You created a video that would take a production crew of 10 people to achieve in TV land . Utterly amazing . Brilliant video . Your best ever . Merry Christmas
I don’t want to be mean but: lol you have not been on TH-cam long have you? Go and see what ppl do with their travel channels...no shade to Thomas but this is amateurish at best in comparison.
I went to Katmandu in 2001 in my early 20's as part of a round the world trip. I remember walking out of the airport doors scared as I've never been to a place like it. After three days I fell in love with Katmandu and Nepal and even now when I think about the place I have a smile on my face.
Sorry for you because of the altitude sickness thing…. But I think, it is still one of your best vlogs. Amazing, how did you manage to film this all while hiking quite hard … We really appreciate and love your work.
Nepal has sure changed since I was there - I can't believe how large Namche Bazaar and the other towns in the Khumbu region have grown. Back then, the Lukla airstrip was just a grassy field full of boulders...
Brilliant episode Tom on what must have been a tough but epic adventure. I’m looking forward to the next. All the best to you and yours for the New Year xx
Thomas, you are one of the first landscape photograph influencers I have subscribed on TH-cam and you just made my day with this video and increase my urge to visit nepal and do EBC and annapurna trek. I am also a trekker and travel cinematographer and vlogger, my love for mountains is immense that I can't stay long in plains long. I always want to go mountains and experience the nature, the people the drama over there. I would like to share my photographs and videos with you once. I know you are super busy with your stuff but it will be great to share my thought and work with like minded people. Thank you, love from India
Only just found this. Did that trip 14 years ago. Experience of a life time. After Gokyo we entered Khumu via the Cho La and the glacier. This brings back wonderful memories. Looking back at my own photographs in a new light!
I think you’re being a bit harsh about the area around Namche. You might not have got that killer landscape shot but the area has so much potential. The people are fascinating to photograph from the little kids running around to the porters carrying the massive loads on the trails and the people in traditional Tibetan dress. If you happen to be there when the market is on that is also rich pickings. The Buddhist influence on the area with the Monasteries, Stupas, prayer wheels and Mani stones are also great photographic subjects. I don’t know if you went up to the Tenzing Norgay Memorial area but you have great views from there of the trail you take. You get Everest and Lhotse and Ama Dablam with Tengboche in the mid distance, watching the sunrise light up Everest and then the other peaks from there is magical and the long lens landscape photography is great. You also get the views over Namche to the snow covered peaks in the west. Sorry I just love Nepal and wouldn’t want anyone to think it didn’t have photographic potential. Looking forward to the rest of the videos. All the best Ian.
Totally agreed. There are so many things to capture around that area. And his timing of the visit is not that right as well. Himalayas are usually hazy during monsoon and late winter. Late September to Early November is the best time to visit the Himalayas. Hoping to see much more on the rest of the Everest videos. All the best.
Thank you, Thomas, for all the hard work you put in your vlogs and photography. I am inspired by you to go higher and higher with photography every day.
Beautiful video, absolutely beautiful! I was surprised how well the GoPro 360 footage looked. Not surprised about the lovely X-T3 movie and image quality ;) You have reached a level of quality and authenticity with this video that I prefer to anything I have ever seen on TV.
I'm sure it's already been said by many, but I think this is some of your best work. Thoughtful, deliberate, well-produced. I was enthralled by the journey and felt included, and that's a difficult thing to achieve. Very much looking forward to your next video. Thanks Thomas!
xt3 user from China here. Glad to see your new videos coming and the first episode turning out so amazing! Maybe someday you can try China. We have some beatiful landscapes here, too.
13:11 would have made such a beautiful photo (with a composition a bit more to the right I think), with the hikers on the path and the snowy mountains in the background
Beautiful and fascinating I would start looking for "The One" after filling a card or three on everything else. Then that being done calming down take a deep breathe. Start the photographer part of my brain. Great video
I think you had a bit to high expectations. There is loads to work with if you just forget the fact that you are among the grandest landscapes in the world. It is so big and beautiful that it is actually getting hard to capture it and focus on the small details that exist everywhere like small streams, weird pines and bamboo forests... Awsome video as always....
Loved this video. I can see such a big difference in your videography from a year or so ago and I love watching your new techniques. And as always, the photography is top-notch!
You are doing the same trek I did ten years ago, but I first went up the Kumbu valley, then down the Gokyo valley . Wonderful trek! Waiting for next videos, so nice to see these landscapes again!!!
