You have shown us the light. The "Reed" image is one of your best. When I saw it I said to myself " I wish I had taken that picture". "Experimental indeed" I say with a smile
I sit here watching, while rushing between meetings at work, and can’t help but think… that must be the life. Travel, exploration, and photography, I know it’s work, but man. It HAS to be better than the hamster wheel I’m on. 😂 Lovely images from my ancestral homeland, Thomas! Thank you for all you do for your audience.
I am sure there is a lot of truth in what you say, for sure, I am very lucky, but none the less, i too am on a massive Hamster Wheel. The grass isn’t always greener.
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto oh I’m sure. Gotta feed that algorithm. I did wedding photography for a few years and it nearly killed my passion for photography entirely. As a lifelong introvert thrust into a role that has me leading a never ending series of conference calls, I’d be happy to trade wheels for awhile though!
After a long tiring day, this is what I need. Can't express how much I appreciate you Thomas. You rose the urge in me to get out there, feel the nature and shoot whatever I can.
I was about to write essentially this same comment, and there it was at the top of the feed. Relaxing, inspiring, and infectious to see you so excited about the conditions and images. It is a great way to end a day, thanks.
I am sure you heared it before, but I am a amateur photographer since I was 12 (now 64). I dreamed for many years about photgraphing these images. But you do it. You go early and go late. Search for light en nature and with a great 4x4 an go for it. Respect Thomas!
The beautiful reeds shot is prima facie evidence that we always have to be prepared to set aside our strongly-held preceptions and be open to the magic of the moment.
One of the things I like about your videos is that your sequence shots of your "getting to" are framed as if they were landscape shots on their own. Well done. Thanks.
Been following you for years Thomas and it must be so difficult to keep these vlogs going and be of interest to a wide audience. But I feel the reason you achieve this is because of your skill as a photographer, but also your likeable demeanour and the way you engage with your subscribers. Top work as always. Thanks again Ian
Thanks, Ian. Much appreciated, and yes, it’s tough to make meaningful content, week after week. In the early days, it was a lot easier because so many topics had not been covered, but now everything has been discussed/taught/reviewed. All that’s left that is original are my own little trips in the van :)
Always appreciate the extra time you take to set up the filming of yourself driving and hiking around that makes us feel like we are there with you. And I actually enjoy the occasional voice over when it's a good speaker such as yourself. It's much better than listening to poor audio!
Have you not had an apology from the Rode Mic Corp yet? WOW the reeds! Banger shot! I love the images that are hard to tell between a photograph and an art image.
You should include a cooking segment in your videos. Maybe some recipes, equipment you like to use on the road, types of food you find to be travel friendly and proper storage!? Just a thought…love your videos!!
I know that car park with the view of Suilven very well. Great spot for a panorama. It's also handily placed for a visit to the Lochinver pie shop which is always a good way to lift morale if the weather isn't playing ball.
From watching your videos, when you got to the loc and then walked away I said to myself, I can't believe he's not going to take a picture of those reeds.
There's nothing that I enjoy more than watching your videos at the end of the day. There's always something to learn from them and, as a beginner trying to make his own way through photography, I find your channel really helpful. I love all your works. Thanks man, you're a source of inspiration.
Thanks for sharing Thomas, great video with some nice images of home, just what I needed on Burns night! Really like the experimental image,always good to experiment. Thanks again.
4:40 Steve O'Nions already took that picture and I prefer his version :) This tree is the Eiffel Tower of Scotland, every tourist have a picture of it. :)
Brilliant video Thomas, Assynt is one of our favourite places to holiday, the scenery especially climbing the mountains are very special. In the pronunciation of Assynt, there isnt a hard i. There isnt an i after the L in Suilven.
I was at the same location by Loch Assynt last September. It's a challenge to get a clean composition, but a fun challenge. You were lucky to have a calm day! Love that square composition with the tree island, which I think was your favourite of the day.
