Woodland Photography - Short walk, BIG Rewards

I can't quite believe that this is my first on location video since January! Where has this year gone? I'm one of those people that has to give each project 100% and so the Woodland Sanctuary exhibition swallowed up my time and energy this year, but it's given me inspiration and motivation for the coming seasons. In addition, the very best way for me to get excited about photography is to find a new woodland to photograph, so that's exactly what I did. Join me as we explore a small but wonderful woodland, find a magnificent oak tree, and chat about some compositions. Bonus - it didn't take long to enjoy some beautiful conditions.
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[@brandonwells8300]

A masterclass in creative exploration. Thank you.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much, Brandon!

[@SojournistActual]

Thank you so much, Simon! You are my favorite photographer to follow on KZbin. You have a slow, methodical approach to your art that I just love. I actually consider you a bit of a mentor to me as I am about to step into vanlife full time here in the States. I'll be following your example as I grab my camera and go beauty hunting anytime I see a new, interesting patch of wild country to explore.

[@Laughtongang]

Even the mighty oak has a rock to lean on 😊

[@billgreen1140]

Thank you for sharing your thought process as you extract the magic from the landscape. Excellent inspiration.

[@clausborner1705]

What a cracking episode, absolutely grand ! Thanks for showing it !

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

Incredible. Feels like you let us in to see the real world-not the made-up cities, social constructs and overdeveloped chaos we think of as the world, but the real world. I had missed your trips through woodland, which act as holidays for my spirit.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

That's very kind of you, Lyndsey. Glad you enjoyed it and many thanks!

[@stefandietmann5120]

Was missing those type of video's. Thank you Simon for that much needed 🙏 dose of old woodland, cheers Stefan

[@johncarnahan4067]

Excellent video Simon thank you very much for sharing it such a beautiful location and amazing photos. We all should spend a little more time enjoying the beauty of nature really enjoyed the video

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

That's great to hear, John. Many thanks :-)

[@tomfoord8860]

Such a difficult subject, yet you're helping us learn how to see the compositions in the chaos. It's wonderful seeing you with Meg again. Maybe I need to take a dog along...

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you, Tom 😊

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

That big oak is something else. Look forward to some more images from there.

[@thomasphillips5850]

A great video as usual, life on the edge might be my favorite. The last shot was outstanding as well. Of course the keeper was the shot of Meg. Thanks again your work is always very soothing.

[@mortezanajafi8430]

Thanks.

[@jefferyargentine4453]

And, I look forward to seeing you again, as well. You truly are a genius. A sui generis at the least. Thank you.

[@davidcookphotography]

Wow! What magical images. Thank you talking us through your composition process, it’s been a very helpful and constructive video. Good to see you out and about again

[@mattthomas1547]

Enjoyed that thoroughly Simon, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Well, I know what you're going to do, capture it's essence then sashay off into the sunset with Meg. I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

[@roryhaymanphotography8882]

I was really missing your videos. Great to see you back. Thanks for sharing another great adventure and wonderful images!

[@fijiimages]

Really enjoyed the detailed guide through each new location and how the beginnings of an image were formed..thanks Simon and good to see you the other weekend.

[@ellyelzinga01]

What a beautiful woodland! Really enjoyed the video, I love the last composition at 18:50!

[@anna536B]

Witam ...Fajne udostępnienie...Pozdrawiam.☘🌿🍀

[@narelle4868]

Very nice to see and hear how you reason out an image. Thankyou Simon.

[@paulcunninghamw00dlandph0t0]

Beautiful prints. I really enjoyed the video and the process of the images you made. Thank you

[@malcbawn]

Great professional job Simon, lovely content. It wouldn't look out of place as scheduled BBC nature documentary.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much, Malcolm 😁

[@garyjames8147]

Loved the last lot of images,also just wanted to say how much I am enjoying the woodland sanctuary book some beautiful images thank you

[@janroos7518]

Great video again! Love your style of photos, ànd your style of video making. I can feel the relaxed atmosphere one is looking for in a woodland. It also inspires me to look differently at my forestphotography and my local forests and trees! Thanks!

