Much as I dislike the cold, you've inspired to venture out on our next foggy and frosty morning. Lovely compositions all, but I was especially taken by the black & white sword ferns. Thank you.
Stunningly beautiful photos!!! It's a pleasure to watch your vlogs!!! One more time, thank you for sharing your photography knowledge!!! Well, I'm addicted on your vlogs!!! Oh, great music selection!!!
You're right there Kevin. I've been to some fantastic locations but have had a heck of a time finding compositions and at the same time go to an area no so inspiring but find great shots. I guess a lot of it has to do with weather, light and the mood in which we're in at that time. cheers!
Wow! I just came back from a morning photo outing to a local park thinking to myself that there is a lot to find inspiration in locally and I came across this video. I too had a foggy, misty morning to enjoy in a woodland park just minutes from home. The content on your channel (and a few of your colleagues) is helping me out of a rut and back into inspired photography.
Love your work Adam. Today the silver birch image at 10.52 was my favorite. I think you'd have a ball down here in New Zealand. Plenty of variety in scenery within a small drive. Temperate forests, leading into swamps and farmland. Volcanic desert and mountains. The bubbling mud pools. The wild west coast beaches with either rocks or black iron sand and the white east coast beaches, and that's only the North Island lol. You can shoot the sun rising on one coast, potter about taking photos of waterfalls and having some lunch and a nap and shoot the sunset on the west coast later that day. I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed :)
Adam, I have become a fan of your v-log. I have binge watched them all over the holidays and in so doing have seen your evolution. Throughout, your style and message remain consistent and true to form. 1) Stay in good shape because, it is not always a walk in the park to get to a location. 2) Being there is a huge part of the equation 3) The other parts include inclement weather, preparation, a bit of luck, steadfast determination and of course the right light! You have struck a good balance in the where, when, and why departments keeping the subject on the composition. You have avoided succumbing to the gear review monster. The What department is covered by simply being observant and attentive. Above all, you are a great story teller, and that coupled with the fantastic images will keep me happily coming back for more. As for the processing in Lightroom or Photoshop, it wouldn't fit with what I see as your core strengths. Storytelling and mentoring, seeing and understanding how light works in the outdoors, patience, etc... If I want to learn to use software there are plenty of Gen-X kids that spend their lives in front of a monitor I can ask. Your skills are much more valuable.
Thanks so much, Jim! I am definitely more into the process of making images than the processing on a computer, although I will probably add a bit of processing as it is an integral part. Just haven't quite figured how to do it in a way that doesn't put people to sleep :-)
I've walked around Deer Lake hundreds of times, and I still think it's one of the most low-key amazing places in the lower mainland. Fantastic video of a place that is near and dear to me, and has been an integral part of basically my whole life.
Ur most inspirational photographer I have discovered on RUclips ... ur clogs are honest, emotional and full of joy ... wish u a great year ahead full of healthy n happy moments
I agree Adam, a great start to 2018. The combination of videography with commentary and local imagery of difficult subjects is new and very compelling to me. Wonderful.
Yes, we have many downed trees and still snow on the ground. Lot's of potential ice shots...I failed miserably...don't know how to shoot ice on trees I guess.
Brilliant Adam. Excellent work again. Shows that you don't need to travel far in order to take good images. Get out and about in you local area for unique shots.
Your video production is top notch. The B roll is great. Your photography is excellent. Very inspiring. Look for the light, then find a composition the fits the light. Yes yes yes.
Thank you, Adam, as always entertaining and some great detail shots. And like you, I have been out plenty. I must take advantage of our colder mornings, I now believe that the Season of Winter is now my favourite. And ... of course, inspired by your winter shots ...
You always seems to amaze me with your persistence in finding composition for your awesome photos, and you always succeed. Keep them coming Adam. You inspires me a lot. Well done.
Nice video! It seems, it dosen´t matter where you go Adam, you always have some gorgeous shots every time. I really loved those 2 images with the small Creek.(even if you somewhat hesitated) Both so beautiful monochromic and subdued. Also your silver Birch and those ´Troll´ Tree images were marvelous.
Thanks Adam for going into detail on how you come about your compositions. My technical skills are much stronger than my compositional skills. So listening to your thinking process is a BIG help to me. keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. I hope your 2018 is happy, healthy and successful.
Just another masterclass!!! PS: I must say that this park looks amaaaazing with fog, very lucky to have this close to home. You definitely made the most of it, well done.
