Photographing The Smallest Waterfall In The World?

Uncle hopes to bathe in the rejuvenating waters of the Eternal Fountain while I show you how I shoot the smallest waterfall in very difficult light conditions. Amanda flexes her muscles and insists on dragging our hotel on wheels through the forest, making me feel like less of a man.
Will I capture the shot in challenging light and painfully cramped quarters? Will Uncle get out his magical flute? When will there be a camper in the back of the truck? If the suspense is killing you, hit play.
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[@elamenop88]

Who needs to binge watch Netflix when you have this!? Great stuff here and learning a bit as well. Thanks!

[@garyheaton3302]

Based on on Adam's dancing in the intro I am pretty sure he was in several Oingo Boingo videos in the 80s. I think small waterfalls with interesting rocks and trees are my favorite subject for photography. This one looks great.

[@creatorsjourney6286]

Thanks to Adam you found the best composition. I love the last photograph 👌😘

[@599miata]

Nice photos of that waterfall Gavin. It is eternal indeed. Great vlog. 👌👌👌

[@johnallibon2792]

Super, - all this and wood nymphet Amanda. Well done guys!.

[@darksideemt]

Gorgeous stuff! Really envy you and living near places with such great locations.

[@jennifersayers8041]

Stunning captures Gavin, love the compositions you've chosen. Good to see you all out and about. :)

[@scooter5193]

Great shots Gavin. Tricky lighting conditions. Glad that Uncle Grumpy spared us bathing under the waterfall with his flute.

[@elmachomen]

Great images Gavin! I love these videos with all of you together, you guys convey such positive energy! Keep up the good work, greetings from Scotland!

[@valpayne2963]

Oooo, gorgeous first and last shots. So much detail and texture. Just love moss.

[@lightonthelandscape]

Nice captures Gavin, especially under those light conditions. The last shot was my favourite too. Lovely natural frame around the waterfall.

[@nic22m]

Hahahah the end ! Love your content and how you mix it with humor !

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

I would like to see Adam jump in and come out as an elderly baby. After all, he has everything to gain, and the spiritual level will not change.

[@fototripper]

The CGI would have bankrupted me

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

@@fototripper We already have a marvelous piece where the small troll rides an eagle.

[@ian-robinson]

Shame there wasn’t a random kid knocking about. You could’ve put Adams coat and hat on him and given him a line. “Has it worked?”.

[@boscomac2434]

Watch out for the dancing troll! 👍👍👍

[@inkslinga1]

Thankyou Gavin & Uncle Grumpy plus the rest of team from f4 group. Your photo's are 1st class + I love your humour.......

[@richardstollar4291]

Yes, that final shot was very nice indeed :)

[@lorenzostheman]

Finally a new episode! I've been patiently waiting for the F4 crew to hit the road for new adventures.

[@PaulHowcroft]

The composition for the last image was stunning, well worth waiting for.

[@pattymattes7124]

The hazards of doing B roll, LOL. I loved Amanda's photo bombing at the beginning. She's a great edition to the team. I do love your images. That last one is my favorite. I have to admit with all that harsh light I think I would have passed that up. Hey, I'm still learning and I thank you for sharing these videos with us. Well, when Uncle Grumpy finds the eternal fountain of youth let me know :)

[@kozman76]

Loving the content, humor and learning. I’m usually a sunrise beach photographer but I have forests up the road and you have inspired me to broaden my photography skills.

[@terrywbreedlove]

You guys are the funnest bunch :)

[@andymcdonagh8415]

I heard that the smallest waterfall in the world is Uncle Grumpy having a wiz 😂😂 that last compo really makes it really well spotted

[@robroyig-robroyphotography9225]

“Face like a well chewed nipple”....🤣🤣🤣🤣......ohhh I have to use that one! Great video as always Gavin!

[@marka5964]

That last image was just magical, great vlogg as always with Amanda looking as gorgeous as ever

[@pvetesnik]

Awesome locations and the images turned superb!

[@winstonward5772]

Sorry Gavin. Just came across your channel last week and boy I have not stopped laughing since.. great content and super advice for photography. Haven’t laughed out loud so much in a long time. Thank you

[@fototripper]

Welcome Winston

[@ShaneCrouch]

Excellent episode, highly enjoyed it. Thank you Gavin. Vancouver island is beautiful

[@granitfog]

Love your channel, the humor and the photo quality. You really are an artist.

