POV Photography Hike | Snowdonia National Park Photography

[@mikesphotography]

If you're sick of seeing my face, this video is for you!! Some POV hiking photography, enjoy!! 😁👍

[@MarkSweeting_]

I'm really enjoying watching this POV format. It's really watchable. It's more real world and not so 'perfect and planned' view. Talking through the thought process is a big help. Thanks Mike

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear you liked it Mark! I only filmed it on wednesday so it was a quick turn around for this one. Good to know that it is very watchable. I'll probably be making more like this in the future if they do help with seeing my process of getting different images. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@welltravelledlife]

Mike, thank you so much for this video and your other content. We've subscribed to your YT channel. My wife and I are photographers, and recently retired travellers with our own YT channel, and we typically look for off the beaten path locations around the world that are ideal for long term stays. We're planning a trip later this year to Scotland, Wales and England, and your video was inspirational. Thank you again, and keep up the good work.

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear! Making videos here on youtube is a lot of fun, although sometimes a lot of hard work! 😆 ... but can be really rewarding and ultimately a great way to record your experiences!! Cader Idris is well worth the hike and is one of the less well known peaks in Snowdonia... you typically find more locals than tourists up this one but it is well worth the hike for the views. In this video I got an amazing sunrise from this peak: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXPYo4WupMxsmrs and it was snow covered which was really surprising as the weather was getting warmer just before I went to film this! If you have any questions or are wondering about any places to go whilst your here, just post your question here and I'll see if I can help! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@paulcollingridge8387]

I love Cader Idris, I, too, have walked it many times. This year we me a guy on his way down and again at the top.... He was doing all 3 of the main paths in a day.... A bit mad, really!

[@mikesphotography]

That is full on ... I bet he slept well that night!! As always thanks for watching Paul 😁👍

[@jennifersmith3538]

A trip up Cader! Love !

[@mikesphotography]

It was cold on the top, but well worth it ... and that was only 2 days ago 😁

[@funphotography4charity]

Great to have time to sit and binge watch your videos, lots of great advice as always. Just ordered some gloves, so I will have no excuse not to get outside in cold weather. Thanks Mike brilliant as always.

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! You can't beat a bit of binge watching!! 😁👍

[@davidmeager9884]

Really felt like I was there Mike. Really like looking listening and learning from your first hand experiences. Like Gary from Texas I'm very jealous of your location but I still get the motivation and ideas. Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear it was an immersive experience David! That was my goal for this one so great to hear it worked!! It's taken a while to be able to live near this place, so I am making the most of it whilst we are this close! 😀 ... and it sounds like you need to arrange a photography trip soon!! 👍

[@richardwagner3317]

Excellent work. Glad you were able to get out and enjoy this hike. Great photos all around.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much Richard!! On some of the forecasts it did say it was going to be totally overcast, so I am glad I listened to the more optimistic ones!! 😆😆 Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely stunning composition, narrated part is done masterfully my friend. Fantastic content, overall quality is simply superb!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Ervin! I had a lot of fun doing this one ... although I was pretty tired by the end of it!! 😆 Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@luxdalet]

Awesome video Mike! I liked the pov format. Makes me more hyped to one day see those mountains myself. Loved the Panos!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Great to hear you're liking the pov format, I'm definitely going to make more of these. As always, thanks for watching 😁👍

[@XPLRVisuals]

Good stuff as always, Mike. Seeing as you seem to be in my neck of the woods quite often, I recommend Dinorwic Quarry as a nice area. Bit of snow up there right now too!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much Dei! ... and thanks for the recommendation, Dinorwic is definitely on my radar of places to visit ... and knowing it is snow covered at the moment, has definitely moved it up the list ... hopefully this cold spell will last and the snow won't all melt before next week! 👍

[@stephenwoodburn2970]

Fantastic video and beautiful scenery. I really need to get over there and see it all for myself. Once agin, your drone footage is really great and just ties your videos together so well. Keep up the great work. I hope you guys have a great holiday season, Mike. Take care.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much dude! You really do need to get over here!! Just wait until you see this week's video ... I'm just trying to finish it off now ... It's the same place ... Looking very, very different!! 🥶🥶🥶 My drone has taken an absolute beating recently, but great to hear it's worth getting in the air ... I just have to keep it from hitting the ground so much. 😆 It's amazing how much abuse the mini 2 can actually take!! We're all good and definitely ready for the holidays!! I hope you and the family are good too dude. As always, thanks so much for watching and commenting. 👊

[@Easyermoney]

I’m super jealous of where you live Mike. I live in boring, flat Texas with very little interesting landscapes. Cheers!

