Just a quick note: This video was intended more as a travel "Vlog". Next week I will be releasing a much longer and more in-depth video, or as I like to call it, a "Short Film" :) I hope you enjoyed this, none the less.
Loved it, I like wildlife shown in it's environment which can be missing in closeup photo's. Great video as usual other than the thankfully breif annoying wobbly music at 2:50 which seems to be trending in a LOT of UA-cam channels recently (sorry for that outburst but i seem to be tuned into it now and it bugs me so much lol)
Thomas Heaton and Morton Hilmer colab coming up???? YES!!! Also, it would be so awesome for Thomas to do some portraits just to see what he can use to cross over for a day.
Nice Video Thomas. I visited Iceland in 2003 while shooting my Surfing Film "European Surf Journal". Its such an Amazing Country definitely one of my Favorite Countries in the World!
Oh wow... how exciting to see an Artic Fox! It was like we were there with you and could feel your excitement. Very much enjoyed this video and the shots of that lovely fox in such a vastness of white. Thankyou!
You are such a great photographer! Landscape and it's inhabitant pictured beautifully in the frame. I liked that much more than a typical closeup of an animal face.
Wow! You are in the Winter Kingdom. I like Iceland so much. I used to visit Iceland often. But I remember driving a car was dangerous in winter because the sun was ridiculously short and the roads were slippery and windy due to heavy snow. I'm glad the weather in your video doesn't seem like it. Thank you for sharing good pictures and videos.
This video felt like such a throwback to your street photography in London days! I love these vlog style videos! Yes, we all really enjoy those beautifully shot videos of yours with incredible storytelling but videos like this make us feel like we're there with you
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto Also you really need to think about doing wildlife photography more frequently! Your photos from Namibia were incredible and now this! 🤩
Can't wait for the "short film". Iceland is such a great photographic playground, particularly in winter. I've been following your channel for a good many years and noticed you take very few photos (compared to what I take). Maybe it's my sports background where I am often shooting in motor drive since there is no time to "setup" a composition. I think this mindset carries over to my landscape and wildlife work and, for what it's worth, I've found it very beneficial to over sample an image. I can usually get the composition I saw in my minds eye but often get the "serendipitous" shot I wasn't counting on by taking some additional frames. I've found over 50 years of photography that a big part of photography is luck and as Blaise Pascal opined "chance favors the prepared mind".
Looks like the weather settled down. I've just returned from Iceland on 13/02/233 and the weather while we were there was great, snow, blizzards, minus 8 degrees and winds sometimes over 70mph. Not great for driving but fun all the same. We didn't get as far North as you only managing Stykkisholmur but still some spectacular scenery. Enjoy your trip and look forward to your next video!
so lovely that the entire extensive journeying to there and adventure overall, is for those cute fluffy foxes! first beautiful, peaceful, almost whimsical image is absolutely my favourite of all. adorable fluffy little foxy! enjoyably positioned in frame and just delightful.
Visiting Isafjordur but in August this year and that’s as far north as my daughter and I are venturing. Gorgeous conditions in Winter and beautiful shots of the Arctic Fox Thomas 👌 That is some beast of a lens. Knowing Iceland I bet the jacket wasn’t cheap 🤪 when we go even in Summer we look like “Michelin Men” going through the Airports to keep the baggage weight down 😂 Looking forward to your short film 👍
I enjoyed this one. I stayed in the same hut for two weeks in the Spring of 2021. Glad you got some images on your first day, we landed in the rain so it took a few days of blizzard for the foxes to come out. I was filming for Discovery, would love to go back for some stills.
Lot's of interest here, Thomas. Enjoyed watching it but the scenes moved so fast that it was more difficult to get a good look and absorb it all. Have a great time at that remote location. Look forward to the longer version. Cheers!
I spent a week camping in the Western Fjords last September. Such a great area and way off the main tourist trail. Hornvík campsite was already on my list for next winter.
Hornstrandir is a sublime location during its brief summer, but even I haven't ventured there in winter and I live in Iceland so hats off to you fella!
