I Don't Know Why I Bother!
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This jam-packed episode challenges your ability to spot the difference between handheld photography and tripod photography. The question is, do you really need a tripod for landscape photography?
We take you on an adventure into an enchanted forest that I've decided to name 'Chuntering Ponce Falls'. Don't ask why. As always, I'm chasing the hope of encountering fog, but as you know, it's never guaranteed.
We're so impressed with the gnarly trees that we decide to spend the night, but Amanda's gassy outbursts are more than I can tolerate. We get into a bit of an argument over chocolate consumption, and she lays down the rules.
The next morning, I explain two really important landscape photography techniques to help improve your compositions, but will I get the shot that I'm after?
Will Amanda accept my high-quality breakfast standards and what's up with the stink pipe in the camper? After 4 hours of sleep what are our faces like and why are my bedtime stories rejected?
There's really only one way to find out.
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Already got the book and I can highly recommend it (although that twat Gavin never signed mine) …. Beautiful images and story’s throughout. Proud to have it with my Heaton, and Wallace collection
@@brianbrooking496 I'll sign it in person one day. Just be sire to carry it with you at all times to be ready.
@@fototripper next time your in Norway…. 👍 let me know!
@fototripper the last time I was there was during the autumn season in the hopes of a colour boost. Unfortunately I was a tad late and the leaf litter was just too much to get a reasonable shot out of it
Hey Gavin, Hope the towers held out through the storm. Thought of you two as soon as I knew Fiona was crossing over the Island
There are two benefits I've discovered being a middle aged alleged adult: 1) Chocolate for breakfast is okay and 2) It's okay to buy the lens you want.
"That's going to itch when it dries..." hysterical! You are both crazy as cats but adorable as fuzzy caterpillars....❤❤
Dear Mr Hardcastle,
I have a 3 month old. When he’s being fussy, we watch your videos (not too much tv time) but he stops crying and starts smiling. We love your work. Thanks for all you do!
I see you smartly included a bird book in there Gav. Seeing the number of your team that gave me a follow recently, I’d say they’re a decently large crowd, and you’d better give them a regular dose of feathers!
Sounds kinky!
"That'll itch when it dries"...
I literally slid off my seat laughing!
😀 😍 🤩
Me too
Great video Gavin! I really love the humor that you add to the photo landscape community! you even make uncle grumpy funny lol!
Another super video Gavin and Amanda. Loved the skit about chocolate bar, Cadbury's is the greatest. Thank you for making the videos so fun and educational at the same time.
When I'm waiting for the perfect sunset light I'm well happy I have brought that heavy tripod 😀
Nice spot dude, that waterfall is stunning. That forest is going to look amazing with fall colors!😎📸
Coffee & Chocolate are the ideal start to a day, quickly followed by a plop and a read of Chasing Awe !! :) looks like a spot we will see more of in future times , great shots Pal !!
Lying in bed in our caravan with the headphones on watching the video at 0630 this morning when Amanda announces “that’ll itch when it dries” I think I woke up ½ the campground with the laugh I let out! 😂😂 love your work.
hahahah classic!
Her expressions are pure gold.
The bed time story had me absolutely dying.
This channel fucking rules
'either in or out'... yes totally agree. Another lovely location and very nice captures again
Charlie Waite has a saying the goes something like, Attend and Intend: Attend to every element in the scene and let each one be intended, excluded or accepted to be there.
Towards the end your main camera was on a tripod while the screen was being filmed by another camera… on a tripod. The whole setup was recorded by a third camera, which was being held very steady, perhaps on ANOTHER tripod? The answer to the question is therefore NO, you don‘t need a tripod, you need THREE😛
"coffee and a plop" and "ohhhh that's going to itch when it dries" Thanks so much you two for helping me fill my adage vault! oh and the photography stuff too....