[@mikesphotography]

Hey Gary, Texas is pretty flat isn't it! ... And you're probably a really long drive away from the Big Bend National Park ... Sounds like you're in need of a vacation to a photography hotspot. 🤔 Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@davidletz9123]

@@mikesphotography I live in Texas too, and BBNP is on my bucket list to visit before I get too old to do so.

[@CluelessYoutuber]

That pano was pretty awesome! Cool vlog Mike! Just exploration 😁 big part of the process. Glad you were able to go out.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Keith!! I'm just hoping for some snow so I can go up again and get it as a snowy scene. As always thanks for watching 😁👍

[@ShortsMrDarcyandTheOlMan]

Very interesting video Mike. In case you ever need to stay in Wales, we have a holiday-let in a stunning valley. 👍🏼

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much! It was a fun hike to do ... just looking forward to some snow up there now ... maybe in the next few days as long as this cold spell keeps going. I'll be sure to check out your holiday let, we live in Newtown now but are always looking for getaways for the weekends and holidays!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@ShortsMrDarcyandTheOlMan]

@@mikesphotography not sure if you have seen it but we have a video of the holiday let on our channel 👍🏼

[@mikesphotography]

I'll definitely check it out this weekend. I see you have a motorbike based channel as well. 👌

[@ShortsMrDarcyandTheOlMan]

@@mikesphotography awesome, yes the motorbike channel is Mr Darcy and the Ol' man 👍🏼

[@_Rajarshi_Ghosh_]

Please, Please....Do more!!!!!!!!!!🙏

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much! I have more coming soon. 😁👍

[@_Rajarshi_Ghosh_]

@@mikesphotography Great! Appreciate your reply and wish you a happy framing ahead.👍

[@radcoimbatore]

Really awesome photography, i wanna do the same like you with f / 5.6 , mesmerizing shots bro , wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Radha! F5.6 is your friend ... As long as everything is the same distance away! 😁 Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@BAT21ANDY]

This is place is my second home 😁 been trying to get decent shots of this place for ages

[@mikesphotography]

It's a fantastic location isn't it! I grew up in Aberystwyth so been hiking this one for years as well 😁 Check this video out when you get the chance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6C1c52sopWGjNk It's amazing how much it can change in just a few days. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@BAT21ANDY]

Thanks Mike I'll check it out, heading up there next weekend 😁

[@findermanimages]

Oh how I've missed the heavy breathing!! 😂😂 An excellent video showing just how much difference having light can make to your photos. I definitely prefer the ones that have obvious sunlight hitting the land. As for the close or wide option, around 12.30, personally I prefer the wide. For me it gives more of a sense of scale and tells more of a story. For 17+ minutes I just felt as though we were walking through the mountains having a chat. Very immersive, informative and relaxed viewing. Try walking a canal for the next outing so I don't hyperventilate by proxy listening to your breathing pattern!! 😂Next year I will be in these hills a lot, so it's good to get some early recce time through your videos 😉👀👌🏼

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! The heavy breathing was just for you ... And I turned the volume up ... 😘 😆🤦🏻‍♂️ Good to here your thoughts on the wider shot at 12:30, I just wish there was someone on top of the ridge in the foreground to give some scale ... I don't think I'm asking for much .... 🤔 As always, thanks for watching dude. 👍

[@findermanimages]

@mikesphotography you need to take Mrs Smith out with you more often. She'd be great for perspective in a shot, and you wouldn't be risking your own life neither! Christ, I hope she doesn't read these comments!! 🤣😆😇👌🏼

[@paulm8157]

Confident host “wings it” in this vid - breaks cabin fever and endures RAF strafes to explain compositions and settings, all ad hoc - 😊. Gate count at 100, but who is going to challenge you? Cool images - fine pano. Well done, Mike. Impressed that image taken w/flip-out screen hand held at arms length was so steady/sharp at 1/60 second - no kidding. Was IBIS on? Do you use all mechanical shutter, or electronic first curtain? Gotta catch my breath now😊. Cheers!