Really an enjoyable collection of images, Adam. I love shooting in woodlands but often am frustrated trying to sort out where the good composition lies with all the chaos in our New England forests. You and Simon Baxter are two outstanding photographers who inspire me to look a bit harder. Thanks!
I like this video. I just commented on Nick’s channel about spotting stuff locally and then came across your old video about doing just that! I’m inspired now!
Happy New Year. I’ve given a lot of thought about how you approach light, seeing the light. I know that is usually what draws me to a scene. But, I think I need to be more conscious about what I see, not just respond to it, to think about it consciously. I thought I had been, but not enough. Thanks for reemphasizing it’s importance.
Wonderful video! This might be one of my favorite of yours, really enjoyed it. Loved that little park area and many of the gorgeous images you got. And what an absolute amazing foggy morning that was :-)
So much learned here Adam. Composition in chaotic environments by far is something I need to enhance in my photography. Fog adds an important dimension that helps to hide a lot of the chaos. Studies note that repeating names/concepts three times help you to remember them. "Shoot for the light. Shoot for the light. Shoot for the light." Thanks again for a great lesson and journey.
It was fun to see you find so many compositions in a smaller local area like this! The atmospheric drone footage was really great. I like that you photographed some smaller scenes as well, the ferns looked very nice!
Hi Adam! Not sure how I missed this episode, but happy to find it now. I used to live not far from Burnaby Lake and very much enjoyed seeing the area from your point of view. Looking for eagles tomorrow, thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
Fantastic Adam! Would never know you were surrounded by city for your photos. Very inspirational, great photos can be found anywhere. Thanks for the channel keep up the great work. Again if you are in the interior would love the chance to rub shoulders with a master.
I have just come across your video and I found it fantastic. Your quality is awesome and I like the way you explain each approach. It is stimulating for mi.
Thanks for this -- the images are wonderful, and a challenge is the best way to start the new year. I'll take a closer look at the area around my home. Hopefully, I'll find a few gems.
Thank you AM! I am sure that for some the challenge might be harder than for others since not everyone has a local park, but I can honestly say that my best images have come from areas close to my home.
I too really enjoyed your video! I also go to a nearby park for some of my photos. I don't have the budget for traveling much so I've learned to shoot macros to help diversify my collection.
Here in Phoenix, we got up to 73 deg. F on New Year's Day. This is why I am tempted to put on a jacket before watching your videos. As expected, another wonderful video from you. I am glad I subscribed. All the best.
hello, I write from Chile .. it is a pleasure to see your videos, to see the way you face a scenario and achieve an emotional and subtle composition. Thank you very much for sharing your work ... I hope someday get to get similar results .... Cheers
You're such a class act Adam, very giving with your extensive knowledge, humility and humour. Whenever we have clients looking to anything in Canada we recommend you. Happy New Year mate, keep up the great work.
I’m really enjoying your content Adam. Your filming is also really good, I find it atmospheric and very complimentary to the information on the shoots... Cheers Ian
Bravo sir! Very nice production with your videos. Your transitions, music, and of course the outstanding photos make me feel like I'm there! You have a new subscriber...thank you!
Thanks Adam, I'm just awakening to landscape/woodland photography and I find your vids really inspirational (I also daily dosed on your three 'Landscape and Light' vids earlier), and I love that you include so much technical detail in many of your vids. Have you done anything on where you focus? Specifically as you are seemingly often shooting from such close distances (are 1/3rd in, hyper-focal distance, double distance still applicable?). Thanks, Allan
Some nice moody shots in there. Red jacket on the path is a winner :) Have you considered doing a video on your post-processing/editing workflow? Would love to see your process for getting the most out of moody shots like these... and I was thinking the same thing when watching your Little Qualicum Falls vid a while back. Happy new year!
Beautiful photos! This should inspire me to start looking more to my parks instead of having to save up to travel to fancy places! I live in London you see
London, Ontario? or London UK? I would imagine London UK might be a challenge although there are some lovely parks in and around the city. EWhen I first started out as a pro I spent most of my free time at the local public garden. I ended up with quite a body of work and eventually got into working gardening magazines. Travelling is great but it is nice to find a local spot to sneak awat to now and then.
