PHOTOGRAPHING those intense spring GREENS

[@shaw9881]

Sir, thank you for a lucid episode. We wait every week with eagerness for your next offering. In my opinion, the last image with the fallen Timbers is one of your best from this old growth area. BRAVO!

[@JoseLuis-ex8ov]

A teacher, a magician. Thank you

[@timgiraudier6399]

I’m so glad you addressed the issue of to use or not to use a cpl, in these moist, spring green coniferous forests. I live and photograph extensively in Oregon’s Middle Fork District of the Willamette National Forest, and after years of dedicated CPL use, have been pulling back or increasingly not using at all. It looks so much more realistic to me, and color balance is much easier when correcting for yellow, which these scenes are largely comprised of. In your beautifully illustrated fade out from CPL to non, I watched this sequence twice, and found the latter to be more pleasing to my eye. Thank you for sharing both the lovely temperate forests of Vancouver Island and your perspective on practical photographic techniques.

[@Lz_069]

The choice of Soundtracks are on Point Mr. Gibbs

[@ogopogohunter69]

I love that shot with the dark mossy branches and sunlit leaves.

[@tompetersphotography]

Beautiful light Adam, them forests look so addictive to shoot! Loving the smaller scenes you pick out

[@olivias7727]

There is something just so serene about your images Adam. You can just lose yourself in them. Thank you for sharing.

[@davemenard5089]

Your best work in awhile. Absolutely gorgeous

[@thomasphillips5850]

Beautiful video Adam,, I love woodland photography. Good job, the colors,textures, fauna just beautiful. Thanks for taking us along as usual. Grat compositions!!!

[@wikyo9765]

Last photo is amazing.Very nice.

[@matej.mlakar]

Adam, over the time I lost interest for landscape and nature photography, but regardless I love to take my time and watch your videos. It's simply a joy. Your work is stunning - not only the photos, but also the video and music. Such a strong emotions.

[@andrewfindlayphoto]

There is something about old growth forest that looks so great but is so hard to isolate a composition out of. Beautiful chaos 😀

[@peterkapunkt6783]

I wish we had forests lile this in Europe.

[@I_Am_Bone]

I always marvel at how serene, calm, and Zen you are in your videos. You really show just how much you love being out in nature. That other pom, may he R.I.P. on the Least Coast, must have been a serious disturbance. Imagine how little Grumpton there would be in the world had he not been around ruining your blissful enjoyment listening to the ferns grow...... ;)

[@briankraft5688]

Adam, your photography is just gorgeous! Thanks for your videos.

[@Leffe49]

Lovely images! The one at 15:17 is really beautiful! ❤

[@hamsterneckliving]

I’ve watched this a few times. I just am caught up in all the shades of green. It’s captivating. And the video is so relaxing and informative to watch. Well done.

[@ChrisDSAC]

I love immersing myself in a wonderful nature blog and a dram of tamnavulin.

[@KellyPettit]

Great photos. The last photo was really lovely. Another wonderful vlog, Adam. Thank you.

[@nickshepherd8377]

Thanks Adam…very enjoyable as always. Love the fact that you go back to locations to find different viewpoints and to make the most of any changes nature has brought. 👍

[@the_useless_photographer]

To pull an image out of that chaos at the end was simply genius, I never expected a great image from that but you pulled it off. The second but last image with the stump and fallen tree was stunning too. Thanks for the upload Adam.

[@pascalthiebaud]

Love the last one quite dynamic and as you said it's very busy 😉

[@so.cal.sailkat7539]

Rummaging around in the closet I ran across my Minolta prime lens collection. Although, maybe, not as sharp as the newer glass in my kit. I remember now why I haven’t let these guys go. The color saturation and the softer warm feeling is a nice change from the pin sharp, more than real pic’s using the newer technology. Enjoying your adventures. I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks

[@lynnecliffe3056]

Adam, I love the richness of the fresh greens and draping moss, and the stance of ancient ones speaking to the wisdom of preservation. Thank you for your mindful capture and release to another day of life.

[@valpayne2963]

Yet again you nailed the compositions. The last two were my favourites. You just seem to create so much atmosphere with your images. Thanks for sharing.

[@rogerhostinphotography]

Delighted to see the wonderful drone footage again Adam. Always a beautiful introduction to your videos.

