To DRONE or not to DRONE? On the Isle of Mull
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In this video, I go on a bit of an adventure with Nick Page, Thomas Heaton and Gavin Hardcastle on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The F/4 gang trek out to a lovely spot on the south coast of Mull to photograph an epic looking arch only to be thwarted by light and lack of compositions.
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I commented on Nick’s vlog that the goats looked nervous and I suspected it was Gavin. Now we have confirmation. Keep “droning on” Adam, it is such a cool perspective of the landscape and you’re such a bloody genius with it. I believe you to be reasonable with it’s use in areas that warrant precautions.
John Sholian nah- goats were nervous bc thomas walks with his fly open! 😜
Shame that you did not get any "keepers" from this adventure, but the drone footage made up for that. It's true that nobody can ever guarantee perfect shots every time, but always remember, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". Thank you for the great vlog, as always!
Saturday morning coffee with Adam is a good thing. Keep working with the drone. Te shots were fine.
I think that drone footage adds enormously to these little photographic expeditions - I love the aerial perspective. Make the most of the more relaxed rules in the UK because when you return to Canada I hear that it's now not permitted without a licence, but I expect you already know that.
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Adam,
I like that thinly-veiled reference to going through the cave to return... It sorta sounded like, "Tom did it, how hard could it be?' Love it!
Thank-You,
Mike
Haha, yeah didn't come off the way that I meant. And we actually didn't make it as the tide had come in so back over the hill we went.
Keep droning. Your stuff is amazing. Droning is it.
PS: Please let is know if you are still alive
I'm alive!
Nice one - always enjoy seeing how different photographers can take photos of the same subject and get such different results.
Great drone work!
that shot coming through the arch was pretty epic.
The drone footage was exceptional Adam! I think it wiser to take the aerial shots over what you may have gotten on land. Good choice!
Definitely worth the drone footage, absolutely stunning.
I really enjoy your drone footage Adam. I think once you have your settings nailed down you will capture both amazing stills and video.
Thnx for the vlog Adam
Always a pleasure Adam!
Beautiful location Adam. I look forward to hearing more of your opinion on the new drone.
You are killing it. Now if only those two guys, who shall remain nameless, could keep up. Haven’t seen anything so funny since I was in Army basic training. Lol! 😂 Keep up the great work. Love your vlogs. And as the saying goes, if a tree falls in a forest does it ..... Keep on droning. Great footage, as always.
Great video Adam, I loved the drone footage. A stunning place but as you all discovered it is not the best for portfolio images. Still it was a lovely hike and you all had fun, entertaining us all in the process. 👍
Great work mate and even though the settings were wrong the footage still looked great 😀👍✌
The Carsaig Arches, Isle of Mull. Not big on roads in that part of the isle. Nice 👍 drone footage as usual, thanks 🙏 for sharing.
Hope you are loving the new M2P, it is an amazing machine. I got mine about three months ago and I keep having that same internal struggle, ‘to drone or not to drone’. Never seems to be enough time to do both. Nice images as always.
Drones are a great addition to your workflow Adam, It adds that second dimension to your Videos and is well worth the carry. Nice to see your upgrade to a Mavic Pro ll with the Hassy lens. Looking forward to seeing a finished RAW image from that sensor as I'm looking to upgrade as well. To drone or not... now you have the option, YES! Saying that, in unpredictable weather, I'd do my comp. and take my camera shots first, then fly if possible second. Cheers 🍻
Nice vlog your drone footage and piloting is superb👍
Great location, pity the good light faded on you. Looking forward to seeing what the new drone will do once you've got the set up all ironed out. Take care and thanks for sharing!
This is awesome! Keep it up!
For you, the question of “to drone or not to drone” is a tough one because you derive at least a little income from your videos-and drone footage definitely enhances your videos. I always enjoy viewing it. For me, photography always comes first but that doesn’t mean my Mavic 2 Pro comes out of my bag last if I think the best comp is over my head or across a river.
Really enjoyed this mate. Your voice overs really help to set the scene! It’s a shame that you never got the shots you wanted!
Yeah, well we all know how that works lol. Great place though, well worth a visit.
