LANDSCAPE Photography | Isle of Skye | FAIRY POOLS | ELGOL
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Excellent Adam. You got great shots there. I like that You critique your images in a nice constructive way.
Jamie Burgoyne that’s EXACTLY why I subbed to him. I learn so much from him.
UG,
The two-shot blend turned out very nicely, and I agree, light is THE thing.
Job's a good-un making Elgol your bitch! Those shots are magnificently stunning. Given the choice of the first series, I prefer the wider shot. Gotta say the shot of the Thrift foreground is my pick of the lot, though.
Thank-You,
Mike
I really like that cropped shot from the Fairy Pools you ended up with. Also fun we ended up focusing on the exact same waterfall. I had to check an extra time as I had much more water when I was there :)
Haha, I would imagine all photographers gravitate to the same pools and falls, lovely spot though.
Hmmmm. I'm not sure I approve of all this time you're spending with this Paul character. I predict that he and I will be having a falling out. Approximately some time on the next week or so.
I suspect that your prediction to be spot on ;-)
I knew Adam first, I’m jealous of you lot ;/)
@@Alister_Benn Then you'll simply have to come join us!
Excellent, as always. You are indeed a master photographer. Never mind what Gavin thinks.😉
That drone intro was stunning mate. Skye coast looks amazing from the air. Good to see Paul in the video. Also nice VO bits filling in some context to the video. The self critiques work really well over your images. Loving the crop image at 10:15. Great video Adam!!
I liked all the photographs, but for me personally I thought my favourite was the one towards the end, this one had the pink thrift in the front. Lovely. Thanks for a good video, felt as if I was there.
I liked the wider shot of the round stone image! Awesome light and image! "Do you have a video showing how you put together an image with different exposures?
Coming out shortly, thanks!
Hi Adam.... amazing shots... regarding the round boulder shots, I liked the wider angle best.
Very enjoyable and informative . Plus: some of the best B roll gesticulations on TH-cam.
1spitfirepilot those drone shots thooooo
haha you liked those eh? deep conversation about life
Great shots, Adam!! My favorites are the close one and the one with that really beautiful pink flowers in the foreground.
Hi mate, some interesting points there, I think we need to have another conversation sometime soon. Looking forward to our next trip together.
Ah it's all just fluff at the end of the day, lol. Cheers, matey
Just amazing! Loved it all , preferred the wide angle of the photos at the 13/ 14 min mark but both are spectacular. Those rock are really something.
just beautiful man
Fantastic mate and definitely the best light we had on the trip. Worth the long day and we will have to pay a return visit to Elgol. 😀👍✌
Paul Thomson Photography I’ll definitely be checking out your channel!
Adam ....Skye as I know it is ruined 100% by tourisms and by the ignorance of the tourists
Skye was ruined by putting a bridge across to it and not putting in the infrastructure to support tourism. Put public toilets in and people will use them, don't put anything in and people will shit all over the place, same with garbage, campsites and so on. It's one thing to enjoy the tourist $'s but another to put the facilities in place so that tourism doesn't wreck what you've attracted people to come and enjoy. Most of the roads on Skye are single track yet tourism has done nothing to curb the folk who bring large campers over, why not limit the size or limit the amount of cars on the Island. I don't think it's just the tourist who spoil the landscape but some pre planning might have helped. But yes I do agree with you.
It's nuts. Three years ago, the pools were largely empty with a couple dozen people spread out across the area, max. Was there about when you guys were, and between the new parking lot, the various other path additions, and the hundred+ folks spread out across the valley...have to admit, I never got out of the car, turned around, and went and found some other streams elsewhere on the island. The pools themselves are so intimate, and Scotland itself is so wild - it's a challenge to experience it properly with heavy crowds. Especially with water levels so low because of the summer drought.
Hi, I preferred the cropped image of the fairy pool and my favourite image was the shot with the sea thrift.
