A REVISIT/ Photographing mossy trees on the west coast of VANCOUVER Island

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[@jennifercrouse]

This is the best way to share a single malt. I love the greens and water, a vacation for my eyes. Cheers!

[@GodIsReal]

The intro is ... I lack proper words for it. What a welcoming experience in a video. Don’t know anyone else on YT who does this. Amazing skills!

[@hramakrishnaiah413]

It is excellent to see what quality change a couple of weeks can bring to the Moss Tree. Amazing. I loved both the images.

[@fuegoimages2885]

The intros to all of your videos are fantastic.

[@juanbusciglio1771]

The b roll are just perfect Adam, the different between You and Peter is that your photography is meaningful and inspiring. I love your work!

[@blivieriphoto]

I totally agree Juan.

[@samdensleyphotography]

That’s another agree here. Well done Adam.

[@slowlyrusting4044]

No one can ever please everybody and it is most likely a complete waste of a persons time to even try. I watch because I find your photos quite worth my time to view them. I don't give a rats ass if you want to enjoy a cup of tea (or any beverage) while bringing me a moment of enjoyment. Drink up , Adam.

[@marygarriock8531]

Glad you included some of your superb drone footage! Enjoyed your common sense approach in explaining your shots.

[@TL-xw6fh]

Congratulations for passing the 40K subscribers milestone! You deserve a whole lot more than 40k.

[@brianparks440]

As always, I enjoyed your video. You have given me hope and inspiration in my own dark and somewhat mossy, messy forest. I have one of those old Coleman stoves and I'm almost inspired to fire it up again.

[@derekolsen999]

I think the balance is ok on the waterfall Mr G those brightened up mossy rocks on the left really help and looks like you tried to center the one big rock in the water, . Very nicely done.

[@Yamaman32]

Great video. B roll or no B roll. And a great choice for Scotch. It’s one of my favourites.

[@billonthehill9984]

Thanks Adam... Watching this video a 2nd time now... The mossy branches shot in the previous video I liked the more I looked at it. The grayish bottom was because it hadn't greened up yet, but still a photograph worth saving & looking at later on... Glad to see U return to this spot again, except for the rain being the spoiler, LOL! The small waterfalls & landscape balanced out quite well methinks. Don't know much about producing videos, however I enjoyed the relaxed portion of this presentation & sitting down for a sip of whiskey B4 hand. I say to hell with the naysayers & simply keep doing what ya'll are doing! Bill on the Hill... :~)

[@Needacreate]

Like so many things in photography, good single malt doesn't come cheap but can be totally worth it (enjoyed responsibly, of course). 🥃😄

[@ocskaym]

Adam, from my experience you have the best use of music in videos on KZbin! Keep it up!

[@theabhijitparsekar]

I enjoy watching your YT videos... They are packed with knowledge.🙏

[@KellyPettit]

So happy you're able to get back outside and explore your local area again. You're in your element in these types of forests. Thanks for another great vlog. BTW, for me, I think your 1st image from the previous vlog is slightly better. Also, love the last photo a lot, too.

[@lylestavast7652]

love your drone fly-throughs (or outs...) :)

[@DJFoucher]

Love the photography. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@angelriper20]

This inspires me to go out and search for mossy trees 😉

[@blindowl-bushcraft-survival]

you have some beautiful areas there and great photos

[@jerryhutchinson2543]

Fine choice of malt!

[@54Mizery]

I loved your drone introduction video. Beautifully done.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you very much!

[@mattthomas1547]

Cheers Adam

[@anujasharma9677]

Beautiful images Adam 👌

[@samdensleyphotography]

I’m glad to see you’ve got some new boots after Nevada! I think I preferred your first shot of those branches from a few weeks back however. Both are great though!

[@howardallen5390]

I understand now why you favour wellies. Even my pictures look good after half a bottle of malt whisky!

[@archer41eh]

Looks like "Bootleg" liquor to me!

