Landscape Photography | Sleeping in my Van & Waking Up on Another Planet

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
    @ThomasHeatonPhoto  3 года назад +53

    I hope you all enjoyed this video. Couldn't have asked for better conditions. My 2022 calendar is available, but on Friday I will turn off shipping for a week as I won't be here: thomasheaton.co.uk/product/2022-calendar/

    • @jeffmcquinn3430
      @jeffmcquinn3430 3 года назад

      Iiiibiiii

    • @amalieemmynoether992
      @amalieemmynoether992 3 года назад

      @@Audion if you've watched some of his previous vids, he has 2 CO sensors in the van plus he leaves the van door ajar while cooking.

    • @sorin_andrei_voicu
      @sorin_andrei_voicu 3 года назад

      Hello. Small problem with my calendar. How and where I can talk about this? Thank you in advance!

    • @jimgraves4197
      @jimgraves4197 3 года назад

      I already have my calendar, cheers Thomas!

    • @V5I5E5W5
      @V5I5E5W5 3 года назад

      Got your calendar for the third year in a row - so excited when it arrived - it’s beautiful as always. JoAnne

  • @anewcleardawn
    @anewcleardawn 3 года назад +146

    Would just like to say - don't ever feel embarrassed or shy, or "hippy" about sharing your thoughts about your work. I personally really appreciate the insights behind your shots - and I'm sure many of your viewers do too! Anyways, best wishes Tom and keep up the good work 🙂

    • @Indrakusuma_a
      @Indrakusuma_a 3 года назад +1

      Indeed. That's one of the reason why I'm sticking around.

    • @librasky
      @librasky 3 года назад +1

      Honesty is Bravery

    • @jeremyncrm2012
      @jeremyncrm2012 3 года назад

      Those real moments of emotion are the reason we watch

  • @KennyTelfer
    @KennyTelfer 3 года назад

    Actually the bit you stopped yourself talking about the universe was the bit I was really engaged with and drawn to! Totally get it! Amazing conditions and solid sage advice. So often I find myself wandering aimlessly like a cloud.... Oh wait, now I'm getting all hippy 😂☁️🌥️

  • @mikenorton2727
    @mikenorton2727 3 года назад

    Landscape photography is a great past time Or future time. Enjoy watching

  • @psfphotography
    @psfphotography 3 года назад

    Half the battle is just getting out. Satan's goal is to kill, steal and destroy. He does that by telling us we're no good, stay home, go tomorrow, you don't feel up to it, etc. I know I battle with those attacks as I recover from a major heart attack (that I had while photographing a choir no less). Thanks for your openness and your inspiring videos Tom.

  • @sound2photo
    @sound2photo 3 года назад

    If you wanna do it ... Just go...do..it. Bonkers bonsai-ish wide shot works for me. I know it wasn't a bonsai, but the angle you took gave the impression, which also suit minimalist re background. Glad you did some wide ones, not everything is square! 👌👌👌📷

  • @joesmith3854
    @joesmith3854 3 года назад

    Thomas, in my opinion, the gnarly tree is the best picture you did. It was great!

  • @rooman715
    @rooman715 3 года назад

    "You've got to be in it to win it" as you've said before. Also you spook my kids every time with that scene of the van in the dark with the howl.

  • @bdjdiejkeod
    @bdjdiejkeod 3 года назад +4

    "Just get out there and the gods of creativity will shine upon you." Thank you I needed this.
    Work has been hard this last month and a half and I've been too tired to hunt something down. But you're right, I should just go out. Instead of finding something, something will find me.

  • @gerryphilpott9766
    @gerryphilpott9766 3 года назад

    Beautiful and calming morning shots! Sometimes the creative gods tap your shoulder, and sometimes Nigel's or James', but when they do, you've done an amazing job of listening to them. I need to create some totems or offerings or something to see if I can get a few to visit me in Southern California.....

