Exploring the incredible San Francisco coast for landscape photography

[@MichaelShainblum]

Which image from the video is your favorite? Do you like the wave action, thicker fog shots or maybe the light rays? Let me know in the comments.

[@pattymattes7124]

All the light ray shots. I actually love the first one.

[@mcgarnacle21]

Mine was the "wavey wave" panoramic shot you took. Something about the colours and the shape. Beautifully captured.

[@deBurrows]

I think it is 3rd one of the foggy trees. The mood fits so well with all that branches. Nice video Michael, glad you kept your perserverance up and share with us.

[@MichaelShainblum]

@@deBurrows thanks so much!

[@MichaelShainblum]

@@mcgarnacle21 really glad you enjoy that one, thanks so much!

[@marleensteurbaut3630]

I love the third photo and also the waves

[@MrKamos57]

The last photo was amazing. Well worth the time spent coming back.. thanks for the video.

[@MrFrankie1311]

Great pictures and footage Michael! 😊👍

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Great stuff Mike! Thanks for sharing!

[@idanandress3891]

Your videos are SO relaxing

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks! :) maybe I should throw that into the title haha.

[@joelwolski]

You described my workflow to a tee; I get excited in the field about a composition and when it opens up for processing I'm disappointed. It's gotten to the point where the more excited I am about a photo in the field, the more afraid I am to open it for processing when I get home.

[@OscarGuzman]

very nice video

[@proach3]

Love that panorama wave image! Wow

[@aitorzm]

Your videos are getting better and better! Thanks for sharing! The wave close up is my favourite.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much! Glad you dig that one.

[@natalielucas6831]

I absolutely loved your fog images at the ggbridge! Especially the Milky Way and watching the fog waves over the bridge ❤️

[@ianhamer4294]

luv the wave shots. sod it, luv them all.

[@hamletmaruqyan1728]

Hi Michael👋.Your logo on the bottom right is half 😊 Thank you for your work, I always follow you and get inspired

[@NigelDanson]

Really enjoyed this Michael. Chasing light is always fun and you got some great images. I actually really liked the hi-key 2nd one.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Nigel, glad you dig that one!

[@stewartlogie]

I agree. The square crop and simple power appealed in that one.

[@KellyPettit]

I think you're one of the few photographers that I watch on KZbin that uses a telephoto lens fairly regularly. It has inspired me to try and be more creative with mine. Thanks for another great vlog.

[@AVisceralLife]

Hey Kelly! I love using my telephoto lens for landscape photography too to make what I call intimate landscapes. It really allows me to focus on what is exciting me most about the image. Maybe it is being in the midwest where we don't have a plethora of grand sweeping landscapes to photograph that led to that style of photography. Or maybe it is because my eyesight isn't that good and looking through a telephoto makes things pop for me. Michael is an awesome photographer, cinematographer and storyteller. I hope one day my videos and photos can be as consistently good as his. Keep Wandering, Ken

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Great video Michael - and agreed, persistence is everything. I definitely like the fog shots best! That kind of atmosphere adds such a mystical feel.

[@matthewderoche3645]

Michael Shainblum awesome video! great pictures sir your first wave picture you showed made me feel as if the wave was still breaking in slow-motion it was crazy very well done but I think my favorite shot was the frame inside a frame with the two tree trunks and the sunlight backlighting the foliage with some sun rays absolutely stunning my friend! Keep up the good work I'm always excited to see you next adventure

[@drb9705]

Marvelous, as usual. Thanks, Michael!

[@mayank40994]

I really like how you see life.

[@gaetanoscalfidi]

I just love your photography style and your great storytelling 🤩

[@johnjacob7287]

Amazing.. very inspiring ❤️.. thanks for sharing 🙏🏽

[@alanthecannon]

Image 1 looks very abstract. Like snow on a mountain. Image 3 is immense!!! Excellent

[@shannonsnow8298]

So peaceful and beautiful!!

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Loved the cropped wave image, stunning stuff Michael, thanks for sharing.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks John!

[@fionkunz9203]

Love the colours and style of your video - amazing location!

[@magnusahlqvist]

Great vid! Now I feel so inspired to get out there and make some pics!

[@aharshephotography]

Some superb shots and teaches you the art of patience and persistence

[@kevinjack5184]

I love walking in SF. I used to live there before picking up a camera.

[@fersurg4]

Gran trabajo. Niebla + arboles, es un combo perfecto. Me recuerda a momentos de Michael Kenna.

[@mk-landscapephotography6073]

Klasse Arbeit Michael!

[@Kkuij]

The first min of the video put a smile on my face, it felt good to get a glimpse of mother nature through someone's eyes and soul. And then I get to hear the most calming voice I get to hear everytime I see your videos. It's beautiful and I felt a rush of good vibe emotions throughout the video. And the music you choose is too good and blends so well with beauty you managed to capture.It's going to be a great day for me. Thank you, Michael. P.S : Every time I listen to your voice, it get a thought that this is the voice I'd like to hear before I end my day. Soothing as it could get.