LOVE the shot in which the fox has spotted you - That "dance" between nature and the one who sees it. I got to enjoy that just last weekend, north of Seattle, when a juvenile Bald Eagle in a tree took off, but then gave a a perfect "fly by". Thank you! Oh, and what relief when one remembers that they are the photographer and don't have to fix an outboard motor. Yay!
This one put a smile on my face. Missed your video Wednesday. Glad to see your not slacking 😂 I’m getting addicted to watching your adventures and creativity
Love stuff, worth waiting for. Love the fox's muzzle in the square image. To see the animal in context is far better than the standard type record shots you fit see.
this one looks like its gonna be an exciting location... catching your first fox on day one must have really built your excitement for the coming week...cant wait to watch these! Thank you😀
Nice story! That 600 is indeed a beast but I can attest that, for the money, the Z 400 f/4.5 VR S is a a real beauty. Not the convenience of built-in TCs but it also pairs very nicely with 1.4 and 2.0 x teleconverters. Looking forward to more of this adventure.
Loved the vlog and can't wait for the "in depth" video. Haha all the excitement always happens after you've packed up to leave...life of a photographer 😁❤️
Nice surprise seeing this released tonight Thomas and was wondering when you were talking about lenses youd had brought whether you would have a Morten Hilmer special with you and great to see you capturing your first image with it. Looking forward to seeing the next part of your trip
The vlog format is really neat actually! Better you than me on that boat, man... But the reward of the place is real! Wish you lots of fun on this surreal landscape, can't wait to see what it has to offer. Cheers!
Somehow, the first shot (even though without the great sunset light) shows the mood of the icy land in quite a touching way. Decided to pause the video for quite a moment on that shot. And again, wow, your videos are just always such a joy to watch :) !
When I saw where you were going I immediately thought of a book I once read, really good read. It was by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir -"I remember you" and it played on that Island you were. Couldn't stop reading it back then even though I was really scared xD
I my not bee the typical core landscape photographer, but I like when there are a mix of classic Heaton, van, vlog an so on. If the effort to get 1 image from Island is cover of several video’s it’s ok for me, as long as has an honest feeling and and story
Tom, I’m sitting in my garage after reading every word and savouring every image in your new book. It is utterly delightful. Beautifully written, totally inspiring, and easily a new favourite. Thank you for you generous work, mate. 🦘🙂
Hey Thomas, another great video! The piece at the end where you got a picture of a fox was so inspiring and humbling. Keep doing what you do, and I will keep watching ...what you do!
Nice Thomas, and what an awesome location you chose ! Hope you catch the Northern lights as well. It seemed to be visible in the South part of the Netherlands even last night.
Hi Thomas - made it to Akureyi via the interior road a few years ago - but it was in Summer during the few weeks that that road is open. Absolutely amazing country. Looking forward to your next few videos. BTW Just received my book - top work and great to have it.
I just can't believe the guy in bright orange wetsuit tried to start the engine of the boat 10 cm behind it, WITH WAVES PUSHING IT TOWARDS HIM. It could have ended so badly for him.
What a great couple of photos to start your adventure with! Sorry you had to deal with the sea sickness. Hopefully, the trip home, after you get loads of wonderful photos and videos, will be much smoother sailing.
Just a quick note: This video was intended more as a travel "Vlog". Next week I will be releasing a much longer and more in-depth video, or as I like to call it, a "Short Film" :) I hope you enjoyed this, none the less.
More vlogs! We love this!!
Love this, Thomas! A lot of us wannabe’s live vicariously through you, so I know I’m not the only one who enjoys this type of video on your channel.
Loved it, I like wildlife shown in it's environment which can be missing in closeup photo's. Great video as usual other than the thankfully breif annoying wobbly music at 2:50 which seems to be trending in a LOT of UA-cam channels recently (sorry for that outburst but i seem to be tuned into it now and it bugs me so much lol)
Hope you got a photo of the cliffs across from the landing! Lighting looked amazing
that would explain the goPro wobble
That first Arctic Fox image would be worth entering into the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. A wonderful environmental shot.
Great adventure!!!!, I am waiting for new videos....
