Stormy Minimalist Landscape Photography

I absolutely love minimalist landscape photography and I have just waited for the conditions to be right for getting these photos! I decided to go out on a moody and stormy day with a lot of rain showers and I got even more than what I hoped for. I was even luckier to have the rapeseed/canola fields blooming right in front of one of the scenes and the beautiful dandelions bloom in front of another scene!
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[@JaypeaFoto]

Love the last 2 shots, especially with the kind farmer who enhanced the photo.

[@goghtube1890]

The last photo was gorgeous.

[@carandmel]

That time lapse was unreal!

[@sharondmeber3802]

I love your teaching...your humour is awesome...and really really love your work! thank you!!!

[@paultrunfull3324]

Great contrast between the rapeseed and the clouds.

[@ralphnetta4563]

In the final image the upper black sky balances out perfectly with the yellow ground cover.

[@arthurgphotography6171]

I know that feeling when you know you have something special on the LCD screen, even before the edit.

[@banasreekunal]

Just like hypnotizing by seeing this types of landscapes

[@terrymatysak339]

Simplicity.....less is more! Thanks for showing us your tricks and tips. I really, really love your style and you photographs come together so beautifully!

[@andyprime56]

The last image made the day!

[@joanneoconnor247]

Love the first photo of those dramatic clouds and the field of yellow drawing your eye to that tree, stunning scene

[@jeffpotter7958]

There is no such thing as "luck." Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity. Great video.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

But you need to be lucky to get the opportunity ;)

[@lisabennett7112]

I was there, traveling your country, last fall. And I don't know much about photography, but CLEARLY it is a beautiful place for landscape shots. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into making this video! Reminds me of driving through your beautiful countryside. Lisa

[@victor-ferreira]

Absolutely superb!!! Incredible photos!!! Denmark the next photo destination 😉

[@glynparry6598]

Nice job Mads and beautiful photographs.

[@marcosjpinto8450]

No, thank *YOU* for sharing your work and your expertise with us.

[@norlmerk]

A series over time and changing seasons of one subject is so compelling!

[@evslone]

Great examples of minimalism. Especially enjoyed the shot of the farmer walking his dog under the twin trees.

[@oguzbenice7423]

Simply... beautiful!

[@ralphwatson7036]

Beautiful video. I even liked the bit of time travel you included in the middle.

[@AnotherDayIsNow]

When you said ‘it’s just luck’ in the video it reminded me of a famous golf player...he holed a very difficult shot and one of the spectators commented that it was a lucky shot...and the answer was that ‘the harder I practice, the luckier I get’. Through all the errors made photographing for a long while recognising true talent is easy...and in the case with your videos also inspiring. ‘In process’ with your second e-book on Composition and enjoying that too. Keep up the excellent work you do...beautiful photos!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

True, practice does play a big role, however, the lady in the photo was just luck ;)

[@jimmason8502]

Well, maybe luck, but fortune favors the bold...in other words you can't get lucky if you aren't out there shooting as much as possible. The capture at 12:13 is quite something else! But I'd like to see the shot with the gate by the trees in the frame and not photoshopped out. BTW you've inspired me to get out and shoot some landscapes today in ur cloudy and wet Newfoundland weather

[@scottishwoodart]

The great Gary Player I believe!!

[@GMC43]

You had all the best conditions ever and the luck of the Irish I reckon 😎😎 beautiful images and wonderful video 🤙🤙

[@jameswestbury7333]

I've loved your focus on minimalist photography lately. Epic scenes are great, but minimalist photography offers a sense of peace that we need right now. And it's nice to get out and focus on the simple things for a bit, isn't it?

[@mj5106]

simple - stunning

[@ederaldoribeiro246]

I'm from Brazil. Good Job. Great vídeo!!! Congratulations!

[@tinkumallick3059]

Thanks a lot for your video, i have learnt so many things from your photography. Keep clicking ❤️

[@tompetersphotography]

Wow what a brilliant video Matey, some beautiful shots I think the last was my favourite but they are all very beautiful

[@arielalejandrogarma3672]

amazing minimalistic photos I like so much congratulations

[@josephstanski5180]

Wow! Sooooo beautiful.

[@grabshotphoto7396]

12:45 THAT is special. This shot encompasses hope and joy.

[@javierreygonzalez4779]

Superb images and video. Thanks for sharing ... as always!

[@SteveP_2426]

Very nice photos Mads...I think you made your luck by being there. When you were showing those fields etc and saying how typically Danish the scene looked all I could think of was that you could have been filming in the southern part of England and no one would have seen a difference!!