I felt the drone stills were great, they gave a different perspective which showed the arches of well, I think better than any of the other shots taken that day, definitely will be even better when you nail the settings
Just goes to show, the light maketh the shot! Great vlog btw.
Good to see you again. Nice spot, but difficult to photograph....
Sometimes its more about the adventure! Looking forward to meeting yourself and the Portly Prince next weekend!
Same here Chris!
Throughout the videos I've seen from you all so far I have been hoping to see some B&W images. To me that area screams out for B&W. Would love to expose some Acros there. Enjoyed the drone footage. Beautiful. Have fun with the new toy and look forward to see what you do with it. Thanks for the video.
I got my drone (a P4P) essentially for use as a tripod in the sky. I find it's a great landscape camera, allowing viewpoints that are otherwise impossible or too difficult/dangerous/time consuming to reach.
Your video drone work is excellent and inspiring. Every time I watch one of your videos I think "I need to start shooting some video with the air tripod." But I tried doing your backwards flight maneuver through my orchard and scared the crap out of myself, so no. I think I'll just enjoy your expert drone work for now. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Adam, first I was confused by the title and was thinking about the new regulations for drone pilots in Canada. ;-)
Indeed a very nice location. I like it when I can't predict the outcome of a photo tour. But for me as a hobby landscape photographer this is easy.
At leats you had a nice little adventure with friends in an impressive area.
Awesome
I like the drone shots, but please put still photography first. The ground-based angle you found at about 5:00 - with the arch breaking the horizon, the cave in the background and the horizon showing through the opening - would have been stellar had the drone not taken up the good-light time. Anyway, thanks for the intriguing glimpse of Mull, which I hope to visit in July.
I love your videos...always look forward to seeing them posted. Your drone footage is spectacular...views for sure, but the way you "compose" the flight paths is total PRO! Your photographs are always excellent too (although understandably this outting didn't afford you the usual opportunities. You never talk about whether your photography is a money-making proposition or pure hobby.... I would be interested in you discussing at some point more about how your photography fits into your life.
I talk a bit about photography for a living here th-cam.com/video/gfu0DUKMrAc/w-d-xo.html cheers!
Hello hello hello! First off, fantastic to meet and chat with you at Gary’s. Humans eh! 🤣🤣🤣
A group of fantastic videos from everyone, really enjoyed this and good luck with the new drone. Remember it does hyper lapse whilst flying. Great video Adam 😊👍 and you still produced the quality in tough conditions.
Gary's?
Hey, Mali!! Great to see you agin, keep up the singing you have the voice for it, haha
Alan Coles Mr Goughs place. A wonderful evening of my singing and Adam telling me about his adventures without humans 😂 keep your eyes open for The TH-cam chat show
I'm at 1:20 and to fly the drone was definitely the right decision, Adam!
Good stuff Adam, a bit of a bummer about the new drone laws that have come into force in Canada
Haha love that you used there nick names that was in your Q&A
What's up Adam? I see the F4 group was hanging out that day. Had you ever thought about getting the band together sometime for a video? I thought you guys were pretty cool together. Anyway, nice video, and very informative footage about Drones. I had thought about getting one. Who knows, maybe I will! Say hi to the guys, and God Bless! Peace!
Drone footage is a great way to view nature on a screen from the comfort of an urban environment. Out in nature, they are a major pain in the ass for anyone who happens to have them disturbing the peace of an otherwise quiet scene, never mind the invasion of privacy. I would happily forego my enjoyment of drone footage to keep them out of nature.
Scott Johnson thanks for your comment but that wasn’t really my point.
enjoyed the drone shots! If you can't always get the photo you want, doesn't mean you cant make a video showcasing the areas natural beauty
I enjoyed your talk at Gary Gough’s studio recently and thanks for taking the time to talk to me afterwards. I think that it’s fun that you have nicknames for your mates but be warned, they may retaliate and come up with a derogatory nickname for you, perhaps of a personal nature inspired by your personality?
Howard M. Allen bring it on, I can take it. Lol
Nice video...and mavic pro 2 too...thanks...
Nice place like the colab videos that you guys are doing. Learning a lot from the critiques you do of your own photos. Is that a 3LT tripod, is so which one and how do you find it.
I believe it is the Winston. It's ok, I prefer something a little beefier to be honest. I do like the large leg locks, the head not so much. Thanks!
