I have to say, the first one was my favorite, even with the person and the debris. Glad we got to see some photos…I was nervous after that opening sequence!
I mean this in the best way possible, but I love it when you mess up Tom. Makes me feel better 😅 we all need frustrating days to make us appreciate the good moments more 👌🏼 As always, thanks for the work you’ve put into this video.
I think I speak for us all when I say that good or bad trips, you still make the best of it and your photography is still awesome! Thank you for being a TH-camr and letting us into your world.
The image at 13:00 is certainly a winner. I can't speak for you, but if it was me out there, I would feel that image makes up for most of if not all of the frustration of the day. Thanks for sharing the reality of a working photographer, Thomas.
It sounds so bad, but you don't know how good it feels to see you having this bad experience we all know too good, this moment when you say, you just feel like going home, when we have the feeling to just having messed up everything. But then you show how to overcome this, which is simply to keep going on, not to give in or give up and at the end all of the anger and doubts were unfounded! What a beautiful and instructive video! And then, as I also do some amateurish youtube videos on my outside photography, I cannot beleave and hardly understand the effort you take in making this analog photography videos! There must be days between the shooting scenes and the final remark scene and you make it look, like it all took place in one day! Your videos look so seamless and I am having constantly troubles to find the right connection to the scene I just shoot ten minutes ago! Wow! I have to repeat myself: you are such an inspiration!
I received your book yesterday, it was a gift from my wife. I love it! I have followed you for years and I always look forward to your uploads, ups and downs. Brilliant, thanks!
Whoa! Lots of comments! As a life coach for creatives, I just wanted to say you did a great job dealing with your situation. You allowed yourself to be frustrated but also gave yourself the space to accept what was happening. And, the best part was that you kept going anyway. You were also able to get back into a creative space. So, well done! And the images turned out great!
For me, the winner is at 13:00. Love the minimalism of the foreground together with the drama of the sky. Tom, I note that famed Landscape Photographer Albert Watson uses an umbrella to shield his cameras from the wind (actually he gets one of his assistants to hold the umbrella :)). This can be seen on the BBC series 'What do artists do all day S1E11'. Might be something worth considering.
For me, 5th and 6th image are the best, the total opposite of each other between the bright and dark as the main drawn of the image. Absolutely love them.
I love your honesty and open approach to these videos - "warts and all". Some really nice images and I actually preferred the first one, despite the footprints in the sand!
I must say that you seem to have a much higher tolerance for heart attack inducing situations than I do, Tom. I think for that reason I've never gone back to film photography. The immediate results of digital have probably extended my life by a few years, at least. But hey, you are my hero for taking it all in stride! Cheers!
What’s great about your channel is the unfiltered challenges of your creative process. I do think that Headspace would be a great sponsor of this video…your deep breathing techniques would make Andy proud.
Thanks for the awesome video, Tom! Setting the wrong ISO on a light meter is a mistake just about all film photographers have made. If you ever shoot a roll at the wrong ISO, keep in mind you can always push/pull the film in development, which will increase/reduce the contrast (respectively). This has saved my skin a few times!
I liked the later images better too. The frustrations you experienced add comic relief, because everyone has made foul-ups or thought they did. It is reminiscient of Nick Carver's episode where he is taking polaroid images in the desert and has adventures with bees (which is my favorite Nick Carver video).
I think it's great to have videos where we can see professional photographer's struggle and make mistakes. Us amateurs are much more often in those kind of situations and sometimes we can feel like quitting but than just show us that we are all just humans. Great photos at the end of the day Thomas. :)
I’m part Scottish and part Irish and have had an intense, burning desire to go home to the Isles for 20 years. Now after seeing this, more than ever!!!! It seems to be the ultimate test of any landscape photographer. Thanks Thomas!!!!!! Stay safe!!!!!
Super happy to see you having success with that camera! I shot a lot of film using the sunny 16 method. At the beginning, I also took a meter reading to sort of "calibrate my eye" and get a better understanding of the method. Now when I see a weird meter reading compared to what the sunny 16 method would dictate me, I double check the settings. This allowed me to avoid quite a few mistakes.
