That's It, I'm Done With Ball Heads? I Got A New Toy

Cast Your Vote: https://f64elite.com/make-great-shots-votes/ My New Book: https://www.fototripper.com/stories-within-stories-landscape-photography-book/ FLM Tripods: Get 10% Off Using Gavin10 at https://flmcanada.com?aff=fototripper My Free Tutorial: https://youtu.be/ybM-qKFbzMQ Join My Newsletter: https://www.fototripper.com/newsletter/ There's nothing like a snow day to get back into nature and indulge your love of landscape photography. I've even got a new toy to play with. Let me take you on a mini adventure into a beautiful winter wonderland to try out my new 'geared tripod head' in a freezing cold Nova Scotian forest. This semi frozen waterfall is just lovely and the perfect scene to make the most of my 55mm prime lens as I try to simplify a somewhat complex composition. I talk you through my compositions step-by-step and explain how and why I choose my focal lengths according to the scene. I've also got a bit of a photo contest going on with one of my peers and I REALLY don't want to lose. Can I turn the gears on my tripod with gloved hands and is the award for being the 'Best Landscape Photographer In The World' really worth the effort? There's really only one way to find out. Blakes Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@f64Academy #hasselblad #landscapephotography #primelens VIDEO CHAPTERS: 🔘Intro: 0:00 🔘Frozen Waterfall Photography: 1:43 🔘My Composition Thought Process: 2:43 🔘Forest Photography Composition: 2:49 🔘My New Tripod Head: 4:32 🔘My Long Exposure With Hasselblad X2D: 7:11 🔘Best Landscape Photography Book Ever?: 9:37 🔘Photography Filters For Winter: 10:10 🔘My Hasselblad XPAN Shot: 10:47 🔘The Hasselblad XCD 55mm Prime Lens: 12:40 🔘My Thoughts on Geared Tripod Heads: 15:25 🔘My Post Processing Tricks: 16:21 Thanks for watching Gavin Hardcastle - Fototripper My Products: Chasing Awe Ebook: https://www.fototripper.com/chasing-awe-ebook/ Stories Within Stories Book: https://www.fototripper.com/stories-within-stories-landscape-photography-book/ My Photography Courses: https://www.fototripper.com/store/category/online-photography-courses/ My Photography Workshops: https://www.fototripper.com/store/category/photography-workshops/ ------------------------------------------------- Software That I Use: (Affiliate Links) Luminar Neo: Get 10% Off with FOTOTRIPPER10 at https://l.skylum.com/luminar-neo-fototripper Topaz Photo AI: https://topazlabs.com/ref/2494/ Excire Foto: Get 15% Off With Code FOTOTRIPPER15: https://excireeu.pxf.io/xkMJZ5 ------------------------------------------------- Gear That I Use: (Affiliate Links) Hasselblad X2D Camera: https://amzn.to/43Qt29x Hasselblad XCD 135mm: https://amzn.to/4aT7lJ8 My Drone: https://amzn.to/4eahELC Sony A1: https://amzn.to/4c6mjfM Sigma 14-24mm: https://amzn.to/4c0ZDxw Sony 100-400mm: https://amzn.to/4e94wGB Sony 55mm: https://amzn.to/3Ksw9gf Sony 16-35mm: https://amzn.to/3Rc90m8 Fotospeed Paper: Get 20% Off with coupon code GAVIN20 https://www.cybersportphoto.com/?aff=4 FLM Tripods: Get 10% Off Using Gavin10 at https://flmcanada.com?aff=fototripper ------------------------------- Other Stuff My Home Renovation Channel: https://youtu.be/U7OS9Mkg2dI Music by Epidemic Sound http://share.epidemicsound.com/vwCTJ Business Contact: https://www.fototripper.com/contact-us/ Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fototripper Find me on X https://www.x.com/@fototripper