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I'm a Connecticut Landscape Photographer. I drop new videos every-other Thursday for all things Landscape Photography.
About Me: I capture beauty & harmony in the everyday places we live, work and play bringing awareness and attention to our communities through visual imagery. You'll find my work in magazines, reports, & websites, seen in Politico.com, CTPost.com, CTWine.com, published by UCONN, Wallingford Magazine, and publications for the CT Farm Bureau Association.
This is a great video, I’m glad you enjoyed the west coast and got some beautiful photos, but as an Oregon local, I just gotta tell you it’s pronounced “or-eh-gun”. Next time you visit hit the northern beaches they are also great!
Ha! I've been told lol. Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I really wish I lived out there, I can see photographing the PNW as a lifetime opportunity. I can't wait to get back.
Would you be willing to share your poem in the comments so I can add it to my scrapbook? Of course I'll credit your name. We did the walk in January of this year and had the park, what felt, to ourselves.
Hello Anna, I spoke with Mark Camp and he gave his blessing to use the poem in your scrapbook so long as to not profit from it. Thank you for asking. You can note the words overlayed while the poem is being spoken.
Those are turkey tail mushrooms :) Thanks for the editing tips! I've been wanting to get into focus stacking with my iPhone but wasn't totally sure how to go about it. I did come across an app called CameraPixels, which can automate the focus bracketing part for you. Have you heard of it?
Looks like the foliage was at peak color. Was this September or October? Which week? Want to make it up there this fall and will only have 3 full days to take pictures. Thanks!!
Thank you!!! This looks like a great system but I shoot in very harsh conditions and want the UV/Protector to live on my lens. A lens protector/magnetic adaptor 'all in one' would be perfect for me. Its too bad they to not make one of these. Also, the all in one uv/adaptor would take less space and I would have less vignetting.
I imagine it's challenging to engineer and design products that fit everyone's needs. While this is a great system, it looks as though it won't meet yours. I'd keep an eye out in the event they decide to make a UV/adaptor one piece.
I enjoyed this; I'll be buying the M2 Mac Studio shortly, mostly for what you are doing. Some fine photos, BTW. Looking forward to getting modern connections to replace those outdated ones on my old Mac trashcan. Might upgrade my old monitor too.
Thank you, did you make a choice yet? It's such a large investment. I'm still very happy with my Studio. Quiet, smooth, and still performing very well!
All the M4 chip rumors on the net has me holding off until I get more info. I just upgraded to a Logitech keyboard (love it) and will likely buy a new 4K monitor before year's end. I also need a new 17" printer so I can get back into printing.
Thank you so much for this. I've got a huge Apple Photos library on my older 2017 iMac (1.7 TB), and it is struggling on that. I can barely open / edit photos. I'm starting to think I need to upgrade to the Studio Max as I also do photo and video editing. I think from what I've seen, the Studio Max should handle this library? 😅
Raw is an uncompressed file format which obtains all the data (light) captured from a photograph. Unlike compressed images, i.e. JPG, HEIC, which throw away much of the data captured to keep file size down, RAW gives the user an expanse of control when editing their images. This however comes at the expense of much larger file sizes.
Fabulous video Mark, sorry it’s the last one of the series. We all captured some great images, especially the king of black & white, I don’t know how Bruce does it. We always have a great time and the trip is over before we know it except for that one dinner at Denny’s in Tucson! 😆 Inside joke!!
Mark & Camper! 1rst-the poem was GREAT as it always is! Next-You GM brought back memories of your brothers graduation @ Twenty - Palms of the Marine Corps! The video is perfect, I loved every single thing from beginning to end!! All your videos are wonderfully presented! Keep up the great job!! ❤
Great video. I’ve wanted to get to Joshua Tree NP as well, and I have not researched it very deeply yet. Your video gives me some insight on what to expect there. It is different than I had imagined. Have you been to Death Valley yet? I bet you’d like it there as well. I am itching to go back.
Excellent! Joshua Tree NP has been on my bucket list since my nephew worked there for the NP service quite a few years ago. I have to get busy living and get there! One segment of this video that stood out is the anticipation of getting shot - waiting for the cars to come by to get the light trails, the patience required for "the shot".
This video brought back memories of my photo journey decades ago to Alabama Hills in Lone Pine CA. Stunning rock formations as found in Joshua Tree. Houdsta once again told a great story supported by wordsmith Camper and stunning photos by all!
As an avid Diet Coke fan, I have to say that I have come to enjoy the taste of Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi. Great video. Beautiful locations. The variety of locations you’ve visited and photographed really demonstrates your talent. Well done!!