[@louisjinhui1420]

Au revoir! I like! Amazing stuff! blockbuster grade Keep it up.

[@wimscheenen3535]

Great to see you back in the woods. And an inspiring and motivating view into your scouting session, followed by the photos in the mist. Thank you for this moment of beauty and reflection.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much, Wim! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@eltinjones4542]

There's a etherial quality to your woodlands that is quite unique 📷👌 Ps I wish that our dog Brady was as cooperative as Meg 😹

[@1_Tim]

Thanks for your insights into the subject of scouting. The phone does provide mobility to explore more freely. Love seeing Meg, her tail never stops wagging with glee

[@AliasJimWirth]

Can't think of words. What a wonderful experience. Appreciate the explanations; really helpful and educational. Thanks all around.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much indeed 😊

[@gigoca2000]

It was a pleasure to watch and listen. 😊 Thank You very much, Mr. Baxter!

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much for watching :)

[@urtzivera6775]

Nice to see you back in the woods. Congrats for the expo by the way. Hoping that the weather finally gets wet here in The Basque Country to get back to the forest. Bye

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great and very helpful video. Thanks 👍🍂

[@edc641]

I always have high expectations when there's a new video on this channel. And I'm never left disappointed.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Many thanks 😃

[@neilcole3406]

Really enjoyed this one Simon.

[@simontull7511]

Great to see you back in the field, Simon (and Meg!). Well worth waiting for. Thanks as always.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Much appreciated, Simon! Thank you :)

[@hilleviupmanis8687]

Thank you!

[@lonnieclemens8028]

I like hearing you talk about what you see. To listen and watch you compose an idea for a photograph

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

A moment to sit down and enjoy this one Simon, What a opening Oak, and the way you managed and negotiated the shot was belting! Look forward to seeing you come back here with the right conditions. I noticed some Chaga on the Abduction trees, love that shot. Thanks for the mention, twas a cracking chat. Great to see you back out 👍

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Many thanks, Mali! Slightly confused though as I got the images in the right conditions. Although I feel confident that there's more to come from the location 😃

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

@@SimonBaxterPhotography Yea I've confused myself, what am I on about sorry Simon. I meant various conditions.

[@justinmeaden6281]

Gorgeous images 👏👏👏

[@jamesattenborough2597]

Top notch as per

[@michaelforster8548]

Good to have you back Mr B!

[@MarkRomine]

Enjoyed! Than you!

[@jeffreywatson396]

That was great, so inspiring! Definitely off to woods now, thank you.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Great to hear! Many thanks, Jeffery!

[@windleman1]

Great to see you back out with Meg exploring new wonders. We lost our girl over the summer, she was a great woodland companion for 12 years and is sorely missed. I have lovely memories of her hounding around, and photo bombing my pictures. Nothing better than exploring a new area with your friend and finding a gem like the oak on the rock. Happy times.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

So sorry to hear that, Mike. Very sad times :(. Many thanks for watching.

[@jeppemichaeljensen2684]

Waoooo❤

[@JuhaniViitanen]

Great video and good images!

[@rogernilsson2254]

Always so nice to get to follow along you and Meg out into the nature. I like the slow tempo you have in your videos. Many many thanks for sharing that with us viewers.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it, Roger! Many thanks 🙂

[@mallberry41]

Very calming video and well-considered-something about on location videos that others will never match. Great to see you back out

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much 😊

[@davidskinner274]

Loved it

[@paddymalley8077]

a master craftsman in composition and artistry ... inspiring yet again. Meandering and stopping to let things sink in is the way to go

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you very much, Paddy :)

[@RudixSA]

Glad you are back with your woodland expeditions, missed them!

[@enricooldoino1967]

Happy to see you and Meg scouting in a new woodland and the images are at least as good as always. Thank you

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Many thanks, Enrico!

[@marycarron5118]

Great to see you back in your familiar place Simon. I get so much inspiration from your videos, I have really missed them. I'm glad your exhibition was a success.

[@fredja0997]

Thank you so much Simon for your wonderful and inspiring pictures !!!

