The TRUTH About Finding the 'Perfect' Shot

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 119

  • @sebastianberes
    @sebastianberes 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for such an inspiring message at the end!

  • @christinepepper4053
    @christinepepper4053 2 месяца назад +3

    These are the videos I enjoy watching, Will. So glad you are back. Also I hope life gets better now for you - living in a beautiful country will definitely help!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for coming back to watch it Christine! :)

  • @timmiller521
    @timmiller521 2 месяца назад +1

    Well done Will great inspiration for everyone. Keep at it. Look forward to next adventure.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching and the encouragement Tim :)

  • @daviddowling3397
    @daviddowling3397 2 месяца назад +1

    Don't give up....Dont ever give upbeat to you Will.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks David! I won't :)

  • @colinhill8967
    @colinhill8967 2 месяца назад +1

    What a beautiful peace of nature/Garden of Eden. So beautiful. I could spend days there.

  • @DanDill
    @DanDill 2 месяца назад +1

    Such a perceptive, touching video. Thank you.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank YOU for watching it :)

  • @williamchan8866
    @williamchan8866 2 месяца назад +1

    Really nice video and very personal.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thank you for watching it :)

  • @martingibbons8021
    @martingibbons8021 2 месяца назад +1

    So honest and so true inspires me to get out there - thank you 😊

  • @gubbinz25
    @gubbinz25 2 месяца назад +4

    Stunning, Will. You perfectly capture the challenges and joy of being a photographer, and you came out with splendid pics. I’m glad to see you back in the frame.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks very much for watching it. Sadly most of the pics were from previous visits. This time was much less successful. I wanted to give any prospective visitors a feel for the place.

  • @Stratos.2
    @Stratos.2 2 месяца назад +3

    You're so good at this. I keep feeling like I'm watching a major production and not a video created by one man.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! That's very kind

  • @pauldowney7130
    @pauldowney7130 2 месяца назад +1

    Brilliant video, Braveheart! Be well. 😊

  • @mickhulte
    @mickhulte 2 месяца назад +1

    Love your film, nice that your are back on the Chanel

  • @peterfox2538
    @peterfox2538 2 месяца назад +1

    What a beautiful place Will keep your videos coming.

  • @janfrosty3392
    @janfrosty3392 2 месяца назад +5

    Good morning, Will, I am somewhat older than you and recently struct some relatively minor but noticeable limitation in my physical ability. Then I come across a phrase ‘Do not let the old man in’. Good luck, take care, you’ll make it.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks and very good saying! My dad is 83 had Parkinsons since 53 - he still has a six pack unlike me. A great example for me to follow. I won’t let the old man in from now on!

    • @janfrosty3392
      @janfrosty3392 2 месяца назад +2

      @@WillGoodlet ‘Do not let the old man in’ is a song Will, Google lyrics of it and listen to it when you get a chance.

  • @rptaraporevala
    @rptaraporevala 2 месяца назад +3

    I have been procrastinating over the last few days since I saw your video show up on my screen and wanted to see it "when I had time"... Life is all about learning - my opinion - So what did I learn? Well, A) you are much braver than I - but that does not say much, so I will say it - You ARE brave. B) I love your honesty and your attitude (OH! AND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY, before those aspects). C) You are quite right about getting all the "other" scenes on the way. D) Loved the photos you speckled the video with. E) And oh! Age is just a number. What do you think your true age is? Mine is 13.8 billion years (or so). What is yours? My guess is that it is the same. Thanks for the commitment to your videos.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much for watching and this wonderful comment. Who’d have thought we are the same age ;) Good thought!

  • @t4mor4
    @t4mor4 2 месяца назад +1

    Looking forward to seeing more of these stunning landscapes.