Great video dude, any plans to visit NZ? The footage is awesome.
would love to one day
I suppose shooting with the drone makes a difference at this location. The arches in the context of the landscape and especially the uniqueness of te rock formations stand out and are seen better from the higher viewpoint. You should try some time to go for the Devil's causeway in Northern Ireland - I'd love to see your take on that. Anyway, I was waiting for this video, piecing together your combined experience from the videos so far - the grumpys grump hasn't posted anything yet - and it was a bit like being there myself, thanks for your videos. Adam.
The Hasselblad has some mixed reviews. Still a Sony sensor but the colors apparently need a lot of post processing.
These are good Adam - looking forward to seeing more.
Hardest thing to come to terms with is that sometimes amazing places don’t make for amazing pictures. Although it would have been interesting to see what you could have come up with better light and color in sea/sky.
Man with the right light and sky...beautiful arch photo. Thanks for the video and let us know how you like the new drone
Love it, excellent piece of kit.
Adam Gibbs Sweet....Cheers.
Awesome place for photos! I would have made a massive stitch of that scene. The sky color tells one quick enough that "P" mode worked. I would have chosen "M" lock the F-stop on 3,5 and chase up the ISO... Even in Jpeg a awesome result... For some reason I do very little RAW shots unless it's client work... Nikon is notorious for over exposure, so my dial stands always on M. Try and get Capture NX2 that is still superior to NX-D. Nice video!
Fantastic video, enjoyed every second of it. Hey, can you make quality prints from drone still images?
I don't see why not, ill have to give it a try, would depend on the sensor as well.
I've always wanted to visit the arch, first found out about it 15 years ago but the walk puts me off
Did you walk from Carsaig I'm guessing as you had the sea on your left whilst walking there? Do you think it would be safe at high tide to visit Adam? Obviously i know you wouldn't be able to go through the cave
Hey Adam. Great video. Curious as to your thoughts about using a drone in Canada with the new laws.
Not a huge deal, just write the test and carry on. Most of the laws are the same as before and in many cases dont apply to me since I'm flying away from people and buildings.
Great video, as ever Adam. It has been fascinating to see 4 different vlogs from the same walk (well assuming GH produces one too). Why Mull? Great place but then are so many other great places in the land of the kilted haggis!
My first time in Scotland so Mull seemed as good a place as any, loved it there.
@@QuietLightPhoto - cheers for replying. Glad you had a great time.
The portly prince 😀
Felt the same problem. Time is always not enough on the field. Exploring, taking B-roll, finding composition, flying drone, or taking your camera out for some photography truly require enormous time and attentions. Cannot do everything all together.
Visited "Sarakiniko" on Milos. Amazing landscape. Drones in the air - hate it … BUT I love the shots. If people do it while I'm not there, fine.
Adam, I am torn both ways on the use of drones. While, I appreciate the cinematic quality of your drone footage, I have been disrupted on several occasions by drones in the area I was shooting. Like everything else, it is probably a few people who fly irresponsibly who make all other drone operators look bad. So I say keep it up and I am looking forward to seeing some of the stills from your drone when you figure it all out. Also was the ad for the DJI Fly Safe program before your vid just a coincidence?
Waiting for the portly prince to step in and say "For God sakes man, you keep droning on and on."
Hey Adam, fantastic video as always! I see you took my advice and picked up the Mavic 2 Pro before your trip! Did you get it from CanDrone? Just wait until you start shooting in RAW, you will LOVE the results! I know all the “sweet spots” of the this drones’ settings to get the best results out of the footage and photos, so feel free to drop me a line, and I’ll give you some “tips”, not Portly Prince style though ;)
Yes awesome piece of kit, I've got the settings dialled in now. II grabbed the drone from Candrone the day before my trip hence not having the right settings.
I bet Gavin wants to cuddle a baby goat... haha
LRTimelapse has a feature that allows you to split video into still frames and smooth out the auto exposure changes. Very excellent program
Thanks, I'll give it a go
@@QuietLightPhoto look for the "Video Workflow" tab within LRTimelapse
Hey Adam the American may have taken names or not but in Canada it a bit of different story here are two links one for naming the provinces and the others for cities and towns
Keep up the great work Links >>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provincial_and_territorial_name_etymologies >>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada_city_name_etymologies Happy reading and Cheers
I love your drone work Adam but how are the new drone laws in Canada going to effect you? I hope you find a way to keep it up.