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! Yep, I was out of breath for most of the day on this one!! 😆😆 So for the handheld one at arm's length, I had ibis on and used the mechanical shutter (jsut as it comes out of the box). I do put it in high speed motor drive; I find this is a much better way to get good results with slow shutter speeds ... in a group of about 10 shots, I'll get 2-3 that are tack sharp ... might be a good subject for a future video ... 🤔

[@TobSounds]

i like this video alot!! i like the open/wide photo with more sky in it at 12:22 and i also thought it looked cool with the lake at the bottom and the fence going down the hill side, plus it could look like you took a selfie too at 11:32 😅 because of the reflerction on the camera screen heheh 😅 and my week has been okay, i saw a cruise ship named Mein Schiff 3 in Oslo too lately 👀

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much, it was definitely fun on to film ... although I was pretty tired by the end of the hike!! 😆 Haha!! The back screen does sometimes catch my face perfectly doesn't it!! 😆😆😆 As always thanks for watching 😁👍

[@TobSounds]

@@mikesphotography it does😆 i sent you two winter photo’s, i hope you got time to see them☺️

[@mikesphotography]

@@TobSounds I'm back in the office today, so I'll be sure to check them out later! 😁👍

[@HolisticHikes]

POV style ❤️

[@mikesphotography]

Always fun to shoot POVs! 😁👍

[@HolisticHikes]

@@mikesphotography we love seeing the people too but pov makes us feel like we were there with you!

[@VitaminVS]

After a long time Mike :)

[@mikesphotography]

Hey Vikash! How's it going!? 😁👍

[@VitaminVS]

@@mikesphotography Everything is good. How is it at your end?

[@davidletz9123]

I don't know how you get such sharp images after climbing those peaks. Even with IBIS my arms would be shaking way too much!

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! I did have to cut out the times I took big breaks to recover ... otherwise the video would have literally been 5 hours long!! 😆😆 Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@lindakantes873]

Tighter! Nice Video again ---I need these gloves lol

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much Linda! I prefer the tighter one as well!! These photography gloves are well worth it, I think I have a link in the description to some that I have used in the past. As always thanks for watching 😁👍

[@williamcahill617]

Hello Mike, when you are in aperture priority do you set a high limit on ISO

[@mikesphotography]

Hello William, I keep iso in manual mode and then change it when I need to ... If you keep an eye on my iso levels through this video, it starts at around 640, then goes to 200, and then drops to 100. This is me changing it manually. If you want to not worry about settings, get it into iso auto and set the max to about 800-1600, depending on your taste. It's all about trying different things and just going out and photographing things that aren't important, then you'll get to know your camera and the settings. I hope that makes a bit of sense. 👍

[@erich56]

Hi Mike, I’ve just ordered the Tamron 28-200 lens for my a7iii an a7riii, I would like you view on it as a all round lens

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Erich, It is such a good allrounder and I get more keepers with it compared to using my prime lenses ... less messing around changing lenses and more time enjoying photography. It isn't quite as sharp as the primes, but with the versatility gained, it is definitely worth it. It stays on my camera for 90% of my photography. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@Ry311GP]

Why are you not at Mach Loop????

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! I don't have a proper telephoto lens ... When I get one, I'll be there!! 👌🛩️✈️

[@Ry311GP]

@@mikesphotographygive me some time to be physically ready before sending the invite :)

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! Well bring some big Sony glass with you and you'd be welcome anytime!! 😆😆

[@tlareG]

👍

[@williamcahill617]

Hello Mike, when you are in aperture priority do you set a high limit on ISO

[@mikesphotography]

Hi William, I normally keep it in manual ISO, so I change it myself. It does mean you have another setting to think of, but this works for me. If you are going to use auto iso, this level you set depends on the camera you are using, what camera do you have?