  • @ericaceous1652
    @ericaceous1652 2 месяца назад +1

    Brilliant sentiments Will.
    And kudos for keeping a clear head and getting yourself out of that hole in the track!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for taking the time to watch Eric :)

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for taking the time to watch Eric :)

  • @cmichaelhaugh8517
    @cmichaelhaugh8517 2 месяца назад +2

    What a beautiful place! You hit the nail on the head. It takes courage and physical ability to do good landscape photography, wherever you are. Since COVID, I’ve let my physical ability slide way too much and it shows in my art. I can’t let 79 years become the excuse that wrecks all that fun and reward!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      If I’m still standing at 79 I’ll be very grateful. Don’t be too hard on yourself but thats one of the best things about photography, it inspires us to keep going out and trying and that’s a great formula for the rest of life! Keep going!

  • @AndiusTeijgeler
    @AndiusTeijgeler 2 месяца назад +1

    Good luck with your photographic expeditions. It is hard to deliver great results constantly, but the only way to achieve greatness, is never ever give up!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Never give up, I agree! There is value in the trying too

  • @jameslove1092
    @jameslove1092 Месяц назад +1

    Hi will. Glad your well. Best regards from James in Scotland. Keep clicking.

  • @ravineelakantan6417
    @ravineelakantan6417 2 месяца назад +3

    Absolutely stunning video footage and incredible scenes and stills...What an adventurous foray into the unchartered wild!...have not watched anything like this...fantastic.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks so much! That’s wonderful to hear, so glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @AvonVosloo
    @AvonVosloo 2 месяца назад +5

    I wish you well, my friend.
    You have the technical know-how and the ability to step out of comfort zones.
    Sadly I gave up because of health issues and financial limitations after covid.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      I’m so sorry to hear that Avon. Are you still able to get out on your bike? I hate to think of you not taking pictures.

    • @AvonVosloo
      @AvonVosloo 2 месяца назад +1

      Every once in a while, I still go for a ride on my son's Yamaha TW200. (That's a lightweight real old school go anywhere you point the front wheel bike).
      Makes me feel 17 years old instead of 71 years young.😂

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      @AvonVosloo very glad to hear it!

  • @dimitristsagdis7340
    @dimitristsagdis7340 2 месяца назад +2

    Keep on rocking man, I know exactly what you mean by physical condition. And just for the record first time I set to photograph a desert and a rainforest I also struggled (and still do to a certain extent) to find the hero / establishing shot.

  • @stefanusrheeder4162
    @stefanusrheeder4162 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow. I was there as a child ..5 years old...been passing there on my way home from Phalaborwa gate kruger park. Would love to go back there to go take some pics. Im now 60. it carved such an impression in my mind that even 55 years later I crave going back. love your storytelling. thanks

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Glad to spark some memories Stefanus, I hope you make a turn the next time you are on the way back!

  • @philipculbertson55
    @philipculbertson55 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow. Well said Will. No-one ever talks about the fear factor but it is quite real. I'm 69 now and I used to think I was invincible. I would do anything for a great shot. These days, it is a real mental barrier. My area isn't anything like yours but even here, a broken bone, a snake bite, or even a sudden illness when alone, miles from cell service is a real factor and as you said, it is a mental barrier I have to force myself to face down every time I am out alone in a remote stretch of mountain forest.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      I have never thought of myself as invincible. Especially with heights, but I have done some really crazy things to get a shot. I wasn't sure if it was just me that was frightened. Possibly it's because, like you, I photograph alone out in the middle of nowhere, it's a definite factor and it gets worse the older I get!

  • @Henry30065
    @Henry30065 Месяц назад +1

    Incredibly interesting video Will. Nearly everyone who has ever visited Africa loves the country (I certainly do!) and your images, videography and story telling skills do it real justice. I have a good friend living about 20 miles or so from Cape Town and he keeps me updated on the deteriorating conditions there. I do hope that you and your family remain safe and that you will be able to continue making outstanding videos. Keep up the good work👌

  • @waynedettman6472
    @waynedettman6472 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for such a wonderful story,we can only do the best we can do.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Absolutely, and the trick is to enjoy it even if we don’t always get what we want :)

  • @alexandermckown1409
    @alexandermckown1409 2 месяца назад +1

    Such honest observations as always,

  • @Kellysher
    @Kellysher 2 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely love the way that you narrate these. Beautiful work. You may not fully understand this, but I am truly great-full that you are showing me your country. I will never get to travel there, so these videos are priceless. The storytelling and production is seriously top notch! Stay well!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Kelly, thank you very much for the encouragement and for taking the time to watch. I’m glad they are being enjoyed!