Another great video as always Thomas. If you want to use a standard filter holder with the 617, just loosen the small Allen key bolts that hold the lens protection rails in. The rails will stay in place when carrying the camera, but you can just slip them out when you want to use your filters. I travelled a lot with that camera and always did this, worked perfectly and the rails never came out by accident. Keep up the good work!
10 things to do and you got 9 of them right, I know well the feeling. "sunny 16" is your backup. when I started photography I didn't own a meter and my camera didn't have a meter so I had to learn to judge exposures myself. Outdoors I would start with sunny 16 and go from there.
I love the fact that you not only embrace your mistakes, you share them publicly. It gives me inspiration, and it keeps me coming back for more. Good luck on your next adventure!
Personally, having started in the 1950's with roll film cameras, I am soo over having to use film. Still, I admire your passion. I remember in about 2014 just getting back into photography. You were just starting your channel. You went out on a sand flat in a big storm, and dropped and broke a filter. As you shouted vainly at the weather gods, another photographer had been heading over to see how you were doing. The other photographer did a sudden U-turn and disappeared into the howling wind. I decided to become a long-term subscriber and have never regretted it.
Man this shoot resonates with me HARD. It’s really refreshing to see your tongue cheek approach to dealing with the frustrating situations. It makes me want to get out and shoot again after feeling down for a couple months. Keep it up brother, you’re inspiring people out there.
You have a hell of a set of pockets if you can adjust the ISO value on that light meter (LOL). It's usually a two handed operation for me. Might you have mixed up (somehow) adjusting the ISO value to the aperture value...they were both the same weren't they? ISO 16 and f/16. Lovely images and definitely a case of wish I was there. Thanks Thomas.
Don't forget that your orange filter is eating upwards of a stop into itself, so that means you were really only over exposing by upwards of 2 stops, which ilford 100 should easily handle. BTW - if you're developing yoru own B&W and you're made the mistake of shooting a roll of film and different ISO's, one way to technically fix this is develop in Rodinal at 1:100 one hour sit stand. The 1:100 chemical ratio and sit aspect of it allows the developer to develop each frame as intended and exhaust the chemicals so you don't under over or develop. You'll get more grain because the lack of agitation, but I'd also suggest doing 3 inversions every 20 minutes too to make sure you actually exhaust the chemicals, but also make sure you don't get any bromite streaks.
You have a couple of technical errors here: 1) grain in Rodinal increases with agitation. 2) Rodinal cannot produce bromide drag because during development it doesn't release bromide. Stand dev will work for basically any exposure you happen to give your film, but under most circumstances it is not the optimal choice. Overexposure by two stops or more on Delta 100 can be rectified by developing in Perceptol for 9 minutes, according to the Ilford data sheet for the film - this is their suggestion for best results after accidentally overexposing.
@@mattdavis9986 That surprises me - are you sure it was true bromide drag and not surge marks (coming from the sprocket holes and often mistakenly called BrD)?
@@mattmoy2000 this was on 120 so no sprocket holes. This was a few years ago and up until that point, I thought bromide drag was something that only shows up on 35mm around sprocket holes. I took to the internet with the scans of the un-inverted negatives and was told from many sources with many, many years more experience than me that my problem was bromide drag. I was surprised.
It has happened to all of us. I have been doing film photography for over 40 years and I still do make mistakes. It is best if you remember the sunny 16 rule. On an average sunny day, with a film of ASA 100 ( iso 100 in new money ), the exposure at F16 is the reciprocal of the film ASA. You were using an ASA 100 film so on a sunny day the exposure would have been 1/100s. The conditions were overcast but bright, which requires two extra stops of exposure, ie 1/25s. With the Orange filter, you'd need two more extra stops of exposure so 1/4s exposure was your friend ( a little over exposed but B&W film loves good exposure ). In my youth, Kodak films had an exposure guide based on the sunny 16 rule printed on the inside of the famous yellow box. Very very nice images nonetheless.