  • @stephfran9761
    @stephfran9761 3 года назад +11

    I've been a photographer for over 30 years, and I wanted to thank you for what you've taught me and the inspiration you instill. I received the calendars and they're magnificent! I'm leaving very early in the morning to drive a few hours to board a chartered 3 hr flight on a helicopter, I'll be shooting and videoing the North Shore of Lake Superior, inland lakes and rivers. I'll then be camping for nearly two weeks and live amongst the spectacular Fall colors!! tc

  • @nurkhats
    @nurkhats 3 года назад

    I thought the first image is the best until I saw the last one. That's a wonderful world and a great picture of it!

  • @VanMierl0
    @VanMierl0 3 года назад

    Amazing and mystery. why so unsure, luckily we don't have the weather under control yet. why the perfect picture, this is what you get from nature so beautiful just and a beautiful piece of nature.❤

  • @ophoto.peterorban
    @ophoto.peterorban 3 года назад

    The great thing about the second image that the lake is not obvious in the background, it could be also the sky. So it tricks my mind and i really like this kind of photography. Great images Thomas, as always!

  • @pathogan4854
    @pathogan4854 3 года назад

    your message is clear "Get outside" countless times we look at the conditions in the moment n say nahh not today, for it all to change and you kick yourself. its like doing the lotto all excited getting the ticket your heart rate is up checking the numbers then bang your crest fallen . But the odd time bang you get your money back at least.

  • @timknowles3214
    @timknowles3214 3 года назад +61

    I always bring my macro lense as a back up.
    When there isn't a landscape shot, there is almost always a macro you can shoot. ...but that's just me.

  • @tjkrueger2655
    @tjkrueger2655 3 года назад

    That's what it's all about. Sometimes it all comes together, but you have to give yourself a chance and get out there. Beautiful images...

  • @mbaker9861
    @mbaker9861 3 года назад

    Hello Tom from California! There are always moments of total surprise …being there when light and fog (my favorite) are just right.
    A camper van definitely help. I like that you’re very open to experimenting…🙂

  • @Sudarshansridhar
    @Sudarshansridhar 3 года назад

    Those calendar pics depicts as great hand arts. Excellent piece of work. The January and December snaps are superb

  • @kevinburke6446
    @kevinburke6446 3 года назад

    Thank you for not turning back. I did enjoy the video and, as always, your photography inspires me.

  • @Ktizo_Images
    @Ktizo_Images 3 года назад

    Wow! What a morning. What images! What a photographer! And solid advice for we viewers. That was fun! Thanks!

  • @peterfritzphoto
    @peterfritzphoto 3 года назад

    You never disappoint, Thomas. You hippy, you.

  • @brianbeattyphotography
    @brianbeattyphotography 3 года назад

    Nothing better than spontaneous locations!

  • @peetje28021970
    @peetje28021970 3 года назад

    That last photo is the best imo. Beautiful.

  • @danielegerussi7453
    @danielegerussi7453 3 года назад

    I spent most of the latest days watching your videos and i absolutely love them, i love the fact that you do actual photographic adventures instead of pointless tutorials or life hack videos and i love how you gat carried by your passion. But most of all i love how your photos are pure, many people just take a shit picture and totally flip it by adding things that weren't there or creating light that wasn't there on lightroom or photoshop. That makes them photoshop artists, not photographers.

  • @supermario1982171
    @supermario1982171 3 года назад

    that first photo was so stunning

  • @egallagher41
    @egallagher41 3 года назад +19

    Where would we be without intuition? no artists, no architects, no designers, Tom you are an artist/architect/designer of photography you see and you make, while others walk on by, thank you for the tuition and the inspiration to "get out there". Good video keep teaching and showing the real beauty we walk by every day.

  • @timhansen778
    @timhansen778 3 года назад

    Only one thing to say 'truly stunning'.

