Landscape Photography in Autumn | w/ Fujifilm & Phase One

[@CWReace]

I've decided my personal photography genre is "whatever catches my eye", so I'm 100% with you in not limiting yourself by genre, style, whatever.

[@Indrakusuma_a]

Same here. Though mostly I practice street and minimalism, I shoot everything I deem worthy. I enjoy the whole process of taking photos, it's my 'meditation'.

[@CWReace]

@@Indrakusuma_a Yes! When I'm taking photos, I'm "in the moment" and not thinking about all the things life wants to annoy me with. :)

[@PierreVignau]

It's Wednesday. It's 8pm (or so). Turn on KZbin and look at Thomas' latest video. It's a break in the week and an inspiring one.This week is no exception.

[@TommyDickson]

That first image shot in the video with the Phase One is stunning.

[@weisserth]

5:56 I love this shot. Basic, can be found all around the world. But very beautiful.

[@elusivelens1744]

Amazing take at 12:50. Just shows what a bit of patience can yield.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

I love fall no matter where in the world as long as there is some plant life to represent the event. Small pics can look way better than they should.

[@nurmanman]

Love this little square mile of Lakeland, there's so much to photograph.

[@stephaniepegg5325]

I love the image of the birch trees, before you lost the sound. Love all of them, but that was my favourite.

[@bunkermagnus]

Your channel is an oasis of peace in this crazy hectic world. I like the image, the focus stacking mishap is minor in the great scheme of things.

[@brucemacneil]

That was a good piece of advice: "Practice your photography." - it is repetition that gives us the foundation of skill to perform when the light is truly peaking.

[@liamcreavin2533]

Repetition, it's something that Thomas does exceptionally well because the well of inspiration as well and truly run dry unfortunately and we get a perpetual parade of images that we seen not just by Thomas by more famous photographers in the past, much of what you see in this video is bland repetitive bland imagery. . This cycle of perpetually producing the same tired, cliched imagery is hugely dumbing down landscape photography and unfortunately Thomas is at the very vanguard of that dumbing down, whether you / he realises it or not. . That photograph taken along the wall, this is module 1 of year 1 of GCSE photography, this is what we teach 14-year-olds to do, so to find these troops entering into mainstream professional photography tutorials is horrendous. . Thomas, please step away, refresh, come back better, these images you were producing five years ago, and it is infinitely depressing to see the same body of work cyclically paraded in front of your students. . None of these images is good enough. . Tired, hackneyed, over done, this body of work not only is GCSE year one, this is just standard stock photography that even Getty Images wouldn't consider. . 0 / 10. Start again, this time with some imagination.

[@johnround8311]

I like the pastel colours of the birch trees.

[@ThatGuyInVegas]

The second image was beautiful; the last image was simply majestic.

[@paulcooper9187]

Just love that group of birch trees above Borrowdale. They look superb against that moody sky.

[@michivanhalen7086]

The calmn and awareness is so healing for our times

[@henryegghart2452]

Right at 3:52 there was a great wide angle composition-big bunch of bracken and view down the valley, stone wall and mountains in background.

[@arboreal_octopus]

You are to Photographs is what Bob Ross is to Paintings!

[@greggScutum]

Really good tip with the polarizer and the glowing autumn leaves! Thanks!

[@debbiewitt7028]

Love the education that I receive from your videos Thomas, my favorite the stump and mountains.

[@owenfetherston6906]

The distribution of the trees at 5:55 is very nice. It's also really cool that the shot feels like a splash different autumn colors, almost abstract in my eyes.

[@richardbirger2245]

I feel the image of the small hills bathed in the light coming from the right is my personal favorite on this video ... another good one for telling us what goes wrong as well as what goes right

[@jirojiro1029]

The last image is the pick of the bunch. Nice work!

[@a-bela]

I like when somebody speaks honestly about his/her "failures". I hope, i'm from the same kind, and i think we can learn from our/their failures. Thanks.

[@Charles_Coach_Photo]

A great bit of autumnal photography like always !

