Okay, so here we are and we’re up to vlog number six today.
It’s 6 o’clock in the morning.
I’ve got up early because today I'm heading over to the English Lake District.
There are mountains, there are lakes, there are plenty of opportunities to capture good
photographs and that is my intention today.
Alongside, I want to climb a mountain, I to make this vlog and I also want to get some
shots with the Canon 18-135mm lens because I’m going to be reviewing that very soon.
I’m also looking to get some time lapses as per usual and I also want film a tutorial
for the use of leading lines.
So lots of content to get together today so I don't want to waste anymore time.
I’m going to get my bags packed and hit the road because it’s a fairly long drive
there.
I don't have the night there.
I’m there and back today so it’s going to be a very busy day.
So here I am and I've arrived at the English Lake District.
As you can see it is properly beautiful.
There is a little element of disappointment though as I’ve arrived here because, like
I said before, I was going to film a tutorial about leading lines and this was the planned
area where I had to do that.
A nice jetty jetty, into the lake acts as a really natural, not natural, but nice leading
line shot and it would make a nice place for a tutorial.
However, this jetty has changed since I’ve done my research and, as you can see, it has
a step-on because there is now a ferry that comes to here and it just doesn't look as
good in the photographs.
I’ve done a little test shot and ii’s not looking particularly great as a composition.
It’s these moments when you get disappointed but you’ve just got to roll with the punches,
think of something else, adapt, be flexible and then get the shots you want to get.
It does take a bit more effort, there is disappointment involved but mastering that and getting over
it is what counts.
I’m making the best of this.
I’ve got the camera set up on a tripod, capturing a time-lapse and I'm just about
get out my new Steady Cam, attach the 18-135 and see if I can get some nice smooth footage
that I think will be pretty decent that will really add something to these vlogs and my footage in general.
So I’ve finished at my first location.
It wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped.
The weather isn’t doing me any favours either.
You can see those peaks in the background there.
They’re shrouded in the cloud at the moment.
So I’m going to get back to the car, move on to my next location, try and get that leading
lines tutorial filmed and then I'll be heading to the Old Man of Coniston which is the mountain
I’m going to be climbing today and see what shots and get up there and, hopefully, get
some good ones with the 18-135 lens as well.
Okay let’s keep going then.
I’m also going to need to head to get some food at some point.
Not sure what’s on the menu today.
Hopefully, something a little bit healthier than last time.
I’m walking through a field of cows.
I’ve really decided I don’t like cows.
After that incident with the bull in the last vlog or earlier vlogs, people moaned that
I hadn’t showed the bull.
This time, I’m going to show you some cows.
It’s reasonable to be scared of them.
Quite recently, my friend's cousin was quite severely mauled by cows because a dog scared
them a little bit.
They are worth taking care when you go around them.
Coming up to them now.
Let me show you them.
Cows!
Just here.
They’re pretty big and I don’t like them.
They're aggravated as well......
They were jumping up on each other a minute ago
I’m not an animal person, I’m really not.
Like I said before, I like seeing them…goodness me!
So I’ve got to the parking location for my little mountain trek and the British weather
has completely and utterly turned on me.
Things can change quickly in the mountains though so I'm still gonna get out, get my
walking boots back on and get up that mountain because I want to try and capture some misty,
atmosphere within those mountains.
You never want to let the weather totally put you off because there's always images
to be captured and often when the weather conditions are bad not many people want to
get out in it so you might find that you start to capture those really unique images.
Okay, here we go.
So I must admit I was close to going home early on when it was raining because I didn’t
want to get my camera wet, I was going to struggle to finish the vlog.
But I sat and had some lunch and then the weather changed quickly, as it tends to do
in the hills and the mountains, and now it’s, actually, quite beautiful and we have some
pretty stunning scenes here with the light and some shadow casting onto the mountains
with some really misty clouds that are really going to add or create some dramatic scenes.
I haven't found the killer shot yet.
I’ve been testing out the 18-135mm.
Be sure to check out the review that’s going to be coming out in a couple days.
I’m really pleased with it so far.
I’m going to continue walking, get to the top and see if I can find that killer shot
for today.
I haven’t done much about getting fit yet because this is hard work.
Holy sh*!
So it’s getting pretty windy now and I’ve just finished taking a few pictures at this
tarn just here and that is a body of water that’s pretty high up in the world as you
can see how high up I am from behind me.
I’ve just got this last bit to do, up to the top there.
It’s hard work, I’m enjoying it but 360° all the way around.
That’s a classic vlog shot now for me but it really is a beautiful place to be.
I’m having a great time.
It’s good to get out again.
All is good in the world for me.
At this point in the world, we all need a little of that.
Hopefully, you can hear me.
It’s extremely, extremely windy.
I’m at the top as you can see.
The top is just behind there but it’s so thick with cloud now.
It’s, actually, blasting in my face again.
I checked the weather before I came out but things change in the Lake District all the
time.
Today, I’ve been a victim of that.
I think, on the way up, I’ve still captured some good shots.
I loved all the scenes of quarrying industry that is long gone.
I don’t feel like I’ve got that killer shot.
The one I really came for.
I didn’t know what it was, to be honest.
I thought I would just get out there and take some amazing shots.
I really wanted to test that lens out as well and I’ve been pleased with that.
So I’m still glad I came.
Disappointing because I’m pretty sure there are 360 views around me.
It’s getting a little bit darker now.
It is forecast a bit of rain.
So I think what I might do is pack my camera up, into the bag and walk back down.
I’m going to get in the car and go home.
So I’m going to end the vlog there.
Like I keep saying, you’ve got to get into these places even when you’re not certain
everything will work.
At least I gave it a try and I’m pleased I did and it won’t stop me doing it next
time because I’ve had a good day and, I think, I’ve still got some good shots.
Please leave a comment down below and let me know what you think of my trip today and
if you want to see more, tell me where you want me to go next, somewhere in the UK, preferably.
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I’m Adam!
This is First Man Photography, on the Old Man of Coniston in the Lake District…out!
Do you know when you’re filming those shots by yourself, you’re walking up the bloody
mountain twice!