[@blivieriphoto]

I think I need to buy a bottle and drink it when I shoot. Might make mine look better too! LOL

[@MLC48]

Inspiration in a bottle. :)

[@saxmangeoff]

Love the idea of checking this scene in all different light. Can’t wait to see more.

[@JohnPaul-ts8dq]

Interesting Photos. 🧐

[@Mr_Grumpy]

Amazing place and beautiful pictures.

[@galestonerimages]

You're a skilled drone pilot. Amazing how you were able to fly through the trees. Oh, the entire video was fantastic as always! I look forward to your videos each week.

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

Balls of steel to fly in those tight paths, backwards.

[@EdwardKilner]

Even Luma Fusion on my iPad would allow filming going forward, then reverse the order frame by frame to go backward. I had a relative who loved showing his 8mm film in reverse. Never appealed to me, but it works here.

[@michaelhull1813]

@@EdwardKilner If you watch a few of his videos, especially ones with water, you realize he's actually flying backwards. Its not reversed.

[@evbushkov]

He may have flown forward but later played the record backward, I think it's the safest approach here.

[@mblachly99]

Agree! I always love your drone b-roll.

[@dentonator96]

I totally agree about the constant coffee/tea making. Glad you switched it up. Lol

[@jamesgerboc]

Dude you just gained a fan for life with the morning scotch. Cheers mate!

[@richardswanson1]

A bit of Aberlour makes any photo shoot better. 👌

[@dougvarvil6435]

In September 2018 when i was at your Canadian Rockies workshops you had just celebrated getting 10K subscribers. Look at you now......40K. Your a superstar! Congrats. Keep up the good work.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Doug! Hope you're still getting out on your runs?

[@dougvarvil6435]

Adam Gibbs Adam. On May 1, 2020 I ran on my 14,000 day in a row without missing a day. Thanks for remembering.

[@WS-bk7uu]

Skillful drone footage!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks! 👍

[@photocreativity]

Another nice video, Adam. Thank you.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

My pleasure!

[@599miata]

Fine video Adam. I bought your book which should be sent around July or August. Can't wait. From New Brunswick, I say stay safe.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Awesome, thank you!

[@TheMoodyPhotographer]

Amazing photos ❤️ As I saw drone scenes at the beginning I stopped the video to put my headphones 😄 fantastic

[@paulus0109]

Loved the waterfall photo. I’m not shure if the hanging branches photo is better... Goog vlog though. Thnx Adam

[@karlthefirst8690]

Best way to wake up on a Saturday, with a little AG knowledge

[@iczemi]

Cheers I will get my rum now.

[@hervebais554]

Superbe vidéoAdam...je préfère la 1° photo...celle que vous avez faite il y a un mois...les couleurs sont impressionnantes les branches sont plus présentes...superbe...merci !

[@Macman608]

I like the second picture the best. The new growth in the back makes the image less busy and more pleasing. Would be interesting to see a four season shot of that same location. Beautiful work as always.

[@jnbsigma]

I appreciate your resolve and tenacity when it comes to working a scene sufficiently to reach a desired outcome. Great stuff!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Much appreciated!

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

Cropping the creek image took care of the imbalance you were worried about. It's good image. The best part of this, is that you're out in the woods being creative. I perfect prescription for the soul. And you're enjoying, what looks like fine single malt. Don't forget to add a nice, durable shot glass to your cooking supplies.

[@ATinyPlace]

I'll join in and pour myself a scotch! Cheers!

[@respecttherisk2022]

Hey Adam; Wow! Love your channel and videos! Congratulations! Very professional and engaging. I sent you a message on your website. Steve D.

[@JackLodge]

A nice bottle of whisky and glorious woodland, what’s not to love?! Lovely video as always, Adam - thank you!

[@brianbrooking496]

That’s the best wee dram B Roll I have ever seen.... single malt, very nice.

[@thelonghaul5214]

i appreciate your taste in scotch, i love ardbeg, and laphroiag myself, but, i love the arbelour too

[@mich8261]

Neat!