Beautiful part of the world. As I'm sure you've already discovered, the right tires ( sorry, tyres ) are more important than 4 wheel drive. The right tires and two wheel drive will take you more places safely, than 4 well drive and the wrong tires. I enjoyed that video - even with the technical difficulties.
Just watching your video for the first time in my new iPhone 14 pro Thomas. 😍 OMG amazing, your images were mega before, but Jesus they look absolutely amazing with the new resolution on this phone. 👌🏼
I love the “experimental” image! Amazing color and contrast. I wish you would’ve included exif data on the images-it would have been interesting to hear about how you like to set up your camera when shooting handheld
For sure you were right about the best shot of the day but by heck I love that final shot of the reeds, very Kandinsky but without his extravagant colour palette. All very special and what a day in a great location. Thanks for the inspiration.
Bravo from Canada - but these are far from "blizzard" conditions I must say! Thanks for your commitment to this channel. Just ordered your new book to support your work!
After you photographed Sullivan, you arrived at a Loch where you said there were tree islands ... but there were at least 4 ! ... 🤷🏻♂️ Van life and photography = perfect.
As a Lochinver village resident I wanted to say I like the majority of your photos and videos which takes a hell of a lot of patience for hours and hours and sometimes not even getting the desired shot in the end, you've come up here at a perfect time and it being so calm,especially when you get up early morning and it's totally silent and fresh, It is great living here next to the water opposite the marina across the bay,I hope you will make it out safely and just to let you know it's called "Suilven" not Sullivan as you were told for some reason?
Special video tonight Tom. I have watched your channel for years and appreciate your stuff very much. The last image was excellent. I know you have excelled in Chamonix, Namibia, Iceland and South America, to name but a few. Those reeds just really involved my senses with a significant impact.. Outstanding! Mark, Cullercoats Ex-Pat living on Vancouver Island...
I watch a good handful of photographers videos on this platform and they are more similar to my shooting style BUT as much as I enjoy it and wish to improve , the aspiration to inject more Tom heaton into my work grows bigger and bigger. Last shot for me of the reads I’d have missed but loved it
I'm not sure I can watch your videos anymore..... That smooth soothing dreamy music between the talky parts relaxes me so much , I fall asleep and I have to back track the video to catch up on what I missed.. I like your technique to do this to me to make me watch for longer period... hope I help you financially by watching longer. LOL
Love all your videos Tom. The first image of the tree island in the mist is a fine shot. However, in this episode, I really, really like the last shot, the sharp lines and angles of the reeds against the soft pastel colors of the reflection of the sky in the long exposure water. Brilliant.
Gosh...the landscape is just amazing! It's so exciting waiting for your next video. And your shots are amazing! Must say it's rather refreshing to see snow when sitting in stifling heat!! Can't wait for the next one!
Awesome! IM very impressed. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous as always. But how much work was put into recording all these car rides and preparations, from so many different shots. I know how hard it is when you do it yourself. Just awesome...
I must say this video really touched my emotions. I just love being in the snow. I enjoyed your wonderful saying about simplicity. Thanks for such inspiration.
Maximum enthusiasm: love it Thomas. I do like your favoured image, but think I actually just preferred the first one, probably because of the colour. Looking forward to the next video.
The reed image is outstanding and as always I love your way of describing the view before you.
I didn't even like trees until I started watching Thomas Heaton master of Fine Art, Nature and Landscape Photography!
The last image is absolutely stellar.
The final shot of those reeds came out perfect - there is an instant album cover image for someones ambient eurorack music.
You have shown us the light. The "Reed" image is one of your best. When I saw it I said to myself " I wish I had taken that picture". "Experimental indeed" I say with a smile
These little films are utterly addictive, and the photographs you get are bloody amazing 🌟
I sit here watching, while rushing between meetings at work, and can’t help but think… that must be the life. Travel, exploration, and photography, I know it’s work, but man. It HAS to be better than the hamster wheel I’m on. 😂 Lovely images from my ancestral homeland, Thomas! Thank you for all you do for your audience.
