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 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! :-)
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.
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 👍
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.
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!
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 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!
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 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.
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!
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. 😁
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 UA-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!
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. =)
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!
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.
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.
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
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 👍
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 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
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!
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!!!
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👍
Oh yes, I looove this lens! Too bad mine got broken in a very inconvenient accident - it still functions, but the zoom ring now takes some additional effort to turn. I traveled to Altay mountains recently, 70-200 2.8gave me mostly everything I needed, but 24-70 proved to be irreplaceable in some cases. Not even by the 50 mm. And the more I learn about photography (20 years in, still learning), the less I use wider lenses
Had my camera with a tele lens (Nikon 200-500) on the back seat of my vehicle. I was driving through a local park when a huge buck whitetail deer stepped out in a perfect location for a photo. I reached over my shoulder to grab the camera and felt something unravel in my shoulder. It was a torn muscle in the rotator cuff group. That was about 5 years ago and it still bothers me from time to time and this is after almost a year of physical therapy. Be careful out there Thomas. It just takes one wrong move.
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. 😉
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!
Tom, for the infrared B&W work, I'd seriously look at using something like SilverEfex to tweak the microcontrast and play about with colour filters - they'll transform infrared images like that fern and I feel gives you more control than Lightroom / Photoshop
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!
I've had a couple injuries which really took a long time to recover from. Hurt my neck falling on my face after tripping over something. It twisted my neck so hard that it pinched a nerve and my right hand was numb for months. Another time, I got injured making something out of steel in my home shop. Was cutting a piece using an angle grinder and it kicked backwards towards me. Hit my left wrist, and had to have emergency surgery. I'll never have full movement or feeling in my left wrist and some fingers, but I can still do everything again. Thing they never you though, is that the injuries just make life a little painful. Every day things get a little harder to do. Good luck, please take care of yourself
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.
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!
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 :)
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.
I am glad your neck is OK now Tom. I noted that you were under a little pressure when you were kinda crawl under the big fallen tree with all your heavy gears on your back. That might have caused the neck problem. Anyhow, you are ok now, that's all it matters. Beautiful photos. Can't wait to see your next week video and photos. Take care brother!
Yep, I've had those awful neck issues before. Advil, 600mg to 800mg and most of the time that does it for me. Glad you're on the mend. There are small heat packets that are activated by oxygen and those can offer some relief too. The tree with red berries was quite nice. Good job isolating the subject from the background with compression from the long lens. Nicely done.
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 was already wondering in the last videos why you didn't consider the 24-70 f2.8 before. I understand the usefullnes and versatility of the 24-120, but unless you are not making long distance hikes where space and weight of the packback are important, I would always go with the better and sharper lenses. Therefore and since you are traveling relaxed with your van, the 24-70 and 70-200 both f2.8 will provide you outstanding results I would argue.
@@davidgfisher that isn't as "sharp" but I would definitely go for it had I had the money to buy a Z7II. I am using D800 with a tamron 24-70 and it is good enough and if you close it down to F10 or something it is really sharp. I could only fit a 70-300 in my budget and guess what, the macro capabilities at180-300 is really fun and good enough for product photography
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!
Pleased you soon recovered from your neck injury. I have to say I much preferred the colour image of the bracken over the infrared, the Nikon and that lens are terrific. Really liked the rowan tree shot, clearly demonstrating the benefit of exploring around the subject rather than settling for the first composition you find..
I am also glad you are feeling better, I was going to mention there is yarrow near by. Sometimes having a small tin of salve can help ease muscle strains on the road, lucky you are close to home and your wife. I prefer the infra red shot as it seemed to team with life and more detail the subject matter of the fern, you have to work with what is available. The Nikon one was nice more simple cleaner looking. I enjoyed this video mostly for seeing the Lake district from a different photographic viewpoint than that of a tourist, I appreciate more. I also find the heather to be beautiful , the way it is now, and thanks for sharing it in this video.
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 :)
The color version is gorgeous. Funny about the 24-120. I have the 24-70 f/4 and I am not a fan of it even though other photographers rave about how sharp it is.