[@key2adventure]

Great minimalistic photos, nice work.

[@sgpatt1969]

That last shot 👌

[@jevgenijapetruhina8169]

Beautiful video, beautiful photos 😍 thank you for sharing 👍

[@scottlawrancephotography5938]

Love your work Mads.

[@richardvalenti8025]

Looks like a great spot! I love the yellow canola fields in the foreground and both the lone tree image and the twin tree image. The stormy clouds help make these images strong and dramatic. And hey, the image with the field owner and his dog are brilliant. As Louis Pasteur said "Luck favors the prepared", which you were!

[@ralphnetta4563]

Only you “The Lord Of Landscapes “ can make such a beautiful photograph out of what I was initially viewing in your scene before you started the time-lapse.

[@cindyackerman5165]

Enjoyed this very much!

[@amerphoto1]

Well done, very serene to look at Mads! Our countryside in central New York State is similar to your Danish country side. I carry a note book in my vehicle to record lone subjects or trees as a reminder that I can photograph them in the future when conditions are right and I am in the area.

[@AL-tj7ye]

12.37 love the cloud formation, they're so unpredictable. I never used to like clouds, but I love them now bc they add interests to pictures.

[@barbarajames4933]

Thank you 😊

[@pvtejasvi]

Beautiful landscape to shoot. It's nice that the owners of the farms didn't really bother you while you shot from even the road. Here in the US, I've had issues even though I wasn't on the person's property. Parts of NY (best seen in the fall) even has certain shoulders and areas along the road marked as private.

[@easonluo4944]

Lucky you can go out to shoot photos. I am in Australia still staying at home and watching videos like this.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Yeah, I'm very happy with how our government has dealt with the crisis! :)

[@nickgoogle4525]

You are not harmful for yourself nor for anyone else, when you go out and shoot the landscape in your area! So all measures which does not allows this, restricts the basic rights we enjoy normally, in a way which is not justified IMO. Also as we can see from the numbers of infected people and those who actually die -- comparing that to the missing surgeries and medical treatments -- now leading to a tremendous death rate of cancer patients and others, that alone the medical loss is great due the lockdown. Then last not least when you see that some countries did not take drastic measures and also do not show an explosive growth of Covid-cases, it get's clear that the measures in this way have not been needed to prevent a ramp (like we have been told). Of course indiviudal people suffer from Covid / deaths, but the same is now true due the missing treatments.

[@johnsharples6641]

Thanks for the videos, you have a special talent and you enthusiasm is contagious. With regard to the "rapseed", in Australia we call it Canola while it's in the paddock and Rape seed when it escapes.

[@shandidarnell-shifflett9197]

Incredible work! I have to get to Denmark some day.

[@1Adventures2]

Excellent! A true pleasure to watch and experience through your creativity what photography means to so many. Look forward to doing all of your videos and perhaps purchasing your e-book, thank you again!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! I really appreciate it :)

[@ukburn4]

Fantastic photos.

[@lindseymillar8522]

The final image of the two trees with the clouds. Just beautiful!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you, Lindsey! I think it's my favorite too :)

[@anthonyplancherel8274]

Excellent images! Great video!

[@tjsinva]

Nice images, Mads. Hard to beat a roadside vantage point, no walking. 😊 Rapeseed/rapseed/canola, no worries, I may be wrong, but I suspect that many folks here in the U.S. wouldn't have a clue. Must be a seacoast nearby, another excursion perhaps. Stay safe. Rock on!

[@TrudiCrookshanks]

Love the clouds, love the pictures and love the solo trees, especially with the yellow flowers in front. Beautiful shots! Nothing is luck, things happen for a reason.

[@peterjulianphotos4659]

The yellow canola fields juxtapose the moody skies perfectly. Another great lesson in planning for a composition.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Indeed! Looks so cool!

[@markjutsum6187]

Mads, love the twin trees. I think the foliage on one of the trees mimicking the yellow fields in front ties everything together and that sky - wow. Just proves you don’t have to travel hundreds of miles from home to get great shots. Thanks MJ

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

What a great great couple of photos. It's been on my bucket list for a very long time yellow fields and tree

[@MadisonBeach]

Stunning photos, makes me want to go out and shoot

[@allanmarshall4582]

Like the portrait mode shot. With the dark sky. Same here in England, not being able to go away for a while to shoot. Great use of the colour and dark grey sky.