  • @chipsfalling8625
    @chipsfalling8625 3 года назад

    Thanks Tom.. enjoyed the process. I.. we've all likely struggled with the doubt but 'you can't win if you don't play' is how I usually get my ass up. Beautiful frames.

  • @johnborkovec
    @johnborkovec 3 года назад

    Yes! The image is there, I just need to find it! Thanks for the inspiring - me as you always do.
    Funny to receive a non-Amazon-looking package. Oh my...What is this?? Hey it's my calendar!
    Hate to wish-away time, but now I can't wait until January. Oh wait, I live I'm Wisconsin USA. Do I really want January weather? Maybe I'll just pretend. Ah, that's better. So glad I ordered it. Thanks Thomas!

  • @markattardo
    @markattardo 3 года назад

    👍😎👍 Very enjoyable as always.
    I wasn't expecting the calendar to come across the pond already. Looks great!

  • @KellyPettit
    @KellyPettit 3 года назад

    I can see Adam G. hanging around that tree for the bulk of his photos. That last shot was excellent. They all were. Thanks, Thomas!

  • @theweirdpixel221
    @theweirdpixel221 3 года назад +1

    wow🥺

  • @hramakrishnaiah413
    @hramakrishnaiah413 3 года назад

    I too thought that tree is a bit messy, but turned out beautiful in the end.

  • @stevespencer9001
    @stevespencer9001 3 года назад +19

    Fantastic images in a beautiful location, calendar has arrived for mum to hopefully celebrate her 90th year !!

  • @PossMcLeod
    @PossMcLeod 3 года назад +1

    LOVE that tree! Reminds me of my gran's old Bonsai Tree. Nature really is amazing aye.

  • @AhmetElhann
    @AhmetElhann 3 года назад

    Just when I was thinking not going out this weekend and lying on the couch all weekend long, you Mr. Heaton inspired me once again to take my camera and get out. Thank you very much. You have always been inspiration to me.

  • @richardsmith5249
    @richardsmith5249 3 года назад

    "Words are flowing out like endless rain..."

  • @marilyngiannuzzi9867
    @marilyngiannuzzi9867 3 года назад

    Wow,your images are breathtaking!I wish we had areas to capture photos like these,well done!👏👏

  • @lightonthelandscape
    @lightonthelandscape 3 года назад

    Thanks for another great video Thomas. I particularly liked your retrospective on planned vs spontaneous shooting. I just returned from two weeks in Iceland. Instead of doing the 'ring road' and going to the 'iconic' locations that millions of the photographers go to every year (I did that 5 years ago and loved it), I spent two weeks in the Westfjords. No research. No location planning. I just winged it. I loved every second. Exploring, finding my own shots, dealing with virtually no 'destination locations for photographers' and challenging myself to make the most out of a location that I haven't researched and planned. It was a lot of fun just getting out there and not stressing about getting a specific shot in perfect light conditions etc. Thanks again Thomas. Very inspiring video.

  • @Peter_Reed_Photography
    @Peter_Reed_Photography Год назад

    Thirlmere is a great location. Personally I might have waited longer in the fog to see how it developed but you made some wonderful images.

  • @jayadamsky
    @jayadamsky 3 года назад

    I'm here for the hippy introspection. It's my favorite part of your channel.

  • @RevJock
    @RevJock 2 года назад

    Great video Thomas. I like the way you don't over use your drone footage: just enough to set the scene and give context.
    All the best :-)

  • @KenHicksJr
    @KenHicksJr 3 года назад

    In PA those are called mountain pies. Pizza sauce, cheese between buttered bread. You can't lose.

  • @jonstout7635
    @jonstout7635 3 года назад

    Keep following your instincts. Your work is solid evidence it pays off. Loved the early morning fog and mist shots.

  • @aaronmaloney8
    @aaronmaloney8 5 месяцев назад

    beautiful shots , beautiful morning

  • @ScottymanPhoto
    @ScottymanPhoto 3 года назад +6

    Thomas, I think your videos are so interesting because you’re genuinely interested in your viewers and truly appreciate them. Indeed, your commentary is so compelling because of your direct and honest approach. Keep up the great work, my friend! You’re an inspiration to us all!