My dear Thomas, before even watching a second, I liked the video, put my headphones, made the resolution to 1080p and now I can enjoy it. ❤❤ Sorry for the late comment and watch, I was waiting for this second since 4 hours, now after my kids are sleeping I'm here for watching it 😅
Amazing stills for sure, but your video had me from start to finish! Your new setup is working great for you and wow, what a videographer you've become as well! Well done!
One of your best videos and even though the photo opportunities were limited, you managed a couple of great shots. The street photography potential looked immense but guess you chose to capture the scenes on video and some of the video footage is stunning quality! The storytelling is superb. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
I was looking forward to this video and it turned out to be better than i expected. Great work Thomas and wonderful images as always. Can't wait for the next one.
Agreed... I stopped bracketing when I got comfortable with my α7Rii; now using the Riv, and its dynamic range is such that I rarely, if ever, need a second capture to make it work.
It’s a stunning, beautiful and hard place and I really miss it! The people are wonderful and influenced me hugely. It’s not an easy place to take photos but highly rewarding when you get it right. I’ve still got some pics on my walls from good old film! I’d love to go back there with the potential that digital can provide.
Out of breath just watching. Been waiting for this since your sneak preview. Stunning landscape. Can’t wait for more. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
What are it they expecting those who dislike your videos. They are inspiring, entertaining and educational. Looking forward to many new videos in 2020. Happy new year Thomas.
Interesting! Actually I really love the scene behind you around 20:30. Silhouette of person standing and prayer flags. Loved you image also of course. Now I’m living vicariously...
I just need to say that i LOOOVE you! I've been watching your videos now for several days and I LOVE them. You give a whole other perspective on many things. For example; I was just about to return my recently bought 135mm 1.8 because I couldn't find that big of a use for it, too long, way to expensive and I could have more use o a wide angle lens etc, BUT! then I watched your video about throwing away the wide... and I started shooting with the 135 the way you recommended and wow! I'm loving it! It's soo much more fun this way. So, Thank you! Best new years wishes from Sweden :D
Thank you for sharing your adventure. I experienced altitude sickness in Costa Rica several years ago, so I empathize with you. I pray the best for you as the adventure continues.
Welcome to Nepal Thomas Heaton. So glad to see you here in Nepal. I hope you will enjoy each and every moment here in Nepal.Thank you so much for this Awesome photographs as well as video. Stay safe ,Stay Warm . Thanking you. Namaste .
A nice treat for US people on Christmas day. Thanks for the video. At 17:58 you mentioned using F/9. I've been shooting landscapes with my X-T2 for 2 years. F/5.6 is generally Fuji's sweetspot for most of their lenses. I know you don't like to be technical, but if you're shooting landscapes, especially large vistas with no real subject within the first 10-20 feet, then F/5.6. Of course, you may of had to use F/9 for a slower shutter speed, (artistic choice). Not sure.
@@TheOneMonkbecause it is Christmas today in the USA....where I live. Getting to watch a TH TH-cam vid on Christmas day is a treat. Or you trying to troll for a different answer?
Awesome, simply awesome, I would love to be out there but getting on in years and with dodgy hips I am happy watch you youngsters doing these epic trails. The scenery is breathtaking, I assume that you took many many more pictures than you have shown, even if they were just record shots, I know I would have done. But, I just love seeing images about this area of the world it is so spectacular. Well done and thank you.
Thomas, I knocked my iPad by mistake & off went my email. I was there only for a few days in early Dec. 1978. Enjoyed watching the sunrise & sunset from the roof of St. Xavier’ College. Kathmandu looks rather more developed now. Headaches not unusual there. I thought you were going to tell us how monkeys pinched fruit from out of your hand; they do it quite skilfully. I look forward to seeing more of your adventure.
You created a video that would take a production crew of 10 people to achieve in TV land . Utterly amazing . Brilliant video . Your best ever . Merry Christmas
Or one crazy passionate photographer from UK
Agree fully!!!
His story telling ability and selecting the right footage to support the story is second to none.
I don’t want to be mean but: lol you have not been on TH-cam long have you? Go and see what ppl do with their travel channels...no shade to Thomas but this is amateurish at best in comparison.
I went to Katmandu in 2001 in my early 20's as part of a round the world trip. I remember walking out of the airport doors scared as I've never been to a place like it. After three days I fell in love with Katmandu and Nepal and even now when I think about the place I have a smile on my face.
