For traveling with coffee, get a hand grinder, an Aeropress Go and something air-tight to store your beans. Get a light roast, boil your water, it goes in the Aeropress with your ground coffee and in a minute or two you have a lovely brew. I do it every morning, takes 5 minutes start to finish including cleanup. Aeropress just need a rinse.
Back in the days of film cameras, there were many days when I would drive to the mountains and not take a photo. Sometimes that happens even these days. But, I've always thought that even a bad day in the mountains is better than a good day in the city.
I couldn't agree more. I often feel the pressure to shoot images for the videos sake, but a day out with no images is better than a day stuck inside, also with no images.
@@emmanuelbarboza7347 if you do street photography, nothing. But still can go out wander the streets and come back with nothing. The time is never wasted, it can go down as experience.
Loved the third foam image. The fallen tree image was wonderful because of the background story you painted. Patience and eyes wide open will produce winners as these.
Good presentation! Indeed, a “bad” day away from the city can be better than a good day in the city. Rain? One can bring a macro or other relatively high-magnification lens, and some kind of flash or lighting. No matter the weather, there will always be a rock or fallen log with interesting moss or lichen. The rainwater on the subject can be part of the image. I am now paying more attention to your presentations, again, after a hiatus, during which I was looking more into street and urban shooting, and people photography. Your use of the Nikon Z system also helps me to relate, more, to your equipment, as I believe that the Z7 II sensor is not so far removed from that inside my D850, and, the Z9 has my attention.
Thanks Thomas, that's the push I needed to get out with my camera! Some great images, especially considering the conditions, really like the first fallen tree image!
I was casually watching this video as you were talking about difficulty finding subjects when, at 6:02 as you were walking into the forest, the B-roll image made me do a double take and think, "there's an awesome picture there!" (sorry for the long winded sentence).
Here in Northern California, USA, we, too, are being inundated by rain. You are not along. I felt sad seeing all those freshly-felled trees, youngsters just getting started in life. Another of Nature's hidden dramas revealed in your photographs. Please keep "seeing" for us. Always an experience.
I get out once a week with my old pal. We have been taking pictures together since our early teens and I’m 70 this year. It’s great to get out and get lost (regular occurrence) and see what catches the eye. We look at everything with different eyes and surprise each other with what one or other of us home into. We vary our equipment carried to add challenges, sometimes SLR , compacts, film and even my 1952 Leica or inherited cameras from my mum who was a keen photographer. These days we don’t develop our films but the cost factors make you very selective of shots (entirely different to digital). Tomorrow we are going into town to see who gets the best with camera phones and might fit in a curry. Never boring and there is always something to laugh at and keep us sane
I prefer image number three it has interest as the contrast is powerful and subtle in it's own way. I am not keen on the branches with the foam as much there is one branch straggling off with the composition. The foam itself is interesting in pattern and texture. Right in front of me, my eye line. I have your calendar with a tree sticking out of the snow, I have grown to appreciate since it is up for the month of January. We had snow and now it is miserable raining also, I value it more. Yes good to keep an open mind as it leads to exploration with further creativity. I am taking a break from art image making and focusing on writing as creating music. Seeing your video is a nice visual change.
You got me thinking. And I suppose that's what it's all about. The weather around here has been pretty lousy and it's been difficult to find any enthusiasm. So maybe tomorrow I'll go out in spite of the lousy weather. I just need to remember to see the big picture, but look for the small picture. A leaf, or a branch, or a puddle with wind ripples on it.
I love it Tom. That last spot, they looked like the old game of pickup sticks. Very nice. I totally agree. When you're least inspired is when you need to just go on a walkabout. See what you can see. Even if you shoot nothing, you've got fresh air in your lungs and got your feet moving. I just want to say, you've been inspiring me for years, since 2017 I believe. I was in Zion this last March, end of winter, when I came across a grove of boxelder trees at the Narrows bus stop. The dried seeds were just dangling by a thread, and shimmered in the bright light. I suddenly remembered when you went to Zion so many years ago and saw the very same thing. Couldn't remember the image, but remembered your enthusiasm and vivid description. I took several shots of those trees and wondered, "will these hold a candle to Thomas Heaton's photo?" Well, I ended up submitting it to this last year's NLPA and it came in 3rd for the intimate landscapes group. 🤗 You continue to inspire me weekly. Thank you for your hard work and continued inspiration!
