You did the right thing reporting this lunatic. Your situation cropped up on another photography channel too and the consensus there was also that you did the right thing. Despite feeling threatened, and even knowing that these half-headed pillocks are in a minority, just remember that there are 400k+ people who look forward to and appreciate your videos every week, and who really value the effort you put into it and also take inspiration from it to take their own photography forward. Thanks Thomas
I would like add to the list: - northern lights, - milky way, - star trials, - and red deer with huge horns in the frosty, foggy autumn ( or winter ) morning (or in the evening ) in woodland with sun rays through trees.
I really like how your "6 things to photograph" are a list of general situations or places, instead of anything specific. It's not like, "photograph this specific mountain in Iceland," it's just, "photograph mountains." It was a nice change of pace from most videos like this on UA-cam.
I was going to say the same thing. I was worried this would be a list of 6 locations around the world and was happy it was not. Personally I would add ‘low tide photography” and expand snow storm to any type of storm.
Having a feeling and acting on that is far better than waiting for something to happen and then trying to deal with that. Well done for acting, and hopefully that will be the end of it. Always pays to listen to your inner voice, it'll keep you safe. Good luck with the van conversion and Merry Christmas :-)
Im a lot older than you but nowhere near as good as you, I find you inspiring, I lost my wife recently to Leukemia. ive been watching your channel along with my favourite singers Chris Cornell And Chester Beddington, thank to you I now know which way im going to go, have as good a Christmas as you can, and I look forward to more of your vlogs
Hi Paul. I'm really sorry to hear about your wife. I hope things get better for you and perhaps you can tick off my list and make your own too. All the best.
I don’t know if this item is top 5 or 10 things ever, but photographing a moonrise is awesome. Seeing the moon ease over the horizon, the red and orange colors. That’s really stunning. It does need to be over the ocean or off a mountaintop looking down into a valley, somewhere you have an unobstructed view of the horizon.
One morning of hoar frost changed me and my pursuit of photography forever. Sunrise at a river, and every single thing was a prism, but for such a fleeting moment. The direct sunlight only lasted about 10 seconds, and I was so utterly transfixed that I never snapped even one exposure.
I remember a few years ago being able to photograph amazing hoar frost the the (relative) comfort of my parents' garden on Boxing Day. It was great being able to go straight back into the warm house afterwards.
I have learned that when I get a feeling about something to pay attention to it. It is when I don't I regret it. You did the right thing my friend. Always listen to your gut. When something does not feel right it most likely isn't. Keep up the great work.
I haven't photographed as much as you, but here's my list : 1) Seracs and glaciers, so many shapes to sharpen your skills 2) A larch forest in the mountains in autumn (like in the Queyras mountains, the Ecrins or Vallée de la Clarée), everything turns orange. And autumn usually means mist rolling on the mountains. 3) Gum trees and Australian forests in general. They're just so well preserved in places, and the trees have much more complex shapes than in Europe, where it's all straight planted trees, no old growth forest, except in Poland or Belarus. A good tree to photograph is the snow gum tree, all twisted and it grows where there is heavy snow in winter, like in Mount Buffalo, or Kosciuszko national park. Another good place for this is Tasmania, with swamp gums that can reach 130 meters high. 4) A pine forest the day after a heavy snow. Everything glitters, the trees are all white and fluffy, it's just stunning. A good area for this is the Vercors plateau. 5) A desert sunset in Australia. I don't know why, but sunsets in the Aussie outback are just stunning. The gum trees offer great black shapes, and you often get high clouds to catch the light. Great places for this are the Mallee country in Victoria, the Top End, Shark Bay... 6) Medieval villages. It can be landscapes, as those villages are often perched on a hill and make for a dramatic pano. But getting lost in the narrow streets, especially at night with the yellow lighting, is quite the experience. France has dozens of villages like this : Cordes sur Ciel, Moustiers Sainte Marie, Domme, Saint Cirq Lapopie, Olargues... It's something I've never seen you try Thomas, and I think you would really enjoy it. I'm sure there are villages like that in the UK.
Thank you Tom for making me go out in the fog today. I was watching the video and there was the fog. So, on hearing your words ...out I trudged and got me some beautiful pictures.... I just needed that push & I thank you for it !
if you are looking for Hoar Frost - go to Yellowstone NP in Wyoming USA in the winter. The geyser steam will condense on everything and in January to February you will see Hoar Frost everywhere. I have seen it both of the times I went in the winter.
I really like where you're going with your van. Very utilitarian and minimalist. I definitely think it will suit you well. You absolutely did the right thing concerning that threat. That's what the police are FOR... to remind certain people to behave themselves. And to any of those keyboard warriors who called you names for standing up for yourself... ban every last one of them. They don't deserve the pleasure of your great content.
Love that shirt Tom! I actually live in Central Utah and have seen most of your list here pretty consistently! I love it here! Thanks for the van update. Excited to see its progress!
I’m lucky to live in an area where we often get huge lenticular cloud formations. I can see them forming some time before needing to shoot them, its astonishing to sit and watch. I’m further lucky that the storms they create tend to happen a few miles out to sea, leaving me in the dry and heat. Happy days.