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Thomas: Neeh, there is nothing to photograph here.
Me: I'll overload my SD card of random shots of everything.
Sorry for you because of the altitude sickness thing…. But I think, it is still one of your best vlogs. Amazing, how did you manage to film this all while hiking quite hard … We really appreciate and love your work.
Every video, your story telling and quality gets better and better. Thank you for 3 years of entertainment and inspiration!
I can’t believe I was hiking on EBC trek less than one month before...and now Thomas one of my favorite photographers is there...
Xenonsanjayy it’s not...
Merry Christmas to you and your family Thomas. I hope you're having a good one.
The mountains look absolutely beautiful
Nepal has sure changed since I was there - I can't believe how large Namche Bazaar and the other towns in the Khumbu region have grown. Back then, the Lukla airstrip was just a grassy field full of boulders...
Brilliant episode Tom on what must have been a tough but epic adventure. I’m looking forward to the next. All the best to you and yours for the New Year xx
Thanks. Make sure you go to the 5th lake at Gokyo. The best place I have ever been
Maybe it`s Fuji or the place or editing but Your photos got even more amazing! Like 4D experience of colour, space and story. wow!
Thomas, you are one of the first landscape photograph influencers I have subscribed on TH-cam and you just made my day with this video and increase my urge to visit nepal and do EBC and annapurna trek. I am also a trekker and travel cinematographer and vlogger, my love for mountains is immense that I can't stay long in plains long. I always want to go mountains and experience the nature, the people the drama over there. I would like to share my photographs and videos with you once. I know you are super busy with your stuff but it will be great to share my thought and work with like minded people. Thank you, love from India
Only just found this. Did that trip 14 years ago. Experience of a life time. After Gokyo we entered Khumu via the Cho La and the glacier. This brings back wonderful memories. Looking back at my own photographs in a new light!
Honestly, so far the most exciting content you've released. I've loved a lot of your other stuff but this is very inspiring!
Saw two girl wearing the same college uniform that I did years ago. Stunning images. Fantastic video. Homesick. Nostalgic.
I think you’re being a bit harsh about the area around Namche. You might not have got that killer landscape shot but the area has so much potential. The people are fascinating to photograph from the little kids running around to the porters carrying the massive loads on the trails and the people in traditional Tibetan dress. If you happen to be there when the market is on that is also rich pickings. The Buddhist influence on the area with the Monasteries, Stupas, prayer wheels and Mani stones are also great photographic subjects. I don’t know if you went up to the Tenzing Norgay Memorial area but you have great views from there of the trail you take. You get Everest and Lhotse and Ama Dablam with Tengboche in the mid distance, watching the sunrise light up Everest and then the other peaks from there is magical and the long lens landscape photography is great. You also get the views over Namche to the snow covered peaks in the west. Sorry I just love Nepal and wouldn’t want anyone to think it didn’t have photographic potential. Looking forward to the rest of the videos. All the best Ian.
Totally agreed. There are so many things to capture around that area. And his timing of the visit is not that right as well. Himalayas are usually hazy during monsoon and late winter. Late September to Early November is the best time to visit the Himalayas. Hoping to see much more on the rest of the Everest videos. All the best.
You must understand he came for landscape photos.
Ian Slingsby actually he dont know abou Nepal
Thank you, Thomas, for all the hard work you put in your vlogs and photography. I am inspired by you to go higher and higher with photography every day.
Beautiful video, absolutely beautiful! I was surprised how well the GoPro 360 footage looked. Not surprised about the lovely X-T3 movie and image quality ;) You have reached a level of quality and authenticity with this video that I prefer to anything I have ever seen on TV.
Happy Christmas Thomas and family. Wish you a fab 2020 photography year
This has to be the best video I have seen of yours, Thomas. And I have seen all of them. Fantastic. I can't wait for next week.
Superbly artistic results!
I'm sure it's already been said by many, but I think this is some of your best work. Thoughtful, deliberate, well-produced. I was enthralled by the journey and felt included, and that's a difficult thing to achieve. Very much looking forward to your next video. Thanks Thomas!
absolutely love the b-roll.. esp the slo-mo...stunning photography
xt3 user from China here. Glad to see your new videos coming and the first episode turning out so amazing! Maybe someday you can try China. We have some beatiful landscapes here, too.
13:11 would have made such a beautiful photo (with a composition a bit more to the right I think), with the hikers on the path and the snowy mountains in the background
It must be good to visit Nepal, meet the locals, see My Everest, and get to Base Camp... Brilliant... Oh ! ....and get some great images too...