It was nice to hear you touch on thoughts of your safety when parking up for the night. I think about safety when traveling around anywhere anymore. Great fern shot!
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
over the last 3 months I've developed quite the neck ache myself... turns out to be slight C6-C7 compression. I have a photo trip in March that I'm hoping won't be effected by it. After that, we will get it fixed. Here's hoping you feel better soon Tom, you are a few decades younger than me... I'm sure it will work itself out soon. beautiful tree (berries) !!
Another great adventure Tom and glad your necks better. Definitely the Nikon version for me. Colour seems to work best for flora in most instances IMO. Although, nothing wrong with trying something new. Keep up the great work mate.
The look on your face when talking about even the slightest possibility of shooting fall colors is making me so excited for fall, I love it! Also I totally prefer the Nikon mainly because I think the vibrant greens play a big role in making it a striking image.😌
Ahh yikes! I feel your pain! I wiped out last summer hiking with a heavy camera pack and tripod. Loose rocks slipped out from under my hiking boots and to prevent landing on my camera pack I twisted to one side, landing on my butt. That tweeked my back and I didn't think I was going to get up to hike a mile or so back to the truck. A miserable experience that had me gimping about for over a week. Do be careful, Thomas! Love your videos. Cheers from Arizona!
Hey Thomas! Fantastic video this week! Some incredible scenery with excellent dialogue. Just when I think you can’t top your previous work, you drop another masterpiece. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
After a 4 day hike through Laugavegur a few years back with my camera swinging around my neck, I gave myself a similar neck injury. This brought back some memories of that adventure. Now I swear by wrist straps and camera clips. Swinging gear = strain injury just waiting to happen. Great video.
I've found so many shots just by turning around. I try to be conscious of it and every couple of minutes I stop and look backwards for a minute just to catch them out. I preferred the IR shot. I feel like it wasn't abstract enough in FS light. I was distracted by knowing it was a plant, whereas in IR it was easier to look at the shapes, line and contrast of the image and forget it's a fern.
Glad to hear you are much better and I felt your pain when you were on camera. This is a great video and at 28 mins was one of the longer ones. Much appreciated Thomas, always look forward to Thursdays (NZ) when your videos drop.
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.
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 much preferred the Nikon shot, Thomas. Sorry about your neck but glad you recovered quickly. And I noted your comment about parking the van for a quick escape if it became necessary. And locking the doors. I camped by myself like that for many years and I was always very conscious of security.... as much as possible.
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.
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 effort that goes into the 3rd person shots setups is amazing.
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 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! :-)
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.
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 👍
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.
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!
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 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!
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 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.
Lovely Eric Church snippet! 🙌🏻
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.
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. 😁
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 UA-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!
Glad to hear you are better! Your dedication to photography is inspiring!
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. =)
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 like the Nikon shot of the plants. Really like the shot in general!
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
The colour fern definitely got the vote, even though I have been enjoying the inferred images.
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.
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
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 👍
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 love the colour version but I think with different processing - reduced highlights and more shadows - I would come to like the IR image.
Great Autumn video Thomas. Beautiful
Glad you healed up quickly. Not to worry, carry on and keep up the wonderful photography and accompanying commentary.
NIce story telling Thomas, with nice overlay of b roll and music! NIce!
No doubt on the Nikon ferny shot. Those vibrant greens are what makes ferns look so special
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
I'm with you. The Nikon full color fern is best. Infared is great when there is tonal and color contrast.
Hope you recovered fast after this Thomas! Thanks for posting!
Gorgeous area and Beautiful photographs! Glad you are feeling better! I’m looking forward to my 2023 calendar!
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!
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!!!
Glad you’re back up and running. Another fun video. Thank you
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👍
Oh yes, I looove this lens! Too bad mine got broken in a very inconvenient accident - it still functions, but the zoom ring now takes some additional effort to turn. I traveled to Altay mountains recently, 70-200 2.8gave me mostly everything I needed, but 24-70 proved to be irreplaceable in some cases. Not even by the 50 mm. And the more I learn about photography (20 years in, still learning), the less I use wider lenses
The Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens is truly an excellent choice. Of the S lenses I have, it is my favorite.
