Seventeen minutes already over and it feels way too short :D it's not only about the pictures, it's more about the journey, the calmness of nature, what you share with us is pure and wonderful! Thank you!
Thank you, Simon. I could have made the edit longer, but sometimes I get sick of hearing my own voice ramble on for so long 🙂 I really appreciate your comment though 👍
Thomas, one of the most important photography lessons I've learned is you saying (more than once) how a great view doesn't equate to a great photo. I used to always take the grand view photo and be surprised when it didn't resonate with me later. Now it's easier to sit back, enjoy the time, and any photos are a bonus more so than a requirement for a successful day outside.
It's a good piece of advice and it took me a long time to realise it. Equally, something that is innocuous and seemingly boring, can make a great photo 👍
But if you don’t take it you will never know, the camera captures the image slightly different to the eye. My theory for what it is worth is that you can always delete it but you can never take it tomorrow from home especially now with digital.
Reminiscent of the early years, a nice hike, wild camp and capturing images. Still a magic formula Thomas and looked like it was a good trip for the soul too
After years of backpacking, mainly in the Highlands, I had only recently found out the benefits of walking poles. They should have been first on the list of gear to take from the very first trip. The amount of strain they take from your legs is significant (particularly uphill/downhill), but when you come to crossing dodgy streams and rivers, being quadrupedal instead of bipedal is a joy to behold. Just my two pennies worth!
Same, and the number of trips, stumbles and falls they helped avoid first time out, so worth it... and for crossing that slightly too wide stream, almost use them to vault over lol
this is what a camping should be.. many camper do camp for survival, outdoor activity, bbq, etc... but for this guy, he camp for the scenery.. and we love it more than anything
Love the impromptu skinny dipping . . . Fab how you highlight the importance of just enjoying the journey . . . and in the end you got some banging shots . . . Top Job Mr H.
Thomas, please continue to "keep it real" as you mentioned. Amateur photographers like me need to see and know those who do this for a living may also struggle for compositions that are somewhat meaningful, struggle with gear, and can at times make a general hash of things. Thanks for your honesty. It's one of the things that positively distinguishes your channel from many others.
Ahhhh... yet another calm and relaxing journey. Thanks for taking us along; and glad you're a man after my own heart not resisting the call of the plunge pool.
Thomas…..I’m a long time viewer of your channel and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your content. You have a genuine self-deprecating style that I find very appealing. You show your successes and failures which keeps it real. Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing more.
I have been trying to turn my fiance onto my passion and she joined me in watching some of your videos and since then she has been asking me about photography and has started researching camera's she may be interested in to start out with. Thank you for sharing your passion and being an inspiration to me and now my future wife. I have been a pro fo years but took a 10 year break and now I'm back and have someone to share my passion with!
Always look forward to and enjoy your videos Tom with this one being no exception. Don’t always comment but rest assured I never miss them. Love the infrared image.
Thomas, you have started a new trend on TH-cam with the infrared camera conversion. At least one other landscape photographer is going to do it, and I feel confident others will follow.
Last Summer I wild camped up on Throstlehow Crag (right where you pitched). I found the view of Scar Lathing and that river bend a great foreground looking up at the Scafell range.
What you say in the beginning should probably resonate with many photographers. Most awe-inspiring places are awe-inspiring because of the whole experience or their size, neither of which can always yield good photos....
Your videos always bring a smile to my face and a sense of peace to my spirit. Nature is the best medicine for a troubled spirit. The most recent US mass shooting happened close to my village. My heart has been broken by the little boy who lost both parents and the little boy who lost his ability to walk. This was a shot in the arm. Thank you Thomas.
Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. Events like that always make day to day problems, such as cows in my campsite, seem so incredibly insignificant. Thanks for your comment.
love your mindset and positivity in your videos, Thomas. You are killing it with your quality content, so enjoyable to watch!! Infrared photos are stunning, appreciate you sharing with us 😁
Unbelievable little trip mate! I feel your pain for the pressure of the video and all but totally don’t let it affect the experience! Great video matey
there's a lot of content online that claims to be aspirational but is vapid. seeing you camping in a tiny tent on a deserted range of hills to get some photos is properly *inspirational*. commitment to the art.