Thanks for sharing this with us Thomas! Simply amazing!
Great video! I love this beautiful Country. Next year I will go there for the third time 🏔✈️
Greetings from Austria ✌🏻📸
Fantastic, as usual Tom. You are without doubt my favourite videographer, and stills master, lovin' it...
I am really looking forward to this one, totally awe inspiring.
Beautiful and fascinating I would start looking for "The One" after filling a card or three on everything else. Then that being done calming down take a deep breathe. Start the photographer part of my brain. Great video
Absolutely excellent, Thomas. You and your buddy, Brendan, are outstanding videographers, and have given us viewers a fine glimpse of Nepal.
I think you had a bit to high expectations. There is loads to work with if you just forget the fact that you are among the grandest landscapes in the world. It is so big and beautiful that it is actually getting hard to capture it and focus on the small details that exist everywhere like small streams, weird pines and bamboo forests... Awsome video as always....
Loved this video. I can see such a big difference in your videography from a year or so ago and I love watching your new techniques. And as always, the photography is top-notch!
Loved this video. I trekked to Everest Basecamp three months ago and your video took me right back to being there.
Thank you for taking us along on your journeys.
Another fab video. Happy New Year!
Thanks for taking us along on your Nepal adventure. Twenty-plus minutes flew by quickly, as I watched your amazing video.
Amazing, I loved this video but one question I have is... his did you charge your batteries 🤣
So inspiring, thanks for all your amazing contributions to photography
Literally no words to say , amazing video ,great
You may not have gotten the stills that you were hoping for, but the video was stunning....very much looking forward to the next upload.
Excellent video, felt like I was right there, out of breath with you. Photography is chasing the light. And, the invisible stick is hilarious.
You are doing the same trek I did ten years ago, but I first went up the Kumbu valley, then down the Gokyo valley . Wonderful trek! Waiting for next videos, so nice to see these landscapes again!!!
Great video! Can't wait to see the rest!
My dear Thomas, before even watching a second, I liked the video, put my headphones, made the resolution to 1080p and now I can enjoy it. ❤❤
Sorry for the late comment and watch, I was waiting for this second since 4 hours, now after my kids are sleeping I'm here for watching it 😅
Amazing stills for sure, but your video had me from start to finish! Your new setup is working great for you and wow, what a videographer you've become as well! Well done!
Thanks for sharing this ! Amazing stuff and so much info !
One of your best videos and even though the photo opportunities were limited, you managed a couple of great shots. The street photography potential looked immense but guess you chose to capture the scenes on video and some of the video footage is stunning quality! The storytelling is superb. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
One of your best videos to date.
Best video yet Tom! My mate Steph was probably climbing Ama Dablam as you were trekking past...!
Beautiful photos and a fantastic video as well. Your video quality is as good as your photography skills. Good to see the Fuji is working for you. 👌
I was looking forward to this video and it turned out to be better than i expected. Great work Thomas and wonderful images as always. Can't wait for the next one.
Agreed... I stopped bracketing when I got comfortable with my α7Rii; now using the Riv, and its dynamic range is such that I rarely, if ever, need a second capture to make it work.
So with that one shot do you expose as far to the right without clipping your highlights?
Quite the adventure! Rock on! Happy Holidays!
Wow just the heaven proud to be Nepali u make me feel it
Nepal is a great country, I had a great time
Amazing video Thomas, loved the atmosphere. Grettings from Brazil!
It’s a stunning, beautiful and hard place and I really miss it! The people are wonderful and influenced me hugely. It’s not an easy place to take photos but highly rewarding when you get it right. I’ve still got some pics on my walls from good old film! I’d love to go back there with the potential that digital can provide.
how beautiful mountains!!行きたいなー！
Increíble video, Thomas! Algún día espero estar por ahí....
Looking forward to your next video .. great to reminisce. I've made 4 trips to Nepal but the Gokyo Lakes (Ri) trek was by far my favourite.
Very nice indeed.
I'd say your new video cameras are working well.
I like to watch these because I could never imagine vlogging infront of a group of people so im glad others do it
Great storytelling, beautiful video! You've captured the scenes in the best way you could with the light conditions you had, great job.