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  • @EricSnydereasphotography
    @EricSnydereasphotography 3 года назад

    That look on your face when you turned around!...Good on you man!!

  • @zenphotojourney
    @zenphotojourney 3 года назад

    I'm truly envious of your fog! That was some beautiful amazing stuff. (We don't get fog here often. ) And I'm very glad you got a photo you liked of the tree. I love gnarly old trees like that. Sometimes though it's tricky to show them in the way that really makes them stand out.
    Congrats on the inspiration from your photography muse. 🙂👍

  • @mitzimckay7934
    @mitzimckay7934 3 года назад

    Nice images. Love the magic of the fog. So glad you got out.

  • @RM831BC4E4
    @RM831BC4E4 3 года назад

    Unbelievable photos, incredible photographer !

  • @cmichaelhaugh8517
    @cmichaelhaugh8517 3 года назад

    Wow, what a morning!

  • @andrewgonzalez6208
    @andrewgonzalez6208 Год назад

    The trees looked good in the back of the camera!
    Amazing shot

  • @abood9991
    @abood9991 3 года назад

    Enjoy watching the details of your travels.♥️

  • @thenicholasvincent
    @thenicholasvincent 3 года назад

    best day of the week, especially good to watch on a miserably rainy day. Can't wait to get back out and shoot.

  • @hughp00
    @hughp00 3 года назад +1

    Letting yourself be open I learned years ago from Jay Maisel. Tom you are right on the money. I have experienced the same feeling sooooo many times, and came back with images I had never thought of. And yea also came back with nothing, a lot of nothings. But the something that might be out there keeps me coming back. Great video my friend, stay safe!

  • @grahambush3226
    @grahambush3226 3 года назад

    Thomas - I must say that this is one of my favorite videos you have done. I loved the photos, especially the first one, very minimalistic. The reason I like this video so much is that it seemed so spontaneous. You show up at location that you had no plans to go to, to incredible light and pull off some wonderful photos. Well done my friend. This is photography for the rest the world. This is how we mere mortals do things. And masterfully you did not spend too much time talking about it. Thank you. Please make more videos like this one. Just go out and shoot.

  • @jimgraves4197
    @jimgraves4197 3 года назад +1

    The Photography God's smiled upon you 😎

  • @dalkapur
    @dalkapur 3 года назад

    Nailed it, Thomas. Past few videos have been right on the money. Wonderful images, wonderful production. Thanks.

  • @davebryer6133
    @davebryer6133 3 года назад

    Just remember "no plan survives first contact". Today the plan was to photograph the sun coming up straight down an east-facing stream, but the cloud bank prevented that but provided some beautiful mist. Loved the images nice job.

  • @ashleydarby3652
    @ashleydarby3652 3 года назад

    I love the one with the trees that you weren't sure about how to compose. It has no sense of altitude (not a criticism) so you could be on top of a cliff looking down on the water, on a hill, or the bank. It's brilliant.

  • @bryan67thomas
    @bryan67thomas 3 года назад

    Love the twisted tree shot

  • @jimalbrightjr.9229
    @jimalbrightjr.9229 3 года назад

    Existential photography 101! Good stuff.

  • @JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67
    @JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67 3 года назад

    An inspiration as always, Thanks for sharing Thomas. If you want mist and Fog then come to Fundy National Park in New Brunswick!

  • @hexualdeviant
    @hexualdeviant 3 года назад

    I feel the same as you about planning. However I think if you plan a shoot then you'll just be setting yourself up to fail. You'll end up expecting a stunning shot because you composed it in your head before you left the house, and when you don't get it that makes you more depressed. Also because of your expectations you won't be so open to the actual good shot you could have got if you werent so focussed on the 'planned' shot. If you go out 'to get a shot' then there's always a chance of disappointment. Just go out, if there's a shot, get it.