[@PerryKiblerboy-of-destiny]

This is probably my favorite video so far. 1) I was reminded of how I should use polarizer more; 2) I was reminded that gear (or even the final shot) matters far less than just being outside and paying attention.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Another enjoyable watch with a fine selection of photographs

[@kevinarmstrong3415]

Truly brilliant to deliberately 'focus' our attention on the important elements (stump and mountain tops) and leave the water blurry.

[@AlexanderAnastasov]

I liked almost all of the images today, but most of all, I loved the last one. It was striking!

[@matsfotografi]

I can't put my finger on what it is but your last videos are giving me more of "out-on-a-shoot-vibe", and I love it. I came back from my own photosafari a couple of hours before I watched this video, the feeling was very similar. I think it's the honesty, sometimes you find compositions, other times you don't. The light and the weather always has a mind of it's own. If a youtuber goes out in nature, finds a great comp in great conditions every time it feels fake somehow, at least if you live in the UK or in Scandinavia. Loved the first image by the way...

[@toddbailey5198]

At 4:10 all I could think was what what a great image there looks to be behind you! Probably something poor above the view through the lens but that stone wall meandering down that valley full of ferns sure caught my eye! Great video as always. Thanks for sharing!

[@icyearth]

I really like the third image. Especially the grey sky. It looks relatable, like something I could see on a hike. I've noticed that a lot of photographers are bummed out when the sky is not showing every color of the rainbow but to me those pictures often look like something that would only be there for a fraction of time and sometimes not even real (even though they are). I like to see the beauty in any aspect of nature and not just nature at it's "peak".

[@JayFunningham]

Living in Northern Ireland, this sentiment is really important. If you can only enjoy a country’s landscape 10% of the time, you need to expand your horizons (no pun intended). I think of it like a child growing to appreciate more flavours than fat, salt and sweetness. Bitter and savoury flavours aren’t as immediately appealing, but they add irreplaceable depth to your palate that you’ll miss once you come to appreciate them.

[@neildethridge9455]

I think all those images where awesome today couldn’t fault any at all, fantastic, great new sponsor too well done to them sponsoring the video

[@1BigBucks1]

Crazy amounts of detail with that Phase One.

[@sbutler66]

Good to see you meet up with James, really enjoy his content and photography also! Hopefully some future videos together..

[@kodyklein1802]

I really enjoy watching your content Thomas. Thank you for uploading such wonderful videos.

[@hartleygabolinscy3152]

Hi Thomas, There is only you filling these shoes in life with this channel up and running and owning a windblown hairdo, producing the images that you do. There is no pressure. We are wanting to be here watching you learning as we learn from you. Most of us are wishing like hell it could be us up at dawn and editing nice pictures in the evening with a pinch of rum in our coffee perhaps as we work at stuff. You’re it and we are on your side and there is No Pressure. Enjoy your moment on this planet and you do great work while we peer at you from behind the couch. Lol. 😂❤️😂 I may add that your images tell your story so well and every one of us would love to come with you... really and honestly. Cheers from NZ. 👍👍👍

[@jimsmith556]

The nudge to use a polarizer even when the sun is not blazing is a great idea to saturate the colours. Will have to remember to reach into the bag and strap it on! That last image is exquisite. I'd be surprised that a teacher wouldn't love it. It's art after all. I really enjoyed this video Thomas!

[@RM831BC4E4]

Photography at its best. Your work is simply beautiful. Simple but beautiful. When I say simple I don’t mean technically. I just mean, you have an incredible eye for beautiful scenes.

[@sultanov1000]

The first time I learnt about this new two objects focused. Thx Thomas

[@lisasimpson9343]

Hi Thomas, I'm the same in that I take whatever catches my eye, I see it as practice also. Mind you sometimes its a dogs breakfast, I'm very much a learner. Love that you are supporting a solar fund, I live off grid, solar, and I love it. Anything that helps the planet is a great thing to do, its on my mind a lot lately. Near where I live is a massive solar farm and a wind farm, South Australia is pretty much ahead in that regard.