Thomas Heaton and Morton Hilmer colab coming up???? YES!!! Also, it would be so awesome for Thomas to do some portraits just to see what he can use to cross over for a day.
Beautiful, cheers Tom! Greets from Switzerland
Amazing location, really looking forward to follow you on this trip.🤩
What a fantastic image! Twice!!! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks Thomas, 12:54, amazing, the almost totally white background and the black (blue) fox looking at you magic Thanks for sharing
Nice Video Thomas. I visited Iceland in 2003 while shooting my Surfing Film "European Surf Journal". Its such an Amazing Country definitely one of my Favorite Countries in the World!
Iceland is a beautiful place with rich nature.
everything is alive.
I want to go.
I enjoyed it.😁😄😃
Oh wow... how exciting to see an Artic Fox! It was like we were there with you and could feel your excitement. Very much enjoyed this video and the shots of that lovely fox in such a vastness of white. Thankyou!
Great SHOT! Tom. You never Know . WildLife is all about being in the Right Place at The Right Time! Cheers
That the reason we love photography is that feeling about first photo you make as happy at every new challenge!! Great photo and video👌👌
You are such a great photographer! Landscape and it's inhabitant pictured beautifully in the frame.
I liked that much more than a typical closeup of an animal face.
Nice Jacket Tom! And another great video! Thank you for providing us such a consistent journey!
Wow! You are in the Winter Kingdom. I like Iceland so much. I used to visit Iceland often. But I remember driving a car was dangerous in winter because the sun was ridiculously short and the roads were slippery and windy due to heavy snow. I'm glad the weather in your video doesn't seem like it. Thank you for sharing good pictures and videos.
Been to Iceland a few times.. Cant say i've ever been that remote! welldone!!
Big fan of that final image. Something very calm but chilly about it at the same time.
Wonderful!
Your image of the fox would make Mr. Hilmer proud!
Well done Mr. Heaton!
Excellent video this week Thomas, makes me want to explore Iceland with the 📸
A good start to another fine adventure, Thomas. I'll be looking forward to your next post.
I spent 2 nights in Ísafjörður last June, it's a beautiful town. I'd like to spend much more time there and in the West Fjords
Just wow! Great video, awesome lens and lovely photo of a lovely arctic fox. Well done 👏
I wasn't expecting the first image. Wow. Love it.
This video felt like such a throwback to your street photography in London days! I love these vlog style videos! Yes, we all really enjoy those beautifully shot videos of yours with incredible storytelling but videos like this make us feel like we're there with you
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed this style of video. They're nice and quick to put together and have a certain charm to them.
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto Also you really need to think about doing wildlife photography more frequently! Your photos from Namibia were incredible and now this! 🤩
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto Why is the background so wobbly in the selfie shots? Is the image stabilization broken?
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Can't wait for the "short film". Iceland is such a great photographic playground, particularly in winter. I've been following your channel for a good many years and noticed you take very few photos (compared to what I take). Maybe it's my sports background where I am often shooting in motor drive since there is no time to "setup" a composition. I think this mindset carries over to my landscape and wildlife work and, for what it's worth, I've found it very beneficial to over sample an image. I can usually get the composition I saw in my minds eye but often get the "serendipitous" shot I wasn't counting on by taking some additional frames. I've found over 50 years of photography that a big part of photography is luck and as Blaise Pascal opined "chance favors the prepared mind".
Love this vlog Tom, fantastic shot of the artic fox at the end! I would love to see you do more wildlife stuff! Thanks for sharing
You know you want to be a wildlife photographer Tom!
Looks like the weather settled down. I've just returned from Iceland on 13/02/233 and the weather while we were there was great, snow, blizzards, minus 8 degrees and winds sometimes over 70mph. Not great for driving but fun all the same.
We didn't get as far North as you only managing Stykkisholmur but still some spectacular scenery.
Enjoy your trip and look forward to your next video!
such a funny cut when you are saying goodbye and then you see the fox
Thanks Thomas for inspiring me to dig out my slr again and take some photos. Love the videos, and the van 👍
so lovely that the entire extensive journeying to there and adventure overall, is for those cute fluffy foxes! first beautiful, peaceful, almost whimsical image is absolutely my favourite of all. adorable fluffy little foxy! enjoyably positioned in frame and just delightful.