Great video! I’m not a videographer and I never will be, but I really liked your editing where you went from a video scene to a photographic image and visa versa. You got some gorgeous images, even those you said wouldn’t win any prizes I’d have been proud of. I’m fairly lucky where I live in the U.K. as I’m within an hour of the Lake District, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales. The closest of all is The Forrest of Bowland, although I haven’t been fit enough to take advantage of it yet this year. However it’s a gorgeous area, especially in cold or foggy weather.
Thanks, Mark! It's nice to try and dissolve the original scene with my photographic interpretation, I think it helps give the viewer some insight into the surrounds and perhaps the thought process. You're lucky to live near to some remarkable British locations. I've never heard of Bowland, I'll have to look it up. I'm sure you've watched Simon Baxters woodland photography video, some beautiful forest there, lots of character. Cheers!
Thanks for the local adventure. Do you have an infrared or radio controller on your Nikon hot shoe? Also, I don't recall the video head on the tripod, that's a long extension. Love the leaves and the ferns.
Thanks, Steve! I switched my corded remote for a cordless one so that I can trigger the camera from a distance without running back and forth. The tripod head is also new that I thought I would try since I seem to be doing equal amounts of video + photography.
It certainly turned out to be a great day for you. Of coarse and great viewing for us.:) may i ask what helps with a good black and white so as to balance the composition? Many thanks in advance
From my experience with B&W in most cases, you want some pure white and pure black within the image, with of course as many shades of grey in between. This is a generalization as I've seen some exceptional B&W photography with very few pure whites or blacks. For my purposes, I usually try to keep the brightest areas of the image within the frame and not leading a viewers attention out of the frame. At some point, I may put together a video on composition, but I hope this helps just a little?
Great images Adam, gorgeous quality of light and loved the reflected skeletal trees in the creek. Your little Mavic sounds tough compared to mine! Mine starting complaining at 2 degrees this afternoon!!
Your videos are very inspirational Adam. Makes we want to go to Vancouver. Question-What kind of vehicle do you have? I’m really looking for a photographer’s vehicle so I can sleep in it on my expeditions. Thanks again.
I have a right-hand drive Mitsubishi Delica L400 great for photography but not great if you live in an area that cant maintain them. I guess it really depends on how much you want to spend. Some of the older Chevy Safari Vans or even the dodge caravans would work okay although might not have much clearance for rough roads. Personally, I prefer vans over a truck, but a small truck with a camper of a cap on the back is perfect.
Stunning pics and a good lesson to go out and keep searching for compositions locally
It is a pleasure to learn from your videos how to look for light and how light can translate to a great image. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Andrzej!
Great Stuff again.. Time passes Fast when you Love what your doing
Sure does, thanks, George!
Much as I dislike the cold, you've inspired to venture out on our next foggy and frosty morning. Lovely compositions all, but I was especially taken by the black & white sword ferns. Thank you.
Good to hear, Patrick! Just wrap up warm and you're good to go, haha
Stunningly beautiful photos!!! It's a pleasure to watch your vlogs!!! One more time, thank you for sharing your photography knowledge!!! Well, I'm addicted on your vlogs!!!
Oh, great music selection!!!
Great! Good to hear, Victor! all the best for 2018
Happy New Year my friend! Fun video and proof that inspiration is all around us, if only we just take the time to look.
Happy New Year, James! Can't argue with that.
Your images are great. The music that accompanies them adds to the enjoyment. Keep up the adventure.
Thank you, Glen!
nice shot on the ferns. But have to say, love the black and white version!!
Thank you, Candice!
Happy New Year. Thanks for the inspiration, education and entertainment. Enjoyed this.
Happy New Year, Kelly!
Thanks for reminding to look for inspiration locally, every image can be a challenge no matter the location.
You're right there Kevin. I've been to some fantastic locations but have had a heck of a time finding compositions and at the same time go to an area no so inspiring but find great shots. I guess a lot of it has to do with weather, light and the mood in which we're in at that time. cheers!
Love your video, Adam, I love the moodiness and thought provoking feeling to go off to the woods and ponder. This video was very inspirational.
beautiful video,great images and lovely drone work¡
Thanks, Felix!
Thank you for allowing me to "walk" through the park with you. Very pleasing images !!!
Thank you, Frank!
Great compositions and terrific eye for detail, love your presentation and already looking forward to your next vlog.
Thanks, Andy!
Wow! I just came back from a morning photo outing to a local park thinking to myself that there is a lot to find inspiration in locally and I came across this video. I too had a foggy, misty morning to enjoy in a woodland park just minutes from home. The content on your channel (and a few of your colleagues) is helping me out of a rut and back into inspired photography.