It was this sort of adventure that got me hooked on your channel, I am too old for these kinds of trips now, but enjoy watching others take to the hills. You are right, the journey is as important, or maybe more important than the image. Looking at your location, it might have made a good site for a Milky way image with the clear skies
I love these videos Thomas! It’s like we’re invited to come with to a practice, a training session, the work behind the scenes that keeps the photographer’s mind in shape between the epic portfolio shots. Without these moments, the epic, portfolio shots would be harder to come by. Would be harder to spot, and harder to capture. These are the necessary betweeners! I shut my eyes at the end too . . . . . .hahahaha.
I always love your camping videos, they are so well produced and it's always so calming and relaxing. I'm so envious of you bro, thank you for sharing your amazing adventures with us. ♥️
camping and photography, two of my favourite hobbies. Nice to combine the two and lovely to look through the lens regardless if we get a brilliant photo or not. Great video :)
As a wilderness photographer, I totally get the title of this video. Nine times out of ten, I don't get "that" shot (the awe-inspiring portfolio shot), but every backpacking trip still feels unbelievable. Incidently, I just received your book in the mail. Took awhile (I'm in Colorado), but now that I have it I am really enjoyng your images and writing. Thanks for being such an inspiration!
Come on Thomas, don't you want to be a cowboy and sleep with the cattle👍🤠 If nothing else the infrared images are definitely interesting👀 looked like a fun camping getaway👍😎👍 sorry I meant photography getaway 📷
Hey Thomas! Just wanted to let you know, i have to save your video for sunday because i know it will be too good and i will want more and if i watch it now i will have to wait 7 days for a new one. Just so you know if you notice you have 1 view less than usual lol. I have hit the like button so i did my part. Cheers!
cool, the infrared take on that view. yes empathy vibes re: nice views yet tricky photography. much feel that with the surrounding landscapes here! one does one's best, but ah we can't all be Turner💡! fun dip. fun wild camp. thank you. 🌟🌟🌟
always so inspiring. I'm actually building a guitar inspired by you and Jono Dry for the great guitar buildoff. I've actually gotten into photography too. The infrared images you've been exploring I find really fascinating. Thanks for what you do.
Whoa! You're building a guitar? That sounds awesome (no pun intended). I'm not sure how I could have inspired such an endeavour, but I wish you all the best with it! What a cool thing to do.
Hi Tom new subscriber here! Can’t believe I’ve just posted a video I shot a couple of weeks ago mentioning this VERY thing about a great view doesn’t always make a great photograph!! My wife always drives me mad by saying oo that looks pretty you SHOULD photograph it 🤦♂️ - and I stand there arguing with her that there just ISN’T a composition! I’m a Pro photographer and just starting out on this TH-cam malarky, I love camping so just starting to get out there and make more landscape videos for my new channel. Great video as always (must take you ages!)
For several years now I have wanted an infrared camera. A recent lack of enthusiasm and your videos have inspired me to pull the trigger. Not wanting to convert one of my current cameras or spend a ton of money I found a nice old G11 online. It should be arriving this afternoon. I’ll spend some time testing it then if alls well off it goes to get converted. Now I’m looking forward to the rest of the summer.
Agree with what you were saying about things looking lovely to the eye but just not photo worthy. Great video mate. Lovely location, bit of a fave of mine too. Just subbed, not sure why it's taken until now! 🤔
Hey Thomas, would you be able to do a video on how you display your photos in the video? I'm trying to get into more videography and I have not a clue.
Just below Hardknott, if I'm not mistaken - over the hill from the Wast Water location of your July calendar photo. The infra-red image was good but not a patch on the early drone footage. I do love me an aerial perspective. Shocking outtro...
Hardknott was actually in the background several times! Love the valley where Tom was but for me, Hardknott, away from the summit, is a much better photography location.