That was some arrival at shore, beautiful place. Love the sky with the fox shot. Thanks, this is a remote adventure for sure.
Lucky you! A fox photo on your first day!
what a great twist to end the video... love the first shot
Visiting Isafjordur but in August this year and that’s as far north as my daughter and I are venturing. Gorgeous conditions in Winter and beautiful shots of the Arctic Fox Thomas 👌 That is some beast of a lens. Knowing Iceland I bet the jacket wasn’t cheap 🤪 when we go even in Summer we look like “Michelin Men” going through the Airports to keep the baggage weight down 😂 Looking forward to your short film 👍
I enjoyed this one. I stayed in the same hut for two weeks in the Spring of 2021. Glad you got some images on your first day, we landed in the rain so it took a few days of blizzard for the foxes to come out. I was filming for Discovery, would love to go back for some stills.
Lot's of interest here, Thomas. Enjoyed watching it but the scenes moved so fast that it was more difficult to get a good look and absorb it all. Have a great time at that remote location. Look forward to the longer version. Cheers!
Serendipity! The square format photo of the fox looking towards the camera is yet another I hope you put on next years calendar. 😊
I remember throwing up on the ferry from the Westfjords to the Snaefellsnes peninsula a few years ago cause the sea was so rough. Good memories
Beautiful photos. Specially the one where the fox is looking into the camera.
I spent a week camping in the Western Fjords last September. Such a great area and way off the main tourist trail. Hornvík campsite was already on my list for next winter.
Exciting times. I can't wait to see what you capture
Great work, excited for the next couple of videos and photos.
I’m so happy that you’re this excited about this trip! Enjoy my friend.
Very cool video. I enjoyed the style of it. Thanks for sharing
Love the contrast of the fox amongst the environment, style of these photos has definitely become my fav 👌🏾
Great film Tom, wildlife in the landscape is where it's at these days ! PS lens hoods can only improve the image quality, lol.
Wow - that was a bit of a surprise for you. Love the second shot. Beautiful.
Good job Bro 👍👍👍
The first photo is the kind of photo I enjoy. Fox in it's environment. 👍
Hornstrandir is a sublime location during its brief summer, but even I haven't ventured there in winter and I live in Iceland so hats off to you fella!
Nice Video, Fully sympathise with you after the Boat Crossing 😩 Enjoy your time. Stay Safe & Well. 👍🇬🇧
Nice one Thomas! What a fabulous opportunity and adventure!
LOVE the shot in which the fox has spotted you - That "dance" between nature and the one who sees it. I got to enjoy that just last weekend, north of Seattle, when a juvenile Bald Eagle in a tree took off, but then gave a a perfect "fly by". Thank you!
Oh, and what relief when one remembers that they are the photographer and don't have to fix an outboard motor. Yay!
This one put a smile on my face. Missed your video Wednesday. Glad to see your not slacking 😂 I’m getting addicted to watching your adventures and creativity
Really loved this film Tom. What an amazing place to spend some time. Beautifully made as always. Can't wait for the next installment! Thank you.
Love stuff, worth waiting for. Love the fox's muzzle in the square image. To see the animal in context is far better than the standard type record shots you fit see.
Amazing video Thomas! Loving the pure excitement radiating from you. Looking forward to the next video!
Wonderful - thank you
Congrats on the fox photos! Looks like you are going to have quite an adventure.
Awesome images of the Blue Arctic Fox 🐾 Thomas. Thank you for troubling to post this and count us all in the experience. ❤️
Lovely vlog as usual . Looking frward fir the future episodes
Really nice shots of the Artic Fox!!!
Great vlog!! Definitely looking forward to more vids like this! Awesome images of the fox, too!
Excellent vid. The first pic of the fox is fantastic 👌
You did it! You did it Tom!! Congratulations on becoming a wildlife photographer.