Easy, just write the test.
Adam Gibbs that’s good to here, some other Canadian TH-camrs have been threatening never to fly their drones again. Probably just click bait.
Still a good video, images or no images.
Well I have seen 3 out the 4 videos now. Come on G where is it lol
As a Scot, I've got to ask; did you get that tee shirt from some historical trunk?
G Carmichael no the sale rack at my local outdoor store
By all means drone where and when you can while you can.
Do you ever use a telephoto lens for landscape?
For sure, all the time
love my drone for vlogs, but I fear the law changing will put an end to many that enjoy theres for vlogs on you tube which is sad.
Great video of course and that drone video was superb.
Ah Im not too worried, just write the test and be done with it. Most of my footage in BC anyway is in woodland and low to the ground
Hello Adam, so I would like to hear your take on our new drone laws in Canada and how it is going to impact you? Stop flying in Canada, fly illegally when you are all alone in the bush (you would never actually say that, I get it) or go through the mountains of bureaucracy, cost and effort to get a legal license? Love your video footage, saddened by your new dilemma.
Mike Potter it’s not a huge deal. Since I don’t really shoot commercially with a drone I’ll just take the basic test shouldn’t be too bad.
I love it when you guys get together and go on adventures Awesome!
Thanks all that have pointed out the new Canadian rules around drones. Not really sure what all the fuss is about. The rules haven’t changed other than you need to take a test. My advice, take the test and be done with it. The rules are ridiculous and most of it has nothing to do with drone flying but take it anyway.
Love your work. Enjoy the drone footage , but should you ever come to NZ leave the drone behind as you cannot use in any national parks without a applying for a permit and only in some of those you are likely to be approved.
Same here, can't use them in parks.
everyone getting drones and im here wishing i could afford one
Drone footage adds a great perspective to vlogs. But.. to be honest I decided not to use one, because I just find the presence/noise of a drone so irritating when I'm out enjoying nature in peace. Knowing how I feel, how could I inflict it on someone else? So I decided I couldn't be a hypocrite and use one for my channel.
Adam you need to check out the new Canadian drone rules effective June 1st u need a piolot licence it’s so crazy you can’t fly anywhere in Canada check out Peter McKinnon new video you w,I’ll see what I mean good luck
What’s your number one location you haven’t shot that you’d like to visit ?
Possibly northern Canada
Mesa Arch... bahahahahaha!!!
Didn't the judge warn Gavin about his proximity to goats?
yes he has been warned
Adam I saw on another vlog that the drone laws have changed back in Canada whilst you’ve been away :-(
Not a problem.
Good to hear
Too many "absolutely gorgeous":)
Konstantin Hvan hmm okay
great footage, I really hate the sound.
Why not bike in?
perhaps if you are skilled at it, I'm certainly not though, too rocky for me.
@@QuietLightPhoto combination e-bike and a tripod with solid vision....
@@brucemacneil Nick Page's video shows some sections of the trail would have been near impossible to bike, even just walking the bike would have been sketchy.
@@themisterchristie very interesting. Not for everyone but a bike, a pack and a camera open a great deal more terrain.
We didn't steal them a Scotsman came to Canada and named them...ya lets go with that. PS did you and Gavin do your drone licenses yet and did you see if your not a Canadian citizen you can't fly a drone in Canada.
Oh, semantics, haha. No I just got back so I'll have to write it, Gavin needs a drone first, lol.
@@QuietLightPhotoso glad to hear you plan to get a license. Your Drone sequences are amazing and add so much to your production value. Another bonus - Saw a post from McKinnon about the law - he, and a lot of other casual drone users will be retiring so the value of a skilled drone photographer in Canada just went up. Based on some of your comments in recent posts, you might want to investigate this as a potential income stream.
Flying your drone with birds nesting everywhere is a pretty bad decision to me...for once i disagree with your "attitude".
Devil Deals yep you’re absolutely right
Please don't say "Tomas master of photography" he is so bad..