…but maybe more than one shot because this is an absolutely stunning location, all the
way around those 360° views.
Hello.
Today is the last day on the Isle of Mull and it's been a great trip but it’s not
over yet.
We’ve got a full day ahead of us.
Lyle and I are going out together today and we are going for big vistas.
That is what I want to do.
I’ve, actually got two shots planned.
I know I’ve talked about waterfalls a lot recently but there is a big waterfall here
that I want to capture and try and capture it in its surroundings to really tell the
story of the Isle of Mull which is what I have been trying to do.
We’ve also got a big sunset shot planned.
The weather today is very changeable, it’s mild, it’s not very windy, so that's good
but there is a lot of cloud.
I’m hoping some of that will clear up by the end of the day.
I’m not sure, in the other videos, that I have told the story of the Isle of Mull
as well as I would of liked.
So, this is why I want to capture these big vistas today to try and put that to rights.
So like I said, it's a big island and we've got a long way to travel in the car today....
So let’s go.
I wanted to stop here because we drove down this road the other day and it was very interesting.
So, I wanted to come back and just capture an image to add to that story, which I keep
talking about, of the Isle of Mull.
So, I have climbed up the side of the mountain a little bit but the road is, literally, between
a rock and a very wet place, which is the sea, obviously.
It's an impressive road: one of the most frightening roads, I think, I’ve ever been on.
They do a rally down here once year as well - fair play.
It’s a staggering place.
It’s so, so still and so quiet as well, apart from the sound of a little stream up
ahead of me here but a very impressive road and that’s why I wanted to capture it.
Let’s keep moving because we’re running out of time today.
Right, next shot of the day, another stop after just rescuing a couple of nice ladies
who have been camping overnight and their car didn’t start this morning.
So, a couple of strong lads, like me and Lyle, quick push start and they’re on their way.
I didn’t film it though.
I need to get better at filming these little moments because I could be lying couldn’t I?
But I’m not; it happened.
So I’m sorry I didn’t film it.
Right, back to photography.
We have the camera set up here and I'm looking at this house with these two mountains in
the background and then Ben More, which has been under cover the whole time we've been
here, which is the biggest mountain on the island.
Because it rained a little bit last night at low-level, it fell as snow at the top so
that is now snowcapped.
So, if I can capture that in the scene, I think it will make a really nice shot.
I’m going to use the house as the foreground and the mountains as the background.
It is a little bit foggy at the top so you’re not going to see the whole of the top of the
mountain.
That’s the shot I’m going to try.
I'm not sure whether it’s going to work out.
I’m going to give it a try, play around, as like I’m always saying, with a few compositions.
Then, after that, there is a nice waterfall just down there.
This one here and this one here.
Lyle is up here shooting the waterfall.
I’m going to get down to this a little bit.
I’ve found a nice composition, I think, could work there.
It’s not just a waterfall shot.
I know I keep talking about waterfall shots but, with those mountains in the background,
it could produce a really good image.
Bloody cows.
People need to eat less beef.
Right, we’re into position for the final shot of the day but, maybe, more than one-shot
because this is an absolutely stunning location.
All the way around those 360° views, as always, are simply amazing.
What i’m going to do, I think, is - tarns there, that will be the sunset shot, because
we’re facing south that way.
So, if there's any colour in the sky that should be captured over my shoulder here.
Also, we’ve got these low-hanging clouds behind me now, which I think could lead to
a pretty good time-lapse.
the anticipation is exciting.
So, I’m going to get set up and start capturing a few bits and pieces.
Right, I’m getting excited because this place is stunning.
I’ve come down from that position I was in, at last, and I’ve got this scene in
front of me here.
I was gonna do a time-lapse but now I’m taking an image of the scene here.
I've gone for 30 second long exposure.
That water there is like glass anyway so there's no smoothing that out but just to bring a
bit of movement into those clouds because there isn't much colour in the image.
Like a lot of Mull there’s this orangey, yellow grass and then the black mountains.
i’ve also got this black stone here in the foreground which really made me think I want
to capture that in the image.
You’ve got that leading in and then you've got the stream down here leading you into
the image at the other side.
I think it's going to be a really nice little composition.
So, I’m then going to get the time-lapse which I said I was gonna do.
That will, probably, come up at the end of the video.
Then I’m going to get back up to the top there, wait for that sunset which is gonna
come behind me here.
Stunning place though.
definitely my favourite bit of Mull.
My time-lapse is going.
I think it's just a good time to sum up my feelings about the Isle of Mull.
I hope, I really hope, I’ve told the story from my perspective as best I possibly can
but it is a truly stunning place.
It’s brutal though, absolutely brutal.
It is not an easy landscape to shoot.
The black rocks, this yellow and orange grass, just sort of smack of being hammered by the
sea and the wind and the weather over the years because, literally, it does feel like
you're right on the edge of the Earth.
So, there isn’t the rolling hills and amazing vistas that you get in the Lake District.
Although, this spot here, that I found this evening, is probably the closest I’ve come
to it.
But it is a very special place.
You’re very isolated.
You don't come across many people.
There’s lots of wildlife here.
There’s also a lot of farms and cows and things like you might have seen earlier.
It is a difficult place to photograph because getting around takes long time, there’s
single-track roads everywhere and, like I’ve been saying, it is really very big.
But my time here has been brilliant.
It is nice to get away.
It is nice, when you’re dedicated to photography like this, to create your artwork and to really
put the time in.
You’ve got to invest in your photography.
I’ve talked about this before or written about it before.
That counts for money, in paying for trips like this but also in spending the time to
come up here.
It isn’t an easy place to get to: there’s driving, the ferry ride, especially, if you
live in the south of England or abroad elsewhere.
It is not the easiest place to get to but, when you get here, you are rewarded with scenes
and images that other people haven't got for two reasons: it’s hard to get to and it’s
hard to photograph.
The vistas are so big it’s difficult to bring it down to an image that is really gonna
work for you speak and to you about this landscape.
So, I hope I have managed to do some of that.
I’d love to hear from you in the comments down below about this whole series or just
this video.
If you haven't seen the other videos, they are up as well.
I’ll put a playlist together for the Isle of Mull.
I'd love it if you, also, subscribe to the channel, if you enjoyed the video as well.
There’s also new videos going up every Wednesday and every Sunday.
I’m going to end the vlog there.
I see one another video very soon.
I'm Adam - whoa, I nearly fell over - in the Isle of Mull for the last time…out.
In the vlogs, I’ve been saying how rugged and brutal the Isle of Mull is and I very
nearly fell into a bog…for that.
So I’m at the top.
It’s pretty windy.
The weather has moved in just around the time I reached the top.
I know I’m shouting but I feel I have to because of this wind.
I do have though the classic First Man vlog: 360° views, all the way around.