Why I LOVE Photography in OVERCAST Conditions!

[@lisajoseph5817]

As a photographer from just outside San Francisco, I *love* shooting in overcast conditions. It's particularly great for black and white work. I just came back from Moss Landing last week and several of my studies of sea birds look like Chinese ink paintings! Don't diss the light you get, learn to use it for what it gifts you. Thanks, as always, for the content.

[@robertdavis1255]

Yes...great image ....thanks....

[@jamesgerboc]

Awesome topic Henry. I think as I mature, both as a person and as a photographer, I have come to appreciate mood. When I look for an image to capture, and when I sort through images in post, my first emotional reaction to the image carries the most weight, driving each process. Also, when I look at my images #lakelightimages that get the most attention on social media, the ones that instill certain moods are the ones that people react to. Everyone sees bright sunsets as common, but the soft, solemn, calm, misty mornings are the most beloved. Clouds, and the light they filter for you, play a key role in creating certain moods.

[@BaytownWolves]

Your photos make me happy. Thank you.

[@Andy_Thomas]

A lazy Sunday evening. Cup of tea. Watching Henry Turner in the Lakes. Just the ticket. Great shot. I know what you mean about the flat overcast skies. Someone once described it to me as "living inside Tupperware". By the way, I now live near the Canadian Rockies, and I see what you mean about the comparison with Thirlmere - at lower elevations.

[@izirins]

I love your enthusiasm - got me inspired to leave the house pre-dawn and have a day at Arnside, catching the tidal bore

[@RM831BC4E4]

Hey Henry, Really enjoy watching your vlogs. And your work is awesome. Your right sometimes it's best to listen to the body. Always looking forward to future vlogs. Keep up the awesome work. Richie

[@MrKrupp42]

Superb image that mate

[@Scudmaster11]

Flat or textured... i LOVE overcast days in general for photos ans being around.. its just more layed back and relaxed.. its still and gentle

[@sic04250f]

keep these up mate, watching from Australia its great to see the landscape there

[@donaldgould1293]

Thanks Henry, glad you got some work.

[@corinnewren2607]

It's lovely to see a less well known part of the Lake District being explored and appreciated .

[@paulk329]

Brilliant vlog Henry and your long exposure photo was absolutely beautiful 👏👏

[@Chris391971]

Nice long exposure Henry,. You made the right choice because I tried walking up that hill and gave up as it was too steep.

[@iankellam6440]

Great vlog as always Henry. Superb LE image. I too love an overcast sky but LE doesn't tend to do it too well. Keep the vlogs coming!!

[@darrenhall4212]

Enjoyed the video, you have a great presenting style, subscribed. Couldn't help but chuckle when you spent all that time talking about the detail in the clouds then smeared them to buggery with your long exposure. Quality :)

[@thatsamshow]

You're right about the two different overcast days. Those dismal flat layers of cloud, with no shapes of contrast, simply act as a natural softbox. The other overcast days, like you describe, with epic textured clouds, can create truly dramatic skies. Those are epic and even better if shooting black and white!

[@katherineblake7607]

I'm from Vancouver Island on Canada's west coast and I definitely see some similarities to our beautiful landscape. Love your long exposure image!

[@craigmaisfield3247]

Excellent mate. Love the 2nd image.

[@tomblockley7014]

Nice comp H, never really explored super long exposure. It pushed me to take a look 👍🏻

[@marcsawian]

Always Awesome Content mate... Way2go 👋👋🙏🙏

[@StephenJoines]

Another great video Henry. Two great shots, the second with the ND filters .. WOW, stunning! I actually paused the video to admire it fully. I know what you mean about getting tired when out. This week I finished work and went out with my Daughter as she wanted to try out a new lens. I didn't think anything of it at first until an hour in i fell asleep in the grass while she was shooting away.

[@michaelbonds2442]

I did the same! It really is a great photo worthy of a pause!

[@antw3114]

Henry loves his Autumnal colours!! 😀

[@johnsparkes8963]

Nice long exposure image Henry. No shortage of images in that part of the UK. Thank you for sharing and take care.

[@akashdeeppuri4344]

I am not sure about the overcast skies but iam definitely sure that iam going to love your this video as well. Commenting before even watch it as i know you are awesome

[@TheIMobile]

"All those lovely whites, greys, blacks great textures we can work with in the sky", then you wipe it out on a mega long exposure. I love LE's but something I find I seem to do more often is take the 1/40th exposure and blend the sky with the LE water or even experiment, leave the LE sky and do a 25-50% blend of the normally exposed sky over the top. Before you say ahhh that's not my style of photography, well you've created the 15 minute LE that isn't just a recording of a well sort out composition, you've created the image in your head then used your tools to bring that piece you imagined to life. Great video again, I watch every one, superb images although I have to say you make woodland photography look so easy. Me I struggle to see anything other than clutter when I've tried.

[@MrFreakwent]

Love that 14 minute shot !

[@simonstevens1631]

Nope nothing like the rockies where I live but nice non the less. I liked your first image. It shows what I always say. Look at what is in the image that catches your eye. If you take the shot with a phone you are disappointed as all the green is around the subject. By zooming in you get the subject isolation. Then you have the image you want. Great work as always Henry.

[@bobbowring1702]

Another inseprational video and love the long exposure

[@jasonball4227]

The Lake District is a wonderful location to photograph, you're lucky to have it on your door step...? Down here in South Somerset we don't have the same kind of scenery...? It's not as drematic sadly...?