I am sure there is a lot of truth in what you say, for sure, I am very lucky, but none the less, i too am on a massive Hamster Wheel. The grass isn’t always greener.
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto oh I’m sure. Gotta feed that algorithm. I did wedding photography for a few years and it nearly killed my passion for photography entirely. As a lifelong introvert thrust into a role that has me leading a never ending series of conference calls, I’d be happy to trade wheels for awhile though!
@@ericlamont4130 it initially appears idyllic, but when you look at the amount of work Thomas puts in to make a living it's quite daunting.
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After a long tiring day, this is what I need. Can't express how much I appreciate you Thomas. You rose the urge in me to get out there, feel the nature and shoot whatever I can.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed this instalment. Thanks for your kind comment.
@mashfy6314 so damn true
I was about to write essentially this same comment, and there it was at the top of the feed. Relaxing, inspiring, and infectious to see you so excited about the conditions and images. It is a great way to end a day, thanks.
I am sure you heared it before, but I am a amateur photographer since I was 12 (now 64). I dreamed for many years about photgraphing these images. But you do it. You go early and go late. Search for light en nature and with a great 4x4 an go for it. Respect Thomas!
The beautiful reeds shot is prima facie evidence that we always have to be prepared to set aside our strongly-held preceptions and be open to the magic of the moment.
As much as I liked the island pictures, the reeds photo is by far my favorite.
The stroy telling has gotten so great over the past years. Good stuff!
The reeds : triple thumbs up !
The color gradient in the reed shot is magical.
That reed shot is the best. Great to find the less obvious shots like this.
Wow. Stunning and inspirational. That reeds shot was brilliant! Thank you for that escape.
One of the things I like about your videos is that your sequence shots of your "getting to" are framed as if they were landscape shots on their own. Well done. Thanks.
Great video. As always.
‘When in doubt, simplify.’ I’ll definately keep that in mind!
Been following you for years Thomas and it must be so difficult to keep these vlogs going and be of interest to a wide audience. But I feel the reason you achieve this is because of your skill as a photographer, but also your likeable demeanour and the way you engage with your subscribers. Top work as always. Thanks again Ian
Thanks, Ian. Much appreciated, and yes, it’s tough to make meaningful content, week after week. In the early days, it was a lot easier because so many topics had not been covered, but now everything has been discussed/taught/reviewed. All that’s left that is original are my own little trips in the van :)
Last image is a belter 👍🏻
Thomas, I love your content. The car is beautiful, my dad has the same one. I am writing from Russia❤️🇷🇺🤙
Always appreciate the extra time you take to set up the filming of yourself driving and hiking around that makes us feel like we are there with you. And I actually enjoy the occasional voice over when it's a good speaker such as yourself. It's much better than listening to poor audio!
God I love your videos, and this one did not disappoint. Thank You
Have you not had an apology from the Rode Mic Corp yet? WOW the reeds! Banger shot! I love the images that are hard to tell between a photograph and an art image.
You should include a cooking segment in your videos. Maybe some recipes, equipment you like to use on the road, types of food you find to be travel friendly and proper storage!? Just a thought…love your videos!!
I know that car park with the view of Suilven very well. Great spot for a panorama. It's also handily placed for a visit to the Lochinver pie shop which is always a good way to lift morale if the weather isn't playing ball.
From watching your videos, when you got to the loc and then walked away I said to myself, I can't believe he's not going to take a picture of those reeds.
Love the last image Thomas, I would have even like the "actual" scene showing the reflected clouds and reeds you filmed in the video
There's nothing that I enjoy more than watching your videos at the end of the day. There's always something to learn from them and, as a beginner trying to make his own way through photography, I find your channel really helpful.
I love all your works. Thanks man, you're a source of inspiration.
