Sunset Photography in the North Cascades

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  • @kian8382
    @kian8382 5 років тому +1

    Every time I watch a TH video I'm amazed by your positive attitude, I mean as a man who hikes all the way carrying all those stuffs, sweating and having to film himself walking and then coming back to pick the camera, and then still being able to say to the audience "absolutely fantastic", you rock.

  • @heidiwalker5687
    @heidiwalker5687 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful. I am absolutely pleased that you were able to enjoy the beauty I grew up in and continue to call home. Looking forward to the rest of your videos.

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому +1

      Heidi Walker you live in such a gorgeous area! From the coast to the mountains!

    • @heidiwalker5687
      @heidiwalker5687 5 років тому

      @@molopez619 Thank you. There are days when I feel very lucky to be here - especially when I come home from a hike with amazing photos and memories.

  • @poytography8637
    @poytography8637 5 років тому +31

    If you like that hike now, come back in the fall! Its extraordinary! Insane colors plus the Larches! Wow! Great vid. Thanks for sharing!

  • @danielhenzphotography
    @danielhenzphotography 5 років тому +4

    We, and the moscitos, love your images and you videos. Thanks for showing us, and the midges, not just the obvious places and images.

  • @bunathan2485
    @bunathan2485 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful place

  • @ericlamont4130
    @ericlamont4130 5 років тому +11

    It’s fun to see you exploring a landscape that I’ve come to take for granted. I live at the foot of the Cascades, near Mount Baker, and I really need to get back out in our gorgeous mountains again.

  • @markhyde1970
    @markhyde1970 5 років тому +17

    I really like the rock fall lines, you have them on the mountains opposite and they draw your eye down to the lake and the scene in general. Just a personal opinion obv.
    Wonderful.

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому +2

      Mark Hyde good break down bro!

    • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
      @ThomasHeatonPhoto  5 років тому +8

      I agree. In the end, I actually thought they added a little interest.

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno 5 років тому

    I like the line of scree. A leading line to the lake and it’s a close up view of something visible at other points around the lake.

  • @NandishA
    @NandishA 5 років тому +4

    I live in this part of the world. Glad you are showing it to the world how beautiful the Cascades and Pacific northwest is.

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому

      Nandish A it’s arguably my favorite place in that entire region.

  • @hanstudio4
    @hanstudio4 5 років тому

    just like old time. love it. thanks

  • @wallybeep
    @wallybeep 5 років тому

    Thomas. I love your videos. As a lifelong photographer, it was a particular pleasure to see you in my backyard. There as so many beautiful places here, my home. Please know it’s been a magical pleasure to myself visit yours. Glencoe is one if those ethereal places everyone ought to see one day. Throw in Skye, and it’s hard not to be in photographic heaven. It would be a joy to meet you at some Croft one day and go to shoot or you, here, to show you more places in the Pacific Northwest.
    Great job. Keep them coming.

  • @francoisbouchart4050
    @francoisbouchart4050 5 років тому +1

    Thomas, I love your emphasis on the experience and the beauty of our natural world. Traveling through the landscape is just as important as capturing it on “film”. Thank you 🙏!

  • @aisaacson5
    @aisaacson5 5 років тому

    Very proud to be from the Pacific Northwest. Glad you were able to experience it! Thanks as always for the videos! I enjoy them and have learned a lot from watching.

  • @donniedarko1345
    @donniedarko1345 5 років тому

    So I'm a photographer by trade. I make money dong events, portraits and weddings. But I'm also the guy who ALWAYS has a camera on him to shoot whatever comes across my path. My main reason for writing is to tell Thomas that his videos have always had a super calming effect on me. His voice, the music and the subjects he shoots. Its like listening to guided meditation at 1:25 am while trying to relax and find sleep. Thanks Thomas.

  • @terrywbreedlove
    @terrywbreedlove 5 років тому +11

    Between Canada and the USA there are so many massive and varied terrain and climates and gorgeous Parks.

