Eventually Things Will Go Your Way | Landscape Photography

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

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[@kennethleishman2627]

big fan of your work. keep creating magic..

[@recreationalplutonium]

based $200 zoom/discord chatroom. someone's getting greedy

[@eyewitness4560]

It's so nice to see the originals and the edits flipped back and forth.

[@brianbeattyphotography]

The biggest thing is really just to get out, have great experiences, and learning how to be in the right place at the right time for the best light and conditions. For those feeling disconnected because of gear, it's not getting out with a 13k camera that makes work good or better. Tom's images were just as good back when shooting on the 5D mk4 - it's the photographer that makes the final image most of all. A lot of recent videos have felt like a Hasselblad ad though, rather than just the experience focused ones of the past. I get why people feel like the videos are no longer relatable.

[@KayGill]

I love your gentle touch on the editing. No harsh, unrealistic, almost hdr stuff i see others doing. Well done 👏

[@Ktizo_Images]

Wow! Thomas, I don't always watch your videos (camper vans, gear), but this video and others like it are why I NEVER fail to check out your posts. You're such a great photographer and vide0grapher. I love it when you invite us into your thought processes. It's beautiful! Thanks!

[@ianbarnes1406]

Your last couple of videos have opened my eyes again to how effective a square crop can be when composing a shot. Takes me back to when I started photography nearly 50 years ago and fell in love with Charlie Waite's work

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

In addition to some terrific shots, this was one of your best teaching videos! Two of the lessons I’ve learned over the years stand out: “never leave before the magic happens” and (from the days of film photography, “it’s always better to over-shoot a scene than to try to come back later and get what you missed”.

[@Fred-wb5nz]

You wouldn't be the first English man who felt that 5 days, 5 weeks or even 5 months was enough in Ireland. Some stayed 5 centuries.... 😊 Glad you had a good time there. Plenty more to see when you come back.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Let’s make it an annual adventure !

[@shadecrawlerx]

Haven't watche photography vlogs in a hot minute. But I gotta say. The comparrision in the end between raw and final images is a realy nice touch!

[@Bokooda]

Thank you sharing how beautiful the island of Ireland is and how tricky it can be to work to a plan, timescale or clock to capture any image. That's the British Isle's for you, wait 2 minutes and the weather will change. Sharing what the RAW file looked like and then the finished version helps to show us how someone can 'uplift' or 'enhance' or 'tweak' an image to possibly match what 'they' saw when 'they' were taking the photo, or just what 'they' prefer the end result to be... Thank you for sharing your art with us. 🙏

[@juanitakelly3082]

My Irish eyes are smiling!

[@soffici1]

Hey Thomas! I like the sincerity and transparency of you showing us your thought process. You clearly have strong emotions about what you do and your style of photography, and telling us the story behind each shot (for which you evidently care a lot) is really refreshing

[@gonzphotographymusicchanne2855]

Fantastic and i'm glad at it seems you had a great time on our little patch of beauty, so injoyed your little venture here and hope you come back again soon, safe travels.

[@patrickmullan4021]

Thank you Thomas for complimenting our shores. We look forward to your return.

[@michaeltillman886]

What's up Thomas? Another video presentation. What I like about your work is that you haven't forgotten where you came from. You still maintain your weekly videos without a whole lot of members only videos 2-3 times a month. That's why you and Gavin ranked #1 in a recent contest of some kind. You guys really earned it. God Bless you my friend. Peace!

[@limbonic78]

Great idea to show raw and final image ;)

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

Beautiful photos of a stunning landscape.thanks

[@stevej4847]

Hi Thomas. I have to agree with you, RobOtto was very harsh, his comment was uncalled for. I have also followed you for years, as well as other such as Adam Gibbs and Fototripper, Simon Baxter, Simon Booth, Sam J Bose and his wife Hanna, and many more. As you said, you're not going to learn something from every video. I just watch your content mainly for the adventures you all embark on, many of you cover places, I myself have been over the last 40 years, and of course, many more that I have not and could not possibly get to, owing to time constraints. It's just very entertaining. Keep up your fantastic work, it is much appreciated by the majority of us.

[@costelloandsilke7321]

Good to see you get to Ireland, Thomas. You're right, there is a whole lot more to see on the south and east coasts, the midlands and the Wicklow mountains. The biggest challenge is light - which is hard to come by here a lot of the time.

