I Drove 3000 Miles To Photograph Mushrooms - Landscape Photography at Babcock State Park

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  • @fototripper
    @fototripper  11 місяців тому +8

    Best Book Ever Written? www.fototripper.com/chasing-awe-landscape-photography-book-gavin-hardcastle/

    • @graemedarling2852
      @graemedarling2852 11 місяців тому

      Limited edition run 😉🤣 does it also have variable shipping rates from Canada

  • @johnsebastianartwork
    @johnsebastianartwork 9 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful work Gavin 😊 Great composition with that first waterfall, I’ve actually shot that one from up under the rock feature with the water arcing over the cliff going down stream 🔥

  • @OutdoorActionPhoto
    @OutdoorActionPhoto 11 місяців тому +2

    It is amazing how much Amanda talks without saying a word. Her expressions are priceless!

  • @simonsenkim2842
    @simonsenkim2842 11 місяців тому +2

    The best Sunday entertainment - thanks.

  • @robertwarner3769
    @robertwarner3769 11 місяців тому +3

    Love the backwards flowing river at 15:14 😂😂😂

  • @bluephoenixtwo
    @bluephoenixtwo 11 місяців тому +1

    My favorite bit is the water flowing backwards! Love it!!

  • @kevinmorgan7091
    @kevinmorgan7091 11 місяців тому +27

    Ok; I'm old and senile, but please tell me that the water wasn't going up the mill waterfall at 15.12!

    • @kathyhenehan1093
      @kathyhenehan1093 11 місяців тому +1

      I had to rewind to make sure my eyes were not tricking me.

    • @kevinmorgan7091
      @kevinmorgan7091 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank goodness you saw it too; so I'm not completely gaga then. 😀@@kathyhenehan1093

    • @brandondyck20
      @brandondyck20 11 місяців тому +3

      Reminds me of the star wars episode 3 where they had the lava. In the behind the scenes they had a watching of the scene with the lava and they had it flowing up and someone caught it and changed it lol

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +16

      Sounds like conspiracy theories to me so I'm inclined to believe it.

    • @peterdobson9836
      @peterdobson9836 11 місяців тому +2

      Looks like gravity goes up hill in that water fall😅

  • @richardshevalier5533
    @richardshevalier5533 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks a lot, Gavin and Amanda... I now have the "Whippets and Chex" song stuck in my head!

  • @Donmoyers71
    @Donmoyers71 11 місяців тому +1

    🤣😂🤣 Great as always. Really love that Impossible angle shot!

  • @JeffWeymier
    @JeffWeymier 11 місяців тому +1

    You call it a Room Of Shrooms. Beautiful images Gavin and nice find Amanda.

  • @dennispenton2052
    @dennispenton2052 11 місяців тому +1

    More Amanda & Roy. 😁 Entertaining & thank you for the Photo experience.

  • @jasoneldridgephotography
    @jasoneldridgephotography 11 місяців тому +1

    Great to see Jason back on the show. Love the mill in WV, beautiful location…. At least at different times of the year. ;-)

  • @Drlln-0
    @Drlln-0 11 місяців тому +3

    Great video

  • @sigurdrille9693
    @sigurdrille9693 11 місяців тому +1

    Hilarious, and I really like that “impossible focal length” shot!👌

  • @Tom_Graham
    @Tom_Graham 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video, Gavin. Love the jocularity. Damn good photos too. Unfortunately, I developed that filter a few years ago and you'll be hearing from my team of attorneys. Ha ha. Say hey to Amanda! 😊

  • @adamoo88
    @adamoo88 11 місяців тому +1

    Another fantastic video full of magnifique images and fun 😃

  • @alistersladen1212
    @alistersladen1212 11 місяців тому +1

    Epic drone footage of those rocks near the end.

  • @FinallyLivingPhotography
    @FinallyLivingPhotography 11 місяців тому +1

    i absolutely love taking mushroom photos! i also started learning a ton about them they are fascinating things as always great content! learning a ton of photography tips for when i finally get my camera

  • @theblueblazebeyond4766
    @theblueblazebeyond4766 11 місяців тому +1

    Hope you enjoyed your time in the Wild and Wonderful! Hope you viewers don't think Seneca Rocks is that close to Babcock State Park! You were in my back door and sorry the colors were passed when you all were here.

  • @eldadlevin9471
    @eldadlevin9471 11 місяців тому +1

    תודה!

  • @chrisburnard5157
    @chrisburnard5157 11 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic, thank you.