[@pthomas36]

I love me some Aberlour! Lovely heavenly stuff.

[@slavomirdzieciatkowski8811]

Love both of the "branchy" comps. I may still prefer the winter one due to its graphic nature, but the leaves add a nice feel. Both are fantastic. It's about time you're drinking something worthwhile other than that crappy tea that will turn you into an old bore! Now go get a haircut or wear a bigger hat! 🤣

[@Alister_Benn]

Had a lovely color in it that brew :-) I've been into the Highland Park and the Bunnahabhain recently. The Aberlour looks gorgeous. Oh yeah, some nice pix and drone flying too!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

yeah to hell with the photography, pass the bottle, hehe

[@volodymyrcuza9994]

Thanks a lot for the great video and photographs!

[@stefankuhn6887]

Aberlour 🥃 is a good alternative for a cup of tea 🍵 but only in combination with a sturdy tripod at least for the camera 📷😁 Anyway I am looking forward to see more variations of this shot. Even these two demonstrate the big difference of a few weeks. 👍🏻 by the way I alike the second one more because of the contrast between the dark branches and the bright leaves.

[@cameronmartin645]

You know, it might be kinda cool if you came back to this location in the fall and take the same composition and compare.

[@johnsholian4318]

Mossy goodness and single malt goodness. What’s not to like? It’s interesting to see the changes in a scene with the addition of some vibrant green leaves. Now, just a splash of back or sidelight and you get what you’re looking for I would imagine. BTW, you owe it to yourself to pack a proper vessel for that dram. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@blivieriphoto]

Love the B roll of coffee/tea/whiskey/margaritas? LOL And the switch from tea to whiskey, well - it's 5 o'clock somewhere, right? Haha And your video-making is soooo not terrible. Don't sell yourself short in that department. As far as the photo of the mossy maple grove trees, I like it even better now. That green new-growth foliage really hides the mess in the back. Too bad you had to leave, I would have liked to see it backlit in the morning. Great video as always, albeit a bit short… :D Looking forward to Wednesday. Thanks for all the hard work in putting these together! Much appreciated! (FYI I created a funny meme for your Saturday videos; I guess meme's are what they're called. Posted it on IG and tagged you. Thought it was cute. Hopefully not a copyright infringement. Check it out if you have the time.)

[@simonbarnes7124]

Great images Adam. I was supposed to be on the island next month. Next summer hopefully. I was out shooting the orange moon last night at about 12.30am. In my back garden of course. The weather in Blighty has been wall to wall sunshine since lockdown and we had the wettest winter on record. Anyway, I’m more of an Autumn/winter landscape photographer so hears hoping we’ll be set free by then. I hope you are enjoying that new Fuji camera.

[@jimowens8105]

No more Saturday mornings with Adam Gibbs and a cup of coffee. I've had the entire photography process wrong all this time. How can anyone be creative with caffeine jitters surging through them. Cheers !

[@tompetersphotography]

I’m not sure which I prefer Adam, I kind of like the first version just for the contrast in colour. I love it though when you get a scene like that, where you really have to work at it.

[@johnscratchley3288]

Now there's a positive thought, if I'm out taking photos and am not satisfied with the result, I can always dip in to my single malt. A new addition for my camera bag :)

[@TimberGeek]

Indeed! I've got a wee hip flask a friend left me, I'll have to put it to proper use in future.

[@PaulthomsonphotographyUk]

Great stuff mate loved all that green mossy goodness I think I even recognized that spot near the lake is that the same spot we stopped at? Stay safe man

[@JohnTomasella]

I think the extra green of the leaves makes that photo even better. How about a really shallow depth of field so only the inward branches are sharp and the busy background just falls away into a blur.

