Waking Up to Nothingness | How Do I Photograph This?

[@scotty4418]

That looked so blissful Thomas and what a great way to be detached from the madness of the world and be immersed in nature. Hope you and your family have a good Christmas and thank you for all the work you have put in and shared over the past year

[@davidellinsworth22]

I'd kill to be in the middle of nowhere right now. Looks lovely there. Nice minimalist Portra shots too. Congratulations on half a million subscribers Tom!

[@coolamit79]

I find myself enjoying your process of taking the image than the image themselves. Perhaps, end results actually doesn't matter anymore. The travels, the preparations, the lead up and the joy of just being there is enough for me to be hooked to the channel :)

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That certainly takes the pressure off.

[@fightingsnails]

This is precisely why I watch. A photograph is the tip of an iceberg, with so much experience hidden beneath the surface. I love that this channel explores that experience.

[@ChrisMarxen]

How is it possible that i just wondered if you have a new video out 2 minutes ago!? Awesome mate!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Psychic skills ✌️

[@TheJoshuaPeg]

I have had this exact problem this week. Thank you for the inspiration to still get out there and do it! Once again, I just want to give you a nod of appreciation for the B-roll. Don't think we don't notice the time that goes into it 😉

[@davidadams007]

Beautiful journey Thomas, the scenery is stunning and you captured some nice ones. Just noticed you are now over 500K subscribers, congratulations and well earned.

[@ishansaha3412]

Your videos always bring me so much serenity and remind me to cherish the process of photo taking rather than just the end result. Thank you for this!

[@j-day]

I think you are incorrect about vpn and throttling there Thomas - it will evade QOS to a point but VPN does count towards data in and data out, no escaping that unfortunately. Nice photos there, nice sublte hue shifts. One day I will try film.

[@andrewpoynter7887]

Love the spot you stopped been there several times myself in my van. Love your work on this video

[@TheAutisicBiker]

you truly must have the worlds most understanding wife

[@greggScutum]

The videos are just perfection. Really liked the sounds of changing the settings on the lens. It's all so immersive and soothing. Amazing picture of the grass on the dunes; you can almost feel the bits of warmth from the sun.

[@peterfritzphoto]

What's wrong with you man? "Never taken a shot of a dune that I'm happy with". The cover of your amazing (and much treasured) book is a bloody great image of a sand dune! Love the minimalist images in this video, Tom. Lubbly-dubbly.

[@Speanz]

Ох это так атмосферно и спокойно 🥰 Очень красивые и умиротворенные кадры

[@Reloadz69]

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[@elusivelens1744]

Что редко встречается в Шотландии, особенно в это время года.

[@nelehoremans2546]

Just loved the calming effect of the estuary photography that through your video reached all the way up to Belgium! Thank you so much for this and wishing you a beautiful Christmas and a 2022 filled with beautiful light! My favourite photograph of the series: image 5, just love the soft pastel colours and the s-curves bringing you all the way to the feeders in the distance! great work!

[@neb__]

Ohhhh that nothingness is my absolute favourite. 😍 You're taking my ideal photography trip! Living vicariously, thank you so much. Love from Canada. 💛

[@mihaidavid359]

Imagine him making videos in a country like Italy,Switzerland,France,Slovenia,Poland,Slovakia,Romania,Bulgaria,Montenegro,Albania,Macedonia,Greece...

[@campervanhygge]

Absolutely marvellous images in a truly magical part of the world. Your videos are always fascinating to watch. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2022👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@scoobyman]

Thomas , I could never / would never call the location "nothingness" . I've walked those very similar steps on a number of occasions. I would call it, one of the most peaceful, tranquil places on Gods green earth. keep up the great content.

[@IainHC1]

I'm so pleased you are shooting film as well as digital Thomas 🙂 These are some cracking photo's......... Brilliant vid too 🙂

[@extremelydave]

BREAK FREE THOMAS!!!! Don't be chained to square images!! Go for the panorama 16x9 or the like!!! With all that negative space, you could still blow up a pano to the size of the side of you van.... go wild man!!!!

[@bedding2007]

This is how I feel so often on on my photographic ventures Tom. Just being out and Being There, not always getting a great shot, is really what its all about.........

[@pixel.catcher]

Thomas: "I've focused to infinity" My childish brain: "and beyond!" Everytime dammit.

[@kaufmannneofoto]

A very enjoyable and zen movie including the soundtrack. It excels at its atmosphere. Beautiful.

[@PMCN53]

Another simple BUT great VLOG TH!......serenity :)

[@gbye007]

Don't like the colour rendering of Portra 160 - sorry. Nice shots though. I prefer your images taken with the Fuji 50R. I honestly can't understand the fascination with analogue film.