So, a smattering of early snow in that gorgeous black and white shot, I have to say that i am surprised that it appeared this early in the year. Okay, Okay, Okay, yes I know its IR and that makes the images look different but it does so look as though its a winter scene, wispy clouds against that cold clear sky, patches of snow on those mountains and a glorious carpet of snow in the foreground, if I wasn't aware that the camera was IR I could easily have taken that for a winter scene. Damn fine video Mr Heaton, damn fine indeed.
Have you ever considered doing astrophotography when you're out wild camping? I don't live somewhere like that, but it looks like it would be an awesome opportunity while you're out there at night
Jetboil hack Thomas. turn the jetboil sleeve upside down. the handle wont be in the way of the lid then. It also is better to pour water from it with the handle slightly longer down, and also firmer against the top part. =) Totally feel your pain on the photo not quite coming. it's like the mote beautiful view the harder there is to find something to frame right. and then, you sit down to relax and ut suddenly comes.
I was just thinking with you out there away from light pollution, have you given some thought to trying some long exposure night photography? It would have to be amazing out there with the stars, etc, I would think? Maybe give it a try, I'd love to see video with some of those shots!! Have a great day, CC
I think you should do a comparison in one of your next shoots between just shooting an image (or editing it) in black and white and then the same image shot as infrared. It would be interesting to see how picking up the infrared light effects black and white tones.
I think there were two compositions that could have been made in the evening. First, I would have been sorely tempted to do a focus-stacked image with the curving stream, as the main subject, complimenting the mountains in the background. Second, it might be interesting to try the IR camera late evening after sundown. The rocks of the cliffs facing south and west glow in the dark as they give off the heat they have absorbed during the day. Loved the surprise ending, LOL!
As always a great video. You managed to get a few shots, but as you said. It's not only about the images. You gotta check your X-T4 though. Some weird pixels at the end there 😜
Another great Vid. I'll be honestly though since buying a Leica D-lux 7 I wouldn't dream of lugging several cameras on hikes anymore. Its so damn good and does pretty much everything you need for beautiful landscape photography.
Seventeen minutes already over and it feels way too short :D it's not only about the pictures, it's more about the journey, the calmness of nature, what you share with us is pure and wonderful! Thank you!
Absolutely agree. Thank you Thomas for these shared moments 👌🏻
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Thank you, Simon. I could have made the edit longer, but sometimes I get sick of hearing my own voice ramble on for so long 🙂 I really appreciate your comment though 👍
Thomas, one of the most important photography lessons I've learned is you saying (more than once) how a great view doesn't equate to a great photo. I used to always take the grand view photo and be surprised when it didn't resonate with me later. Now it's easier to sit back, enjoy the time, and any photos are a bonus more so than a requirement for a successful day outside.
It's a good piece of advice and it took me a long time to realise it. Equally, something that is innocuous and seemingly boring, can make a great photo 👍
But if you don’t take it you will never know, the camera captures the image slightly different to the eye. My theory for what it is worth is that you can always delete it but you can never take it tomorrow from home especially now with digital.
Probably my favorite TH-cam channel of all time. Nothing but positivity over here. Thanks for such a great channel Tom.
Thanks, John. I really appreciate your bold statement 🙂 I will strive to remain at the top of your list 👍
Reminiscent of the early years, a nice hike, wild camp and capturing images. Still a magic formula Thomas and looked like it was a good trip for the soul too
After years of backpacking, mainly in the Highlands, I had only recently found out the benefits of walking poles. They should have been first on the list of gear to take from the very first trip. The amount of strain they take from your legs is significant (particularly uphill/downhill), but when you come to crossing dodgy streams and rivers, being quadrupedal instead of bipedal is a joy to behold. Just my two pennies worth!
Same, and the number of trips, stumbles and falls they helped avoid first time out, so worth it... and for crossing that slightly too wide stream, almost use them to vault over lol
this is what a camping should be.. many camper do camp for survival, outdoor activity, bbq, etc... but for this guy, he camp for the scenery.. and we love it more than anything
Love the impromptu skinny dipping . . . Fab how you highlight the importance of just enjoying the journey . . . and in the end you got some banging shots . . . Top Job Mr H.