  • @davidsherman3462
    @davidsherman3462 2 месяца назад +2

    I really enjoyed this video.

  • @wilratcliffe3653
    @wilratcliffe3653 2 месяца назад +2

    Fantastic I hope you can do what you said Will you are a inspiration to many people.

  • @kennethtam9779
    @kennethtam9779 2 месяца назад +4

    Thanks for this motivation. Far fewer excuses here in Canada not to go in search of the shot -- few insect-borne illnesses, few predators to catch us by surprise. We don't have to be nearly so brave, so we should be grateful for that!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Don’t you have mountains, freezing temperatures, bears and wolves?! I don’t believe you :)

    • @kennethtam9779
      @kennethtam9779 2 месяца назад +1

      @@WillGoodlet Haha fair enough! But wolves won't bother you, bears are only troublesome if you surprise them in a bad moment, and dealing with the cold is all about layering 😅 I suppose we all get accustomed to our own local challenges!

  • @neilcole3406
    @neilcole3406 2 месяца назад +1

    Do what you love!

  • @sebmaccphoto
    @sebmaccphoto 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you Will for a heartfelt video. I can empathise with you completely. The last 4 years have also taken their toll on me but I'm determined to rekindle my love affair with photography.
    Godspeed & good health to you sir. I look forward to many more of your videos.

  • @axelmertens7762
    @axelmertens7762 2 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful area and a very motivational video Will. I and friends went on a three day hike in that area.

  • @francescopatane525
    @francescopatane525 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Thanks to be source of inspiration for all of us.

  • @JPLamoureuxsTravels
    @JPLamoureuxsTravels 2 месяца назад +3

    That my friend was an epic vlog!!!! you have had a journey of extreme stress over the last few years but you have survived, overcome and shown in this video that you have cracked this youtube lark lol 😂 i was captivated by that buddy and 'im glad you got yourself out of that hole or id never had seen this 😂😂😂 x take care my friend and if you can withstand electrification, robbery and adversity to the max you can do anything 😂 x much love to you and yours x JP

  • @bobfine7121
    @bobfine7121 2 месяца назад +1

    Will, This was a wonderful glimpse into your photography hurdles, and such gorgeous scenery too!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thank you! It’s a beautiful place I wish I could figure out how to do it justice

  • @jvas5871
    @jvas5871 2 месяца назад +1

    Just brilliant Will, fantastic video again 👍📷📸

  • @issy-colin
    @issy-colin 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video and fantastic shots!

  • @mvp_kryptonite
    @mvp_kryptonite Месяц назад

    9:40 another way of looking at it is redefining what the best shot actually is. The journey as you mention is never talked about and so in the case of this clip, you out on your own was in itself the “best” experience with the memory of the shot.
    I might not have made sense there but better to capture a shot then to leave the equipment in there cupboard.
    Really great stuff, keep it going

  • @Shingwedzi70
    @Shingwedzi70 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video Will, keep them coming!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks very much! My videos are always a bit hand to mouth. Hopefully they will keep coming

  • @oldtimer5045
    @oldtimer5045 2 месяца назад +1

    Great insights. Do this just for fun and part of the fun is exploring off the beaten path. As I get older I also wonder should/can I be doing this.

  • @vivlund
    @vivlund 2 месяца назад +2

    Gorgeous video along with a motivational message!! It came at the right time for me, as I, too, feel that my best work is behind me, and I’m not making much headway on my hobbies. But you reminded me that I need to enjoy the process and stop fixating on the outcome. 😊

  • @duncancookdrummond3273
    @duncancookdrummond3273 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi Will,
    What an amazing forest!
    You’ve captured some beautiful footage and photos. You have the instinct for a good composition, you have an eye for detail and you’re a natural story-teller - you’ve got it made. :)
    Stay well.
    All the best, from Scotland.
    Duncan

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thank you Duncan, very kind of you!

