Happy to report my neck is much much better after a short rest. Calendar pre-orders finish on Friday, so get that free signed print: thomasheaton.co.uk/product/2022-calendar/
Ohh about that neck… I keep a heating pad … you have a large Inverter for the power to cook so the pad will work. Since you have a place to lay down like I do in my semi truck … that heating pad works wonders
You are getting old, Thomas, can't deny it, it just shot you in the neck. Also these kind of pains radiate out from the shoulder blade area, it isn't exactly your neck muscles being pulled.
yeah, the Infrared for me needs to the balance of the pitch black skies and such to really make it work, it being bright white just doesn't do it for me quite as good as those vibrant greens where you can see the variations in how how green each part of the fern was.
I had a stroke in 2017 and had to give up much of my photography, including my medium-format digital outfit. Take care Thomas and don't take your health for granted!
I like the color version better. However, I think the IR image would be helped by bringing down the blacks. Loved the fern in general; isolated and perfect.
I’m afraid you had a lemon 24-120. Is the 24-70 ever so slightly sharper? Yes, but only toward corners. If the 24-70 is a 10/10 the 24-120 is a 9.7/10.
I injured my ankle on Dartmoor a couple of weeks ago. Had to walk 2km back to the car. Like you, I'd never had an injury while out photographing before. Spooked me a little. Anyway, glad you are all better! :-)
Thank God your neck is alright. The first part in the jungle was incredible. Holy cow were those ferns big. I vote for the Nikon shot rather than the IR. All the best.
Never have I related more, “oooo look at that tree” sums up me every time I’m out in a woodland; Non photographers wouldn’t understand! Great video as ever and glad your neck is better!
Glad your necks better Tom, definitely not a disastrous end to the video, just the real life and trials of a photographer that we all have as we get older. What makes your videos so great is the unedited truth and honesty you leave in. Looking forward to the new calender 👍
Thomas, think about going to a sports therapist every 6 to 8 weeks, we spend loads on servicing cars to make sure we can go places, but we never stretch enough or get reset. i also carry anti inflammatory tablets and paracetamol ( mainly as i'm terrible at remembering to keep hydrated whilst out, and often get a headache). glad it got better though
I really appreciate the premise of this video. The only time I really have to go out and photograph is on my day off which limits my distance and the conditions available.
As an amateur, with 2 kids and a full time job, it's super difficult to take the types of trips I used to in the "before times" (aka in my 20's and early 30's). Tom's videos are a godsend when I don't have time to get out and shoot as much as I'd like and while I love the videos from exotic locations with gorgeous scenery and hiking... it's just not applicable to my situation. I might get somewhere semi exotic once a year during a family vacation and let's be honest, they're not joining me for a 6 night backpacking trip. All this is to say my favorite videos are the ones where Tom goes into a typically ordinary place and finds amazing compositions in all the meh. The boring 10 miles, or whatever that video was called, was the absolutely the most helpful and motivating video I've ever seen on TH-cam. Tom, if you read this, you're super helpful and I appreciate all the hard work you put into making them. If you want a challenge, try going to a few less spectacular places and like (like upstate NY :) and show us how you approach composition in the average viewers domain! Cheers and thanks for all the great content!
Loved the happy, light-hearted and slightly frantic vibe of that video. So much fun to watch! Great photography as always. And glad you’re neck feels better!
Aesthetically, the Nikon, but as a biologist, the infrared was intriguing, especially when you look very closely. A little tub of tiger balm works miracles- in a pinch :)
Glad Tom that cured his neck! I really liked the heather location! I even remembered poems from my childhood about the Scottish King! Rowan in the performance of a long trick - just gorgeous! I don't really like short focus myself! As for the fern, then in spite of my love for black and white photography in landscape photography, I choose the color Nikon Z version ... Although I would shoot on Foveon :) Greeting from Saint Petersburg!
It's called you are getting older. Sad fact of life. This will happen more frequently as you age. But as you age you will learn how to adapt and persevere. It makes you human. Good video!