Thomas, man, these photos! 😵 WOW! And I just got a Big new TV so I am *fully* enjoying the _gigantic majesty_ of your incredible photos!!! Blown away, really am m8 🥰🙌
Climbed a peak in the North Cascade Mountains with this camera in the 1990's. In fact, it was up Sahale Arm, Sahale Glacier and to the top of the peak. Saw that video you made of that same area. Looking forward to more adventures by my photographer friends. Have a great year!
Great panos.... totally feel you when the reading is wrong.... and you don't know since when. If you can find some Agfa films there were very strong in contrast. And in color film if you want to experiment with ultra saturated color.... it could be a lot of fun. Thank you so much for sharing all those videos, it's always a good news to see them poping.
Another great video. Amazing images and great artistry. I really like the one with the lone image, footprints, debris etc which provide some storytelling. Some lovely calm looking scenes meditate on as well. It was encouraging to me as a beginner to know that even someone as experienced as yourself can have hard and frustrating days and sometimes the settings are not what we thought. An ‘oh no’ moment. I can’t even image how hard it is to work with film. Thank you for your channel Thomas. It’s great!
I remember a shoot I did a couple of years ago when I left auto iso on and didn't realise. It was an early morning shoot and The images where all nearly white. The iso was cranking itself up to ridiculous levels! Never again. Great video Thom.
Hey Tom, what helps me whenever I do most things that are challenging in life these days is accepting it as a learning experience. We can't be naturally good at everything. I think what matters more is enjoying the challenge and learning and growing from it without taking it as a personal insult that you feel challenged - though I can see how it can be easy to feel that way when you have a photography channel. I enjoyed watching this video!
I actually liked the first image the best. I'm not sure if the orange filter was entirely successful - the sea looked great but the sand became a bit blown out - seeing the images at youtube resolution, at any rate. But there's certainly a lovely quality to panoramas taken on film without being digitally stitched together.
We all mess up sometimes. I once took an entire nights worth of shots (30 or 40 pics) of the stars with my polarizer on:( I wondered why my images were so dark even though I was cranking up my ISO. Stuff happens. Great video.
Hi Thomas. Always better to se a one like this when even someone at the top of the tree can have a day when not everything happens as it should. Far more educational to see the pro attitude shine through and not just give up, but stick st it and pull off the stunning shots. Love the work.
aha! negative films have a wide range of dynamic, especially for the high light. I always love overexposing 2 stops to get the film thicker, 4 stops is not a big problem.
'Its all about the experience...' what a fantastic outlook on life. Wonderful images as always Thomas and boy do you make us feel every moment and emotion. Brilliant.
A great example of the sometimes frustration of photography with film. I love the innovation with the filter CLAMPS..... are you going to market that LOL!
Just wasn't your day, was it mate, at the start! Made some entertaining content anyway, and a few lessons! But you certainly redeemed yourself in the end. well done for persevering and getting through it. Respect.
Good job, Thomas. The last one was my favourite. I really like the contrast, mood and the way the ripples all converge to take the eye to the central peak👍👍
Image 5 was beautiful, black and white really did it justice. I know you were frustrated but we got to see thebreal deal od some shoots that just dont go yo plan but turn out ok in the end 🌿
It was interesting seeing 6:17 format B&W photographs that emulate very closely minimalist paintings that I have seen of the area, Should be a good opportunity to knock out some very arty cards for sale to the tourists (And good to see you also :"kept yer heid" and avoided the impulsive reaction with a film camera of opening the back and ripping the film out in haste to get started on a new roll set at the "correct" ISO!)
Thomas, it's a good job you shot these in b&w and not colour slide because b&w is lot more exposure (ball's up) forgiving than colour slide. Great images as per usual 👍. Speaking of colour slide I know it a lot more expensive than Delta 100 but you should give velvia 50 a go even 1 or 2 rolls.
Another great video! It’s fascinating watching some one else get frustrated in the mistakes they make. I kinda wish I could make mistakes where the only consequence is wasting money on film. Must be nice.
Very well chosen edit on the video, keeping us in suspense, I was starting to question my joy of watching you. What kind of a person am I really, watching this poor man struggle, a journey within myself that went fulls circle, when I saw the photos. Very nice, I really liked the first with the filter !