[@orkust]

Every time I hear your music.. it always reminds me of the first time I fell in love if your videos .. keep up the great work sir

[@jzayas5698]

Haha I love Amanda.

[@neklamp2431]

All the photos turned out great!

[@markjacksonphotos]

Just brilliant the way you describe each composition and the results to me are stunning.👍🙂

[@christheking1]

You guys always make watching your videos really fun. We learn a few things. We admire some of your shots. We enjoy uncle Grumpy (Hello. Hello!) dancing and funny faces along with Amanda’s presence (thank God we have her to make you two look good haha) but the “piece de resistance” as you would say is the humor and good nature of these videos. Always a pleasure. Thank you guys.

[@lisabradley9288]

You three are brilliant. Loved the last photo, its funny how you stumble across a good composition! Keep up this fantastic work guys 😀

[@markjagger7139]

Excellent mate, super little falls and excellent images.

[@kendallkyle585]

Gavin, you're always funny I especially enjoy that running bit at the end!

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Love it. Thanks for another great video.

[@michellewesson4409]

So I am learning ‘how to’ with landscape photos and you guys are really good explaining ‘how’ and ‘why’ with your videos. This one was very inspiring because when you got to your location, there were 99 reasons why this was a mess and shouldn’t work out, but being the professional you are, the photos were crafted into something beautiful. ( I’d say stunning, but Thomas Heaton owns that word). Kudos

[@paulus0109]

Thnx for another good vlog Gavin.

[@tompetersphotography]

Great little video matey, that last image was definitely the best for sure👍🏻

[@FromePublishing]

thanks, needed that. You did find a good shot there :)

[@voin3858]

:) and that is how you do it. Thanks Gavin.

[@hrobertb]

I like the clips where people walk (or drive) out of frame of their cameras because I know every time they have to be thinking something like, "I hope it's okay... I hope no one is stealing it... We're too far hurry and get back!"

[@Woodenarrows]

Beautiful location and photos. Thanks for sharing...

[@ant_hart]

Uncle Grumpy’s ‘Lockdown’ hair actually suits him...you Gav, are looking more and more like Keith Lemon with every vid 🤣🤣 joking aside mate I bloody love your channel!! I get cheek aches from laughter 😜

[@fototripper]

Aye that cuT is truly appalling.

[@ShoeysAdventures]

Really enjoying watching your videos mate, keep them coming, very inspiring stuff, definitely making me want to challenge myself more.

[@chrisroot7182]

Nice of you to include Grandad in your outings. It's good for him to get out of the retirement home on occasion. ;-) Nice images especially considering the contrasty light conditions. Loved the last one. Cheers Gavin!

[@chriss2761]

Stunning location and images Gavin 👍

[@stephenoliver7386]

Top work

[@jan.eigil.m]

That final shot was amazing. Hope you'll get that camper. It will give you so much more comfort in your upcoming trips. I'm sure Amanda agrees.

[@fototripper]

That's the plan

[@richardtaylor5322]

That was worth it just for the end scene :) Amazing shots as always....

[@andrewherbert9938]

always great entertainment when its the three of you

[@susanfirth2279]

You three are bonkers....I mean that in a good way. Awesome little spot and loved the last composition. Nice moves Adam! Amanda, next time you ride in the cart and make them pull you. Great vid.

[@keddy6live]

I wish we had the great green moss here on the east coast. Also I do enjoy the peace when shooting alone, though I do wish I had more photography buddies to get out with and enjoy some laughs now and then. And Gavin, that last shot was spot on. I'm glad you went under for some troll roll.

[@wallybeep]

Geeze, Gavin. As a pacific northwesterner myself, super contrasty scenes are very familiar and bedeviling to photograph. I found this an especially helpful vlog and an encouraging one as these shots vex me. Thanks for the tips and, as usual, excellent work.

[@sergiomoyaselva]

Man, you are the genius!!!

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Epic ...