Best thing I’ve watched on the tv today . Beautiful Scotland truly beautiful
Not that you didn’t work for all your images on that day but I feel the last is where You really got involved. Teaches us all something I’m sure.👏
The last image is fantastic
Jelous of that trip. I don't take pictures, but those hills and my Delica....and the winter scenes. Awesome...... A great watch 👌
Thanks for sharing Thomas, great video with some nice images of home, just what I needed on Burns night! Really like the experimental image,always good to experiment. Thanks again.
really like this episode, and I really really like that image of the reeds
Oh man, living the life and love the enthusiasm. Great update as always.👏👍
the mountain image in fact is better than the tree island.
4:40 Steve O'Nions already took that picture and I prefer his version :) This tree is the Eiffel Tower of Scotland, every tourist have a picture of it. :)
Makes me want to get to Scotland asap but unfortunately I live in Australia Haha! Great images though.👍
Brilliant video Thomas, Assynt is one of our favourite places to holiday, the scenery especially climbing the mountains are very special. In the pronunciation of Assynt, there isnt a hard i. There isnt an i after the L in Suilven.
I was at the same location by Loch Assynt last September. It's a challenge to get a clean composition, but a fun challenge. You were lucky to have a calm day!
Love that square composition with the tree island, which I think was your favourite of the day.
I know those group of trees! I took a picture of them myself back in October 2021! Assynt is a wonderful area, I wish I had more time there.
The view from Suilven makes it more than worth the climb. If you get the chance, head up to at least the col.
The 2nd image @6mins was wonderful. The reflection of the tree on the water was the lead in line which worked really well. 👍
Love the image at 11:10. Engaging comment, as always.
The 5 second exposure of the reeds is fantastic! I’d say the experiment was a success. Bravo!!!
Actually really love the reeds
image Tom
Beautiful part of the world.
As I'm sure you've already discovered, the right tires ( sorry, tyres ) are more important than 4 wheel drive.
The right tires and two wheel drive will take you more places safely, than 4 well drive and the wrong tires.
I enjoyed that video - even with the technical difficulties.
A very hard image to beat, love the island image
Love the reeds shot 👏📸
The frame in 13:28 is amazing. This is the kind of photo I wish I could do of myself.
Glass half full is needed in your kit. Most of the time you have what you have.
Purple/magenta sky and water is cup runneth over
Just watching your video for the first time in my new iPhone 14 pro Thomas. 😍 OMG amazing, your images were mega before, but Jesus they look absolutely amazing with the new resolution on this phone. 👌🏼
Great vid Thomas. I loved the image with reeds. You certainly are an inspiration. Thanks
ughhhhhh....making me homesick dude....great stuff
Lovely photos and great sharing!
My opinion is that the first pano of the mountains was one of your best ever photos. Thanks for sharing.
The way you just see things that most of wouldn’t even consider is amazing
I love the “experimental” image! Amazing color and contrast. I wish you would’ve included exif data on the images-it would have been interesting to hear about how you like to set up your camera when shooting handheld
Absolutely stunning Thomas and such a beautiful part of the world.
Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎
I wish you the joy of your reeds. They were worth the wait.
For sure you were right about the best shot of the day but by heck I love that final shot of the reeds, very Kandinsky but without his extravagant colour palette. All very special and what a day in a great location. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love those reeds! It's got a weird sense of symmetry (the reflections) and chaos (randomly placed reeds) to it at the same time... Nice one!
Thanks Tom, The reed picture is particularly outstanding!
Bravo from Canada - but these are far from "blizzard" conditions I must say! Thanks for your commitment to this channel. Just ordered your new book to support your work!
After you photographed Sullivan, you arrived at a Loch where you said there were tree islands ... but there were at least 4 ! ... 🤷🏻♂️
Van life and photography = perfect.
I see you were lucky enough to catch a pack of photogs in the wild (7:25)!