  • @JonAnderson00
    @JonAnderson00 5 років тому +2

    Welcome to the PNW Thomas! You could spend a lifetime photographing the endless compositions in the Cascades and still only be scratching the surface. The North Cascade Highway is the perfect place to start! Great video, as always. :)

  • @robertgrenader858
    @robertgrenader858 5 років тому

    Thomas, taking the photograph is wonderful, but being there to capture the image is magic. This video is why I do what I do.

  • @alaaibraheem5181
    @alaaibraheem5181 5 років тому

    you always give me a reason to keep shooting. thank you.

  • @JROC822
    @JROC822 5 років тому +1

    Lived in Washington all my life. The North Cascades are amazing!

  • @adamsrosales6519
    @adamsrosales6519 5 років тому

    Blue skies. Yup, welcome to the PNW in the summer :). It's so hard to get a good day with some interest in the sky when you're able to go out on the trail. It's either cloudy and/or snowed in for most of the year or completely clear for 3 months of the year. I also struggle quite a bit here because you have to stay out so late during the summer to catch the sunset and the good views are so high up. Hiking down a couple of miles is not fun when it's dark.

  • @VitainViaggio
    @VitainViaggio 5 років тому

    Ehy Thomas this video is very cool! I love this type of video, I appreciate the various steps from start to end! And the pic it was AMAZING!

  • @broken12367
    @broken12367 5 років тому

    That first landscape was epic. Even I couldn’t mess a photo of that up, stunning.

  • @stnluu
    @stnluu 5 років тому

    Thomas, I've pretty much learned the ways of landscape photography from this channel, since when it was in its infancy. It's been a few years, and I'd say I'm relatively proficient at getting landscape shots thanks to you. Now that you're in my backyard, and come to places that I've been to, it's interesting to see the similarities and differences in our thought process for the same location. Thank you for all you've done to inspire my love for landscape photography!

  • @dozerjohn
    @dozerjohn 5 років тому +79

    I've heard that once upon a time a landscape photographer ran a marathon. It took him 3 days and 80 kilometers to finish it.

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому

      Legendary

    • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
      @ThomasHeatonPhoto  5 років тому +6

      Haha. That I can believe.

    • @productreviewnetwork9231
      @productreviewnetwork9231 5 років тому

      Have you seen our latest upload about the "Sony A7R IV Camera." Check it out, it's stunning!

    • @TL-xw6fh
      @TL-xw6fh 5 років тому +6

      @@productreviewnetwork9231 Who cares.

  • @paulcomptonpdphotography
    @paulcomptonpdphotography 5 років тому

    You do see the world mate well done you

  • @tompetersphotography
    @tompetersphotography 5 років тому

    Beautiful shot Tom like you said wish for some more clouds but there you go. What a location

  • @Behindmylens
    @Behindmylens 5 років тому

    Nice location beautiful awesome video too will need to put this place on my bucket list I personally do like the smaller unknown parks for the very reason that you can find yourself alone there 😍

  • @davehachey3888
    @davehachey3888 5 років тому

    Glad to see you're spending more time in the US National Parks, they can be a rich photographic opportunity. Be careful hiking on those trails after dark, they are treacherous. Hard to tell from the environment, but I've seen some stunning images of stars reflected in the lake if the weather and ambient light cooperates. Enjoy your trip and I look forward to seeing more.

  • @KellyPettit
    @KellyPettit 5 років тому +1

    Do you prepare for wild animals like bears or cougars or do you worry about that? Walking down a mountain at night scares me a little. Great vlog once again Thomas!!

  • @bestpix100
    @bestpix100 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, thanks for your time and effort. Thanks again

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому

      Bestpix photography i second that!

  • @speecher1959
    @speecher1959 5 років тому

    Well, this series is very fun for me to watch since you're in my hiking grounds. Life has unfolded in such a way that travel is limited, so I do not take for granted that I can hop in the car and be in the North to Central Cascades in very little time. The views are often overwhelming, and words inadequate.
    I last did the Heather-Maple Pass Loop Trail two years ago with my niece, who took it all in with every fiber of her being. It was very fun to see it anew through her eyes.

  • @beefofdestiny3773
    @beefofdestiny3773 5 років тому

    I am glad that you enjoyed the north cascades they are vary enjoyable and I love them a lot too the perks of Living in Washington!

