Out of all the Landscape Photographers on UA-cam I truly enjoy Gavin's videos the most. Not only are they highly entertaining but also rewarding informative. And I'm not just saying that because we're the same age kicking the half a century mark. LOL. Thanks mate for your continued hard work to bring these videos to us the Landscape Photography masses. All the best to you and the family.
"if this shot turns out to be any good, here's the shot" - the anticipation as the image comes on screen and the details expand to the full shot - never disappoints - cheers Gavin 🙂
I don't think I've ever said 'Thank You' for your work. I just want to share my appreciation for all your hard work and tell you I enjoy your antics and your information very much. Thanks guys!!
The vein you pointed out, Gavin, is a quartz vein. This area of Maine coastline was formed by the sediments of an intervening ocean between a microcontinent and North American continent becoming severely compressed and deformed ~400 million years ago. Other than the quartz veins, the rocks are typically brownish quartzite and gray phyllite. These rocks that make up the ledges are classified as metamorphic rock, which means that at one time they were affected by heat and pressure inside the earth which has significantly changed their form. Before metamorphism they were sedimentary rock, which formed originally by hardening of deep-sea sediment (sand and mud) into rock. Minerals in the rock recrystallized under the prolonged heating to grow slowly into metamorphic minerals such as mica and chlorite, turning mudstones into phyllite and turning sandstones into quartzite. Microscopic mineral grains became aligned to produce a rock cleavage, a wood-like "grain" along which the rock splits into sheets and splinters. When you see this in cross-section, all the folded patterns and "splintery" planes can take on a petrified wood appearance. Great tip about accounting for wide angle warping. Really like the shot and composition you came away with too. Sorry about getting kicked out. Most parks I've seen allow visitation 30 min after sunset.
Wedding photography. I did my time in purgatory. Hundreds shot in the 1980’s. Before Photoshop. Fun content, Gavin. We plan to travel the northeast US next spring.
Hi Gavin and Amanda. Thanks for sharing your day at the Portland Head Light. Your final photo was magnificent. The thing I like most about many of your videos is that you share your thought process with your audience. For those who haven't tried serious landscape photography it seems so easy. But your videos show how much effort is really required, including finding that memorable spot to begin with, surveying the area, conceptualizing the shot from among many available alternatives, evaluating the light, and then waiting for just the right moment. Your viewers can see by your example what's required to take a great landscape photo. Sorry to be critical, but in my opinion the side trip to Cabelas/Bass Pro Shops added nothing to the video. As a world-class expert in composition, you know the meeting of the expression "Less is more."
Hell of a shot Gav! I haven’t been to Portland in years, and I live 45 min away. Keep working your way up the coast. Harpswell, Georgetown, Boothbay, Rockland, and especially Acadia, in Bar Harbor. It offers the beautiful combo of mountains and coastline. And you won’t get kicked out of the park at sunset. Or escape from the crowded coast line and hit up Moosehead or Baxter State Park. Anyway, enjoy your stay. And keep the eff out of Portland.
Really enjoyed this one Gavin, loved the talking animals at the store, great tip about composing using the wide angle lens and the image at the end was awesome love how the rocks and the clouds combine to make awesome leading lines, Thanks as always for sharing.
That rock structure, Gavin, is called ' boudinage' (after the French word for a type of sausage). It's caused by the different reactions to the stresses and strains of earth movements on the two different rock types (the sausage layer and the rocks on either side of it).
My understanding is that boudinage occurs consistent with the bedding structure, (aligned). I'd want to see more detail, but that diagonal intrusion suggests to me that rock was fractured, then infilled with mud. I think Gavin should go back and do an entire video on it. 😆
Gavin, when I saw the title of your video, I immediately thought of Portland Head Lighthouse! Two years ago I was flying my drone there (also out to the remote Ram Island lighthouse like you did), when the full moon suddenly rise right before sunset. All the photographers were going wild shooting this event when the warden came and started to kick everybody out. A fellow photog whispered to me “I planned this shoot with the full moon and I will get my shot even if they have to drag me out of here!
I've been kicked out by those park rangers too. I think if you call the park rangers' office or local police department in advance, arrangements can be made to stay after sunset, but I haven't tried this yet myself...
I’m always amazed at how much time and effort you put into each shot. Well worth it in end though Gavin, cracking shot. That Cabelas look’s the business, and those wellies, well you’re right, Grumpton would be in is element there! Another informative and interesting video Gavin. Cheers mate.