[@christian.irmler]

Hi John, on my experience working with shallow depth of field is difficult for most landscape scenes, as we are used to "scan" a landscape with our eyes (means also a photograph of a landscape) - and our eyes jump through the landscape, as we are not able to catch the whole scene in one go, as a camera does. This is, why a wide opened aperture doesn't work in most cases for landscape photography and I think it's also the reason why many "not-landscape photographers" are able to photograph "everything", but struggle with landscapes, as isolating works different in landscape photography. I love Adam's compositions at this scene, although I think the bright, lush greens draws the eyes and distract from finding a flow in the image. The original composition (also the right image at 10:51) is just awesome, as the mosses get fantastic isolated from the lines behind.

[@michaelhull1813]

Peter Mcwho? Bless his heart. You're the real deal.

[@4me2c1000]

Cheers !

[@petecundle5071]

Definitely like that second shot👍

[@philipculbertson55]

The little stream shot with the Orton glow was really nice I thought. Maybe its just me but I still think the mossy tree shot needs something for the limbs to lead to. I think what hangs me up is they are the perfect frame, complete with leading lines inward for something but there just isn't a subject in there unless as you suggest the light adds it. I personally think a good fog may help. I sometimes have an element I really like in a scene and spend hours trying to make it become more than it is but in the end, I come to realize it just won't happen. Maybe I'm just missing it on your photo.

[@lightonthelandscape]

Thanks Adam. The picture from 4 weeks ago looked ominous - something out of Game of Thrones. The new pic is more welcoming with the bright greens. Both are lovely shots. Some mist would really be nice eh. Patience. Patience. Whisky. Patience.

[@LukeOrwin]

Hope you are well. Was the Whisky also a simbol that you you should be over in Scotland at the moment. Prefer the image with leaves. The river one I was surprised you left the fern coming in from the right hand edge still in. Stay safe.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yes it was!

[@JustSamOfficial]

Love your work!!

[@deanpratley125]

Loved the smooth drone work. Do you fly it forward , then play it backward? Or are you that good at flying it backwards? 😂

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yes and yes

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Adam that drone intro is just sublime .. loved the episode and was expecting to see Midleton 12 year old as your beverage :-)

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I cant seem to find it here, each liquor store is different though so perhaps I'll come across it somewhere.

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

I like the way you meticulously clean up the scraps of foil from the bottle, yet pull out a crusty plastic cup to drink scotch from.

[@Zealor365]

May I suggest that when you are redy for the next single malt, consult with the "Ten Men of Tain". Love your work and wisdom.

[@AmbientWanderer]

I still prefer the first image that you took 4 weeks ago, Adam.

[@dmcd6769]

Me too!

[@fubband]

A real improvement with the second version, Adam. With the new leaves further back it seems to create more separation and story; the old foreground trees jealously reaching towards the new growth. The later image in the stream is great too, can see what you mean about left right balance but only to a small degree given the mossy outcrop on the left; maybe not a portfolio image but beautifully lit and quality nevertheless 👍🏻

[@Routerer]

Hi Adam, enjoyed the video and yes FAR TOO MANY vloggers are sipping and slurping cawfee or tea at the introduction and that's generally when i go out and make a cup of tea, or more likely in normal times set off for North Wales. But watching videos from various photographers does give an alternative viewpoint for sure and you certainly have some alternative views and nice fotos and ideas....and places to shoot too. But i was watching Nick Page recently, another nice bloke and great photog and he mentioned you as being a Brit, i did see your mom and dad in one video and they were imo North Of England poss Lancashire or Yorkshire (God's Country} so i often wonder where you originated and how you ended up over there.?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I think you might be confusing my folks with Gavins? His parents are from the north, I'm from the south, Watford.

[@Routerer]

@@QuietLightPhoto aaaaah Elton John Country

[@Routerer]

Another thing.... Gavin who..?

[@davemarston5035]

Have you ever heard of a “troll” giving credit and praise to a video well done? You nailed the drone b-roll, and I liked how you went from the the coffee to the bottle. I was not trying to be in your video, but appreciated that you listened to this “troll”. Why am I putting quotation marks on troll you ask? Because as I said on my last comment, I’m a big fan of yours, and who knows, I may even pay you someday to go to the Faroe Islands, and learn from you. Cheers mate!