  • @thedman103
    @thedman103 5 років тому +20

    The Cascades are so underrated and under-visited. Though I liked it that way... kind of wanted it to stay a secret. :)

  • @steved180
    @steved180 5 років тому

    that was a tidy watch.......nice one

  • @fluffyandpuffy
    @fluffyandpuffy 5 років тому +13

    You're in my backyard! Been watching you a couple years, cool to see you in the Cascades

  • @Echinacea53
    @Echinacea53 5 років тому

    Awesome photo and i like this clear sky, a great contrast between sky and Earth and ahh... what a stunning place! Thank you Thomas . Safe and successful journey to you.

  • @josephstanski5180
    @josephstanski5180 5 років тому

    This is just great Thomas - Thank you for bringing this old man along - I once did what your doing, hiking the mountains in Colorado - in the fall; just beautiful. Thank Thomas.

  • @dianesnowflake
    @dianesnowflake 5 років тому

    What a landscape to be hiking around. Hope you get clouds next time.

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto 5 років тому

    I think this is a great NPS initiative. Your feeling about Yosemite mirrors mine about the Grand Canyon. Next April I'll be on Vancouver Island with Gavin & Grumpy for a workshop, and I'm looking for nearby travel & photo locations to visit afterwards. Northern Cascades N.P. appears not too far away. It's now on my short list. Thanks!

  • @angellacanfora
    @angellacanfora 5 років тому

    I had no idea that a polarizer only works on a portion of the image! This must explain why I sometimes get these pixelated, shadowy lines in the sky when I shoot wide on a clear, sunny day. So glad you explained that. See, this is why I watch your vids! (that and your images are gorgeous, of course...)

    • @angellacanfora
      @angellacanfora 5 років тому

      Also, I love how relaxed and casual you are, standing there eating, in the land of grizzly bears! You're much braver than me. :)

    • @erikswenson2659
      @erikswenson2659 5 років тому +1

      A polarizer filters out (or admits) polarized light across the entire field of view. However, the sky is polarized to varying degrees depending on the sun angle. A polarizer doesn't help a telephotoshot directly toward or away from the sun. A wide angle lens produce weird shots with a polarizer because the fov includes portions of the sky with a wide range of polarization (e.g. some of the sky will darken more than other portions.

    • @angellacanfora
      @angellacanfora 5 років тому

      @@erikswenson2659 Thanks, that makes sense. I was out late yesterday taking some handheld wide angled shots w the polarizer & noticed that while some of them came out fine, other shots had this weird grey pixelation near the top. With a circular polarizer, does it change things when shooting wide angle if you turn it all the way or less? Think I probably just need to do some experimenting.

    • @erikswenson2659
      @erikswenson2659 5 років тому +1

      @@angellacanfora yes, dialing in less effect will lessen the difference across the image, but you should definitely experiment.

  • @beauxbrasseur
    @beauxbrasseur 5 років тому

    One of my favorite images of all time.

  • @michaelvail2446
    @michaelvail2446 5 років тому +2

    The distracting rock fall you mention is called, in geological terms, a talus slope. They are quite common in North American mountains. Great video, very nicely composed.

  • @charlesgough3528
    @charlesgough3528 5 років тому

    Stellar shot!

  • @dh1895
    @dh1895 5 років тому

    Really beautiful

  • @qianxizhang2146
    @qianxizhang2146 5 років тому

    Much better than Yosemite+1 The other half of the Maple pass loop is also very beautiful! This is the first trail that I have to stop to take pictures every five minutes. Waiting for your video at Sahale Arm campsite!

  • @PMCN53
    @PMCN53 5 років тому

    Hey Thomas, looks like a beautiful location. I agree that many great locations are now overrun. Part of the great landscape photography experience is being somewhere QUIET and alone to be able to soak in the ambience. Love the shot!

  • @ProfessorCamera
    @ProfessorCamera 5 років тому

    It was great to have met you in Seattle and look forward to more of your videos. I will watch for your Mount Rainier work and hope to run into you again some time.