Had my camera with a tele lens (Nikon 200-500) on the back seat of my vehicle. I was driving through a local park when a huge buck whitetail deer stepped out in a perfect location for a photo. I reached over my shoulder to grab the camera and felt something unravel in my shoulder. It was a torn muscle in the rotator cuff group. That was about 5 years ago and it still bothers me from time to time and this is after almost a year of physical therapy. Be careful out there Thomas. It just takes one wrong move.
The colour Green Fern photo is so beautiful. The green is so luscious. 👍 Please tske care, Thomas.
Good video. I always enjoy watching your new releases. Take care of yourself and your neck. Good luck and new, cool pictures.
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. 😉
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!
Oh wow the green fern image is an art piece, absolutely remarkable. Great find and composition!
Tom, for the infrared B&W work, I'd seriously look at using something like SilverEfex to tweak the microcontrast and play about with colour filters - they'll transform infrared images like that fern and I feel gives you more control than Lightroom / Photoshop
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😢
For fuji Infrared, try 23 f2 very good. And the 14 mm 2.8 is excellent. No Hotspots.
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!
I've had a couple injuries which really took a long time to recover from.
Hurt my neck falling on my face after tripping over something. It twisted my neck so hard that it pinched a nerve and my right hand was numb for months.
Another time, I got injured making something out of steel in my home shop. Was cutting a piece using an angle grinder and it kicked backwards towards me. Hit my left wrist, and had to have emergency surgery. I'll never have full movement or feeling in my left wrist and some fingers, but I can still do everything again.
Thing they never you though, is that the injuries just make life a little painful. Every day things get a little harder to do.
Good luck, please take care of yourself
Glad you're okay! Happy to have already pre-orderd a calendar! I look forward to hanging it.
Glad you are better. Comedian Dana Carvey has a funny bit about getting old where his arm gets incapacitated just answering the phone.
Oh, lad, this is what we 70-year old's call "aging!" ;-) Glad to see you're on the mend.
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.
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!
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 :)
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.
I am glad your neck is OK now Tom. I noted that you were under a little pressure when you were kinda crawl under the big fallen tree with all your heavy gears on your back. That might have caused the neck problem. Anyhow, you are ok now, that's all it matters. Beautiful photos. Can't wait to see your next week video and photos. Take care brother!
Yep, I've had those awful neck issues before. Advil, 600mg to 800mg and most of the time that does it for me. Glad you're on the mend.
There are small heat packets that are activated by oxygen and those can offer some relief too.
The tree with red berries was quite nice. Good job isolating the subject from the background with compression from the long lens. Nicely done.
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.
Agree for fern, the colour image was better.
That second image is amazing!!
I think I would have preferred the infrared have there been more contrast and deeper blacks. Over all, 2 beautiful shots.
Prefer the Nikon image but the two side by side as a diptych also works for me. Great fun to watch apart from the neck pain! 👏👍
Liked the green ferns and the red berries. Sometimes a chiropractor is a good thing when you hurt your neck or back.
I was already wondering in the last videos why you didn't consider the 24-70 f2.8 before. I understand the usefullnes and versatility of the 24-120, but unless you are not making long distance hikes where space and weight of the packback are important, I would always go with the better and sharper lenses. Therefore and since you are traveling relaxed with your van, the 24-70 and 70-200 both f2.8 will provide you outstanding results I would argue.
Totally agree with you, Max. The 24-120 has its place, but not as a permanent member of the bag.
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto so now you need the 70-200 does that make the whole setup bigger and heavier than the GFX setup?
@@paultaylor5513 I was wondering the same.
And why not the 24 70 F4?
As your nearly always of a tripod and how often are you shooting below f5? Wouldn’t the f4 do just as well pricewise?
@@davidgfisher that isn't as "sharp" but I would definitely go for it had I had the money to buy a Z7II. I am using D800 with a tamron 24-70 and it is good enough and if you close it down to F10 or something it is really sharp. I could only fit a 70-300 in my budget and guess what, the macro capabilities at180-300 is really fun and good enough for product photography
I often prefer the infrared, but with the fern I agree, the color version is best
That bit of Eric Church singing made my day. Good to hear that your neck got better quickly. Beautiful photography as always. 😊
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!
