My Hardest Landscape Photography Trip
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Looking back at a difficult landscape and astrophotography trip to Kubu Island in Botswana in 2018.
I had a lot of trouble making this video at the time, so I wanted to try and have another go. This one was no easier to produce, being the second time I've used Davinci Resolve. I've been working a solid three days just to finalise it! 20 or 30 renders later, here it is.... I hope this offers a little something different for you to watch.
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My name is Will Goodlet. I am a wildlife, landscape and astro photographer working in the African Safari business. I spend my time exploring the dusty roads of Africa with my Land Rover, Basil.
I've been taking photographs for 40 years, first in Hong Kong, where I grew up and later to follow my dreams of a life photographing Africa.
#Kubu #AstroPhotography #LandscapePhotography
As ever I enjoy the quality of your photography both landscape and Astro/landscape....and all the more so the way the depth of your relationship with the natural environment comes through. I like your slow delivery...too Will. Keep doing what you do and hope you balance sleep and work 😉 I was blessed with an otter appearance on my river walk today!!Take care, Bruce
I don't understand how come you only have 14K subscribers?! The way you tell the story is awesome
Thanks Anna, I really appreciate this comment :) I guess it's because a lot of people are searching about how to do things on youtube and fewer of them are searching about why to do things. I like making videos about both, but I like why better than how :) I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
I, as well...
Beautiful.
Thank you! Cheers!
Getting old sucks. When I was younger I had more stamina and the ability to concentrate on something and put 110 percent in. I would be bummed if the clouds came out and it prevented me from expending every last ounce of strength to perform a task, whatever it was, with 100 percent effort. Now I am old I don't have that drive, and have to substitute drive and youth with maximizing results with the least amount of thought process and physical, administrative effort. I have to plan better around more frequent restroom breaks. I bought an e-bike to quickly get me and my 600 f4 around the lake when the winds starts blowing in the wrong direction An e-bike allows me to stay in the comfort of a hotel instead of a tent and using lights on my helmet and bike to quickly get to my location to shoot before sunrise morning shot, or park the camping trailer close to the location and quickly get to my location. Reducing weight, minimizing my gear to only what is necessary in my backpack. Figuring out ways to minimize setup time so more time can be used shooting. Work smarter, not harder, not because I want to, but because I have to.
Hi Will.
The anticipation of waiting to see how the 6x7 shots came out...ohhhh my :) Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for watching this one :) Have a great day too!
Quite a melancholy video Will, and through the tough days you spent there you have given us some truly spectacular images to enjoy. I always enjoy you poetic narrative, which adds another layer of complexity and resonance to your videos. All the best!
Thanks Stephen, really kind - hope it wasn't too much of a downer! I feel like I need to go back and do better next time. Kubu is a special place, I think photography has done a lot to popularise it and we probably have a duty to make sure that those who visit appreciate and respect it. It feels to me that fences and viewing platforms will go up one day and these thoughts dominated my mind when I was there.
I'd like to see those baobabs in leaf too. Anyway, despite the hell you put yourself thru, you did it! You got those low light shots and more! And the Milky Way - my god! Heavenly. I hope you recovered, much as a woman does from the pain of childbirth, and now you look at your creations with joy. May whatever God you recognize bless you William.
Im very jealous. I'd like nothing more than to escape the city and all the people and spend some time somewhere truly remote and quiet. Nothing but me and my thoughts. Thanks to C19 it's been a while since I was last able to do that.
Simply extrordinary! Thanks for bringing this to us dear Will!
Beyond beautiful. Drought and climate change will cause much of this to wither.
Awesome video. I will be going to the Quiver tree forest at Niewoudtville in December 24. Any suggestion will be appreciate.
Do you do all you video on Go Pro. I want to use my Canon M50 for that and the my Pentax K1 for photos.
Last question. Are you doing photo tours?
Hi Colin sorry for the late reply - you are very welcome to drop me an email about your trip if you like? Or we can talk on whatsapp?
Thank you. I am n diligent follower
Wow such beautiful narrative
Hi Anna, thanks so much!
thank you for making it so personal, not just a talk about exposure, shutter speed, but indeed what it meant to you, that´s the whole sense of photography. As a newbi I deeply appreciate this video for the connection with the landscape, nature. that teaches more than a technical video .