Great presentation. I love the idea of going local and do it on a regular basis, I just don'r get images I like that often. Thanks for sharing
Love your work Adam. Today the silver birch image at 10.52 was my favorite. I think you'd have a ball down here in New Zealand. Plenty of variety in scenery within a small drive. Temperate forests, leading into swamps and farmland. Volcanic desert and mountains. The bubbling mud pools. The wild west coast beaches with either rocks or black iron sand and the white east coast beaches, and that's only the North Island lol. You can shoot the sun rising on one coast, potter about taking photos of waterfalls and having some lunch and a nap and shoot the sunset on the west coast later that day. I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed :)
NZ is on my list, one day!!
Great inspiration for me to get out in my local landscape.
Good to hear, thanks, David!
Adam, I have become a fan of your v-log. I have binge watched them all over the holidays and in so doing have seen your evolution. Throughout, your style and message remain consistent and true to form.
1) Stay in good shape because, it is not always a walk in the park to get to a location.
2) Being there is a huge part of the equation
3) The other parts include inclement weather, preparation, a bit of luck, steadfast determination and of course the right light!
You have struck a good balance in the where, when, and why departments keeping the subject on the composition. You have avoided succumbing to the gear review monster. The What department is covered by simply being observant and attentive. Above all, you are a great story teller, and that coupled with the fantastic images will keep me happily coming back for more.
As for the processing in Lightroom or Photoshop, it wouldn't fit with what I see as your core strengths. Storytelling and mentoring, seeing and understanding how light works in the outdoors, patience, etc... If I want to learn to use software there are plenty of Gen-X kids that spend their lives in front of a monitor I can ask.
Your skills are much more valuable.
Thanks so much, Jim!
I am definitely more into the process of making images than the processing on a computer, although I will probably add a bit of processing as it is an integral part. Just haven't quite figured how to do it in a way that doesn't put people to sleep :-)
wow that was amazing! Turning challenging and chaotic scenes like these into great images is just incredible. Very inspiring indeed!
Thank you, WraTH!
I've walked around Deer Lake hundreds of times, and I still think it's one of the most low-key amazing places in the lower mainland. Fantastic video of a place that is near and dear to me, and has been an integral part of basically my whole life.
Great reminder to pay attention to what's local. Watch the weather and the light and GO FOR IT!!!
Ur most inspirational photographer I have discovered on RUclips ... ur clogs are honest, emotional and full of joy ... wish u a great year ahead full of healthy n happy moments
Thank you, Taser face!
Another great video Adam. I enjoyed the various images. I need to use this for inspiration to go out into the cold and snow!
Yeah, I agree, it's most definitely hard to get motivated this time of year. Cheers, Larry!
Love how you make the “ordinary” into the beautiful! Thank you for sharing your vision.
Love the slow drone footage. The birch tree image is my favourite one this time. Thanks for sharing Adam.
Thanks, Christoph!
I agree Adam, a great start to 2018. The combination of videography with commentary and local imagery of difficult subjects is new and very compelling to me. Wonderful.
Thanks, Jeremy! Did you guys get hit with the ice storm? must have been incredible. yes, no?
Yes, we have many downed trees and still snow on the ground. Lot's of potential ice shots...I failed miserably...don't know how to shoot ice on trees I guess.
Am lost for words for how to compliment what you do. Just visited your website and am blown away, endless inspiration. Need to find more words...
Thank you, very much appreciated.
Brilliant Adam. Excellent work again. Shows that you don't need to travel far in order to take good images. Get out and about in you local area for unique shots.
Precisely! I think the hardest part is just putting your shoes on. Thanks!
Your work is a great source of inspiration! Thanks for the effort you put into this channel and for the educational content. Cheers
Great to hear! thank you, Andrea!
Your video production is top notch. The B roll is great. Your photography is excellent. Very inspiring. Look for the light, then find a composition the fits the light. Yes yes yes.
Thank you, Adam, as always entertaining and some great detail shots. And like you, I have been out plenty. I must take advantage of our colder mornings, I now believe that the Season of Winter is now my favourite. And ... of course, inspired by your winter shots ...
Cheers, Allan! Unfortunately, we're having quite the warm spell on the west coast so just lots of rain, not terribly inspiring.
Wow you got a bunch of great images on this outing. Great message about finding local inspiration
Cheers, Josh!