Hey Thomas. You shouldn't feel the need to lie about what you're photographing when people ask. You're amazing at what you do, and you should stay true to yourself with confidence. Not only does being a photographer teach you the powers of observation, but it also inspires observation in anyone who views the images. Your images teach people how to view the world differently, and to notice things they might not have noticed before. So why not communicate that directly to the people who are asking you about it? If they judge that, who cares? It's unlikely you'll see them again anyways.
I need this video. I got my new Z6ii Dec. 31. It's been raining, dark and dreary since. There was ONE day of sun and I was stuck in the office from sun up until almost sundown. By the time I got out of the city and nearer to home, it was going dark and I didn't get any shots. I can't wait until a decent day!
Thanks for showing outings that may not be saleable but we're rewarding to you yourself. I have watched your videos for a few years now and very much enjoy your love of capturing what ever you see wherever you are. I am very much an amateur but I truly love looking for beauty and interest w where at first glance there seems to be nothing. Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration. Thanks
Landscape photography is not like photographing a model in a studio. Where everything is perfect and everything is constructed it’s off in about finding something that maybe you didn’t think was there especially when the conditions are really tough. I like the images I like the stick images as well and I always think there’s something you can take a photo of something creative and Thomas is right it is essentially an exercise in mindfulness and observation
Liked the second foam image in the river the best, nice light to dark contrast, for shooting near a road and being inconspicuous, wear a hiviz vest, no one will ever question you, top tip from Nick Carver.😊
I'm watching this while sitting in my VWbus (that I live in) in California with the rain tap tap tapping on my roof while I download photographs from a break in the storms the other day! Weather has been grim here too!
The foam and the tree I love, the 2nd tree one. Totally get the mind attacking itself. I once did a night shoot, the clouds rolled in, so I went with that, and actually loads of people likes it when I put it on fb, I was encouraged by Richard Tatti of nightscape images to roll with what you get
Just want to thank you for your videos. I always find them interesting and I've learned a lot about composition and a photographer's perspective from you.
Great video. Thanks for showing us the "real" side of photo shooting. I think many people got mislead by many YT videos thinking that every outing ends with many spectacular shots.
The images of the foam, I agree, the last is most interesting. The me, the trees are a better subject, and I may not have stopped, but that does not mean they were not worth capturing. Hearing your point of view was interesting. FWIW: What I like most about taking pictures is it makes ALL of life more interesting. Everywhere I go, whatever I'm looking at, I'm always noticing colors, shadows, patterns and alignments of objects. A lot more things to smile and enjoy. We can use as much of that as we can get.
I've watched a few of your videos & admire your commitment to getting out into Nature and make photos. I love your drone footage as well.. Do you have any videos explaining how you also capture footage with your drone.... ? cheers..
I enjoyed the last two images, the last especially so. It seemed to tell a story of live tree falling down into dead ones. Thanks fore the videos Thomas
Nice one Thomas, always look around you when out with the camera. Thinking wide, long, macro or whatever may work. But please stop sending all this rain to The Netherlands...
Always "bother," it is all a learning experience. I grew up in California and even the "crap" images I recently took in December are now valuable to me, since those scenes no longer exist.
I actually don't want to judge/comment on the photos. This is all about inspiration and seeing beauty where others may not. Your videos always want me to pick up the camera and head out......which I generally do. Cheers.
I honestly really like the geometry of the downed trees. I'm wondering how it would have looked in black and white. I have an image in mind to shoot near my home that I'm trying to figure out how to make. It's two long rows of big pine trees. The rows are close together and I want to shoot down the opening in the middle give a tunnel effect. I just haven't quite figured out how to capture it. But, it's not going away! Thanks for taking us along. Have a great week!
By looking and taking creative risks we can break new ground. Usually that journey is personal, you are kind enough to share that experience with us! Inspirational as always!
Well Bud you can thank the weather modification teams for your grim forecast. All that rain has to go somewhere (Earth is a close system) and since they, in their infinite wisdom, are creating droughts in other places, you sir got the water! It's not only the weather that's grim. It's what is going on without our approval or even knowledge.
I actually like all three to be honest. The issue with Mother Nature is, she gives a view, a set of circumstances that you will never see again, for various reasons. Thomas, is this Kielder?
Especially today with digital, if you think it might be a shot then shoot it. You were there, what else were you going to do. Even if you consider them failures, you might learn something or come up with a different composition that you would have never thought of if you hadn't at least tried. Sometimes, photography is like any other hobby or passion, it isn't always about the photo it is about the enjoyment from looking for the shot. Regardless of what you think of the shots, it sounds like you had a good time, what else really matters. Great weather will come again, grand compositions will come again but sometimes days like this are not bad at all in the grand scheme of things and actually can be quite enjoyable. I recently went out on a foggy morning thinking the fog would lift and I might get some great woodland shots, but it never did and if anything it got worse. But I had a beautiful morning walk and with nothing else planned and nobody bothering me about anything. Just me and the woods, got a few shots I don't consider failures but I really enjoyed that morning walk.