Hi Daniel, thanks for watching! A lot of the time I feel I can be too emotional but what's the point if the places you visit and photograph don't matter to you?
People on YT really like technical and how-to videos and I understand why, but I also think we are missing out on why we take pictures and who we take them for. For some reason, the implication is that it's easy to figure that part out, when often it's hard.
Thanks so much for your kind comments
Thanks Catherine!
Hello Mr Goodlet, Superb video as usual, informative, and amazing photography, your Narration is without a doubt the best on U-Tube, a South African David, sorry SIR David Attenborough, The content of you videos always varied, Thank you for sharing
Thanks Benjamin! Wow what a compliment. My brother says I'm the South African Jeremy Clarkson but I prefer your version!
Thanks so much for watching this one - it was a special video for me.
WOW !!! You outdid yourself this time Will !!!! I don't think most people realize how much work goes into trying to get the best shot...and then to repeat that process, again and again. Unbelievable shots Will !!!
Hi Don. thanks so much - yeah landscapes are hard work!!! Really kind of you. I think I have a lot more to do to get better, but that's the good thing about photography, there's always more to learn!
You’re landscape and Astro images are absolutely breathtaking. Your hard work sure did pay off. You also told an excellent story that put perspective into what you felt.
Thanks for watching Daniel, I'm so glad you liked it! I think we will always feel we could do better and want to go back and try again :)
Enjoyed your latest video Will ,bit different to your normal wildlife videos but just as interesting, I,m due to travel to the Delta myself this July ,if covid allows ,and can't wait to get back to the bush
Hi Kevin, I hope you are able to get over there! Thanks for watching :)
Another great video. Going by how the video turned out I'd say your struggle and the exhaustion were more than worth it. That said though it's easy for me to say that because I put nothing into it haha, perhaps your view is still different to mine.
It's always worth the struggle, even when we think we could have done better :) I would like to go back and try again, but I am not sure I'll ever get the perfect shot - if we did we'd stop taking pictures :)
Beautiful Will, still learning about photography and because of lock down no chance of astro for me as too much light pollution where i live, well done.
Thanks for watching Nick. Same here pretty much it's a long way to those clear skies. can't wait to get back :)
Will, Is there any nightime wildlife to be concerned about at Kubu or for that matter also during the daytime. Like birds, snakes, larger mammals?
It’s a very dry environment in winter and there’s no good grazing on the pans nearby. Sometimes animals wander by but it’s not very common.
I guess there are snakes around. There’s birds and insects on the island.
Great video. Sometimes we just have to let emotions express themselves. Touching video and narrative !
Cheers Steve :)
Just a beautiful film! Thank you for sharing! You are very creative and articulate.
Thanks for watching it Judy! Appreciated
Mate.. I did write a comment a little while ago while watching some of your work... I have to say... I am based in NYC... Sunday the 7th, and I can't stop watching your videos... love them ! refreshing to see something that is not just so full of important info but also.. so much passion and true love for what you do... infectious mate! I've been watching your channel for almost 3 hours now! Thank you ! I really appreciate your work... and the way you present your ideas .
Hi Gabriel, thanks for watching all those videos, what a marathon, wow! :) So glad you like them although it must be very different to NYC or even US wildlife/nature shooting conditions!? Thanks for the positivity and encouragement, it definitely helps me get my act together and head out to make more.
Cheers!
Absolutely fabulous shots and very interesting to hear of the area. Really enjoyed it thanks
Thanks for watching Stephen :)
Every once in a while, it is great to look at old videos to see how much you have improved.
Very true!
‘Stunning’ is a really overused word in photography, but not in this case! Fantastic pictures...
Hi Richard, thanks so much! Some are growing on me, but in general I feel that they are still off and I made a lot of mistakes. I never thought two or three years would pass before I got another chance!
Fantastic pictures will. Kubu island is the biggest mistake I've ever made. I only discovered it's existence after I got home from Botswana... hope to get there someday.
