I just love that you most certainly don't take yourself too seriously. I've said this before and i say it again: this is very, very entertaining in deed. Keep it up! The hard fact behind all this lovely goofiness is that your photos are absolutely stunning. And my favorite is composition 3.
I like #3 the best. I prefer the trunk set further right with the branches filling the image. The grasses to the left, lit by sunlight add to the image and wider shot with the lake enhances the depth in the image. All are great, nut I prefer #3
Merry Christmas Gavin, was a great Christmas Day suprise to wake up to a video from you here in New Zealand! Photo 3 is the strongest composition imo - much more pleasing to see the tree reaching out at full length, but no. 2 makes the best use of the light... I think I'd lean towards number 3. Happy choosing!
Hi Gavin, great video, lot of humor like always and great photos. for me number threee would be the clear winner because it shows the size of the tree.
No doubt for me - it’s shot no 3. It tells more of the story of the tree and seems to be a more balanced composition. The wider context helps with identifying its scales and the softer green tones really help the tree structure to stand out. What a beauty!
I like them all, number 3 is my fav, it is striking, draws my eyes in. The way all those gnarly branches are reaching out and the light and colour. Love your photography Gavin, and commentary always good (with the ocassional joke here and there lol)
Without a doubt, we require more of these skits. Brilliant spreads BY THE WAY. The subtleties in the second pano leave enough room for zero distractions. The haze of light spilling through is wonderful. Keep at it.
3 is my favorite. 1 and 2 fell a little too tight where 3 has a little more breathing space and my eyes can explore. 1 and 2 feel intentionally cropped, 1 feels more natural and I get a feeling for the place.
The light in 2 is photogasmic, but the composition of 3 is next level. Shows the tree for all of its majesty. The stories that tree could tell. For a life goal, being there, finding the composition and making the image, 3 wins hands down
3 is my favourite. But doesn’t Thomas Heaton usually get photos like this with fog or something to make it a bit more spectacular? You should ask him about that.
Found your channel and enjoying the content. Great mix of value content and personality.. Lock Lomond was part of our recent trip to the UK (Cameron House), and you’ve even been close to my location on your trip to Upstate NY capturing waterfalls. You’re making my gear envy of the X2D hard to ignore and it just might be what I need for my travel photos..
Love the backward running Ram, at 08:38 did he not want to be in your shot or did he think you were Thomas Heaton, and ran back when he say you??? haha great shots man, Well done!!
I love you guys together - so funny! Now you need to add Uncle Grumpy more often! My favorite shot was #3 with (not that it matters) #1 as 2nd, and #2 as 3rd.
Agree about the trees Gavin. One of my favourites to photograph. Found one on its own recently in Langley BC. It was all on its own. Private property, so I figured I would get it from the road. Got out of my car, and if you can believe it, just at that moment a film crew and their convoy showed up and drove onto the property right up to the tree!!!! What are the freakin chances?! It was foggy too. I did end up finding another one nearby, but in that case the fog ruined it and it was quite noisy. Love love love the pictures of the trees you’ve taken here. LOL to the book in the hedge! Can’t decide between the 3 pictures, they are all beautiful! At first I liked the 1st shot you took the best, but the 3rd one was gorgeous with the entire branch(es) extending all the way out.
Beautiful shots as always but I prefer shot number 3, purely because you've got more of the tree in the actual shot. Have a great Christmas and thanks for all the content this year. I look forward to the new videos next year.
3. It captures the size and majesty of the tree without giving up any of the detail. Plus it puts the tree in its surrounding context. BTW - Let me mention this is one of your best vids ever. Probably reflects your passion for this project. Great job. Thanks.
The most fun and informative photog channel on UA-cam continues to get better and better with every year. Merry Xmas to you and Amanda, Gavin. May this holiday and 2024 see only the best life has to offer granted to you.
thanks for a great year of giggles, i think no. 2 is my favourite, trees are about my fav thing ever so i think the three stories of the trees is kinda clincher for me. all the best to all the crew of hardcastle productions. its the best thing on sunday.
I personally like shot #3 the most. What makes that tree unique are those long low branches, and this is the shot that really shows this. It is like a literal explosion of life bursting out of the ground in all directions.
I like 2 and 3 for different reasons. 3 for showing more of this beautiful tree, also the composition seems more pleasing, but 2 evokes that safe, warm feeling of actually standing UNDER the tree, which is also nice.
I got stuck in a bog once Gavin. Worst vindaloo I've ever had..... So glad you managed to photograph that tree after all those years. Merry Christmas to you and Amanda.
Number 2 for me, I love the dappled light on the floor through the branches and the pop of the darker greens, even in the distance. All great shots though.