Totally agree with the comment at the end Thomas. Keep an open mind and adapt to the conditions. Liked the 3rd foam image and the first tree image at the end.
Thomas, I want to say I get something of value out of every video of yours I’ve watched. This was just the inspiration I needed today as the weather here in western Montana lately has been absolutely dismal. I am waiting for a day when it’s forecast morning fog becoming partly sunny and we just had one last Friday and I was all set to head out to some preplanned locations. But then I awoke with a terrible stomach flu. Now the forecast for the foreseeable future is bleak. So rather than sulking I put on this video. Now I’m inspired to face whatever nature throws at me. Cheers mate. Brian
Zero concentration in school. Easier with learn by doing. Sounds like you are also a member of the aspergers/add/adhd club 😊 I use ettr instead of the almighty triangle. But that's hard at night 😬😅
That's the challenge I love about photography... finding images when the light and conditions are not ideal. Agree the third image is the best of the first set.
Haha, watching this while I'm packing my camera bag. The weather is crap, the light is rubbish, I'm brewing coffee for my thermos and layering up to go out anyway.
One of my favorite tricks to kinda "hack" my systems is to keep a couple small creative lenses in the bag. Most modern lenses gate specific qualities (sharpness, dof, etc) and then leave the photographer to be creative. Some lenses- and plenty of vintage lenses- offer essentially art direction as a modifier. Helios 44-2 is an easy example. If you open it up, space yourself correctly, you get swirl bokeh. Another favorite is the Astrhori 50/1.4 tilt lens. Simple mechanics but fantastic quality, allows for very pronounced field blurs that can be pushed throughout scene depth with the aperture. So if the day is just not providing in an expected way, I'll switch over to something a little weird and see what kind of magic I can conjure up. Super fun to break out of habits in a tactile way like that too.
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I liked the second pine photo.
I very much enjoy the 2nd image of the foam.
The second of the falling tree shots definitely tells a story. Well done.
I like the first one, the way you framed the flowing foam and tree branches.
That description at 8:30 perfectly describes where I live in the Pacific Northwest of the US.
For traveling with coffee, get a hand grinder, an Aeropress Go and something air-tight to store your beans. Get a light roast, boil your water, it goes in the Aeropress with your ground coffee and in a minute or two you have a lovely brew. I do it every morning, takes 5 minutes start to finish including cleanup. Aeropress just need a rinse.
So here I am laying down watching this video and I see cheese toasty - yeah, had to get up and go into the kitchen and make one for myself. Cheers!
I really liked the third foam shot.
Back in the days of film cameras, there were many days when I would drive to the mountains and not take a photo. Sometimes that happens even these days. But, I've always thought that even a bad day in the mountains is better than a good day in the city.
I couldn't agree more. I often feel the pressure to shoot images for the videos sake, but a day out with no images is better than a day stuck inside, also with no images.
What’s wrong with the city 🤨
@@emmanuelbarboza7347 if you do street photography, nothing. But still can go out wander the streets and come back with nothing. The time is never wasted, it can go down as experience.
Isn't it still the days of film cameras? 😏
I do agree, Don't wait for good weather to make art, there is always art to be made in any weather condition. Nice job!
Have you thought about traveling to Australia or New Zealand to capture landscape photos?
Yeah your Right Tom, Sometimes you just have to Push yourself out. You never know whats out there???
Loved the third foam image. The fallen tree image was wonderful because of the background story you painted. Patience and eyes wide open will produce winners as these.
Same weather in Connecticut of late! ☔️
Good presentation! Indeed, a “bad” day away from the city can be better than a good day in the city. Rain? One can bring a macro or other relatively high-magnification lens, and some kind of flash or lighting. No matter the weather, there will always be a rock or fallen log with interesting moss or lichen. The rainwater on the subject can be part of the image.
I am now paying more attention to your presentations, again, after a hiatus, during which I was looking more into street and urban shooting, and people photography. Your use of the Nikon Z system also helps me to relate, more, to your equipment, as I believe that the Z7 II sensor is not so far removed from that inside my D850, and, the Z9 has my attention.
