I Changed One Thing in the Field (Landscape Photography)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Landscape photography is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can be hard to get creative and find images and compositions that you're happy with. I was out with my Canon 5D MKIV, I had misty conditions which is perfect for photography, but I could not make any images. I was frustrated and ready to call it a day until I changed one thing: I took my camera out of the bag and kept it in my hand. Honestly, the difference this made was incredible.
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You are like the Bob Ross of photography. Such peaceful and relaxing videos.
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The piano piece is full of meloncholy and evokes distant memories
its lovely and goes well with the mist and quiet of the woods
“Nothing more creepy than a photographer in the woods”
"I'm sensing merch."
"I also feel a square image coming..."
Ha, I thought the same thing!
It would be even more creepy if you add "photographer flashing..." 😂
In the initial audio of the other hikers, you could hear one of them singing "Dueling Banjos" from Deliverance, that out creeps a photographer in the woods any day! "AINTREE....?!?! This here river don't go to no Aintree."
That knot in the tree that looks like an eye looks like the eye of a whale. Reminds me of "the voyage home " star trek :)
lovely images as usual Thomas!
I think I actually like the eye of the tree shot the best out of the three
That shot of those gorgeous twisty trees n fog... omg THE CHILLS epic shot
I find the shots set up/framed for the cinematography much nicer than the finished photos, although they are nice too.
We all have strange days, is good you share honestly your feelings and experiences, you make me feel normal now!
Among all those photographers on TH-cam, you are one the two who really inspires me. Sorry if i wrote wrong. Second language.
This a perfect encapsulation of your mindset sometimes doesn't allow you to see the forest from the trees. Great photos as usual Thomas.
Nice to see you back with Canon.
Photo backpacks are great for hauling a load of gear over distance while protecting the gear from the elements. It does not make for easy access to the gear; it does not support spontaneity and in-fact acts as an inhibitor to image making, in my my experience. It also means that you must put your bag down on the wet ground or sand (at the ocean edge) to retrieve gear - not the best of ideas. Years ago, I adopted a belt system to carry lenses, filters, accessories around my waist and a "holster" style bag slung over one shoulder to carry the camera body with one lens attached. The other shoulder held the tripod. The belt system made my gear much more accessible in the field and I did find myself making more shots. The major vendors all have belt systems in their product ranges (ThinkTank, Lowepro, Kinesis Gear (a small shop in Utah that is my favored brand). Give one of those systems a try and see what they do for you Thomas.
Beautiful morning for photography. I enjoyed seeing how you use aspect ratios in your compositions.
Hi Thomas - we had our first snow fall today and I popped out with the camera thinking about some trees I've scouted several times. However, when I got there I just could not get any shots!! I continued walking and then came back the same route only to discover better light and a couple of shots 'appeared' that I had walked past earlier. They've turned out great and it just goes to show that you should focus on enjoying the walk in these circumstances and then re-focus. Thanks
Отличное построение композиции!
As always, nice video my friend. Oh yea; great looking van. I checked the viewing of the van in the last video. Good choice. Peace!!!!
Enjoyed the video. The creepy photographer comment reminded me of one afternoon at a park this fall. This park had a cluster of miniature trees of sorts that don't really go that far off the ground but rather spread sideways, and their foliage was very vibrant and still quite full. I was standing close looking at one of them for maybe half a minute when I suddenly realized that it had a person with a camera under it trying to shoot the sun coming through the leaves. As I walked further, I confirmed that every single tree in the cluster had its own photographer under it trying to shoot exactly the same thing. One of them glanced at my own camera and he looked ready to wrestle for his territory, if need be, so I gave him his space.
Lol, so many things I could relate to in this video. I had the exact same experience probably about the same morning as you. The first hour or so was frustrating despite perfect conditions, but then it got much better - and that creepy photographer part was hilarious :)
dont worry about returning to same tree... I have one on my playa which I use as foreground interest ... and is great to keep returning to .. it helps anchor you... over time you see changes in both the tree and you..