[@valrion.photography]

Through that video, I see that Danish landscapes are similar to Belgian's 😉 Last month, I also had the opportunity to take a picture of a rapeseed field with a lonely wild apple tree in background. I just still didn't process it through lightroom. Yours looks incredible, very dramatic, just the way I like!

[@deanroyer9954]

Fantastic photos can be had in so many places. This is inspiring me to continue exploring my local area.

[@erikyoung2193]

The last image is truly amazing!!

[@bruceprosser5445]

one thing I have learned from you is to look for simple details, sometimes a great photo is waiting to be shot, you just have to look for it! thanks again, you inspire me to get out there!

[@naturebypamfitzpatrick2855]

Mads, I love how excited you get when all the elements of your photo start to fall into place! I can so relate to that excitement! It is so encouraging to see that even after you had created so many stunning photos, your passion for what you do hasn't faded. And I so appreciate that you aren't afraid to say some things in wonderful photos are just luck, like the man walking under the 2 trees. You can't get lucky if you're not out there ready for it to happen but it certainly is an element of what makes what we do exciting and can be the the thing that turns a good photo into a great photo! Thanks for sharing with us Mads!!!

[@paullachapelle7477]

Thank's Mad's

[@brendanlynch7296]

Stunning photographs in such a 'simple' location ... these are the kind of photos I want to take to hang on my own wall! I only came across your channel today and can tell I'm going to enjoy going back over your videos, and I have no doubt I'll pick up plenty of good advice too. Greetings from Ireland, where we usually have plenty of those dark atmospheric clouds to work with :-)

[@elamuruganmahadevan1112]

Awesome.

[@Freestyler913]

Thanks for for your video, very instructive 😊👍

[@nicolasclavreul8585]

Definitely, i love your job and your vision of the reality all around you. It's a real pleasure to follow you and watch yours videos. A French fan !

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Nicolas! Greatly appreciate it :)

[@scotty4418]

Lovely episode Mads, loved the simplicity of the composition and the portrait images of the tree at the first location was a great example of how the scene can change. Thats the good thing of photographically and revisiting a location locally as you can come away with diverse images.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Jim. Yes, It surely helps to get a good idea how the scene works in different conditions :)

[@dianevose9655]

Denmark's landscape is very similar to my county of Wiltshire in the UK. Lots of rolling countryside, yellow fields and lovely lone trees and fan trees. Fabulous video, really enjoyed watching and learning lots of great technique's. I especially loved the last image, stunningly beautiful ✨

[@sarahlyndsay]

I really enjoyed this Mads!! :)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you, Sarah! I bet you could make something interesting in a field like this :)

[@natepotter6911]

Made me very much want to be there taking pics with you.

[@ralphnetta4563]

Only you would extend the tripod to get and acquire that little space between the ground and under the tree 🌲. But, I now see your point - only because you noticed and pointed it out. I would have never seen or noticed it .... and that the difference, those little things that all add up to a great 👍 photo from a simple or plain one.

[@ianbarnes1406]

Nice one. I love searching out these type of shots. Always reminded of some of Charlie Waite's simple images

[@alferdofayard8693]

Great pictures and videos!

[@MrHero0220]

Thank you Mads for another great video. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to explain the process behind your beautiful photography.

[@keithpinn152]

Hi Mads: I really liked the simplicity of the images that you have created and shared during this video. I particularly liked the first series of images with the dark clouds in the back-ground. I also liked the second series of images, but I didn’t mind seeing the ‘gate’ in the shot. I thought it represented an interesting commentary for the shot as you didn’t see the fence which would be the reason for the gate. Therefore, it drew my attention to an interest part of the image. I love the colours that were displayed in these images. Keep safe! Cheers, Keith (Canada)

[@MLC48]

In Canada, we used to call it rapeseed, but is now called Canola. Just that one little tree makes such a big difference to the photo; thanks for this video Mads.

[@DennisSiebertPhotography]

I have to say, I envy you the hills with the trees. I live in northern Germany, more precisely in Schleswig Holstein. Everything is very flat there. I've been looking for a hill with a lonely tree on it for some time. But someday I'll find him :-D

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Hehe yeah, it's surely flat down there, but I bet you get foggy conditions and morning mist more than me :)

[@DennisSiebertPhotography]

Yes there is fog here and there. Just last week, but unfortunately I couldn't take advantage of it. Was on my way to work.