You sure got off to a great start for 2018! Every one of those shots are outstanding, especially those of the fern! Wow!
Thank you, Cathy Ann!
Inspiational video to get outside and shoot on your own dorr step. Thanks Adam and happy new year
You always seems to amaze me with your persistence in finding composition for your awesome photos, and you always succeed. Keep them coming Adam. You inspires me a lot. Well done.
Great to hear, Ivo! Wishing you a great 2018 of shooting.
Fantastic photos and a great video
Very inspiring...love you video Adam
Nice video! It seems, it dosen´t matter where you go Adam, you always have some gorgeous shots every time. I really loved those 2 images with the small Creek.(even if you somewhat hesitated) Both so beautiful monochromic and subdued. Also your silver Birch and those ´Troll´ Tree images were marvelous.
Thanks, Leffe! As I said, light is everything, haha. Thanks again.
Thanks Adam for going into detail on how you come about your compositions. My technical skills are much stronger than my compositional skills. So listening to your thinking process is a BIG help to me. keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. I hope your 2018 is happy, healthy and successful.
Cheers, Doug! Happy New Year!
Superb. Great moody-misty compositions. Well done. JA.
You are inspiring me to look at things differently
Just another masterclass!!!
PS: I must say that this park looks amaaaazing with fog, very lucky to have this close to home. You definitely made the most of it, well done.
Cheers, Rafel! Yes, both Deer Lake and Burnaby lake parks can be wonderful in the right conditions. I am lucky.
thanks for this great inspiring video..!
Thank you, Ben!
Really an enjoyable collection of images, Adam. I love shooting in woodlands but often am frustrated trying to sort out where the good composition lies with all the chaos in our New England forests. You and Simon Baxter are two outstanding photographers who inspire me to look a bit harder. Thanks!
I'm with you there Stephen, woodlands are difficult at best. The fog really does help thing out though for sure. Cheers!
Amazing Photography , just beautiful .... glad I found your channel . Very inspiring!!!
Thank you, Paul!
superb idea. staying local, I can work on technique over and over comparing results time and time again.
And will also help you become intimately knowledgeable about the area which is a great way to become an expert about a location. Thanks, Peter!
I like this video. I just commented on Nick’s channel about spotting stuff locally and then came across your old video about doing just that! I’m inspired now!
Happy New Year. I’ve given a lot of thought about how you approach light, seeing the light. I know that is usually what draws me to a scene. But, I think I need to be more conscious about what I see, not just respond to it, to think about it consciously. I thought I had been, but not enough. Thanks for reemphasizing it’s importance.
Happy New Year! we always seem to be chasing the light, I think that's one of the main reasons why nature photography is so enjoyable.
Wonderful video! This might be one of my favorite of yours, really enjoyed it. Loved that little park area and many of the gorgeous images you got. And what an absolute amazing foggy morning that was :-)
Sorry! didn't realize I had already commented once before lol :-)
So much learned here Adam. Composition in chaotic environments by far is something I need to enhance in my photography. Fog adds an important dimension that helps to hide a lot of the chaos. Studies note that repeating names/concepts three times help you to remember them. "Shoot for the light. Shoot for the light. Shoot for the light." Thanks again for a great lesson and journey.
Great! thanks, Miguel!
love following your adventures and excellent photography.
Thank you, Bill!
It was fun to see you find so many compositions in a smaller local area like this! The atmospheric drone footage was really great. I like that you photographed some smaller scenes as well, the ferns looked very nice!
Thanks, Nick! always good to keep your photo options open to all sorts of situations, landscape, wildlife, macro and so on, why limit yourself.
Hi Adam! Not sure how I missed this episode, but happy to find it now. I used to live not far from Burnaby Lake and very much enjoyed seeing the area from your point of view. Looking for eagles tomorrow, thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
Lovely images and great content! Looking forward to the next time we have fog in my location and heading to the woods!
Nice composition with an "S" curve in the stream and other intimate shots, looks like some great opportunities for macro shots with that new D850.
Cheers, Richard!
Love the forest subtle light with the fog. Don't think I will have the icing on the drone props down in Australia.
I guess not, what is it 40 celsius? haha thanks, Tom!
Adam Gibbs nope just a mild 22°c
Fantastic Adam! Would never know you were surrounded by city for your photos. Very inspirational, great photos can be found anywhere. Thanks for the channel keep up the great work. Again if you are in the interior would love the chance to rub shoulders with a master.