As a Lochinver village resident I wanted to say I like the majority of your photos and videos which takes a hell of a lot of patience for hours and hours and sometimes not even getting the desired shot in the end, you've come up here at a perfect time and it being so calm,especially when you get up early morning and it's totally silent and fresh, It is great living here next to the water opposite the marina across the bay,I hope you will make it out safely and just to let you know it's called "Suilven" not Sullivan as you were told for some reason?
I was going to say the same thing, "Suilven"!! Arggghh!
No footprints at 9:06 ... Well done Mr Heaton. It doesn't go unnoticed :)
Another throughly enjoyable video matey! Scenery looked epic 🏔️
Both your likes, I like!
Great content, all photos amazing. If you hadn't a 4x4 I'm guessing you wouldn't have done that trip. Thanks Thomas.
Great sharing as usual! Lot of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker from the Lower Chitral District of Pakistan!
Special video tonight Tom. I have watched your channel for years and appreciate your stuff very much. The last image was excellent. I know you have excelled in Chamonix, Namibia, Iceland and South America, to name but a few. Those reeds just really involved my senses with a significant impact.. Outstanding!
Mark,
Cullercoats Ex-Pat living on Vancouver Island...
Intro music really is reminiscent of something by Glass or Arvo Part.
dekooning came to mind with regard to the reeds photo
Two cracking images Thomas, particularly like the reeds in the water, would look great on any wall 👌
I'm really enjoying this trip so far Tom. As you, I also prefer the second photo, more isolated, more minimalistic. Cheers
I watch a good handful of photographers videos on this platform and they are more similar to my shooting style BUT as much as I enjoy it and wish to improve , the aspiration to inject more Tom heaton into my work grows bigger and bigger. Last shot for me of the reads I’d have missed but loved it
I'm not sure I can watch your videos anymore..... That smooth soothing dreamy music between the talky parts relaxes me so much , I fall asleep and I have to back track the video to catch up on what I missed.. I like your technique to do this to me to make me watch for longer period... hope I help you financially by watching longer. LOL
Scotland looks amazing!
Love all your videos Tom. The first image of the tree island in the mist is a fine shot. However, in this episode, I really, really like the last shot, the sharp lines and angles of the reeds against the soft pastel colors of the reflection of the sky in the long exposure water. Brilliant.
Thanks, Ken. I’m glad you liked this image. I assumed people would either love it or hate it. Happy to hear you are the former.
You are living in a dream! Congratulations!
You had my full attention after the very first photo, bit of pink, bit of mauve, beautiful cluster trees in the lake!
Cracking stuff, inspiring, informative and relaxing!
Gosh...the landscape is just amazing! It's so exciting waiting for your next video. And your shots are amazing! Must say it's rather refreshing to see snow when sitting in stifling heat!! Can't wait for the next one!
Haven't started watching but already dropped a like. Was seriously waiting for this to come online! 😁
Wonderful video and pictures Thomas!😁
One of my favourite parts of the world, though I've never been there in winter. Also, fun to hear your unique pronunciations. ;)
Another great one Thomas. Thanks again for taking us on a little journey with you.
Epic video Tom. I'm just back from a week in Lapland and winter just lends itself to landscape photography.
Awesome! IM very impressed. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous as always. But how much work was put into recording all these car rides and preparations, from so many different shots. I know how hard it is when you do it yourself. Just awesome...
The last photo,the reed composition, seemed to me to be similar to a Lowrey painting (matchstick stuff). Loved it.
Like the reeds in water image, you managed to get a good, even, balanced composition.
Great Video, amazing location.
I must say this video really touched my emotions. I just love being in the snow. I enjoyed your wonderful saying about simplicity. Thanks for such inspiration.
Your experimental photo is by far the best of the video. Great job.
Really loved the production. And you got two great shots, I think. That last shot was epic ❤
Maximum enthusiasm: love it Thomas. I do like your favoured image, but think I actually just preferred the first one, probably because of the colour. Looking forward to the next video.