Waterfalls & Mushrooms | Stunning Photography Adventure on Vancouver Island!

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Join my friend Paul Thomson and me as we spend the day photographing a stunning waterfall on the east side of Vancouver Island. The hike into Rosewall Creek is about 5km, and the reward at the end is a truly beautiful waterfall surrounded by lush forest.
In this video, I share some of the thought process I go through when deciding how to compose my images-what works, what doesn’t, and how I approach the scene creatively. Along the way, I also stumble upon an incredible patch of mushrooms that becomes an unexpected highlight for some intimate nature photography.
Come along on this adventure and enjoy the serene beauty of Vancouver Island’s forests and waterfalls!
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[@christophertaylor7021]

I always enjoy your videos regardless of the length Adam. I think 15 - 20 minutes for videos is ideal for me since I don't always have time to watch when they are first published, but I do eventually get around to viewing yours. Some photographers post 30+ minute videos once a week, and although I do enjoy their work it is next to impossible to keep up the them.

[@mitchellmysliwiecphotography]

Make them as long as they need for you to say what you would like to say! The splashes of fall color were wonderful to see around the waterfall. The mushrooms were my favorite...

[@Ian-sv7py]

I’m easy, make the videos as you think necessary to convey your message, points etc. Many thanks for sharing your beautiful works. 😊

[@neeravnaik]

I feel I like longer videos for some reason. You do a lot of work exploring these places and figuring out the compositions. It is very good to know more about your process.

[@martinoberstein8431]

Thank you ever so much, Adam, for this beautiful impressions and fotographs! I like your longer videos (some 20 Minutes) very much, because I like to join you on hikes in your beautiful environment. And I like your videos with guests and friends - good entertainment and real fun from time to time. Keep going! I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and the best of luck for the next year. I think we all need this these days…

[@QuietLightPhoto]

My pleasure!

[@three-cats-photography]

My copy of Land and Light showed up the other day. It's huge! Like, twice as thick as Quiet Light, and larger pages. And gorgeous! I spent nearly an hour with just a quick page-through.

[@grantswinbournephotography]

I prefer the longer ones personally. I know YT has been pushing shorter over longer form videos but I prefer the depth of understanding you can get from the longer videos

[@RickMentore]

Enjoyed every second of the video. Long or short, they are all good, forced to choose, I'd choose the long videos, for the simple reason I get more of your mastery!

[@c-kcountry-kiwi5294]

I like both. Your long videos are really immersive and beautiful. This one was short and sweet with a few good pointers to ponder over.

[@vantagepointphotography]

longerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!!!!!!! We like to hear more about your approach to composition. We also enjoy your comments about the local nature. Cheers from Nova Scotia.

[@shanefiddle]

The 5-30 minute range is the sweet spot for me! I learn so much from watching your photography, thanks for all you do.

[@tonyb2760]

I'm good with videos of up to 30 minutes as long as the content is engaging. I don't think you have a problem with that. Thanks for sharing

[@StephenBridgett]

Beautiful images. Thanks Adam

[@jessejayphotography]

I prefer long form content. To be specific 10-30mins long. Something to enjoy sitting down with a cuppa.

[@robertleeimages]

15-20 minutes is pretty good imo

[@bonniehoskin9212]

You asked at the end whether we prefer longer or shorter videos; I like the mix of both. Always a pleasure watching them. Watching your videos along with some other favorite photographers has become a Sunday morning ritual.😊. Thank you for sharing!

[@jennifercrouse]

I love the pano of the waterfall! I didn't know that bark harvesting is why the cedar trees look that way, cool info! I don't have a preference for video length, as long as you judge it to be complete, I will watch it. This creative process must be fulfilling for you in order to be the most interesting for viewing to us.

[@FlatWaterFilms]

The sound of waterfalls is heaven sent. I'll just sit and listen between shots. Been shooting waterfalls in video at 60fps and then slowing the footage down in post. 🙂I've discovered some amazing mushrooms, always on the lookout for them when in the woods. Sometimes I navigate by compass. I've seen birch trees that were stripped for canoes back in the 1960's.