I think number 3 is the best for focusing specifically on the tree, where everything else fades more to background, but I love the light and the shoreline in number 2. Number 3 makes me appreciate the beauty of the tree specifically, while number 2 makes me more focused on the place overall. I personally like the light and contrast in these two better than number 1, but number 1 definitely captures the mossy texture and detail on the tree better and has a bit more of a lush quality to it that's also nice.
Another brilliantly informative, entertaining and inspiring video, Gavin! Wishing you and Amanda (and Thomas Heaton!) a very Happy Christmas and a sensational New Year.
Merry Christmas Gavin! My eye keeps going to #1. I think it’s because it stands out more against the background and I do like the colors a bit more too. They’re all fabulous though!
Great video, very cool tree. I like photo 3 I just like the long branches leading back into the tree and I just prefer the lighting. Glad you put the laughs in at the end that was funny.
Love the tree shots; magnificent tree! Not as amazing as that sheep which was walking perfectly in reverse in one of the shots :) The feud footage was hilarious. Merry Christmas to you and Amanda!
I absolutely loved that tree!! I have thing for trees… in South Australia we have quite a few and road trips are spent looking out for gnarly old gum trees standing in wheat fields 😁
Fun video! As to which photo, if I have to choose, I'd say #2. I like the balance and the limb in the upper left gives it some energy. It has the type of lighting and contrast I like as well.
Its No2 for me Gavs, the colours and separation are far more pleasing to my eye. Many thanks for releasing a video on Christmas Eve and Merry Xmas to yourself and Amanda, All the best for 2024 :)
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So glad we finally cleared the air.
Would have been nice to go on that Arran trip though...
Farting doesn’t count as clearing the air. 😂
It’s a bio weapon 😂
#2. I love this composition with the tree & water in the background. Also love the dapple lighting & colors. Loved the video too.
Oh, a Christmas Eve treat to watch. Merry Christmas Gavin, Amanda and the cats. . Hope you have a good one. 👍🏻
Roy cracked me up. The look on his face is priceless.
Another informative video, Gavin, particularly loved the way you got the ram to run backwards for you at approx. 08:38! Magic! Merry Christmas...
You beat me to it
I love it when people spot the details ;)
Oh my this was brilliant. So good that you added the bloopers because. Don’t know what made me laugh harder. Just brilliant.
Great video Gavs… 😂. The walk-in on Tom and fight scene were hysterical!
I liked the light and color of #2. Cheers!
I just love that you most certainly don't take yourself too seriously. I've said this before and i say it again: this is very, very entertaining in deed. Keep it up! The hard fact behind all this lovely goofiness is that your photos are absolutely stunning. And my favorite is composition 3.
Love that the sheep run backwards (at 8:39).
Hey, the Hasselblad really withstands the weather! Lovely photography as usuals and the humor was can't stop laughing!
Image #2 has depth from the different elements and highlights. It keeps your eye in the photo. Job well done.
What I found amazing in this video is that Scottish sheep can run backwards as fast as they can forwards @ 8:38 What a strange lot.... 🤣
Yes, I saw that as well.
Nr 3 looks impressive, the long shot makes it outstanding! Love the shot 😍
#2 I like the colours and that nicely lit "beach" behind. The light in that one is the best
I like #3 the best. I prefer the trunk set further right with the branches filling the image. The grasses to the left, lit by sunlight add to the image and wider shot with the lake enhances the depth in the image. All are great, nut I prefer #3
What a beautiful tree. My order of preference would be 2-3-1. But the backwards running sheep at 8:38 is the easter egg 🙂
Merry Christmas Gavin, was a great Christmas Day suprise to wake up to a video from you here in New Zealand!
Photo 3 is the strongest composition imo - much more pleasing to see the tree reaching out at full length, but no. 2 makes the best use of the light... I think I'd lean towards number 3. Happy choosing!
i think number 2 shot of the tree. the light is fantastic and really brings out the colours. another great video
Hi Gavin, great video, lot of humor like always and great photos. for me number threee would be the clear winner because it shows the size of the tree.
Merry Christmas to you and Amanda
Love the lighting in #2. The book signing cracked me up! Actually your videos always give me a good laugh! 😂 ❤
No doubt for me - it’s shot no 3. It tells more of the story of the tree and seems to be a more balanced composition. The wider context helps with identifying its scales and the softer green tones really help the tree structure to stand out. What a beauty!
#3 for me. Amazing. The second one is lovely, but the third feels straight from a fairytale to me. Congrats, Gavin.
3, lovely lines and more of the left side of the tree…awesome.
I love it when you guys get together!
Three, definitely. You see the magnificence of the width of the tree rather than focusing on the big trunk.
