FOCUS and EXPOSURE TIPS for taking GREAT PHOTOS (on location)

Thanks for going over your settings. DoF is something that totally eludes me. You have helped me understand I need to better understand DoF. Again thank you and great images.

Thanks!

I know this was a year ago, but I wanted to say I hope your surgery was successful. My son suffers from nerve pain in his back and I see just how difficult it is. Thank you for sharing your morning.

would like to know your print ratio - it appears to be about 1 : 1.5 ? was this a setting in camera or post.
hope all went well with your operation.

All the way from Australia ! Loved the way you explain your technique …. What a beautiful place… keep up the fantastic work

So informative. I’m not a digital camera user, but these are things any film or digital photographer can use. Thanks so much for your great vids. 🎉

I have been so appreciative with your landscape photography videos. Hope you well with your postoperative course

So Nigel, just to tell you that I realy love your ( in the field presentations). You do a fantastic works and your images are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing from Quebec Province in Canada

Good luck to you in regards to you’re surgery. Get better!!!

Great video again. "f/9 is the best part of the lens", you say, but that only applies for old lenses. Practically all the Nikon Z lenses are 100% sharp from wide open aperture. So it is an old saying "to stop down to get better sharpness". Now we don't have to worry about that anymore :)

Should've focus stacked that last image

Brill 👍🏻

Excellent video, learned a lot, thank you! Good luck with the operation and get recovered soon!

Best wishes for a quick and successful recovery from down under

Another great video. Hope your operation went well and your well on your way to full recovery. Looking forward to your return. :)

Love your videos and wish you the best for a quick and complete recovery!

Look forward to your return from your operation ! Keep well and pray for you.

Hello Nigel. Thank you very much, I hope that your surgery went well and that you will soon be on your feet to take great photos. I learn a lot with your videos. Merci beaucoup et à bientôt.

Best luck Nigel and recover quickly !! Your videos and photography are awesome. Hope you join back soon. Thanks.

Hope everything has gone well with your surgery!!! Best, Erik

Very helpful tips on focusing! Cheers, Erik

I hope your OP's gone well. Thanks for your video

Good luck Nigel. Hope it all goes well for you

Best wishes for a speedy recovery from your operation.

I hope your operation goes well, Nigel.
And don't worry if you won't be able to upload videos for a while.

I won't go anywhere.

Thank you for your informative and inspirational videos so far! Now more important things have to be dealt with, like your back.

Hi Nigel, I hope your surgery went well. I enjoy your videos and I hope to see more in the future. I had a major back surgery about 4 years ago. I was able to work from home after a week. Hope your recovery goes as well as mine.

Well I hope your recovery is going splendidly..Great video once again. I am jealous of the locations and weather you get around you. Keep on healing..

Great video Nigel. Really interesting bit about using the histogram. I think you could do a whole video just on that topic. All the best with the operation and look forward to you getting back out in the field to produce more high quality content.

good luck with your operation.

Good luck on your surgery and I look forward to your return. Don Cassidy

God speed Nigel with your surgery and recovery. You inspire me by your joy in the creation and your skill in capturing it with your photos. Chuck B.

Great video and images...you have had the op by now...hope your recovery goes well! All the very best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Very nice vid! Always wondered, how many apples do you take on the photo walk typically?

Hey Nigel,
wishing you all the best and a quick recovery.

Get well soon Nigel!

Awesome video, what was the name of that app you used to get your settings just right???

Good luck with the operation Nigel, here’s to a speedy recovery and looking forward to seeing you back (no pun intended) soon.

Hope your operation goes well .

Hi Nigel good luck with back op, stay safe and well and speedy recovery, very best wishes!,

All the best with the spine surgery. Hope it is successful! I really do wish you a speedy recovery!

One thing I did notice that you do, and am wondering... taping focus and then having the camera take a shot, especially at slow shutter speeds.... do you leave IBIS turned on? I get in this habit (from my DSLR days) that I turn off any type of stabilization and use the self-timer (usually 2-5 seconds) to minimize shake. Do you find that using tap-focus-shooting impacts the sharpness at all, or do you leave IBIS on to counteract any movement from camera movement? (Currently I have tap auto focus turned off and usually just use the focus stick to position the focus point and the shutter to fire).

Nigel, how do you like the 24-120? I've been considering replacing my 24-200 (selling/trading it) for a 24-120 but am curious is the constant aperture and potential increase in sharpness is worth giving up the VR and the extra 80mm? I mean in one sense, I'm also using a Z7 so in a pinch, if I had to, I could use crop mode and get roughly a 180mm f/6 equivalent so close to what the 24-200 would get around 200mm but at a lower resolution of course (as a result of crop mode) but I'm thinking the benefit may be worth doing the upgrade....

Get well soon Nigel!

Good luck with the operation and all the best for a speedy recovery

Best of luck with the surgery, Nigel! take as much time off as you need, the internet will be here when you get back

Take care of yourself Nigel. See when you're ready

All the best for a speedy recovery! Take care

Really hope goes well with the back as I’ll miss the videos - fingers crossed

Aww I hope you're OK, not in too much pain, and wish you the best recovery possible. Take care, Nigel !