[@anonymouspdg6121]

Stunning scenery and stunning images. The light was amazing! Shame you didn't have any conversations on camera with Norman?

[@alistairbeavis1536]

Love the coastal images at the end. We had 9 days in Sligo county on the west coast of Ireland this summer and still didn't get to see enough. 5 days isn't enough for the whole country.

[@Indrakusuma_a]

Beautiful set from this video. First and last one are my fav.

[@stewartreadman4194]

Great video as always Tom….. your presenting style, transitions and editing are second to none….

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Wonderful video. Beautiful images. Very calm and peaceful.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@randyschwager84]

Very helpful! Awesome images! Thanks for taking me along!

[@w0lfyovi294]

I love the vertical wide angle pano so much.

[@ifell3]

Absolutely stunning pictures.

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Very envious of you being out with Mr McCloskey, two legends doing what they love!

[@nedkelly840]

Great production. The RAW comparison was a particularly nice touch.

[@davidburchettephotography6513]

Although the slab loses some of its size in the wide shot, I think I prefer it to the pano. Both are very nice. And a tip Thomas...dampen a sheet of paper towel and put it under your cutting board. It won't move around on you while trying to cut your steak, lol ; ) .

[@martinsmyth5580]

Amazing images some of your best Thomas Wow!

[@ramonscott6045]

I agree

[@willardkennedy6021]

I like what you did at the end of the video!!!

[@PMCN53]

A wonderful place!! Love your shots

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

You outdid yourself today, Thomas. Beautiful gallery quality images plus the b-roll with the drone. Superb. Oh, one more thing: I'll join you for the pint of Guinness! I'm a big dark brew fan.

[@jimcastanzo8736]

Several beautiful shots, Thomas! I really appreciated your final shot, how you didn’t give up and ended up with really beautiful images. I know the extra work doesn’t always pay off, but in this instance, it sure did!

[@kevinbranchett2587]

Just back from 10 days in Ireland. 10 days of overcast skies but lots of fun and memories.

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Beautiful images, every one. Love the jagged rocks with the green foreground. Reminds me of something Mads would do. ❤❤❤❤

[@OYtree35]

Masterpiece

[@jobanski]

Looking forward to seeing more content about Ireland!

[@markattardo]

Man, that's such a beautiful place! Truly enjoyed what you captured, both video and stills👍👍

[@Jake-vt4ow]

Wow, beautiful scenery. Impressive. Love your images and travel adventures. Keep up the great work!

[@stevesomers7366]

Great shots, Tom. Yes, Ireland looks amazing. That is something I would really enjoy. Cheers!

[@kathyc9452]

Just got home from Ireland and we were in Kenmare for 3 nights. Loved the area, especially the Black Valley and Gap of Dunloe. We were in Ireland for 12 days….not nearly enough time! Kinsale, Kenmare, Galway, and Westport were our bases for day trips to sightsee and take photographs. Biggest frustrations were the numerous times when there was an awesome scene, great light, but no place to pull off the road to get the shot.

[@alexflint6408]

Love these photos, great video.

[@reubenfields]

Very enjoyable video Thomas. Enjoyed chatting to you at the Irish Light Conference as well.

[@gmurran]

Beara is one of the least visited but most beautiful peninsulas in county Cork. Great to see it featured.

[@desgardner7169]

West and South coast of Ireland is just wonderful, not forgetting the Guinness too! thank you for showing us your images they were great!

[@JorisVanDeuneghem]

For me the best image is the one with the shark tooth with the wide angle and that green on the bottom, leading our eye into to the composition. Nice video

[@Joebloggs4817]

As you said, you’ve barely scratched the surface of Irish landscape photography. Plenty to come back for…

[@ReikiHealingMusic_com]

beautiful photography. enjoyed this trip

[@stevebloom47]

Beautiful shots and scenery. I have family in southern Ireland and I've been tempted to get over to do some photography and this video has ignited my determination to go. 👍😊

[@tjsinva]

When in Ireland, embrace the green. Just a thought. 😜 Carry on. 👍🥂

[@IonicH3art]

Keep up the great work, come back to Northern Ireland sometime!

