Photography On Location: The Twin Trees

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Hey I'm back! Yessir, I'm finally gettin' back to this RU-vid stuff. And boy do I have a doozy of a video for you. It's got adventure, it's got drama, it's got...some trees that look like they have 2 trunks.
Back in my day we'd call them Siamese trees. But that was way back in aught-two. It was a different time and we didn't know any better. We had no idea the emotional damage we were inflicting on trees like this. But progress is progress, and now they are rightfully called "conjoined trees." We also call the smaller ones "little trees" now.
When I saw these trees in the nearby town of Monrovia, I knew immediately I wanted to photograph them. What I didn't know is that I'd end up photographing them with both 4x5 large format and 6x17 panoramic on Kodak Portra 160 film. I also didn't think I'd be doing it on Easter Sunday. But hey, life is crazy like that. You just never know what kind of curveballs the great magnet in the sky is going to throw at you, amirite? One day you're sitting around thinking about what to do tomorrow for Easter and the next day you're taking pictures. Gosh. Really makes you think, huh? Haha boy we have a good time here don't we?
I always do this. The description for the video starts off somewhat on-subject and then it just deteriorates to the ramblings of a madman doing a bad impression of Morty.
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@Boxofpizza667 2 года назад

I have never clicked on a video so fast

@solomonbeckmann9438 2 года назад

So true

@Elderien 2 года назад

Sometimes I like waiting for the perfect relaxing moment to watch them

@daniellightfoot4462 2 года назад

lol

@timschaefer86 2 года назад

This was a joy.

@neeravnaik 2 года назад

Glad to see you back. Two trees merging looks like heart ❤️

@GreenhornPhototaker 2 года назад

Frame 3 for me! 👍

@DarioSeibold 2 года назад

Next time: "the perfect chainsaw for you photobag"

@AldermanFredCDavis 2 года назад

LOVE IT when you take us out with you, whether it's scouting or shooting.

@Memoxor 2 года назад

i wish you had more time to dedicate yourself to youtube, the production of these videos and the images are just stunning, love your work man, it inspires me to go out and shoot more, Cheers from a venezuelan guy :) And btw, for me the one that does it is #1

@j204ever5 2 года назад

Hmmm, this picture composition didn't convince me at all. Almost a bit boring...

@worldofrandometry6912 2 года назад

Good to see you back in the field. Some of those trees along the road looked interesting too.

@speedyg625 2 года назад

YAY FINALLY THE RETURN OF THE KING 👑 🎞

@webmaster4ZLCB 2 года назад

I was unreasonably excited to see this video drop. It's like when your favorite band releases a new single. Thanks!!!

@nomadben 2 года назад

Loved watching as always man! Still one of my favorite series on RU-vid, I'll always watch them.

@elderinmoi1571 2 года назад

First time I failed to see the beauty in your composition...

@MustafaExplore 2 года назад

Nice to see a new video from my favorite photographer , nice greetings from Libya 🇱🇾

@colinherd 2 года назад

Another great video Nick. There’s something about both yours and Jamie Windsor’s videos that just make me very happy whenever they arrive. I always think to myself ‘…great, I’m going to save that one till I’ve got time to sit down and savour it with a nice cup of coffee…” I hope both of you will just continue to produce adhoc videos on whatever keeps you interested. Thanks for the great work 👍

@theTHiiiNG 2 года назад

Agreed! They both make amazing content in a sea of boring gear reviews.

2 года назад

Well smoke... you had better ones that for sure. Do I smell some artistic crisis? Heads up mate, next one will be better.

@swansong007 2 года назад

You are a great photographer, but these photos are a fail I am afraid. I personally would have d binned all the negatives.

@mlk4343 2 года назад

call me crazy but I love #4!

@philipculbertson55 2 года назад

Wow, a three minute video turned in to 27+ but hey, I ain't complaining. Wonderful to see another video Nick!

@christopherschmidtke4752 2 года назад

Thanks for yet another great video Nick!

@madridfilmcameras 2 года назад

Thanks NiCk for another pleasure trip👌🏻

@bobsykes 2 года назад

Yes! So good to see another on location film. These are all home runs.

@davidellinsworth22 2 года назад

A Nick Carver on location video!!!! A shitty day for me just turned good!! Real good!! I love these dusk urban subjects, and like these photos. I'm siding with frame #1 as my favourite. Really looking forward to the desert video.... maybe some abandoned, run down architectural goodness. Awesome!!