[@DavidOuimette-jw4vl]

I prefer something in between in length...maybe 13-15 minutes. Vancouver Island is a beautiful place. You are fortunate to lives there. Thanks for the thoughtful videos!

[@Alastair6]

I just received my copy of "Land and Light." It looks great, and I'm looking forward to reading about each photo. I like the longer videos.

[@dennisstansfield4621]

Just received "Land & Light", what a great companion to Adam's "Quiet Light", highly recommended.

[@andymcdonagh8415]

Why do I get the feeling that you've made some funny tea and coffee over the years from certain mushrooms just like I did before 🤪🤪

[@rogerhostinphotography]

Adam time is quality time so I really enjoy the longer videos, but having said that, if the subject matter just doesn’t call for a long video, that is fine too.

[@JanicevD]

I will watch at any length. :)

[@stephenrobinson2400]

Thank you, Adam. Longer please.

[@markflanagan521]

Bless em all, the long the short and the tall😇

[@LarryManiccia]

Wonderful location, Adam. Really enjoyed the scenery and comps in this one. As for vlog format, 12 to 20 min is my sweet spot. Anything much longer than that is a bit of a time commitment. Maybe weave in longer videos every once in a while for longer backpacking type trips.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind.

[@JeffWeymier]

Beautiful work Adam.

[@sebmatrelle76]

Superbe... Comme toujours ! Et en plus avec la traduction, c'est top pour le Frenchy que je suis !

[@Eric-p2g]

All your video’s are terrific!

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great video. Liked the waterfall photos, especially the pano 👍🙂

[@gjp2930]

Hi Mr. Gibbs. I really enjoy watching your videos, whether short or long. By the way, a very big compliment for your "Land and Light" book, it's a pleasure to leaf through it. Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany, Gerd.

[@philduch]

Hello Sir Adam . I received your book several days ago already. Very Beautiful photos and I have to say that the quality of the book is really nice. Pages are really thick and printings awesome…! Well Done Wish you Happy Christmas Time from Belgium Peace ✌

[@MSACoachMike]

8-10 minutes is a video length that I find good.

[@billbentley3076]

I think history would show that your 20ish min. vids are very popular. At least they are for me.

[@danielspenner3683]

Such a beautiful woodland and a fairytale waterfall. You are truly blessed. The mushrooms I think were Galerina (very poisonous). Nice to look at, but deadly to eat. I enjoy your slow paced, longer Videos, but it really depends on the content. If you are finished saying everything there was to say, the video ist over.😂

[@andrewfindlayphoto]

Longer please. Sometimes I need a good hour to really send me to sleep 😴💤🤣

[@andycooper4485]

Longer form for me 👍

[@duncansteward4331]

10 mins is fine

[@davebenson1504]

2:30 ish really shows the advantage of loooong legged tripods 🙂 I really really really prefer videos in the 15-23 min range... otherwise I skim through

[@ShaneEllis-b4e]

Love your videos! Always look forward to watching them. I was at Rosewall Falls in October. No water was running from the pencil waterfalls, quite disappointed. I also photographed the big log with the Funghi! Quite bit of a hike to get there, I only managed to get two photos. I understand time is valuable in everyone’s lives. I think 20-30 minutes is a sufficient time I would think for your videos? I’m curious to know how much time it must take you for the entire process for a 10 minute video? Your drive to the waterfalls. Hiking to the waterfalls. Video recording and photographing the falls. Then hiking back Driving home. Then editing your photos and videos and finally uploading them to the web. Must be lots of work envolved? I’d have to guess 5-10 hrs of work for a 10 minute video? Your time is much appreciated Adam, I’m sure many of us enjoy your videos, I know I do!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Depends, but on average three or four days total

[@pmc7105]

15-20 minutes is probably ideal.

[@sandrokich]

Great vídeo. Longer

[@blivieriphoto]

Awesome mushrooms! 🍄 Love your visits there. “Long” and “short” are subjective terms. This video was 10 minutes long, I believe your average is 15 - 20 minutes. To me, length depends on the content. The longer it is, the easier to tell a more detailed story. Watching you get to your location with B roll is half the fun, which adds to the length. Of course, if you’re in a forest of mossy trees you can spread that out for hours! 😅

[@jeitrheim]

Good video. Short videoes, like this one, is OK somtimes, but 15 to 20 minutes is a good length for me.

