JEDEDIAH SMITH REDWOODS STATE PARK - Landscape Photography USA
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2017
- In this episode of Photographing USA, we'll visit two hiking trails in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Stout Grove is the first and The Boy Scout Tree Trail is the 2nd. Landscape photography in these locations is hard! I'll also try out a few new editing techniques.
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Stunning shots. Especially the last couple.
Beautiful photos. Love the one highlighting Sophie. Thank you!
Beautiful images, you’re a wonderful creator of what nature has.
so, so magic, so wonderful!!! Excellent video and incredible photos!!!
Thanks Victor! It was magical indeed :)
Hey Mads. You definitely visit some amazing awe inspiring places and thanks heaps for sharing your adventures and awesome photos with us.
Outstanding video!
Thank you Dave! It's much appreciated :)
Super!
Thanks a lot Anton! :)
My wife and I were there. In 10/19. Being in Stout Grove was humbling, majestic, moving, and brought tears to my eyes. One sight describes it as having a, “Cathedral Majesty.” That says it well. We didn’t want to leave. We went to several of the Redwood Forests and there was no place like Stout Grove.
Very interesting and informative, use of partner for scale great idea ,many thanks Mads.
simply awestruck *_*
Thank you Ruzlan! :)
I feel very gratified in seeing that you went to a Northern California redwood grove. NorCal's woods are still lush and pristine in many parts, and boast the largest/oldest/tallest trees in the world thanks to less tourists. Beautiful and well done video, as always.
Oh, and also: if you ever get to NorCal again check out Lassen National Volcanic Park, a smaller national park, and Mossbrae, a waterfall in Dunsmuir.
Also, I am surprised that while on the 101 you didn't visit Fern Canyon! Just a crunch time on travel?
Dear Sophie looking like an elf in the immense forest...one of those locations on earth that can only be seen in person to fully understand the grandeur and magic world within...certainly on my list of places to see...there isn’t a lens wide enough to capture the enormity and size of these giants...only the human eye and spirit can carry this scene ....within the person...you are right...probably one of the most magical places EVER...
I watched this video about two months ago, and I knew I had to visit soon. I finally had the pleasure two weeks ago. Thanks man for the wonderful tips and for creating such an inspirational video. I relied heavily on the information you provided in this episode. After many years of wanting to vlog I too made a video detailing my time here. Cheers.
Diego McCartney you are very welcome. Happy you got started :)
Amazing！
Well done, sir...My cousin and I will be hiking Jedadiah tomorrow and watching your video has us both excited...your photographs are amazing and you can hear the joy in your voice as you talk about your experience there..thank you so much for sharing...
Thanks a lot Brandon! I'm a bit jealous of you hiking those amazing forests! :)
All your shots are amazing, but the vertical panorama is absolutely stellar. Also great shot of the fallen tree with Sophie (sp?) In it. Once again, a great video!
Used to go here as a kid...Can’t wait to return as a photographer!
Impressive!
Beautiful! I was there last fall with similar weather. Hard to photograph - that's for sure.
I'm so grateful, Mads. This video is a great introduction to the area plus you included really helpful practical information about roads & trails. Invaluable! Many thanks.
Have to agree about redwood forests being extremely difficult to photograph. Spent day at Muir Woods and since was restricted to the marked trails, it was near to impossible to get shot that wasn't cluttered front to back.
i love this episode, great work Peter :) Those trees are magnificent.
Thank you very much Ashhad, happy you liked it :) And yes the trees are amazing!
Really appreciate the format you have - lots of great research and photos. Looking forward to the next episode!
Thank you Bjorn, I'm happy you can use it :) What's your favorite episode so far, if you have one? ;)
one more great video !!!
Thank you! :) I appreciate all the comments :)
Going in the morning! So glad to hear you sayits a difficult local.
I live 2 hours away. Have shot here many times. Very hard to capture the grandeur. You did a great job.
Thanks!
Another fantastic video! I love it!!! Thanks for all the informations. I've been there many years ago and I really hope to see this magical place again.
Thanks a lot. You're welcome! Me2 I really want to visit it again. There's so many amazing places to photograph. I'll just cross my fingers for some fog and some sunbeams next time :)
Awesome, Mads!
Thanks a lot Garamu :)
great job for how difficult that place is to shoot. you bring up great point and great ideas.