Great channel Thomas just found you and subscribed , tree with the mist is like a scene from Lord of Rings middle Earth .Fences are a pain but where there is a fence will be a great shot .Before Lockdown i went to race tracks in the uk to shoot cars .So battleing with fences is a regaular thing for me .Iam very new to landscape photography because of the Covid 19. I decided to take it up .
I now have a tripod, but its a lot harder than you guys make it look .I will persit with it . Top work
I think your videos are really great, honest and soul filling, thanks man
I'm curious about how many square images could have been vertical. I do like a bit of a portrait of a landscape. ✌️
I do portrait landscapes all the time. There are images that really work best shot in portrait.
In this case vertical didn't work because it introduced the sky, which was too bright for my liking. But yes, it's always worth considering.
Yeah but if you take a square image vertical isn't it just the same ;)
For some time most of my favourites landscape photographs were shot in portrait orientation. Now I really rarely shot I portrait orientation - I mainly shot 3:2 and 16:9 and also beginning to appreciate square format. It just keeps changing
My ideal format is square. The idea being to frame the picture around the subject regardless of the arbitrary sensor shape.
I liked the curved tree trunk, it did look like an animal from a distance. Then there is the square shot of the pine tree. I would have walked right by the tree and would not have seen an image. I felt your shot turned out quite well.
You need to get the print store back up and running! I find that's the best way to help out the people that help inspire you! I've made more print purchases during covid then i normally do! I don;t have space for them all but someday :D
Don’t forget, under current rules, you can go where you like if this is your main income. If you can’t work from home, and you can’t do landscape photography in your lounge, you’re allowed to go anywhere.
I think 3:2 trees picture is much better than the single tree square frame. The more I look, the more I'm confident that 3:2 frame works well in this particular landscape.
“Nothing more creepy than a photographer in the woods” that’s hilarious because I don’t feel weird until I run across someone in the woods. Then I do feel awkward. Haha
Ditto!
Exactly my feelings :)
Another honest but ultimately inspiring video, superb images
Thomas, I find it interesting, compelling even, that you shoot some great images with the Hasselblad having a limited amount of exposures. Then shy away from making an image with your digital camera. I wonder if there is some deep lying reason for this, as I find myself doing the same…😊
Another good one Thomas! I don't think many of your fans cares how many times you photograph that tree, we are coming into the winter season and then spring is after that so many more possibilities to see that same tree.
Have had the weather where you think its going to be perfect for three days and all three days went flat and got nothing. Then yesterday sun and fog set up just so and made for such a lovely morning. Persistence to us all and Good Wishes,
Love your work and congrats on the new van
I enjoy all your location videos and like seeing repeat subjects - your tryptych? shows how that works. Also I often find that just getting the camera out and taking pictures starts the process of finding more & better ones. I also think that your influence has rubbed off - I have taken more square pictures this year than ever before. Thanks.
Now autumn has gone and winter is setting in, that first shot would’ve been awesome in B&W. FP5
I am SO jealous of all of the beautiful mist you have had!
I lost my love for photography but you are helping to inspire me, I have a wood on my doorstep and I’m going to get out with my camera and explore.
Love the 4:3 image at 16:00
Van in the woods: Check
Van missing seats: Check
Next time on how to catch a photographer:
Creepy photographer caught taking a piss on a young Birch tree
The fog created a cleaner background for those trees this time.
Something we should all do, walk around with camera in hand, it really works as you demonstrated in this film. Lovely images btw.
Wow I’ve just sow the first shot and very well done mate it’s a great shot
Try the peak design clip, left hand shoulder strap of your backpack, I don't even put the camera in the bag until getting back to the car.
Very informative
Thomas! Have you considered going mirror canon yet?
Keep up the good work!
He has a fine mirror canon all right.