Thanks Thomas. Third foam and first tree. Really inspiring during these dreich Scottish winter days.
I might have to quote you, at least to myself. “Don’t burden yourself with expectations of grandeur.” That’s now in my toolkit. 😊 Thanks!
Thanks Thomas, that's the push I needed to get out with my camera! Some great images, especially considering the conditions, really like the first fallen tree image!
In the first group of images I like the third one. The pattern is mesmerizing and contemplative. I can stare at it and seem to find peacefulness.
I preferred the 2nd of the three photos. Almost felt like a painting!
I was casually watching this video as you were talking about difficulty finding subjects when, at 6:02 as you were walking into the forest, the B-roll image made me do a double take and think, "there's an awesome picture there!" (sorry for the long winded sentence).
Get yourself an AeroPress for your coffee. Can't beat the taste and much simpler for the outdoors or camping. ☕️
Here in Northern California, USA, we, too, are being inundated by rain. You are not along. I felt sad seeing all those freshly-felled trees, youngsters just getting started in life. Another of Nature's hidden dramas revealed in your photographs. Please keep "seeing" for us. Always an experience.
Very timely video for me! Thanks for sharing! Got me back out with my cam
You could photograph a phone directory and still make it interesting in video like this! Thanks so much for the inspiration
I quite like the very first image, the contrast of tree and foam is fantastic
I get out once a week with my old pal. We have been taking pictures together since our early teens and I’m 70 this year. It’s great to get out and get lost (regular occurrence) and see what catches the eye. We look at everything with different eyes and surprise each other with what one or other of us home into. We vary our equipment carried to add challenges, sometimes SLR , compacts, film and even my 1952 Leica or inherited cameras from my mum who was a keen photographer. These days we don’t develop our films but the cost factors make you very selective of shots (entirely different to digital). Tomorrow we are going into town to see who gets the best with camera phones and might fit in a curry. Never boring and there is always something to laugh at and keep us sane
Amazing video my friend , thank you for the wonderful video and wish you a good day!!
Makes me feel better that I’m not the only to come home with meh images.
I prefer image number three it has interest as the contrast is powerful and subtle in it's own way. I am not keen on the branches with the foam as much there is one branch straggling off with the composition. The foam itself is interesting in pattern and texture. Right in front of me, my eye line. I have your calendar with a tree sticking out of the snow, I have grown to appreciate since it is up for the month of January. We had snow and now it is miserable raining also, I value it more. Yes good to keep an open mind as it leads to exploration with further creativity. I am taking a break from art image making and focusing on writing as creating music. Seeing your video is a nice visual change.
You got me thinking. And I suppose that's what it's all about. The weather around here has been pretty lousy and it's been difficult to find any enthusiasm. So maybe tomorrow I'll go out in spite of the lousy weather. I just need to remember to see the big picture, but look for the small picture. A leaf, or a branch, or a puddle with wind ripples on it.
I love it Tom. That last spot, they looked like the old game of pickup sticks. Very nice.
I totally agree. When you're least inspired is when you need to just go on a walkabout. See what you can see. Even if you shoot nothing, you've got fresh air in your lungs and got your feet moving.
I just want to say, you've been inspiring me for years, since 2017 I believe. I was in Zion this last March, end of winter, when I came across a grove of boxelder trees at the Narrows bus stop. The dried seeds were just dangling by a thread, and shimmered in the bright light. I suddenly remembered when you went to Zion so many years ago and saw the very same thing. Couldn't remember the image, but remembered your enthusiasm and vivid description. I took several shots of those trees and wondered, "will these hold a candle to Thomas Heaton's photo?" Well, I ended up submitting it to this last year's NLPA and it came in 3rd for the intimate landscapes group. 🤗
You continue to inspire me weekly. Thank you for your hard work and continued inspiration!
Hey Thomas. You shouldn't feel the need to lie about what you're photographing when people ask. You're amazing at what you do, and you should stay true to yourself with confidence. Not only does being a photographer teach you the powers of observation, but it also inspires observation in anyone who views the images. Your images teach people how to view the world differently, and to notice things they might not have noticed before. So why not communicate that directly to the people who are asking you about it? If they judge that, who cares? It's unlikely you'll see them again anyways.
Good video and thumbs up for not quitting straight off. What the heck was the foam? Pollution on the water?
I need this video. I got my new Z6ii Dec. 31. It's been raining, dark and dreary since. There was ONE day of sun and I was stuck in the office from sun up until almost sundown. By the time I got out of the city and nearer to home, it was going dark and I didn't get any shots.
