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Sorry to hear the news mate, stay strong, keep making awesome videos!
Oh wow… that’s terrible 😱😳😟
For landscape photography the Pixel 3 blows the iPhone away. Portraits iPhone takes the win just a little.
15:34 FM Photography comes with his own carry loop for easy storage!! 😛
Sorry to hear about the diagnosis. The future is very bright right now and number one suggestion would be to periodically email university staff that specialise in DMD/ophthalmology to see if there are any new treatments/developments. Stay ahead of your doctor 😉
Then there will be no such thing as the Art of photography.
Flickr is loaded with some fine photos taken by many unknowns, some are absolutely stunning.
At this point it's pretty much close to dead as far as what was once a small list of professionals.
Do we still look up to the masters of light that inspired us in the first place?
I was stunned on how many young people think Black and White Photography is boring?
To much manipulated special effects and not enough truth of the subject involved.
But that's my personal opinion.
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Sorry to hear about that diagnosis, but just talk to your eyes and command then to stay healthy. They will! Our cells listen and respond. I'm an RN and from what I've seen over the last 11 years I'm convinced so much of the power of our minds! Just keep talking to your body. Thank you so much for your videos!!
Mine is wet macular…I have had to use magnifying accessories for my D810. It has greatly affected my photography. But no know what? It isn't stopping me! I'm going to get a fuji x-t30, just for the EVF and autofocus touch screen…My right eye is gone but if I can see, even peripheral, I'm going to keep shooting! Hang in there Bud
How frightening – hopefully it will never happen.
Saw this Vlog on my phone a couple of weeks ago but couldn't reply.
Just keep up the effort. My wife has a serious illness (under control at the moment but a lot of medication).
I know that she worries more about the family's problems than her's.
Cheers E
Hard luck brother
Wishing you all the best mate, love your Vlogs, I approached Huawei about branching out in to filters etc, something they was interested. Do you know if they have long exposure filters out yet for mobiles
Awwww man that's so tough, hoping all the best for you.
One great human being!
Lovely vid, Beautifully produced. You bring light into lives.
I hope God reciprecates. Very best wishes for the future.
Thanks fella, my pics will be codak instermatic phoroes compared to yours, but one day, i will get that perfect shot that i can print out in an a3 and hang it on my wall. I use a canon eos 70d camera, and a mac 27 inch 5k screen moniter to do my post ed8tinh. And i dont use autto on my camera, unless i am a bit unsure off settings.we dont oive too far away from where you did your vlog. Wish i could take photoes as good as yours.
Well there will be an eye ball camera tgat is better then your normal sight. Maybe you could look into this and compare it to photography. Try world wide companies , even those working on AI's. That means you get the best out of every thing. Travel photograph combind with research around the world in eye sight and AIs. Theres a massive amount of info out there but you could go tge companies. What better way could they be. You could make a scientific difference and more people will look into it and that means more funds for reasearch. Win win all the way.
Like the vlog. I am registered blind, but i hace a little sight, and i am able to and enjoy taheing photoes. I do get a few nasty fomment from pple who see me out wity my guid dog, then they see metetting my famera out lol.
Adam, get rid of carbohydrates, start drinking leafy green vegetable juice and check out 'epigenetic'. You can change your diseases (even if is rear) changing your environment. Praying and sending love to you.
I was diagnosed with wet and dry at 19 years old back in 1996. I know it’s hard man, but there’s a way to do anything. Just takes a creative approach. I just got back into photography a couple years back thanks to technology. I’m not great, but I love trying. Currently shooting on A7r3 tethered to an iPad and I edit on a 55” 4K monitor. Family and I are heading to London and the up to hike the west highland way in June. Hope to get some good shots.
Best of luck. Like my handle says, “You May be blind, but you’re not broken.”
Future? Picture with a phone? Seriously?
no matter how good is your gear, it will never replace a photographer.
I hear exactly where your coming from. I've been diagnosed with the same, and I'm quite young as well, the opto's where very surprised. Hang in there and enjoy everything you do! Good luck!