  • @AleRodrigues
    @AleRodrigues 5 років тому +16

    Lovely video Tom. Very peaceful. I also prefer going to less crowded places for landscape photography. Beautiful photo btw! cheers

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому +1

      Ale Rodrigues just doesn’t feel the same when you have hundreds of people around you when you come seeking solitude and the feeling of “the great out doors”

    • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
      @ThomasHeatonPhoto  5 років тому +1

      Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @nobody79ify
    @nobody79ify 5 років тому

    What a beautiful area it is there! It looks like a postcard everywhere. Would love to visit one day!

  • @codyandvictoria
    @codyandvictoria 5 років тому +1

    Cascades are on the list! Hope to get out there soon(ish)

  • @chrissmith9450
    @chrissmith9450 5 років тому

    Great photo. The scree falls act as lead in lines...

  • @zoomzoom530
    @zoomzoom530 5 років тому

    Nice! I see your point about the dull sky but those rocky glacial moraines in the foreground excellently reflect others you see coming down on the other slops, which is a nice feature of these landscapes...

  • @mere_mort4l
    @mere_mort4l 5 років тому +7

    I'd stay for the night for star trails or just the Milky Way if possible as a backdrop to this beautiful scene

    • @bentherusho
      @bentherusho 5 років тому +1

      Yeah I would stay for the stars too

  • @jdfdc7
    @jdfdc7 5 років тому +1

    North Cascades are great! Olympics are equally beautiful. Enjoyed the video!

  • @spectacularscotland
    @spectacularscotland 5 років тому

    Stunning Thomas. Was in Yosemite in May for two days and if you weren’t parked for 11am, forget it and that isn’t even the busiest month. To add insult to injury, I wanted to photograph from glacier point and it was closed but opened the day after I left. Anyway, this looks stunning, might research further. Enjoy!

  • @manuelilic9195
    @manuelilic9195 5 років тому

    Thanks for sharing your experiences; you are always a big inspiration!

  • @jwm6805
    @jwm6805 5 років тому

    Oh hey, welcome to the PNW! Excited to see your take on familiar places to me.

  • @markmcmullan3351
    @markmcmullan3351 5 років тому

    I see nothing wrong with that image at all Thomas I think you will re evaluate that in time it's a beautifully subtle image shot at the perfect time . What a place too , greT to see somewhere different .

  • @MichaelShainblum
    @MichaelShainblum 5 років тому +6

    Come back out to the US man, the Oregon/Washington coast is calling! I know a few people you could cruise around with. :P

    • @ThomasHeatonPhoto
      @ThomasHeatonPhoto  5 років тому +2

      I keep hearing about that Oregon coast! Is it remote enough to have a few days camping?

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum 5 років тому +1

      @@ThomasHeatonPhoto There are plenty of places out there where you can camp and backpack.

    • @nn1982in
      @nn1982in 5 років тому

      The west coast especially the Pacific north west corridor is stunning!

    • @petepetersen
      @petepetersen 5 років тому

      Don’t forget the Central Cascades with the Alpine Lake Wilderness and the Enchantments! One of the most beautiful landscape i have seen. If you ever plan a trip into this region let me know. Friends of mine have a hotel and a house in the Bavarian styled village Leavenworth. So you would have a place to stay. 🙂

  • @debrareither4682
    @debrareither4682 5 років тому

    Staying tuned Thomas. That one photo is so gorgeous!

  • @scotty4418
    @scotty4418 5 років тому

    Never seen any video or images from this location before but from the brief glimpses in this episode it looked beautiful and can imagine seasonal changes will make this a great place to revisit. Looking forward to seeing more from your trip Thomas and of course your great images

  • @John_2Much_Coffee
    @John_2Much_Coffee 5 років тому

    Love your videos! I find great Peace in watching them. Cheers!

  • @OasisMain
    @OasisMain 5 років тому

    WA State! Represent! Love our mountains!

  • @VirtualSculptures
    @VirtualSculptures 5 років тому

    For a serious North Cascade hike, trek the Pacific NW trail to view Mt Challenger from Watcom Pass.