I can't wait until a decent day!
Sensor dust gave me goosebumps
Thanks for showing outings that may not be saleable but we're rewarding to you yourself.
I have watched your videos for a few years now and very much enjoy your love of capturing what ever you see wherever you are.
I am very much an amateur but I truly love looking for beauty and interest w where at first glance there seems to be nothing.
Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration. Thanks
Long range forecast is now drier and colder :)
saved my day! Thank you for sharing this video
Landscape photography is not like photographing a model in a studio. Where everything is perfect and everything is constructed it’s off in about finding something that maybe you didn’t think was there especially when the conditions are really tough. I like the images I like the stick images as well and I always think there’s something you can take a photo of something creative and Thomas is right it is essentially an exercise in mindfulness and observation
Of the first set of 3 images, number 2 does it for me... beautifully abstract and minimal.
Liked the second foam image in the river the best, nice light to dark contrast, for shooting near a road and being inconspicuous, wear a hiviz vest, no one will ever question you, top tip from Nick Carver.😊
I'm watching this while sitting in my VWbus (that I live in) in California with the rain tap tap tapping on my roof while I download photographs from a break in the storms the other day! Weather has been grim here too!
At 8:04 I thought you had just lost attention and given up! Haha
The foam and the tree I love, the 2nd tree one. Totally get the mind attacking itself. I once did a night shoot, the clouds rolled in, so I went with that, and actually loads of people likes it when I put it on fb, I was encouraged by Richard Tatti of nightscape images to roll with what you get
Sometimes you have to be patient, keep moving, keep exploring, keep wandering!
Just want to thank you for your videos. I always find them interesting and I've learned a lot about composition and a photographer's perspective from you.
Nice to see good images for a bad day, much better than bad images fron a good weather day. I enjoy watching your videos, thanks
You were in an location where you were looking for the detail. Not your best work, but you enjoyed it. You Said the words. Keep up the good work😊.
Great video. Thanks for showing us the "real" side of photo shooting. I think many people got mislead by many YT videos thinking that every outing ends with many spectacular shots.
The images of the foam, I agree, the last is most interesting. The me, the trees are a better subject, and I may not have stopped, but that does not mean they were not worth capturing. Hearing your point of view was interesting. FWIW: What I like most about taking pictures is it makes ALL of life more interesting. Everywhere I go, whatever I'm looking at, I'm always noticing colors, shadows, patterns and alignments of objects. A lot more things to smile and enjoy. We can use as much of that as we can get.
Second of the last two is a brlliant photo. Not necissarily marketable as a print, but in a book made for photographic appreciation, most definatwly
Love that story from college. That’s a great tip. Spend a bit of time looking
Look at the Aeropress for coffee, super easy to use
Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎
I've watched a few of your videos & admire your commitment to getting out into Nature and make photos. I love your drone footage as well.. Do you have any videos explaining how you also capture footage with your drone.... ? cheers..
One and three for me. When all else fails, always look for the closer abstract stuff. Good video, Thomas
I get it. This was a brilliant video. One of the most natural & relatable (for us novices!). Appreciated
Seems like we’ve had months of this weather. As you did, I go close or telephoto in these conditions.
P. S I love your honesty, it's why I watch your channel
Thank You
Love the shot of the fallen trees next to the planting tubes, bet you were happy you went out. Well done mate.
I enjoyed the last two images, the last especially so. It seemed to tell a story of live tree falling down into dead ones. Thanks fore the videos Thomas
Nice one Thomas, always look around you when out with the camera. Thinking wide, long, macro or whatever may work. But please stop sending all this rain to The Netherlands...
Ha! I saw some spots. At least two. The foam on the water photos look good.
Great video Thomas. It doesn’t matter what the images look like, as long as you had a blast making them ( do like the foam set though👍).
You are pure INSPIRATION, Tomas! Cheers
1:25- this one is amazing, really damn good.
Always "bother," it is all a learning experience. I grew up in California and even the "crap" images I recently took in December are now valuable to me, since those scenes no longer exist.
Aeropress FTW for quick / nice coffee use the inverted brew method and you cant go wrong!
I actually don't want to judge/comment on the photos. This is all about inspiration and seeing beauty where others may not. Your videos always want me to pick up the camera and head out......which I generally do. Cheers.
I honestly really like the geometry of the downed trees. I'm wondering how it would have looked in black and white. I have an image in mind to shoot near my home that I'm trying to figure out how to make. It's two long rows of big pine trees. The rows are close together and I want to shoot down the opening in the middle give a tunnel effect. I just haven't quite figured out how to capture it. But, it's not going away! Thanks for taking us along. Have a great week!
