Welcome back, Nigel. It’s great to see you again - but don’t overdo it. Take it easy and fully recover from your procedures.

Best wishes in your healing process Nigel. I enjoy your tutorials.

Welcome back Nigel, pleased to see you again! Thanks for using one of my images and thanks for the constructive criticism, I’ll treasure it! Thanks again and good luck with a full recovery!

So glad to see you back on the chair in the office doing your videos. Soon you'll be up in them hills taking the spectacular photos that you amaze us all with!

Oh my gosh Nigel! You're in my prayers sir. I knew you were having back surgery, that rots about the second issue. I am so sorry to hear about your medical troubles. I can't wait to see you back out there helping all of us to become better photographers.

Glad you are on the mend…. I’d happily watch videos of drinking coffee and just chatting about photography. You are such a wealth of knowledge.

Glad you're back. Sundays were not complete without your videos

OMG, I wish you all the best, fast recovery. It's good to see you back and in good spirit.

Glad to see you back, Nigel. The winning images from competition were amazing and left me inspired. Many congratulations to all the winners. My personal favorite was one of the commended images, the abstract by Dylan Nardini. The one thing that all the images had in common was the push they all gave me to keep working hard at improving my photography.

Having seen your winners and losers, I am reminded how truly subjective the judgement of other's work can be. All of those non-selected images were amazing.

So good to have you back, looking rested and well, Nigel.

Great to have you back Nigel. Wish you a speedy recovery.

Nigel it is so good to see you back at your desk and not lying in bed. I have missed your weekly vlogs which not only offer really helpful tips but also provide inspiration. Each week I have enjoyed your vlogs due to your positivity. I have missed that the past several weeks as you have been recovering. I have gone back and re-watched my Master Class sessions during your absence. I wish you continued success in your recovery and hope you can get back out in the field soon. It’s great to see you back.

Get well, dont worry about us we will be here for you whenever you get back into full swing.

Just shows you can’t keep a good man down. Great to have you back, and very informative video! Keep healing ❤️‍🩹

Lovely to see you back. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to full health. I always enjoy your videos and learn something new each time so thank you.

Welcome back, Mr. Danson. Have a speedy and complete recovery.

Great to have you back Nigel and do hope for a full recovery. Excellent video showing what works and what doesn't. A video covering editing as you suggest would go down well. Take care.

It's so good to see you back! Take your time for healing.

So nice to see you back making videos! I hope you continue to heal quickly, and are able to return to what you love. Great video, great tips

So good to see you up and about again. Take care and be patient, you'll be hiking again soon!

So sorry you had to go through the surgeries, the worst is over now! Happy that you are on the mend. Thank you for sharing your work and experience with us.

Welcome back Nigel, take it steady and don't rush things.

Great to see you back and well making a good recovery Nigel take care and keep well

I am happy to know that you have solved your health problems and can take back control of your life. I wish you all the best. Thanks again for the passion and the advice you put in your videos.

Welcome back Nigel. So great to see you again. I have been following you for a number of years and have learned so much. Also signed up for your master classes, you are no doubt the best educator out there in You Tube land. Also love that you run this contest, however could I make a suggestion; man6 of the winners are professional full time photographers. There is really no way I can compete, I don’t have access to epic locations, have a full time job……. You get the idea. How about an Amateur section to the contest, where entries don’t make an income from photography. I really value competitions like this to help improve my craft, it would be fun to compete with other amateurs out there.

Absolutely marvelous to see you getting back and painless again! Welcome back! ❤️

I can relate to your back issues as my wife had major back surgery back in 2000 and now needs to have two fusions and she doesn't want to go through it again. But I keep telling her she can't keep living with the pain as it is only going to get worse. Hope yours works out and well keep you in our "back prayers".

I could sit and watch critique videos all day. So many great points! Thank you!

Great to see you back making videos Nigel. Enjoyed this video very much over my Sunday morning coffee. All the best.

Great to see you back on your feet. It will provide me with some inspiration as I recover from by-pass surgery.

So WONDERFUL to have you back Nigel. It's like seeing an old friend after a long absence. Congratulations on a very successful landscape photography contest! I'm glad my entries contributed to such an amazing and important cause. The winning images were fantastic...very inspirational as others have pointed out. To be honest it was refreshing to have a contest that was more about photography skills and not about who can push Photoshop editing to the extreme. As usual this video goes right into my playlist to be revisited often with all the great Danson tips. Keep taking it easy and wishing you a complete recovery.

Hope you are back to good health soon mate. Living with pain is the worst. Your channel has inspired me so much over the years. Thank you. Good luck 👍❤️

So Glad you/re back. Wish you the best recovery. Thank you.