Hi Guido, thanks so much. You have to go back! Maybe to Baines baobabs too. I'm sure you will manage to come here again - I'll definitely buy you a beer 🍻 when you do :)
@@WillGoodlet whaha I keep you on that one. I don't drink beer but a coce as sindowner After a drive in basil wil do two 😉
Mate I loved it there have been a few photographers go there but I realy liked your view on the place Hope to see you out there
Thanks John! You too :)
Quality Footage from start to finish .... and the Captures were Top drawer couldn't be faulted ...
Ever thought of doing another Over landing excursion ????????? If you have doubts about the .. filming aspects .. your adventures .. etc . Get in touch with Andrew of the 4xOverland channel . That's what he specialises in .
Yes, I was planning on doing a lot more. There's been a whole saga with my wife's illness (she's recovered now) then I got electrocuted. It snapped my left bicep instantly and caused nerve damage all over my body - that took 2 years to recover from - this video is from a couple of days before that incident and it's the last overlanding trip I've done.
I have so many places I want to take the channel!!
We had an armed robbery just before setting off on an overlanding trip to the Kaokoveld at the end of 2019 - so that got cancelled. Now covid.
Let's just say that I haven't done any of the trips that I had planned for the channel yet. I still hope to. But the lesson is to seize the day, wherever you are in life I guess.
@@WillGoodlet No worries ..
Couldn’t have had a better start to the day! A new notification that I have A Will Goodlet video to watch while munching on my breakfast! We have all come to expect some marvelous content and commentary but I almost choked on my toast when I saw your photos! Honestly Will I am in awe of your art. It is made even better, I think, because you can hear in your narration the love you have for the nature and landscapes surrounding you. Sublime. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Now you have made me think twice about selling my 5D Mk4.....ah......the dilemma!
Beautiful pictures and the cinematography was awesome.
For people who want to make an attempt at astro photography, can you please share the exif details of a few images featured in this video?
Stay safe.
Regards
Nikhil
Hi Nikhil, thanks so much for watching. I have a series of comprehensive blog posts on the subject if you'd like to know more. Exif is a little misleading, as it's a very technical subject and a lot depends both on how an image is captured and how it is processed.
Part 1: willgoodlet.com/blog/capturing-the-southern-night-sky
Part 2: willgoodlet.com/blog/capturing-the-southern-night-sky-part-2-trails
Part 3: willgoodlet.com/blog/the-southern-night-sky-part-3-night-panoramas
@@WillGoodlet Thankyou very much.
Great second look at this 2018 trip, Will. The schedule sounds brutal but your images are gorgeous. I particularly like the portrait-oriented shot with the Milky Way coming out of the rock formation like smoke out of a smokestack.
Fairly new to your channel, Will, but you are a treasure and a pleasure to watch and to learn from. I so appreciate your calm manner, your honesty, and you philosophical musings. It may have been a tough trip sleep-wise, but wow, those images were out of this world beautiful! Keep up the good work, my friend.
Wishing you all the best, Will. Filmmaking isn't easy at the best of times mate.
Enjoyed your video very much, as always. Stay positive :)
Yep that's an understatement :) Thanks for the positivity and encouragement !
@@WillGoodlet We all learn a lot from you, Will. And you're obviously a good bloke, so look after yourself.
OUTSTANDING!! Using the trees and rocks as foreground only enhanced the beauty of your Astral shots. And then, vice-versa!
Well done, indeed!! 😎 😉
Thanks Jim, that's really kind of you :) Thanks for watching this one!
Wiil, this are awesome and unbelievable images.
Thanks Wolfgang, wow that's kind!
Hi Will, stunning shots!! I just love those moody Milkyway photos👌
You said you stack around 4 - 12 frames with each frame about 25 seconds. How do you do that without starting to get star trails? I've been wondering how people do that for such a long time. Every time I try astrophotography, I'll either get star trails because my shutter speed is longer than 30sec or the stars won't be as clear because it's only one photo.
Hi, thanks for watching. I wasn't that happy with my processing, I also really didn't think straight at night for some of the shots. I want to work on the pics more and these were just quickies.
To combat trailing, you have three options (that I know of).