[@creatorsjourney6286]

Well done as always. Busy backgrounds can be underrated, sometimes busy is what nature gives us. ✊🏼😉

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Absolutely!

[@johncarnahan4067]

Brilliant video Adam thank you for sharing it all photos were excellent liked the green colours especially the one with the stump with the ferns in the foreground

[@ChrisLyons]

I love watching your videos. You are quite skilled in your crafts. Thank you for inviting us all along for the journey.

[@cgriggsiv]

Hello there Mr grumpy Another beautiful greens and lush and magical mossy Forest place absolute video of epic proportions

[@SalvadorMarcoArtist]

Beautiful! Thanks Adam!

[@jimwallar8920]

The chaotic last image worked out quite nice. Sometimes embracing the chaos can result in success.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I love gnarly, mossy branches. Can't get enough of them! 👍🏿

[@robert_skonblad]

Wow, you truly are the master of bringing order from the chaos of those forests!

[@599miata]

Lovely photos Adam.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

I just love that crazy 3D pop from the greens and the moss.

[@cmeluzzi]

I always appreciate your experience and talent photographing trees and plants. So Inspiring. Many thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@rhykko77]

Truely Masterful !

[@darinharker21]

Just bought your Antarctica book and print. Cannot wait for them to arrive. Thanks for all the instructions over the years.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you Darin!

[@mikejohnston9113]

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffpotter7958]

I marval at your ability to make compositions in such chaotic environments. Great shots.

[@enricodondero4681]

Nice video, very beautiful coniferous trees and engaging as you pause to describe the environmental conditions regarding the spring season and the regeneration of the foliage of the trees through the light conditions that cross the branches, and a way of expressing that involves not only in photographic dress, thanks Adam.

[@swissheartydogs]

So peaceful & inspiring. Many thanks Adam for sharing your creation process. Waiting for Antartica…

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Many thanks!

[@craigpiferphotography]

Definitely something great about revisiting locations.

[@billonthehill9984]

I would not like to live within this rain forest, too much humidity... Finding order out of this intense chaos is the realm of Adam Gibbs... Thanks Adam. Bill... :~)

[@TravelsofRedRover]

It was great fun exploring some of your favorite areas Adam. Take care Corinne and Shawn (Travels of Red Rover).

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Good to hear, thanks!

[@michaelmckeag960]

You have commented a few times on the particularly vibrant greens of this spring’s emerging foliage. Here in the east Columbia River Gorge this spring has been a standout in that regard too, perhaps due to the same factors, cool and damp. Your ability to discover compositions in woodland chaos is an inspiration and a challenge. We live in the middle of 40 acres of oak woodland so I don’t have far to travel. I am no doubt walking right past opportunities I fail to recognize, or something attracts my attention, I struggle with it a bit, but may give up too soon. Back at it. Thanks for the inspiration (and challenge).

[@stewartlogie]

Nice, calm film. Doesn’t feel like a hodge podge at all. Certainly like the traveling drone shots that put the area where you’re making the images into context.

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Bless you, mate, getting back into your natural place without your farty-friend. Really interesting and showing your thinking. Nice video

[@brianlemke6017]

I’m enjoying your discussion of lens selection and opting for the longer lens - or stretching out the zoom on the shorter lens - to pick out the order, composition and light from the chaos. Beautiful compositions and a great tutorial - thank you. Do you ever play with shallower DOF in these settings for effect? I also enjoyed your opening drone footage. I was hoping you would keep taking it up to and above the canopy.

[@glennobrien5039]

Really liked the video this week. Particularly that bit of B-Roll showing the stream running through the trees. Have you ever done a video to explain your thought processes in choosing those great B-Roll sequences? Is it something you would consider doing?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yes I have

[@anja5758]

Really love last two photographs.

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Wow that scene at 8:30 is incredible. Great image!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks Brian!

[@blivieriphoto]

That was mossome! (😂) That last shot, oh my... so fantastic! 💚 Love those intertwining logs, almost like the fingers of folded hands. What a beautiful place. Busy or not 😉.

[@tobywoolgar9517]

Hi Iv got a photo just like yours with the golden hour light back lighting the oak tree I need to do more of the sort of photography but get distracted doing all sorts of style's. I differently find it hard to stick too one thing Great vlog again! brave photos. trying stuff which differently isn't obvious to most people.