Great shots Adam, I prefer the closeup shot of the round rock. The photo owith the flowers catching the light was great, thanks for sharing.
All the best..............Peter.
I loved the horizontal of the image at 17.30. That would look great on anyone’s wall. I didn’t like the harsh crop.
Amazing images. As ever, I am so impressed by how you can deliver outstanding images, time after time, irrespective of what nature throws at you.
I hope you are going to get license for flying drones in Canada. It would be great loss if you would stop putting drone footage in your vlogs.
BTW. I like the close up of the egg better.
Andrzej J my thoughts exactly!
I love the close in image. Seems to be more balanced. The large rock formation on the right does not dominate the space as it does in the previous image. Both beautiful shots though.
Good vlog as ever Adam, but to me the sharper a photo from front to back, the better. That's why i'am going for the d850 in the short future. Amazing sharpness. Thnx for the vlog.
I loved the close up view of the round rock, where you eliminated the distraction of the bright clouds.
What Awesome Drone footage in the first scene!
Aaron Evans never fails with his drone work!
Great video Adam and what I especially like is that you show the images that don’t work so well and say why. I learn so much from you doing that and it helps me to relate to some of the issues in my images. Cheers Keith.
Smashing video again Adam. Glad the light appeared. Round rock shot: I prefer the wider angle close up of the round rock. More focused, simple. The rock and sky aren't competing for attention. However both shots are really lovely. Not sure if you're back.... finally raining here in Vancouver! We need it.
Fantastic vlog Adam, and great series from Scotland in general. keep up the great work.
Beautiful photos. The lower shot with the prominent round rock would be my pick 👍.
14:50 why didnt you use highlighted metering ? expose for the highlights and raise the shadows.
Adam, as per usual all your images are STUNNING! As for the coastal shots, I'd pick the image with more sky and clouds showing ... no technical reason I just liked seeing a bit more of the overall scene.
15:40 At first, I thought I'd have to give it a bit of thought, but after second look I pretty quickly preferred the wider, more open perspective because the "orb" still has a commanding presence in all of it I feel. In the closer up I feel the additional lighting and prioritization of the orb is a bit harsh and does a misjustice to it's truly gorgeous surrounding. Beautiful vid. Thanks again.
Lovely cameo shots of Elgol. It’s normally the big picture that I have a few off. Next time back I’ll try some cameo shots. You’ve got a great style.
Thanks for sharing. Great content, as always. I like the closer up shot better. Little bit cleaner and simpler. 👌
I always learn something about composition elements from your videos. Thanks!
Nice tutorial on the image creation. May I ask, what did you use for your video production. The videos are excellent. Thank you for all your tutorials, very helpful in visualizing how to create outstanding images.
Thanks, Adam for sharing this awesome video. I liked all the photographs, but for me personally, I thought my favorite was the photograph of the cliff with the boulder (Wider one). I would really love to see and learn the post-processing technique of that photo.
It's a hard call but I'll go with the wider shot. BTW, I find myself blending multiple images in Photoshop almost all the time,
Great video and superb images, I really like the uncropped version too. 😊 📷
Nicely done, Adam. I tend to like tighter compositions over wider ones. The old "Less is more" thing. In this case I actually find the wider composition more pleasing, though I do like the tighter composition quite a lot.
Gorgeous shots, a always. And your commentary is also always informative and interesting rather than filler. Thanks. I do have a mundane, non-photography question though if you would be willing to share. What font did you use on your title slides? I'd love to appropriate it for non-video purposes. Thanks again.
Excellent stuff as always sir. Really loved the images at the 8:40 mark
Beautiful Adam, just beautiful! That image of the egg of elgol is delicious! And what about those names! Elgol, Fairy Pools, Egg of Elgol, I sure wish we were a little more creative when we were naming features here in America.