Another enjoyable video Thomas. The morning mist in Matlock, Derbyshire around September-October time is spectacular. I’m not sure it is technically a cloud inversion, but the visual effect is very similar. The mist rises from the river water and transforms the hills and tors into islands within a sea of mist. The river within the valley runs roughly east-west, so nicely side lit. Riber Castle, overlooks the valley, and on those misty mornings becomes a castle sitting in the clouds. The mist rises and falls quickly, so an ever changing scene too.
Seeing all the photographs you took in the past made me relive the very first moments i saw them on your videos. It feels good to be following you for all those years :)
This week I ticked off "hoar frost". 1st January down in here the New Forest we woke up to an amazing spectacle. The area was covered until mid day, the temperature was around -4 but it had to be done and got some beautiful shots with my Nikon Z7. Keep up the good work Thomas.
That cloud inversion that you and Ben Horne got to see....wow. I've been doing to Death Valley for more than 12 years now and I've never seen conditions like that. You are so lucky.
When I look back at vloggers I follow, invariably I will see I have viewed about half or three quarters of the videos. With your channel, I watch everything you put up. Even if a particular video does not seem to be 100% of interest to me, I learn something new or am at the very least entertained for 20 minutes. This speaks to your delivery of the information you present. So, thank you for this channel and thank you for simply being a good person. Although, in this day and age simply being a good person is no longer a given but a welcome change from the static that is out there. Please keep us up to speed with the progression of your van build. My wife and I are off tomorrow in our van for 4 days to Cape Disappointment here in Washington State (USA). Hoping for high winds, high tides, big ass waves, and enough propane for the furnace. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Sadly, in the world we live in, you have to take threats very seriously. You did the right thing. One suggestion, keep some wasp spray in your vehicle and in your home. If confronted, you can spray the attacker as far as 20 feet away and temporarily blind them.
I once saw a literal wall of fog rapidly approaching the sea-front where I used to live. When it arrived, I actually put my finger in it up to the first knuckle like poking a pie. It was purely vertical, pure cloud and the strangest thing I have *ever* seen. I just wish I had been able to photograph it.
So, I watched this just 3 days ago. Yesterday early evening, New Years Eve, we had a fog descend. So I rushed out and got some atmospheric foggy night shots between 6-8pm. It was cold, sub zero, with a clear sky directly overhead. I figured that New Years Day Dawn might be rather good, so despite staying up to see in the New Year,mi set the alarm for early morning, got up and went out. What a treat was in store! A Hoar frost, everything had been coated overnight into a winter wonderland, so I enjoyed a 4 hour dawn photo walk.
I would like to add to your list canyons, especially if you can descend into them near sunrise or sunset as the light and shadow are beautiful and dramatic. I have taken some of my favorite shots in the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls Idaho. Thank you for the video it was wonderful and got my creative planning thinking!
Anyone calling you a "snowflake" - they'd do exactly the same in your shoes, unless they're brainless. Brilliant! Love love love cloud photography. Hope you had a great Christmas.
All my support to you, Thomas. I hope you don't have to deal with that ... I love your t-shirt! Utah!!! I'm still living in Utah... I think that all landscape photographers should come to Utah once in a lifetime. Thanks for sharing your talent. Cheers!
Good flashlight and polerized shades, is my weapon in fog and such 😊 the polerized shades shows more details and makes it more gentle on the eyes 😊 Just a little tip 😊
We used to drive up to Yosemite in the winter and the San Joaquin valley would be buried in fog. About 2000 feet you could look back over the valley and little peaks looked like islands sticking up through fog.
I couldn't agree more with your list as I live close to the alps and hiking is one of my main hobbies! 🙌🏻 Thanks for another inspiring video and have a wonderful Christmas time!
Great release. I will allow myself to add a shot of beautiful (do not blur), frozen at short exposures of water - waterfalls, the sea, the river ... About ill-wishers on the canals: we will not feed them with energy :) - they must resolve themselves ... Great holidays, Tom! And more beautiful snowy days for landscape art. Greetings from St. Petersburg!
Alright, I got 5 out of 6! Don't get much (any) hoar frost here in sw New Mexico, but I do live near White Sands and go there often, and it's pretty otherworldly. Great video Tom, and merry Christmas!
If you want lots of frost like that, come to the Calgary - Canmore area in winter. Kinda regular! :P And so soooo beautiful! Come when it's nice and cold and you'll also get air frost! And good on ya for the van conversion. I did one and LOVE it!! Great for wanders!
Keep doing what you do... Keep yourself safe and your family safe and have a good Christmas. Imo you 100% you did the right thing but you don't need anyone to tell you that.
Please keep sharing pix/video of your van conversion. I am a meteorologist and your weather descriptions were good enough. Another weather phenomenon you might want to add to your list is cumulonimbus mammatus clouds. They are often seen as precursors to severe thunderstorms, so be careful.
Merry Christmas Thomas. You did the right thing. I won’t put the method on here for obvious reasons, but it’s often rather easy to find a professional photographer’s home address if you are that way minded. Loving the van, so tempted to do something along those lines myself.
I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to photograph every thing on your list. I would also add iridescent clouds, northern lights and glacier caves on there!
Great list! My list would include some great bird. Some 30 years ago my wife and two friends camped at a stream gauging station in the Alakai Swamp on the island of Kauai. I took my Nikon and my 600 mm. Several years earlier, in 1998, a team of ornithologists had stayed in the very same tin shed. One woman had gone outside to wash the dishes in the stream and out popped a Nukupu’u, a critically endangered Hawaiian Honeycreeper. To my knowledge, that was the last time it was ever seen.