#2 for me is the strongest. But the whole video is just amazing, hilarious! And its good to see you two F4 guys together again
I like them all, number 3 is my fav, it is striking, draws my eyes in. The way all those gnarly branches are reaching out and the light and colour. Love your photography Gavin, and commentary always good (with the ocassional joke here and there lol)
Without a doubt, we require more of these skits. Brilliant spreads BY THE WAY. The subtleties in the second pano leave enough room for zero distractions. The haze of light spilling through is wonderful. Keep at it.
"Go on Tom, ypu show im lad" ha ha, gotta love Roy, he's class !
OMG this was one of your funniest in a while. Liked image number 3 the best.
A tree so magnifiqua deserves to be shown in full. For me #3. Merry Christmas to you And Amanda
#1 like seeing more of the environment. Merry Christmas to you and Amanda. Bring Roy home with you, he’s hilarious
3 is my favorite. 1 and 2 fell a little too tight where 3 has a little more breathing space and my eyes can explore. 1 and 2 feel intentionally cropped, 1 feels more natural and I get a feeling for the place.
The light in 2 is photogasmic, but the composition of 3 is next level. Shows the tree for all of its majesty. The stories that tree could tell. For a life goal, being there, finding the composition and making the image, 3 wins hands down
@8:35 Poor sheep was having a stroke being pulled into Gavins trouser tractor beam! ;)
The lighting and composition of no. 3 are my favourite.
Merry Christmas to you all.
3 is my favourite. But doesn’t Thomas Heaton usually get photos like this with fog or something to make it a bit more spectacular? You should ask him about that.
😁😆😂 I like image #1, the light & shade contrast gives it better depth?
A fun episode GH
Found your channel and enjoying the content. Great mix of value content and personality.. Lock Lomond was part of our recent trip to the UK (Cameron House), and you’ve even been close to my location on your trip to Upstate NY capturing waterfalls. You’re making my gear envy of the X2D hard to ignore and it just might be what I need for my travel photos..
#2.The rays of sun filtering through the branches and hitting the ground thus bringing the grass to life is just wonderful.
Love the backward running Ram, at 08:38 did he not want to be in your shot or did he think you were Thomas Heaton, and ran back when he say you??? haha great shots man, Well done!!
Im glad I'm not the only one that saw that :-)
I like #2. The little dead tree in the BG is photobombing your lovely tree and kind of stealing the show....the light is awesome....
1/25 sec the other looks like a snap shot tell it as you see it. All the best to you both for Christmas and a happy new year when it comes
Number two, the warmer but more contrast from the light is great. It also highlights the curve of the shore to the background tree too.
When you showed #3 right after you took it, I knew that would be a keeper. The branches lead your eye throughout the image. It's great!
#3 for me. It’s being able to see more of the branches. Great video as always. I don’t get why you don’t have several hundred thousand subscribers.
I know. it's like I've been shadow banned or something...
Fantastic episode. Merry Christmas!. Photo #2 is my favourite.
Brill so funny lol great video photos of the tree are amazing the first wide shot looks great keep the videos coming
Number 2 with the sunshine coming through the limbs of the tree!! They are all so beautiful though!! ❤
I love you guys together - so funny! Now you need to add Uncle Grumpy more often! My favorite shot was #3 with (not that it matters) #1 as 2nd, and #2 as 3rd.
Agree about the trees Gavin. One of my favourites to photograph. Found one on its own recently in Langley BC. It was all on its own. Private property, so I figured I would get it from the road. Got out of my car, and if you can believe it, just at that moment a film crew and their convoy showed up and drove onto the property right up to the tree!!!! What are the freakin chances?! It was foggy too. I did end up finding another one nearby, but in that case the fog ruined it and it was quite noisy. Love love love the pictures of the trees you’ve taken here.
LOL to the book in the hedge!
Can’t decide between the 3 pictures, they are all beautiful! At first I liked the 1st shot you took the best, but the 3rd one was gorgeous with the entire branch(es) extending all the way out.
ha!ha!! Great stuff fellas! I like photo #2. But what do i know. Happy New Year to all. Be well.
They all look good but number 3 for me is the best as we can really see the tree.
The 3 photos are absolutely stunning!! But I choose number 3!
Always fantastic videos !!! Merry Xmas from Portugal!!!
Beautiful shots as always but I prefer shot number 3, purely because you've got more of the tree in the actual shot. Have a great Christmas and thanks for all the content this year. I look forward to the new videos next year.
#3, I just love seeing all the tendrils of the tree and I feel like the light is better. Absolutely fantastiqua!
Merry Christmas. Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge throughout the year. Number 3 for me.
3. It captures the size and majesty of the tree without giving up any of the detail. Plus it puts the tree in its surrounding context. BTW - Let me mention this is one of your best vids ever. Probably reflects your passion for this project. Great job. Thanks.