A coffee and a ‘plop’. … my morning routine….bliss!….🎉❤😂
This topic was so timely. I just did a camping trip to Bodega Bay and the only thing I forgot was my tripod which I was so bummed about. I was able to get some shots but it limited what I wanted to take, especially astro. I feel as though my handhelds weren't as sharp but I might just be picky, I def do miss my tripod when I don't have it. It's also a great way to slow down and enjoy the scene.
Superb!
Tripods. Yes I have one. It's no a Frodo (Manfrotto) but it's sturdy and has a quick release bracket. BUT for days when I just don't want the bulk of it I have a bean bag thing (with tripod screw) and it's really handy. I always keep it in my camera bag 👍
This tree reminds me of the creatures from the movie Arrival. Very entertaining video Gavin. Loved the images.
The answer is: depends on. Handheld highres shot with my Olympus is no problem. But there is more than just the gear, and this is what you show us in your Videos. The walk to the comp, finding the comp in the viewfinder, just being outside and enjoying the day! Thanks Amanda and Gavin👍
Nice Gavin and Amanda, love a bit of fog. I also love flying the drone first thing in the morning with the fog. Send it up and check out the sunrise above the fog. It's tremendous. Amanda will burp with excitement.
Classic Hardcastle edutainment. Loved it!! Cheers to handheld!
That chocolate discussion reminded me of conversations with my wife...if I will east an individual chocolate in one go whereas my wife would eat in in 2 or 3 bites and then complain how I'm uncouth! I'll try to remember the 'in or out' tutorial, makes sense so thanks Gavin.
More clues on Amanda 🎉congratulations…..
I do most of my photography hand held as most of my cameras have IBIS, but there are times when photographing landscapes that I need to keep my aperture at F8 or higher and a low ISO, To be able to get a sharp photo in lower light a tripod is a necessary tool.
you two crack me up tested postive with covid today had a massive headache and sore throat all day driving a bus around for 12 hours came home and there you where on youtube so sat back and had a great laugh with you two thanks for making me feel better and love the photo good work keep them coming
Lots of Vit D and iodine supplements for thee but that might just be a conspiracy theory.
Odd that you don’t want to share the location but you come to my neck of the woods talking about Lower Lewis River Falls and now I need a reservation to park there. 😊
That cats been out of the bag for years.
"Evicted Puffin" killed me.
Others: worried about hurricane.
Me: worried about lack of alcohol, gluten, adequate chocolate supply.
Great video Gavin… love the way you teach and use comedy to make your videos fun. Thanks for sharing!
I know where that it. It's Leadbeatters Reservoir in Macclesfield.
Thanks!
She needs to go along as a witness.
really the photos are so interesting, the photo composition is so cool and the location is the right location to produce a work that is so special, I am a subscriber to your channel, brother, I come from an Indonesian country. regards📸📸📸
So… Amanda doesn’t drink anymore and she’s got the cravings for the chocolate 🍫 😏 congratulations guys!! If you thought you lost sleep now!! Wait till………. 😅
Absolutely love that final shot. Stunning. With regard to handholding: I do (did) often handhold but was often disappointed with the sharpness, especially as I have got older. It is OK for you whippersnappers but when you start getting on a bit, it becomes a tad more difficult to hold it steady and it seems to have got worse since I bought the Nikon D850.
Great video Gavin and Amanda very interesting and informative and i guessed right to which image was handheld, thank you Davy
Stunning photography, and 10/10 entertainment again, thank you.
Absolutely....tripods are the best!...I mean let's face it, that's the reason you were so enchanted by your last subject!😉..cheers!
Wow, these tree shots are absolutely gorgeous!
"That's going to itch when it dries"!..... 😫
Really love the handled image, stunning location Gavin, thanks for sharing
Great entertaining video. Your advice on composition is always welcome; learned a lot. Thanks a lot.
Will we photographers ever learn Gavin. Never trust the weather forecast. And you could have had a few more hours kip and woke up without a face with two bags of spanners beneath your eyes. I rarely use a tripod, but then again I’ve got hands that are rock steady. Always exhale when you press the shutter button. Press it between the exhale and the inhale. Ideal for getting sharp images handheld or assassinating your target as a sniper. Call of Duty anyone!! My mind was blown early into the video. A CADBURYS DAIRY MILK MINI EGG EDITION!!! Whatever next.