[@davehayford4294]

Adam, as I said before you seldom disappoint. First, I for sure like the photo better now that the back ground trees have some leaves on them. The photograph needed that contrast. As for the folks that get a little antsy while we watch our favorite blogger make coffee, tea or simply have a shot of sipping whiskey, I suggest they slow down and take time to enjoy the moment. Life is way too short, and when you get older you realize instead of stopping to smell the roses you simply ran through them and there is no turning back. Next time make a peanut butter sandwich, film the entire event and have a seat.....we can wait until your done eating and ready to carry on.

[@rockychocbill]

"The Return of the Drone". Long live the drone.

[@whiskeyturner]

Don’t mind a decent single malt myself 👍 how is the van going? I’m thinking of getting a turbo diesel model... hopping it will be better on fuel than my landcruiser and still pull a heavy trailer.

[@gayleruble6529]

Personally the comp is just to busy for me. However...it was interesting to note that in the first image the brown made the trees pop whereas the second one they seemed to blend in a touch more. The third image though was more my taste! Meanwhile while other photogs are breaking out their latest Jetboil’s you break out the rusty Coleman we all know and remember that has withstood the test of time!!! LOVE it!

[@harishgupta46]

7:10 The one on the right which taken before looks better. it has a nice separation.

[@vproven]

It seems everyone is a critic. Well, you cannot please everyone all of the time. Pay them no mind. Love your work and vlogs, but you already know that. 😆

[@QuietLightPhoto]

That's for sure, cheers!

[@Theoregoncoastexplored]

LMFAO, I noticed just about everyones B roll they are drinking tea or making coffee.. I do however find it annoying to, especially when people sip. I hate the sound. Glad you broke out the bottle instead. Thats more original!! Good drone footage, I like b roll drone footage more than tea ;)

[@leto_len]

Adam did you take any pictures of mossy trees while it was raining?

[@ibp2007]

Is that a pony tail? Suits you🤪

[@IanWilkinson]

Hello, hello! You can't go far wrong with a Speyside malt - so many to choose from within a 5 mile radius.

[@josephcole3187]

Not even close Adam the previous image worked for me because of the mood drama and the relationship between all the elements. What some think of busy or messy, I see as visual tension which it turn gives you an eerie felling like if you proceed you might not come back. In turn this makes for a more compelling story as an image.

[@redauwg911]

Thank you for the video Adam. What is the conversion for your 35mm MF to FF thank you

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I think the 32mm = 25mm on a 35mm FF

[@LarryManiccia]

Good video Adam. In comparing your "redo" image of the branches to the original I prefer the original. I think the addition of the leaves on the trees is distracting. I also find the original image to have more atmosphere to it.

[@leslielanderkin8301]

Actually I really like the image made 4 weeks ago w mist and fewer leaves better. It's simpler and less cluttered. I too love those tree structures. Leslie

[@boscomac2434]

Call me simple... but I think simplicity always looks best. Therefore, I like the winter version better than the spring version. However, I must admit that each version elicits a different emotion on the viewer... 👍👍👍

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

Talk about simplicity; have a look at the work of Theo Bosboom instagram.com/theobosboom/

[@David_Glazebrook]

The second and newer tree image feels more upbeat due to the colour the new foliage brings. I don't know if I prefer one over the other. It probably depends on my frame of mind at any given time.

[@karlthefirst8690]

Adam how do you shoot that beautiful drone footage backing through the forest?? I’m glad I’m not a KZbinr, i would be crashing my Mavic at least twice a week...

[@FromePublishing]

it looks as if you will have to work that location --- but there is a image in there.

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Straight, or with a wee dram of water?

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

Adam, did you add a new lens to the Fuji kit?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Nope! I have three, 32-64, 100-200 and the 23mm