@garykuhlmann8149 2 года назад

I greatly enjoyed this video, Nick! I've been working on an ongoing "tree in the city" project for a while, so I liked watching your approach to this subject. I don't do any large format work, just 35 and medium, but I can certainly learn from your care with composition and (hopefully) bring that to my work. Many thanks for this smart and thoughtful video!

@jrlakin370 2 года назад

I swear Nick could be a Celebrity; such a fun, charismatic cool dude. Should have his own tv show! Great vid as always! 👍

@scruffkingman 2 года назад

yes and would love to see a video of him and jason lee

@jrlakin370 2 года назад

@@scruffkingman totally! I think Nicks a better photographer though!

@Foxglove963 2 года назад

You wear the bill of your cap in the neck. It allways looks silly. Solution 1) Reverse the cap. Solution 2) Dump the cap. Solution 3) Buy a hat.

@artstudionagoya9605 2 года назад

Great video as always. I always looking forward to you next videos. This should be your full time job, you are so good at it. Not only your video are fun to watch and I learn always but the photos your take are really good. Congratulations

@jasongold6751 Год назад

Thank You for taking all of us with! Finding subjects in a modern world, Herculean task! Driving by, one sees landscaping, parks and trees. This is Hollywood! The green, awful ground cover, trees as a backdrop and the park, non- existent. Real parks in LA, have rangers (enforcers) to collect exorbitant fees, for a shoot. No problem, if one part of large budget epic movie! Me doing family and few friends group, not possible! Bravo.Really detailed video.!

@GreggObst 2 года назад

More often than not, photography is a game of problem solving. Thank you for taking us along on the journey to see that problem solving in action. It benefits us all to learn from episodes like this because we can recall how you handled some of the same issues we face ourselves in the field and apply them when needed.

@GregoryVeizades 2 года назад

That 4x5 film holder bag.... I need it.

@rvrnnr987 2 года назад

Nick, I love your videos, I'm learning a lot, and being inspired. I like what you did with your truck too! I've got a challenge for you: The La Mirada Civic Center. It's got vibes every time I see it, and I think if anyone could pull it off, you could, and we'd learn a lot about composition from your shot at it.

@SD_Alias 2 года назад

My favorite is No 2/4 But i like the 4x5 too… Switched back to your good old Pentax spotmeter? Me too till i get the battery pack for the Reveni Labs Spotmeter. I could pave my yard with the used LR44 cells… And i find the size and button layout of the Reveni a bit too tiny for my hands. But with the coming battery extension pack i think i will get used to it…

@greatpix 2 года назад

There's more to SoCal than cities and deserts. I loved finding places where there was lots of erosion that caused the sandstone to take on fantastic shapes (it's one of the reason I retired to the St. George, UT area) but taking the 241 Toll Road to the 91 you'll pass an area with interesting erosion and soil color changes.There are places along the coast with fantastic rock formations like Victoria Beach in Laguna. There are the tide pools in places like Dana Point. The area where El Toro Road ends as you head towards Laguna Beach and the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park is a nice hike and you can find caves where highwaymen used to hide waiting for stagecoaches to go by so they could rob them. There is an example of a native built hut. Beware of mountain lions. Beware of mountain lions (It's worth repeating twice since they've killed several people in wilderness areas around south County.) The Federal Building in the area is worth photographing too as are some of the buildings off the 5 freeway around Crown Valley Parkway and of course South Coast Plaza is a great place for architectural photography. Or get permission to photograph where I learned photography, Orange Coast College. They have a mixture of old and new buildings ranging from the '60s to current day.

@drdirt8276 2 года назад

Thanks! I find your work to be inspiring. So tell me if you please. Do you use "stand-development" to control the contrast of your desert scenes? If so, which film/developer combinations do you find work best?

@Loopsrainforest 2 года назад

congratulations on finishing your reno's & setting up in your new space. It might take you months where you can fully relax again & not have that nagging feeling like you should be working on another massive project in your house.

@greatpix 2 года назад

Like I've written in other posts, I've been living in OC since '61 until '15, watched it change and change again. For the life of me I've been past this parking lot many times. I just can't place it.