I’ve earned money as a photographer in several ways . Started out taking Christmas photos in a mall , then model portfolio work ( classy, not the “I’ve got a camera and take off some clothes type ) , the lots of weddings . Have sold a few landscape images but I’ve not really tried as it’s something I personally love and I do it for me . I talked to Scott Kelby a few times over the years and his stores goes like this - his most popular photo is a simple purple flower that he took for his mom. Not any of the superb NFL game shots , landscape, architecture- a simple flower . Sometimes we find a market and sometimes the market finds us. Going to go back to photography again when I retire in a few years as I love it so much . My goodness has the tech changed over the years , but the experiences are usually so good and keep you coming back. I would love to see you as a wedding photographer… the laughter and enjoyment would upstage anything they would have for entertainment.
Good timing. Finished just in time and got a nice shot. Don't know how closely I will be able to follow you and Amanda in the future, Gavin. I had a stroke this week and not feeling well. Voice is garbled but I'm still ambulatory. Still a bit shaky. Looking forward to the next one.
Clifton, I had a stroke in 2010. Recovered quickly but felt very shaky for a while. Make sure to get the medical attention and follow ups in the coming years. Hope you will continue to improve and continue to enjoy Gavin’s work and a lot more
@@andywesselsphotographyart:thank you, Andy. I'm doing just that with my followup appoints plus I am exercising as much as I can. Exercise is important to recovery. Still not very steady on my feet. Talking a little better now, though. Thank you for your good wishes.
Lovely video, Gavin. Great photo at the end. Certainly showing what it takes to take a great image. The time and effort invested to take a great photo is often not appreciated by the "masses". Love your channel
The rocks are so cool there. Minerals precipitate in the cracks and form crystals, filling in the cracks. You get that in the granite here on the west coast, too. That's how you get those cool inclusions in the rocks. Cheers! Thanks for the great videos! Looking forward to another church reno ... it's been a while.
Gavin and Amanda. I just received my copy of Chasing Awe. After a quick perusal, I must say that it is absolutely stunning! I am looking forward to seeing other books from you. Love your sense of humor and the interaction between you and Amanda is brilliant! Thanks again! ~Jeff
Just to let you know, if you come back to try and get sunrise Sometimes the gate is closed to get in until after sunrise but not always. But if the gate is closed there is a small parking area at the main road where you turn to go up to the lighthouse. You c an park down there and walk up the hill to the lighthouse.
My overall favorite sunrise was about 5 years ago on a fall visit to this lighthouse-- started out super deep red and turn into a magenta pink sunrise. Absolutely one of my favorite shots of all time.
This is my favorite location to go to all year round!! You should have been here back in the winter when we have THE BIGGEST storm in YEARS!!! The images we captured were incredible!! Waves crashing over the lighthouse!!
We love Cabela's/Bass Pro. Ours has a big fish tank. You got an awesome shot. Yes, the National Parks close at sunset. I pushed the limit one time and they shut the gate on me. Fortunately they left it unlocked but I'm not going to push the limit again unless I can park somewhere else and walk in but they will chase you out, lol. Glad I'm not the only one. Thanks for another great video!!!
Awesome to see you in my hometown of Portland! You’re right about the unhoused problem:( it’s sad and awful. This state has so many magnifique locations and unspoiled beauty. Cheers!
OMG - I have to geek out a little bit here. After watching your videos for so long, this is the first time you are in 'my area' at a location that I have been to several times! So cool to see you in New England! (But don't worry, I actually live just over the border in NH. HaHa) Yes, that is also a beautiful location in a storm. Love the commentary and the moment when you 'get the shot'. Thank you
Hah!...we were kicked out by the same guy in 2019. That was okay though, we came back before sunrise the next morning and it was incredible! I don't know if you and Amanda were able to go back the next morning but you owe it to yourselves to try again. Love that last image....the Hasselblad shines!
I've done a few RV trips in US but not come across Carbela's. Maybe that's because my trips were in the western half of US and there Target stores seem to be eveywhere!. Thanks for the very good tip for the leaning architecture. Recently had that issue in Valencia shooting the City of Arts & Sciences museum. 15mm was only just wide enough and ideally I'd have had 12mm . Hope that leg gets better soon.
I wonder what would happen if they put half as much effort into cleaning up downtown Portland as they put into kicking people out of the park at sunset.
Nice to see you in my neck of the woods. I have been enjoying your videos for quite some time now. Beautiful image. By the way the view from the other side of the lighthouse has some great opportunities for sunrise.
If you use DXO Viewpoint for distortion correction you can just tweak the structure (in your case the lighthouse) without losing so much of the surrounding scene as the global correction in photoshop does.