[@stevedianebanks6588]

Think lockdown has refreshed your comedy genius 🤣. “Face like a chewed nipple” 😂🤣. Loved the last shot - superb 👏👍. Super athletic retrieving the camera at the end 😂.

[@Tobben63]

Love it :)

[@TheMoodyPhotographer]

The photos are really fantastic considering the time of the day. I think if I were there with this light condition I won't think about taking the camera out of the bag 😄

[@xTiiDDY]

Wow that waterfall looked amazing. I think I would of struggled to get a good shot but man you two made it look easy!

[@whatmattersmost6725]

Gavin, I really liked your use of multi view angles, really add more content!

[@rolfsauer9540]

Hi Gavin for me it's always a great Way of entertaining.. Love your Videos...

[@FoodLifeStyleAndTravel]

Oh man ur images are improving day by day. Ur are making all other gang members work hard. #awesomshots

[@tysanborn554]

It really is a shame the 'Eternal Fountain' didn't actually roll back time --- You and the Grump-meister honestly could have benefited from that quite a bit! :) Another great vid!

[@34Media]

Awesome as always mate such a beautiful part of the world so different to my deserts ! maybe an exchange program after the mist is gone !

[@scottkirkman8275]

What a cool little spot in the whimsical karst topography. Sounds like a bath in the "fountain of youth" would've at least got rid of the camp funk, but didn't want to risk it like that scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, cause that guy chose poorly. haha! Great shots in some harsh light too. ND filter to the rescue!

[@adam.bilton]

Foiled again! Adam reminds me of a young Christopher Lloyd, weird. Brilliant vlog, kind of a homes under the hammer for photography

[@joetagg1961]

Great shots Gavin. I like the way you can get great shots from questionable locations. I would have walked right past that spot. Didn’t look like anything worth shooting to me. I wish I could learn how to do that !! Keep in up ..

[@draughonc]

The Fountain of Youth is here in my town of St. Augustine, FL

[@martinpickard5818]

Last shot was mint.Very Lord of the Rings.👌🏻👌🏻

[@kyralichtenstein2971]

Nice video looking forward to more of this, and I really like that you opened up to your relationship to Amanda. I do like seeing here around as a non stalker 😉 👍🏻

[@jefffiles9209]

Almost spat my tea... 'I don't get cold i've got my meat jacket' as Amanda is walking around in the background out of earshot :-o Cracking video, gets me through the week.

[@bobkent6075]

Great video as always... the Island is certainly on my bucket list of places to visit. Wonderful last capture, certainly was the better comp. Just one complaint..... Wonder Dog? :-)

[@fototripper]

Cleatus was busy. He'd been booked for an appearrence on some other channel

[@donnapezzulli3088]

I loved this one. I have a waterfall alongside a road with an ugly metal post in front, so I used the tripod to get the shots. Not bad, but not good either! I was concentrating really hard on getting the water just right, but the sun was in and out and there was a breeze so a lot to adjust for. One thing though, about halfway up the slope on one side, I saw a single small plant attached to a rock that still had a few red petals on it. I did my best and it's OK, but I stink at focus stacking, so it was just a nice shot, nothing to write home about!

[@conorbangham323]

You ran!!!??!! Did you leave some chocolate with camera or something?? Super images. Great idea with panarama image, never thought of that kind of perspective. Last image was super.

[@theraphman]

Great pictures! It has almost Indiana Jones feeling to it 😀…

[@blivieriphoto]

Awesome! Haaha, the troll bit is funny because I had my own trail troll experience just last night. This one wouldn't let me pass on the trail to get to my sunset spot. I think the toll would have been a big chunk out of my hide if I'd have passed - the alligator! LOL No matter how long I stared him down or tried talking to him sensibly (from a good distance mind you), he wouldn't budge. I had to go back. :( Great shots! All of them actually. Can't decide which one I like best. Thanks for putting out the video and getting into precarious positions for our entertainment. It really is appreciated. Oh and thanks for giving Adam and outlet for shenanigans. LOL

[@fototripper]

Ooooh sketchy. Be careful with those critters.