[@mikemcdonald2752]

I'm still confused. Why don't you have multiple film backs for your Blad? When I used to shoot film on my Bronica SQ-Am, I had one back loaded with some kind of color (Ektar-25 or Velvia-50) and the other loaded with B&W (T-Max 100). To be limited on what you can photography by what film you loaded the day before seems such a shame. Irregardless of the equipment trifles, I really enjoy your videos. I can almost feel the calm of the estuary, the squish of the mud, and the breeze from the fan. You're an exceptional story teller! And not a bad photographer either! :-)

[@AJ27833]

Beautiful. One thing I’m wondering about - why not use extra film backs? You can load one with BW film, one with E6 and one with C41, and not worry about the “should my next roll be Eterna” problem.

[@romiemiller7876]

Theswe shots are different than your usual, but they'll be sellers. Many people like thse kinds of images. * Pajamas in a van? What's the world coming to? :-) That vegiburger'd be good with stone ground mustard,mayo, avacado, you have that), and red peppers.

[@aliskandari]

An excellent video, calm and peaceful! And great photography of course. (As always). Last but not least - an excellent soundtrack. I wish you posted more often :) BUT...seems your photo studio messed up the processing of the film - visible stains especially in the sky area. I remeber this pain... So can't force myself to use film again - was nervous everytime I picked a processed film from local studio:)

[@petermalone7869]

Loved this...motivating me for some post christmas de-tox! Also, can you reveal your source of veggie burger....that looked really good!

[@bikecommuter24]

Veggie Burger on a Rainy Day. That is just what I did only a spicy black bean burger with a slice of pepper jack cheese lol I didn't have a nice for it ended up using whole wheat sandwich bread, but this fine in the USA that is called a Patty Melt don't see them that much anymore. It was delicious. Love the scenery shots. we are actually getting some winter weather in California Rains, wind and low temps at least low for us. 40's F or about 5-6-7 C

[@frederickmcdonald6636]

Absolutely love your minimalist perspective. Strangely the images are both zenful and exciting at the same time! Merry Merry Christmas to you and your family! Take care and be safe out there….

[@keithgibbons1704]

Great video as always, loved your shot of the grass with the hill in the background. Unfortunately your understanding of VPNs need work. You ISP will know how much data you are using with or without a VPN. In fact by using a VPN you will use a little more data.

[@23432]

Everytime I see that you are shooting film, I'm hesitant to watch. As I said before, you have removed that hesitancy. You take the shot and BAM, it's on screen. That is what I dislike the most about film. Such a long turnaround from the lab makes the learning curve go on and on. That's ok, I don't shoot film any more. Todays shots are what I would gladly mount on the walls of my home. Pleasing and they have lasting satisfaction. Exciting, colorful and sharp images are great, but I soon tire of looking at them. Really liked this. Thanks.

[@cathalgibbons8634]

First 10 minutes of that video where brilliant, pure bliss, lovely music, scenery and images. Love it.

[@astralbody]

opening scene looks identical to an area in my part of the world...had a moment of, "what!...err no..Thomas isn't here...he's in Scotland!" haha. "nothingness" is hard to photograph. entering the minimal mindset is tough. I need to practice it more. lovely photos, Thomas! Have a great new year and looking forward to it and following you on your adventures!

[@drewhumphrey]

One of my favorite locations I’ve ever shot was similar to this but in New Zealand. It was partly cloudy. Beautiful shots, Thomas.

[@stevenqirkle]

This made me think of New Zealand too. There are some really desolate and beautiful beaches there.

[@robertgotschall1246]

I used to shoot a Bronica C back in the day. This video brings back fond memories. The $25 dollar per 12 shot roll for film brings back other memories. It was my inability to make my own prints that eventually killed off that line of endeavor. I still admire the aesthetic however. I always wanted to shoot an 8X10 view camera for scenes like this. I have to say that coming from the Mojave desert the reference to a dry morning for these shots was slightly disconcerting.

[@alisonlyons4691]

Super video Thomas. The images were stunning, such a beautiful place. Luskintyre ? l think. Easy to get lost in in the moments of such a beautiful place and no one around. Thank you as always for sharing your information. Take care Alioban

[@ashstubbings2603]

There's always going to be someone who comments on something that has absolutely no relevance to your photography whatsoever.. and on this occasion that 'someone' is me.. I love your wooden mug! No, not your face, the one you were drinking out of! You know I think your photography is brilliant too, I don't need to tell you that! LOL

[@ilesmic]

A nice blissful and peaceful morning-- The shots that took me were the drone shots with dark ribbons of water against the sand-- was just a quick "B" roll shot but that was more to my liking-- The pics of the beach and estuary were just to blah in color and scope for my taste-- I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

[@medwynroberts]

The 'zen' of it really comes across. None of this helps with my 500CM selling regret though, thanks.

