The TREE whisperer

[@andychattaway5620]

Great vlog Adam - you're back in your natural habitat - amongst the trees - and your passion is evident as you explain your process of composition which is both helpful and interesting. Great images too. The final scene with the two of you sat by the campfire and that awesome view beyond is superb and surely anyone in that situation would never want to leave.✌️

[@slowlyrusting4044]

Sitting by the campfire contemplating the joys of the day, with images in hand that have captured small parts of it. It doesn't get much better than that...

[@howardallen5390]

You did well to find a tree that wanted its picture taken. In my experience, they are so vain and always feel that they’d look better in a different season or in different weather conditions and they are always clear on which they consider to be their best side.

[@dougvarvil6435]

One year ago in September when I joined you for your two workshops in the Canadian Rockies your channel had just reached 10K subscribers. Look at you now!! 27K subscribers. Congrats.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Doug Varvil cheers Doug! Off to Tonquin Valley again this weekend, I’ll be thinking of you😉🇨🇦

[@johnsholian4318]

Nice to see you return to your roots.

[@oldfilmguy9413]

Excellent images, all three. First and third were my favorites - great example of sticking with a subject. I suspect you could spend multiple hours over the course of the year studying the tree and photographing it in color, black and white, infrared, etc.

[@chriss2761]

Beautiful images Adam, excellent vlog 👍

[@leighdorey8271]

Really interesting to hear you say about not giving up on a scene that initially drew you to it. Then sometimes for whatever reason we struggle to capture that in the camera, unfortunately it happens me a lot.Great vlog as always Adam loved the images and the end scene as you sat back and enjoyed the view.... nicely done.

[@molopez619]

I could seriously watch a whole video with nothing but your smooth cinematic drone footage. 🙌🏽

[@jeffsimbro7742]

I agree! Adam, if you could take all that footage and put some of that gorgeous music....would be the best video to meditate or just destress. You're so talented with that damn drone!

[@antonoat]

You joke, I reckon trees speak to each other! A world without trees would be a sad world. Another very enjoyable video Adam, Cheers form the UK.

[@sergioc.p.7845]

That is what happened to me today in the Faroe Islands. Nice video and great drone intro. But, I have to say you one thing....you are better actor with Gavin. Let the comedy to him, hahaha. His kind of channel and yours, together are the perfect balance. I learn a lot with both of you . Thanx a lot!!

[@dihoh2922]

I dig it, old men around a fire with a good drink. Thank´s may we can see your next stories

[@bernardmarden2775]

Nice transition in the opening b&w to colour video sequence. The analysis of a scene for a still is revealing and helpful. Thanks

[@molopez619]

bernard marden I could probably watch a whole video of just his drone work.

[@hughwolfe1176]

Beautiful photography Adam... Love the opening sequence changing from B&W to color, very creative... I agree completely that summertime is not the best time to be out photographing. We live in Southern Arizona thus a few months of unrelenting 100° weather day in and day out. Autumn and winter will be here soon though.

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Always impressed with the sense of texture in many of your photos. Thanks for sharing again Adam.

[@proach3]

The opening is fantastic. And perfect timing for me as I have taken two trips recently and come away with very little so happy to hear it isn’t just me! Thanks Adam.

[@Nature_Wild_And_Free]

Very interesting subject! Really liked the images! You have inspired me to go back to some locations I have overlooked in the past that had some interesting roots! Thanks for the great content. Take care Adam!

[@robertberg3944]

Like the ending transition with the campfire! Much better than: "that's all for this week".

[@velikanas1]

Nice video! The final scene with a fire and glasses of drink made me believe I'm sitting by the fire too

[@robkhughes]

Wow! That first 50 seconds is just beautiful. Awesome video intro, total agreement with previous comments. Now to watch the rest... 👍

[@molopez619]

Robert Hughes I did the same thing lol

[@VasilisKaramanlis]

From all your videos I 've seen in your channel, the intro in this was so good and cinematic!!

[@michaelvail2446]

Damn nice way to end the day!

[@molopez619]

Michael Vail you can say that again!

[@steffenandersensahl9443]

Quite nice images Adam! I gave you a big thumbs up! mostly for two old geezers drinking whiskey at the end :-)

[@molopez619]

Pour me a glass! Lol

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Gorgeous as ever young man.

[@robertwhitemoto]

Fade into color... fantastic effect Adam!!! I love taking something that people would walk past 100 times without noticing and pulling out the interesting...