  • @torstenwennberg4845
    @torstenwennberg4845 11 місяців тому +1

    Great filter! You're a true visionary. I'd like blue leaves too. HaHa

  • @kevingreiner5772
    @kevingreiner5772 11 місяців тому +1

    Ricketts Glenn State Park is my favorite park in PA! I go here yearly during fall. The best color is the first two or 3 weeks in October! There are mushrooms everywhere. Hope you enjoyed your stay!

  • @davidroth5404
    @davidroth5404 11 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos. Great lessons and humor. Impressed that you found blue duct tape to patch your Patagonia!

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      It needs a few more patches

  • @GDevine
    @GDevine 11 місяців тому +2

    The wife bought me a copy of your book for Christmas, I love it!

  • @GardeningWithMaples
    @GardeningWithMaples 11 місяців тому +1

    West Virginia is such a beautiful state and is definitely underrated for photography. Sorry you missed the colors but you still got some amazing images and it looks like you had a great time exploring.

  • @MrDeano41
    @MrDeano41 11 місяців тому +1

    Great vid Gavin. Loved the shots with the 55mm 1.8 great little lens 👍

  • @Roar.
    @Roar. 11 місяців тому +3

    Amazing! How did the water run back up onto the waterfall??

  • @EDGE_DIGITAL
    @EDGE_DIGITAL 11 місяців тому

    Always entertaining watching the adventures of @fototripper #landscapephotography Stunning location btw Gavin.

  • @Bob4golf1
    @Bob4golf1 11 місяців тому

    Nice compositional skills! Amanda should be congratulated!

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto 11 місяців тому +2

    I would consider that "impossible camera angle" as a two-image vertical pano. I've done this myself. My first day in Rome last October, I drove from the airport to a nature area nearby and used that technique (handheld!) on an image of a road and farmhouse.
    Love the mushroom shot! Amanda has a good eye.
    P.S. I have a daughter in "Mary-Land" as you say. Nice people! We phonetically call it "Marelend" though. 😉

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +1

      Then I'm glad I was able to correct that.

  • @JasonLorette
    @JasonLorette 11 місяців тому +1

    "Can you show us how to do it with feeling and emotion?"...dead. Great mushrooms Amanda! :P

  • @andymiles5156
    @andymiles5156 11 місяців тому +2

    I loved the mushroom image. Only in America would your trip be so long you would need to do an oil change during the journey 😉 I’d swap the price of US gas for the price of UK petrol.

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +1

      I'd swap it for Canadian prices too.

  • @glensumner3425
    @glensumner3425 11 місяців тому +1

    Sorry to hear you got rickets! Is there any cream or something that you can rub on them?😮. One thing that you never mentioned about a creak slash is that no one can tell that you have been been there which is good too😀

  • @youritguy1
    @youritguy1 11 місяців тому +1

    The last 5 minutes had me in tears.. Hilarious lol

  • @hjones451
    @hjones451 11 місяців тому +1

    Ricket's Glen is the dream, Gavin - I rang your bell - Fungi by a Fun guy!

  • @stewartmacintyre7857
    @stewartmacintyre7857 11 місяців тому +3

    Must be worth 3000 mile trip to see water defying gravity (~15:20) 🙂
    Can I click & collect the magic filters - it'll be cheaper to fly to Canada & back to Scotland

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      Of course but there's a $2000 collection fee for pain and suffering.

  • @mikestarkwind
    @mikestarkwind 11 місяців тому

    I like these shroom pics! Great waterfall images too! Oh, and these filters, out of this world 😂

  • @andypotts8062
    @andypotts8062 11 місяців тому

    Funny funny episode...excellent photography and drone footage of West Virginia was amazing...many thanks.

  • @dennismaida4188
    @dennismaida4188 11 місяців тому

    I love that you went to two of my favorite spots (Ricketts and Babcock)! Love the shots!

  • @PhotoTrekr
    @PhotoTrekr 11 місяців тому +1

    If nothing else, there's always the waterfalls to photograph. The mushroom shots are definitely wall worthy. You should always bring Amanda. She can spot a shot like a pig can find a truffle. Finding peak color in the Fall is more of an art than a science. But, when it's just right, magnifico. The import fees are a killer from Canada.

  • @DaleSheltonsPage
    @DaleSheltonsPage 11 місяців тому +1

    I shot that mill in Sep. All green, but I drive past that area on trips to DC a few times a year. Hoping for better timing next year. Really nice park though.