Hope all goes well for future, only issue with phone and in your pocket is dust or scratches on lens. Great for out and about when not got your Dslr D850
Also i have lightroom CC but using the mobile ver on ipad, i can’t find any options for gradient tool?
Sorry about your eye condition. I suggest you watch Dr Michael Greger videos on health and diet. He will recommend you stop eating meat, dairy, and eggs and instead eat non processed food, fresh plant-based food and lots of flax seeds. Doing this will stop progression of macular degeneration. There are other channels that will provide additional info.
The small white flowers are called Stitchwort (Greater Stitchwort). They're everywhere at this time of year in Devon. Good luck with the eyes mate – even in worst case scenario your life will change but you adapt and find new things to give you pleasure.
Hello..i am very sorry to hear of your condition…I dont know you but I do care about you and everyone when it comes to medical problems..I know how you feel….it's always nagging at the back of you conscience that this happened to you…everyone thinks things wont happen to them..but they do. You have a nice setup there, and enjoy everyday like there is no tomorrow…
Too much talk and boring music. Had to stop after 2 minutes. I saw photography in the title, but the joke was on me. Click bait and unfollowed.
Living in the present is the hardest thing in life to do. We all regret the past and worry about the future; living in the now is the difficult part.
So sorry man to hear about your condition and hope that a cure is found soon. Just don't loose hope and try to adapt to whatever life throws at you. I have experienced first hand loved ones who have lost sight. Although admittedly not an easy experience, there is a lot that can still be done if (God forbid) the worst comes to the worst.
One more payed video about useless shit. Thumbs down.
Really enjoyed ur video mate, are there also versions for Samsung and other phones too?
All the best to you!
As you get older you start to realise very few people are trouble free, it must be difficult news to take but here's hoping you have decades of good sight left and that medical advances can help. On using phones as cameras, I don't think they'll ever replace a proper camera.
Hi Adam, sorry to hear of your diagnosis and wish you well. I have been hooked to your videos for some time now and sorry to hear your news. I live way up north and have been trying to find a bluebell field for some time. I know this is near Roseberry Topping but how do you find this location and parking etc. I am travelling down south this weekend and would love to visit it. Warm regards, THU.
Thanks for this video. I got some of those lens as a gift and didn't pay much attention to them. Time for a closer look. Also at Lightroom mobile. All the best. Cheers.
I know what you are going through, 7 years ago i suffered an acute angle closure glaucoma attack, in the space of 2 days I went from perfect vision to sitting in the hospital while they battled to save my vision, one botched operation later I have very limited vision in one eye and pretty good vision in the other, but some of the doctors seem to delight in telling me it's only a matter of time 🙁 unfortunately i also suffer from raging Tinnitus, so as you can imagine I have some wonderful nightmares where i am totally cut off from the world 🙁 Keep your chin up mate, At least we have a few years under our belts, Some don't even make it past childhood…
I will keep you in my prayers, just stay positive.
I am sorry to learn of your diagnosis. Here's hoping for the long range prognosis! I know that my photo problem…er…hobby has caused me to never take for granted those things I see through the lens.
Wow! I wish you all the luck there is! Keep up the good work 🙂 Kilian
For the price of the iPhone and lenses I could buy a camera kit, phone and have change. However I get where you're coming from as lugging a DSLR (slr) is an arse ache.
All the best, Adam! I am a huge fan of your work.
The prospect of going blind scares me – I have lived with eye problems all my life but not as serious as what you're facing. Thanks for sharing as your emotions really showed through when you did. Love the channel and if you ever think of visiting Bulgaria then let me know – some wonderful scenery here for you.
Part I: Wow, feel for you with your eye condition, especially since you are a photographer. Just sent up a prayer that your condition is curable or at least can be brought under control. Be well, my friend! Part II: Great feedback about the ability of today's smartphones to do a decent job photographically. I continually remind myself of the brilliance of these devices. I tend to look to my mirrorless camera as the tool for photography, but all the while, the smartphone is taking leaps and bounds to make it in parts, superfluous.