[@ritamoll4347]

Hi Thomas, thank you very much for the great video, it's always a pleasure to see you. 😍📷

[@marcpayne9117]

Keep living the dream Thomas.

[@marycarron5118]

Great to see you learning as you go with new equipment. It means so much more than having all the issues sorted out and only presenting the 'acceptable' final image. I love your photography. My favourite this time was the first image. Simple and beautiful.

[@mamuphotographer7647]

Thomas, this is an amazing photo of the lake. Strange and magical camera. :) I totally watch you videos, I like it. good luck.

[@allansisson355]

The focus stack the stump and the incredible light. Great advise earlier to just take the image that catches your eye, practice.

[@smthcrmnal26]

thanks for bringing up the photo stacking segment. I often forget to do this in field.

[@marilynhoon1031]

At 7:27 there looks to be a lovely solo tree along that lovely stone wall, just behind you in the frame, nice set up.

[@keithratcliffe5576]

What I like about your approach is your willingness to experiment and respond to what you see. I loved the images at 8:27 & 10:13 but also your final image with the phase 1. On a laptop screen on KZbin the sharpness issues you describe do not exist, what I see is a beautiful picture.

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Thomas the image at 5.45 is more than alright mate, the coulours are beautiful and a spot on composition, I really liked it, some beautiful images as always, thanks for sharing.

[@_AF__]

Gosh, that shot at 10:10 is incredible. I live for moments like that.

[@PhotoBronze]

Great video, as always. Especially love the insert clip of the umbrella handle snagging on the tree. Great storytelling technique!

[@danncorbit3623]

My favorite image is the "matchsticks" birch photo. It has a very abstract "Matisse" look to it. I absolutely adore that one. Your comment was : Not portfolio stuff. But I like it best of all.

[@randyschwager84]

Love the stump photo in spite of focus issue!

[@kristeencochran4753]

The stacked image is one of my all time favorites.

[@markattardo]

That phase one is an interesting camera. Nice day out!

[@stuartschaffner9744]

I first started getting back into photography around 2014, after the death of my wife. I think that then was about when your KZbin channel was first getting established. You, Photo Tom, and Mads Peter Iverson were in a sense my teachers. As I grew, you all did too so you stayed my teachers. These pictures here are GORGEOUS. They are also mature and subtle. Unlike others, you don't need radioactive green grass and other saturated colors to give an image color vibrancy. Obviously, 150 megapixels takes a lot of practice, but you are already far ahead of some other photographers who tried Phase Ones. (Ahem, Phase One, if you are reading this then be nice to Thomas. He's a great asset for you.) Anyway, congratulations Thomas. Your hard work has paid off and future hard work will continue to pay off. As long as you listen to that inner teacher who always says "try harder", you will continue to grow and prosper.

[@geoffstairmand3747]

Birch trees - beautiful shot sir. My sort of image.

[@geoffstairmand3747]

... and the second one :-)

[@geoffstairmand3747]

... and the XT IQ4 shot is a wow. Can I borrow it when you've finished ?

[@julianheritage6436]

Mine too, can't beat silver birch

[@henrykuppens9097]

Well, you look good when out of focus. ;)) I'm retired this year and kind of rebooted my photo hobby and (re)learned a lot from photographers like you. Especially how everybody approaches their compositions or use gear i wasn't aware of. My photo hobby has bin in a sort of sleep mode for a long time, except some use of a smartphone sometimes. It's kind of funny how my "photographic eye" kicked in as if i switched it on again. Looking all these channels like yours is a easy and fast learning curve. And by the way, i really like your square compositions, in my view it isolates landscape elements in its own domain. Its just that aspect of a sort of abstract layer. Works in my view always better with compositions of one or a group of trees.

[@droy0521]

Props to the Solar Fund sponsorship! Great cause!

[@gastonroulstone5025]

Vibes yes this video has vibes.

[@MegaSoundscapes]

It is such fun to accompany you through the beautiful landscapes of Britain, and as usual there is always something to learn from your videos. the results are stunning again. I am trying to get to know the area where I am living here in Germany. You are a great inspiration, Thankx for teaching an entertaining us all ! .....