  • @bbark7380
    @bbark7380 5 років тому

    So cool to see videos from my own backyard!

  • @jochenvdt8329
    @jochenvdt8329 5 років тому

    Amazing view and picture!

  • @thevikingpeaches1948
    @thevikingpeaches1948 5 років тому

    Hey man! I love all your videos and content, but dude! Having been born and raised in the Cascade mountains, and currently living in Montana this was so great to watch, and makes me miss home! I love the cause you're doing this for! Love the Cascades, and love your channel! Keep up the great work!

  • @dattran6372
    @dattran6372 5 років тому +1

    Great to have you in my home. North Cascades is my favorite area to hike in Washington.

  • @pablogonzalez8304
    @pablogonzalez8304 5 років тому

    Spectacular image!

  • @liborkrupica5686
    @liborkrupica5686 5 років тому

    Great video,
    I am looking forward to see more ...

  • @jacksongodbold9297
    @jacksongodbold9297 5 років тому

    If you come back to Utah try the Uintas, very nice place.

  • @andychattaway5620
    @andychattaway5620 5 років тому

    Totally 'Living the Dream' hope you are able to continue for many years. ✌️

  • @shaanherbert7172
    @shaanherbert7172 5 років тому +6

    My next book I’m going to read is Dr Seuss’ :Heaton sees a view!

  • @Biscuit761YT
    @Biscuit761YT 5 років тому

    Looks like a brilliant spot

  • @bagamingshow
    @bagamingshow 5 років тому

    Something about summer time maybe? It's a nice photo, and it's a beautiful hike and trail. I would love to be there. But I feel as though your final thought on the image are accurate. It does seem like it lacks a mood. Maybe if you're in the area there again in a different season, you might find something more magical. Still a nice video and a photo.

  • @Ziip47
    @Ziip47 5 років тому

    Love it Thomas, Love it. I have been following you for a few years and your work ethic and dedication is an inspiration to me. Keep up the incredible work! ♥️

  • @ryanlio9611
    @ryanlio9611 5 років тому

    We were lucky to get a camp pass for 2 days camp at sahale glacier campground .. the area was amazing..

  • @ryanmutch7921
    @ryanmutch7921 5 років тому

    Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and I did not know about this park until now. Thanks, Thomas!

    • @dattran6372
      @dattran6372 5 років тому

      Really? It's the best area to hike imo.

    • @ryanmutch7921
      @ryanmutch7921 5 років тому

      @@dattran6372 It was probably too far from where I grew up in Oregon to make the drive worthwhile at the time I was growing up. That, and like Thomas said, its one of the lesser-known parks.

    • @dattran6372
      @dattran6372 5 років тому

      @@ryanmutch7921 Oh I see, yes if you were farther south in OR then you wouldn't be as familiar as it's in North WA. Beautiful area!

  • @terrywbreedlove
    @terrywbreedlove 5 років тому +1

    I live on the Wa coast camping in the HoH rainforest right now. It is only about 20 minutes from home but hey it is gorgeous so why not.

  • @jameslane3846
    @jameslane3846 5 років тому +3

    Lovely photos and vlog Thomas but still waiting for some more film photography particularly with the Intrepid!!!

  • @allandavies1187
    @allandavies1187 5 років тому

    Hello Thomas, Full of Gorgeousness! A stunning place - the potential for a workshop!

  • @wendynewing8834
    @wendynewing8834 5 років тому

    That was wonderful and whatever you think the picture you took is great. Please take the advice from Poy Vannaxay below to return in the fall. What a stunningly beautiful place. You can keep Iceland and the Faroes, they always look so bleak. I had trouble with tourist in Yosemite too, but I still loved it. No way could you have put your tripod up on the path there. Of course, if North Cascades becomes as popular as Yosemite ...

  • @SimonMcCabe
    @SimonMcCabe 5 років тому

    Love to go there. Looks amazing! Great video too.