[@CalebWeston_dubland]

Beautiful as always. I truly enjoy your woodland photography on Vancouver Island. Thanks for sharing! Also so cool to see you did a zine of you Antarctic trips!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Nice images Adam!

[@nickbristol3457]

This video so much reminds me of the Wisconsin River Bottoms when thinking about being very busy and hard to photograph, but when you do find a composition that works it feels so nice. Another wonderful video Adam. I loved the pictures you came away with. Thanks!

[@albertotafuro8730]

Adam, thanks for this lesson!...composition....contrasts...light

[@Tim.L]

Stunning videos and absolutely outstanding photographs. Thank you, Adam!

[@mikejohnston9113]

I really like the picture of the long branch tree at about 8:50

[@jeffreymonk9987]

You always know how to make a walk in the woods so enjoyable….

[@mr_xzzy]

That's now my favorite shot of that long limbed tree. I totally understand the temptation to try to fit the whole branch into the frame (I'd do the same thing) but you've shown it's a better subject if you trim things down a bit.

[@srameypr]

I dream of seeing a forest like that someday.

[@aarjaycee3601]

utterly beautiful photos there, loved this video

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aarjaycee3601]

@@QuietLightPhoto indeed I did, always feel I learn something from your video uploads

[@Berry_N]

I know you will miss Gavin and have other projects cooking, but I really enjoy your solo videos for the photography content, illustrating a part of photography learned through experience and gift rather from the mostly technical side.

[@alexvanderpol]

Dear Adam, those were beautiful images - inspiring, and the location is also gorgeous. And I received Antarctica and it's beautiful!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you Alex!

[@tbg3111]

Really appreciate your content seeing as I'm in the Olympic Peninsula area and face similar challenges.

[@AliasJimWirth]

I enjoyed this video, but expected no less. Beautiful place. Thanks. Your book, Antarctica, arrived a few days ago. It is excellent and I am so glad I bought a copy. Thanks for publishing that book. Awesome photographs, just awesome.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Awesome thanks for grabbing a copy

[@ronboe6325]

I've missed your drone work. Nice.

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

love those greens! but always find it hard to make good composition… thanks for the video!

[@zaf9834]

I mostly like your work picturing woods. I too have a gfx100s camera if only i had much more time.

[@sophietucker1255]

That's what I love about nature, the randomness and to some extent the clutter. I like the greens and browns. If I want order and no clutter I'll go shoot an English style garden.

[@elusivelens1744]

Loved it as usual.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks again!

[@jefftrapp5407]

There really isn't anything quite like those spring greens! That last shot with the crossed logs, I never thought that would work but it sure does!

[@cgriggsiv]

I do love that worm gear tripod head you have What is the name of that

[@QuietLightPhoto]

The Cube

[@richritter]

Adam, is that an wall electrical socket on that tree at 1:50 - 1:57 ?? Would make a great camera battery charger!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I believe it is a camera mount of some sort

[@cgriggsiv]

Not to mention that tripod what name is that I think I finally found a permit tripod and headpiece and it just happened to be the same kind of you're looking at or in this case using

[@Yannick_84]

damn good pictures! true gibbs ;)

[@britishrose9417]

The RAW files have incredible dynamic range! Or are they exposure bracketed together before editing?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Medium format has awesome dynamic range

[@Ron.Durant]

At 12:18 was a very cool scene.

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Enjoyed the video Adam, Did you use a Canadian publisher for your Antarctica book?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks! Yes I did, Hemlock in Vancouver

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

@@QuietLightPhoto Thanks Adam, much appreciated

[@J5388T]

A lot of people overlook Spring greens and these shots demonstrate why you shouldn't!

[@19Photographer76]

Because I live in the Coast range of Oregon, this is an everyday scene so I've become desensitized (I'm thinking).

[@itsjim2875]

I sometimes I think I watch too much of Adam & his pal Gavin, because I start to recognize certain trees...but I'll keep on.

[@georgefrench1907]

👍

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

Adam I do NOT want to sound rude, bit I just did not get these images at all. Your a master in the art but for me this video was not your best. Sorry

[@QuietLightPhoto]

No worries, thanks for the feedback