Just BEAUTIFUL! Really enjoyed this one, from start to finish. It was a lot of things, yet funny too.,Camper, was gonna ask ya if you’d Please drink the Pepsi, for me, but I couldn’t do that to you. So keep having fun w/it. Other than that/ a really AWESOME job w/this video.! Also, there’s just something about Churches !!! 🙏🙏❤️
Now, now Camper no need to litter. LOL. Awesome story telling as always Mark. You are taking some really awesome trips. I need to lead by your example. Oh I struggle with B&W as well.
Fantastic episode Mark, you always deliver the goods. Thank you for bringing back the memories As for the Pepsi, I loved the slow motion shot! 😂 Looking forward to episode 3, Joshua Tree.
Looks like a great trip and the different compositions thru 3 different eyes shows how varied the same place can be. I give Camper a pass on the Pepsi, his poems might suffer if he has to drink the Pepsi. After all who knows where he draws his inspiration from.
I just bought these and look forward to using them. However, I'm just thinking that it would have been nice if they included the Mist filter instead of the 10 Stop (you can achieve this be stacking the 3 & 6)
The mist is certainly a niche filter, I guess it could have been a nice option. That said, have you been enjoying the kit? I love the size and ease of use.
As always A Great video! I’m late responding but better late than never! Campers poem was fantastic,, don’t know how he does them, but great job! Can’t wait til your next one.,❤️
As always, fantastic video Mark. The southwest is so awesome, I could go back anytime. This country we live in is so diverse, I wish everyone could experience this park. Oh and thank you Bruce for your concern for our safety. 🐍 Looking forward to the next episode.
Great video Mark and it looks like an amazing trip. I'm glad you and Camper made it back without any trouble from those "things that want to kill you". One of the great things about your travel videos is showing the images from your companions and how different people see the same area.
Had a blast 100 miles ENE of you over in Rangeley, ME. A tremendous experience unlike anything I've ever seen or felt before. It was good to see that you had set up in such a way that you could enjoy the view while shooting. Steve needs to add one additional side to his camp breakfast on the flat top............scrapple!! Really enjoyed the video, nicely done!
I spent my childhood setting up campsites with my father but I can honestly say that I never did it in the snow. That was cool. I'll be honest I didn't get that excited about eclipse (at least to photograph it). Probably because we weren't going to get total here in CT. I'm sure seeing totality is a how other level though. It was cool to experience through your video though. Your story telling is always next level.
I have to admit, snow camping was a blast, 3 days in 30-ish-degree weather does take its toll though. Totality is an entirely different level as you mentioned. I had no idea how beautiful it would be and how it made me feel. What an experience. Many thanks for the kind words.
Wonderful video Mark as always. What a beautiful location to witness this once in a lifetime event. I enjoyed the total eclipse from Ohio and it was an amazing, an incredible experience. Steve did a great job trying to live the Houdsta life style but there is only one Houdsta! The solar eclipse photos were fantastic and so was your photos of the stream by your camping spot! Looking forward to your next video!
Great video Mark! A story well told about a special event and the conflict between photographing an event and experiencing it...a struggle for many of us. It appears that Steve has drunk the Kool-Aide and is going to be living the Houdsta camping lifestyle, he deserves his own camp blowtorch. Seriously though, well done and the solar event was incredible just 20 miles west of you as well.
Just the video I was looking for. Thank you. I’m going to Yosemite, sequoia,Zion and Bryce in June and wanted to see if I could get away with just the iPhone 15pro max and make some prints to hang on my wall. I am unable to print myself, if I send the raw file to printing company will they change the resolution as needed as I don’t have a clue what to do? Also do you think some of these lenses you can get like sandmarc would be good for landscape photography? Thanks for any time taken to reply.
So sorry for the delay Steve, I've been traveling. Yes, yes, yes, you can totally get away with using your 15pro max, and with great results. A few tips I'd recommend is to try and use the wide lens as much as possible because it has a much larger sensor than the ultra-wide and telephoto lenses and therefore superior quality and results. You won't always be able to do this to get your shot but certainly do try. Btw, the camera defaults to the wide lens so there's nothing you need to do, but if you zoom out, or zoom in to the point where the lenses change, then you'll have to consider what's more important. This won't necessarily affect smaller prints like 8x10 and such, but for larger sizes, 13x19, 16x24, etc, you'll notice a big difference. Another tip, and while this sounds so simple, make sure your lenses are clean. If there's smudge, oils, etc, you can really ruin an otherwise good image. If you plan on doing lots of shooting, you may want to consider a camera grip for your iPhone. I can make recommendations if you're interested. As for printing, I don't believe they'll accept a RAW file unless it's a service they're offering. You can certainly ask though. While this is something I don't offer, I'd be willing to process a few of your images as a thank-you for supporting my channel. :-) Lastly, have an awesome trip and be in the moment(s). Yosemite stole my heart, it's a magical place. Zion, Byrce, Sequoia, oh my... do you have room for one more. 🤪