Come to the Rockies next! We'd love having you visit Canada. Enjoyed the video and learned new things - lenticular clouds for example. Amazing! - couple of days later - I found your brilliant trip to Calgary and the Rockies called, 'I Flew All the Way to Canada...' Don't know how I missed it but enjoying it immensely.
I would add #7 ... a nightscape photo of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) over a wilderness landscape. Looking forward to seeing your van interior when it is finished.
How is there a debate about death threats? You get a death threat, you report it to the police. If you don't want to report it, then don't. There shouldn't be a 'can't report death threats' side.
Some people, sitting in their cozy armchair, seem to believe that death threats are debatable, maybe even OK to do, because it underlines a point. After all, it's cozy, why think about the reality of a lunatic, or fear.....just really don't get people on the Internet sometimes....
@@alexanderschastak1459 in toms community post, I'm being overly sarcastic to one of those trolls, and surprise surprise they are starting to act like a victim. They aren't smart
I'm a few days late but I'm gonna add something that I've photographed is snow in the hot deserts. I live in the Sonoran Desert (Southwestern Arizona) where is gets to be about 115°F (46°C) during the summer, but about every 7 ish years it'll snow here and it's definitely a spectacle to see. Btw, glad you and your family are safe. People are scary.
The van is looking great. Good to hear you're putting solar on the roof. Don't forget the solar charger and might be worth adding a split charger so the aux battery charges while you drive
Thomas, You may want to make a full box around the bed of the van out of wood, and attach the wood elements of your "furniture to that. If you are in an accident, that would prevent the interior elements from shifting around at a high rate of speed.
You come across as a very friendly and genuine person, why should anyone leave a disturbing comment. But then it takes all sorts of people to make this world. Stay blessed. Merry Christmas.
About hoar frost: I feel I live in some kind of “hoar frost capital”. We have a large industrial plant nearby, that works with cryogenic gases (nitrogen, oxygen, that kind of stuff used in a lot of processes) and sends a ton of water vapour in the air. Whenever the morning temperature drops below zero for at least some hours, hoar frost everywhere in a 2-3km radius. So, if you are interested, keep an eye on that kind of industry in your area.
I have to admit at the beginning I was concerned by you reporting someone to the police, that always makes ppl uncomfortable, but after you explained the circumstances fully understandable. No one should feel threatened going about their day to day life. What harm can a nature loving photographer cause. Best wishes, and id love to see your progress with the van.
Pretty lucky here in New Zealand. You have a fair chance of nailing all these in early winter in the mid-lower South Island. [Not really high altitude mountains but glaciated and grand nonetheless. Woodland mist a bit fickle, but I know places with 90% chance of fog in winter - Lakes / rainforest. Central South Island usually gets one good hoar frost spell each June, but still on my bucket list.] I recommend a couple of coastal options: Easy - morning / evening with still conditions and a big sea running bringing in the mist and that beautiful diffused light. More geographical dependent - coastal evening cloud buffering up against mountains but clear horizon (out to sea). The setting sun shines in and bounces off the low cloud base in long waves creating an intense golden light. Relatively common in summer on the West Coast - something of a curse for people wanting to photograph the mountain tops, but magic light.
Merry Christmas Thomas, thanks for sharing your content. It helps during lockdown to watch your videos and at least feel like we are out and about getting fresh air. Happy Holidays!!!
Man... What a portfolio! Beyond this, i would like to thank you for the hours and hours of entertainment and invaluable teachings your provide me with. Have yourself and your family a great holiday season! Heres a warm embrace from Brazil.
Unfortunately ignorant people live amongst us. IMO you did the right thing! Love your channel and look forward to your vids every week. Keep em coming Tom!!
Me! Dont know why it appeared on my newsfeed but I decided to Subscribe after watching this video. Very inciteful and I have already learnt about some cloud formations that I have taken shots of. X
So many things on my list as well though: flowing lava, colourful landscape, wildlife interacting with landscapes, etc Merry Christmas and look luck with the van. Stay safe !
On my list too duper1025, but takes some serious glass, camera and patience, visited last year just passing on a quick trip to Wales and only two Hercules went through, incredible sight even from the car park. Fast jets would be such a rush 👍
You need to live in Idaho for a year or so. I live in Boise and we have had hoar frost the last two days in a row. We have inversions also. Every winter seems to have one or two and all I have to do is get in the car and drive up to Bogus Basin Sky Resort which is only 20 miles from town and there are many great views of the valley right from the edge of the road. The Grand Tetons and the Sawtooth Mountains are only about 5 or 6 hours away.
Thomas, thanks for the upload, great channel. I have experienced all those conditions and have photographic evidence of 4. If you ever get the chance, do a hike over Kearsarge Pass, near Onion Valley in Independence, CA. This location is north of Mt Whitney. Also check out Convict Lake, near Mammoth Lakes Ski area. So beautiful back there. Thanks for the work you do! Stay Healthy!
Nice car build Thomas and looking forward to seeing the finished result. Just a small thing of caution when you build your van. Think a bit of adding some crash safety around your driver's cockpit to protect you if you happen to have a crash with the car. If the inside is to open and there is nothing between you and the packed heavy stuff inside your car then they can be lethal projectiles flying In the air. At least some kind of protective net shielding you from the back of the car could be a good thing to have. In many station wagons, you have a similar kind of protection.