Cheers, Mike! will do.
Thanks Adam, great video and truly amazing images, an inspiration indeed.
Thanks! very much appreciated.
Very nice and inspirational as always. Thanks for sharing ;-)
Cheers, Alexandre!
Great video :) definitely always a challenge taking photos in well known territory but you got some pretty cool shots!
Thank you CJames!
wow, just wow!! keep it up!! I really enjoyed this video!!!
Cheers!
- i Lofoten
Thank you I Lofoten!
Cracking set of images and looks like your day whizzed by. I look forward to your next video content.
Thanks, valley Walker! Yeah, the day did whizz by, must have been having fun, lol
Great video! As a amateur and new photographer like me, it is nice and inspiring to see what can be done with a local location.
Good to hear, thanks!
Very enjoyable Adam...makes me want to get off my duff this rainy morning and take some local shots. Cheers from Parksville.
Haha, I know what you mean, I'm in Parksville as well. Renovating a house, not fun.
I have just come across your video and I found it fantastic. Your quality is awesome and I like the way you explain each approach. It is stimulating for mi.
Glad you found me, thanks, Jaime!
lovely, lovely work Adam - the video and the images. you have a fantastic eye for the composition - many thanks and happy new year
Thanks so much, David! Happy New year to you also.
Thanks for this -- the images are wonderful, and a challenge is the best way to start the new year. I'll take a closer look at the area around my home. Hopefully, I'll find a few gems.
Thank you AM! I am sure that for some the challenge might be harder than for others since not everyone has a local park, but I can honestly say that my best images have come from areas close to my home.
I too really enjoyed your video! I also go to a nearby park for some of my photos. I don't have the budget for traveling much so I've learned to shoot macros to help diversify my collection.
Most definitely, local areas usually offer the best photo opportunities s we become so familiar to us.
Hello Adam,the best,the most inspiring videos and photos,fine work,magnific work,all the best !!
Even your local park is awesome haha! Fantastic frosty and foggy conditions and some lovely shots!
To be honest, this was one of the better trips that I've had at Deer Lake, I usually just get skunked and go for a walk. Cheers, Simon!
Adam, your visual perception is break taking.
I need to Practice practice practice as Gary Gough would say
Thanks for the inspiration
Mark J
Another beauty Adam....that light 👏
Here in Phoenix, we got up to 73 deg. F on New Year's Day. This is why I am tempted to put on a jacket before watching your videos. As expected, another wonderful video from you. I am glad I subscribed. All the best.
Haha, thanks, David!
More lovely images Adam. I do enjoy your low key presentation and quality images, thank you. All the very best for 2018.
Cheers, Trevor! As long as I'm not putting you to sleep that's a plus, haha
Love the moody ethereal images - would love to see a vlog of how you edited them but very well done 👍
Thanks, Simon!In terms of processing, I'll most likely put something together in the near future.
hello, I write from Chile .. it is a pleasure to see your videos, to see the way you face a scenario and achieve an emotional and subtle composition.
Thank you very much for sharing your work ... I hope someday get to get similar results ....
Cheers
Thanks, Chachino!
You're such a class act Adam, very giving with your extensive knowledge, humility and humour. Whenever we have clients looking to anything in Canada we recommend you. Happy New Year mate, keep up the great work.
Cheers, brotha! Happy New year to you guys as well
I’m really enjoying your content Adam. Your filming is also really good, I find it atmospheric and very complimentary to the information on the shoots... Cheers Ian
Thank you, Ian!
Great shots Adam, waiting for some fog myself !!
I must admit, I do love fog. Good luck with your quest, haha. Cheers, Ian!
really beautiful Adam. Curious - the footage where you're panning the wheat/grass/whatevs... is that drone footage? TIA
Thanks, Aeon! for the footage of the frosted vegetation I used a motorised slider. The trees I used the drone.
Great images. Do you expose foggy scenes at 'correct' exposure or apply compensation to help with the mood?
Bravo sir! Very nice production with your videos. Your transitions, music, and of course the outstanding photos make me feel like I'm there! You have a new subscriber...thank you!
Thanks Adam, I'm just awakening to landscape/woodland photography and I find your vids really inspirational (I also daily dosed on your three 'Landscape and Light' vids earlier), and I love that you include so much technical detail in many of your vids.