[@PaulthomsonphotographyUk]

Great video mate and some fantastic images beautiful looking area😀👍✌

[@jefffiles9209]

Masterfull edit of Fab drone footage Adam, one of my fav's! Great use of the wide angle perspective, love the images.

[@molopez619]

Jeff Files that basically sums it up! 🙌🏽

[@IanWilkinson]

Very Ent-ertainting :)

[@TheGuitarsadist]

Thank you for posting Adam, love the Tree Whispering and overall good tips, excellent pictures and a few smiles in there. Summer shooting is not the best (well with exception of good skis for Astro such as Milky way) but a bad day of shooting photos beats a good day at work anytime. Look forward to seeing you in Knab in March for the Outsiders Conference. Best to you and yours

[@matssandquist9258]

Sitting beside a fire with that view and a drink. That is how you should have it when it is as worst :-)

[@KurtBaumanMobilePhotography]

I totally understand this summer has been difficult to get motivated to take photo's, with waterfall levels low and light conditions too bright and not as moody and dramatic colours. Plus all the popular places are too peopley lol, so I prefer the fall/winter on Vancouver Island to explore and take photo's. Less people and more moody and dramatic light. If you and Gavin want to visit French Falls on Nahmint Mountain in a month or 2 let me know. I found a good route that I flagged with tape and was there last October and it was awesome.

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

Brilliant I have said this to people that you see something and you need to stop and find out why. Great couple of photo most would never see less alone take

[@johnscratchley3288]

I agree Adam, summer photography on the Island is my least favourite time. Looking forward to having some good fall colour this year. Much of what I shot over the past couple of months have ended up as black and white images.

[@CarolyneMacMillan]

Great video as usual Adam, always love your drone work. Have you ever thought about trying something different when the weather is too 'nice' for landscapes? I notice you have an eye for the details and was thinking maybe you could have some fun shooting micro-landscapes. Hunting for tiny little landscapes with a macro lens could be a bit of fun. Trying something different could be a nice little holiday :)

[@jimrookphotos]

Hey Adam, The opening video transitions from BW to vivid color was also very cool and impressive to me. Again, you also bring up some points of spending the extra minute or so to really research a scene before giving up and moving on. I think that's something that we often don't take the effort to do. This hurry up, give it to me now world is better when it slows down a little. Thanks again for sharing, Jim

[@anvilcloud]

First?! Well, I’ll be jiggered as my grandfather used to say. I love your realism and then how you somehow find a shot. Oh, to have a campfire in that spot!

[@johnsebastianartwork]

Go for the wading birds Adam, they make for great mid Summer entertainment 🎉

[@egis7908]

Adam - great images, great ideas on composition and Shimada rocks!!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A wonderful video from the tree whisperer!

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I agree, the third root image is the best. I've been incorporating more dodging & burning into my post-processing thanks to your example.

[@Elysianplains]

Excellent. You’re the thinking man’s Thomas Heaton. 😉

[@FabrizioZago]

I like taking photos at tree roots myself, they are really an interesting subject. You have taken very beautiful photographs, I like the compositions. New sub. ;-)

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Great Episode Adam, I loved the mono to colour intro , the shots are great and 3rd is the one for me also...

[@michaelbottari6398]

Super image and video, Adam

[@sorenmelchior]

I wonder if you have ever talked to the tree's down at the HOE rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State? On a serious note... for the textural shots you seem to enjoy the HOE rainforest is a great place to visit if you have the weatherproof gear to work in that environment (very moist). And it's also relatively close to where you live (within a few days drive).

[@PhilThach]

Great video as usual. I noticed that you too have gone to the rode wireless go. I'm enjoying mine. I used some double-sided tape to semi-permanently attach the dead cat that had a tendency to pop off from time to time.

[@steffore1]

Great how you see a shot in an old tree that most would walk past 👍🏽

[@LouZerr1]

Incredible intro. 👍👍👍👍

[@thewanderingeye7133]

great work Adam always interesting content.... 5040 was a great trip but the light never really happened, wonder if you will post your vlog anyway, would love to see your drone footage.

[@tompetersphotography]

Sometimes less is definitely more👍🏻 love the last shot, maybe leaves a bit more to the imagination

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Tree whispering😂 will have to try that !!. Glad that tree gave its permission, cracking limbs 😉

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Cheers Adam!