  • @Mike-su4qr
    @Mike-su4qr 11 місяців тому +1

    Could you invent a waterfall filter I can use to drop one in to any good rock cropping I find? That would be SO helpful!

  • @jeffkowalski898
    @jeffkowalski898 11 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @ACTravelme
    @ACTravelme 11 місяців тому

    Hi Gavin, Always so relaxed and interesting… I love it every time! I'm looking forward to your book that I ordered in December (Chasing Awe). Best wishes

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for the support.

  • @davidskinner274
    @davidskinner274 11 місяців тому

    Stitching with the impossible angle is a good thing to teach. It is something I discovered a while ago using a 17-70 at various lengths depending on composition wanted

  • @allansisson355
    @allansisson355 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful images but somehow the leaf filter stole the show. I loved it

  • @enohsnairb
    @enohsnairb 11 місяців тому +1

    A troop of mushrooms Gavin. Very nice 🍄

  • @scht19
    @scht19 11 місяців тому

    Mushrooms were awesome but I might’ve tried to shoot them vertical myself or done both but were the best. Love your work, Gavin.

  • @denisesavage2382
    @denisesavage2382 11 місяців тому +1

    There's a reason us Aussie's talk about whinging poms . . . . . outtakes were hilarious.

  • @PortugalCarp
    @PortugalCarp 11 місяців тому

    That close up of those mushrooms is ruddy beautiful Gavin. As for you question regarding many mushrooms, the collective noun for them is a bed, troop, patch, or cluster.

  • @Dan-C-71
    @Dan-C-71 11 місяців тому +3

    Love how they want to leave those stickers up now that prices have actually dropped quite a bit since 2020. 😁😁

    • @paulpiasano9251
      @paulpiasano9251 11 місяців тому +2

      They only have dropped in the past couple of months. The actions taken by this president, from day one in office, raised prices where I live by other 200%. Nice try.

    • @Dan-C-71
      @Dan-C-71 11 місяців тому +3

      @@paulpiasano9251 Might want to learn how things actually work and not just what Fox News tells you to believe. Also, if it’s only been a couple months then you’re getting gouged locally, been down for awhile.

  • @emilehusson6052
    @emilehusson6052 11 місяців тому

    Great as usual, Gavin. You’ve inspired me to go back to Ricket’s Glen. I think I remember that gas station, because I remember laughing with the note.

  • @wmbrennan
    @wmbrennan 11 місяців тому

    I love Rickets Glen grow up near there, I miss the fall colors now living Tucson,Az. Great video!

  • @westvirginianlivin9871
    @westvirginianlivin9871 11 місяців тому

    Pretty awesome to see you all made it into WV. I haven't made it over to Babcock in a couple years now even though it is only like 3 hours from here. I need to remedy that. There's a lake and other falls in that park too. OK you talked me into it. I'm planning a trip over.

  • @markishkaru1956
    @markishkaru1956 11 місяців тому +2

    oh Gavin, did we foget that when we reverse the video on a drone shot of a waterfall, the water goes up the falls. Or is that your new antigravity filter! 😆
    As usual, another great video 🙂

  • @TheWitchboard
    @TheWitchboard 11 місяців тому

    As always Outstandingly good photographs and plenty of Gavin Humour.

  • @georgiewanders
    @georgiewanders 11 місяців тому

    Awesome photography , ethereal waterfalls and the mushrooms were pure magic (kudos to Amanda too) 👏👏👏

  • @jimsmith556
    @jimsmith556 11 місяців тому

    That second mushroom shot was well worth the drive and hike! Beautiful work and great video!

  • @garyrichards1446
    @garyrichards1446 11 місяців тому

    great videos love the humour

  • @james.kayaks
    @james.kayaks 11 місяців тому

    Awesome to see you visited WV! Shame the colors weren't there for you.

  • @ronmarsalis941
    @ronmarsalis941 11 місяців тому

    Another great video, enjoyed the pump humor, I bet it’s not so funny in Nova Scotia either.

  • @brianmckeever5280
    @brianmckeever5280 11 місяців тому

    I was lucky when I was at Babcock State Park. I got some good color, about 20 years ago using a Canon G2 with 4MP CCD sensor. So fun to see you having fun there too! I don't remember many images of yours that might be considered macro, but I'm quite the fan of the two you showed us here. The waterfall shots were beautiful too. Maybe you can get Andrew at the garage to call you and Brent next year at the peak of color! How you guys kept straight faces for some of those gags is beyond me. Happy trails.