[@boudoir_lueneburg]

Man, I love the matchstick birches. Great vid as always. Thank you!

[@terrylstarks]

Howdy Thomas, focus, mic, we’ve all been there!!! I waited 9 months for a high priced high quality camera bag to get here and I want to start a channel on UTube so I figured a great way to start was with an introduction and unboxing. Took my sd card out to put on my laptop and I had images before and after. But no video. Have no idea what happened, I know I pushed the red button, and my lav was on. We’ve all came back and said “what the hell?” Great video!!

[@supertaufiqr]

Fav image is the last one

[@richardlewis9868]

Nicely done, the first image I thought was very good, abstract birch, not to keen on the long shot across the valley, it felt like an image I would take because I felt I needed more shots, very well seen regarding the the tree trunk and lake, always a pleasure to watch you work Thomas

[@bobpetti4841]

I love the second photo. In NY there is an annual Arbor Day poster contest and when I saw your image that's what immediately jumped into my mind: a poster sized image that would be a celebration of trees. Lovely.

[@brianmckeever5280]

I love the beech-tree match-stick pic and the trees in the bracken, but they were all great. I have noticed that when you take a lot of photos, the World in general is a much more visually interesting place when your brain is constantly looking for compositions. Good advice IMHO. I can also attest to the fact that most of the videos are in focus! Good to see someone having fun doing what they love. Thanks for the content.

[@cmb267]

You're awesome. Keep up the teaching. I have the gear but not the time to do what you do for a living. It's nice to gain experience from watching you, especially the process. Thank you.

[@joshpenton5588]

I've been watching your videos for quite awhile and just never comment. But I wanted to say... whenever you show an image I always love it when you voice over it and say what you think about it after you've edited it and what could have been better and what works and what didn't etc. Also your background music choice is on point. Anyways keep up the amazing videos, they're something I look forward to every single wednesday.

[@AndyBanner]

Great Sponsor. Another video that I was glued to. Great shots as ever.

[@hkanderful]

Hi Thomas, I think your last image works in terms of light and composition. The stacking?? well. Not so much, but that's the beauty of taking pictures. You always learn. A wise man is always learning

[@WeekndPhotographers]

Always amazed by your work, beautiful photographs. 📸

[@millymucci]

fave image here: last one. as bizarre as it was! and everything around and between 'must try harder' and 13% was very funny, btw. just that it's thaaat camera also, and am a little starstruck. i may be a learner but aww ..that pristine-machine is mesmerising! ☺

[@cynthiaisenhoff8777]

Thanks for giving us a line of site to a beautiful wild area. I think the focus stack works.. it's ok if not every image can be blown up to 16 x 20... It is beautiful

[@coreymullins]

This is my first autumn as a subscriber and my emotions swelled at nearly every image. Photo #3 at 8:30 is probably my favorite. I primarily consider myself a videographer but have started to pack my camera anytime I leave the house in case of those special moments. Thank you Thomas for inspiration and my favorite "show" every week!

[@richarddenise3886]

Maestro, Bravo, Very well done! Keep up the excellent work,

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Every time I see a photo of a hillside, with the trees leaning away from the hill I am reminded of my 3rd grade teacher in art class telling me my drawing was wrong, because tree always grow straight up. But on hillsides they never do. If I only had a camera with me, and knew how to use one, that day I saw and drew that. Thanks.

[@MW0IBH]

The tree stump focus stack image is GORGEOUS on screen. Worth a revisit to grab some more stackable frames I reckon 👍

[@Steve-bq2wz]

And you're a genius bro, don't devalue your art man. I wouldn't give shit about photography or probably would have given up a while ago if it wasn't for your channel

[@harveytrop1637]

Stunning photos!