  • @AsherPardey
    @AsherPardey 2 месяца назад +1

    Lovely video! Thanks for keeping us inspired Will!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      @@AsherPardey thank YOU for taking the time to watch it :)

  • @julioamaral4391
    @julioamaral4391 2 месяца назад +4

    Yes, Will! It's very much about bravery! I know what you mean. Our love for the Pale Blue Dot includes that.
    Once I shared a couple of meters with an elephant seal in South Georgia Island. Still respecting the regular distance, I was scared. He could reach me, he knew that. A three Ton guy. In time, Will, I and my wife love and admire your approach to the 'tripod' Life-Nature-Photography.
    Congratulations, and many thanks for all you teach us. Thank you for the valuable example you set for all of us. As Neil Young sang, Love Earth! I'm 62 now. I'd love to have more time... A friend says: eat life using a big spoon.
    Best from Brazil.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Hi Julio, wow! I would love to see an elephant seal and south georgia. I have a friend who has been there on the South African research vessel but I can only dream of the antarctic.
      Thanks for coming back to watch another video. And I like that saying “eat life with a big spoon” I’m determined to from now on :)

    • @julioamaral4391
      @julioamaral4391 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@WillGoodletDear Will, I'm glad you enjoyed my message. I've been watching your videos for a while but I hadn't written to you before. I can see from your videos that we see life and nature in very similar ways. I'm glad about that because we love nature and photography. Maybe we care about the future of the planet in similar ways too. Is there a way I could write to you in private? Greetings from Southern Brazil!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Yes of course, just send me an email. I won’t post the address here because it will get scraped and spammed. But you can find it on my website anytime

    • @julioamaral4391
      @julioamaral4391 2 месяца назад +1

      @@WillGoodlet I will do that quite soon. Thank you! Have a nice weekend!

  • @juliangreaves4727
    @juliangreaves4727 2 месяца назад +1

    Great work Will, and Great to see you back on the Tube 🖖

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks very much Julian!

  • @felixifloresrodriquez3306
    @felixifloresrodriquez3306 2 месяца назад +1

    Hello Will great video. Getting in shape is hard being brave and daring to take the leap of faith is even harder. However, there is no shortcuts to greatness we must continue to move forward. This was a particular long and hot summer here in Latvia; however, that is behind us as September just arrive. Next January I will have my first photography exhibition from a year project at the local Meadows. Is just the beauty of life keep trying as long as we still have life within us. Looking forward to your content.

  • @TheWildlifeGallery388
    @TheWildlifeGallery388 2 месяца назад +1

    great vid

  • @GuidoVanDeWater
    @GuidoVanDeWater 2 месяца назад +1

    I hope I can see you out there once 😅 I agree that to get to the epic places we have to be brave and have a bit of luck. But I always keep one rule and that is that no photo is worth getting Injured for. There are thousands of great shots in safe areas so no need to risk it. Sometimes it's good to let the unknown be the unknown. I admire your 4x4 driving skills great idea with the tyre! Grt guido

  • @Joya5545
    @Joya5545 2 месяца назад +2

    Thanks Will, your speech at the end about being brave and getting through stuff really hit home. I’ve been quite sick in the last few months and unable to doing anything photographically, which has been really hard. I wonder if I’ll ever be back to where I was in my ability to go out and get those wildlife shots I so love. I’ll take your words to heart and confront those new challenges bravely. Take care Will and thanks for this great video.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      I’m so sorry to hear that you have been ill. I do hope you will be able to continue photographing wildlife or at least get close to nature. It’s a great bringer of peace. I don’t know where you are but is there anything I can do? Even if it’s just to share stories..

  • @colintraveller
    @colintraveller 2 месяца назад +1

    Top Drawer ....

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for taking a look Colin :)

  • @stephensmith9236
    @stephensmith9236 2 месяца назад +1

    Another great video thanks. Am down in Africa in 2 weeks on safari in Kenya. Really looking forward to being back in the bush

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Fantastic to hear you are off to Kenya, enjoy it!