I have watched you since you first started. Still enjoy yor videos. My only comment over the years is that you do not give locations of where you are. Chris Sale does in the lakes, I visit this often and would like to know where you have made some great photographs. Keep up the good work Brian Jackson
Seeing you crawling through those trees all I was thinking was "are there no midges in the lakes?". I was shooting and wild camping in Glencoe the last few days and I got destroyed!!!
Great video as always! Very happy to say I've bought your calendar, glad I can support you with more than just a like :) can't wait for the print as well!
I'm happy to hear you're feeling better. Your neck injury is what is known as ‘Photographers Neck.’ It's caused by constantly looking around for a good shot. 😁
Had me hanging on every word .. Masterful storytelling! You have a gift my friend! Your adventures are inspiring! All I want to do after I watch your videos is go up the mountains take pictures and eat spam! Looking forward to our next adventure!! Thanks Tom!
I think I prefer the fern taken with the Nikon, because with subjects like that, I would prefer contrast between the light and dark. With IR, you a lot of light areas especially with green colours. Glad the injury dissapeared👍
I cricked my neck last March and it lasted for 2 weeks! Glad yours cleared up much faster. But you did kind of prove one thing - the typical landscaper is unlikely to get epic shots very often!
You know? I'm from Argentina. We have had a magnicide attempt last night and EVERYONE is bat crazy around here, so, sometimes I come to this channel just to hear your voice. So damn calm. Of course, the photography too, but once in a while, it goes to second place. =)
Where I live in the Scottish highlands , camper van owners are some of the most disrespectful individuals I have ever come across, seeing these vans parked where there are signs saying not to is the typical mindset of these individuals and why the camper van community get such a hard time (rant over) . This is one of my favorite videos I have watched of yours for quite a while Thomas ,witty and interesting . Good job man
especially enjoying your photography recently - those incredible, mysterious, b&w, 'best of''s, with that fun looking instaphoto camera, the infrared experimentations and all from the above episode. of close up on the fern, infrared for its unusualness for my eyes but also love the clarity and green of the colour one!
Hi Thomas, love your content since many years! Wild video suggestion: Go out on a 2-3 day trip into the "wild" and build a primitive camp/shelter incl. preparing and lighting a camp fire etc. And then take on some small photography journeys from there. So basically like @XanderBudnick but with the added cherry of landscape photography. NOW THAT is something I'd enjoy :)
Glad the neck has improved, years of hiking such as you do, will likely catch up with you. My old bones often slow me up but am determined to keep getting out photographing nature, my happy place.
I've been watching so many of your videos before understanding that your shots (amazing by the way) are in them. I mean not always still, but video. Thanks for your talent.
As I'm still a slave to my business I can certainly identify the scenario where my only days out are with the rest of the world. I'm going to have to get better at cloning....;-). I prefer the Nikon shots as I'm just not a fan as much of IR photos, and I feel the same way with frozen/milky waterfall shots. Too common and I enjoy the action of water. I'm probably the outlier on those. And glad to read that your neck is getting better. Amazing how a body part can take you from enjoying a day to shutting you down almost instantly.
Hi Thomas. You happy to go into autumn, well, I am happy to go into spring here in Australia, sick of the cold and wet weather. Yes, I know, photographic way not the best, but when you are not 20, or 30 or even 40 anymore, you need a bit of heat to go out. Great video for the way. About your neck, well, welcome to old age mate. By the way I am not fifty anymore either. 😉
I liked the wider shot you got of the fern with the video. It was a bright green contrasted against a dark muted background and a mossy foreground. Great video and location
Tom, I own both the 24-70 F2.8 and the 24-120 f 4 and you are correct the 24-70 is clearly a think of beauty. Magic happens when I put it on the front of the camera.
I wonder if you put the polarizer on for the fern picture, you can cut back some of the glare or the reflection on the leaves and if that’s going to give you even better results.
I say this from a kind and loving place: YOU should consider becoming a Hollywood actor. Why? Because the other day I saw a movie with an actor who looked just like you. And he was very handsome. Don't ask me which movie, because I was channel surfing and didn't get the name of the movie. But, I kept thinking to myself: this looks just like Thomas Heaton! BTW, Great video as always. Thank you and much love.