I have to say that you have a remarkable knack for falling into a barrel of crap and coming out smelling like a rose. :)) Good images, all. I shot a ton of Agfa 100 and 400 in 120 and 4x5 over several years. I shot 100 at ASA 64 and 400 at ASA 360 on sunny days. Then I reduced the development time of the film from 12 minutes to 9 minutes. This gave me shadow detail without blowing normal highlights, and then I adjusted contrast with the printing paper. Most of these negatives would print well on grade 3 paper.
I love the last three images. It’s good to see the shoots that don’t go smoothly. I imagine just balancing recording the video and taking the shot on film is a constant juggling act.
This is why I love this new era of digital cameras. There is much to be said for the excitement and anticipation of film photography but I often made mistakes and you don’t know until you get that film back from the lab (or you see how totally you screwed up in your own lab 😂). The images you showed look great to me btw. Enjoyed the video!
Well - a mistake we all made back in the days when you couldn't "chimp" the back of the camera! The last image was the most powerful in my opinion - but I think I would have gone for a red rather than an orange filter.
Ditch colour my dude! These are incredible, best photos I've seen from you! So much drama so much feeling yet a serenity to it. Epic stuff! - Cheers from Greece.
Stunning panoramic photos on film are to be displayed on youtube by Nick Carver only. But seriously, the 617 almost appears jinxed.Luckily it's not the whole roll which was messed up. Just don't budge and keep shooting, and keep learning, I really like your analog content!
Been there. Done that. One of those nice things about digital it is set for you.... well unless you do manual exposure, but then you quickly realize your mistake. But dang I miss film. Got to get a roll and pull out my medium format camera.
I've been a bit tardy with leaving comments on your videos, but I have to say that I've really been enjoying the recent batch of adventures. Well, I am slightly biased towards the locations you've been visiting. Really enjoyed those panoramic black and white images. I bet they will look great printed. :-)
Great video Tom. I made the mistake going out in gale force winds and was making more mistakes than taking any shots! It’s always good to remember my mistakes that way I won’t make them again. Hopefully 🙏
I have to say, the first one was my favorite, even with the person and the debris. Glad we got to see some photos…I was nervous after that opening sequence!
Agreed
I mean this in the best way possible, but I love it when you mess up Tom. Makes me feel better 😅 we all need frustrating days to make us appreciate the good moments more 👌🏼
As always, thanks for the work you’ve put into this video.
Yes I feel that way too!
I think I speak for us all when I say that good or bad trips, you still make the best of it and your photography is still awesome! Thank you for being a TH-camr and letting us into your world.
The image at 13:00 is certainly a winner. I can't speak for you, but if it was me out there, I would feel that image makes up for most of if not all of the frustration of the day. Thanks for sharing the reality of a working photographer, Thomas.
It sounds so bad, but you don't know how good it feels to see you having this bad experience we all know too good, this moment when you say, you just feel like going home, when we have the feeling to just having messed up everything. But then you show how to overcome this, which is simply to keep going on, not to give in or give up and at the end all of the anger and doubts were unfounded! What a beautiful and instructive video!
And then, as I also do some amateurish youtube videos on my outside photography, I cannot beleave and hardly understand the effort you take in making this analog photography videos! There must be days between the shooting scenes and the final remark scene and you make it look, like it all took place in one day! Your videos look so seamless and I am having constantly troubles to find the right connection to the scene I just shoot ten minutes ago! Wow!
I have to repeat myself: you are such an inspiration!
I really like the first image. It was my second favorite out of the bunch. My favorite was image 5.
I love seeing not just the successes but the disappointments! You teach much more with the latter.
I received your book yesterday, it was a gift from my wife. I love it!
I have followed you for years and I always look forward to your uploads, ups and downs. Brilliant, thanks!
Blessing in disguise indeed. The second film shots were beautiful
Whoa! Lots of comments! As a life coach for creatives, I just wanted to say you did a great job dealing with your situation. You allowed yourself to be frustrated but also gave yourself the space to accept what was happening. And, the best part was that you kept going anyway. You were also able to get back into a creative space. So, well done! And the images turned out great!