[@faraz2498]

Could build a simple fan with carbon filter, that would capture the smoke or smell when cooking. For some reason expensive to buy, but cheap enough to build.

[@davidskinner274]

Lovely shots, reminds me of an estuary, river in Victoria Australia Called Tidal River which has tanin in the water with amazing colour. Merry Christmas fro Australia

[@colinforber8504]

What a lovely video to spend some time with on a Christmas morning. I'll be moving up to Scotland in the coming few months, and so it's been nice to see some of the landscapes I'll be able to look forward to. Out of curiosity, why were you focusing to infinity rather than hyperfocal?

[@weisserth]

8:58 Pet peeve: it's not the choice of focal length that compresses the landscape, it's the distance from the landscape, e.g. the perspective, that causes compression. The landscape would be just as compressed with a wide angle lens from the same spot you took the image, the focal length only crops into the perspective you have chosen. If you cropped into the wide angle image, choosing a 150mm frame, the wide angle image will show the exact same compression. Like I said, it's a pet peeve. Something Ansel Adams also explains in this books (The Camera, The Negative, The Print). Causes lots of confusion with photographers all the time.

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

Nice ambiance on those beach shots. Your right, it's often not the objective weather a hill or a picture. It's the soaking up the environment. . . . Love your van shots. My Deli has not the camperized interior but I still love it...made me smile that your wipers are as loud as mine!

[@aliburdenblake]

Beautiful, just beautiful. Thank you for sharing, & merry Christmas to you and yours x

[@LoDSwifty1]

Watched this before my shift working Christmas in the NHS. Relaxed me no end.

[@sturmgold]

Christmas came early this year🎄thank you for another wonderful and relaxing video!

[@mixeddrinks8100]

I just don't know why, seen you use that wooden cup on hikes and in the car, just find it weird, especially with hot liquid. Can't recall them even selling wooden cups for drinking, let alone anyone using one. Is that an English thing, European?

[@davidskinner274]

Curious to know, it sems you can camp up overnight in the UK anywhere off the road. Not allowed in Australia. Can you give some info on that please?

[@RexEllacott]

Bloody great idea having a van touring around and shooting things. Might even look at that myself now that I'm forced to no longer have a studio or run an office. And landscapes, how interesting, would love to know how much you make of those, as stock libraries are no longer worth the effort. Wonderful!!

[@hassanscottodierno9284]

am I the only one that thinks your cooking looks amazing? Could start a campervan cooking series hehehe. BTW I appreciate your showing your top photos at the end.

[@fafnorcal]

Oh, if only you could get another 5 feet of elevation. Thanks for all your videos in 2021. Best health & success in 2022.

[@toshphotos]

I wish you would talk about your metering technique more!

[@riadmatqualoon943]

curious if I may, who is filming you and your Camera, and taking drone view from above? I don't think you're doing all that because each needs another man on another time???If you're doing them all there is some tricks I would like to learn or know about?

[@kyralichtenstein2971]

Beautiful pictures and an amazing video like always, thank you for sharing we enjoyed it.

[@willapanews9761]

Peet boot dryer will dry your boots in about 4 hours and you can also get pair of glove dryer attachments cost between $25 to $40 U.S. depending on sales or seller.

[@simon.revill]

Watching your videos sometimes takes me twice as long, cause I get inspired to revisit some of my photos (this time of the estuary at Borth -y-Gest), then get thirsty seeing your cuppas! Nice peaceful scenes.

[@bluebaconjake405]

Holy cow. This is my first video from this channel and i am IN LOVE. Subbed

[@beauchampy]

Lovely video - I always thoroughly enjoy your trips. Do you have a wife or children you leave at home while on these adventures? If so, what is that dynamic like when you're away?

[@andrewfindlayphoto]

If you fill your wellington boots with rice they will dry out in no time 🤣 Is my screen dirty or was there some processing stains on some of those photos? It looks familiar I recall it sometimes used to happen to my films 😥

[@MichelleCox]

I'm watching you make a fancy meal in your van while I'm eating a microwaved frozen meal at home. LOL!

[@andrewdevoncourt]

You took a fantastic Sand Dune shot Tom, best shot of the video in my opinion, loved the Blues contrasting with the grasses!