Adam a brilliant episode as always, I prefer the wider aspect of your edits , I did not mind the brightness parts of the sky . It adds a lot more variations of light ! Brilliant as always great work ! 👌🏻👏
Personally, I prefer the uncropped version of the Fairy Pools complex. There is some imbalance in the water, but I think that this is somewhat offset by the spread of the cascade on the left and the slightly off-center placement of the peak. One's eye has more "space" to move and explore this version--left cascade--peak in background--right cascade. In the cropped version, I find the main interests too centered. The eye goes from cascade straight up to the peak and then straight back down. There is less exploring of the image. Sometimes, simplification is not the answer. Very nice photos and discussion as usual. Thanks.
Sgurr an Fheadain is the pointy hill behind the fairy pools. Sgurr Na Stri is the similar shaped hill looking from Elgol. And if you can be arsed walking the 4 miles each way and across a wide river to get to it, the 1,500ft climb up to the top affords some of the best views in all of Scotland. Thanks again for doing all the dreary editing the make this fine videos.
SUCH BEAUTY. UR ONE OF THE BEST LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHERS I'VE SEEN IN TH-cam. RESPECT. BRILLIANT SHOTS
The Round Rock.... I was already thinking there was another composition I liked even before you asked the question.. I like the round rock with the craggy backgrounds... and there is a pano crop that eliminates almost all the sky, keeping just the green background cliff on the right at 13:52 and again at about 14:21 the transition slides into what I like best, (although keeping a just a little bit of the cropped bottom line at these points) except in my preferred crop I would want to lighten just a little bit the distant mountains to give just a hint of texture... on my screen they look really black and almost blend into the sky... close to what you have at 15:23... but in the earlier scenes I prefer the relative size of the boulder... thank you for asking P.S. the closing shot of the seaside cottage looks like it would be a great B&B...
For what my criticism is worth (hah!), the images with the Egg of Elgol both felt a little too tight. I much preferred the image with the flowers because it showed the expansiveness of the area. I could FEEL the distance and the scale much better. That's not to say any of it was bad, it most certainly was better than anything I've produced, but I couldn't help feeling like it was all a bit smooshed.
You got some stunning images I see why your the top man lol
Cheers, Paul!
Beautiful images, Adam. Cheers for sharing them with us.
Love all the shots here! Such an amazing place! But I especially liked 15:32. Really speaks to my inner geology nerd...
I prefer the tighter image with the round rock. Great video as always.
Amazing Adam loved the video thanks for sharing with us.
A year late but still good to see, I prefer the closer shot of the boulder at Elgol but like the Fairy Pools I'd crop the shit out of it to get a portrait shot of the boulder. PS delighted with myself I never mentioned Gavin in the same sentence as Fairy LOL
you are so right about light..we can see the difference between the images. brilliant images!
The water fall image was good in the wider-scape whilst eliminating darker sky and close crop did a better view-ability. The top left corner is slightly brighter and distract the eye of the viewer. Nice video as usual..
I like the closeup the best, it has a warmth and feel the other lacks. I always learn so much from your video and really enjoy the content you provide. Cheers
Last time I went there, it was also crowded, people were looking at what kind of scene I was targeting at on my tripod and installing themselves in front of me ruining the composition! I think go good time to visit is very early in the morning :)
Thierry Gluzman I agree. The Fairy Pools and Elgol both got reputations as evening locations and I prefer mornings for both. Definitely much more quiet and peaceful.
Yeah we were lucky with Elgol, only a couple of people, was a lovely place to be.
Closer wide angle of the round rock is the best IMO. On the fist shot I might have tried a 4x5 crop and left off part of the rock on the right. Of course, I might have tried it and decided the original was better, too 😀
Excellent shots again. I prefer the wider "egg" shot, since I love the textures on the right side.
I preferred the cropped image of the round rock as it removed that other slice of rock in the background on the left side and the brightening of the rock is much nicer offering more color and texture.....
Love your photos at Elgol. Awesome texture in the rocks 👍
Definitely worth the trip when you get to have those evening shots in the bag. Thanks for sharing Adam.