You're trying to hard sometimes Thomas. Just relax and don't put the pressure on yourself as you state @ 07:30. Also, that tree you have now shot three times @ 19:27. Well here's a challenge for you. Do a 12 Months of the Same Image project with that tree. Photograph it once every month for 12 months. Preferably around the same day/time every month, and from the same spot/composition. At the end of it all you'll have 12 awesome transition images of it thru all 4 seasons, and a possible calendar.
I appreciate the list of songs at the end of videos. More respect to you.
The last bit you mentioned about not having a dedicated time to do a proper photography trip resonates big time for me - I am limited to only those sporadic weekends to go out shooting being a high school teacher. So when I do go out, it is always amazing - even if the images aren’t.
Thanks for another great film!
Thomas, forgive me for asking but where is that place in this video... looks great. Im looking for places to explore and camp overnight in my forester ? Cheers. Also include some footage of your new delica too.
Really nice video matey, some stunning conditions
Is there a quality difference between cropping to square in post or shooting square in camera? Just wondering should I decided on square format later in post???
No, there’s no difference. I find it better to compose and shoot in square however - it makes sure you are framing correctly for the square ratio.
Great and inspiring video!
One question, what camera backpack are you using?
You remind me of myself in 2020: wandering around the same old patch of woods searching for a composition. Sometimes, like you, I get frustrated, but mostly it's just nice to be out in the woods.
Great video Tom, loving the new van.
At F1.8 you could have tried focus stacking.
I know that. Way to many 1-2 hours phototours and almost none dedicated tours. Thanks for sharing
Always something so peaceful about your videos! Never that stressful, beauitful sceneries, a sense of adventure and most of all an inspiration! You inspired me to get up before sunrise the other day, plan my location and timings etc and capture the rolling fog and sunrise. And that has equally inspired some of my friends and instagram followers to do the same. Keep up the cracking work mate, stay safe and stay awesome!
Keep this up and you will have a full calendar of that tree.
I live in the fens. Flat as a pancake and nothing but fields. I have taken pictures of flat fields from every angle - including aerial... Sunsets and rises are amazing, but I need more inspiration. Any ideas? I 'm going crazy.
That's not just the same tree. It's an old friend.
Love it. Great comment 🙂
I feel like this is from a movie, but couldn’t find it. Am I wrong?
@@toejamr1 Sounds like something Bob Ross would say.
@@cjbfoto Or Gandalf
The person who disliked this video must be too jealous of Tom's new van.
what about em' 9 new dislikes tho?
@@timelyseeker Some people are just negative people. It is sad really.
@@richardbeasley9084 yeah it is... I'm glad I'm not 😊
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How much of this video is photography and how much therapy?
The square image works for me. You’re a professional photographer though so you could’ve travelled for work
Awesome bro ❤️ I love it ❤️
"Mama said there'd be days like this my Mama said". I , like you have gone to a location and didn't feel inspired to take any shots. Upon leaving each and every time , I got the feeling that my failure of imagination was leaving behind some "gems" that my mood left me unable to see. One could go mad over such things if we dwelled too long on them.
Dude ... I'd be careful of that vortex behind you (2.39) .... or perhaps it was me taking the first sup of my whiskey .... weird goings on :) Great to come along as always ... on a serious(ish) note .. was that warble a fuji issue ?
Pro Tip: Peak Design Capture Clip
Tom when your select the square crop with the Canon are the remaining pixels dumped or can you undo the crop in lightroom? Fantastic images BTW.
They can be recovered in LR
If your jet boil is anything like mine, it has a spark built in to it
8:04 The first shot of the trees is just amazing. I love how the tree in the background mirrors the tree in the foreground. And the wonderful patterns created by the branches. Almost an abstract image. Great shot Thomas.
3:00] When you are 'feeling' that way, just turn on your eyeballs and start *looking.* Get out of your head and start looking. Today might have been the day you could have packed a macro lens. But even then, where is the color? where is the light? If it is not completely dark, it is somewhere. The shot of you opening your van door was a perfectly good photo - photos can be dark and low contrast too.