Love the pictures of Portland Head Light, I live about 1hour Northwest of Portland in Belgrade Lakes and have photographed that lighthouse, our coast is also beautiful, no sea stacks but beautiful just the same.
Saw the thumbnail and immediately hit play. I grew up about 20 minutes away from Portland Headlight and have been there more times than I can count. (My mom lives about 5 min away). I can definitely confirm when big storms hit (especially ‘nor’easters) the waves and imagine potential is spectacular. I have a photo on my wall I took from the exact same location hanging on my wall right now, not even remotely as good as yours though. Also, the hours they are open definitely vary depending on the mood of the people opening and closing the gate sadly. PHL definitely has potential for great sunrise, sunset and even Milky Way images, but the official hours definitely hurts.
great video , nice that you show the pain we go through to get a great photo with out just snapping and getting photo shop out lol. i have old t1i rebel and a canon 500d love spending time with them
Ha! Welcome to New England! I work in Portland so I can't be arsed to photograph Portland Head Light! 😂 Aren't there signs all over the entrance to the carparks for the lighthouse that say closes at dusk or sundown ... if you traveled a bit more south to York Maine you can sit at The Nubble Lighthouse for 24 hours a day. I've done a bit of astro there. The only problem is that the carpark at Nubble Light is very small and you are in the middle of York Beach ... so like a billion tourists. That's why I like astro because most tourists don't go there at night. Although at Christmas they put lights all over the lighthouse and it is nice at night. Sunrise at Nubble is pretty awesome too and any time there is a storm. The waves at Nubble crashing on the rocks in front of the lighthouse is pretty magnifequa!
Stood in that exact spot to get that shot. It's so nice there!! Just like Watkins Glen. On one trip, I got a shot with it raining and the light on and light rays coming from the light while turning. Wonderful video and great shot!!
Yep, been kicked out of Portland Head Light right at sunset as well...... They definitely don't allow for anything close to blue hour.... Guess you'll need to head to Nubble and/or Bass Harbor next if you're that close. If you get lucky, they'll light up the Christmas lights on Nubble. Can make for a pretty light setup in the blue hour. Hope you got to hit up the Tall Ships in Portsmouth this weekend!
We were there last fall and it was the same. Once the sun sets, they kick you out of the park. They do the same thing at Yaquina Head lighthouse in Oregon but if you park a mile a way in a lot and walk in, you can stay as long as you want.
Nice shot! Love the drone fly-by of Ram Head Light. Been down there a few times since it's fairly local for me. Got a good one of Ram in the morning with some orange and pink colors. Sunrise is a bit better there in my opinion. If you can get there for sunrise, I believe you can get there pretty early and no one will bother you. Wish I knew you and Amanda were in town, I would have bought you a beer! As always, great video!
I’m laughing imagining you doing a waterfall and wildlife photography episode from a Cabelas. “Sir, um, sir, this is a Cabelas.” as Gavin is setting up his tripod.
Just found your channel. Love your sense of humor. So you've been seeing some turkey's on the side of the road have you? Not in the road? Last fall on a trip to New England I had to stop several times to wait for them to move their a..... out of the road.
Nikon Z series has the same focus by wire, thankfully theres an option in the z9 to turn of the reset of the focus, it saves last position, maybe the Hasselblad has that option too?
Hahaha! I just love your animal voices. Before watching todays video, I was actually thinking (for real) “Gavin should do more of his funny voices, they’re brilliant!” And lo and behold, here they are 😂
An absolutely wonderful video and location. The final image turned out really lovely and so well explained! If I may go off topic a bit, your celery eating is really paying off your look very healthy 👍 (I feel your pain having to eat that stuff, I am doing the same sorta thing myself)
The shot of the lighthouse is really a nice image. I have included the same type of foliage in some coastal images while shooting in California and the result makes a more interesting image. The light you ended up with was really a soft light and this image should be in your next book. Just think Gavin, there are people who believe that Portland should be the model for the whole country.
If you want sharp zoomed in preview on the GFX, try setting it to RAW+F. It will then use the large jpg file for preview instead of the smaller embedded jpg in the raw file. At least that's the way it works with the X-T1 and X-T2.
The Fuji GFX100s spec has been compromised because of it big brother the GFX100. I had one for about 12 mouths. The EVF was very similar to the Sony a7r iv and the Hasselblad plus you could add the tilt adapter. It’s one reason I’m reluctant to get 100s. Which appears to better finished body than the 100 ever was. Let’s see what is due to replace the GFX100.
