Thanks Adam. As always, inspiring stuff. I'm finding it hard to get out and shoot lately due to COVID restrictions and workload - so I appreciate being able to live my photography vicariously through your videos.
🇨🇦/🇺🇸... Adam... that forest is gorgeous! I keep explaining that I (a Canuck) live in southern Michigan. It is flat and there is NO woodland that is not been weedled through by the farmers who once worked the land and so there is nothing that is truly "old growth". Also there aren't nearly as many hiking trails available... some "land preserves" have been willed to the townships by dying farmers but nothing GRAND... nothing "mossy". Very bushy... scrubby. It is hard for me to subdue my envy. 😕
Hi Adam. I've managed to find a local woodland with some absolutely fantastic old trees etc. I'm learning how best to photograph some of the trees using some of your techniques and I'm loving it!! I've got loads of ideas / subjects and every time I do another recce I find something else. Thank You so much!!
Great video Adam, lovely music accompaniment too. Your photos really have summed up the chaotic yet ethereal nature of the area. Favourite shot is definitely the pano at the start of the video, lovely composition and I think the lighter area in the background does a good job of drawing the viewer through the image 👏👏
I admire your efforts to document the old growth forests before the loggers arrive. Have you considered enlisting British Columbia TV and newspapers in the effort. As a retired newsman, I think the combination of your beautiful photographs and your righteous preservation campaign would be a no-brained for featured coverage. Hopefully, environmental groups would support you as well.
The local news did a spot yesterday in fact on the spotted owls. There are 3 left in the wild in BC. The story was on the breeding program and the lack of genetic diversity, hence the arrival of a rescue from California. The bc breeding program now has 29 spotted owls and they are hoping to increase numbers to 250. The irony is that the demise of the spotted owls is due to loss of habitat. The old growth forests are their home turf. The news story failed to mention that. You can share the issues with the media outlets and hope for coverage but sadly I think that they are too linked in with big business. Of course, if you have any suggestions on how to more effectively get their attention or if you have any connections, please let me know :)
You hit the nail on the head there; organized chaos is right. Or rather the photographer organizes the chaos? You do quite well as an organizer. :) Beautiful trees, beautiful woods. I keep hoping that the folks at @fairycreekblockade @ancientforestalliance and @rainforestflyingsquad convinces the government and/or Teal Jones to stop this crazy logging of these beautiful forests. I honestly don't understand how they can't see this is horribly destructive to not just these trees, but the entire ecosystem. Anyway, I'll keep trolling Horgan's Facebook posts. lol Got a rise out of someone with his same last name last week. 😁 Anyway, that opening sequence with the drone was absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the great video! 👍 🌳
Great work Adam, I shoot old Gondwana Rainforest here in Australia and where logged for the hoop pine and beech trees when the early settlers came to Aussie, now they are some of the best rainforest in the world with ancient Beech trees. Thanks for doing your part.
as a photographer and a logger, i understand the beauty in old growth, but those loggers are just hard working men trying to provide for their families. they earn their living in the most difficult way possible. we all use wood every single day.
Yes, but what does that have to do with logging old growth forest? Since (depending who you ask) lets be generous here and say 15% of old growth forests are left in BC assuming its for the better quality timber, all in the last 100-150yrs. How long do you think this 15% of old growth will support these jobs? and their families? I dont think anyone would disagree that logging is essential but old growth? how about the biodiversity of life that these forests support? How about companies start to properly manage 2nd growth and 3rd growth to support logging rather than relying on whats left of old growth. I dont get it and I dont buy the "we have to support our families BS" if they are serious about it then start managing our forests in a sustainable manner. How about logging responsibly to support a healthier planet and their jobs?
You’ve made some beautiful images out of the chaos of the woods Adam. I hope that somehow it survives the threat of logging. And I don’t mind a bit of the Glen Grant 12 yo myself! 🥃😄 Whenever my partner and I head out into nature in a cold environment we take a little flask of whisky to enjoy out there!
I really appreciate your animation (about (9:30 and 10:00 mark), showing is what you have framed... and the beautiful image that speaks so much about old growth at the 11+ min mark... such incredible/beautiful detail in the CHAOS and thank you for sharing your adventure with us...
With all the chaos in these wooded areas it’s always a marvel to me you get any photos at all. That said, I can’t think of any of your photos I don’t like, they are all incredibly beautiful.
Hey Adam, as Brit who naturalized Canadian in the 90's, now living and naturalized here in the US Southwest Arizona, I LOVE watching your videos for the scenery and your unique take on it as well as your photography. Painful to see/hear that area may become logged as it feels like a crime to wipe out that natural beauty. Keep up the great work . Cheers ~ Peter
Adam, I have to say that I’m loving the compositional graphics you’ve added. They really help highlight what you’re trying to achieve as an instructor. Keep up the great work sir. Can’t wait to see your next video. Cheers! 🍻😀👍
I was eyeing a bottle of Glen Grant the other as it's one I've never tried. Unfortunately I've not been able to afford a bottle of single malt since Herr Drumpf decided to include it in his trade war with the rest of the planet.