[@blivieriphoto]

@@fototripper Trust me, I was. If there had been anyone else nearby, I might have chanced it. But being out there alone, no... just no. I'm not so young and stupid anymore. LOL

[@thiagoperilo7913]

Adam Gibbs could easily take the place of Harrison Ford hahahahha. You two are the nicest photographers out there

[@simonbarnes7124]

It’s 11.55pm and I’m watching this in my garden in my underpants. It’s that bloody hot. I’ve even taken my socks off which means it really is muggy. 32 degrees here and no air-con. I went to open a dairy milk bar and the chocolate was liquified. I was up at 4.15am on Wednesday and per chance I spotted a poppy field. Well you can imagine I was all over it like a rash. Got some cracking shots as the sun came up. Although the heavy dew saturated my trousers and socks but no matter. I love the 3 way split screen you did. Very professional. I haven’t seen any thing like that from Masters Thomas or Adam. I see you got Amanda to pull her weight for a change dragging all the equipment. Her Tonka truck looks massive.

[@fototripper]

watch out for them ticks!

[@jeffreywatson396]

Great video Gavin. Great f4 tutorials aswell. Now onto uncle grumpies.

[@fototripper]

oh just skip those ;)

[@jeffreywatson396]

@@fototripper I can't, I've already mentioned it and he's thanked me 😊

[@dcallan812]

I was surprised to see you two walking ahead! What is wrong with sitting on the carts? Im sure Amanda could just about manage. Well Grumpy is just bones, but she might struggle pulling you. Nice waterfall, bit of a black hole with bright sunshine.

[@fototripper]

Excellent idea but I doubt the carts would have taken my weight...

[@dcallan812]

@@fototripper 😂👍

[@kerebronemtadrata5459]

@@fototripper She could take you piggyback, you know... :]

[@PaulFaracePhotography]

Tell Uncle Grumpy the Fountain of Youth is here in my home town, St Augustine Florida. If you guys ever come down this way I can set him up with a private bath session.

[@fototripper]

He does like private bath sessions with random men

[@teamdata]

Haven't heard, "Oooh that's JUICY!" in months

[@RicardoPestana]

he has been keeping his fluids for himself (as he should) because of the covid thing.

[@MichalOlender]

Man, that harsh light always makes it so tricky.

[@SteveP_2426]

It must be by supplying her with British chocolate that you get Amanda to act as your Sherpa Gavin, well I certainly hop eyou are sharing it!! I probably get to focused on the waterfall itself so must try to remember that pearl of wisdom re. surroundings.

[@peterebel7899]

The very best scene is the very last :-)

[@LukeOrwin]

Great video. Love the last image. The only thing that bugs me just slightly is the piece of wood a third up on the right. But way better than what I could have got. Hope you are well.

[@fototripper]

Yeah I could have easily cleaned it up but decided to leave it in

[@therealnotanerd_account2]

So, Amanda will be in ALL of your videos from now on? I love it.

[@fototripper]

not ALL

[@therealnotanerd_account2]

@@fototripper OK. I will still love the videos anyway. Only a little less 😋

[@ItsWillLee]

I see you finally passed Adam eh!? I think Cleatus is starting to pay off. 😁

[@dennycarroll1314]

Yahoo second,great video

[@MrCochise71]

Fountain of youth Tea.... I see a business opportunity. 🤣☕

[@davidellinsworth22]

Declaration: no Billy goats were harmed at this location 🤣 Great shots and shenanigans 👌

[@gregwood7120]

gavin, go check out the old growth trees they are cutting down right now,before they cut them all down.go get some epic shots before its too late.

[@petercseszarik6552]

It's bloody 34 degrees in Old Blighty today Gavin.😊

[@fototripper]

Ooof

[@toddcanterino3376]

Nice images! A portable reflector would have been useful here.

[@PeteEH]

With that mic at the fountain you look like you've brought Uncle Grumpy a flower, Romeo and Juliet style...

[@fototripper]

now that is disturbing hahaha

[@markjandera2762]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Spruce_Twig_Outdoors]

Hello I do not know if Amanda also are a professional photographer. But if she is not, it would be interesting to hear her thoughts about the compositions in your videos. A non-technical side of the shoot so to say. I am an armature photographer myself and sometimes it is hard to keep up with the do ore don’ts. Just a thought. Thanks for an outstanding channel.

[@petegerardini2455]

You should look up Berney Fall in North East California.