@accidentaljester 2 года назад

It's about time! "I'm afraid this video will only be 3 minutes" Checks runtime* Huh, 27 Min..lol

@andrewsimpson5436 2 года назад

Who are you? Why am I seeing this? Ah you're the guy that wears Hi-vis work vests 🙂 Good to see you back and #1 wins just from 2 but I'm not a motion blur hater so I'd probably flip a coin 🙂

@sickheadache9903 2 года назад

….and no brick background…maybe if u get in ur vehicle and find some truly lovely landscape, besides behind a Piggly Wiggly …this would of been something worth while.

@greatpix 2 года назад

I got addicted to using my 4x5 Reflex Hood. Using it was almost like shooting with a DSLR. There was also a straight through hood with an eyepiece that I thought about buying but glad I spent the extra for the Reflex model.

@jemzlb 2 года назад

@12'41'': the wide angle or the longer lens, I cannot decide. When you took your phone, for one moment I thought you were going to call your wife to ask her opinion... Anyway: great video!

@extremelydave 2 года назад

Glad to see you're still with us, but you really need to get away from the city....mountains, rivers, desert.... just OUT there is where I think you shine the most. Cities suck for the most part.

@agespin 2 года назад

Hi Nick, my name is Ainsley Edwards, I need some advice I am looking to start a RU-vid channel on a film camera, but for me, I am in Trinidad & Tobago and on my research, it has not many film photographers in Trinidad should I still push on?

@doveshouse 2 года назад

I would love to see a video of you scouting locations... I would find that very interesting... What catches your eye, where do you decide to go and why. Your work is phenomenal absolutely phenomenal. Love the channel

@joenewman4385 2 года назад

"Culturley approate rug" "a big fan of the southwest" Nick your office is missing a cactus plant!

@SergejKarssen 2 года назад

That RU-vid Nick Carver notification dopamine rush is weird

@thomasstanley5227 2 года назад

Nice to have you back on your field trips. I think you missed a shot at 14:30. The palm tree, lighting on the leaves. I thought it was interesting. Thank you for sharing your work flow and thinking process.

@MichaelZieschang 2 года назад

Think I will never visit the U.S. but I love the vibe you bring along with these videos. I was very concerned about the lamp post on the left, what you would do with it until I realised it is part of the main feature of the composition. Love it.

@bryangideon5822 Год назад

Very entertaining as usual you are a natural storyteller in many ways, oh! and by the way thank you for giving us British folks the thumbs up for our food although I agree with you about our fish a chips but not only that we have such a diverse amount of flavours from all a round the world as our past history for bland food is gone thanks to the multi cultural inhabitants of this island. Did you try mushy peas? Not everyone’s taste but a main staple of northern culture, caviar of the north so it is said ha ha. Keep making these videos they are very inspirational to shoot things that seem ordinary at first but can tell a story.

@cliftonwhittaker260 2 года назад

Well done video but I'm just not feeling it on this one, Nick. Sorry. Doesn't matter. It satisfied you and that's all that matters.

@DesertPackrat 2 года назад

I don’t care if you take pictures of you john, glad your photography is back if even for a moment.

@mikehessphotography 2 года назад

I like that last shot, if it was a square crop of the left pair of trees. I envision it on black and white. The contrast would be interesting and the framing, if square, would crop out some other distracting elements.

@ridealongwithrandy 2 года назад

Congrats on your new office. I live alone in a small apartment, so the whole place is my photography/hobby office. I too have an adjustable desk so I can stand up, sometimes it just feels better to stand. Cheers!

@tellmyfortunes4762 2 года назад

Good to see you back with on location video. I couldn't see what you were seeing in this particular subject, it didn't look special enough. But your expertise in understanding light is a joy to watch. Learn so much from your videos. I hope to see you more on location. Thank you for sharing.

@branpod 2 года назад

Perfect timing! Just got some 120mm film for my No2 Brownie that I bought because of you and am about to take it out for the first time.

@ConstantinSPurcea 2 года назад

It feels like you're the innocent liminal-spaces photographer in my feed that doesn't take liminal-spaces photos on purpose but that's just what they appear to be. Places where normally there are people, now devoid of life.

@Mike_Wazowski_z 2 года назад

I swear those people who park in front of the places you try to shoot are viewers just messing with you trying to get a quick $20 🤣

@jimcastanzo8736 2 года назад

I prefer #3 as well. Enjoyed the video. Tnaks Nick!

@jamesherrick2566 2 года назад

Great video as always. Really like the informative commentary.