  • @starrbaby66
    @starrbaby66 11 місяців тому

    What can I say, Another Awesome Video! P.s. loved the stickers 😂

  • @Theweightliftingphotographer
    @Theweightliftingphotographer 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful photos. You guys never fail to make me laugh 😂 seriously, I learn so much from you, Gavin. Much respect from Canada 🇨🇦

  • @WaterfallJoe
    @WaterfallJoe 11 місяців тому

    Amazing video! I need to get to Ricketts Glen, it's only a few hours away from Connecticut!

  • @richcower
    @richcower 11 місяців тому +3

    Gotta ask…were the mushrooms in anyway responsible for what that filter was doing?

  • @mendermom7943
    @mendermom7943 11 місяців тому +1

    @fototripper. 20:15 "That's what she said" ...

  • @davebryer6133
    @davebryer6133 11 місяців тому

    Some wonderful images here, and a great choice of music.

  • @MichalOlender
    @MichalOlender 11 місяців тому +2

    I just tickled the bell as I haven't watched a video in months.

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +1

      I wonder if UA-cam unsubscribed you? it's been known to happen.

    • @MichalOlender
      @MichalOlender 11 місяців тому

      @@fototripper still a subscriber, I believe it’s just how it is, many channels subscribed to and not all make it to the recommendation window

  • @rogerplummerjr3241
    @rogerplummerjr3241 11 місяців тому

    Cumberland is my home town. Glad you stooped in1

  • @DarrenJSpoonley
    @DarrenJSpoonley 11 місяців тому +1

    I’ll take all three plus the variable, can it also do epic light or is that gonna b version 2 ? :-)

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      the Premium version comes with a pre-built portfolio of awesome images. You don't even have to get out of bed.

  • @serduvelo
    @serduvelo 11 місяців тому

    went from Nashville this past fall to Babcock. Decenty colors

  • @KenToney
    @KenToney 11 місяців тому

    I’m 5 hours south of Badcock, one of my fav photo spots (been trying to catch it with a bit of snow!)

  • @themoodyphotographer59
    @themoodyphotographer59 11 місяців тому

    Great photo's as always! When I went to Babcock the color was perfect, my problem was the amount of people, I couldn't get a decent angle for anything. I'll be contacting you in 2 or 3 years for one of those filters, I'm going to have to save up for a while since you'll have to ship it to Texas. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @steffore1
    @steffore1 11 місяців тому

    Fabulous shots Gavin 👌🏽

  • @graemedarling2852
    @graemedarling2852 11 місяців тому +4

    Dam thats a long way to drive for no colours, but a waterfall flowing backward must be worth it 15 minutes in 🤣

  • @cynthiaamoruso8968
    @cynthiaamoruso8968 11 місяців тому +1

    Was the backwards flowing waterfall at the mill your Superman like attempt at going back in time 10 days to peak color?

  • @mwe5398
    @mwe5398 11 місяців тому

    I had the opportunity to shoot Glade Creek Grist Mill mid October in 2021. The colors were phenomenal.

  • @pattymattes7124
    @pattymattes7124 11 місяців тому

    "Your rates are variable" LOL. Nice find by Amanda including the leaves. Yes, western Maryland is friendly. Going east is not the same. It's almost like two different places. Don't ever drive on the Capital Beltway in Maryland. You may have a heart attack. Glad you made it to Wild Wonderful West Virginia. Seneca Rocks is spectacular. As I said before we didn't get the color this year. We had a drought during the summer and when the leaves starting turning we got a cold snap. That didn't help. Due to elevation West Virginia peaks early for fall color. It's quite possible to see snow in October there. I love WV. You did get some beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +1

      yeah it started snowing when we got into the mountains. Not fun in the camper.

    • @pattymattes7124
      @pattymattes7124 11 місяців тому

      @@fototripper I understand but it makes an awesome shot with the mill if there is snow on the ground.

  • @eqm99
    @eqm99 11 місяців тому +1

    Hey how much is the filter the can make the water flow up hill towards the mill

  • @swimlilfizhy
    @swimlilfizhy 11 місяців тому

    I live in West Virginia and go to Babcock just about every year and have only timed DECENT fall color once.

  • @GaryStockton
    @GaryStockton 11 місяців тому +1

    You missed that patch of liken next to the book Gav.

  • @dantefratto9382
    @dantefratto9382 11 місяців тому

    I was just at Ricketts Glen. It was magical just after a snowstorm. It would definitely be worth another trip.