Beautiful shots of the lighthouse, the waves crashing and the flowers and the greenery in the front. Too bad about getting booted from the park though☹️😡😡🥺
I actually got stuck in the park after sunset, the light was too good to leave! Thankfully, there was also a tour bus locked in as well. They came out to unlock the gate for us, but they weren’t quick about it…at all.
The rocks look the way they do because they formed in a shear zone. Rocks below the San Andreas Fault are being transformed into rocks like the ones at Portland Light.
Amusing to hear the remarks about the Fuji camera showing exaggerated colours. That was what we experienced with their 35mm film in the 1970's. But then the Kodak film we took along from Canada just didn't translate in Scotland. There, the most pleasing and realistic for scenery was from Agfa. That's what all the resident uncles (my dad's brothers) in Scotland used. Maybe differences in the latitude and atmosphere were factors?
Well done as usual. It is a great place for sure. I still say you should have visited The Cookie Jar just outside the entrance, if for nothing else the coffee!
At 20:28 we can see people held back behind your left from damaging the surfaces. Here at Montauk Lighthouse on Long Island at Montauk Point there are signs posted warning us. But the surfaces are not as easy to damage. So we photograph the scene, moving carefully. Please follow the advice of specialists.
There might be a setting for keeping your focus? I know the same thing happens with the canon R5 and there is a setting in the camera that keeps your focus when you turn it off and on. Strange it is not set to on by default. But anyways might be a setting. Also the Fuji screen can flip out the other direction with pushing the little buttons. Also the Fuji is quite a bit cheaper and the 100S has a lower res viewfinder than the 100 that’s like 10,000. The 100 is actually more of a direct comparison to the Hasselblad and the 100S is just a more affordable and less options just so you can get that massive chip.
I'll be there at the end of September! I keep trying to decide between focusing on that lighthouse or the Bug Light but this one feels like a better "ideal" image.
Another wee belter Gavin, Those boots just scream out “Mr Gibbs”… Great shot by the way….. Occasionally I come here for the photography 😂, but mostly for the banter…. Tell us, do we need to buy Volume 1 first or can a dumb ass like myself just start on V2? Photoshop newbie….
Spent one night in Portland about 45 years ago and it was a dump then. My car was broken into in the hotel carpark. Luckily i had left nothing in it. As a lighthouse aficionado, that last shot is luminicious!
Out of all the Landscape Photographers on UA-cam I truly enjoy Gavin's videos the most. Not only are they highly entertaining but also rewarding informative. And I'm not just saying that because we're the same age kicking the half a century mark. LOL. Thanks mate for your continued hard work to bring these videos to us the Landscape Photography masses. All the best to you and the family.
"if this shot turns out to be any good, here's the shot" - the anticipation as the image comes on screen and the details expand to the full shot - never disappoints - cheers Gavin 🙂
That shot of the lighthouse, waves and flowers was epic, simply beautiful composition and thank you for sharing all your photo tips!
I don't think I've ever said 'Thank You' for your work. I just want to share my appreciation for all your hard work and tell you I enjoy your antics and your information very much. Thanks guys!!
The vein you pointed out, Gavin, is a quartz vein. This area of Maine coastline was formed by the sediments of an intervening ocean between a microcontinent and North American continent becoming severely compressed and deformed ~400 million years ago. Other than the quartz veins, the rocks are typically brownish quartzite and gray phyllite. These rocks that make up the ledges are classified as metamorphic rock, which means that at one time they were affected by heat and pressure inside the earth which has significantly changed their form. Before metamorphism they were sedimentary rock, which formed originally by hardening of deep-sea sediment (sand and mud) into rock. Minerals in the rock recrystallized under the prolonged heating to grow slowly into metamorphic minerals such as mica and chlorite, turning mudstones into phyllite and turning sandstones into quartzite. Microscopic mineral grains became aligned to produce a rock cleavage, a wood-like "grain" along which the rock splits into sheets and splinters. When you see this in cross-section, all the folded patterns and "splintery" planes can take on a petrified wood appearance.
Great tip about accounting for wide angle warping. Really like the shot and composition you came away with too. Sorry about getting kicked out. Most parks I've seen allow visitation 30 min after sunset.
Wedding photography. I did my time in purgatory. Hundreds shot in the 1980’s. Before Photoshop. Fun content, Gavin. We plan to travel the northeast US next spring.
Hi Gavin and Amanda. Thanks for sharing your day at the Portland Head Light. Your final photo was magnificent. The thing I like most about many of your videos is that you share your thought process with your audience. For those who haven't tried serious landscape photography it seems so easy. But your videos show how much effort is really required, including finding that memorable spot to begin with, surveying the area, conceptualizing the shot from among many available alternatives, evaluating the light, and then waiting for just the right moment. Your viewers can see by your example what's required to take a great landscape photo.