Have you done anything on where you focus? Specifically as you are seemingly often shooting from such close distances (are 1/3rd in, hyper-focal distance, double distance still applicable?). Thanks, Allan
Generally speaking yes to the focus. Best bet is to focus, take an image and then check the focus on the back of your camera.
Lovely shots!!
Some nice moody shots in there. Red jacket on the path is a winner :) Have you considered doing a video on your post-processing/editing workflow? Would love to see your process for getting the most out of moody shots like these... and I was thinking the same thing when watching your Little Qualicum Falls vid a while back. Happy new year!
Thanks, Richard! I have and I will, a number of people have asked.
Love the video I find it hard in the forest to find a composition but will keep trying :-)
Thank you, Angela! That's the key, just keep trying and you'll improve
Beautiful photos! This should inspire me to start looking more to my parks instead of having to save up to travel to fancy places! I live in London you see
London, Ontario? or London UK? I would imagine London UK might be a challenge although there are some lovely parks in and around the city. EWhen I first started out as a pro I spent most of my free time at the local public garden. I ended up with quite a body of work and eventually got into working gardening magazines. Travelling is great but it is nice to find a local spot to sneak awat to now and then.
Adam Gibbs thanks, London UK. That's so cool! I'm still new to photography
Great images Adam..
Cheers, Keith!
Wonderful video
Great video! I’m not a videographer and I never will be, but I really liked your editing where you went from a video scene to a photographic image and visa versa. You got some gorgeous images, even those you said wouldn’t win any prizes I’d have been proud of. I’m fairly lucky where I live in the U.K. as I’m within an hour of the Lake District, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales. The closest of all is The Forrest of Bowland, although I haven’t been fit enough to take advantage of it yet this year. However it’s a gorgeous area, especially in cold or foggy weather.
Thanks, Mark! It's nice to try and dissolve the original scene with my photographic interpretation, I think it helps give the viewer some insight into the surrounds and perhaps the thought process. You're lucky to live near to some remarkable British locations. I've never heard of Bowland, I'll have to look it up. I'm sure you've watched Simon Baxters woodland photography video, some beautiful forest there, lots of character. Cheers!
Happy New Year Adam. Love your videos
Thank you, Maril!
Love it Adam! Don't stop!
Happy new year! Looking forward to seeing your work this year !!!!
Happy New Year to you also Paul!
Well that was an incredibly productive day! Top notch work as always!!
Thanks, Ben! I probably got more images on this one day at Deer Lake than my many years of going there combined great light I guess.
I really enjoyed the video, a great way to end my day!
Thanks, Nigel!
Thanks for the local adventure. Do you have an infrared or radio controller on your Nikon hot shoe? Also, I don't recall the video head on the tripod, that's a long extension. Love the leaves and the ferns.
Thanks, Steve! I switched my corded remote for a cordless one so that I can trigger the camera from a distance without running back and forth. The tripod head is also new that I thought I would try since I seem to be doing equal amounts of video + photography.
It certainly turned out to be a great day for you. Of coarse and great viewing for us.:) may i ask what helps with a good black and white so as to balance the composition? Many thanks in advance
From my experience with B&W in most cases, you want some pure white and pure black within the image, with of course as many shades of grey in between. This is a generalization as I've seen some exceptional B&W photography with very few pure whites or blacks. For my purposes, I usually try to keep the brightest areas of the image within the frame and not leading a viewers attention out of the frame. At some point, I may put together a video on composition, but I hope this helps just a little?
Adam Gibbs very helpful advice. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Shall look forward to the video
Great images Adam, gorgeous quality of light and loved the reflected skeletal trees in the creek. Your little Mavic sounds tough compared to mine! Mine starting complaining at 2 degrees this afternoon!!
Perhaps you should knit a little woolly sweater for it, haha. Thanks, Simon!
Your videos are very inspirational Adam. Makes we want to go to Vancouver. Question-What kind of vehicle do you have? I’m really looking for a photographer’s vehicle so I can sleep in it on my expeditions. Thanks again.
I have a right-hand drive Mitsubishi Delica L400 great for photography but not great if you live in an area that cant maintain them. I guess it really depends on how much you want to spend. Some of the older Chevy Safari Vans or even the dodge caravans would work okay although might not have much clearance for rough roads. Personally, I prefer vans over a truck, but a small truck with a camper of a cap on the back is perfect.
I live in New Hampshire. Actually looking at the Ford Transit Connect. Dodge Caravan as well. Thanks again.