[@luckyman1953]

I really enjoy your videos, I have learned a great deal watching and listening to you describe how you go about making your compositions. I work mostly on landscape and wildlife photography. But also I love getting the little things that people just walk by without noticing the beauty they add to the atmosphere. Things, like leaves, small plants, butterflies, and other such tiny items and have found they give me the most enjoyment when all goes well. Thanx again and keep up the good work, you are an inspiration even to old farts like me who are 68 scratchin' on 70. 😁

[@veivoli]

@Charles McDaniel Whippersnapper! :-)

[@GkPhotographic]

your definitely on the right track . stay safe from Dublin

[@claire7142]

My favourite image has to be number 4, you just caught the sun on the landscape perfectly. That to me is the kind of image you could look at for hours and never been bored because you could imagine yourself there, with the sun on your face and a breeze through the trees. Perfect :)

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Respect for recreating the catch on the tree with the tripod. No mean feat maintaining that kind of detail when traipsing about by yourself. Also the edit when shooting the back of the Fuji was super tight

[@Leffe49]

I liked those 3 images with it´s beautiful colours at 5:48, 8:30 and 10:12. ❤👍

[@gtheemps]

Hey Tom, Another great video of course! I loved all your images in this one, including the Phase One image. I also liked the ‘matchstick’ birch trees, the colours and tones we are treated to here in the UK in Autumn are something very special!

[@burnedbytheword]

The golden hill / first PhaseOne image looks like it was literally posing for you. Honestly all the shots are great. My favorite part of the video is where you emphasized shooting even though it's not a "portfolio" image. That is, and always will be, the best photography advice I've ever heard. Get out and shoot!

[@markhyde1970]

Not often I'm speechless. All great shots But that last one 😲

[@VincentClarke]

Always relaxing

[@mateuszzdun9061]

Oh man, I just realized that I've been following you since the Scotland in Vw California video (which you uploaded 5 years ago!). What a great journey that was! And it's nowhere near the end I believe, it's a pleasure to participate in that epic journey, Mr Heaton! Thank you for taking us with you ;) PS I really like the birch tree photo! Recently been playing with the birch trees as well, they are so photogenic!

[@311djr]

Long time viewer, but hardly ever comment. I have been really enjoying your videos more in the past couple of years. Seems you went through a slow period. I really like your rambles and your shot explanations (f/13, 1/60, focus stack, 3ND, etc.). Maybe discuss more about your filters. Keep up the good work. In last video, I liked the trees/ferns but not the 'matchsticks'. Also liked the shot of the stump and the one made with no audio of sun on hill. And I really like your camper/van. I watched all your 'build' videos. I camp and work out of the back of a Suburban.

[@joe3eagles]

I'm always intimidated (in a good way) when I watch YT photographers such as yourself point out imperceptible (to my eye) focus, sharpness, noise, etc. issues with the photos you show. The most recent example was the last image in this video. It's probably more a function of my screen's resolution than my perceptive abilities, but it does force me to be more aware of fine details in your (and my own) images. Carry on, sir! Cheers!

[@henrysutton5813]

Some beautiful photos! Almost at 50k!!!

[@nldazuu]

Simple lovey, nice shots!

[@СашкоСтоянов-ч6о]

Фотографията ти е прекрасна,кадрите от този клип също.Надявам се някога да дойдеш в България за да снимаш разкошната ни природа , есента в буковите гори ,водопадите,пещерите и т.н.Поздрави !

[@andybamforth]

Loved the second image . The phase one stump and lake, beautiful tone and details. Just go back and do the middle shot next time. But it did it for me I have to say.

[@FakeNews_Ignored]

Truly beautiful photos 👍👍👍👍

[@photo818]

Always enjoy your videos Thomas as I want to get back into landscape photography both in color and b&w. I’m really drawn to your choice of square format photos and you have inspired me to try the same. Keep the videos coming I learn a lot from you and them👍🏼

[@mrmtruckermax2]

well done on that final image!! I never would have guessed that it was slightly blurred in the water.

[@kilohotel6750]

I’ve been subscribing for a few years and love your videos, and I’m not even a landscape photographer I shoot wildlife. I’m often out in beautiful ares looking for wildlife and will take a snapshot of the area but try to remember things I’ve learned from you to make them the best snapshots I can.

[@mickcookson8009]

Great shots Thomas, I think to my old eyes the IQ4 shot looks incredible, great channel ..