The 24-120 is great but the 24-70 f2.8 is a permanent fixture on my Z7II. I'd liked to have seen a B&W conversion of the Nikon fern image.
Pleased you soon recovered from your neck injury. I have to say I much preferred the colour image of the bracken over the infrared, the Nikon and that lens are terrific. Really liked the rowan tree shot, clearly demonstrating the benefit of exploring around the subject rather than settling for the first composition you find..
I am also glad you are feeling better, I was going to mention there is yarrow near by. Sometimes having a small tin of salve can help ease muscle strains on the road, lucky you are close to home and your wife. I prefer the infra red shot as it seemed to team with life and more detail the subject matter of the fern, you have to work with what is available. The Nikon one was nice more simple cleaner looking. I enjoyed this video mostly for seeing the Lake district from a different photographic viewpoint than that of a tourist, I appreciate more. I also find the heather to be beautiful , the way it is now, and thanks for sharing it in this video.
Luv the lush green fern!
14:35 ohhhh the sun came back
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 :)
The color version is gorgeous. Funny about the 24-120. I have the 24-70 f/4 and I am not a fan of it even though other photographers rave about how sharp it is.
It was nice to hear you touch on thoughts of your safety when parking up for the night. I think about safety when traveling around anywhere anymore. Great fern shot!
Definitely the colour image. Seems so much cleaner and sharper.
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
over the last 3 months I've developed quite the neck ache myself... turns out to be slight C6-C7 compression. I have a photo trip in March that I'm hoping won't be effected by it. After that, we will get it fixed. Here's hoping you feel better soon Tom, you are a few decades younger than me... I'm sure it will work itself out soon. beautiful tree (berries) !!
Another great adventure Tom and glad your necks better. Definitely the Nikon version for me. Colour seems to work best for flora in most instances IMO. Although, nothing wrong with trying something new. Keep up the great work mate.
Nikon version of the two fern images lovely green bold colours
The look on your face when talking about even the slightest possibility of shooting fall colors is making me so excited for fall, I love it! Also I totally prefer the Nikon mainly because I think the vibrant greens play a big role in making it a striking image.😌
Ahh yikes! I feel your pain! I wiped out last summer hiking with a heavy camera pack and tripod. Loose rocks slipped out from under my hiking boots and to prevent landing on my camera pack I twisted to one side, landing on my butt. That tweeked my back and I didn't think I was going to get up to hike a mile or so back to the truck. A miserable experience that had me gimping about for over a week. Do be careful, Thomas! Love your videos. Cheers from Arizona!
Hey Thomas! Fantastic video this week! Some incredible scenery with excellent dialogue. Just when I think you can’t top your previous work, you drop another masterpiece. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
After a 4 day hike through Laugavegur a few years back with my camera swinging around my neck, I gave myself a similar neck injury. This brought back some memories of that adventure.
Now I swear by wrist straps and camera clips. Swinging gear = strain injury just waiting to happen.
Great video.
I've found so many shots just by turning around. I try to be conscious of it and every couple of minutes I stop and look backwards for a minute just to catch them out.
I preferred the IR shot. I feel like it wasn't abstract enough in FS light. I was distracted by knowing it was a plant, whereas in IR it was easier to look at the shapes, line and contrast of the image and forget it's a fern.
Walking more than 10kilometers just for a few photos. Not even earning money from it but it makes me happy.
Glad to hear you are much better and I felt your pain when you were on camera. This is a great video and at 28 mins was one of the longer ones. Much appreciated Thomas, always look forward to Thursdays (NZ) when your videos drop.
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.
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 much preferred the Nikon shot, Thomas. Sorry about your neck but glad you recovered quickly. And I noted your comment about parking the van for a quick escape if it became necessary. And locking the doors. I camped by myself like that for many years and I was always very conscious of security.... as much as possible.
The Nikon photo won by a country mile for me. Also that food looked amazing!
I’m a big fan of IR but I like the color version of the fern better. Nice to see your pano worked out!
I'm glad that you are on the mend. I preferred the Nikon version. The green was wonderful, and so was the clarity of your new lens.