Ok, now let's wait and find out what the "one thing" actually turns out to be.
4:00] Oh! let's take the camera out of the bag! Let's try that! Ok, maybe someplace else really is better than here, but here will never work out if you don't take your damned camera out of the bag.
I never leave myself an excuse not to have my camera in the backpack. I have these little OP/TECH quick-release straps that attach to the shoulder straps of my backpack so even when I'm wearing my little [emphasis on little] backpack, my camera is alway hanging at about sternum level on my chest ready to take a photo. I set the straps just long enough that I can bring the viewfinder to my eye in landscape, if I want to take a shot vertically, I simply pop the quick-release on my right shoulder, if I need more camera than that I pop the other quick-release.
Being a bit of a dummy myself, I created a separate paracord 'dummy-cord' which runs from my left shoulder to the camera with its own little micro-carabiner so I can never accidentally drop my expensive camera below about the level of my belly-button but can still fully separate my camera from my body when I need to put it on the tripod. Then I dummy-cord the expensive camera to the tripod so I still cannot drop it more than about a foot and a quarter.
What is really cool about this particular setup is that because there are quick-releases between both right and left shoulder and camera, I can pop the quick-release on the right shoulder and my camera will automatically tuck itself in right at my left elbow as I walk so it is not bouncing around. Even better it will do the same thing with my monopod attached - even with one or to sections extended. When I don't want the monopod it clips to my belt just far enough behind it does not get in the way of walking.
When it is raining outside, or too foggy, or snowing, I have a little plastic shower-cap that I put over my camera as I am yomping at my normal 4-1/4mph pace. When I want to take a photo, or it stops precipitating i stuff it in my pocket along with my lens cap.
Ok, now let's wait and find out what the "one thing" turns out to be.
4:58] There is so much beauty in this scene - find the shot.
5:15] Whoa! Taking the camera out of the bag works! [every time it is tried... well, many times]
9:25] Oh dear, now the mist is thinning.
10:10] You are a hard nut Thomas, aren't you? Turn off the mind, turn on the eyeballs.
10:45] Yeah, my EF 85mm f1.2 my favorite lens, what a beast. f1.8 in the fog though? fog is like nature's own bokeh, right?. Maybe even f11, really ensharpen all of that bracken in the foreground to the maximum possible and see what happens.
Grab the shot, move on, just don't over-cook the shot.
15:00] Before I go, how about in addition to the 'square shot,' how about flipping the camera on its side and shooting portrait too? You don't seem to do that much, shoot landscapes in portrait, or turn around and take the back-shot, or point the camera straight up and look up through the branches into the sky. I live in a land of overlapping branches, often the only real shot to be taken is looking directly overhead up through the forest canopy. Eh, just a thought.
I have to agree............ limit the open flame inside unvented living space!!! But - Great Video
I can’t begin count how many times I’ve been that”creepy” photographer in the woods. People do tend to give a wide berth. As for shooting the same tree many times. I say go for it. Who cares what people say. If you can be inspired by the same tree time and time again shoot it. Your best image just might be the next time you shoot it.
"I spot a square"...should be a T-shirt Tom. 😁
Hey Tom, I love the videos. Could you explain how you track the weather? Which apps you use? what features within those apps show what you are looking for? Also, I love the series of three images of that tree, fantastic!
Another great video Tom. I am wondering if there is any news on the Fuji 617 situation.
Never feel sorry for photographing a subject more than once; It can tell the full story.
You should make your 2021 calendar with 12 pictures of The Tree! 🌳 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
The first image almost looks like a ballerina, or a flying lady hood ornament.
Yippee!! After a tiring day this helps to lift the spirits..
Seeing the changes in that tree over only a few weeks was great! Where I live in Australia things don’t change much from season to season so I love seeing the more dynamic seasons around the world. The middle shot is my favourite, with the few leaves still dotted around. I’m glad you got your camera out to wander around with. It’s something I always do as I’m too lazy and otherwise I’d just hardly take a photo! 😄
What camera are you using there? Because you've got some really nifty tools on there that my old EOS 300D never had.