I've been lucky enough to see and photograph two cloud inversions this year; one in the Himalayas in Nepal in January (with an endless amount of high mountains), and one in the Appalachian mountains in Virginia. Some of my favorite photos from this year are from those times! (along with a foggy day in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia)
Hey Thomas. I will add to the list, shoot some Lightning and storm clouds... I've been there also. is a fantastic State for photography! Good luck with the van, be safe.
LOVE this! Here I was expecting a "list" of places such as the bucket list variety. Soooo very happy with the actual weather, light conditions, and atmospheric suggestions. Your enthusiasm and joy shine through. Thank you for bringing to us your educational, joyful and adventurous content.
Well done on reporting your local Nutjob, and thanks for the van update, please film more of the build process, its a big task for a non professional to take on and I am sure I am not alone in being interested in how it all gets done. Merry Christmas, Del
I wish I had interest in photography in 2010, because we had the blizzard storm of the century 😬 ski shades with polerized glass is another great weapon against the sight 😊
wonderful video. i would add the following in my list too red sprites aurora borealis lenticular clouds bioluminisence light poles frozen methane bubbles
If you frequent the mountains with a camera you should try capturing a Brocken Spectre. It is one of the most amazing phenomena of nature, and for me it is undoubtedly one of the moments that stand out in all my days photographing landscapes. Also one of the most difficult to integrate into a composition. It is a scene, a few minutes, with a mystical charge difficult to overcome. Cheers, stay safe and happy!
Very sad to hear about the situation with one of your viewers. Ive been watching your videos for 3 years and i cant imagine anything you’d say that would warrant a threat. Not even close. It really bums me out. Your videos at least to me are a rare positive shining light of content on the internet. Stay safe Thomas!
Thomas, all 6 of those can be found quite regularly in Alberta. You’ve been at least once, come on back any time, the mountains are great and snow storms and freezing fog we have in abundance.
If you wanna photograph great cloud inversions, go to Madeira! Generally you will get them several days every week, and you can just drive a car up through the cloud and find good spots. The longest hike you will need to make to get to the highest peak (Pico Ruivo) is about one hour. You can even drive all the way up to the third highest peak (Pico do Arieiro)!
The idea of a snow storm is amazing to me, I don't see snow where I live in western Australia although occasionally the tips of a mount about 100ks from me will get a dusting, no snow storms though. I do have access to giant waves, the bluest clearest oceans around me though, my cousin came over from UK and was amazed at how clear the water was and how blue, she always thought my photos were heavily edited 😅 Love fog as well, we do get a bit here around march April before our winter. the green Northern Lights is high on my list. Im glad you reported the nutter, one cant be too careful when you know they live close by. I follow all your videos but rarely comment, thanks for taking me to places I'm unlikely to ever see. Merry Christmas! heres hoping 2021 is a huge improvement on this year
Great video, thanks for it. I know I am a bit late to the party (I am viewing backwards through your channel), I would like to add to things to your list: Aurora borealis (or australis, if you are happen to be located on the south side on the planet) and a volcanic eruption. Both are absolutely stunning experiences.
I went to Norway and was lucky enough to photograph Orcas and Humpbacks in the wild,brings tears to your eyes.I would definitely have that on the list.
You did exactly the right thing Tom in reporting the nutter...even on my little old channel I have had the odd "weird" comment but just block them immediately....Happy Christmas to you, Charlotte and Monty..2021 can only be better so look forward to seeing you up in hills somewhere !
You did the right thing reporting this lunatic. Your situation cropped up on another photography channel too and the consensus there was also that you did the right thing. Despite feeling threatened, and even knowing that these half-headed pillocks are in a minority, just remember that there are 400k+ people who look forward to and appreciate your videos every week, and who really value the effort you put into it and also take inspiration from it to take their own photography forward. Thanks Thomas
What did that guy say?
@@1TheQuickstep details weren't given, but he was threatening
I would like add to the list:
- northern lights,
- milky way,
- star trials,
- and red deer with huge horns in the frosty, foggy autumn ( or winter ) morning (or
in the evening ) in woodland with sun rays through trees.
I would put also the NorthernLights on the List ;-) Merry Christmas
Defo would add Northern Lights to the list
Agreed
Agreed. I was hoping the list would grow in the comments 👍👍👍
Oh yeah! I'd love to photograph the Northern lights!
Come to Tasmania for the aurora australis / Southern Lights 👌
I really like how your "6 things to photograph" are a list of general situations or places, instead of anything specific. It's not like, "photograph this specific mountain in Iceland," it's just, "photograph mountains." It was a nice change of pace from most videos like this on UA-cam.
Agreed, I immediately started thinking about local spots where I could take these types of pictures without realizing it.
I was going to say the same thing. I was worried this would be a list of 6 locations around the world and was happy it was not. Personally I would add ‘low tide photography” and expand snow storm to any type of storm.
Having a feeling and acting on that is far better than waiting for something to happen and then trying to deal with that. Well done for acting, and hopefully that will be the end of it. Always pays to listen to your inner voice, it'll keep you safe. Good luck with the van conversion and Merry Christmas :-)
Imagining myself at a pub talking to Thomas Heaton about clouds and photography, yeah add that to the list!