[@markjutsum6187]

Great vid production Tom, fab drone shots. Love the 1 st reed shot. You can’t beat some reeds and reflections. MJ

[@chrisnowellphotography]

Love that last image

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Love that first BW image, superb 👌

[@PaulMSmith]

Those cliffs at the end were something else. Nice find

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

I know. I was very pleased to stumble upon them.

[@alanclark9691]

Some really nice images Thomas. I also noticed the light editing touch you are employing these days, the authenticity of which that I applaud. If I could dare to offer one comment, I thought you had slightly overdone the shadow recovery on that beautiful 2nd image.

[@swirly_magnolia]

Wow you got some amazing images there Tm ❤

[@jw0001]

Received the calendar yesterday. Really nice. Thanks

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Glad you like it, thanks for the support 👍

[@prandg0]

Thanks!

[@grahamjgreen]

I'm definitely interested in the 617 Club, but I'm not keen on spending close to $200US (with the 25% discount) when I have not been able to experience it to see if it is for me. I feel like a trial period, much the same as Squarespace offers is appropriate.

[@ducgerard2361]

I miss the videos with your fuji 617

[@harveytrop1637]

Stunning images!

[@darrenquigley182]

Great vid .

[@billwinward9324]

The two mono images of the reeds and lake are wonderful. I just wonder, given that you were concerned about the green in the ‘shark tooth’ images, they might have benefitted from mono? Great video and that steak at the end was making my mouth water!

[@derekdelboy]

Even after the previous video I see you're still clone out things lol. Ah it were only a wave or foam on the water in the last pic but it made me smile. Was on the west coast in August, loved every minute of it....even the one morning of sideways rain.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Haha, I do believe in last week's video I said would still be using the clone tool, just more thoughtfully. Well spotted though.

[@brassen]

I"ve had Guinness for breakfast once. I'd flown from São Paulo to attend a friend's wedding in Killarney, at like, 8AM. By 12PM I was the most confident photographer on that latitude.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Haha, confident, but all your images were out of focus with wonky horizons 😂😂

[@MarkRomine]

Excellent!

[@millymucci]

spectacular images, esp diagonal reeds B&W. worra korkerrr!!

[@thetraveljack]

Your first image from this video reminds me very much of an image that I got this year. I made a KZbin video around it that people can watch on my channel! It’s tagged “episode 3” for those interested. Thanks as always for the inspiration Tom! Jack

[@joelcleare]

Sunrise image reminds me of HRD back in the day.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

For sure, I probably lifted those shadows a little too much 😂

[@charliejg]

Funny thing, I get really nervous when you walk away from your camera on the tripod!, even more now with the Hasselblad. I'm one who has a safety strap tethered to my body when my camera is on a tripod. LOL! Some beautiful scenery, especially along the coast. Thanks for taking us along. Have a great day!

[@jamesbarnes3063]

You did good, and I liked your images

[@AleRodrigues]

What a beautiful video with a cracking opening shot mate, well done!

[@paulbonge6617]

Really stunning images Thomas! Thanks. One note though, at the end RAW/Edited, my own personal preference was the square crop with reeds could have done with more of the drama of the higher contrast and darker/moodier background of the RAW file left in the final edit. I found it just a tiny bit too light for my taste (granted I'm seeing it on my laptop, so I'm probably imagining things that aren't really there) AND, there's not a thing wrong with your edit, It's an extremely fine image. I did much prefer the wide-angle version of the "Shark's Tooth" though! Thanks again, now I finally have to get my lazy bum up this morning and head into the studio for my own editing UGH! But you've inspired me to get off my proverbial ASS and get some work done today!

[@johnpunnett1426]

Tom you didn't link to Norman's website.... great images btw

[@fahimsarabi258]

Great job

[@TheDonnaCrosby]

Just got my calendars

[@niallio77]

Stay in County Sligo next time, for a week. Tiny county, loads of varied coastline, lakes, mountains; small travel.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Thanks for the tip 👍

[@dhdavidholloway]

Coincidence that back in May I did a trip to Newfoundland at the same time as Gavin Hardcastle and in September I was in Ireland at the same time as Thomas Heaton. Didn't see either of them!

[@inikphoto]

Thomas, I can see you don’t use a pano head to correct the parallax on your pano shots??? You’re definitely getting it with that composition, I think you could benefit from one!

[@stuartcarson9378]

Wow, I live in Kenmare. Norman is a sound fella and a great photographer. Interested on where you had dinner. Kenmare is an amazing place to live.