A real good 'down to Earth/ real life' style vlog so thank you for that. Defo the colour version for the Fern shot - cheers & hope the neck thing was a 'one off' John
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto definitely meant as a compliment. I love Simon's work. Also, I recently started a marathon of all your videos, oldest to newest. Think it's the second or third time I've done it. Brilliant!
I have AS so neck pain is common and I know how it feels. At the moment my lower back isn't good and I'm not in the mood to go out shooting. I'm not a pro so I don't have to worry 😱📷👍
I feel your pain. This weekend is Labor Day weekend for us, and where I am, we are launching a rocket to the moon. Talk about not being able to find any solace. Glad you're feeling better. Being in pain is no bueno.
I tripped on a rock on a trail earlier this week - bad way to start a shoot and definitely affects your work for the rest of the day. Glad you got better quickly!
Hi Thomas, I always like your videos before I even watch them. I look forward to each vid, I really enjoy watching them and they encourage me to think outside the box. Can I ask which suction cups you use for your van windows as they are not in you kit list. Thanks.
Been unable to shoot for a few years myself because my eyesight has been hurrendous, can't imagine how i'd cope if i was a professional. Superb video Thomas, nice to get catching up on the vids after so long.
I like the Challenge and theme in this video. It’s interesting to see how a great photographer like you handle the conditions amateurs like me are facing.
In case it is of interest, Thomas, I can let you know as someone with moderately severe spinal stenosis in both the neck and lumbar regions,that I considerably reduced next paid issues by using a Nicama chest harness (it's like a mini reverse backpack) which can carry at a pinch 2 camera bodies with one having a large lens and the other a smaller one PLUS a paid of binoculars (I am a bird watcher) without putting any load at all on the neck. It does not interfere with using a rucksack type camera bag, but getting both on and off is a bit of a rigmarole. You probably don't need this sort of help, but I was prompted to comment by your remark about the risk of disability stopping you working!
Over the last 3 years or so, I've had what I thought was a trapped nerve on quite a few occasions. In February this year, I thought I had it again, however, as the week passed, it got so bad I couldn't move my neck, I couldn't walk more than a few metres and I lost all strength in my left arm. I was diagnosed with bicipital tendinitis. All the muscles running from my neck to my shoulder had fused together. I've had 11 visit's to an osteopath and nearly 5 months of physio. I've got some strength back now and I've about 90% manoeuvrability back but I'm still healing and I've another 6 months or so to go. My point is, if you start to get this every so often, go and see someone. I was told that to get this bad it must have been happening for sometime. It had been, I'd just downplayed it. It's only been the last month I've been able to get back out walking with the camera and a very light bag and I've been back driving for 3 months now. You really don't want to let something underlying floor you and take you out of commission. Take care 👍
Great video, Thomas. I had exactly the same moment just the other day, when the bright red berries of a Rowan tree caught my eye and had to capture an image.
Good notices spending night out with campervan. I usually consider certain things when parking; that "escape route" is important on areas with wildlife like bears... Welcome to northern Finland ;)
Thomas, just a bit of a heads up with your neck. I'm a physical therapist in the US. When you have free motion in one direction (looks like L is no problem for you) and NO motion the other direction, this is an internal discogenic disorder. NOTHING to be worried about and VERY common with VERY low chance of anything more significant happening. It is self-limiting in a few days. However, you can count on this happening now periodically until your early 40s. I had mine every 8-12 months for a decade, but now that I'm in my early 50s, they have completely resolved. You MIGHT be able to see a physio locally to improve the mobility of your cervical spine ABOVE the level you are having your problem. I notice at the end of the video that your neck is tipped a bit to the left (R on the video). I would have to go back to earlier videos to see if this is a usual condition for you. Nevertheless, if you have a limitation in the upper neck, you are going to be forced to use the lower neck to a greater degree if that makes sense. Our musculoskeletal system breaks down where we move the MOST, not the least. Thanks for all of your great work! Don't worry about your neck and keep producing wonderful content!! k
Happy to report my neck is much much better after a short rest. Calendar pre-orders finish on Friday, so get that free signed print: thomasheaton.co.uk/product/2022-calendar/
I've ordered my copy! Glad your neck is improving, TLC from the wife?