[@hjones451]

Vertical panoramics work well for waterfalls, oddly

[@denisesavage2382]

So nice to see this one Simon - you were right about Meg enjoying the woodland floor! She was in her element! Such a happy puppy!! Really, really enjoyed the approach of being with you in a scouting wander and then the images you captured later when conditions were different. Loved the sense of wonder and awe - excitement at seeing something for the first time that just captivates our imagination and potential for creative expression. I think that's what I love about new places - what's next, what else will just light up my senses. Thanks so much for this video.

[@johnpunnett1426]

Excellent Simon really enjoyed that especially seeing your thought process behind the images. Thankyou.

[@motaztawfik]

Amazing photos... great video. Thank you for going through the thought process and philosophy behind those beautiful compositions.

[@philkemp8178]

Great to see you both back in the woods again! Really enjoyed these new images Simon. Really looking forward to the next few weeks of photography 😁

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Many thanks, Phil! Fingers crossed for some good conditions :)

[@verlenelewis9866]

Good to see you and Meg back out!😊

[@TAdams-hx9lk]

Delighted you're back. Along with the magnificent trees, I'm intrigued with the rock formations there. I'm sure there is history and are stories to tell in photos about those as well.

[@laurelb8372]

Lovely to see you back in woodland with Meg. Glad the exhibition went well

[@stuartlauchlan7061]

Firstly, whilst I couldn't get down to see the exhibition in person, I received my copy of tge exhibition book and have to say the images from you both are incredible. It's also really nice to see you out and about again and I loved watching you go through your finds on your new location. One question i did want to ask (or maybe this is a thought for another video) is your use of mapping software to pick your locations. It would be really helpful to know what catches your attention from that very first scan of the area.

[@glynparry6598]

Well done Simon and lovely images

[@f4.therapy]

Perfect timing to lift my spirits. Being hospitalised again it’s been a while since I’ve been out into the woods. So really you taking me on your journey. Loved the wander, pace and music you choose. Top work as always Simon 👍😊

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Sorry to hear that, David. Hope that you soon feel better!

[@markprice470]

Absolutely loved this - I really enjoy watching the thought process and approach to scouting- as always an amazing video and that big old oak 😍

[@chriswardlecousins]

Cracking video Simon, the oak in ‘Life on the edge’ gives me Lion King vibes in the sense that it’s on its very own pride rock, and rightly so 👌 looking forward to more images from this new location 😊

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Many thanks, Christopher! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to seeing how the oak looks in winter :)

[@NatesDungeons]

Great video as always. I really like how you take us on journey not only into the woodland but into your thought process as well.. thank you.

[@SteveHorn]

Congratulations on the exhibition. Great to see you and Meg back on location. Regardless of the time between videos, I will be in the audience. Loved seeing the scouting, then final image. Abduction is gorgeous. Did you clone in some leaves to reduce bright sky elements or did the conditions change? I learned, from a nature observation book, of scatter vision (great for locating wildlife) vs spot vision (which we predominantly use), but I hadn’t heard of lantern consciousness. Thanks for that important lesson. Also, beautiful job of integrating footage of the glorious spirit of joy called Meg.

[@trevorsneath4665]

So very nice to see you and Meg out and about again. Congrats on the recent art exhibition. Really wish I'd been able to get there, but Tasmania is a long way from England. Oh well. Next time maybe.

[@PhenoV]

Wonderful video Simon, I'm saying this from a place of utter jealousy, but you guys have such amazing woodlands and trees over there! 🙂

[@peterellarby19]

Thank you for the great views, lovely photos. I do have trouble with woodland photos, always seem too dark.

[@johnbentley1056]

Welcome back Simon. It is nice to see you and Meg back in the field. Congratulations on the success of the exhibition. It looks like a beautiful location with some great potential. These days I tend to do more photography with my mobile phone rather than taking my main camera and lenses out. I especially loved the mobile phone versions of the woodland. I think my favourite was the oak tree and boulder. Beautiful images. thank you for sharing.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Thank you, John! But you prefer the mobile phone shots to the big camera images?