Im a lot older than you but nowhere near as good as you, I find you inspiring, I lost my wife recently to Leukemia. ive been watching your channel along with my favourite singers Chris Cornell And Chester Beddington, thank to you I now know which way im going to go, have as good a Christmas as you can, and I look forward to more of your vlogs
Hi Paul. I'm really sorry to hear about your wife. I hope things get better for you and perhaps you can tick off my list and make your own too. All the best.
Keep going into nature, Paul. That is a lovely place to connect with everything and everyone we love.
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto thank you its my target
@@GeorgeLoch im mainly wildlife, and will do so thank you for the kind words
Living in the interior of BC I've had all six of those things in the last couple weeks! I'd add alpine meadows and glaciers to that list.
I don’t know if this item is top 5 or 10 things ever, but photographing a moonrise is awesome. Seeing the moon ease over the horizon, the red and orange colors. That’s really stunning. It does need to be over the ocean or off a mountaintop looking down into a valley, somewhere you have an unobstructed view of the horizon.
One morning of hoar frost changed me and my pursuit of photography forever.
Sunrise at a river, and every single thing was a prism, but for such a fleeting moment.
The direct sunlight only lasted about 10 seconds, and I was so utterly transfixed that I never snapped even one exposure.
I remember a few years ago being able to photograph amazing hoar frost the the (relative) comfort of my parents' garden on Boxing Day. It was great being able to go straight back into the warm house afterwards.
I have learned that when I get a feeling about something to pay attention to it. It is when I don't I regret it. You did the right thing my friend. Always listen to your gut. When something does not feel right it most likely isn't. Keep up the great work.
I got lucky one morning and managed to shoot in a hoar frost in the Australian Snowy Mountains, amazing.
I haven't photographed as much as you, but here's my list :
1) Seracs and glaciers, so many shapes to sharpen your skills
2) A larch forest in the mountains in autumn (like in the Queyras mountains, the Ecrins or Vallée de la Clarée), everything turns orange. And autumn usually means mist rolling on the mountains.
3) Gum trees and Australian forests in general. They're just so well preserved in places, and the trees have much more complex shapes than in Europe, where it's all straight planted trees, no old growth forest, except in Poland or Belarus. A good tree to photograph is the snow gum tree, all twisted and it grows where there is heavy snow in winter, like in Mount Buffalo, or Kosciuszko national park. Another good place for this is Tasmania, with swamp gums that can reach 130 meters high.
4) A pine forest the day after a heavy snow. Everything glitters, the trees are all white and fluffy, it's just stunning. A good area for this is the Vercors plateau.
5) A desert sunset in Australia. I don't know why, but sunsets in the Aussie outback are just stunning. The gum trees offer great black shapes, and you often get high clouds to catch the light. Great places for this are the Mallee country in Victoria, the Top End, Shark Bay...
6) Medieval villages. It can be landscapes, as those villages are often perched on a hill and make for a dramatic pano. But getting lost in the narrow streets, especially at night with the yellow lighting, is quite the experience. France has dozens of villages like this : Cordes sur Ciel, Moustiers Sainte Marie, Domme, Saint Cirq Lapopie, Olargues... It's something I've never seen you try Thomas, and I think you would really enjoy it. I'm sure there are villages like that in the UK.
You totally did the right thing by reporting him and I applaud you for doing so knowing that some would criticize you
The frost and fog and the elements of nature, mate you explain it so well. Good luck with the camper look forward to seeing the outcome.
Thank you Tom for making me go out in the fog today. I was watching the video and there was the fog. So, on hearing your words ...out I trudged and got me some beautiful pictures.... I just needed that push & I thank you for it !
if you are looking for Hoar Frost - go to Yellowstone NP in Wyoming USA in the winter. The geyser steam will condense on everything and in January to February you will see Hoar Frost everywhere. I have seen it both of the times I went in the winter.
I really like where you're going with your van. Very utilitarian and minimalist. I definitely think it will suit you well.
You absolutely did the right thing concerning that threat. That's what the police are FOR... to remind certain people to behave themselves. And to any of those keyboard warriors who called you names for standing up for yourself... ban every last one of them. They don't deserve the pleasure of your great content.
Love that shirt Tom! I actually live in Central Utah and have seen most of your list here pretty consistently! I love it here!
Thanks for the van update. Excited to see its progress!
Another Utah guy here and I also love the shirt! Where did you get it?
I’m lucky to live in an area where we often get huge lenticular cloud formations. I can see them forming some time before needing to shoot them, its astonishing to sit and watch. I’m further lucky that the storms they create tend to happen a few miles out to sea, leaving me in the dry and heat. Happy days.
Another enjoyable video Thomas. The morning mist in Matlock, Derbyshire around September-October time is spectacular. I’m not sure it is technically a cloud inversion, but the visual effect is very similar. The mist rises from the river water and transforms the hills and tors into islands within a sea of mist. The river within the valley runs roughly east-west, so nicely side lit. Riber Castle, overlooks the valley, and on those misty mornings becomes a castle sitting in the clouds. The mist rises and falls quickly, so an ever changing scene too.
Thanks for sharing your van build in progress. And I think you did the right thing to report the guy
Seeing all the photographs you took in the past made me relive the very first moments i saw them on your videos. It feels good to be following you for all those years :)
This week I ticked off "hoar frost". 1st January down in here the New Forest we woke up to an amazing spectacle. The area was covered until mid day, the temperature was around -4 but it had to be done and got some beautiful shots with my Nikon Z7. Keep up the good work Thomas.