For me, the winner is at 13:00. Love the minimalism of the foreground together with the drama of the sky. Tom, I note that famed Landscape Photographer Albert Watson uses an umbrella to shield his cameras from the wind (actually he gets one of his assistants to hold the umbrella :)). This can be seen on the BBC series 'What do artists do all day S1E11'. Might be something worth considering.
I was thinking about that while watching this ;)
For me, 5th and 6th image are the best, the total opposite of each other between the bright and dark as the main drawn of the image. Absolutely love them.
I love your honesty and open approach to these videos - "warts and all". Some really nice images and I actually preferred the first one, despite the footprints in the sand!
I must say that you seem to have a much higher tolerance for heart attack inducing situations than I do, Tom. I think for that reason I've never gone back to film photography. The immediate results of digital have probably extended my life by a few years, at least. But hey, you are my hero for taking it all in stride! Cheers!
The lines and textures on that last picture first roll and the contrast is great. First of second roll even better... Well done.
What’s great about your channel is the unfiltered challenges of your creative process. I do think that Headspace would be a great sponsor of this video…your deep breathing techniques would make Andy proud.
Thanks for the awesome video, Tom! Setting the wrong ISO on a light meter is a mistake just about all film photographers have made. If you ever shoot a roll at the wrong ISO, keep in mind you can always push/pull the film in development, which will increase/reduce the contrast (respectively). This has saved my skin a few times!
Especially with Ilford pushing the exposure... Classic grain
I liked the later images better too. The frustrations you experienced add comic relief, because everyone has made foul-ups or thought they did. It is reminiscient of Nick Carver's episode where he is taking polaroid images in the desert and has adventures with bees (which is my favorite Nick Carver video).
I love it when frustration blinds us, then you get home calm down to find gems on the camera.
I can’t decide between number 1 or 5. So entertaining and honest to watch. Thank you Thomas!
I think it's great to have videos where we can see professional photographer's struggle and make mistakes. Us amateurs are much more often in those kind of situations and sometimes we can feel like quitting but than just show us that we are all just humans. Great photos at the end of the day Thomas. :)
I’m part Scottish and part Irish and have had an intense, burning desire to go home to the Isles for 20 years. Now after seeing this, more than ever!!!! It seems to be the ultimate test of any landscape photographer. Thanks Thomas!!!!!! Stay safe!!!!!
Super happy to see you having success with that camera!
I shot a lot of film using the sunny 16 method. At the beginning, I also took a meter reading to sort of "calibrate my eye" and get a better understanding of the method. Now when I see a weird meter reading compared to what the sunny 16 method would dictate me, I double check the settings. This allowed me to avoid quite a few mistakes.
Another great video as always Thomas. If you want to use a standard filter holder with the 617, just loosen the small Allen key bolts that hold the lens protection rails in. The rails will stay in place when carrying the camera, but you can just slip them out when you want to use your filters. I travelled a lot with that camera and always did this, worked perfectly and the rails never came out by accident. Keep up the good work!
It's not just photography, when you watch Thomas Heaton videos. So much mood and drama in the entire video keeping one gripped. Good one Thomas.
10 things to do and you got 9 of them right, I know well the feeling.
"sunny 16" is your backup.
when I started photography I didn't own a meter and my camera didn't have a meter so I had to learn to judge exposures myself. Outdoors I would start with sunny 16 and go from there.
I love the fact that you not only embrace your mistakes, you share them publicly. It gives me inspiration, and it keeps me coming back for more. Good luck on your next adventure!
Personally, having started in the 1950's with roll film cameras, I am soo over having to use film. Still, I admire your passion. I remember in about 2014 just getting back into photography. You were just starting your channel. You went out on a sand flat in a big storm, and dropped and broke a filter. As you shouted vainly at the weather gods, another photographer had been heading over to see how you were doing. The other photographer did a sudden U-turn and disappeared into the howling wind. I decided to become a long-term subscriber and have never regretted it.
Really love that last shot. Love the balance and drama in it.
Every time I watch your videos, I learn something new and exciting to try! Thank you SO much my friend!
Oh! I really like the 3rd and last one, the contrast of each photo you did get is awesome.