  • @CostaMesaPhotography
    @CostaMesaPhotography 3 года назад

    Such a class act...always...thoroughly enjoyed video, and final take-away thoughts.

  • @drivinghorizons
    @drivinghorizons 3 года назад +1

    Great video. The first image was my favourite. Definitely ‘other worldly’ Brilliant.

  • @marknichols554
    @marknichols554 3 года назад

    Thanks for this video, it has inspired me to go to the Lake District this weekend for photography. I hope the weather conditions are as good, if not I’ll make the best of what I’m given. Also, some nice images there 👌

  • @kribomon
    @kribomon 3 года назад

    Cheers for another video and another adventure. Always appreciate your insight no matter if it's hippy.

  • @philcaffrey
    @philcaffrey 3 года назад

    Hi Thomas. Great vid. I think this was Monday just gone as I was pretty much in the next valley enjoying the morning with my camera. What a special morning it was. Thanks for your work.

  • @cb465
    @cb465 3 года назад

    shots can be planned but creativity can't be ! I much prefer reactive photography, although similarly I feel like I should plan my shots sometimes. But that may lead to dissapointment with conditions so it's very much down to what gets you inspired I think.

  • @Asmrshorts990
    @Asmrshorts990 3 года назад

    I have been struggling to get myself out recently, so thanks for addressing this!

  • @FNQBrad
    @FNQBrad 2 года назад

    Thanks Thomas, I really needed to hear your thoughts at the end.

  • @victor-ferreira
    @victor-ferreira 3 года назад

    Amazing! Amazing photos!!!! Simple but powerful!!!!

  • @terryallen6688
    @terryallen6688 3 года назад

    What, I like the tree! But of course I'm a painter and enjoy those kind of compositions.

  • @sonholee5769
    @sonholee5769 3 года назад +1

    those trees is what I saw as you started to show the shore.
    Love those twisting, curving branches.

  • @johnboothroyd7087
    @johnboothroyd7087 3 года назад

    Heck Tom the people of Manchester must have been very thirsty! Perhaps its the warm weather you have been having there. Interesting shots though.

  • @stephensimms7798
    @stephensimms7798 3 года назад

    I love you. this is one of your best! Embrace your inner hippy.

  • @AndyBanner
    @AndyBanner 3 года назад

    I was in the Yorkshire Dales at the weekend and was stunned at just how little water there was around. Falls were drab, the upper Wharfe was dry in places. I got some amazing shots of the Wharfe riverbed. Aren't we all just experimenting with photography all the time? Every new composition in camera is the start of a new experiment and, often, we have no real certainty of its quality until we get it on a big screen and start post processing. It's a great shot.....

    • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
      @ThomasHeatonPhoto  3 года назад

      Same, I was also surprised. Thinking about it, it has been a dry summer I suppose.

  • @nicomphoto
    @nicomphoto 3 года назад

    Cheers for this excellent video. Like many before it, btw. I really enjoyed your "conclusion". I've have felt many times the same about going out and searching for a photo spot. The nagging feeling of "it's not worth it..." ect.... If you want to capture good/great photos you have to get out there and take photos. Thanks for your videos and I'm looking forward to your next ones.

  • @eddbutcher
    @eddbutcher 3 года назад +1

    Awesome vid as always. Just an FYI though that Reservoir is used by the RAF/USAF for very low flying Monday to Friday. Your drone was high enough to get hit if one passed through. Just something to bear in mind 👍

  • @ashleydarby3652
    @ashleydarby3652 3 года назад

    Nice vehicle index on your camper. 👍

  • @topwaterfilms
    @topwaterfilms 3 года назад

    Absolutely beautiful mate! I need to get back out and do some photography or videography in my van. Your video is soooo impressive it has my juices flowing again! Thank you.

