Oh this is great. Brendan Van Son does vlogs of this location quite often and it is wonderful to see a different perspective. It's so fascinating to see different artists takes on the same scene! I love how you've brought out the pastel colors in such a bleak environment and the contrast between the smooth almost creamy surface of the sand with the wind battered texture of the wood is so nice.
I think Adam is a much better photographer than Brendan, although I'm sure Adam would agree that he doesn't quite have Brendan's extrovert personality.
Adam a great video. Great shots and yeah I would love this place as well. So much going on and the suttle colors. fantastic. I would need at least a dozen SD cards. Again Adam thank you for sharing what a super location. And yes we appreciate all the manual labor too clean up the sand and floors, most people don't know how much work is involved with a great image ,thanks again
The beauty in decay and the constant powerful force of the elements, what a combo! Makes a mysterious story. I love the colors, textures, and your compositions, the doorways and the light. And, your processing is spot on. I just purchased a broom from Thailand that would have come in handy for the footprints. I'm going to use it to clean up the surface of moss in my garden...
Almost missed this gem as i thought it was more YT ghost nonsense. The shots are great. Especially liked the ruin at 00:34 seconds. Probably one of the most painterly photos i’ve seen. Thanx.
Great stuff. There are also some lovely old buildings in Luderitz itself as well as great scenes across the harsh bays where the fishing boats are anchored, with bare hills in the background. It's certainly an atmospheric place!
What's up Adam? Another great VLOG! What I like about your work is that you think out the box. Going to this location was a great idea. Great work as always. Peace to you my friend!
Man that image of the abandoned home looking right through the windows to the mountains was spectacular. Love how the forms of the mountains and walls mirror one another. Beautiful
Always cool to explore ghost towns, and it totally looks like Bodie. Awesome that you got to visit it. I always find ghost towns fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, that was terrific! I wonder if any of the footprints were Greg Snell's, I think he and Brendan were just there. I must say, you certainly showed some comps that nobody else I've watched have shared. I love the wide image @ 15:40. Some of the inside shots are just great. Looks like that place is just photographer catnip. Safe travels home!
I think you have some nice new takes on this place. Thanks for posting them. I enjoyed seeing them and listening to your walk through's and comments on the site. Hope both of you are having a great time out together.
Great images of an over-photographed location in my part of the world. New eyes on an old scene matters. Well done, Adam. Looking forward to the Drakensburg video.
Adam, its very interesting to see how you think through creating images in a place like this. I like how you open the video with a sample of shots, showing a glimpse of what’s to come. Showing both the raw and the processed image is very helpful to me as I try to improve my post-processing skills while trying not to take that piece of it too far. Finally, it’s cool to see you include your partner in the videos as it adds a bit of personal dimension to who you are as a photographer.
Such cool pictures of a very pretty spot. And I enjoyed very much that you brought up the point with Asbestos. Something most young photographers not even think of while walking in lost places without wearing any masks and kicking around the old roof pieces.
Great location in Namibia Adam .. very spooky place indeed.. especially in the old hospital building.. gave me the shivers 😂. I too was not a person to photograph old ruins or buildings but this place is amazing ! My last visit was in 2016 in October which I will not recommend to go then as the winds were very strong over that time of the year in Namibia . Thanks for sharing !
The whole production done so well! The absolutely compelling images, lots of education and information, personal touch including Karin, fantastic music selection, very professional yet down to earth accessible. Inspiring, interesting and fun. Kudos!
It would be interesting to spend a week in a ghost town like that to see if there is some variability to the lighting conditions, the clouds, sunrise and sunset conditions. It also gives you a real sense of how transient our human structures really are when they're not constantly maintained.
Great photos as usual, Adam. The second image - framed so that the slope of the roofline of the ruined building was echoed in the slope of the distant mountain - was especially good.👍
Really fantastic images you captured. You certainly captured the mood of the place for sure! It's a wonderful place to visit and a great place to wander and photograph, it's a bit eerie though eh?
Some really lovely photos in this video, Adam. I was half expecting a ghostly figure to be lurking in the background. Especially with the background music you chose. :P
I love how you've gone away from the "pretty" versions I've seen before from this site. Your approach makes these ruins look monumental, which is ironic since I expect that time and the desert will completely reclaim the place within a century or less. Yes, the weather clouded up a little. I think though that this lighting works best for your style. Thanks for this great video and set of images.
I can see why you enjoyed photographing these ruins, they are beautiful and desolate. Your photos have certainly done justice to these ruins. Thanks for sharing this visit.
Your window image at the one minute mark is my absolute favorite. All the rest of the images are interesting, but the repeating triangle of blue sky in each "frame" was terrific, and then the angle of the roofline repeating twice and then mimicked by the mountain in the last "frame" showed what I though was the real brilliance of your composition, and photographic skill.
Looks wonderful to see you enjoying the time with Karen at your side... 🙂 I am surprised that there aren't dozens of other tourists running around 🙂 to interfere with your beautiful images, especially the ladder image 🙂
Normally I don’t like photos of ruined buildings, but these are the best shots of Kolmanskop I’ve ever seen! I’d really be interested in a video of your editing process for some of these pictures. It’s been a while since you did one I believe and the last I saw was very helpful.
..popular area, yes...some of video shows tracks as if cattle had been herded through..yet , video shows only you 2 there...i have always thought of this place as sort of magic and could spend a lot of time there...absolutely love image at 16:58..final image..would like to see a part 2 to this video..
I've commented on this before but seriously, what is the deal with using a strip of Fuji Acros film as an introduction to a digital photography video? On another note, great pics.
About the footprints. I wonder if you one could organize (e.g. buy from Amazon/locally) one those cheapish, battery operated leaf blowers to get rid of the footprint in a "natural" way. Knowing to go there, get something like this locally before?
I could be wrong but in Namibia I believe most landscapers, gardeners use a device called a broom. ;-) Not a lot of call for them in that neck of the desert. good idea though.