@lloydrvn 2 года назад

I thought Nick is gonna have to offer $20 to someone again when the car circled around the trees. Haha

@johngatley1470 2 года назад

Gday Nick I do like your content I am not film shooter at all just like your work process buy the way I am a sucker for a lone tree shot myself cheers

@Energine1 2 года назад

Oh bud if you like big old trees in urban environments I could give you a tour of Mexico youd never forget 😎

@richardc8155 2 года назад

Nick - thanks - another great sequence. Your explanations of your decision making always good. Look forward to the next one.

@greatpix 2 года назад

In this case the photographer's best friend would have been a chainsaw.

@johntazbaz1121 2 года назад

Call me paranoid, because I am due to videos and news reports, but I’m not sure I could turn my back on my gear and be as far away from it as you were at 13:05.

@Figitarian 2 года назад

Awesome. Out filming a wedding and I’ve got two hours to kill before the first dance. A nick carver vid is just what I needed!

@jimnorman3653 2 года назад

You're using the Pentax spot meter in this shoot. Any reason why you didn't use the Reveni?

@kenklontz1945 2 года назад

It might be time for coral blues in lacuna? A old cal native glad you’re back

@briansavage932 2 года назад

Totally off-topic, but... what watch are you wearing?

@shaundonnelly4537 2 года назад

Always a good day when you get the "photography on location" notification!

@brayanb91746 2 года назад

Really like that you shoot around the cities Im around. Gonna go check out this spot sometime soon

@maxmillion4216 2 года назад

I always enjoy your videos and the education of film photography and most of all, your silly sense of humor. Good to see you again Nick. Happy you got the office mostly done.

@ernestthomas9406 2 года назад

makes me no difference, your urban stuff is as good as your other landscape images

@gizmophoto3577 2 года назад

Welcome back! Working my way through your metering course on my way to the large format course, appreciating the high level of effort and thought that went into those high quality courses (uncompensated plug). Looking forward to applying the lessons very soon. What app were you using to preview the scenes?

@samwatsonphoto 2 года назад

when that car pulled up I reached for a 20$ bill...#getouttahere

@Luigi13 2 года назад

Definitely entertaining and if you do go to the desert the better? Thanks Nick it is all good.

@TeohDiane 2 года назад

Wut da heck was that at the end??? HINT for the next on location vid??! O.o

@davidewersphotography1013 2 года назад

So Niick ince you are a fan with the SW. When are you going to visit my Santa Fe, NM

@BurningPandama 2 года назад

The algorithm har failed, since it took me 3 days to get this video popping up

@tonyhayes9827 2 года назад

I felt for sure that car was going to park right in front of the camera with head lights pointing straight at you.🤣

@luigisacco3308 2 года назад

I've already seen this video twice... pure entertainment

@josephawatson 2 года назад

Ok I laughed pretty hard at the car driving through the shot, been there before ha ha at least they didnt stay.

@JHurrenPhotography 2 года назад

For some reason yesterday I looked for your channel and wondered when a video might happen. You're an epic! Will this be worth the wait....

@JHurrenPhotography 2 года назад

Siamese trees, how dare you 😅😱

@cmichaelhaugh8517 2 года назад

Good to see you again. Hopefully more often going forward.

@ravedog 2 года назад

Culturally appropriated Siamese twin rug trees…

@samwatsonphoto 2 года назад

I also button my "button down" shirts the same way. Good to see an other video

@jean-claudemuller3199 2 года назад

Hi Nick, so nice to see you again ...

@doulos5322 2 года назад

Honestly I would of passed on the 2 trees I don't get it as an esthetic photo.

@dadasese69 2 года назад

You bring passion to photography again, thanks for being back!!

@frederickletterblair 2 года назад

Love the skull, I have a couple of deer skulls in my room as well.

@terrywbreedlove 2 года назад

Very kind of Michael Kenna looking trees.

@ReimannPembroke 2 года назад

So cool to see this in depth process for scenes that I might just pass right by

@tompoynton 2 года назад

This might seem like heresy but I prefer your urban shoots to the desert ones

@aaronza7218 2 года назад

My coffee taste so great today! Thanks Nick!

@emanuelbief7088 2 года назад

Those images are more sharper than my kitchen knives…

@robertspeicher5047 2 года назад

" Wha ?" No piles of wind blown tumble weed?

@stuartbaines2843 2 года назад

Another Classic from Nick 👌

@georgfritz 2 года назад

Always something to learn....thanjs

@Octavian-Dan 2 года назад

The video felt like going with a friend to take pictures.

@norbertsteinkamp9380 Год назад

... my culturally appropriated rug ... 😅