Ohh about that neck… I keep a heating pad … you have a large Inverter for the power to cook so the pad will work. Since you have a place to lay down like I do in my semi truck … that heating pad works wonders
When and why or did you switch from the gfx 50 to the z7?did you say or are you going to?
Good to know you're okay Tom. Stay safe out there. And thank you for great content, as always.
You are getting old, Thomas, can't deny it, it just shot you in the neck.
Also these kind of pains radiate out from the shoulder blade area, it isn't exactly your neck muscles being pulled.
I admire the dedication, driving hundreds of miles, walking miles, then photographing a fern. Love it.
The effort that goes into the 3rd person shots setups is amazing.
Preferred the Nikon version by far. Not because of camera but to me the vibrant greens of the fresh ferns was the real story of this image.
yeah, the Infrared for me needs to the balance of the pitch black skies and such to really make it work, it being bright white just doesn't do it for me quite as good as those vibrant greens where you can see the variations in how how green each part of the fern was.
The photo of the tree with red berries is simply stunning
I had a stroke in 2017 and had to give up much of my photography, including my medium-format digital outfit. Take care Thomas and don't take your health for granted!
I like the color version better. However, I think the IR image would be helped by bringing down the blacks. Loved the fern in general; isolated and perfect.
I like the Nikon shot of the plants. Really like the shot in general!
Glad you’re back up and running. Another fun video. Thank you
I’m afraid you had a lemon 24-120. Is the 24-70 ever so slightly sharper? Yes, but only toward corners. If the 24-70 is a 10/10 the 24-120 is a 9.7/10.
Nikon version of the two fern images lovely green bold colours
Lovely Eric Church snippet! 🙌🏻
I injured my ankle on Dartmoor a couple of weeks ago. Had to walk 2km back to the car. Like you, I'd never had an injury while out photographing before. Spooked me a little. Anyway, glad you are all better! :-)
Thank God your neck is alright. The first part in the jungle was incredible. Holy cow were those ferns big. I vote for the Nikon shot rather than the IR. All the best.
I'm glad you feel better
Never have I related more, “oooo look at that tree” sums up me every time I’m out in a woodland; Non photographers wouldn’t understand! Great video as ever and glad your neck is better!
Great Autumn video Thomas. Beautiful
The colour Green Fern photo is so beautiful. The green is so luscious. 👍 Please tske care, Thomas.
NIce story telling Thomas, with nice overlay of b roll and music! NIce!
Liked the green ferns and the red berries. Sometimes a chiropractor is a good thing when you hurt your neck or back.
Luv the lush green fern!
Oh wow the green fern image is an art piece, absolutely remarkable. Great find and composition!
Glad your necks better Tom, definitely not a disastrous end to the video, just the real life and trials of a photographer that we all have as we get older. What makes your videos so great is the unedited truth and honesty you leave in. Looking forward to the new calender 👍
Glad you are better. Comedian Dana Carvey has a funny bit about getting old where his arm gets incapacitated just answering the phone.
Thomas, think about going to a sports therapist every 6 to 8 weeks, we spend loads on servicing cars to make sure we can go places, but we never stretch enough or get reset. i also carry anti inflammatory tablets and paracetamol ( mainly as i'm terrible at remembering to keep hydrated whilst out, and often get a headache). glad it got better though
I really appreciate the premise of this video. The only time I really have to go out and photograph is on my day off which limits my distance and the conditions available.
That’s the reality of most people including myself.
As an amateur, with 2 kids and a full time job, it's super difficult to take the types of trips I used to in the "before times" (aka in my 20's and early 30's). Tom's videos are a godsend when I don't have time to get out and shoot as much as I'd like and while I love the videos from exotic locations with gorgeous scenery and hiking... it's just not applicable to my situation. I might get somewhere semi exotic once a year during a family vacation and let's be honest, they're not joining me for a 6 night backpacking trip. All this is to say my favorite videos are the ones where Tom goes into a typically ordinary place and finds amazing compositions in all the meh. The boring 10 miles, or whatever that video was called, was the absolutely the most helpful and motivating video I've ever seen on TH-cam. Tom, if you read this, you're super helpful and I appreciate all the hard work you put into making them. If you want a challenge, try going to a few less spectacular places and like (like upstate NY :) and show us how you approach composition in the average viewers domain! Cheers and thanks for all the great content!