Awesome shot from the Fairy Pools. Been there myself when the water was a bit higher but on a location like this with the good light you can’t go wrong. Still watching the video as i’m writing this so looking forward to other shots from Skye.
You definitely made the most of the light n each shot Adam.
The wide angle does it for me not withstanding the quality of the closer shot👍
Adam love the crop shot from the Fairy Pools, Great set from the seashore.
brilliant and interesting vlog adam, stunning images and I preferred the wide angle image, with the fairy pool image you had some stunning light just on the side of the mountain was that natural or something which you dodged in
I like the wide seascape better Adam. As for the waterfall yeah the cropped version is better.
Both great shots but I prefer the wider one, I love a bit of blue sky and cloud.
thanks to you suggesting to worry about light I've noticed my photos look better now. I used to only go out if there was going to be vibrant colorful skies and end up with nice skies with flat non direct light in the foreground. Thanks for the tips Adam.
Love that first shot. The peak is perfect, shrouded in cloud but just able to make it out. Very nice
I did prefer the 2 cropped images from the Fairy Pools and the coastal images. The wide shots did give the scene context though. I was in Skye in October 2018, all I saw over the 4 days there was, cloud /fog/rain/wind, repeated daily 😂 A long way from Australia to get that reception. Hope to get back there some day? Thanks for the VLOG👏🏻
To be honest that's what I was expecting, lol.
I do love Skye, such a magical place. You are so right about about light being the number one ingredient. I am sure at some point in time we have all got a bit too hung up on gear.
Oh, and the version of the image with the clouds I like a little bit better than the wide angle, though that boulder does a lot to anchor the image.
That's a tough one, I do like the brighter area of the sky because it mitigates the broodiness of the sky and tells the story of the weather clearing, but the ice age boulder gets a little lost in the wider shot.
I prefer the prominence that you gave the boulder in the tighter shot but the sky comes off too gloomy, particularly as it was such a nice sunset light. Ah, you just have hop on a plane to go back and get ....
Like the wider angle image of the round rock at Elgar.
I don't mind the clouds. I like moody images.
Great video and images. Love the ones with the flowers at the end.
I like the close-up view with the round boulder.
Long shot vs closeup; both are good but my personal preference is for the cropped image .
Abigail Gossage i agree!
Liked all of the elgol images. Excellent work.
I like both photos, but I prefer the copped version.
15 sec into this video and I already love it!!!
For me the closeup of the boulder is the better photo.
As a wildlife photographer trying to learn about landscape shooting I appreciate how you go into what didn’t work or what would’ve made a shot better. Details like that are just as helpful as settings and filters used and how to set up the composition.
close up for me, as you say simpler and more direct
Can’t decide. Love them all!
Why would I not enjoy your videos!
Ik realy like the closer Boulder :)
cracking vlog adam
Great images Adam
I prefer the closer simpler shot of the round rock on the shore...
I love that shot from Elgol Adam!
Great video! I too liked the wider shot.
Great shots. I actually like both the shot with the white clouds and the closer cropped one without. Thanks for the insights.
The photos are great but I really enjoy your music selection. Complements the atmosphere.
Lynette Henry it’s the hardest part about making a video lol he’s always on point with his sound.
Nicer weather than I had with Mr Heaton and Mr Baxter in March, wonderful stuff as always Adam, I love the clouds but I think the BIG Egg
Ah you should've come with us then. ;-)
Beautiful photos, great tips and always very good video. So I am thinking (seriously) about signing up for the March 2020 event in Kanab Utah. Since you are slated to be there, very interested in going, mainly to get you to sign my Uncle Grump Ugly Mug. Only hesitant due to Nick is also going and little concern about driving around and possibly have him behind me if I have to make sudden stops!!!! ;-)
I would be too ;-)
The tighter shot of the egg works best for me with those light conditions. Wider had the light cooperated. U.K. Summers make for very long days, eh? Carry on!
Yeah the day was a long one, thanks!