[@bjdent]

Loved the e-book and the classes! Your KZbin content is great too.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Loved this Mads.. the different photos you got from these trips show how the weather and light can transform a scene .. what a joy to have that person and dog walk into the shot .. stunning

[@sarkarpappu]

Beautiful work Mads, enjoyed your conversation with Mr. Jassi yesterday as well. Keep up the good work.

[@andrewkift6746]

Very nice film making, a competent production. Always great content Mads, delivered in your very unique and likeable way, honest. Beautiful choice of music, nicely timed to enhance the visual experience. Where do I sign up for a course?

[@dannyonthemove2468]

Beautiful, I feel I am there looking at the scene with this video. Thank you for doing this.

[@agapyearish9982]

Totally lovely. Interesting that you removed that little gate. I found intriguing. Why would there be a gate with no visible fence? It added a bit of story. I also liked it for the scale it brought. Fun to see how different photographers “see” differently. Thank you for your happy feel-good vibe!

[@jeffdurbin2061]

Awesome video keep up the good work!

[@lindahenderson2113]

Thank you, Mads. Beautiful photos and lucky to get the man walking his dog! I hope to get out soon to get a photo of the sunflower fields here in Texas.

[@whiskeyturner]

love the images, made me want to go out right now

[@PhenoV]

I really like the simplicity of these shots, especially the last one is very painterly, nice work!

[@kylenorman1131]

As always, very beautiful compositions. I also agree with the one commenter about the gate. But, I was also very intrigued with the pair of trees just to the left, one light and sparse, the other dark and full. Did you investigate those?

[@andrewgallup3890]

If we did not have different opinions we would not have horse races, so I would have left the gate especially when the person was in the frame. I just subscribed and am enjoying your videos.

[@madst7521]

Agreed. I think the gate adds a little extra interest.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

That's very true, it would not be good if we all agreed. To me, it just distracted from the trees. I much prefer the clean look of only the trees ;)

[@johnhillman2619]

@@MadsPeterIversen Agreed. However, could inclusion of the gate create a completely different composition? It might add interest - perhaps provoking the viewer's question "why is it all by itself in the middle of a field?". ;-)

[@MrEissa7777]

as usual You are the B.O.C Boss Of Composition , you reminded me of a place that i had used to visit in the north of Spain nearly 3 years a go and one day it really stormy dramatic weather , and do you know what , i came to visit Leon and my flight back was canceld because of Cvid19 and now i am staying near this place it is like 20 minutes driving , but unfortunately i can't reach it because the movement restrictions during these days in Spain , i also have one RAW photo of the same place in different day with beuatiful high and light orangesh clouds and still in my computer without any editting , i will edit it and i will share it with you inshallah

[@sbrenden]

Fantastic video, and so "simple" nature to play with. Flowers and a tree. Love it! For the luck part, there is better chances to have some good luck in photographing when you are so much outside actually doing the work, and there you are, outside, doing the work, and it pays off! Love it. Cheers from snowy middle-Norway :)

[@01bpap]

Hi Mads...All the words have been said...this is just to say...Thank-You..!!

[@MrYehudam]

Love the minimalist clean look and the drama. Often not saying anything says a whole lot.

[@markboweringphotography4408]

Very nice shots. Love the drone footage too.

[@rickbrowne519]

Lovely photos - just the sort of thing I like to shoot! The only thing I might do differently is to crop the horizontal shots into a bit more of a panorama format to eliminate the out-of-focus blobs of color at the bottom of the frame. These photos are so peaceful - it relaxes me just to look at them. Thanks for sharing them!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

It's always interesting how different people like photos in different ways :)

[@rickbrowne519]

@@MadsPeterIversen Absolutely - photography (particularly landscape photography) is all about conveying the photographer's reaction to the landscape, and we all react individually! The best photos allow us to have insight into the photographer's reaction and to share it based on similar experiences we've had. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

[@XploringLight]

Such a wonderful video. Videos like these are the differentiator where you show your vision beg=hind your images. Hats off.. Keep inspiring..

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much! :D

[@bruceflyr7359]

This was a fun video to watch, appreciate your excitement. Been struggling to find much too photograph locally here. I've been enjoying your two books during these stay at home times. I feel that with your help I am finally getting a better grasp on what is a good composition.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much, Bruce! I really appreciate you got the ebooks :)

[@victorkulkosky1184]

There are several fields of canola near me. I guess I'll have to go out and take some pictures. If there are naked trees, I'll have to mark the photos NSFW, haha.

[@Shotokan_Greenland]

great job

[@danielborden8385]

Looks great, I would leave the gate it adds a little something to the photo.