It's great to listen to you again. I hope you'll get better soon and for good. It's a pleasure to watch your movies. Thank you.

Welcome back, Nigel! Hope you feeling better and moving about soon.

HE LIVES !!! good to see you up and about... hope it's really long-lasting progress...

Great that your back. Sunday mornings are gr8 again. Hope your recovery goes well

So glad to see you back and hopefully recovering fully now. Bestest

Great to have you back and healing. Excellent analysis on the submitted images, especially for those that nearly but not quite have everything to capture our attention. Keep up the fine work!

Great to see and hear you again. .hope Pebbles looked after you 🐾

So pleased to see you again and wishing you a steady recovery.

oh Nigel. Very sorry to hear about your surgeries. Glad things are going well and you are on the mend. Please, I know its hard to not want to come back full steam -but let your body rest. Great job on this video. I love listening to critiques. I learn so much!!!

Welcome back Nigel!! It hasn't been the same without you. Been filling the void with your Masterclass 1 which I have thoroughly enjoyed watching. Another very useful video and great to see some of the amazing images from this years competition. Look forward to seeing more of them. thanks also for the help finding a laptop stand for lying down which is also a life saver having a few minor back issues myself.

Welcome back Nigel, pleased to hear you are going in the right direction now with you back, fingers crossed for you it keeps going that way and you can get out for some Woodland photography in the next few weeks. Stunning photos from this year's World Landscape Photographer of the Year. Well done to all the winners.

It is so good to see you back, such a traumatic time for you. Do take it steady, don’t rush things.

Fantastic to finally see you on the mend Nigel, sounds like you've had a very challenging time, thankfully you can't keep a good man down! Will be back later to watch this fab film, thank you!

Great video, and an excellent philosophy for beginners and a great refresher for seasoned people alike. At the 25:00 mark with your beach landscape composition, I can see 3 things to consider for the grass: 1) Saturation is too strong, 2) Contrast is too strong, & 3) Exposure is too strong. Placing the ground in its own layer in a DCC & making those 3 adjustments + adding a diffuse glow can make a less distracting, fluffier grass & the viewer is free to prioritize the dramatic sky for a golden combination. The cloud in the central right corner is also a bit too bright imo as well. When post editing nature scenes, I learned that color isolation/desaturation and assigning luminosity are some of the most important things we can do to dramatically improve our results. Love all of your content & look forward to seeing more.

Have to agree with many of the points you've raised in your critiques. A couple of things I notice very often now especially in landscape photographs are overemphasised and exaggerated often mundane foreground elements, sure you need balance in a photo but why give two thirds of an image over to the foreground when in fact it's often the wider scene or distant elements which are the main points of interest and they can become almost insignificant because the wide angle lens has made them small and appear even more distant, certainly aspects to consider when framing and composing images. Another thing I see very often is complete overall image sharpness front to back often due to focus stacking, this can look false as it's not how our eyes work, it's an important feature to be able to use focussing to help lead the viewers eyes to the important elements of our photographs, the subject and dominant features should often appear sharper otherwise there is a danger our eyes just wander looking for the focal point. Just thought I'd share the above couple of points, cheers.

Thank you for all your hard work in difficult circumstances. Hopefully a quick recovery.

Glad to see you back,Nigel.

Glad to see you back, hope you're feeling better.

My Sunday mornings are now complete coffee and Nigel 👍🏻.

Day by day. Nigel, you are a trooper and I so much appreciate your knowledge and inspiration. I would like to think that your videos are medicine not only for your back but your mind and spirit. They lift me up. Thanks

Great to see you again! Glad you are able to sit a spell again. Before you know it you'll be back in action.

So wonderful to see you back! Take your time healing. We will all still be here.

Dear Nigel, it's a honor for me having a commended picture in the WLP 2022 and on top that two of my images found its attention in the critique session although not finally shortlisted. Many thanks Nigel for the review and your honest thoughts on that. I can follow all your arguments because honestly I felt somehow the final non-perfection which I couldn't yet identify in those pictures although they are still one of my personal favorites. I really appreciate your comments and agree to the hints you give. Avoiding distraction on the right corner of the "Splash Sunset", pic #2 and also concentrating on left portion in "hailstorm coast" pic #1. I decided on location not to move the camera more left because light was far too bright, outburning and harsh. Cropping is the better way here. Oskar (aka uwafot on the web)

Best Birthday present is being able to sit down this morning and see that you are back! Hope you keep on recovering and get back out in the field soon.

Great to see you back! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Glad to see you're back! Wishing you a speedy recovery. These aretop tips - thanks! 👍

So glad you are back on line and hope you continue on your healing path. I so appreciate your videos! Thank you 🙏

oh my goodness. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Sending love from the USA and the music city Nashville.