  • @gordonnorman8259
    @gordonnorman8259 2 месяца назад +2

    Even if you are fit and brave to press on, sometimes your hard-won wisdom tells you it's not worth the risks. Great post for us fellow overlanding photographers!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks! Yes you are right, I fell and slipped a disc in my neck on this trip - which took me out for months.

    • @gordonnorman8259
      @gordonnorman8259 2 месяца назад +2

      @@WillGoodlet Some wisdom is harder won than others... sorry you had that experience.

  • @guywilliam
    @guywilliam 2 месяца назад +1

    What a legend. Do you take a sat phone with you? There seems like a lot that could go wrong on this sort of trip. I totally agree with keeping your hand in so you don't go stale. I live in a city and try to get out to do architechtural photography as there's a lot of crossover between cityscapes and landscapes. There's no substitute for practise.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching, no satphone for little trips. I wasn’t far from civilisation only 20km or so walking. I take one on the big trips.
      Glad that you are able to get out and photograph as well! Cities are a lot scarier than forests over here ;)

  • @jan-martinulvag1962
    @jan-martinulvag1962 2 месяца назад +1

    art is about going into the darkness and become the light

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      That’s a lovely thought. Thank you.

  • @rinohals
    @rinohals 2 месяца назад +1

    I wrote a long comment but deleted it.
    Thanks for making this video Will.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      I can guess the reasons, thanks Rino :)

  • @fgb3126
    @fgb3126 2 месяца назад +2

    Well, I still maintain that music is superfluous, esp. in a place as beautiful and natural as this, but if you simply MUST have music, this moody cello piece is better than any so far. So, on the whole, "progress".
    Now to go to my trusty Google Maps and seek Woodbush Forest Reserve. I especially wish to know its relationship in distance from Graaf-Reinet. Ah! as suspected. Nothing like this place anywhere near G-R! You're back in the East...I see a boundary border to Kruger...
    There is no question in my mind, from what I have seen, both personally and vicariously, that South Africa is the most wonderfully diverse geography on the planet.

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      Its the place I fell and injured myself. I cut that bit out.

    • @fgb3126
      @fgb3126 2 месяца назад

      @@WillGoodlet My one time trip to the RSA, now 20 years past, was notable for the number of times I was faced with Danger, either potential or real. Early on in my 3 week trip, the first week, I was in the mtns. north of Oudtshoorn at a place called the Grootkloof.
      I found myself on the face of a steep wall of rock with no way down, and a dicey little span of space between my feet, and the next place for my feet. If I could reach that place I'd be home free. If not, well it was a nasty fall of about 30 feet onto some very nasty rocks below.
      I went for it and fortunately my feet landed well and I had plenty of handholds there. So I was good to go. I'd never been in that kind of place and situation. I thought I'd been in some rough places in Trans-Pecos Texas and northern Mexico, but they were nothing to that one place in South Africa.
      As I said, this was one week into a three week trip, so I got my lesson early on. Henceforth, in potentially similar situations, I never let myself get into another one of those north of Oudtshoorn. That said, I do pray that you are OK? ❤

  • @davidforsdike27
    @davidforsdike27 2 месяца назад +1

    Would putting the Land Rover in diff lock not have got it out of that hole?

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад

      It was beached on the chassis

  • @daemon1143
    @daemon1143 2 месяца назад +1

    Why don't you have a winch on that car Will?

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  2 месяца назад +1

      Just never really wanted a lot of stuff & weight on a nice classic unmodified 27 year old Landy. It's normally on sand which it floats over because it's light.

    • @daemon1143
      @daemon1143 2 месяца назад +1

      @@WillGoodlet fair enough too.

  • @w-james9277
    @w-james9277 2 месяца назад +3

    A camera is only as good as the operator using it.

  • @mvp_kryptonite
    @mvp_kryptonite Месяц назад +1

    9:40 another way of looking at it is redefining what the best shot actually is. The journey as you mention is never talked about and so in the case of this clip, you out on your own was in itself the “best” experience with the memory of the shot.
    I might not have made sense there but better to capture a shot then to leave the equipment in there cupboard.
    Really great stuff, keep it going!

    • @WillGoodlet
      @WillGoodlet  Месяц назад +1

      No you make perfect sense, thank you :)