[@steveh1273]

Looks like some Glenmorangie there at the end to tame those frustrations.

[@doumepatrice7597]

very interresting video. TKS and good trip to you

[@ironian24]

Lovely video Adam, always enjoy watching.

[@Barnyz]

That mountain view at 1.42 looks utterly stunning, how did you not get a good shot from there? Maybe you can do one of those videos on it where you explain why you werent happy with the images you took as they can be as informative as videos about your successful shots.

[@rogman27]

Barnyz I agree - looked very good to me. Would love to hear why Uncle Grumpy was unimpressed - was it the call of the whiskey?

[@paulus0109]

Does good, seeying you on your “homevlog” again Adam. Great intro, nice end! Thnx again.

[@douglasritchie2836]

Love the Tree detail Adam, heading to Mull tomorrow so hoping to be doing a bit of that myself, maybe bump into you and Gavin next year.

[@mikecapell7965]

Coming cross tree like that and I'll say yes to black and white it bring more details Still loving the photos

[@billonthehill9984]

Adam, I am guilty as sin on the subject of not sticking around long enough to find that better composition, in fact it is engraved into my forehead, GUILTY! Lol. The closing scene on your video very much reminds me of a favorite spot of mine in the Groton State Forest in Groton, VT. It is called Owl's Head. Even the position of the setting sun looks very similar. I have sunrise & sunset shots on Owl's Head, with sunsets being the winner... Bill on the Hill, Vermont, USA... :~)

[@DavidSenteno]

I used to be a tree whisperer but now that I'm older Ive had to become a tree shouter. 🐼🤣✌️

[@peterhickman4761]

I'd like to say "I hear you" but I am not sure my 72 year old ears heard you properly!!

[@keenzomamanzo9044]

Lol.....The portly Prince is having a comedic influence on you...great video Adam....I am guilty of doing that with a composition, moving on instead of thinking what made me stop to photograph it in the first place and working the scene...

[@molopez619]

keenzo mamanzo such a great self analysis and something to keep in mind before walking on.

[@iczemi]

Loved it ... My humble comment: May be if you have taken a number of photos and make a panorama (stitch them together to capture more of the roots), would have resulted in a larger image, more comprehensive.

[@mobimanic]

Good to see you back home among your native whispering woodland Adam. I agree summer sucks for photographs it’s too hazy too bright and too warm to get motivated. Roll on the autumn and winter! If you ever venture far north in Scotland here is a wee place full of interesting trees to photograph. forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/lael-forest-garden Take care buddy.

[@IanWilkinson]

Thanks for the link - Corrieshalloch Gorge looks interesting too.

[@mobimanic]

Yes the gorge and waterfall are quite spectacular and they are only a few miles away from the forest garden.Near the gorge carpark is another carpark further west along the A832 from their you get an excellent photographic view of the valley leading to Ullapool.

[@tonyutting6508]

Great video. Now to find a tree that will talk to me. I may be some time!

[@CatchavistaAerial]

Enjoyed that thanks!

[@hilleviupmanis7389]

The trips when you filmed and vloged but got no photos - I would not mind seeing them! Maybe including your thoughts on why you did not get any photos on those trips, what you hoped for and how it turned out.

[@Paul9]

Really enjoyed this Adam, very inspiring shots, I’m trying to focus more on details and textures in my photography rather than the larger scenes at the moment. Gavin is going to have a sulk on that you’ve been cheating on him with Jeremy again😆 Thanks again for the great content.

[@urmumsgstring8254]

i only subscribed cause rumor has it, you have an award.

[@patrickwahl5333]

That tree, or that photo, is just crying out to be converted to black and white. Nice video, I think that's a good message for most photographers.

[@rubenespinoza7121]

You're awesome

[@robertleathers5630]

As I was watching/listening to your final comments I was hearing that tree say, "take a photo from this side of me." My vision of the composition was leading in with the root to the trunk carrying upwards in to the green moss. Now it may not work but it may be one for a future adventure to look at. I also just realized in this video we use the same camera, tripod and backpack. Coincidence or did your gear whisper to me from video land? Someday you need to come east coast and look at some of Maine's woodland, although I think your coastline is more photogenic then ours, we do have some unique spots to explore. I'd also find you a lobster roll to go with your pickled eggs! Just don't tell Gavin, he'd likely be jealous and want one too, but he can come if he brings his own lens cloth.