I think I heard someone say at one point...we should photograph what WE want. So, if you want to take a 1000 pictures of the one tree then do so, just keep in mind I might not want to look at all of them. Cheers!
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If you had a TV documentary Series , I would pay premium to watch it. Nice Van.
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ya know, he does have a premium series...
@@tobiasyoder , never paid attention. Thank you for letting me know. I am on to it now.
‘Daddy, why is there a man stood in those bushes in the middle of a forest talking to himself?’
That 'eye' doesn't quite compensate for the lack of medallions - maybe an opportunity to return next autumn for an image featuring both, perhaps?
Loved the first image. Interested to know how you chose the exposure settings. I can imagine me over or under exposing. Did you make any exposure adjustments in post?
I've been watching your videos for the past three years and absolutely love your work. Keep doing your thing and I'll keep watching!
Hey there Thomas! So I have to ask... are you NATURALLY a "Morning Person"??? I was going to ask Simon this as well.
As a photographer, I've struggled with this ALL of my life! When I saw the intro with your headlights in the dark, I thought, "damned you anyway... you... MORNING PERSON!!!" LOL 🤣
Amazing as always. Can't wait to pick up your book for Christmas. Is it still available?
Tree: third time? time to talk royalty mate ...
Do you know about PeakDesign Capture Clip? That way you don‘t have to hold your camera, but will have it ready for shooting at a moments notice.
I have followed you for many years, and you have always had a positive aura around you. Watching your videos has always been inspiring and energizing. But that has changed. :(
I guess you, like all of us, are affected by the pandemic and perhaps the season. But I can not help feel that your videos lately have been low in energy, a feeling of low self-esteem around your qualities to create magical images or energy-creating failures.
It may be my reception that has changed, but I do not think so. I hope you find your way back to the humble but energetic person who drew me into your channel, to begin with.
Take care!
Stig
Its funny, I have been following you and Sean Tucker for quite some time. I'm not a photographer, but I find both channels inspiring and calming for similar but different reasons.
TH-cam has never recommended other photography channels or british countryside channels... until recently. So I gave a few a try.
Not to blow smoke where it's not needed, but as I'm not a photographer, photography is not something I really look at unless it's put in font of me. I've seen your photos, and always thought them genuinely impressive, you take the sorts of photos that make me want to go to that location and experience the feeling and the view. But that's all based on just the fact I liked them. As an artist mysel (I draw comics) I could see the quality in the shots... but no real point of reference in the grand scheme of photography other than that (yours and seans work are very different, as the only other photohgrapher I follow here).
No offence to any of these other channels, I am sure they are all at different stages in their journey, not all artists are created equal, and art is in the eye of the beholder.
But... I have to say, seeing some of the other work on youtube, and coming back to your videos, there is a gulf of difference here. To say your work is superior would be a dramatic understatement. I see a lot of people taking the sorts of photos I myself would take, compositionally at least. where as when I look at your channel, time after time I am flawed and think... "I just wouldn't have seen that image"
Your work truly is incredible.... and on top of that, I genuinely enjoy your content and openness...
Thank you for the channel.
Watching you deal with photographing from behind a fence looked all too familiar -- because almost everything in the U.S. is behind a fence, or is private property.
Calming videos ✌🏽
Hi Thomas, I also have a 5D mk IV and noticed that you have an L-frame for portrait orientation. I have Manfrotto tripods & heads (and I love them) so what L-frame works for you, and could you suggest how I could get one to fit my kit.
Thom - you need to stop using that 10-24 on the Fuji the ultra wide distortion is really disturbing. Other than that love the video.
Canon 5D Mark 4 really is a great camera. It’s like the perfect all rounder.
Great stuff Thomas, great new van, good to see you using it already! Loving the photos too! PS photograph the same tree as many times as you want, indulge yourself, you may enjoy it, lol.