Sorry to be critical, but in my opinion the side trip to Cabelas/Bass Pro Shops added nothing to the video. As a world-class expert in composition, you know the meeting of the expression "Less is more."
Hell of a shot Gav!
I haven’t been to Portland in years, and I live 45 min away.
Keep working your way up the coast. Harpswell, Georgetown, Boothbay, Rockland, and especially Acadia, in Bar Harbor. It offers the beautiful combo of mountains and coastline. And you won’t get kicked out of the park at sunset. Or escape from the crowded coast line and hit up Moosehead or Baxter State Park.
Anyway, enjoy your stay. And keep the eff out of Portland.
Lubec, too! Was there yesterday, I just love that lighthouse!
Really enjoyed this one Gavin, loved the talking animals at the store, great tip about composing using the wide angle lens and the image at the end was awesome love how the rocks and the clouds combine to make awesome leading lines, Thanks as always for sharing.
I just can't enough of your videos... great, thanks!
Nice one Gavin, waiting game getting the right shot. Nothing better than the 'Park Police' evicting the 'Celery Chomper' lol.. keep the vids coming...
That rock structure, Gavin, is called ' boudinage' (after the French word for a type of sausage). It's caused by the different reactions to the stresses and strains of earth movements on the two different rock types (the sausage layer and the rocks on either side of it).
My understanding is that boudinage occurs consistent with the bedding structure, (aligned). I'd want to see more detail, but that diagonal intrusion suggests to me that rock was fractured, then infilled with mud. I think Gavin should go back and do an entire video on it. 😆
I had sausages for lunch! lol. This local German spot has the best bratwurst ever IMHO.
In the U.S. West, in, say, Joshua Tree National Park, those crystalline intrusions that go in a straight (more or less) line are called "dykes".
Gavin, when I saw the title of your video, I immediately thought of Portland Head Lighthouse! Two years ago I was flying my drone there (also out to the remote Ram Island lighthouse like you did), when the full moon suddenly rise right before sunset. All the photographers were going wild shooting this event when the warden came and started to kick everybody out. A fellow photog whispered to me “I planned this shoot with the full moon and I will get my shot even if they have to drag me out of here!
I've been kicked out by those park rangers too. I think if you call the park rangers' office or local police department in advance, arrangements can be made to stay after sunset, but I haven't tried this yet myself...
Brilliant! Loved the dedication to the shot and the humor.
I’m always amazed at how much time and effort you put into each shot. Well worth it in end though Gavin, cracking shot. That Cabelas look’s the business, and those wellies, well you’re right, Grumpton would be in is element there! Another informative and interesting video Gavin. Cheers mate.
I’ve earned money as a photographer in several ways . Started out taking Christmas photos in a mall , then model portfolio work ( classy, not the “I’ve got a camera and take off some clothes type ) , the lots of weddings . Have sold a few landscape images but I’ve not really tried as it’s something I personally love and I do it for me .
I talked to Scott Kelby a few times over the years and his stores goes like this - his most popular photo is a simple purple flower that he took for his mom. Not any of the superb NFL game shots , landscape, architecture- a simple flower . Sometimes we find a market and sometimes the market finds us.
Going to go back to photography again when I retire in a few years as I love it so much . My goodness has the tech changed over the years , but the experiences are usually so good and keep you coming back.
I would love to see you as a wedding photographer… the laughter and enjoyment would upstage anything they would have for entertainment.
Good timing. Finished just in time and got a nice shot. Don't know how closely I will be able to follow you and Amanda in the future, Gavin. I had a stroke this week and not feeling well. Voice is garbled but I'm still ambulatory. Still a bit shaky. Looking forward to the next one.
Get well soon Clifton.
Clifton, I had a stroke in 2010. Recovered quickly but felt very shaky for a while. Make sure to get the medical attention and follow ups in the coming years. Hope you will continue to improve and continue to enjoy Gavin’s work and a lot more
@@andywesselsphotographyart:thank you, Andy. I'm doing just that with my followup appoints plus I am exercising as much as I can. Exercise is important to recovery. Still not very steady on my feet. Talking a little better now, though. Thank you for your good wishes.
Lovely video, Gavin. Great photo at the end. Certainly showing what it takes to take a great image. The time and effort invested to take a great photo is often not appreciated by the "masses". Love your channel
The rocks are so cool there. Minerals precipitate in the cracks and form crystals, filling in the cracks. You get that in the granite here on the west coast, too. That's how you get those cool inclusions in the rocks. Cheers! Thanks for the great videos! Looking forward to another church reno ... it's been a while.