Like all three but #3 really shows the magnificent scale of the canopy; it also benefits from not having the distraction of the sky.
The most fun and informative photog channel on UA-cam continues to get better and better with every year.
Merry Xmas to you and Amanda, Gavin. May this holiday and 2024 see only the best life has to offer granted to you.
thanks for a great year of giggles, i think no. 2 is my favourite, trees are about my fav thing ever so i think the three stories of the trees is kinda clincher for me. all the best to all the crew of hardcastle productions. its the best thing on sunday.
I personally like shot #3 the most. What makes that tree unique are those long low branches, and this is the shot that really shows this. It is like a literal explosion of life bursting out of the ground in all directions.
Very funny ..the out takes hilarious, your dad is quite the character in his own right. Thanks I needed a laugh today.
Number 3 looks much nicer to have a better look at the whole majesty
I like 2 and 3 for different reasons. 3 for showing more of this beautiful tree, also the composition seems more pleasing, but 2 evokes that safe, warm feeling of actually standing UNDER the tree, which is also nice.
Prefer #2 - like the way the light falls on the tree and grasses. Happy Christmas to you and Amanda 🎅🏻
I got stuck in a bog once Gavin. Worst vindaloo I've ever had..... So glad you managed to photograph that tree after all those years. Merry Christmas to you and Amanda.
Number 2 for me, I love the dappled light on the floor through the branches and the pop of the darker greens, even in the distance. All great shots though.
#3 is the keeper!! It gives more of the glorious tree to see! the long branch does draw you into the image
erm..... is that a reversing sheep at 8:37 🐑
No 2 for me with the dappled light coming through. Love your work
Hilarious, Love your parents and Heaton should go into acting, the looks were perfection! 😂
I Love the look of the Hasselblad Colour Science.
I liked #2....I like the bright green moss and the dead tree in the back ground. Looks like I'm in the minority but I still liked it the best.
I think number 3 is the best for focusing specifically on the tree, where everything else fades more to background, but I love the light and the shoreline in number 2. Number 3 makes me appreciate the beauty of the tree specifically, while number 2 makes me more focused on the place overall. I personally like the light and contrast in these two better than number 1, but number 1 definitely captures the mossy texture and detail on the tree better and has a bit more of a lush quality to it that's also nice.
Another brilliantly informative, entertaining and inspiring video, Gavin! Wishing you and Amanda (and Thomas Heaton!) a very Happy Christmas and a sensational New Year.
Lovely as always! Nice to see you and Thomas together! Happy holidays! :)
Image 3 … gives the scale of the tree and the reason it has been on your bucket list. Truly beautiful.
Number 2 caught my attention because of the beautiful light and the composition including the trees off to the right.
Number 3 is clearly the best. pushing the trunk to the right and capturing the strong horizontal branches across two-thirds of the screen looks great.
Merry Christmas Gavin! My eye keeps going to #1. I think it’s because it stands out more against the background and I do like the colors a bit more too. They’re all fabulous though!
Great video, very cool tree. I like photo 3 I just like the long branches leading back into the tree and I just prefer the lighting. Glad you put the laughs in at the end that was funny.
Merry Christmas Gavin and Amanda! Hope your holidays are great!
Love the tree shots; magnificent tree! Not as amazing as that sheep which was walking perfectly in reverse in one of the shots :) The feud footage was hilarious. Merry Christmas to you and Amanda!
Thank you for your video content, Gavin, my wife and I really enjoy them! ❤
I absolutely loved that tree!! I have thing for trees… in South Australia we have quite a few and road trips are spent looking out for gnarly old gum trees standing in wheat fields 😁
Damn! That’s so close to where I live. Next time, fototripper live event, and I will attend! Loads of love to you and Amanda ❤
I love Tom's face change as you crossed the door
It's a feckin Loch!! 😅
Happy Christmas to you and Amanda. You have entertained me so much this year since being introduced to your channel. Ta
8:37 first ever reversing sheep in the background
Great episode 😂, love the outtakes. Image 3 is my favourite, I like to see the tree in it’s full grandeur. Merry Christmas
Now I know why my cats woke me up so early. I would have laughed much later in the day. A great start to the holiday. Many thanks!
Fun video! As to which photo, if I have to choose, I'd say #2. I like the balance and the limb in the upper left gives it some energy. It has the type of lighting and contrast I like as well.
I have never seen sheep run backwards like that! Wow. Great video. ;-)
Its No2 for me Gavs, the colours and separation are far more pleasing to my eye. Many thanks for releasing a video on Christmas Eve and Merry Xmas to yourself and Amanda, All the best for 2024 :)
#2 love the contrast and shadows!!! And you folks are funny!
#3 is great! Appreciate all the hard work that goes into your videos!