It was good seeing you back on the road, healthy and inspired !
Tom, I agree with you on both counts that the second one was better.
2nd picture of the falling trees was my favourite
Thomas, Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.😊 Great Job.
By looking and taking creative risks we can break new ground. Usually that journey is personal, you are kind enough to share that experience with us! Inspirational as always!
Well Bud you can thank the weather modification teams for your grim forecast. All that rain has to go somewhere (Earth is a close system) and since they, in their infinite wisdom, are creating droughts in other places, you sir got the water! It's not only the weather that's grim. It's what is going on without our approval or even knowledge.
I actually like all three to be honest. The issue with Mother Nature is, she gives a view, a set of circumstances that you will never see again, for various reasons. Thomas, is this Kielder?
I agree with you; Foamy photo 3, Trees photo 2. Also agree they aren't really portfolio quality, but still nice.
The foam images are quite cool!
loved the tip about cleaning the sensor
Especially today with digital, if you think it might be a shot then shoot it. You were there, what else were you going to do. Even if you consider them failures, you might learn something or come up with a different composition that you would have never thought of if you hadn't at least tried. Sometimes, photography is like any other hobby or passion, it isn't always about the photo it is about the enjoyment from looking for the shot. Regardless of what you think of the shots, it sounds like you had a good time, what else really matters. Great weather will come again, grand compositions will come again but sometimes days like this are not bad at all in the grand scheme of things and actually can be quite enjoyable.
I recently went out on a foggy morning thinking the fog would lift and I might get some great woodland shots, but it never did and if anything it got worse. But I had a beautiful morning walk and with nothing else planned and nobody bothering me about anything. Just me and the woods, got a few shots I don't consider failures but I really enjoyed that morning walk.
Totally agree with the comment at the end Thomas. Keep an open mind and adapt to the conditions. Liked the 3rd foam image and the first tree image at the end.
If people passing by don’t get what you’re photographing, that’s their problem, why should you care. Love your work and videos
Thomas, I want to say I get something of value out of every video of yours I’ve watched. This was just the inspiration I needed today as the weather here in western Montana lately has been absolutely dismal. I am waiting for a day when it’s forecast morning fog becoming partly sunny and we just had one last Friday and I was all set to head out to some preplanned locations. But then I awoke with a terrible stomach flu. Now the forecast for the foreseeable future is bleak. So rather than sulking I put on this video. Now I’m inspired to face whatever nature throws at me. Cheers mate. Brian
Great message, thanks for posting.
Though dreary, I always appreciate seeing some wet UK woodland. Also loved the story, haha
Another cracking vid there Gavin 🙂 Enjoyed it 🙂
I found myself hoping you'd taken photos from the drone perspective, which I loved. Do you never do that?
Zero concentration in school. Easier with learn by doing.
Sounds like you are also a member of the aspergers/add/adhd club 😊
I use ettr instead of the almighty triangle. But that's hard at night 😬😅
That's the challenge I love about photography... finding images when the light and conditions are not ideal.
Agree the third image is the best of the first set.
New to your channel Thomas. Love it. Your videos are really well edited and shot. Keep it up. Greetings from Omaha.
Northumberland is such a wonderful county for photography.
Haha, watching this while I'm packing my camera bag. The weather is crap, the light is rubbish, I'm brewing coffee for my thermos and layering up to go out anyway.
I prefer No 2 in foam series! Movement and stillness in the same frame does it for me
One of my favorite tricks to kinda "hack" my systems is to keep a couple small creative lenses in the bag. Most modern lenses gate specific qualities (sharpness, dof, etc) and then leave the photographer to be creative. Some lenses- and plenty of vintage lenses- offer essentially art direction as a modifier. Helios 44-2 is an easy example. If you open it up, space yourself correctly, you get swirl bokeh. Another favorite is the Astrhori 50/1.4 tilt lens. Simple mechanics but fantastic quality, allows for very pronounced field blurs that can be pushed throughout scene depth with the aperture. So if the day is just not providing in an expected way, I'll switch over to something a little weird and see what kind of magic I can conjure up. Super fun to break out of habits in a tactile way like that too.
Great Message :) I also liked image #2 because you have the water movement on top and the still-ish foam on the bottom of the frame.
Image 2 and 3 are really good. Your videos are kind of relaxing its great😍😍
Nothing to beat the creativity of spume (fancy name for the foam)!