Thanks!
Thank you very much :)
Once again you kept the beat till last - that was a stunning image Gavin. Beautiful.
Great to see your composition. Will remember it for the next time I can get to Portland Lighthouse. The drone footage was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
That’s a great shot worthy of a wall. Best I’ve seen from your channel for a while.
Gavin and Amanda. I just received my copy of Chasing Awe. After a quick perusal, I must say that it is absolutely stunning! I am looking forward to seeing other books from you. Love your sense of humor and the interaction between you and Amanda is brilliant! Thanks again!
~Jeff
Thanks Jeff
It was worth the wait looking at the end result Gavin 👍🏽
Great shot Gavin! A terrific comp and beautiful colour processing! Well worth the hours of waiting. Shame about the Warden.
Just to let you know, if you come back to try and get sunrise Sometimes the gate is closed to get in until after sunrise but not always. But if the gate is closed there is a small parking area at the main road where you turn to go up to the lighthouse. You c an park down there and walk up the hill to the lighthouse.
My overall favorite sunrise was about 5 years ago on a fall visit to this lighthouse-- started out super deep red and turn into a magenta pink sunrise. Absolutely one of my favorite shots of all time.
This is my favorite location to go to all year round!! You should have been here back in the winter when we have THE BIGGEST storm in YEARS!!! The images we captured were incredible!! Waves crashing over the lighthouse!!
We love Cabela's/Bass Pro. Ours has a big fish tank. You got an awesome shot. Yes, the National Parks close at sunset. I pushed the limit one time and they shut the gate on me. Fortunately they left it unlocked but I'm not going to push the limit again unless I can park somewhere else and walk in but they will chase you out, lol. Glad I'm not the only one. Thanks for another great video!!!
What a great spot! Those waves really add some flavour don't they...another banger! 😎📸
The last person I met carrying a stalk of celery was Tom Baker back in the '70s at a Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles.
Another great episode. Beautiful photo!
Very nice Gavin. Sorry your hobble made you miss that fantastic light 😢. Nothing better than after storm light.
But those boots made me giggle. 🤭
This has become my favourite photo channel on Facebook! I feel like I'm watching a surreal British Reality Show! UVAVU! ERANU!
On Facebook? I don't even have a Facebook account.
@@fototripper I meant UA-cam. My Girlfriend was mixing my drinks again...
Awesome to see you in my hometown of Portland! You’re right about the unhoused problem:( it’s sad and awful. This state has so many magnifique locations and unspoiled beauty. Cheers!
OMG - I have to geek out a little bit here. After watching your videos for so long, this is the first time you are in 'my area' at a location that I have been to several times! So cool to see you in New England! (But don't worry, I actually live just over the border in NH. HaHa) Yes, that is also a beautiful location in a storm. Love the commentary and the moment when you 'get the shot'. Thank you
Hah!...we were kicked out by the same guy in 2019. That was okay though, we came back before sunrise the next morning and it was incredible! I don't know if you and Amanda were able to go back the next morning but you owe it to yourselves to try again. Love that last image....the Hasselblad shines!
Loved the Cabelas Animal conversation! I hope to meet you in Alaska one day
I've done a few RV trips in US but not come across Carbela's. Maybe that's because my trips were in the western half of US and there Target stores seem to be eveywhere!. Thanks for the very good tip for the leaning architecture. Recently had that issue in Valencia shooting the City of Arts & Sciences museum. 15mm was only just wide enough and ideally I'd have had 12mm . Hope that leg gets better soon.
They kick you out and then the ranger comes in and gets the million dollar sunset shot.
I wonder what would happen if they put half as much effort into cleaning up downtown Portland as they put into kicking people out of the park at sunset.
Brilliant. Seems too obvious.
They are in Portland Maine not Oregon
Fun to see you near my home. Maine has ton of lovely spots for landscapes.
I always enjoy one of your signature lines, “Face like a …”. Different every time!
Damn! I missed you in my hometown. Make sure to check out the bold coast up north.
Fun and informative as always.
That was a really loud speaker the guy was yelling at you with.
Yeah, like in China !
Nice to see you in my neck of the woods. I have been enjoying your videos for quite some time now. Beautiful image. By the way the view from the other side of the lighthouse has some great opportunities for sunrise.
If you use DXO Viewpoint for distortion correction you can just tweak the structure (in your case the lighthouse) without losing so much of the surrounding scene as the global correction in photoshop does.