  • @alexxdominguez
    @alexxdominguez 5 років тому

    Inspiring every single video, thank you Thomas

  • @molopez619
    @molopez619 5 років тому

    That hike up was worth it. I love how the only thing in light were the mountains 🖤🙌🏽

  • @BMRTV
    @BMRTV 5 років тому

    Dammit Heaton. Now I'm starting to really dig into Hwy 20 hikes.....so many stunning looking places.....all of them a couple hundred miles from my house.

  • @ericlutz9558
    @ericlutz9558 5 років тому

    Way cool video! I'll be watching for more releases from the North Cascades.

  • @sdgreen1960
    @sdgreen1960 5 років тому

    You lucky sod going there. It's on list of places I'd like to go. You could have run into Dave Morrow on one of his 'middle of nowhere' photo expeditions. They really have some breathtaking scenery in the States & Canada. The stunning mountain backdrops with colourful flower foregrounds. There really is nothing like it here.

  • @HanifAmanullah
    @HanifAmanullah 5 років тому

    One of the most underrated USNPs, by far. Went a few years back and shot sunset over Cascade Pass and it was...stunning.

  • @nickbaltsavias6059
    @nickbaltsavias6059 5 років тому

    Nice picture

  • @singingexpertspg
    @singingexpertspg 5 років тому

    Back to you being your unique self as we all love.

  • @carlreid4161
    @carlreid4161 5 років тому

    Pesky mosquitoes! I’m covered in bites too Tom after a trip to the Southwest in Western Australia they even managed to bite through my clothing! Great vlog and superb image even with that sky, love the Cascades in WA and OR will you be going to Smith Rock State Park near Bend? Be interested to know what brand of insect repellent you used !

  • @ericcarter3617
    @ericcarter3617 5 років тому

    lovely image. I wonder though how a vertical with the wild flowers in the foreground would have looked. Always great content, cheers!

  • @beplantastisch5280
    @beplantastisch5280 5 років тому

    Love your channel! Photography + discovering the world!

  • @hamsphotovlogs
    @hamsphotovlogs 5 років тому +3

    i just hope i can shoot this kind of landscape someday, and upload on my channel as well. here in Malaysia hard get such amazing spots.

    • @molopez619
      @molopez619 5 років тому +1

      ham's photovlogs gotta make the best of what you got! I believe in you bro!

    • @hamsphotovlogs
      @hamsphotovlogs 5 років тому

      @@molopez619 thanks bro. actually that is exactly what im shooting most of the time , the ones that we got here and get the best out of it

    • @hamietravels
      @hamietravels 5 років тому

      @@hamsphotovlogs malaysia is wondeful! Go and travel your own country... I love the trains there

    • @hamsphotovlogs
      @hamsphotovlogs 5 років тому

      @@hamietravels appreciate your sarcasm. 🤧

  • @mimmer3x
    @mimmer3x 5 років тому

    Right in my backyard! I have been wondering when you might venture to the PNW. Hope the North Cascades treated you well!

  • @jeffreyd71
    @jeffreyd71 5 років тому

    Thomas, you’re making me homesick.

  • @dirtywater5336
    @dirtywater5336 5 років тому

    I am living vicariously through you because the PNW is my absolute dream location for hiking and photography and I am overcome with jealoousy that you are hiking it with such beautiful conditions. I think you set your standard too high. Your photo turned out phenomenal. I don't think the rock fall was distracting at all, as it's part of the natural landscape. If it was all grass, I think there would be too much negative space in the lower right hand corner

  • @adamsabaz2415
    @adamsabaz2415 5 років тому

    I'm up in Northern Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior. Tons of hiking and very little foot traffic. Recently did a Provincial Park (Sleeping Giant) mountain hike. 22km round trip - saw 6 people tops. You should check it out. Mosquitos aren't terrible here.

  • @erdejo01
    @erdejo01 5 років тому

    Hi Thomas. Keep doing these hiking videos. I love hiking and I love photography..... I, like you, want to start combining the two. Have you done a video (I have looked but couldn't find one.... 🤔) in which you show both your backpack and your gear for that particular combo? Or do you just use a standard hiking pack with inserts for your camera gear?
    If you've done a video like that before, would you mind providing the link?
    If not, would you feel like doing one?
    Thanks in advance and keep it up, please..... Eric.