Thomas, please continue to "keep it real" as you mentioned. Amateur photographers like me need to see and know those who do this for a living may also struggle for compositions that are somewhat meaningful, struggle with gear, and can at times make a general hash of things. Thanks for your honesty. It's one of the things that positively distinguishes your channel from many others.
Ahhhh... yet another calm and relaxing journey. Thanks for taking us along; and glad you're a man after my own heart not resisting the call of the plunge pool.
Thomas…..I’m a long time viewer of your channel and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your content. You have a genuine self-deprecating style that I find very appealing. You show your successes and failures which keeps it real. Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing more.
That’s an excellent point - it’s possible to be in a setting that is absolutely beautiful, but doesn’t make a great photo.
Another great watch and lovely images.
I have been trying to turn my fiance onto my passion and she joined me in watching some of your videos and since then she has been asking me about photography and has started researching camera's she may be interested in to start out with. Thank you for sharing your passion and being an inspiration to me and now my future wife. I have been a pro fo years but took a 10 year break and now I'm back and have someone to share my passion with!
I love how calm and peaceful these camping videos are
Always look forward to and enjoy your videos Tom with this one being no exception. Don’t always comment but rest assured I never miss them. Love the infrared image.
Thanks, Richard. I appreciate you tuning in each week 👍
Wild camping is the best 👌 any photos are a bonus
Always a treat Thomas!! tHANK YOU!
As always loved the video, thanks Thomas 💖😊
I am loving all the infared photos. The colors just shine in such a beautiful way that's nothing like normal photos. Great video!
Excellent…merci beaucoup 🙏😊
Wonderful video. Motivating and inspiring. 👍🙏
What a beautiful video! thank you very much!
Tom, the infrared shot is killer! All is not lost! Besides, you got some great drone footage. Beautiful stuff. Keep on campin'!
Thomas, you have started a new trend on TH-cam with the infrared camera conversion. At least one other landscape photographer is going to do it, and I feel confident others will follow.
That's cool. I hope more people try it, although I certainly wasn't the first.
Last Summer I wild camped up on Throstlehow Crag (right where you pitched). I found the view of Scar Lathing and that river bend a great foreground looking up at the Scafell range.
Loved the infrared shot!
What you say in the beginning should probably resonate with many photographers. Most awe-inspiring places are awe-inspiring because of the whole experience or their size, neither of which can always yield good photos....
Thanks, Thomas…you inspired me to go out even in not so favorable weather for infrared!!!
Absolutely stunning scenery Thomas. Cannot get up mountains any more .leave to you youngster to run up them . Fabulous thanks
Recognise the valley, its one of my favourite places in the Lakes. Great choice.
Your videos always bring a smile to my face and a sense of peace to my spirit. Nature is the best medicine for a troubled spirit. The most recent US mass shooting happened close to my village. My heart has been broken by the little boy who lost both parents and the little boy who lost his ability to walk. This was a shot in the arm. Thank you Thomas.
Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. Events like that always make day to day problems, such as cows in my campsite, seem so incredibly insignificant. Thanks for your comment.
Every landscape photography you've done sir, is very relaxing to watch. Well done sir 📸✌🏻
Love your videos, this one's so chilled!
It’s these sorts of videos that drew me to the channel years ago. I love the escapism that Tom provides in his videos. Keep them coming.
The IR shot makes it look like snow!
love your mindset and positivity in your videos, Thomas. You are killing it with your quality content, so enjoyable to watch!! Infrared photos are stunning, appreciate you sharing with us 😁
Unbelievable little trip mate! I feel your pain for the pressure of the video and all but totally don’t let it affect the experience! Great video matey
there's a lot of content online that claims to be aspirational but is vapid. seeing you camping in a tiny tent on a deserted range of hills to get some photos is properly *inspirational*. commitment to the art.
Great video Thomas thanks for all your hard work.
best channel on youtube
It was this sort of adventure that got me hooked on your channel, I am too old for these kinds of trips now, but enjoy watching others take to the hills. You are right, the journey is as important, or maybe more important than the image. Looking at your location, it might have made a good site for a Milky way image with the clear skies
I love these videos Thomas! It’s like we’re invited to come with to a practice, a training session, the work behind the scenes that keeps the photographer’s mind in shape between the epic portfolio shots. Without these moments, the epic, portfolio shots would be harder to come by. Would be harder to spot, and harder to capture. These are the necessary betweeners! I shut my eyes at the end too . . . . . .hahahaha.
great watch and a cracking IR shot very nice work.
such a great video and I love that location. Looks amazingly peaceful.