  • @jsimes1
    @jsimes1 3 года назад

    Love the Hippy Dippy attitude ... maybe a little Grateful Dead music in the background of the next video! 🤪✌🏼☮️

  • @allanmarshall4582
    @allanmarshall4582 3 года назад

    You love your square cropped images Thomas. They do like good too. Nice video. Lovely to see you, travelling around the lakes.

  • @davidsirr9910
    @davidsirr9910 3 года назад

    Living in the “forest”,in the western United States. I am surround by landscape opportunities. Quite often I carry one or two cameras. It is hard for me not to want to stop and make photography my mission instead of going to the store or whatever’s the plan of the day. If I do nothing gets done (or something gets put off). I get it. Nice van!

  • @masjaprinsen8051
    @masjaprinsen8051 3 года назад

    Love your video's, especially because of you being you, always....

  • @stevethompson8154
    @stevethompson8154 3 года назад +6

    Thomas, I can't believe I am doing this and I expect my comment is a sign that I have learned and grown from following you. A couple of your images in this video I would compose differently. This is not intended as a criticism. I THANK YOU for getting me started seeing differently than I have been and being more aware of possibilities.

  • @madsnylarsen
    @madsnylarsen 3 года назад

    what i always say "When in doubt, go out".. just think about it, feeling down, can't decide on things, stock in your mind, go out and things happens :D, the one thing we humans is always looking for is for things to happen :D (im trying to sound all GURU here)

  • @scotty4418
    @scotty4418 3 года назад +2

    I would go as far to say you're an experimental genius Thomas as yet again you come up with an image that many of us would possibly never see. Good message at the end and liked the ethos 'Get Out There'

  • @rogersmith4308
    @rogersmith4308 3 года назад

    great video, I will say I much prefer the 16X9 version of that last image. Great stuff

  • @veronicalindo
    @veronicalindo 3 года назад +1

    Lovely shots and great message :)

  • @nunosantos8784
    @nunosantos8784 3 года назад +4

    In addition to the content, always appreciable, it is your humility and sincerity that makes the difference in approaching the fabulous "Universe"... of Photographic Art. Well done.

  • @neildethridge9455
    @neildethridge9455 3 года назад

    Enjoyed every moment of that as all the others , great picture -

  • @jimwlouavl
    @jimwlouavl 3 года назад

    I love what you did with the gnarly tree. Magnifique!

  • @JK005
    @JK005 3 года назад

    Great photography advise. Love, love, love the photos. Even the gnarly tree was a keeper.

  • @paultaylorphotography9499
    @paultaylorphotography9499 3 года назад

    Spot on video mate chock full of atmosphere inspiration awesome photography and a samosa brilliant watch. when I’m feeling a bit down I just grab a camera and get out many times with no clue what to shoot but things always come up the other week dull weather low mood the van in for repairs so got out with the bike a camera and hours to kill found a nice wee subject and made some reasonable shots and that’s another bonus of you tube although it’s hard work and frustrating at times the overall benefit is it’s an incredible creative outlet. An old mate gave me a cracking tip years ago framing to anchor points basically as in your first image crop or at the time of shooting frame to the bottom corner to where the shoreline leave the frame to anchor the image I try to look for and use these points a lot I love them give it a try mate. Regards Paul

  • @kevinhumphries763
    @kevinhumphries763 3 года назад

    Loved the Narly tree shot 👍

  • @Indrakusuma_a
    @Indrakusuma_a 3 года назад

    Just like street photography which I've been learning to do these past years, the only way to get yourself inspired is to get out and be out, even though you're just wandering aimlessly. It's a big gamble, you'll never know you'll find something or nothing at all. But then, without being out in the first place, you're guaranteed with nothing on hand, aye?
    Love the first shot a lot. Always love that simplistic and minimalist take of a shot.

  • @ivan_dobromyslov
    @ivan_dobromyslov 3 года назад

    Just amazing! Thank you for your photos and work! 😊