Love the pictures of Portland Head Light, I live about 1hour Northwest of Portland in Belgrade Lakes and have photographed that lighthouse, our coast is also beautiful, no sea stacks but beautiful just the same.
Saw the thumbnail and immediately hit play. I grew up about 20 minutes away from Portland Headlight and have been there more times than I can count. (My mom lives about 5 min away). I can definitely confirm when big storms hit (especially ‘nor’easters) the waves and imagine potential is spectacular. I have a photo on my wall I took from the exact same location hanging on my wall right now, not even remotely as good as yours though. Also, the hours they are open definitely vary depending on the mood of the people opening and closing the gate sadly. PHL definitely has potential for great sunrise, sunset and even Milky Way images, but the official hours definitely hurts.
great video , nice that you show the pain we go through to get a great photo with out just snapping and getting photo shop out lol. i have old t1i rebel and a canon 500d love spending time with them
Ha! Welcome to New England! I work in Portland so I can't be arsed to photograph Portland Head Light! 😂 Aren't there signs all over the entrance to the carparks for the lighthouse that say closes at dusk or sundown ... if you traveled a bit more south to York Maine you can sit at The Nubble Lighthouse for 24 hours a day. I've done a bit of astro there. The only problem is that the carpark at Nubble Light is very small and you are in the middle of York Beach ... so like a billion tourists. That's why I like astro because most tourists don't go there at night. Although at Christmas they put lights all over the lighthouse and it is nice at night. Sunrise at Nubble is pretty awesome too and any time there is a storm. The waves at Nubble crashing on the rocks in front of the lighthouse is pretty magnifequa!
I love that lighthouse, stayed there for 2 nights, and waited outside of the park to be opened for the sunrise for 2 straight mornings.
Stood in that exact spot to get that shot. It's so nice there!! Just like Watkins Glen. On one trip, I got a shot with it raining and the light on and light rays coming from the light while turning. Wonderful video and great shot!!
Yep, been kicked out of Portland Head Light right at sunset as well...... They definitely don't allow for anything close to blue hour.... Guess you'll need to head to Nubble and/or Bass Harbor next if you're that close. If you get lucky, they'll light up the Christmas lights on Nubble. Can make for a pretty light setup in the blue hour. Hope you got to hit up the Tall Ships in Portsmouth this weekend!
I got kicked out of the park, too! The gentleman with the truck and megaphone wasn't willing to let me linger for better color. 😅
Awesome seeing this kit in the field. That lighthouse location would be incredible with stormy conditions. & that X2D is a beast. 🐐
That would be cool!
We were there last fall and it was the same. Once the sun sets, they kick you out of the park. They do the same thing at Yaquina Head lighthouse in Oregon but if you park a mile a way in a lot and walk in, you can stay as long as you want.
then the police open the park "around sunrise" and you can't get in before they open it.
Nice shot! Love the drone fly-by of Ram Head Light. Been down there a few times since it's fairly local for me. Got a good one of Ram in the morning with some orange and pink colors. Sunrise is a bit better there in my opinion. If you can get there for sunrise, I believe you can get there pretty early and no one will bother you. Wish I knew you and Amanda were in town, I would have bought you a beer! As always, great video!
Likely Beach Plum (the ‘roses’). Hard to tell on this tiny iPhone screen. Another great video!
Loving the large screen on the Hassey. The shot and the ending is 👌.
I’m laughing imagining you doing a waterfall and wildlife photography episode from a Cabelas. “Sir, um, sir, this is a Cabelas.” as Gavin is setting up his tripod.
Just found your channel. Love your sense of humor. So you've been seeing some turkey's on the side of the road have you? Not in the road? Last fall on a trip to New England I had to stop several times to wait for them to move their a..... out of the road.
Love this video and I’m heading to Portland next week and now I have a place to shoot.
Thank you!
Currently in Rangeley doing AT maintenance.
Nikon Z series has the same focus by wire, thankfully theres an option in the z9 to turn of the reset of the focus, it saves last position, maybe the Hasselblad has that option too?
Hahaha! I just love your animal voices. Before watching todays video, I was actually thinking (for real) “Gavin should do more of his funny voices, they’re brilliant!” And lo and behold, here they are 😂
What's your next wish?
Another awesome vid mate-thank you!! Oh, and I love your Photoshop for Morons courses…..I have both!
I admit I was kind of hoping for a waterfall shot from inside Cabela's. Haha! The lighthouse picture is gorgeous.
OMG, stumbled on this channel - what a hoot.
An absolutely wonderful video and location. The final image turned out really lovely and so well explained!