[@matthiasrichter-foto-7]

Thanks for the nice pictures. Greetings from Germany in grey winter days.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much!

[@vincentie]

Great stuff as usual Michael, lot's of diversity too!

[@davidcox3833]

The light-ray shots were wonderful. They triggered quite an emotional response in me. Thankyou so much.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much David!

[@andreashofmeyr9583]

Thanks - this was lovely. The music, the visuals, the pace all make for a beautiful ambience.

[@clodomirocarvalho7344]

I lake your photography’s🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@SayyoSaZ]

I never thought to shoot, what we would typically shoot wide, with a telephoto! Very cool waves and it gave me inspiration! Great video. =)

[@ChrisPattonPhotography]

Really liked the light ray images and time lapse. Enjoyed watching very chilled 👍

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Chris!

[@akashdeeppuri4344]

Fantastic video. Loved the vibe out of it. Great job as usual 🙏

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Akash!

[@1young-geezer]

So many to choose from Michael, at least half hit my “favorite” bone. Always enjoy taking photo walks w/ you, you really do make me feel I’m right there having this personable photo chat w/ you, it’s wonderful. I did really like the wave shots, but heck like I said, so many nice ones.

[@farislazee2832]

Lovely, as always ❤

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Big applause 👏 you’ve stayed local and raised your creativity, an inspiration to all. I’m a big believer in revisiting and pushing yourself in an area that maybe isn’t the glorious honeypot places. You’ve smashed it again, thanks Michael.

[@simonbaigrie3753]

Been loving your videos lately Michael. Always come away feeling relaxed and inspired. Thanks for your work! The telephoto light beams shot was my favourite

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Simon, really glad you are diggin the videos!

[@rupertnorth9644]

LESSS GOOO I WAS YOUR 70 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBER! P.S. I love your stuff keep it up

[@ervianirmawan2720]

Wow 😍

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Lovely photos as always! Those waves were so crisp! :)

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks man!

[@82300sd]

persistence pays off! love the shot at 14:30

[@rnavarrete1956]

Greetings from across the bay. It’s so nice to see the work of a local photographer! I loved your wave photos. Too bad about the closure of the Cliff House. I definitely relate to the excitement and enjoyment of the taking of the photos more than the reality of the images once I see them on the computer. Stay safe. Cheers.

[@ChristopherCina]

Enjoyed the video, glad you were able to get back out and get the shot of the light rays. Your time lapse was beautiful as well, they always come out so smooth, I feel like mine are usually glitchy. Thanks for sharing, cheers!

[@vikramvic7893]

This is wonderful 🤟🏽👏🏽

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much!

[@PickinPins]

Just Subbed! Just gettin back into the hobby and love coming along to see how you think to compose your shots! LOL Love the Light rays coming through the trees in the first shot! Nice job bro...

[@irishmantravelling7650]

Top class as always..Have a great day

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks for the support! :)

[@ChadPrestonOfficial]

Michael, that's some beautiful work. I've been missing California lately, but these images brought me there. Just fantastic!

[@johnpouw3352]

Stunning, particularly like the wave shots and something I havent tried, using a telephoto to get more abstract views or cropping to the wave shape. Many times what excites me in the field doesn't translate in Lightroom but it's the unexpected gems that make me love this hobby even more. Awesome stuff. John Pouw NZ

[@rajeshs1978]

Yaay!. First person to like.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Rajesh, hope you have a good rest of your day.

[@SFbayArea94121]

What an incredible life accomplishment buddy, make sure to tell your friends about it

[@annr3822]

I took some pics yesterday and was saying how I love the twists and turns in the branches ;) it is so Amazing!! Wow Love the rays through the trees Looks Like an Angel ;)

[@AVisceralLife]

My favorite: must of been the light rays because when it came on screen I impulsively said wow! But, I liked them all. I live by the Great Lakes and you wave shots made me say to myself "why haven't I tried that yet?" Thanjs for the great video and keep wandering, Ken

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Ken, definitely try some wave action shots out there during a storm! I bet you could get some great stuff.

[@AVisceralLife]

@@MichaelShainblum My in-laws got a place close to Lake Michigan, so I'll definitely be prioritizing getting some wave action images this year. I am thinking of getting over there soon for a winter beach outing for my KZbin Channel. The cottage is winterized so there is no water, but there is heat! Take care! Love your videos!

[@paulhowardvideos]

Great video. Nice to see someone from the Bay Area. Gavin’s video of you two doing Astro in Crater Lake brought me over here and excited to do some binge watching of your channel. Love exploring around this area but get a little fearful of all the photography theft/assaults that happen(s) around here. Just need to be careful I guess.

