ULTRA wide angle lenses, COMPOSITION and LIGHT

[@dmac5x1]

Beautiful shot of a beautiful location !

[@analog_presencing]

Coming from a flat country mountains do impress me quickly but this is completely on another level with all the different elements to take in......can't wait for the next episode.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Good to hear, thanks, Aad!

[@PointBlankZA]

Grrrrrrr.... Your "not so great shot" is still a million times better than my best. Practise, practise, practise!

[@cosminstan8842]

Great location, but the more the location is great the more hard will be to take great photos but you succed ☺️ I really enjoy the two images presented in video, great images. I can't wait for more 😀

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I had to spread the video out a bit as it was getting too long, hence the cliffhanger, lol. Thanks again, Cosmin!

[@stephenhartphotography5855]

What a outstanding place. Great vlog Adam.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Stephen!

[@RS.Outdoors]

What an amzing film and what a stunning place.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks so much, always appreciated.

[@GaryGough]

WOW Adam, what a fantastic location. The last image was brilliant. Can't wait for part II 👍👍

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Great! thanks, Gary!

[@richcower]

Great lesson in compositition Adam. Beautiful location. Your photos really shine in the mountains. Thanks.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Rich!

[@johnsholian4318]

There’s just something about that alpine air that is so invigorating. I would imagine that would be an understatement about the plunge into that lake. As always Adam, another enjoyable video. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yeah there was no way I was jumping in, thanks, John!

[@valpayne2963]

You really are a master of composition and processing. Poetic images. Wonderful!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you, Val!

[@BenHorne]

I really like that first composition. It is very purposeful, and those trees add a lot of character. I look forward to what you come away with on the rest of the trip.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Cheers, Ben! Love it when I come across a comp that works for me, everything just seems to fit together nicely.

[@stevemathis4159]

Great video Adam. Beautiful pictures, I really like the creek composition. Looking forward to part two.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Great! thanks, Steve!

[@rom-media6800]

Great video Adam! The composition with Needle Peak is just stunning! Thank you for sharing and looking forward to the next video!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Great, thanks!

[@daviddickson9778]

Great to see you up in the mountains again mate, you can only do so much DIY on the cottage!! ... I do like how you see (and can explain) the compositions you find, hopefully there will be better light in the morning.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

David! I've missed you, lol. Yes, the cottage is dragging out a bit, the good news is we now have a toilet, haha. Hope you're doing well?

[@jeffogden6060]

Another really enjoyable vlog Adam. I bet it feels good to be back up in the high country instead of working on the house! Thanks for the link to Jay Maisel. Very thought provoking indeed.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Jeff! Yeah, the house is dragging on a bit but it will be good when its all done.

[@keitholsen3109]

I live in the US in Northern Idaho. This area looks very much like the Selkirk Mountains. Nicely done, Adam.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Have you been up to Valhalla Provincial Park? The area looks very much like that as well. Thanks, Keith

[@keitholsen3109]

No, I haven't been there, but we are planning to helicopter into Mt. Assiniboine next year. Getting too old to hike in.

[@michaelberg7201]

Thanks for another great video Adam! Good tips on composition, and that last photo looked amazing, I'd hang that on my wall any day. Good job!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Great! thanks, Michael!

[@bkspicture]

Great video!! the last sunset shot was prety nice.

[@Andrew_marr]

Such a stunning location Adam. I thought the composition you found of the creek and Needle Peak was quite interesting and it was great to hear your thoughts and how you pulled the composition together. The second shot was gorgeous, I loved the light and the mountain line really balanced the image nicely.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Andrew! I'm sure you run into this al the time while recording. Shots that you don't think are that great at the time turn out better than predicted and vice versa, haha. hard to get it right.

[@rasesh4u]

Once again another great video and amazing images. I was there in that area near by Fall lake last month, but weather wasn't great. Waiting for part 2

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yeah the weather is never that great up there, except this week I guess, too hot and sunny though. What's Fall lake like, never been? Cheers!

[@philipculbertson55]

Beautiful shots Adam. I love that creek flowing over the rock.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Philip!

[@davidbruceod]

Both images - awesome! Once again, an incredible visual story of your first day of the trip. thank you

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Bruce!

[@jimcooke5590]

great and interesting vlog adam, stunning last image showing the sunstar, awesome

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Jim!

[@PeterMcCabePhoto]

Amazing location Adam, looking forward to part 2.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Cheers, Peter!

[@WyeExplorer]

It's great you getting back out into the Alpine Adam. It doesn't matter how deep in or how far out there's value in a start for sure. I mean I really liked the composition with Needle Peak and the creek. I felt the sun spoke volumes to. I look forward to you being out there again. All the best. Mark

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks again, Mark!

[@WyeExplorer]

Pleasure Adam..

[@ninacleven7889]

Love the image you captured of the stream, beautiful.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you, Nina!

[@ian_worth]

Great spot to camp Adam, you got some lovely light there, a couple of really nice shots too. Looking forward to seeing your next episode. 👍 👏

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Cheers, Ian!

[@jamesjohnston6765]

I'm just catching up after my trip to Seattle. I love the location in this video. I would have been busy photographing the wildlife as well as that beautiful view. I think you had better light than you gave yourself credit for in the moment.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

The light was fleeting but I think your right I did alright, thanks, James!

[@RichardLefroy]

Funny you say to make sure not to forget about the foreground when shooting wide angle... I often tend to have the opposite problem - get fixated on the foreground and ignore the background :) Nice little composition there. And good to see you back up in the mountains again!!!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yes, I miss the alpine its been a while, I really felt it on those hills though, arghh!