Stay safe you guys! Storm heading your way.❤
Photo at 23:05 looks like an alien hand reaching down from above to grab the rock... cool shot!
Exactly. I named it 'The Grabbing Hand'.
Ooooh, that pano got me going. Delish
you guys.... I laughed out loud too many times - subbed 😂😂👍
Hi Gavin, cheers for another excellent video and question.
As a recent upgrade to Sony and the A7iv I am amazed by the ability to shoot handheld at low shutter speeds, I have just returned from a business trip to Portugal and Spain and decided not to take my tripod, at 1/15th of a second got amazing results 😉👍
Another smashing video Gavin, I did love that waterfall but the trees were super too. Great colours and those roots over the rocks were quite amazing. I really liked our original composition because to me it wasn’t like a cat, although I could see where you got that from, but to me it looked like a gorilla pounding through the jungle. Well done, and I did have a wee suspicion from last week and now this week that Amanda may well be buying some wool to knit some baby clothes ? 😁👍
Oh no, I feel new wrinkles coming on. Gavin, you always make me laugh but Amanda? Girl, you crack me up! 😂
I didnt get it right 😆 in all honesty 95% of my shots are hand held I hate using a tripod I feel restrained using it..the only time I do is like you said long exposure or bracketing...plus I'm very impatient 🤣 I don't have time to fuss with a pod.. I like to get it done and find other compositions And then move on to another subject.
"That's going to itch when it dries" - Funniest line in any video ever, almost frikkin choked on my coffee. In fact, I'm still coughing as I type this.................................
How's it going out there on the Island? You don't get weather like that on your west coast island. You'll be a Caper in no time, b'y. Stay safe!
Unless I'm doing a long exposure or a timelapse, I Never use a tripod, and man do people give me sh!t for it 😅😂 And they really go nuts when they see me doing all the handheld panos...Seriously though, that forest looks a little too legit and those images were fantastic!
Dude I am laughing my ass off your wife is absolutely hilarious 😂🤣🤣😆
Another great video......
thats the reason I carry a lightweight tripot 1.65Meter not the biggest and tougest but if I need one I have them with me. the stabilisation specialy with my m4/3 camera is amazing the downsize is the sensor size off course
As a Floridian I never thought I'd have to tell a Canadian to stay safe in Hurricane - Yet here we are............................Hope it doesn't tear all of the fall color off the trees
Be safe this weekend!!
Great minds thinking alike ... only yesterday I was shooting some handheld woodland. It wasn't my plan; I visited a modern art museum set within a forest and I left my tripod in the car. I found the composition later, out on the grounds. I'm guessing you boosted the ISO high enough for that super-wide tree image to get a hand-holdable shutter speed.
Addendum: I was right!
how was the modern art?
@@fototripper outstanding! It's called Glenstone, in Potomac, Maryland. Very new building. The largest private museum in the US. It's open free to the public, with advance reservations. If you're ever in the Washington DC area, you must check it out.
I know the hard to pronounce waterfall and provincial park area 😀soon covered by hopefully majestic fall colours and the best, I'll be there....
Love the pano!
I'm lovin' the music.
Gavin does a good video finally
Oh my, oh my!!!
I actually nearly choked and peed at the same time laughing when Amanda did that quiet little pump at lights out 😂😂😂 we were brought up in my family with farting being very funny and having a gluten intolerance, like Amanda, I've done a few of these ladylike little pumps myself 😊😂
oh my god that was so funny, tears were streaming, i do love trees that cling to rocks and stuff, that one was a beauty, i thought it looked like a dinosaur,
"Benadryl, get in touch"....LMAO!!!
I find a tripod slows me down, and I take the time for a better composition, especially high and low. I tend to move side to side without a tripod when setting up but get better up and down angles when on a tripod.