I always love your camping videos, they are so well produced and it's always so calming and relaxing. I'm so envious of you bro, thank you for sharing your amazing adventures with us. ♥️
What a wonderfully relaxing video!
camping and photography, two of my favourite hobbies. Nice to combine the two and lovely to look through the lens regardless if we get a brilliant photo or not. Great video :)
Ahhh, one of my favourite locations! Loved the IR image.
Another classic Heaton, what a location ! Good one Thom.👏👍😀
I’m really impressed with infrared. It’s out of this world!!!
Watching this video on my road trip to get inspiration! Thanks for being a teacher of landscape photography 🤗! You are the poet with a camera🙇
Finally the wait is over.
Tom loving the IR images over the past couple of weeks, so much so I’m converting my OMD-10. Keep up the good work👍
Ah, the mountain brooks... Lovely times!
Lovely, made me smile as always.
Great Video, love the location, settling and the view, the B-roll and story line is brilliant, thanks for sharing
As a wilderness photographer, I totally get the title of this video. Nine times out of ten, I don't get "that" shot (the awe-inspiring portfolio shot), but every backpacking trip still feels unbelievable. Incidently, I just received your book in the mail. Took awhile (I'm in Colorado), but now that I have it I am really enjoyng your images and writing. Thanks for being such an inspiration!
Don’t reply to the text about winning Thomas reported last week they are scammers, please be ware
Come on Thomas, don't you want to be a cowboy and sleep with the cattle👍🤠 If nothing else the infrared images are definitely interesting👀 looked like a fun camping getaway👍😎👍 sorry I meant photography getaway 📷
Hey Thomas! Just wanted to let you know, i have to save your video for sunday because i know it will be too good and i will want more and if i watch it now i will have to wait 7 days for a new one. Just so you know if you notice you have 1 view less than usual lol. I have hit the like button so i did my part. Cheers!
A very best photography channel on youtube keep it up sir
cool, the infrared take on that view. yes empathy vibes re: nice views yet tricky photography. much feel that with the surrounding landscapes here! one does one's best, but ah we can't all be Turner💡! fun dip. fun wild camp. thank you. 🌟🌟🌟
Thomas, you should check the sensor of your video cam. At the end of the clip it started to show quite rough pixels right in the center of the frame!
always so inspiring. I'm actually building a guitar inspired by you and Jono Dry for the great guitar buildoff. I've actually gotten into photography too. The infrared images you've been exploring I find really fascinating. Thanks for what you do.
Whoa! You're building a guitar? That sounds awesome (no pun intended). I'm not sure how I could have inspired such an endeavour, but I wish you all the best with it! What a cool thing to do.
Hi Tom new subscriber here!
Can’t believe I’ve just posted a video I shot a couple of weeks ago mentioning this VERY thing about a great view doesn’t always make a great photograph!! My wife always drives me mad by saying oo that looks pretty you SHOULD photograph it 🤦♂️ - and I stand there arguing with her that there just ISN’T a composition! I’m a Pro photographer and just starting out on this TH-cam malarky, I love camping so just starting to get out there and make more landscape videos for my new channel. Great video as always (must take you ages!)
Quite a surprise ending!
For several years now I have wanted an infrared camera. A recent lack of enthusiasm and your videos have inspired me to pull the trigger. Not wanting to convert one of my current cameras or spend a ton of money I found a nice old G11 online. It should be arriving this afternoon. I’ll spend some time testing it then if alls well off it goes to get converted. Now I’m looking forward to the rest of the summer.
I appreciate the square space timeline you added to the video.