Loved the happy, light-hearted and slightly frantic vibe of that video. So much fun to watch! Great photography as always. And glad you’re neck feels better!
Haha, until the end. Yes, it felt frantic at times. This was all very last minute.
Aesthetically, the Nikon, but as a biologist, the infrared was intriguing, especially when you look very closely. A little tub of tiger balm works miracles- in a pinch :)
Glad Tom that cured his neck! I really liked the heather location! I even remembered poems from my childhood about the Scottish King! Rowan in the performance of a long trick - just gorgeous! I don't really like short focus myself! As for the fern, then in spite of my love for black and white photography in landscape photography, I choose the color Nikon Z version ... Although I would shoot on Foveon :) Greeting from Saint Petersburg!
It's called you are getting older. Sad fact of life. This will happen more frequently as you age. But as you age you will learn how to adapt and persevere. It makes you human. Good video!
Glad you healed up quickly. Not to worry, carry on and keep up the wonderful photography and accompanying commentary.
I have watched you since you first started. Still enjoy yor videos. My only comment over the years is that you do not give locations of where you are. Chris Sale does in the lakes,
I visit this often and would like to know where you have made some great photographs. Keep up the good work
Brian Jackson
Seeing you crawling through those trees all I was thinking was "are there no midges in the lakes?". I was shooting and wild camping in Glencoe the last few days and I got destroyed!!!
Great video as always! Very happy to say I've bought your calendar, glad I can support you with more than just a like :) can't wait for the print as well!
Oh, lad, this is what we 70-year old's call "aging!" ;-) Glad to see you're on the mend.
Gorgeous area and Beautiful photographs! Glad you are feeling better! I’m looking forward to my 2023 calendar!
glad your on the mend !!
The colour fern definitely got the vote, even though I have been enjoying the inferred images.
No doubt on the Nikon ferny shot. Those vibrant greens are what makes ferns look so special
I'm happy to hear you're feeling better.
Your neck injury is what is known as ‘Photographers Neck.’
It's caused by constantly looking around for a good shot. 😁
14:35 ohhhh the sun came back
Had me hanging on every word ..
Masterful storytelling! You have a gift my friend! Your adventures are inspiring! All I want to do after I watch your videos is go up the mountains take pictures and eat spam! Looking forward to our next adventure!! Thanks Tom!
I think I prefer the fern taken with the Nikon, because with subjects like that, I would prefer contrast between the light and dark. With IR, you a lot of light areas especially with green colours. Glad the injury dissapeared👍
I cricked my neck last March and it lasted for 2 weeks! Glad yours cleared up much faster. But you did kind of prove one thing - the typical landscaper is unlikely to get epic shots very often!
Glad to hear you are better! Your dedication to photography is inspiring!
Good video. I always enjoy watching your new releases. Take care of yourself and your neck. Good luck and new, cool pictures.
Glad you're okay! Happy to have already pre-orderd a calendar! I look forward to hanging it.
Agree for fern, the colour image was better.
That second image is amazing!!
You know? I'm from Argentina. We have had a magnicide attempt last night and EVERYONE is bat crazy around here, so, sometimes I come to this channel just to hear your voice. So damn calm.
Of course, the photography too, but once in a while, it goes to second place. =)
Hope you recovered fast after this Thomas! Thanks for posting!
Where I live in the Scottish highlands , camper van owners are some of the most disrespectful individuals I have ever come across, seeing these vans parked where there are signs saying not to is the typical mindset of these individuals and why the camper van community get such a hard time (rant over) . This is one of my favorite videos I have watched of yours for quite a while Thomas ,witty and interesting . Good job man
especially enjoying your photography recently - those incredible, mysterious, b&w, 'best of''s, with that fun looking instaphoto camera, the infrared experimentations and all from the above episode. of close up on the fern, infrared for its unusualness for my eyes but also love the clarity and green of the colour one!
I was there all last week Tom, had some great light, just wish it was a bit nearer, I’m in the Cotswolds.