That cloud inversion that you and Ben Horne got to see....wow. I've been doing to Death Valley for more than 12 years now and I've never seen conditions like that. You are so lucky.
When I look back at vloggers I follow, invariably I will see I have viewed about half or three quarters of the videos. With your channel, I watch everything you put up. Even if a particular video does not seem to be 100% of interest to me, I learn something new or am at the very least entertained for 20 minutes. This speaks to your delivery of the information you present. So, thank you for this channel and thank you for simply being a good person. Although, in this day and age simply being a good person is no longer a given but a welcome change from the static that is out there. Please keep us up to speed with the progression of your van build. My wife and I are off tomorrow in our van for 4 days to Cape Disappointment here in Washington State (USA). Hoping for high winds, high tides, big ass waves, and enough propane for the furnace. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Sadly, in the world we live in, you have to take threats very seriously. You did the right thing. One suggestion, keep some wasp spray in your vehicle and in your home. If confronted, you can spray the attacker as far as 20 feet away and temporarily blind them.
Or, even a jar of wasps. To release. Even the hardest hard man will run, tail between legs then.
Hope you have a good Christmas, you do absolutely the correct thing about the troll. Thanks
I once saw a literal wall of fog rapidly approaching the sea-front where I used to live. When it arrived, I actually put my finger in it up to the first knuckle like poking a pie. It was purely vertical, pure cloud and the strangest thing I have *ever* seen. I just wish I had been able to photograph it.
So, I watched this just 3 days ago.
Yesterday early evening, New Years Eve, we had a fog descend. So I rushed out and got some atmospheric foggy night shots between 6-8pm. It was cold, sub zero, with a clear sky directly overhead. I figured that New Years Day Dawn might be rather good, so despite staying up to see in the New Year,mi set the alarm for early morning, got up and went out. What a treat was in store! A Hoar frost, everything had been coated overnight into a winter wonderland, so I enjoyed a 4 hour dawn photo walk.
will be cool to see your finished project! Well done man. Saw your pano video earlier with the snowy peaks and footprints. Love me some pano!
I would like to add to your list canyons, especially if you can descend into them near sunrise or sunset as the light and shadow are beautiful and dramatic. I have taken some of my favorite shots in the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls Idaho. Thank you for the video it was wonderful and got my creative planning thinking!
Anyone calling you a "snowflake" - they'd do exactly the same in your shoes, unless they're brainless.
Brilliant!
Love love love cloud photography.
Hope you had a great Christmas.
All my support to you, Thomas. I hope you don't have to deal with that ... I love your t-shirt! Utah!!! I'm still living in Utah... I think that all landscape photographers should come to Utah once in a lifetime. Thanks for sharing your talent. Cheers!
Good flashlight and polerized shades, is my weapon in fog and such 😊 the polerized shades shows more details and makes it more gentle on the eyes 😊
Just a little tip 😊
We used to drive up to Yosemite in the winter and the San Joaquin valley would be buried in fog. About 2000 feet you could look back over the valley and little peaks looked like islands sticking up through fog.
I couldn't agree more with your list as I live close to the alps and hiking is one of my main hobbies! 🙌🏻
Thanks for another inspiring video and have a wonderful Christmas time!
Great release. I will allow myself to add a shot of beautiful (do not blur), frozen at short exposures of water - waterfalls, the sea, the river ... About ill-wishers on the canals: we will not feed them with energy :) - they must resolve themselves ... Great holidays, Tom! And more beautiful snowy days for landscape art. Greetings from St. Petersburg!
Alright, I got 5 out of 6! Don't get much (any) hoar frost here in sw New Mexico, but I do live near White Sands and go there often, and it's pretty otherworldly. Great video Tom, and merry Christmas!
If you want lots of frost like that, come to the Calgary - Canmore area in winter. Kinda regular! :P And so soooo beautiful! Come when it's nice and cold and you'll also get air frost! And good on ya for the van conversion. I did one and LOVE it!! Great for wanders!
Love this vlog and lenticular clouds.
Today I got my very first international mail deliver, the 2021 calendar. The photos look much better in print than seeing them on video.
The van looks good. Hope it turns out well. Thanks for the photo suggestions.
Keep doing what you do... Keep yourself safe and your family safe and have a good Christmas. Imo you 100% you did the right thing but you don't need anyone to tell you that.
Please keep sharing pix/video of your van conversion. I am a meteorologist and your weather descriptions were good enough. Another weather phenomenon you might want to add to your list is cumulonimbus mammatus clouds. They are often seen as precursors to severe thunderstorms, so be careful.
Merry Christmas Thomas. You did the right thing. I won’t put the method on here for obvious reasons, but it’s often rather easy to find a professional photographer’s home address if you are that way minded. Loving the van, so tempted to do something along those lines myself.
I enjoy listenig to you. Happy Christmas. Happy holiday. Stay well.
i am little late but i would add northern lights and cherry trees in spring the incredible pink and white colors are awesome in my opinion
I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to photograph every thing on your list. I would also add iridescent clouds, northern lights and glacier caves on there!
Great list! My list would include some great bird. Some 30 years ago my wife and two friends camped at a stream gauging station in the Alakai Swamp on the island of Kauai. I took my Nikon and my 600 mm. Several years earlier, in 1998, a team of ornithologists had stayed in the very same tin shed. One woman had gone outside to wash the dishes in the stream and out popped a Nukupu’u, a critically endangered Hawaiian Honeycreeper. To my knowledge, that was the last time it was ever seen.