1. You can use a fairly convoluted alignment workflow in Photoshop utilising 'difference' blend modes to see how to rotate and warp each shot. before setting a normal blend.
2. You can use free software for windows that does a great job ( ruclips.net/video/MoaqgbQsAms/видео.html ) - for Mac, you need to shell out some cash bu Starry Landscape Stacker works well.
3. You can get it right in the field with a star tracking device. But this causes issues with the landscape - so you would have to composite the tracked sky with a carefully exposed landscape.
I am using option 2 at the moment.
With stacking, while not a hard and fast rule, you can reduce the shot ISO by a stop for every 4 images - so instead of shooting 1 shot at 12800 you could shoot 8 at 3200 and 12 at 1600 - does wonders for noise.
Alternatively, you can leave ISO alone and reduce shot duration by similar stops, so 25 could become 12 or 6 seconds.
The ISO invariant or variant nature of the different brands of camera sensor also play into the decisions above...Not sure what you shoot.
@@WillGoodlet Thanks so much for the reply and advice. I will check the software out. I also shoot canon.👌🙌
Cool :)
Only just watched this amazing 👏photography im not no way as good as u but I love photography and learnt so much brill stuff
Will have you been to the Caprivi Strip? If so Do you want to go back this year?
Hi Felix I’ve been several times. Most recently in 2016 (I think). I do want to go back but travel is very difficult for me because I care for my father and he needs daily attention.
@@WillGoodlet I hope your father situation get better. Sorry for asking Brother
Beautiful , beautiful photos. Yes you punished yourself Will, but the results are worth the effort. Your video also highlights the transitory nature of what we take for granted as permanent. Much more to come if we fail to change our destructive ways. ...
Many thanks.
Hi Ray, thanks for watching and good to hear from you. I hope you have been keeping well and busy? It seems to be changing faster and faster. Fills me with sadness - but I hope I don't come across as too miserable all the time!
@@WillGoodletHi Will. We are in lockdown of course, but I have managed to take a few photos in out local park ( on my website raywilsonpix.weebly.com)
It looks like you have some spring apple or cherry blossom coming out already! The white heather is beautiful, never seen it before. Looking at your pics seems almost alien - I haven't been back to England in so long!
Just beautiful. No other words except thank you x
Wow, thanks Christine, so glad you liked this one :) I hope you have been keeping well too?
@@WillGoodlet Yes, thank you I'm fine. All the better for having my jab. Any sign of vaccine yet in SA? I've cheered myself up by buying a new lens as well 😊.
Sometimes there's no need for words when you look at such beauty in our world. All your efforts back in 2018 paid off (And, by the way, I had watched the original video!!).
@@christinepepper4053 glad to hear you’ve had the jab. We aren’t likely to get any for some time. But there’s very little social distancing etc.. going on here so a lot of people have already had the bug. (Not me yet - we are staying home).
Glad you got a new lens, which is it!?
Hope this video was a bit better than the original !!
@@WillGoodlet 70-200 2.8 Tamron (a lot cheaper than Nikon and, allegedly as good as). Don't want to spend all my money on gear, as want to get back to Africa. I think you're wise to keep as isolated as possible. Let's hope we can get back to normal soon. Regards, Chris
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just Amazing to see those hard work and getting its pay too.Love that
Very nice, Botswana and the Kubu island has been in my bucket list for a few years now.
It's a stunning landscape location. I can't think it will remain unfenced forever though, and there is a big expansion of the diamond town to the south (light pollution) planned. Don't leave it too long!
@@WillGoodlet Tnx. I shall keep it in mind and bring it forward ASAP Covid allows.
Hey Will it sucks to get up that early in the morning doesn't it? I'm the guy that's up at 2 in the morning and out on the trails before the sun even comes close to being above the horizon. But isn't it amazing the payoff in the end? 😂
Much respect!
You are lucky indeed
Yes it's always worth it once you are out there, but always hard to justify when you are wrapped up in bed :) That's the wonderful thing about photography, it takes you out to places you would never have even thought to imagine. That Dorothea Lange quote only makes sense once you've hit a few trails before sunup.
@@WillGoodlet Couldn't agree more Will!