[@arielalejandrogarma3672]

amazing photos congratulations

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

Thanks for the video. I have just discovered you can programme the OK button to zoom in 50%, 100 or 200% to check your focus is sharp immediately rather than pressing the plus button 7 times on the 7200. Select menu, go to Custom settings, Select F controls then OK button, Playback Mode and decide what zoom you want. I have 100%. Saves time.

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

Forgot - you can set the same up for live view to.

[@carlreid4161]

Wow that long exposure Henry was pure class, proper mint I'd go so far to say. 😉 As always a thoroughly enjoyable video thanks for sharing.

[@scotty4418]

Smashing LE exposure Henry, always have my 16 stop in the bag and love the opportunity to break it out when I can

[@RioPradipto]

just watched your vid now I'm like: ok.. now I'm going outside!

[@Steve_Hixxy]

That's the best image of thirlmere I've seen . It's normally half empty and looks like the moon hehe , great job pal

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

It may look like Canada, but it has a totally different feel, I have been in both and live in Canada, but the lakes and woodland in the UK ARE VERY DIFFERENT! Love that long exposure, thanks for sharing.

[@tasin9591]

Overcast is best

[@dsotm58]

Great vlog Henry and great long exposure just wondering what the pic would look like without the rock i think it would still make a great pic as your eye would still look to the back of photo.

[@grahamhicks359]

Really like the long exposure composition 👀

[@stephenthompson1998]

Great second photo I had feeling when i first saw the rock in the lake it was going to be your next shot, ?did you focus on the rock ? where. get a tick from me.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Focused on the rock mate yes 👍🏼

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Another belter of a video. You can have some amazing allegedly dull skies, you just have to have the vision to see it. Any plans to go mirrorless full frame yet? Thanks

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Sticking with the D7200 for now!!

[@AllThingsOcean]

Canadian right here (BC to be exact) - and yes, it does look a bit like Canada :) :)

[@ellyelzinga01]

The fall color image is really nice, I saw a bit of fall color here as well already.. I am looking forward to that, but to me the summer could have stayed a bit longer 🙈 At least we still have good weather so far..

[@justinoertel345]

Actually, Henry. I reside in Canada and you’re not a lunatic. The scenery in this video very much looks reminisce of Canada. Especially the Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia.

[@cdduffy]

Loved the long exposure Henry only thing that I would change would be the dark sky in the middle. Always look forward to your vlogs mate. 💪

[@TheOutdoorswithTonyNoble]

Top drawer! Cheers Henry! Oh, Mrs T told me she much prefers your beard trim...oddly she didn't mention mine....🤔??!! ‐ T 🙂

[@callumjohnson9433]

Haha gave me a giggle

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

😂😂😂

[@lensman5762]

A question. Does the camera or do you take a ' dark frame ' equivalent in time to the long exposure? I used to do deep sky imaging and even with Peltier cooled CCDs ( @ -20C ) dark frames were absolutely necessary for what is known as Dark frame Subtraction. This is to get rid of the thermal noise built up in the CCD or CMOS sensor although, in deep sky imaging many dark frames ( I used to do 21 ) were taken and then stacked to make a master dark frame. How does the DSLR get rid of the thermal noise?

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Long Exposure noise reduction seems to do the trick

[@lookforbeauty1964]

Did it happen to you at any time that you screw the filter and you can't unscrew it?. Do you have any trick to solve this issue? Maybe magnetic ones may help but I have not tried out any Cheers

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No this has never happened to me!!

[@callumjohnson9433]

14 minute exposure my god. Literally downloaded nisi app soon as you mentioned it haha

[@jillbaxter4533]

Nice! I know what you mean about being tired! Often I over exert myself and then my enthusiasm dissolves. Great video as always and lovely images. Give me overcast over cloudless any day!

[@andrewreardon9400]

Brilliant photos I love them. Now when you asked me for What I won't on my 1-2-1 Thats what I'm looking for. I know what you mean by you won't to go on but your legs say no.

[@Vacublaster1]

In the 1980s, I spent over a week camping at Thirlmere after a pilot flew his Jet Provost upside down into the trees in thick fog and blew it and himself to pieces. We had to pick up all the pieces of aircraft for the investigation so they could be laid out in a hangar for the investigation.

[@andypeutherer4218]

Ye fony need a plan thats when you get the special stuff ;)

[@jamesss1953]

you have lost me in this video? NiSi settings don’t appear to match the camera settings? i.e. camera 1/250 but NiSi 40? Am I missing something....... very nice shot though.

[@2MinuteReview]

I've actually wondered this. Let's keep watching to find out

[@talktalk199]

Hello Henry fans, If its ok with Henry id like to share a proposition with him and his fans. If not, you can delete this comment no hard feelings. This past weekend, after constant non stop demonic debate with myself, I've decided to put up for sale one of my favorite and most expensive lenses that I own for a more essential piece of gear that I have yet to acquire..an actual proper camera bag. I've been using my sisters old school backpack(I know..its sad.)To make a long story short.. if I'm going to spend money on a bag then might as well do it right, you know? The bag of interest is the Atlas Athlete. Then after watching another "top drawer" Henry class production here on my typical boring Tuesday I suddenly had an idea! "What if" i thought..(non demonic'ly) " I asked Henry and his fans out of the kindness of all your hearts, you guys would help me! So i came up with this challenge for any who wishes to participate for nothing other then your amusement. Instead of selling my lens, I would just donate it to Henry If i made enough in donations($400 usd) to buy the pack. If you guys think this is a good Idea or if i should just go dig a hole to hell then please let me know! All i ask is for a single dollar until i reach my goal. If you'd like to send me a letter in the mail or an email let me know!