Thanks for recording the forests. Hoping the BC Government makes the right decision not to allow the logging. Logging Old Growth is madness. Ante-Diluvian Thinking in a World that is changing fast - has changed. These forests are magnificent and we know how ecologically diverse and important they are.
Masterpieces. I think I like your Vancouver and Rockies photos most. There is something about them which makes it feel it is your natural habitat ;) And new visual aids during video is a nice bonus. Thanks for sharing.
Another great video, Adam. Cheers for your actions and efforts. This tree hugger loves your multifaceted educational experience of photography and recording our old growth forest. We should all see and experience our old growth forest to rekindle our connection with nature. Cheers and thanks!
Fantastic video Adam, living on Vancouver Island myself it's really upsetting as to why they still continue to log the last of the Old Growth. It is worth more standing then logged. Also I don't understand why anyone would give this video a thumbs down. This channel is one of the best photography channels on RU-vid and is highly underrated. You certainly deserve more subscribers, I hope maybe we cross paths someday out on the trails.
Another great video, and your production values are getting better all the time. Thanks for visually preserving these woodlands. When the border reopens it'll be my pleasure to see them in person.
Cracking stuff Adam, very meditational. One day I might let you have a taste of my Longrow 14year old Scotch frae Campbeltown, but then again at £4k a bottle possibly not.
Thank you for photographing the old growth. If they do in fact log it, many will, albeit sadly, use your images to remember what used to be. Very sad. I do a lot of photographing in the Hoh rain forest and I couldnt imagine that being logged. Thank you for your efforts.
I'm impressed with the ICM image - it's nice to see something a little different. I also note the hiking wellies have been getting a good workout in the recent videos.
How is logging old growth forest even a consideration, still. And yes that's a rhetorical question, knowing greed and stupidity remain the answer :) Great video; can't wait to get back to BC.
Adam, cheers on the scotch...just the way I would like to finish a day of shooting! The forest there is magnificent! I understand the difficulty in finding good images and you've captured some great ones.
Good on you! Enjoyed this one as I do all of your stuff. I'd enjoy it if once in awhile you'd post RAW file and finished side by side, that would be an education in itself. Maybe at the end of the video so it wouldn't be distracting? Just a thought. Thanks!
I actually don't mind the sky in the first panorama shot. It gives a nice flow from left to right through the frame. Although I suppose this is an exception to the norm.
Hey Adam, just started watching, send the video to the minister of the environment! Protests in Halifax this week for the very same reason. now back to the video.
Amazing location there Adam, along with some nice images. Hopefully I’ll make it back over there sometime to take a look myself. Spending time lately amongst old growth trees makes it hard to believe people want them logged.
The photograph that appears at about the 13:00 minute mark is sublime, I really love it. Focus stacking is something I definitely need to do more of. Do you use PS or do you have a dedicated focus stacking software?
Hello Adam, your videos were recommended to me by a friend. I have just started watching and subscribed to your channel. I very much like your work and will be watching your past videos as time allows. Thanks for the great content!
Heading out to photograph the ORF next month for the first time ~ Mt. Olympus and friends are the backdrop for most of my images but miles away. Thank you for what you do out there Adam.
Love your videos. Thank you. If you look at Vancouver Island on google maps it shows the logging devastation to Vancouver Island...very sad comment on humanity...
Thank you so much for the videos you make Adam! Missing the island a ton over the past year! Hit up the pizza joint on the main drag when you're in Ucluelet next time - its soooooooo good! Thanks again man - between yourself and your 3 good buddies its been a great year of watching RU-vid for me! Love you all! Take care!!!
Hey Adam, did some experiment with the 23mm and the GFX100. From what I can tell, diffraction kick in quite a bit a f/11 and above. The lens it’s noticeably sharper from f/5.6 to f/8! Just posting this as I saw you were down to f/16 in the first shot. Best, Felix
Thanks! I've never really concerned myself with diffraction as in most cases most people are really not going to notice it except perhaps in the largest of prints. I realize that it is somewhat counter productive to spend a lot of money on medium format and prime lenses and to not take advantage of their best qualities but I often use f16 and f22 going for depth all in one shot rather than stacking images, that has been changing lately though as stacking is so quick and easy .
@@QuietLightPhoto absolutely. You have to pixel peep to start seeing a real world difference for sure! The focus bracketing option is nicely implemented, but focus breathing is a bit of a pain, even with the GF primes. I’m patiently waiting for their Tilt shift offering to show its face ha
Always good to see another Log Vlog ... would be a shame to see yet more ancient woodland destroyed when Canada has plenty of other areas that could tolerate harvesting better.
I too liked the motion shot, don’t always like that thing but this one was nicely done and interesting. Also the close up shot of that red cedar, 29-64mm (?), was very nice.
The shot at 12:15 ish is great - almost architectural. I tried a couple of times in that grove to get shots on Velvia 50 using a 6x17 pano but that was just taking on too much - limited dynamic range and too much info with the width of the shot. Wish I had used a narrow field and a few more mm of lensage. Some time in the future maybe.....cheers!