Great video Tom, Looking forward to the rest. It was a pleasure photographing the the Arctic Fox's with you and the other guys. 👍
Well worth it for that shot!
this one looks like its gonna be an exciting location... catching your first fox on day one must have really built your excitement for the coming week...cant wait to watch these! Thank you😀
Loved the video! Lucky you. I received vol. 2 of your book the other day. Outstanding, lovely photos. Enjoy your adventure!
Fantastic Tom ! Looked like a rough voyage for sure, even aqua man would have been rough after it ! The first taste of wildlife shots was great
Greatest travel vlog so far. For me. That last part, very unexpected.
Thanks for sharing. This great video wakes up many memories. Looking forward to the next video.
Nice story! That 600 is indeed a beast but I can attest that, for the money, the Z 400 f/4.5 VR S is a a real beauty. Not the convenience of built-in TCs but it also pairs very nicely with 1.4 and 2.0 x teleconverters.
Looking forward to more of this adventure.
Loved the vlog and can't wait for the "in depth" video.
Haha all the excitement always happens after you've packed up to leave...life of a photographer 😁❤️
I am so excited for the next video!! I love Arctic foxes, they look so cute and beautiful!
Nice surprise seeing this released tonight Thomas and was wondering when you were talking about lenses youd had brought whether you would have a Morten Hilmer special with you and great to see you capturing your first image with it. Looking forward to seeing the next part of your trip
Did north iceland in 2015. Glad to hear its still quiet and remote
Beautiful photos Tom!
The vlog format is really neat actually! Better you than me on that boat, man... But the reward of the place is real! Wish you lots of fun on this surreal landscape, can't wait to see what it has to offer. Cheers!
Somehow, the first shot (even though without the great sunset light) shows the mood of the icy land in quite a touching way. Decided to pause the video for quite a moment on that shot.
And again, wow, your videos are just always such a joy to watch :) !
When I saw where you were going I immediately thought of a book I once read, really good read. It was by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
-"I remember you" and it played on that Island you were. Couldn't stop reading it back then even though I was really scared xD
There is a movie too!
@@heljarskinn yes thats right, but for me the book just has a better feeling to it.
I my not bee the typical core landscape photographer, but I like when there are a mix of classic Heaton, van, vlog an so on.
If the effort to get 1 image from Island is cover of several video’s it’s ok for me, as long as has an honest feeling and and story
Still very enjoyable, looks like a stunning location and can't wait for the short film, thanks for sharing.
Yes! I guessed right when you mentioned remote part of Iceland. This place is on my bucket list! :)
What a great first shot Tom. Stunningly simple and simply stunning,
Love this town. Visited a few years ago and got some great images.
Tom, I’m sitting in my garage after reading every word and savouring every image in your new book. It is utterly delightful. Beautifully written, totally inspiring, and easily a new favourite. Thank you for you generous work, mate. 🦘🙂
Hey Thomas, another great video! The piece at the end where you got a picture of a fox was so inspiring and humbling. Keep doing what you do, and I will keep watching ...what you do!
Nice Thomas, and what an awesome location you chose ! Hope you catch the Northern lights as well. It seemed to be visible in the South part of the Netherlands even last night.
Another adventure, much more to look forward to! I'll be following this keenly. 😇
Love the video, been to Iceland twice. Great place
What a great adventure TH! A good start to the week with a shot of the Arctic Fox!! Looking forward to Episode #2 !!
Hi Thomas - made it to Akureyi via the interior road a few years ago - but it was in Summer during the few weeks that that road is open. Absolutely amazing country. Looking forward to your next few videos. BTW Just received my book - top work and great to have it.
Great work and what an adventure! Those two photos, fantastic.
Awesome adventure! Wish I was there.
I just can't believe the guy in bright orange wetsuit tried to start the engine of the boat 10 cm behind it, WITH WAVES PUSHING IT TOWARDS HIM. It could have ended so badly for him.
I notice lately that you don't include lens & exposure specs with your images anymore. I miss them.
Another great, relaxing and inspirational video...cannot wait to see the next ones! Thanks a million.
What a great couple of photos to start your adventure with! Sorry you had to deal with the sea sickness. Hopefully, the trip home, after you get loads of wonderful photos and videos, will be much smoother sailing.