At 23:13 It looks like a handheld panorama or cropped into a wide panorama aspect ratio. I know you'll think it's heresy, but you could have done a HDR composite shot at @4:30, that way you'd have a chance to recover the blown out sky beyond the canopy. I can't say it would have worked but you could have tried to see if it would. That tree at 25:22, the same one with the blown out sky, to me it looks like the "claw game" at a carnival or airport where you try and grab the prize and never can, kind of reminiscent to your desire for the perfect composition of that tree and boulder with fog, you just can't "grab it".
I don't think that your camper was level Gavin, look at your coffee in your cup.😊😊
Great tips cheers mate tree photography can be a pain
that exchange in the camper! absolutely hilarious🙏🏼🙏🏼🤣 incredible photography, of course as all episodes!
Of course a tripod is essential when there are other people around. It makes you so different from the run of the mill who use phones.
Great vid Gav. 😊
The handheld shot was excellent, and I have to admit ... I guessed incorrectly. 🙃
A coffee and a plop
Thanks great video
Loved the pano, even though it is handheld
A tripod helps refine your composition with consistent accuracy.
I shoot a lot of hand held from a kayak. Too often the 'best' shot of a sequence - whether it be sharpness, reflections, fleeting light etc - isn't the best composed, or framed shot. I can end up with two good shots, neither of which is perfect. If it were possible (like on land) a tripod would help my chances of the 'perfect' shot.
First, video is awesome and hilarious. Second, the question about the tripod. Yes, I need it. If you like sharpness all through out the foreground, mid and background then you need a tripod and some of us like that kind of picture, I am one of them. However for example Kim Grant shoots handheld very often and she is second to no one.
I have to tell you man, I could not stop laughing. When I saw the tree on top of the rock I realized where you were. Then I was waiting for you to mention the name of that waterfall because it does has a weird name and no one know how to say it correctly. The easy way out is.... I rather don't give away the location. LOL.
I pronounced it perfectly 'Chuntering Ponce Falls'.
Nice Video Gavin!! Now Can We See These Shots In The Fall And In The Winter ?.... Yummy Colors In The Fall And Fantastiqua With Some Snow.... (I Just Got A PhotoGasm lol
100%
Heard there was a storm on way Hope you are both safe take care
From the age when trees were able to walk. Yes, you do need tripod for: long exposures (starry nights, lots of bracketing...), self-portraits (wherever the camera has to be out of reach), extreme telephoto lenses...What you DON'T need is exactly what you have with every camera nowadays: 194 modes of AF, so you cannot leave it at your home.
Great shots Gavin. Now please get Amanda more chocolate for dinner!
You two are too much . 🤣
Eat the chocolate! Eat it! 🤣🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫
Great video folks ! There is no wrong time to eat chocolate ! I thought you were going to recreate the little mermaid of Copenhagen at 2.03 ! you may buy a smoke machine to have fog whenever you want !
Send me a link.
Hi Gavin. What a cracking location Chuntering Ponce Falls is ! 😂 Shame you didn't get the fog but your images are fantastic without it. P.S.Nice jacket btw. Do they do them in your size? 😉
They do but I need one oversized to fit over my parka ;)
"get in touch" should be on a T shirt
Apart from the beautiful locatoin and comps, that Patagonia jacket makes you look as if you have lost 80kg, Patagonia - get in touch !
bwahahaha, gerrin touch!
At 4:30 the tree looks like a big cat lion type of thing taking a poop on the rock
Gnarly is my middle name. Lovely video, Gavin - and much better than the ‘No Tripod’ video I just published (copycat!).
You must have inspired me Peter ;)
Great shots Gavin. Amazing looking trees. I’ve been meaning to ask you. Do you use the histogram on your camera ?
Never.
@@fototripper cheers Gavin 👍 makes me feel better I never do either lol
Two thoughts, for those of us whose hands shack like a magnitude 8 earthquake a tripod is worth the weight. Thought 2 if you think nothing beats chocolate and coffee well don't make me say it, but there are a few other things much better.
Itch when it dries……….mwahahaha