I love Africa and I love your videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Thanks Francesco! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch :)
@@WillGoodlet watching video is the only way to travel for now. I'm planning to back to Kruger park and to visit Namibia, with a friend of mine living in Sasolburg.
@@francescopatane525 glad to hear you will be out here in the future!
Wow another absolutely amazing video..
Will, absolutely stunning pictures. Thanks for sharing the awesome experience of this trip. Will, you do a lot of videos would you mind doing a video on you your equipment? In particular, your Benro S6 fluid video head? Take care.
Incredible shots and video.
Thanks so much Catherine :)
Another great video, Will!
Cheers Peter, glad you liked it :)
I just love the baobab trees, Will. They remind me of my ponytail palms, the indoor plant, which apparently, is a succulent..TMI! The photographs you took are just exquisite, set against the night sky.... thank you..
Thanks for taking the time to re-release that video. The night scapes are stunning. I've never had much interest in introducing artificial light into my landscapes, but some of those images make me think I'm missing something.
Amazing photos and great narrative. You have tremendous dedication to your art. Really appreciate the efforts you make in documenting your adventures.
We all get so wrapped up in getting the shot. I think sometimes we forget to just stop and take it all in.
Hey thanks Ken, yep that's true! These days I've realised that video, landscapes, travel etc... takes 3 to 4 times more time
Simply stunning sir.
Wow thank you Michael!
Great wirk Will.🥂
Cheers Steve! Thanks for watching:)
Beautiful shots!
Thanks a lot!
Botswana is so cool
Yeah :) thanks for watching Brett!
Awesome. Incredible images. I often wondered why I haven’t seen more Astrophotography coming out of Africa. Now I know. There’s too much to photograph during the day. I’d love to see more Astro when you can fit it in, you clearly have a gift for it.
I love Astro Richard thanks! It’s best done very far from my home out west. So it’s not often I get to practice. And with the travel issues we’ve all had...
I was planning a trip before our robbery in 2019 to the very remote NW of Namibia - I want to resurrect that and expect a lot of good Astro there (although there are wild desert lions and elephants so roaming in the dark could get interesting;)
@@WillGoodlet Fantastic! I'll look foreword to that. Stay safe and enjoy.
I follow your channel chiefly for your superb wildlife photography content, but this video reminds me what a very accomplished landscape photographer you are too... Day time and nighttime. And as ever there is the personal narrative that brings the place alive through your eyes and your thoughts. Excellent
Hi Giles, thanks again! Landscapes are my first love, although I haven't really been able to express that here yet with all the travel issues. I hope I'll eventually be able plan some time deeper in Africa in the future!
nice one, what lens do you use for astro pls?
I just got the R5...
I was using mostly the sigma 12-24 f2.8 EF mount. But these shots were made using the 5D mark iii
@@WillGoodlet for R5 he 15-35 do you think is good option or I should wait and see what else canon will release?
@@NeluCiorba Astro is a very specific use case and you should also consider how you will be using the lens when doing astro - moving around in the dark takes a lot longer..
I think it's important to consider also, what other things you want to do with this focal length.
If you are shooting only astro and nothing else, and you want the best possible results then it becomes a different choice (probably for this you would want fast aperture 2 x prime lenses)
But, if you want to use the lens for more than just astro, you will be thinking about a compromise choice like the 15-35.
The RF 15-35 will be a far more versatile lens than a dedicated astro lens but will probably suffer in terms of quality (Noise and coma) compared to an out-and-out astro only lens.
However, a lens like the Sigma 14mm f1.8 and Samyang 24mm f1.4 would likely deliver better astro shots but not do as well in other forms of photography (for example the 14mm can't take filters easily and the 24mm build quality is is not strong - I dropped mine the first time I used it and the element became decentred - in SA I could find no one with the skill to fix it - had to throw it away).
So, a lot of the time, dedicated astro/landscapers will carry more than one lens - a couple of astro primes (e.g. 14mm f1.8, Laowa 15mm f2 - even Sigma 35mm f1.4 and a panoramic head) AND another lens meant for landscapes. These guys would probably also be shooting the R6 or EOS-Ra (not the R5).
This becomes a very big question! It comes down to what YOU will be doing and shooting to determine the 'best' option. There is no single answer.