Come to the Rockies next! We'd love having you visit Canada. Enjoyed the video and learned new things - lenticular clouds for example. Amazing! - couple of days later - I found your brilliant trip to Calgary and the Rockies called, 'I Flew All the Way to Canada...' Don't know how I missed it but enjoying it immensely.
I would add #7 ... a nightscape photo of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) over a wilderness landscape. Looking forward to seeing your van interior when it is finished.
Merry Christmas from France to you and your family Thomas! Great video and I’m really pumped for these van updates!!
How is there a debate about death threats?
You get a death threat, you report it to the police.
If you don't want to report it, then don't.
There shouldn't be a 'can't report death threats' side.
Some people, sitting in their cozy armchair, seem to believe that death threats are debatable, maybe even OK to do, because it underlines a point. After all, it's cozy, why think about the reality of a lunatic, or fear.....just really don't get people on the Internet sometimes....
@@alexanderschastak1459 in toms community post, I'm being overly sarcastic to one of those trolls, and surprise surprise they are starting to act like a victim. They aren't smart
Love the learns on your channel dude I'm building a weath of knowledge in a calm way watching your channel vids.
I'm a few days late but I'm gonna add something that I've photographed is snow in the hot deserts. I live in the Sonoran Desert (Southwestern Arizona) where is gets to be about 115°F (46°C) during the summer, but about every 7 ish years it'll snow here and it's definitely a spectacle to see. Btw, glad you and your family are safe. People are scary.
One of the great things to photograph in yout lifetime is Aurora and icebergs. Had the opportunity in Greenland to photograph both.
Great looking Scoby Doo van. And may I suggest that there's more than a passing resemblence between yourself and Shaggy ? Take care, Happy Christmas
Thanks for all your top quality videos this year Thomas, have a great Christmas 🎄 😀
The van is looking great. Good to hear you're putting solar on the roof. Don't forget the solar charger and might be worth adding a split charger so the aux battery charges while you drive
Thomas, You may want to make a full box around the bed of the van out of wood, and attach the wood elements of your "furniture to that. If you are in an accident, that would prevent the interior elements from shifting around at a high rate of speed.
You come across as a very friendly and genuine person, why should anyone leave a disturbing comment. But then it takes all sorts of people to make this world. Stay blessed. Merry Christmas.
Great video and I've been a huge fan for years. Can always count on you to make good content
Thanks Thomas for the list, I like the fact your recommended ideas rather than locations. Merry Christmas.
About hoar frost: I feel I live in some kind of “hoar frost capital”. We have a large industrial plant nearby, that works with cryogenic gases (nitrogen, oxygen, that kind of stuff used in a lot of processes) and sends a ton of water vapour in the air. Whenever the morning temperature drops below zero for at least some hours, hoar frost everywhere in a 2-3km radius. So, if you are interested, keep an eye on that kind of industry in your area.
Best wishes in advance for 2021 . Each of Your photography is incomparable...👍📷👍
I have to admit at the beginning I was concerned by you reporting someone to the police, that always makes ppl uncomfortable, but after you explained the circumstances fully understandable. No one should feel threatened going about their day to day life. What harm can a nature loving photographer cause. Best wishes, and id love to see your progress with the van.
Pretty lucky here in New Zealand. You have a fair chance of nailing all these in early winter in the mid-lower South Island. [Not really high altitude mountains but glaciated and grand nonetheless. Woodland mist a bit fickle, but I know places with 90% chance of fog in winter - Lakes / rainforest. Central South Island usually gets one good hoar frost spell each June, but still on my bucket list.]
I recommend a couple of coastal options: Easy - morning / evening with still conditions and a big sea running bringing in the mist and that beautiful diffused light. More geographical dependent - coastal evening cloud buffering up against mountains but clear horizon (out to sea). The setting sun shines in and bounces off the low cloud base in long waves creating an intense golden light. Relatively common in summer on the West Coast - something of a curse for people wanting to photograph the mountain tops, but magic light.
That’s awesome you said that the winter frosty tree is probably your favorite photo of yours, it’s for sure my favorite.
Merry Christmas Thomas, thanks for sharing your content. It helps during lockdown to watch your videos and at least feel like we are out and about getting fresh air. Happy Holidays!!!
I think the most elusive to photograph are the 22 degree arc and the brocken specter. You really have to stumble into it. Merry Christmas Thomas.
Man... What a portfolio! Beyond this, i would like to thank you for the hours and hours of entertainment and invaluable teachings your provide me with. Have yourself and your family a great holiday season!
Heres a warm embrace from Brazil.
Good for you making a report. Personal safety is very important.
Unfortunately ignorant people live amongst us. IMO you did the right thing!
Love your channel and look forward to your vids every week. Keep em coming Tom!!
Who'se here after getting recommended his post about the guy who went off in the comments
Me! Dont know why it appeared on my newsfeed but I decided to Subscribe after watching this video. Very inciteful and I have already learnt about some cloud formations that I have taken shots of. X
So many things on my list as well though: flowing lava, colourful landscape, wildlife interacting with landscapes, etc Merry Christmas and look luck with the van. Stay safe !
same really..
I know you are a landscape photographer...but being in the UK, I would definitely try shooting jet fighters in the Mach Loop!