[@johnbentley1056]

@@SimonBaxterPhotography Yes. With most electronic media that images are viewed on I, personally, can't see a difference. Even printing from both mobile phone and full frame up to A3 they are almost indistinguishable. Bigger prints such as those in your exhibition is where the bigger cameras shine. Although it would be interesting to put a couple of prints from a mobile phone in the mix and see if anyone picks up the difference and comments.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

@@johnbentley1056 Interesting but also surprising. There's a huge difference between the two which would most definitely be very noticeable on an A3 print. The composition is also more refined in the main camera images. The quality of the phone shots is really quite poor for the most part but they certainly serve their scouting purpose very well 😃

[@johnbentley1056]

@@SimonBaxterPhotography Interesting. There have been a number of landscape photographers that have done this exercise on youtube and say they can't discern a difference. However there are a lot of variables and I have no doubt this can effect the outcome. More recent mobile phones have really advanced in imaging quality due to the massive amount of money spent on R&D.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

@@johnbentley1056 have you tried it yourself? I can categorically say that these particular phone shots would not hold up very well as prints. Use a very good phone in good light and view the print at the intended viewing distance and then you stand a chance. Phones don't cope very well with the complex detail and often low light in woodland. However, it all depends upon the intended use of the images and how an individual wants to enjoy photography. I very much enjoy snapping away with a phone, but the quality from my Sony phone is pretty poor for the most part.

[@mnoliberal7335]

I think you can edit the EXIF data on a photo. Might find away toindex shots that way or just use a file card and a marker.

[@JamesHinesPhoto]

Nailed it!

[@JJ-ef7lb]

Simon at 4.19 that rock looks like a face wearing the oak as a helmet! Kind of like one of those statues from Easter Island... To me anyway! Has a nose and lips!

[@user-um1qu1nm3k]

Прекрасни кадри Симон!Благодаря ти !

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Have you added the big ones to the Ancient Tree Inventory (if not on it already). If needed, please contact your local Ancient Tree Forum rep (part of Woodland Trust).

[@KrackaShorts]

Oh my word that Oak tree wow....now if that was me out scouting I would of seen that beauty and not even attempted an image. Why ? Well I have got into the habit now of ignoring scenes that show sky......yep sky.....maybe too may times I've missed a good shot just because there's too much highlights.....but you make it work...please tell me....how do I make woodlands with sky work without blow out......

[@wendybee9160]

Just a thought you might want to know there is free phone app that will give you the longitude and latitude locations. All you have to do is take a picture. The app name is GPS Map camera lite. I find this to be very helpful.

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Hi Wendy. Thanks for that. My phone plots it too, but it's not always entirely accurate which is key with woodland. I use it as a guide when needed, but prefer to rely entirely on memory :)

[@pixydis]

It's very interesting how you didn't try to use a panoramic mode for taking a picture of the oak tree. Any reason for that? Ah actually I realized that the final image for not taken on the phone, and it was just a scouting picture...

[@hilleviupmanis8687]

How licky to have fog just two dags later!

[@s70cas7ic0]

what gear do you use for the vertical stitching?

[@daveedmunds137]

Is it just me or did anyone else se the face of a gorilla in the side aspect of the large boulder under the oak and just below in the face on shot to the root lower right of frame there is a monkeys face in one of the stone 😩 I been watching to much Indiana Jones 😮

[@danielpedersen6895]

Love your videos, but you should start filming in 4k, for us who sit close to big tv`s :)

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Yeah, I probably should. Maybe next time ;) Thanks!

[@hjones451]

How do you manage to film this? You can't be setting up a blog camera throughout - Do you have a Cameraman or Woman?

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

Hi! It's all filmed on my own in the field. Lots of backwards and forwards!

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Do you use magic universal viewfinder on your phone to imitate real lens pov?

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

I don't. I'm just after a good idea of positioning :)

[@trevorpayne2749]

Is it just me or is that a bear's head with his mouth open at 4.08

[@SimonBaxterPhotography]

That's just Meg 😜

[@hjones451]

Like the way your brain works though.

[@hjones451]

Sounds a bit time consuming

[@ianiles6430]

Vlogging must be a bit like being a dog - you cover far more ground than anyone else doing the same route, with the back & forth B-role stuff.