[@eltinjones4542]

Well executed but not my thing. Love the closing sequence though 😂👍

[@jimbean532]

Really enjoyed this video. Thank you. As a tree whisperer (which I actually believe you are), consider asking the tree if you have gotten the best shot. ;)

[@frozenmist-w4k]

After much probing, his lordship eventually recommended I sub you. Great chanel. Subbed.

[@ChrisKoehn]

Glenmorangie? Nice way to cap it off!

[@wanderingwildman7861]

looks like all that time spent with Gavin has flipped you over the edge mate!!

[@molopez619]

Wandering Wildman just a little haha

[@davidmichael8880]

Great video 👋

[@PhotoGearFun]

Another great video the opening footage was amazing ! What are you using to record your audio with the Osmo Pocket? Cheers.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Lately a rode wireless unit

[@PhotoGearFun]

@@QuietLightPhoto Thanks so much! I'm still waiting for a mic adapter to be available on Amazon. At least one that isn't marked up a ton. I really love my Osmo Pocket.

[@Noealz]

I think the vlogs to video format is pretty alright , no worries : )

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

I must admit, I was expecting Gavin to be found just next to the tree having a crafty slash...

[@abhilashd220]

Adam, how's the Christmas week in Island for Photography? Planning for a 10 day trip.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Can be okay, depends on the weather

[@jimbean532]

Dear Adam Viewers: In case you missed it, the one and only Catherine makes a cameo appearance in this vid. No wonder the number of subscribers has sky rocketed! :)

[@stuartcazares3747]

I see you’ve got the Shimoda backpack but I’ve seen you using a standard backpacking pack in some of Gavin’s videos. How do you keep your camera gear straight in your standard pack?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Best way is to purchase an ICU from Amazon for about $30 works great!

[@stuartcazares3747]

@@QuietLightPhoto awesome, thanks!

[@marcthomas9831]

You have definitely been spending too much time with Gavin! Amusing and interesting. After going out and attempting to shot some video and photos I did wonder if you have trips out that you recorded everything and had to throw away. 😢

[@robertgrenader858]

Those long roots look like toes, don't they? Do you ever get down to California?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Not in along time, perhaps 2020?

[@aquariuslady777]

I couldn't agree more with summer being a bore with photography - difficult to get inspired. The light is so much better in the Fall and Winter

[@northeasternwildlifephotog4504]

I see Gavin hasn't given his thumbs down yet.

[@twotone3070]

He's managed to do it 12 times now.

[@iggvec5769]

Adam show us some "bad" photos, i think we will love it anyway

[@johannstadlhofer971]

Speak all trees the same Language or is there a Slang ?😊

[@plumjam]

Adam says it's all a matter of sticking it out and keep moving it around. I think to disagree with that would be churlish.

[@molopez619]

Adrian Grant blasphemy! Lol

[@bunathan2485]

Gavin is leaking a little in your videos 😂

[@twotone3070]

So is Jeremy your therapist?

[@brianasmith9095]

watch out gavin after your shower cap

[@Nicktgrief]

Viagra is cheaper than a horn ... so Gavin says 😋. Would you describe this as sort of macro landscape

[@ddavis196311]

so I find that your videos are much more informative without Gavin.

[@chrisgould9101]

What does it matter if you get the shot or not you change it so much in post production. As far as I'm concerned you really don't need talent anymore because you can take a million pictures and just layer them together to cheat to get the prefect shot.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Chris Gould hmmm okay, and your point is? You must be speaking for yourself because that’s not how I approach photography. I don’t take a million images and taking a ton of images doesn’t guarantee anything. As far as processing goes why should or would you care what others do? I for myself shoot for me and in theses videos share my thoughts, nothing more, take it or leave it. What I sense is someone that is bitter for not having others notice their photography. My advice, start a KZbin channel and put your work out there and see what people think of it and then comment on other videos. if you can’t offer anything to the comments in a constructive or useful manner don’t bother commenting.

[@chrisgould9101]

@@QuietLightPhoto All I'm saying Mr Gibbs is that technology in photography has come to a point where you can manipulate photo to the point where you can get what you want in almost every situation as long as you have composition you want. As for me being bitter because my photography is nowhere near where I want it to be is funny. Because I've learn a ton tricks from yourself and that others videos on KZbin.but most are dry and boring compared to yours and Mr Hardcastle's. So have a great day.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

@@chrisgould9101 my apologies, taken out of context