[@44matricks]

for me - length all depends on the content (as I'm sure you know) - great images by the way

[@BruceP-i7w]

I love the intimacy of the images from the woods and rivers, and this episode especially the mushrooms. As to length, understanding how much work and time is devoted to your videos, I greedily want more! Also, a question about pianos: I shoot APSC, and I know a set of verticals to make a pano might (would) interfere with the continuity of water flow, but hope to try for a higher-resolution final image by segmenting the exposures around the boundaries of various content. Am I overthinking this? Just can’t yet afford a GFX!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

The mushroom pano might have been hard to do as a stitched pano. I guess the question is does it matter if you crop the smaller files/ What is the final output? what are you using the photos for? Ver large prints then yes a larger file would be nice but other than that does it really matter?

[@sergueilarionov632]

It seems around 20min video would be the best (with some exceptions of course) for your content. Thanks again. On the first shot in video looks like waterfall disappeared in pano. RAW looked better for me

[@paulkirk5760]

Probably a little longer as I was quite disappointed when it ended suddenly!

[@brianmckeever5280]

I like the longer videos, but I realize they may take more effort that is not rewarded. Honestly, I'll be watching either way, sort-of hooked at this point ;-) Nice images, BTW. I might have done a vertical panorama of the pencil-thin waterfall with the moss-covered rocks leading up to it. I've been liking my 9x16 images lately. It took some getting use to, but it is growing on me.

[@AnthonyCrouchPhotography]

15-19 minutes is my sweet spot, i tend to look at longer as too much of an investment and shorter as not enough substance. That said i did enjoy todays video. Some of my favorites, like yourself, i am going to watch no matter what but ideal 15-19 minutes.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@januszb4494]

Longer please!

[@billbarraclough9653]

Longer please, Adam

[@mikebroesel]

I prefer longer videos.

[@MarkPhilpott]

Definitely prefer longer form videos for your type of content. I reckon 20-25 mins is best for your regular content. Indeed, would rather have that fortnightly than shorter ones weekly - but then you do have to feed that damn Algorithm ! For the more special events, places collaborations a periodic longer one, say 40 mins can also be good. Thanks for all the hard work and everything you do 👍😊

[@MarkRomine]

Lovely images as always. I generally prefer a longer video, in the 18-25 minute range. Just an FYI, I rarely have any negative thoughts or comments about your work, I am a big fan but I wasn’t a big fan of your pano crops this week. Preferred the full or uncropped versions for the most part.

[@roryhaymanphotography8882]

I was left wanting more from this video, but at the same time, I don't like it when videos go 25 min or more. Just my $0.02. Thanks for sharing.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@ian-robinson]

It’s entirely your call on the videos length. You seem to be getting it right currently, so if it ain’t broke…

[@OldGirlPhotography]

It's not so much the length of the video but rather the storyline. Is it complete? This one seemed to end somewhat abruptly.

[@jarit_1495]

Longer please.

[@juttakarin]

longer

[@MarkGilligan4]

Longer

[@janfrosty3392]

Re video duration, 10 to 15 min, perhaps closer to 15 min, once it starts to go 20 minutes plus it starting to gets too long unless it is something outstanding.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@ibp2007]

2-3 hrs, 3 days per week. 🤣🤣🤣

[@antoncox]

Another great video. For me 15-20 minutes is best - much longer and I am unlikely to watch (there are too many competing demands).

[@FlyFishFairwx]

It depends on the content and flow of the work. The content being the subject, your Technical skills videos can be longer as long as not dry (boring Professor), practical skills videos outside action how to videos can be shorter with one or two main points/details.

[@paulosalazar]

I prefer videos like this or 15 minutes or less. Longer videos sometimes feel like a task ( not yours, all videos in general).

[@wellwhatthen10101]

Long short makes no difference as long as it is quality

[@Creativecavemanagain]

Long or short, it depends on the subject. I have no complaints so far. 🖖🥸👍

[@alandouglas4612]

Longer

[@pixelcomet]

longer

[@RandyPollock]

Longer