Man this shoot resonates with me HARD. It’s really refreshing to see your tongue cheek approach to dealing with the frustrating situations. It makes me want to get out and shoot again after feeling down for a couple months. Keep it up brother, you’re inspiring people out there.
The fifth image, first one on the second roll of film, I like that one the best!
Thank you so much for your authenticity! That final image was stunning. Truly, I had to pause and look at it for some time
You are hilarious when you think you’ve made a mistake. Thanks for all the lovely images.
You have a hell of a set of pockets if you can adjust the ISO value on that light meter (LOL). It's usually a two handed operation for me. Might you have mixed up (somehow) adjusting the ISO value to the aperture value...they were both the same weren't they? ISO 16 and f/16. Lovely images and definitely a case of wish I was there. Thanks Thomas.
The last two were some of your best (IMHO) from the Scotland adventure. Thanks for taking and posting shots from the 617. Cheers.
Don't forget that your orange filter is eating upwards of a stop into itself, so that means you were really only over exposing by upwards of 2 stops, which ilford 100 should easily handle. BTW - if you're developing yoru own B&W and you're made the mistake of shooting a roll of film and different ISO's, one way to technically fix this is develop in Rodinal at 1:100 one hour sit stand. The 1:100 chemical ratio and sit aspect of it allows the developer to develop each frame as intended and exhaust the chemicals so you don't under over or develop. You'll get more grain because the lack of agitation, but I'd also suggest doing 3 inversions every 20 minutes too to make sure you actually exhaust the chemicals, but also make sure you don't get any bromite streaks.
You have a couple of technical errors here: 1) grain in Rodinal increases with agitation. 2) Rodinal cannot produce bromide drag because during development it doesn't release bromide.
Stand dev will work for basically any exposure you happen to give your film, but under most circumstances it is not the optimal choice.
Overexposure by two stops or more on Delta 100 can be rectified by developing in Perceptol for 9 minutes, according to the Ilford data sheet for the film - this is their suggestion for best results after accidentally overexposing.
Orange filter is 1.5 stops, but the 4 stop over exposure would have been referring to the previous images w/out filter 👍
@@mattmoy2000 I’ve experienced bromide drag with Rollei Retro 400s and rodinal using a semi stand development on a couple of occasions
@@mattdavis9986 That surprises me - are you sure it was true bromide drag and not surge marks (coming from the sprocket holes and often mistakenly called BrD)?
@@mattmoy2000 this was on 120 so no sprocket holes. This was a few years ago and up until that point, I thought bromide drag was something that only shows up on 35mm around sprocket holes. I took to the internet with the scans of the un-inverted negatives and was told from many sources with many, many years more experience than me that my problem was bromide drag. I was surprised.
Awe Tom I am sorry you have had some issues with this photo shoot! Your photos are amazing so relax,take some deep breaths, this to shall pass!
Beautiful images Thomas.
It has happened to all of us. I have been doing film photography for over 40 years and I still do make mistakes. It is best if you remember the sunny 16 rule. On an average sunny day, with a film of ASA 100 ( iso 100 in new money ), the exposure at F16 is the reciprocal of the film ASA. You were using an ASA 100 film so on a sunny day the exposure would have been 1/100s. The conditions were overcast but bright, which requires two extra stops of exposure, ie 1/25s. With the Orange filter, you'd need two more extra stops of exposure so 1/4s exposure was your friend ( a little over exposed but B&W film loves good exposure ). In my youth, Kodak films had an exposure guide based on the sunny 16 rule printed on the inside of the famous yellow box. Very very nice images nonetheless.
Wednesday at last. Chill and watch Thomas.
Helps us realise how good the old master were. Their knowledge of camera, film and light plus carrying
their kit on a mule. Worth pursuing Tom.🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
I feel like I'm watching a self video diary of my days as of late. :) Here is a mantra for you Thomas. "All will be well" :) Beautiful photos! Cheers!
Thomas, man, these photos! 😵 WOW! And I just got a Big new TV so I am *fully* enjoying the _gigantic majesty_ of your incredible photos!!! Blown away, really am m8 🥰🙌
Climbed a peak in the North Cascade Mountains with this camera in the 1990's. In fact, it was up Sahale Arm, Sahale Glacier and to the top of the peak. Saw that video you made of that same area. Looking forward to more adventures by my photographer friends. Have a great year!