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      I'd love to se it partially frozen.

  • @dw.in.michigan
    @dw.in.michigan 11 місяців тому

    Great image of the shrooms. I love mushroom macro. I took about 20 shots a couple of years ago of some mushrooms on a tree. Different kind of mushrooms. And I cheated - I used macro extension tubes and a 200mm lens to get really up in their business. Some of my favorite, unplanned photography.

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      Aye, I could get into it.

  • @markattardo
    @markattardo 11 місяців тому

    Shame you missed the color. At least they rewound the water for you. Brilliant idea to showcase your filter there!😂
    BTW nice cluster tie in between the mushrooms, the gas pump and potentially the comments.
    Great video and images!!👍👍

  • @michaelwhiles5282
    @michaelwhiles5282 11 місяців тому

    Adam has a newer Hass than you .....And Heaton is having EPIC adventures, any update on your Church built ????

  • @RikFreemanPhotographer
    @RikFreemanPhotographer 11 місяців тому

    Good God, our paths truly crossed. Where was I late fall? Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania!! If only we had met I'd have the full set of those amazing filters of you CASH!! With a lil discount thrown in, you know one Brit to another sort of thing. I'm joking, you can pick yourself up now, still want them amazing filters though. Lovely location and vid yet again. 👍👍👍👍

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +2

      Filters are all SOLD OUT!

    • @RikFreemanPhotographer
      @RikFreemanPhotographer 11 місяців тому

      Damn, when you get the next job lot in gimme a shout @@fototripper 🙃

  • @mickeystine3100
    @mickeystine3100 11 місяців тому

    Great shots 👍👍👍

  • @pedroagonzalezfoto
    @pedroagonzalezfoto 11 місяців тому +1

    Hi from Galicia (Northwestern Spain), Gavin. Just a question: I guess you have focus stacked your second shot of the mushrooms, am I right? Oh, and great video and great shots, as usual 🙂

  • @happymystic9800
    @happymystic9800 11 місяців тому

    I always knew it, at some point your videos would become x-rated 😂 … great waterfall images and the second mushroom images is beautiful. But nothing beats the contrast between Gavin wearing only a t-shirt while Amanda is fully wrapped in thick warm layers. Hilarious as always …❤

  • @Boatzerama
    @Boatzerama 11 місяців тому

    What a fungi you are Gavin.

  • @bjsmith996
    @bjsmith996 11 місяців тому +1

    Not sure why you were expecting autumn colors in January.

    • @SwompyGaming
      @SwompyGaming 11 місяців тому

      these episodes are filmed in advance...

  • @LaurelPapworth
    @LaurelPapworth 11 місяців тому +1

    A Troop of Fun Guys.*
    * I can't believe the muppets in the comments below didn't say this. 😝 YES I'M TALKING TO YOU. Sheesh. Are puns passé? I think not! 😜
    [All my love from Australia 🇦🇺] #funghi for the slow of wit. xxx 😍

  • @Rene-cm6go
    @Rene-cm6go 11 місяців тому +2

    I just want to know how did you get so sharp those mushrooms at 1.8? it was focus stack or?

  • @tomkidson8521
    @tomkidson8521 11 місяців тому

    Your videos continue to inspire and cheer me up on my bad days! After a very shitty past 2 years of my life, I found photography! And your videos seem to make me happier when I'm having a bad day, so please continue to create the content you do Gavin. Much better than Thomas Heaton!

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому +1

      yep, it's been a shit time in history but I do what I can ;)

    • @tomkidson8521
      @tomkidson8521 11 місяців тому

      You've got so many better locations than here in the south of the UK!

  • @ztkrx
    @ztkrx 11 місяців тому +1

    this dudes a hoot🤣

  • @markf6202
    @markf6202 11 місяців тому

    I need that leaf filter. Have you got it in green? Also, can you make an awesome filter as well?

    • @fototripper
      @fototripper  11 місяців тому

      I did have a camera with an 'Awesome' button. Conspiracy Dave discovered it.

  • @Terry-v3e
    @Terry-v3e 11 місяців тому

    To hell with the tree filter!!!! You invented “Anti-Gravity water falls!!!!
    As John Cleese’s would say!!!! “Brilliant, absolutely brilliant”!!!!! Thanks Amanda for having an artistic vision!!!!!!!!

  • @rongallacher8216
    @rongallacher8216 11 місяців тому

    Emotions and feelings are out the door😂😂😂😂😂. Great filter , I’ll take one 🤔