Thanks a lot Bryan - I'm happy you say that. I wasn't too satisfied with the pictures I got considered how much I tried. But I did get a few really great ones :)
AMAZING
thanks a lot :)
Yeah a new episode! I'm always looking forward to your videos. Keep it up man, both series USA and Iceland are fantastic and your photography is outstanding as well. I don't know why you're not having a bunch of subscribers yet. These are some of the best travel and photography videos out there! Are you planning your next series? Do you already have a destination in mind? :)
Thank you and thank you so much for the support! :) In regard to the followers I think there's a few factors that weigh in. It is getting harder and harder to convert people from one platform to another. Even though I publish a picture in a bunch of FB groups which gets like 2000 likes I only got something like 60 new subs from that. That's a conversion rate of 0,05% - which is less than horrible - and don't even get me started on my 25000 Instagram followers :P It's also mostly a no-no to link youtube videos in photography groups on FB, G+ or reddit and I don't know about anywhere else with a massive amount of photographers where you can post videos. I rank pretty good on my tags, but according to my statistics I only get 15% of my traffic from UA-cam searches. Also I don't have a "hero video yet", which is a video that drive all the traffic - like the Iceland video from Thomas Heaton does to his channel.
In regard to my next series my Iceland series will have a pause soon. For now I only have content for three more videos and after that I'll start a new one from the Faroe Islands which I visited a couple of weeks ago. Those episodes will be a bit longer than those from Iceland and contain more locations in one episode :)
Great Shots! This is one of my most favorite places. Check out Richard Preston's "The Wild Trees", a great read.
Great job!
Thanks so much! :)
TREEmendous video..
haha :)
Amazing content, as always :)
Thanks a lot Walter :)
Great job, Mads! There are some awesome images in this clip. Am looking forward to seeing these soon.
Thanks a lot Kai! They will be in not the most distant future ;) Do you have a favorite? :)
I have 2: the one you showed first after concluding the first spot (love the framing trees, the leading path to your friend and also the processing which does look a bit different than the style you usually do) and the first image shown after spot 2 (where you made the water glow and darkened the outside a lot). Those are amazing shots!
Great Videos Mads! You'll have to come by Sequoia National Park on your next visit to California, they have a much different "feel".
pandahero1 thanks :) Yeah I've seen pictures from there, it looks beautiful!
These are some of the most underated/viewed videos. Very well done. I hope the next episodes include area out east more!
Thank you Seth, feel free to share it in any Photography community :)
If you mean the dessert, then there will come a lot :)
Eastern USA!
I don't have anything planned for now no, sadly not.
Mads Peter Iversen oh well maybe another time then!
I'll be at the Sequoia National Park, and John Muir soon. I can't wait!
Oh boy! I'd love to explore even more of these outstanding forests :)
Wow, this is so beautiful. Not enough views!
Thanks a lot Madeleine! I hope it'll come :)
I don't have a 'Bucket List' of things I'd like to see and to photograph as such. This place is the ONLY thing on that list!
The redwoods are so incredibly impressive. I only visited the small Muir Woods National Monument near SF but it was already magical. I certainly agree that it's hard to photograph. When I showed pics to some of my friends they would always ask how big those trees are. I think you did an amazing job at capturing the scale. I usually don't like human elements in landscape shots but in a mystic forest environment the "marveled explorer" worked very well imho. Especially the last shot is so damn good.
It really saddens me that humans logged almost all of the redwoods that existed. It's such an unbelievable crime to destroy what has been growing for thousands of years in a matter of a few decades just to make some quick bucks.
Mads, you have done your research very well. I've enjoyed your videos and your images. What about doing a video on how you are traveling from location to location.
Hi Michael, thank you very much :) I'd say that's what the first episode is for - in that I talk about planning and travelling :)
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Hello, this is a beautiful video! I wanted to ask which 2 trails you found the at were particularly good? There are so many options it’s easy to get overwhelmed…
Great video--not familar with this park--must go!
Thanks. Really? It's funny I would have imagined it was the most famous of the Redwood parks. Curious :)
Actually I think Muir Woods National Park just outside of San Francisco is more famous--maybe because it is so easy to get to.
Yeah you're probably right :)
Amazing work. We'll be passing through there and don't have time for the boyscout trail. is the stout Grove's display almost as good?
Thanks :) The short answer is no. BoyScout is by far the most impressive, but if you only have time to Stout it comes highly recommended. It's rather short, but you'll see some impressive trees, My recommendation is to go through the grove and when the trees get smaller turna round and go back the same way instead of going the roundtrip ;)
Beautiful Mads,
Yes I'm surprised as well that you don't have more subscribers yet.
But the quality you put in is just outstanding. Probably need some patience before people will start to recognize you as one of the best and before you know you will have a 1/2 million.
Be patience and persistent
Well done my friend on this episode.