Hi Thomas, love your content since many years! Wild video suggestion: Go out on a 2-3 day trip into the "wild" and build a primitive camp/shelter incl. preparing and lighting a camp fire etc. And then take on some small photography journeys from there. So basically like @XanderBudnick but with the added cherry of landscape photography. NOW THAT is something I'd enjoy :)
Walking more than 10kilometers just for a few photos. Not even earning money from it but it makes me happy.
Glad the neck has improved, years of hiking such as you do, will likely catch up with you. My old bones often slow me up but am determined to keep getting out photographing nature, my happy place.
I've been watching so many of your videos before understanding that your shots (amazing by the way) are in them. I mean not always still, but video. Thanks for your talent.
As I'm still a slave to my business I can certainly identify the scenario where my only days out are with the rest of the world. I'm going to have to get better at cloning....;-). I prefer the Nikon shots as I'm just not a fan as much of IR photos, and I feel the same way with frozen/milky waterfall shots. Too common and I enjoy the action of water. I'm probably the outlier on those. And glad to read that your neck is getting better. Amazing how a body part can take you from enjoying a day to shutting you down almost instantly.
Excellent Nikon Colors 😍🙌🏻
Green. Stay well! 💪 👍🥂
Hi Thomas. You happy to go into autumn, well, I am happy to go into spring here in Australia, sick of the cold and wet weather. Yes, I know, photographic way not the best, but when you are not 20, or 30 or even 40 anymore, you need a bit of heat to go out. Great video for the way. About your neck, well, welcome to old age mate. By the way I am not fifty anymore either. 😉
I liked the wider shot you got of the fern with the video. It was a bright green contrasted against a dark muted background and a mossy foreground.
Great video and location
I feel your pain! I ruptured my Achilles in my left foot whilst out and had to hop about 2 mile home. Was out of action for a fair few months😢
Skip the Lakes, what about Weardale or Teasdale ? All a day trip for you
Tom, I own both the 24-70 F2.8 and the 24-120 f 4 and you are correct the 24-70 is clearly a think of beauty. Magic happens when I put it on the front of the camera.
Nikon version….. Also, it is tuff getting old ain’t it… Glad you recovered quickly! Keep snapping!
What a good video. Really good photographs and food. Both photographs were good. Just different. Regards
Nice attire man ... i do have same black shirt with two pockets f;aps on .... linen ...
lovely shirt in the last talking bit. Really lovely 🇨🇱
For fuji Infrared, try 23 f2 very good. And the 14 mm 2.8 is excellent. No Hotspots.
I wonder if you put the polarizer on for the fern picture, you can cut back some of the glare or the reflection on the leaves and if that’s going to give you even better results.
I love the colour version but I think with different processing - reduced highlights and more shadows - I would come to like the IR image.
Glad your neck is all better. Part of getting old. lol There are times when a simple sneeze will do it! Thanks for your dedication and great content.
I say this from a kind and loving place: YOU should consider becoming a Hollywood actor. Why? Because the other day I saw a movie with an actor who looked just like you. And he was very handsome. Don't ask me which movie, because I was channel surfing and didn't get the name of the movie. But, I kept thinking to myself: this looks just like Thomas Heaton! BTW, Great video as always. Thank you and much love.
A real good 'down to Earth/ real life' style vlog so thank you for that. Defo the colour version for the Fern shot - cheers & hope the neck thing was a 'one off' John
Put a box of Nurofen Plus in the glove compartment next time 🤣. Fern image was lovely.... very Simon Booth
'Very Simon Booth' is a fine compliment. 👍👍
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto definitely meant as a compliment. I love Simon's work. Also, I recently started a marathon of all your videos, oldest to newest. Think it's the second or third time I've done it. Brilliant!
The Nikon photo won by a country mile for me. Also that food looked amazing!
Nikon Z7!
I have AS so neck pain is common and I know how it feels.
At the moment my lower back isn't good and I'm not in the mood to go out shooting. I'm not a pro so I don't have to worry 😱📷👍
I feel your pain. This weekend is Labor Day weekend for us, and where I am, we are launching a rocket to the moon. Talk about not being able to find any solace.
Glad you're feeling better. Being in pain is no bueno.
