Perhaps on eating? I could be down for that.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Haha, watch this space..

[@GeneWaddle]

The lake is probably blue because it is sad that Italy apparently has no 🐑.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha!

[@mrrcassidy]

Why can't you take your trousers off in Italy? I thought it was their national sport.

[@josephcole3187]

Honestly who pours a water bottle into a flask ..... and who would yell at someone for taking their pants off?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Haha, someone with a cold..

[@MSmith-Photography]

I think your brother is cooler than you. 🤣

[@treyfoerster8759]

I thought Dolomites were a chip ...

[@pixelpeter3883]

No more need to subscribe responsibly any more?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Haha, I changed the font and writing 3 words again felt like a lot of effort... :)

[@slok9881]

I was expecting more of a scenic documentary due to the title. I like the scenery, but I would rather just look at the scenery with your commentary as the background voice.

[@horizonroamers]

What the hell was she thinking? Getting underdressed is mainstream nowadays. I wonder how deep can somebody go for some likes on instagram.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

I expected her to dive in...

[@horizonroamers]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto The diver of the Lago di Braies would be a very good ig story 😂😂 in the 8 inches water.

[@Bleeder9000]

Don't show close-ups of people eating food in your blog. Thank you.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

I can't make promises... :)

[@Bleeder9000]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Sorry, I should have said "Please" :)