[@andymcgarty3099]

Great video, love those images. But no link to Norman's channel as promised :( And would have been great to see round his gallery.

[@timrosenburgh8597]

I enjoyed the video as usual Thomas. I couldn't believe the comment a certain person made and i don't want to even mention the muppets name, all i can say is good riddance. Anyway that's my rant over. Definitely a fantastic coastline. You captured some fantastic image's as usual. Look forward to the next one.

[@peterfritzphoto]

As an X2D shooter, I’m wondering how you plan to shoot long with yours. Or will you just use the Nikon for those? I use a Leica R 80-200 for mine. It’s stellar.

[@peterwolf3001]

are you never tempted to use the drone for a shot. in the opening footage with the drone, it looked like there was something worth exploring ?

[@davidcrighton3431]

A lesson learned the hard way years ago about touring which has served me well in the years to date, always stay a minimum of 2 nights in one location to give you at least one full day to enjoy. Where did I learn this lesson? Touring the west coast of Ireland.

[@davidkipperman5218]

Great video! Is the Hasselblad your main camera these days? What lenses are you using with it? 😎

[@mikej9564]

I like the way you are showing the raw file then edited, then the quick back and forth. Great videos, Thanks.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Glad to hear the feedback, thanks a lot 👍🏻

[@tomcollier2444]

Why? Who cares what the raw file looks like? A raw file is little different to a film negative or transparency. The foundations upon which the final print is built. Nobody cares what the foundations look like when they buy a beautiful house. In my experience, it's only other photographers who express any interest in the journey from film/sensor to finished print. Then they get bogged down in the technicalities of the whole process. Unlike the laywo/man who simply enjoys the print for what it is.

[@CarlosFernandez-it8hv]

​@@tomcollier2444Going into a photography video to complain about things in the video that photographers would appreciate. Makes sense.

[@tomcollier2444]

Looks to me like, the only person 'complaining' about anything is you. As a photographer, I'm most definitely not interested in what a basic raw file or film negative looks like. In fact, most photographers I know, couldn't care less about same. Most of Tom Heaton's videos as far as I've seen are about the physical journey involved in his photography. I've not seen one that comes close to any kind of camera club mentality tutorial on processing images from raw to print. Obviously he thinks doing so adds some weight to the content. Fair enough, I suppose it satisfies some idle curiosity for some.

[@yugurtz]

I'm obviously here because of your photography, but your headline applies to anything in life and I found it particularly (and unexpectedly) encouraging. Trying to find my place at work and goals - just keep going.

[@kappios78]

Is that Steak a .jpeg? cause it sure didn't look raw :D

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

how are you finding the Hasselblad? You stopped shooting GFX because of the lack of long lenses. Have you changed style ?

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Love it, but the Nikon is still the main workhorse with its wide ranging lenses.

[@davidmurray5926]

As he got it for free I guess he has to show face and use it for a bit.

[@dalkapur]

Regards your new Hasselblad. I guess you are going to run into the same problems you found with your Fuji GFX 50R, particularly the lack of long native telephoto zooms. I solved mine by adapting a Canon 100-400 zoom to my GFX using a Fringer adapter. Works flawlessly if a bit heavy.

[@OldGuyWithaCamera]

Great video as always! Quick question please, when you put the X2D on the tripod, do you turn off the image stabilization?

[@jackphillips1383]

When we’re discussing the difference a couple steps made in your composition in the mountain lake, you exhibited the anal component within your psychological makeup. I believe that is a necessary trait of a great photographer.

[@paulus0109]

Ireland… so beautiful. I think the pointy rockphoto good have bit more dramatic approch in post???

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Maybe, but didn't want to over do it.

[@michaelcato9255]

I just spent 3 weeks in Ireland traveling from Newry, over near Dublin, to Connamera and Killarney. The whole island is full of beautiful locations. You are correct that it would take months to really explore all of it. I like to hear you talk about composition. It really helps me learn how to think about the scenes and how to capture what I feel is the heart of the photo. You get beautiful shots even with difficult lighting.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Kenmare is equally awesome..

[@PhotoToasty]

Nice to see a bit more photography going on in this week’s video… something that’s been a bit lacking in the last few. Thomas, you deserve that camera!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

I agree. The conditions were very much on my side in this one.