Having gone through several back and neck surgeries over the years I can empathize with the pain and suffering you've experienced. I'm truly sorry you've had to go through so much but I'm happy you are recovering so well. Hang in there!

Nigel, very helpful video, thanks to the competition entrants for allowing the critiques. I think Amilie's lupin photo looks more like Tekapo in New Zealand, rather than Iceland.

Great video and congratulations to the winners, finalists and all featured images. They are all great!

Glad to have you back. A suggestion. Sometimes we don't have the time to choose time of day or atmosphere, and won't be back to this location again. Could you suggest/show some tips under these difficult situations?

Get well soon and thank you for all your videos which teach and inspire me so much.

Good to see you vertical. I'm sure Pebbles 🐶 is anxious to take you for a walk in the woods. 👍🥂

Nice to have you back ! Just take care of yourself ! All the best !!

Glad you're on the mend and it's great to see you back doing new videos.

Hi Nigel, over the past couple of weeks i stumbled across your youtube channel and i am really enjoying working my way though your videos. you really have inspired me to get my camera out the bag and get out there. I am a beginner to DSLR photography, my stepdad gave me his old Pentax K-x to start off with which i am enjoying using. I really love your vlogs, your knowledge and expertise of photography. The images you produce and places you visit are incredible. I hope you are recovered and back up on your feet like normal, wish you all the health and happiness for 2023 and beyond and i look forward to more videos. Thanks again Nigel.

Glad you’re on the mend Nigel, the standard of the competition was incredible and the overall winning image was worthy of the title. Probably a once in a lifetime opportunity and the opposing symmetry of the two birds wings was perfection 👌

Great to see you back again Nigel

Hi Nigel I hope you are keeping a lot better and your back is now mended. Miss seeing you and Pebbles out in the woods. Paul and Moira

I agree with many of the constructive criticisms, as you were sharing the shots I was looking how I would have cropped the images to make them stronger. Great to have you back Nigel 👍🏻😉 Edit; two thirds in, and your saying the same 😀

So good to see you posting a video again and wonderful to hear you’re on the mend. Great video! Thank you!

Great to see you making content again. All the best for a speedy recovery 👍

So glad to hear that your doing better.

Thanks for the transparency. Wishing you a speedy recovery

Wonderful to see and listen to you again. Stay healthy🙂

wow. i knew you were talking about the surgeries coming up. been out of it myself as of late. started back in may with covid then my mother turned sick and died mid june. really hope youre doing better and continue to heal. please do what they say and be careful going forward my friend!

Good to see you back Nigel. I always enjoy your approach to photography. I kept your in my prayers during your difficult times. Glad you are doing better with the support of your family during your recovery.

Welcome back Nigel, we have missed you. Glad you are slowly on the mend. Great photo's from the Landscape Photography contest & thank you for your hints & tips. Keep up the good work.

So glad your back on your feet! As a photographer newbie you’re my go to guy!

Welcome back Nigel , It felt like a loss of mentor for a month or so but great guys come back and having you back is just amazing. Wishing you good recovery ❤️❤️

Great to see you again. Hope you feel better soon.

It is fantastic to see you and watch your video again!

Great to see you back at it again; I hope you’re able to have a fast recovery!! Cheers for the great tip!!

Very good to see you again Nigel.

Glad you're back Nigel!

Great critiques. Good to have you back - even for limited duty.

Really phenomenal winning image, not to mention the others. Very nice. I quite like asymmetrical balance where there's no predominant /center/ element. Having the visual fulcrum off-center -- often with a smaller but visually heavier element on one side balancing larger but lighter element(s) on the other -- adds to the dynamic value of the image. IMO when things are too centered, the image gets very stable and static. While that can work in some instances, I personally find it's not my favorite approach for landscapes. Once again, beautiful shots and great advice. Glad to see your healing.

Wonderful to see you back, I was missing my Sunday fix!

Great to see you getting back to full strength Nigel. I can only imagine how frustrating and difficult the last few months have been. Thanks for these wonderful insights into what makes a good photograph. I have to admit I would have missed most of these 'flaws'. Congratulations to all who entered the competition and to the winners. I'm off to check out the website...

Nigel it's good to have you back! Wishing you a speedy recovery. Thank you so much for all the knowledge and experience you share. I am truly grateful for your content.

stand strong live long , admire your work , Art .

It is great to see you back Nigel. Such pleasure! Take good care of yourself, don't overdo. We need you. Thank you for the great tips.🌺

So glad to see you back Nigel and on the mend

Good to see you upright and getting better.

So wonderful to have you back Nigel, I’ve missed your explicit breakdown of composition. Blows my mind every time. Hope your recovery continues quickly and we see you back out in the woodlands soon. 👍