On my list too duper1025, but takes some serious glass, camera and patience, visited last year just passing on a quick trip to Wales and only two Hercules went through, incredible sight even from the car park. Fast jets would be such a rush 👍
You need to live in Idaho for a year or so. I live in Boise and we have had hoar frost the last two days in a row. We have inversions also. Every winter seems to have one or two and all I have to do is get in the car and drive up to Bogus Basin Sky Resort which is only 20 miles from town and there are many great views of the valley right from the edge of the road. The Grand Tetons and the Sawtooth Mountains are only about 5 or 6 hours away.
Thomas, thanks for the upload, great channel. I have experienced all those conditions and have photographic evidence of 4. If you ever get the chance, do a hike over Kearsarge Pass, near Onion Valley in Independence, CA. This location is north of Mt Whitney. Also check out Convict Lake, near Mammoth Lakes Ski area. So beautiful back there. Thanks for the work you do! Stay Healthy!
Have a great holiday!
Merry Christmas Thomas and everyone else.
This feels like SIX (or more like 5 + mountains) Weather Phenomena to Photograph Before You Die though!
Nice car build Thomas and looking forward to seeing the finished result.
Just a small thing of caution when you build your van. Think a bit of adding some crash safety around your driver's cockpit to protect you if you happen to have a crash with the car. If the inside is to open and there is nothing between you and the packed heavy stuff inside your car then they can be lethal projectiles flying In the air. At least some kind of protective net shielding you from the back of the car could be a good thing to have. In many station wagons, you have a similar kind of protection.
I've been lucky enough to see and photograph two cloud inversions this year; one in the Himalayas in Nepal in January (with an endless amount of high mountains), and one in the Appalachian mountains in Virginia. Some of my favorite photos from this year are from those times! (along with a foggy day in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia)
Hey Thomas. I will add to the list, shoot some Lightning and storm clouds... I've been there also. is a fantastic State for photography! Good luck with the van, be safe.
LOVE this! Here I was expecting a "list" of places such as the bucket list variety. Soooo very happy with the actual weather, light conditions, and atmospheric suggestions. Your enthusiasm and joy shine through. Thank you for bringing to us your educational, joyful and adventurous content.
Well done on reporting your local Nutjob, and thanks for the van update, please film more of the build process, its a big task for a non professional to take on and I am sure I am not alone in being interested in how it all gets done. Merry Christmas, Del
I wish I had interest in photography in 2010, because we had the blizzard storm of the century 😬 ski shades with polerized glass is another great weapon against the sight 😊
wonderful video. i would add the following in my list too
red sprites
aurora borealis
lenticular clouds
bioluminisence
light poles
frozen methane bubbles
If you frequent the mountains with a camera you should try capturing a Brocken Spectre. It is one of the most amazing phenomena of nature, and for me it is undoubtedly one of the moments that stand out in all my days photographing landscapes. Also one of the most difficult to integrate into a composition. It is a scene, a few minutes, with a mystical charge difficult to overcome. Cheers, stay safe and happy!
Very sad to hear about the situation with one of your viewers. Ive been watching your videos for 3 years and i cant imagine anything you’d say that would warrant a threat. Not even close. It really bums me out. Your videos at least to me are a rare positive shining light of content on the internet. Stay safe Thomas!
Thomas, all 6 of those can be found quite regularly in Alberta. You’ve been at least once, come on back any time, the mountains are great and snow storms and freezing fog we have in abundance.
If you wanna photograph great cloud inversions, go to Madeira!
Generally you will get them several days every week, and you can just drive a car up through the cloud and find good spots.
The longest hike you will need to make to get to the highest peak (Pico Ruivo) is about one hour.
You can even drive all the way up to the third highest peak (Pico do Arieiro)!
You forgot to plan out for a diesel heater, you'll need one. Looking forward to seeing the finished build.
Did you see where all of the insulation was exposed behind the driver seat? That's where I'm putting it 👍
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto I see now, good thinking. Merry Christmas.
The idea of a snow storm is amazing to me, I don't see snow where I live in western Australia although occasionally the tips of a mount about 100ks from me will get a dusting, no snow storms though. I do have access to giant waves, the bluest clearest oceans around me though, my cousin came over from UK and was amazed at how clear the water was and how blue, she always thought my photos were heavily edited 😅 Love fog as well, we do get a bit here around march April before our winter. the green Northern Lights is high on my list. Im glad you reported the nutter, one cant be too careful when you know they live close by. I follow all your videos but rarely comment, thanks for taking me to places I'm unlikely to ever see. Merry Christmas! heres hoping 2021 is a huge improvement on this year
You did the right thing. Stay safe
Great video, thanks for it. I know I am a bit late to the party (I am viewing backwards through your channel), I would like to add to things to your list: Aurora borealis (or australis, if you are happen to be located on the south side on the planet) and a volcanic eruption. Both are absolutely stunning experiences.
I went to Norway and was lucky enough to photograph Orcas and Humpbacks in the wild,brings tears to your eyes.I would definitely have that on the list.
You did exactly the right thing Tom in reporting the nutter...even on my little old channel I have had the odd "weird" comment but just block them immediately....Happy Christmas to you, Charlotte and Monty..2021 can only be better so look forward to seeing you up in hills somewhere !
Good video. I would love to get back to Nepal. As others have said Northern Lights. Also F4 group shot!