So glad you're focusing more on film these days. Keep it up!
What great B&W photos of a simple beach scene. Amazing. Thanks
Great panos.... totally feel you when the reading is wrong.... and you don't know since when. If you can find some Agfa films there were very strong in contrast. And in color film if you want to experiment with ultra saturated color.... it could be a lot of fun.
Thank you so much for sharing all those videos, it's always a good news to see them poping.
Excellent video & Great images Thomas. 3 and 6 were excellent but 5 in my opinion was phenomenal. Look forward to seeing more B & W Pano's.
The joys of film! And.. unmetered cameras 😍🥰🤣 Amazing shots! Great to see that camera being used to great effect. 🤓👍
I’m loving the black and white film images!
I particularly liked images 1, 3, 5 and 6. Good to see you using B&W film, a genre which is very hard to master, particularly when using the Fuji.
Thanks a lot. Glad it all worked out in the end 👍
Another great video. Amazing images and great artistry. I really like the one with the lone image, footprints, debris etc which provide some storytelling. Some lovely calm looking scenes meditate on as well. It was encouraging to me as a beginner to know that even someone as experienced as yourself can have hard and frustrating days and sometimes the settings are not what we thought. An ‘oh no’ moment. I can’t even image how hard it is to work with film. Thank you for your channel Thomas. It’s great!
I remember a shoot I did a couple of years ago when I left auto iso on and didn't realise. It was an early morning shoot and The images where all nearly white. The iso was cranking itself up to ridiculous levels! Never again. Great video Thom.
Hey Tom, what helps me whenever I do most things that are challenging in life these days is accepting it as a learning experience. We can't be naturally good at everything. I think what matters more is enjoying the challenge and learning and growing from it without taking it as a personal insult that you feel challenged - though I can see how it can be easy to feel that way when you have a photography channel. I enjoyed watching this video!
I actually liked the first image the best. I'm not sure if the orange filter was entirely successful - the sea looked great but the sand became a bit blown out - seeing the images at youtube resolution, at any rate. But there's certainly a lovely quality to panoramas taken on film without being digitally stitched together.
We all mess up sometimes. I once took an entire nights worth of shots (30 or 40 pics) of the stars with my polarizer on:( I wondered why my images were so dark even though I was cranking up my ISO. Stuff happens. Great video.
I know you prefer simple empty scenes, but image 1 with the lone figure would be awesome blown up to wall print size.
Hi Thomas, glad it all worked out! Love the contrasty panoramas. Great start of the year, traveling and doing what you love. Kudos sir!
Hi Thomas. Always better to se a one like this when even someone at the top of the tree can have a day when not everything happens as it should. Far more educational to see the pro attitude shine through and not just give up, but stick st it and pull off the stunning shots. Love the work.
For me the second roll was the clear winner, despite the lack of direct light. Great shots!
aha! negative films have a wide range of dynamic, especially for the high light. I always love overexposing 2 stops to get the film thicker, 4 stops is not a big problem.
'Its all about the experience...' what a fantastic outlook on life. Wonderful images as always Thomas and boy do you make us feel every moment and emotion. Brilliant.
Thanks for sharing your pain and frustration but you captured some stunning black and white images. Andy
Thanks for sharing. I find it very hard to deal with when I make mistakes like this
A great example of the sometimes frustration of photography with film. I love the innovation with the filter CLAMPS..... are you going to market that LOL!
Just wasn't your day, was it mate, at the start! Made some entertaining content anyway, and a few lessons! But you certainly redeemed yourself in the end. well done for persevering and getting through it. Respect.
Good job, Thomas. The last one was my favourite. I really like the contrast, mood and the way the ripples all converge to take the eye to the central peak👍👍
Great video and great images! Thanks for bringing us along!
Yep, you got it right on the orange filter. Nice pano at 17 minutes.