[@Leffe49]

Wow! Those 2 last shots was a 'killer' Adam, at least to my eyes. 👍

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks! always a pleasure to receive favourable feedback.

[@jrrockett]

Awesome Work

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you, Jered!

[@billonthehill9984]

Greetings Adam from the eastern side of North America... The alpine dip sure looked refreshing... This time you opened the video up going forward with the drone rather than in reverse, personally I enjoy it both directions! Lovely compositions Adam in a beautiful alpine location. It appears some birds flew into the 1st image & is my favourite as I really like the way you focused on those rocks in the immediate foreground with a small aperture allowing for a superb background being Needle Peak... :-) Bill on the hill... Vermont, USA...

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Bill! The 'bird' actually clouds, almost looks like dirt. I did consider cloning it out but left it in. cheers!

[@miketomstoms9205]

Great job Adam you pull something off more often than not

[@WildLightLandscapes]

Great Video and fantastic location again mate very jealous 😁👍✌

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Cheers, Paul!

[@markharris5771]

You have a wonderful knack for covering composition without either sounding patronising or superior. Stunning images, absolutely gorgeous and I must say you looked happy just to be there. Even though I can’t hike up a mountain, and even on bad light days, it’s just a joy to be out and to witness those wonderful views the man upstairs created. Brilliant video Adam, just one question, what is your percentage for going back to places you say "I'll have to try another day." Even on this little Island I’m lucky if I make 20%, somewhere so vast and beautiful as Canada it must be less.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks again, Mark! Was really wonderful to be up in the hills. Not sure what the percentage is but it is quite low I'm sure. You may have noticed that most of my travels I restrict to British Columbia. BC in itself is massive and there is no way that I'll be able to cover it all, Canada, forget it, too big. The areas with easier access I tend to repeat visits quite often, such as Golden Ears or sections on the island here. The great thing about a location such as Needle Peak is that I can get there quite quickly so it is repeatable with relative ease.

[@AL-tj7ye]

Lol I was thinking of camping there overnight this wkend. I've done day hikes at Yak, Needle & Flatiron

[@QuietLightPhoto]

How come you're not there then? haha. it is a bit hot and sunny that's for sure, probably quite a few people up there this weekend I would imagine.

[@allandavies1187]

Hello Adam, Being a Scot I always thought that Scotland was the most beautiful country in the World. However, I think now, that Canada is likewise but bigger and has much more space and I can see how the poet Robert Service loved your country also so much ...

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Canada is certainly bigger. I think that when it comes to raw wilderness Canada is hard to beat. I've never been to Scotland but from what I have seen it looks like a beautiful country in its own right and probably the wildest section of The British Isles?

[@tonyb2760]

I thought the last image was really good. Thanks for sharing

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Good to hear, thanks, Tony!

[@DiegoMcCartney]

Hope it was a good trip Adam. It’s frustrating when the light only lasts for a few seconds or minutes. I hear ya. 😂...I did really enjoy the first image though. I’ve been toying with getting a 16-35mm at some point. Looked like kind of hazy evening, maybe it was how the images turned out after post processing? Thanks for sharing.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Must be your computer screen, haha No it was pretty clear, especially with all the rain. could be the processing. Thanks, Diego!

[@guyroberts4181]

Great video as always and nicely informative. What is in the sky on the right hand side of the first shot?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Clouds. I know it looks like dust or something but they are small clouds. I almost cloned them out.

[@steffenandersensahl9443]

What a beautiful location and great images you got! Did you jump in as well? :-).

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Are you kidding! no way, lol. I did put my big toe in, does that count? Thanks, Steffen

[@stevematadobra6117]

Love the video as always Adam....the last image - did you get the star burst from the F16 aperture or another way (filter). I assume the former... again, thanks!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks, Steve! I generally just stop down to a small aperture. In this case I tried to hide part of the sun with the cliff, that helps if you obscure the sun a little to create the burst.

[@jipchen]

Awesome video and shots! I had that same L-bracket and it kept coming loose, are you experiencing the same thing?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you! No, I haven't had any problems with the bracket so far, perhaps the type of camera?

[@jipchen]

Huh, weird. I also have the exact bracket and a D850 though. Maybe something wrong with my L-bracket, or a combination of my tripod's ballhead and lateral friction / movement. Had to re-fasten it with a coin every day. Glad it's working for you! I have a Markins L-bracket now and it has a security bolt and a curved "lip" going over the front of the camera that prevents all movement. I was happy with Sunwayfoto brackets before on a Canon 6D and D800.

[@jipchen]

Looking forward to the next videos!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Could you not replace the coin screw with an alan key one? might work better.

[@dwightsorensen7313]

Adam, do you use/recommend a filter on your 14-24?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Funny you should ask. I have a Lee filter system for the 14-24mm. It's expensive and bulky and on this trip forgot to bring it, I mention it in the next video. Lee filters are great filters but the lens is a beast to use filters on for sure.

[@pspox9]

First☠️

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Sorry I can only offer a heart, possibly a gold star, haha. Cheers!

[@anvilcloud]

I wouldn’t mind taking ‘poor light’ photos and then bragging about them. But I know what you mean.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Hahaha, well every video that I make I am never happy with the images and always say so, often cutting that part out because they often turn out much better than I had thought. I think that the problem is being there is always better than the images themselves, hence the letdown. If I letdown my audience gently then there is no pressure on my side to produce great images, lol.