Thank you Clemens :) I'll keep posting that's for sure! But 1/2 million is a long way into the future - but I really enjoy every comment from my subs right now. You're all SO sweet :)
my thoughts exactly. quality photography and video production. well done.
Jason Mac thanks a lot! :))
You're subscribers will come as more and more discover your channel, just please don't start throwing in those annoying "Square Space" adds.
Fact of the matter is as a UA-camr you'll have to make an income somehow... for now my main income is from videography. I've not even made 100usd in add revenue yet from all my videos combined. If SquareSpace reaches out I'll work with them. But my own homepage is from SmugMug so it might be those instead ;)
Hi, I've been enjoying your videos so much that I have to say THANKS! Haven't noticed any segments from the New England region of the US, perhaps in the future. I do have a photography question that I've been wondering about. Always thought an aperture of f11-f18 would provide the best depth of field for landscapes, yet I notice you use f1.4-f5.6 at times. Can you enlighten an enthusiast why opening up works and explain your thought process that goes into your choice? Thanks again, Lisa.
Hi Lise, no nothing from New England yet. There's no such thing as a "best depth of field". If you want to understand aperture you have to understand the other exposure factors shutter speed and ISO. When I choose my aperture it depends on the amount of light available and how much depth of field I need. If you have a broad focal range (like 24mm) you can get everything optimally in focus with a relatively open aperture (like 2.8 - 5.6), if you don't have a foreground which is very close to the camera. For sharpness, the sweet spot of the lens is often 5.6-8. If you go above that you start introducing diffraction, but for all practical reasons don't put too much into that. I often shoot at f/22 to get as deep a depth as possible. I hope this answered your question? :)
Mads Peter Iversen Yes, thank you!
Lovely video. It was a bit lacking in color to what I have seen. Likely due to the overcast skies. To the other viewers, the better time to visit the the Redwoods is the first week in June. That is when the Rhododendrons bloom as well as many other blooms.. It is also the time when there is more soft misty fog. On the way up from San Francisco, you will the Avenue of the Giants. This is a must stop. The difference is that the Avenue is free of underbrush, especially near the town of Pepperwood. The landscape if filled with redwood sorrel/clover and it presents unparalleled beauty. Under the canopy of the redwoods, there is little sound, nothing but peace and serenity.
Thanks! I need to go back I can hear! ;D
Peter, nice video! You mentioned that the final photo (fallen tree with subject) is only about 100m from the trailhead. Was that the Boy Scout Tree trail?
At 6:35 the vertical panorama, its forward and upward, the trees in the top of the image are behind you. I want to try something like this.
Rick LeRoy very cool, would like to see the result :)
Consider a fisheye or ultra wide angle. I tend to avoid bracketing in the coast redwoods, and often, a single image with full frame and 20 to 50 megapixel sensor works beautifully for something widely panoramic.
Amazing photography!! I see you shoot with an aperture of f/2.8 in a few of your photos...how do you get enough depth of field with that and where do you focus? Ex. photo of fallen tree looking up
The wider you shoot the less of a problem DOF becomes :) I just focus on my focal point.
@PowerMisting ...even with a wide angle lens, f/5.6 or f/7.1 are typically much better in the coast redwoods unless trying to isolate a single tree trunk face, burl or plant. But small aperture means shutter 1/2 sec. to 2 sec.. Minimum bokeh yields a better look, and it becomes evident in 20 x 30 prints. Tripod is one of the most critical things.
Great job Peter, pleasure to watch your videos... I have one question btw... How did you manage to get that last photo with 70mm focal length ? Looks more like 17mm :)
Damn... that's also wrong info... It's obviously not 70mm. I copied another title and forgot to change the text. Here's the right info ;) 16mm / ƒ/5.6 / 1/5s / ISO 200
I was sure this was a typo mistake... just letting you know in a funny way :) ...keep up the good work...
At 7:42, looking up from under the log to the treetops, it states that it is at 70mm?? I'm confused at how high off the ground that log is. In the video leading up to that it looked much closer to the ground. I would have thought it was a much wider focal length than 70mm?
Trouble I experience is the high contrast when shooting in the redwoods. I live 5 minutes away from redwood forests in California. Having difficulty getting the shots I want without blowing out the image. Thanks.
Yes, I can imagine that's a struggle :)
What?
I’ve never ever seen a human on top the fallen tree. I wish that tree be taken out. The grove was sweeter when almost no one knew where it was. People standing 500 feet from the Lost Monarch didn’t know the tree existed. I didn’t tell them. We used to hide the society trail with branches to keep inquisitors out of the grove. The grove will never be in peace now.