In general though, the 15-35 will most likely make a very good all round lens. Good enough for astro, great for landscape, events and good for vlogging. It's unlikely to be a disappointment to you (except in price!)
You also have a lot of options in the EF mount adapted to your R5. Many of these are cheap manual focus primes perfect/better for Astro.
Wide primes are often favoured in blogs and articles, but I feel that you need at least two focal lengths. 12 to15mm is often too wide and 24mm is very useful but can also be too long.
You see, the problem with framing in the dark by moving yourself and your tripod is that it is easy to trip and injure yourself and it also takes a LONG time.
I like to frame the shot and do final adjustments using zoom. This is quicker.
As I said I use the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8. I find this a good compromise for Astro. The coma is not bad, the lens is quite fast at f2.8, you can shoot it wide open. It's good for landscapes. Additionally, I find the zoom invaluable and it is moderately priced. On the downside, it doesn't easily take filters (but these can be used behind the lens these days) and it doesn't have image stabilisation.
I use it for astro and landscapes.
You can just as easily consider the Tamron 15-30 f2.8 which is also a great Astro lens.
Hope this helps - not easy to give a good answer to a complex question in YT comments :)
@@WillGoodlet I really really appreciate your time and dedication putting down these info, I subscribed to your youtube channel for awhile now and following you with much interest as what you are presenting is just smooth & fun. As the cost is not an issue to me in this case should I consider the final option 15-35 RF? Is this lens better then tamron, sigma etc ? Maybe one day Ill come to SA and have an opportunity to shot astro :) ... On the oter hand I kept an xt4 and have 16mm F1.4 [1.5 crop] which I think is god one too as a prime lens.
@@NeluCiorba the 15-35 is likely to be a good choice (note I haven’t had a chance to use it but I did read some reviews)
Will, your images, your video, your content are all top notch. You bring a unique perspective and depth to this thing we call photography. Thanks for all the hard work you put in.
Wow, thank you Jim! Really appreciated
Will, are you not using your R5 anymore? If not, why
Hi James this is back in 2018 - didn’t have it back then!
Will! I was absolutely moved by the breathtaking shots of the very old trees and the Milky Way. I have longed to get anything remotely like them. I'm so happy you were able to! Such wonderfully dark skies. Love it! Well done!
Hi Steve, thanks so much! Dark skies and plenty of time helps :) Cheers
Fabulous photos Wil, thank you for sharing your thoughts and the experience, really nice 👍🏼
Hi Roger, thanks for watching too! Appreciate your encouragement as always :)
Wow, wow, wow ...
Hell Will. You surpassed yourself with this video. I was captivated throughout. The sense of place, superb images, and your dedication against the elements .... are all a credit to youi. We, as viewers, owe you. Thanks you.
Great video.
Thanks David! Hope you are safe and well?!
@@WillGoodlet All is well.
Exceptional - even the beans!
Haha, thanks. They tasted good!
I’d say you’ve got the night photography down pretty well! I know the feeling of exhaustion. At my age I’m good for about two nights with driving in between before I have to crash.
Thanks Michael, still a long way to go with astro but it is a favourite of mine. I wish I could get to these areas more often and easily. I always thought landscapes were a leisurely pursuit but it's one of the hardest genres on the body and mind!
@@WillGoodlet At 74, I spent three weeks on the road driving across the US and photographing special sites, including Chaco Canyon where I slept in my back seat. Yup, grueling but, as Nigel Danson said in a recent video, no one remembers two extra hours asleep in his bed but two hours outside at dawn could be remembered for the rest of your life.
Sorry to hear about the burglary and losing all your gear on a previous video, I watch most of your work, but what is the rack on top of your truck for? I never see anything on it.
It’s for standing on or a rooftop tent. A second spare tyre and extra water. I only need that stuff for expeditions and the last one was cancelled because of the robbery. I haven’t done any expedition type trips on YT yet - I think you might see the tent in some older vids maybe.. saves a lot of fuel with the tent removed
Really nice video. I love Botswana.
Thanks Dick, yep can't wait to get back there!
Wonderful!
Thank you! Cheers!