If I may go off topic a bit, your celery eating is really paying off your look very healthy 👍 (I feel your pain having to eat that stuff, I am doing the same sorta thing myself)
Gavin. Why the medium format play? Are you leaving the full frame mirrorless/ Sony for good?
The shot of the lighthouse is really a nice image. I have included the same type of foliage in some coastal images while shooting in California and the result makes a more interesting image. The light you ended up with was really a soft light and this image should be in your next book. Just think Gavin, there are people who believe that Portland should be the model for the whole country.
What a spot! Great shots 👍
Great watch. Stunning Shot 😊
If you want sharp zoomed in preview on the GFX, try setting it to RAW+F. It will then use the large jpg file for preview instead of the smaller embedded jpg in the raw file. At least that's the way it works with the X-T1 and X-T2.
The Fuji GFX100s spec has been compromised because of it big brother the GFX100. I had one for about 12 mouths. The EVF was very similar to the Sony a7r iv and the Hasselblad plus you could add the tilt adapter. It’s one reason I’m reluctant to get 100s. Which appears to better finished body than the 100 ever was. Let’s see what is due to replace the GFX100.
Beautiful shots of the lighthouse, the waves crashing and the flowers and the greenery in the front. Too bad about getting booted from the park though☹️😡😡🥺
Thank you ! 🙏🏼 Great job ! Hope your leg will be fine real soon ! 🍀
Cabelas looks a bit like Woolworths in UK?
This location reminds me of Louisbourg in Cape Breton.
Great shot, Gavin!
Was there last week. Fogged to oblivion.
I actually got stuck in the park after sunset, the light was too good to leave! Thankfully, there was also a tour bus locked in as well. They came out to unlock the gate for us, but they weren’t quick about it…at all.
Fantastic image Gav as they always are, brilliant video to, thank you for sharing 😊
about the display issue. why dont you use the smartphone APP for the cameras? when connected, can do everything over the APP.
The rocks look the way they do because they formed in a shear zone. Rocks below the San Andreas Fault are being transformed into rocks like the ones at Portland Light.
Spectaculiscious image, Gavin. I reckon the orange shutter button has improved your photography by at least 6.5%.
Amusing to hear the remarks about the Fuji camera showing exaggerated colours. That was what we experienced with their 35mm film in the 1970's. But then the Kodak film we took along from Canada just didn't translate in Scotland. There, the most pleasing and realistic for scenery was from Agfa. That's what all the resident uncles (my dad's brothers) in Scotland used. Maybe differences in the latitude and atmosphere were factors?
Well done as usual. It is a great place for sure. I still say you should have visited The Cookie Jar just outside the entrance, if for nothing else the coffee!
Hey, that focusing issue when turning on/off, is it because the camera is set to retract when turned off? 🤔🤷🏼
That photo was definitely worth the wait!
At 20:28 we can see people held back behind your left from damaging the surfaces. Here at Montauk Lighthouse on Long Island at Montauk Point there are signs posted warning us. But the surfaces are not as easy to damage. So we photograph the scene, moving carefully. Please follow the advice of specialists.
Hi do you ever do old school with film?
There might be a setting for keeping your focus? I know the same thing happens with the canon R5 and there is a setting in the camera that keeps your focus when you turn it off and on. Strange it is not set to on by default. But anyways might be a setting. Also the Fuji screen can flip out the other direction with pushing the little buttons. Also the Fuji is quite a bit cheaper and the 100S has a lower res viewfinder than the 100 that’s like 10,000. The 100 is actually more of a direct comparison to the Hasselblad and the 100S is just a more affordable and less options just so you can get that massive chip.
I'll be there at the end of September! I keep trying to decide between focusing on that lighthouse or the Bug Light but this one feels like a better "ideal" image.
😂 had to comment. I am a Park Ranger and that end bit was the best!!
Another wee belter Gavin, Those boots just scream out “Mr Gibbs”… Great shot by the way….. Occasionally I come here for the photography 😂, but mostly for the banter…. Tell us, do we need to buy Volume 1 first or can a dumb ass like myself just start on V2? Photoshop newbie….
You can dive in at either v1 or v2. All levels of moron are accepted, we don't discriminate.
You could get an external monitor for the Fuji like fancy videographers use
What Lighthouse was that?
Spent one night in Portland about 45 years ago and it was a dump then. My car was broken into in the hotel carpark. Luckily i had left nothing in it. As a lighthouse aficionado, that last shot is luminicious!
I think the flowers are "Purple Poppy Mallow", a native plant used for holding soil.