Image 5 was beautiful, black and white really did it justice. I know you were frustrated but we got to see thebreal deal od some shoots that just dont go yo plan but turn out ok in the end 🌿
Wow !!! 12:55 that's what I call leading lines 😍
It was interesting seeing 6:17 format B&W photographs that emulate very closely minimalist paintings that I have seen of the area, Should be a good opportunity to knock out some very arty cards for sale to the tourists (And good to see you also :"kept yer heid" and avoided the impulsive reaction with a film camera of opening the back and ripping the film out in haste to get started on a new roll set at the "correct" ISO!)
Thomas, it's a good job you shot these in b&w and not colour slide because b&w is lot more exposure (ball's up) forgiving than colour slide. Great images as per usual 👍. Speaking of colour slide I know it a lot more expensive than Delta 100 but you should give velvia 50 a go even 1 or 2 rolls.
Nice job Thomas. You always inspire the wife and me to take the cameras out for a walk.
I love your video..you show things the way they are...the good and the bad!
These last two shots are gorgeous !
Great images! And love the reactions!!! Congrats on a successful “Big Bertha” photoshoot!
Another great video! It’s fascinating watching some one else get frustrated in the mistakes they make. I kinda wish I could make mistakes where the only consequence is wasting money on film. Must be nice.
Very well chosen edit on the video, keeping us in suspense, I was starting to question my joy of watching you.
What kind of a person am I really, watching this poor man struggle, a journey within myself that went fulls circle, when I saw the photos.
Very nice, I really liked the first with the filter !
Fantastic photos!
Ah the thrill of shooting film!
I have to say that you have a remarkable knack for falling into a barrel of crap and coming out smelling like a rose. :)) Good images, all. I shot a ton of Agfa 100 and 400 in 120 and 4x5 over several years. I shot 100 at ASA 64 and 400 at ASA 360 on sunny days. Then I reduced the development time of the film from 12 minutes to 9 minutes. This gave me shadow detail without blowing normal highlights, and then I adjusted contrast with the printing paper. Most of these negatives would print well on grade 3 paper.
That last shot is a stunner!
I really like #3, but then you showed #6. You really fixed all of issues of #3. #6 is sublime.
I admire your perseverance. I would have ditched the film camera long ago. It just seems to delay and complicate things.
I love the last three images. It’s good to see the shoots that don’t go smoothly. I imagine just balancing recording the video and taking the shot on film is a constant juggling act.
Love these honest photographic moments.
Ha! Snap! I shot a few frames off on my Bronica today with my light meter still set to +5 compensation to allow for the polariser and red filter!
Loved this video. The true worries and mishaps of a photographer. Beautiful images
This is why I love this new era of digital cameras. There is much to be said for the excitement and anticipation of film photography but I often made mistakes and you don’t know until you get that film back from the lab (or you see how totally you screwed up in your own lab 😂).
The images you showed look great to me btw. Enjoyed the video!
Well - a mistake we all made back in the days when you couldn't "chimp" the back of the camera! The last image was the most powerful in my opinion - but I think I would have gone for a red rather than an orange filter.
Ditch colour my dude! These are incredible, best photos I've seen from you! So much drama so much feeling yet a serenity to it. Epic stuff! - Cheers from Greece.
It all worked out, and nice images!
All that gear would certainly do my head in, so well done for persevering! Image 5 is my favourite - such a clean and beautifully lit shot!
I love that your “reject” images are ones I’d love to take
Stunning panoramic photos on film are to be displayed on youtube by Nick Carver only.
But seriously, the 617 almost appears jinxed.Luckily it's not the whole roll which was messed up. Just don't budge and keep shooting, and keep learning, I really like your analog content!
Been there. Done that. One of those nice things about digital it is set for you.... well unless you do manual exposure, but then you quickly realize your mistake. But dang I miss film. Got to get a roll and pull out my medium format camera.
I've been a bit tardy with leaving comments on your videos, but I have to say that I've really been enjoying the recent batch of adventures. Well, I am slightly biased towards the locations you've been visiting. Really enjoyed those panoramic black and white images. I bet they will look great printed. :-)
Great video Tom. I made the mistake going out in gale force winds and was making more mistakes than taking any shots! It’s always good to remember my mistakes that way I won’t make them again. Hopefully 🙏