[@noheadlights]

This whole video looks like ungraded log footage. I had fun anyway... Thanks!

[@john3Lee]

Having watched closely on you using long exposures, I cant work out if you are releasing the shutter on the cable release too soon, thus not allowing enough time for the shutter to work its time period (say 2 seconds).... There is a red/orange band marking on the slow shutter speeds around the lens barrel, to draw your attention to allow the time selected to stop you letting the capping blinds in the back of the camera to slam shut, and therefore inadvertently shortening your chosen exposure !!

[@mikkokovasiipi]

Really nice photos again! I like when you take photos on film. Altho your developer is doing a really bad job. These aren't developed evenly and you can see some waviness on the scans. I had the same problem before and then I decided to do it by my self.

[@markthorliebmann]

I don't like sand... It's coarse, it's rough, and it gets everywhere..

[@aramb]

When are you publishing your camping cook book? Best to you, Thomas!

[@bateg06rpz]

Looking at this I thought : when will you go to the Sahara with just the panoramic camera? That would be crazy :)

[@will9357]

Thomas, Do you only have one film back for your Hasselblad? Having more than one is a really good idea because you can choose what film to use for each individual shot, or even to take the same shot on multiple films!

[@dirtywater5336]

That last Portra shot of the grass doesn’t look right. I think I mentioned it in the last video you shot film too. The color grading seems off. It’s way too cool and punchy for Portra. Based on the scene where you were, that image should be a lot warmer

[@jackdunn9017]

My wife bought me your book for Christmas and I’ve got to say it’s brilliant!

[@neildethridge9455]

Really enjoyed that- happy you left small slip in at the beginning could easily off cut out -well done -merry Xmas

[@michaelnugent3507]

Congratulations on reaching over 500k subscribers!

[@elusivelens1744]

Great photo at 9:15. Colors really pop, especially in the background.

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

What an awesome morning. Just saw the first two images and both are beautiful, though the two buildings on the right of frame (2nd image) are a bit distracting.

[@FakeNews_Ignored]

Very peaceful photos. Enjoyed the video Thom. 👍

[@tallaganda83]

What you call nothingness we in Australia call feature packed.

[@creatorsjourney6286]

Very nice. Still afraid of being in the rain too long 😅 don’t want to get sick as of lately.

[@bennylamera2559]

I'm all about the adventure, photography and food but not so much of nerdvpn. Good to see you getting some sponsors though :)

[@martinkane2456]

Nice drone footage,do you take pictures with it,if so you never show them unless I have missed them.

[@Rob.1340]

Thank you. Merry Christmas and a happy new year. All the best. 👍📷😎

[@worldofrandometry6912]

Great videography and editing. A nice peaceful watch.

[@allansisson355]

Great video, so polished well done. I'm not forgetting to mention the beautiful images.

[@marcinszwedko]

Hi Tom, as always great video 😁 Don't you regret not taking your digital camera with you on this trip and being able to shoot same composition many times to pick the best shot?

[@DarbyMDog]

If your shoes, boots, wellys are wet, you should stuff newspapers inside to soak up the wetness and maybe change every time, also a good way to get off smells.

[@mickcookson8009]

Thomas I was there a few years ago, its a dream for photography, great shots. Even when the light does not go your way, you always make up with some good grub lol.

[@AshLOVEsTECH]

Almost therapeutic to watch. Very well put together Thank u

[@gregs2466]

So, you are eating in your bed! Your wife will get you for that, LOL! I loved the grass shot

[@xdm9guy]

This entire photo shoot needs to be done with the medium format panorama camera. That would be so stunning.

[@richardstollar4291]

Tell us about the addition to the van - I'm talking about the box at the back - interesting idea.

[@luismartins3262]

And here I was thinking wellies were to keep water out, when in fact they are to keep the water in! . Fave image was number 3 (from the ones shown at the end).

[@duncanwallace7760]

Very Zen and not a dog in sight! Not sure about 'not being able to take sand dune photos'... looking at the cover of your book.

[@mikeray4902]

I see dark vertical streaks in a couple of your photo's in the sky. Dirty lens or filters?

[@sugavanamkumaresan9620]

Tom, 13:05 you do have a sand dune picture on the cover of your book which was awesome.. 🤔🤔

[@AlergicToSnow]

Some of the images have a bit too much negative space for my taste, but I surely do appreciate the effort and insight.

[@ericerickson6537]

Love the drone images.

[@peteskyrunner4845]

When you're counting time in your head you need to start on zero thousand. One one thousand doesn't start till one second after you have started. When you start a stopwatch it doesn't start on 1.