Thomas… you are filming as if there is someone with you. Top. Btw, dinn’t you now you can put whiskey in the drip back aswell. Very handy:)
Just back from a long hike in sand dunes and couldn't find a composition. Was feeling a bit down about it until I seen this video. Cheers Thomas
Big OG Thomas Heaton vibes in this one
Agree with what you were saying about things looking lovely to the eye but just not photo worthy. Great video mate. Lovely location, bit of a fave of mine too. Just subbed, not sure why it's taken until now! 🤔
Tom, top tip:
Keep a little hot water in your boiler and put your food bag back in to keep it warm and absorb hot water quicker. ; )
Loved the infrared shot! Nice video
Hey Thomas, would you be able to do a video on how you display your photos in the video? I'm trying to get into more videography and I have not a clue.
Another amazing video!
Enjoyed this one Thomas, nice relaxed pace and a couple of cracking images, thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love the journey! And, a couple of great images as well. Thanks for sharing, Thomas!
Nice one!
Just below Hardknott, if I'm not mistaken - over the hill from the Wast Water location of your July calendar photo. The infra-red image was good but not a patch on the early drone footage. I do love me an aerial perspective. Shocking outtro...
Hardknott was actually in the background several times! Love the valley where Tom was but for me, Hardknott, away from the summit, is a much better photography location.
So, a smattering of early snow in that gorgeous black and white shot, I have to say that i am surprised that it appeared this early in the year. Okay, Okay, Okay, yes I know its IR and that makes the images look different but it does so look as though its a winter scene, wispy clouds against that cold clear sky, patches of snow on those mountains and a glorious carpet of snow in the foreground, if I wasn't aware that the camera was IR I could easily have taken that for a winter scene. Damn fine video Mr Heaton, damn fine indeed.
As they say , its all about the journey . And just being there is a big part of that .
Nearly swatted my headphones off my head! I shall resume watching.
Have you ever considered doing astrophotography when you're out wild camping? I don't live somewhere like that, but it looks like it would be an awesome opportunity while you're out there at night
I usually camp in the summer and it doesn't get dark enough for astro, but autumn would work. Possibly something to think about for the future.
My first thought as you passed the river was, go for a swim! Beautiful greens and campsite and we’ll worth the effort seems to me.
Jetboil hack Thomas. turn the jetboil sleeve upside down. the handle wont be in the way of the lid then. It also is better to pour water from it with the handle slightly longer down, and also firmer against the top part. =) Totally feel your pain on the photo not quite coming. it's like the mote beautiful view the harder there is to find something to frame right. and then, you sit down to relax and ut suddenly comes.
I was just thinking with you out there away from light pollution, have you given some thought to trying some long exposure night photography?
It would have to be amazing out there with the stars, etc, I would think?
Maybe give it a try, I'd love to see video with some of those shots!!
Have a great day,
CC
Hello, nice video, wich bag did you use, and what was the brand from bag with the camera? That was in youre backpack
..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Ahhh man, I can’t unsee the last 10 secs. Ha!
Great use for a tripod.
infarred image looks like snow capped mountain in the background. would be a nice shot later this year maybe?
Love from Assam, India ❤️ again again
“…might have to adjust the brightness of you screen!” 😂
Hello Thomas, I could not find it on the gear list but did you update your tent?
Was wondering if you will skip a dunk! IR is quite a different niche and you use it diligently, as a spice should be.
I think you should do a comparison in one of your next shoots between just shooting an image (or editing it) in black and white and then the same image shot as infrared. It would be interesting to see how picking up the infrared light effects black and white tones.
I think there were two compositions that could have been made in the evening. First, I would have been sorely tempted to do a focus-stacked image with the curving stream, as the main subject, complimenting the mountains in the background. Second, it might be interesting to try the IR camera late evening after sundown. The rocks of the cliffs facing south and west glow in the dark as they give off the heat they have absorbed during the day. Loved the surprise ending, LOL!
As always a great video. You managed to get a few shots, but as you said. It's not only about the images. You gotta check your X-T4 though. Some weird pixels at the end there 😜
Another great Vid. I'll be honestly though since buying a Leica D-lux 7 I wouldn't dream of lugging several cameras on hikes anymore. Its so damn good and does pretty much everything you need for beautiful landscape photography.
Jaja epic end!