Out of breath just watching. Been waiting for this since your sneak preview. Stunning landscape. Can’t wait for more. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Very good vlog indeed , well filmed on what looks like a very difficult trek good on you for the filming and keeping it flowing
The long wait is over and its always beautiful to see photographs from own home country .
I think this is my favorite video you've ever done, Tom. Can't wait for the next one!
What are it they expecting those who dislike your videos. They are inspiring, entertaining and educational. Looking forward to many new videos in 2020. Happy new year Thomas.
This video is beyond perfection!
Merry Christmas Thomas to you and your family. More adventures to come I'm sure.
Amazing video Thomas!
Thanks for going where most of us can't. Its great to see the world thru your videos. Travel safely and Merry Christmas.
love from Nepal.....awesome photography and video.
Thank you so much, you took a lot of effort to show how exactly this would be. Love you man
Honestly, I love Kathmandu. Great movie, thank you!
Thanks for the video Thomas, I love the first image
Wow! This is great stuff. Thx for sharing the adventure.
Interesting! Actually I really love the scene behind you around 20:30. Silhouette of person standing and prayer flags. Loved you image also of course. Now I’m living vicariously...
Waiting for other parts of the video ... good work !!!
I just need to say that i LOOOVE you! I've been watching your videos now for several days and I LOVE them. You give a whole other perspective on many things. For example; I was just about to return my recently bought 135mm 1.8 because I couldn't find that big of a use for it, too long, way to expensive and I could have more use o a wide angle lens etc, BUT! then I watched your video about throwing away the wide... and I started shooting with the 135 the way you recommended and wow! I'm loving it! It's soo much more fun this way. So, Thank you! Best new years wishes from Sweden :D
Thank you for sharing your adventure. I experienced altitude sickness in Costa Rica several years ago, so I empathize with you. I pray the best for you as the adventure continues.
Loved that last image. Great work as usual!
Following the videos for so long it's amazing to see where things have led
I really enjoyed this video. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a great new year Thomas.
Welcome to Nepal Thomas Heaton. So glad to see you here in Nepal. I hope you will enjoy each and every moment here in Nepal.Thank you so much for this Awesome photographs as well as video. Stay safe ,Stay Warm . Thanking you.
Namaste .
Cracking vid Thomas!! That 360 degree works so well that you’d think that a Sherpa was shooting those parts.
You are a pro in camera handling...good stuff!..
Thank you for visiting our country.
You are one of my favorite photographer .
I have been waiting for this!! So jealous.
That’s one hell of an adventure and a pretty amazing anecdote for the kids in the future. Beautiful colours in this film too.
Thank you ref the “empty vs neg” space. Think I’m getting it now. Happy Christmas to you and the family.
Great introduction to Nepal, I look forward to the follow on videos.
Great work Thomas, thanks for sharing
beautiful film, thanks for sharing!
A nice treat for US people on Christmas day. Thanks for the video. At 17:58 you mentioned using F/9. I've been shooting landscapes with my X-T2 for 2 years. F/5.6 is generally Fuji's sweetspot for most of their lenses. I know you don't like to be technical, but if you're shooting landscapes, especially large vistas with no real subject within the first 10-20 feet, then F/5.6. Of course, you may of had to use F/9 for a slower shutter speed, (artistic choice). Not sure.
Ryan Luna Why is this a treat for US people?
@@TheOneMonkbecause it is Christmas today in the USA....where I live. Getting to watch a TH TH-cam vid on Christmas day is a treat. Or you trying to troll for a different answer?
Ryan Luna Well, it is Xmas day in other places too, so this a treat for other people too.
@@TheOneMonk right, but it seems you are triggered that I stated USA...the country I live in. It is not Christmas day on half of the planet.
@@TheOneMonk so triggered.
WOW~~~~~~~very different from your previous videos, I hope you can do more overseas photography, bravo!
Awesome, simply awesome, I would love to be out there but getting on in years and with dodgy hips I am happy watch you youngsters doing these epic trails. The scenery is breathtaking, I assume that you took many many more pictures than you have shown, even if they were just record shots, I know I would have done. But, I just love seeing images about this area of the world it is so spectacular. Well done and thank you.
Thomas, I knocked my iPad by mistake & off went my email. I was there only for a few days in early Dec. 1978. Enjoyed watching the sunrise & sunset from the roof of St. Xavier’ College. Kathmandu looks rather more developed now. Headaches not unusual there. I thought you were going to tell us how monkeys pinched fruit from out of your hand; they do it quite skilfully. I look forward to seeing more of your adventure.