[@kenmahannah7509]

the adventure continues.

[@TravisRhoads]

Really enjoyed that. Having been to several of those spots, and been shut out, I can appreciate the time it takes to finally get the shot. I have been working on a video about just that concept, going back, and why...I should just bin that, send folks here to see this one instead! Keep up the great work.

[@kevinjack5184]

I've been using my s3 for photos too. I don't know if I've had time to process any yet, but...

[@celeno31]

👍👍

[@ralphwatson7036]

Great. You didn't mention a shutter speed for the timelapse. Did you use Aperture priority?

[@seamydobbsno1]

Beautiful Wave images, I've been trying to get some sharp images myself recently, you're dead right about experimenting with different focusing techniques, sometimes the camera has trouble pinpointing exactly what you expect. I noticed you're using the Sony in the video, so what where you filming on?

[@paulus0109]

I thought the wave-bird image was great. (And it is) But, yeah the lightphoto’s are great. Great vlog Michael. Thnx

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much! :)

[@pattymattes7124]

I love the wave images and the light ray shots! What happened to your Nikon?

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks patty! I still have my Nikon gear, I used it for the light rays :)

[@robertwhitemoto]

Mike, you explained well your set up for the time-lapse, but how do you play them back? Is it just a close knit series of shots on you video timeline or is there some other software that makes the time-lapse video out of the stills?

[@jeffreymonk9987]

Great casual video to relax and watch and be reminded that each time out with a camera is a different adventure! Thanks for the Video... “Oh, and did you notice Kermit the Frog photo bombed your shot in the close up of the wave shot?” (7:38 in the video timer)

[@rogerapplegatephotography5500]

Michael - Fantastic as always! Do you think that you were able to get the great light rays because you were using your Nikon gear? 😎

[@AlexArmitage]

I assume only the timelapse was shot on the A7S3 and the other photos were taken on something else?

[@MichaelShainblum]

The timelapse was with the A7S3 and the photos were with the A7R4, then I went back for the lightrays with the Nikon D850. I was renting the Sonys.

[@AlexArmitage]

@@MichaelShainblum Ah okay so this was around the time you were in Utah or after that part where you still had the Sonys. Makes sense. Im typically a "gear doesn't matter" kind of person but when you said you were shooting on the a7s3 I was a bit perplexed.

[@MichaelShainblum]

@@AlexArmitage Haha yeah I was testing it out, this video was filmed right after my Utah trip. Then of course the Light Rays part of the video is when I had already sent the Sonys back. I shot most of the video portion on the Sony A7S3 and it made the vlogging aspect so much easier. I will probably upgrade from my current A7Rii (which I use for most of my videos now) soon.

[@AlexArmitage]

@@MichaelShainblum I went with the XT4 mostly because I couldn't justify the double in price for the a7s3 just for the vlogs. However the ability to potentially exchange lenses from the video camera to what I'm shooting photos on isn't lost on me. XT4 has great improvements but the autofocus is still unreliable sadly. I get the vibes you might be switching from the d850 to sony eventually so you can use the same lenses between photo/video camera yeah?

[@seamydobbsno1]

@@AlexArmitage The X-T4 is great, I think the trouble people have with he system is using lenses that are little older in the line-up and not up to scratch for video. The 10-24 for example is great, even the 18-55 kit is very good for video, but some of the prime just don't perform for video at all!!

[@michelecalabro4344]

Beautiful work Michael, very, very inspiring!!! While I'm here, can I make you a proposal for a video? I would really love to know something about your "ethics" behind post-processing. Because a problem I personally have (and I'm sure I'm not the only one xD) is that I want to make beautiful images, accentuating interesting elements of my images in PP, but at the same time I'm often concerned about exagering in color saturation, selective adjustments (for example I love dodge and burn, but I'm really not very sure it's a "fair" technique), and others techniques... Can you tell us something about this? Is more important to have a beautiful final image, no matters which techniques I use, or the "raw" image with few adjustments, with maybe some cons but with all its authenticity? I think it could be very interesting :)

[@rnavarrete1956]

Talk to Ansel Adams about dodging and burning. 😉

[@AlexArmitage]

Not Michael obviously but I suspect we have similar opinions on the subject. Shoot and edit how you want. There is no unethical way to post process an image as long as you're honest about the image in the event someone asks or how you present it. Do what makes you happy.

[@1958zed]

Great video and images, as always, Michael. I've always admired your aesthetic, and the simplicity of the second tree shot really appeals to me. I love the (cropped) panoramic wave shot. Just curious... Did you hand-hold the wave shots, or was your camera on a tripod?

[@lukasjara7167]

why did you go for ISO 400 on tripod with static trees?