Nikon- love the green
the detail from the Nikon lens looks great... I think I'm going to have to get myself one (wife permitting lol)
It was sooo good. I was blown away.
I tripped on a rock on a trail earlier this week - bad way to start a shoot and definitely affects your work for the rest of the day. Glad you got better quickly!
Hi Thomas, I always like your videos before I even watch them. I look forward to each vid, I really enjoy watching them and they encourage me to think outside the box. Can I ask which suction cups you use for your van windows as they are not in you kit list. Thanks.
Been unable to shoot for a few years myself because my eyesight has been hurrendous, can't imagine how i'd cope if i was a professional. Superb video Thomas, nice to get catching up on the vids after so long.
I like the Challenge and theme in this video. It’s interesting to see how a great photographer like you handle the conditions amateurs like me are facing.
In case it is of interest, Thomas, I can let you know as someone with moderately severe spinal stenosis in both the neck and lumbar regions,that I considerably reduced next paid issues by using a Nicama chest harness (it's like a mini reverse backpack) which can carry at a pinch 2 camera bodies with one having a large lens and the other a smaller one PLUS a paid of binoculars (I am a bird watcher) without putting any load at all on the neck. It does not interfere with using a rucksack type camera bag, but getting both on and off is a bit of a rigmarole. You probably don't need this sort of help, but I was prompted to comment by your remark about the risk of disability stopping you working!
Roll on Autumn. I've been feeling this since April! Glad your neck is better!
The Nikon image would be my choice, the vibrant shades of green are so much more appealing to me. Got to love a stand out tree image. 👍🙂
Nikon image of fern is so good. I know you like the natural colors, but I can imagine this image with darker, moodier faded greens
Being by the water and a pond you most likelihood have a creek in the neck!
That bit of Eric Church singing made my day. Good to hear that your neck got better quickly. Beautiful photography as always. 😊
Over the last 3 years or so, I've had what I thought was a trapped nerve on quite a few occasions. In February this year, I thought I had it again, however, as the week passed, it got so bad I couldn't move my neck, I couldn't walk more than a few metres and I lost all strength in my left arm. I was diagnosed with bicipital tendinitis. All the muscles running from my neck to my shoulder had fused together. I've had 11 visit's to an osteopath and nearly 5 months of physio. I've got some strength back now and I've about 90% manoeuvrability back but I'm still healing and I've another 6 months or so to go. My point is, if you start to get this every so often, go and see someone. I was told that to get this bad it must have been happening for sometime. It had been, I'd just downplayed it. It's only been the last month I've been able to get back out walking with the camera and a very light bag and I've been back driving for 3 months now. You really don't want to let something underlying floor you and take you out of commission. Take care 👍
i lovvveee youuuu sooooo much you give me peace watching you video
Great video, Thomas. I had exactly the same moment just the other day, when the bright red berries of a Rowan tree caught my eye and had to capture an image.
Good notices spending night out with campervan. I usually consider certain things when parking; that "escape route" is important on areas with wildlife like bears... Welcome to northern Finland ;)
Thomas, just a bit of a heads up with your neck. I'm a physical therapist in the US. When you have free motion in one direction (looks like L is no problem for you) and NO motion the other direction, this is an internal discogenic disorder. NOTHING to be worried about and VERY common with VERY low chance of anything more significant happening. It is self-limiting in a few days. However, you can count on this happening now periodically until your early 40s.
I had mine every 8-12 months for a decade, but now that I'm in my early 50s, they have completely resolved. You MIGHT be able to see a physio locally to improve the mobility of your cervical spine ABOVE the level you are having your problem. I notice at the end of the video that your neck is tipped a bit to the left (R on the video). I would have to go back to earlier videos to see if this is a usual condition for you. Nevertheless, if you have a limitation in the upper neck, you are going to be forced to use the lower neck to a greater degree if that makes sense. Our musculoskeletal system breaks down where we move the MOST, not the least.
Thanks for all of your great work! Don't worry about your neck and keep producing wonderful content!!
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The light is gone but it's not forgotten, this is the story of Johnny Rotten 👍😎 That story sounds like 🐂 💩 😂😂😂 Great to hear your feeling better 👍👍
That photo of the Heather is beautiful