Landscape Photography | Conceding to Misery After Beauty

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This landscape photography video starts with a high and ends on a low. The first image I captured may be my favourite of my trip to the Canadian Rockies. After lunch we ventured to Lake Minnewanka (I hope I pronounced it correctly), however I was unable to be inspired by this location. It was beautiful, but I couldn't quite find it in me to unpack my camera and take a photo. That's how it goes sometimes.
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@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Apologies if there are any mispronounciations in this video, but I think I nailed it.

@wtalking1 5 лет назад

yup minywanker.. sounds right

@harbinger117 5 лет назад

I love that you're here in our neck of the woods! If you don't mind me asking, do you have any recommendations for a backpack for camera gear + hiking?

@justinholding02 5 лет назад

Lac "petit branleur" sounds fun :-)

@mikeysteam 5 лет назад

I think you pronounced twiggerly striggerly perfectly like a pro.

@bradleybasten7015 5 лет назад

I laughed so hard 😂😂

@philipblair7307 5 лет назад

After spending 9 hours in A & E, a Chinese, a beer and 15 minutes of Thomas is just what I need. Thanks.

@RyanLunaPhotography 5 лет назад

Thank you Thomas for all your efforts. Your narration is clean, simple, and non-condescending. A continued inspiration.

@SethPay 5 лет назад

Really appreciate this as a lesson. The times when a scene is just stunning in person but doesn’t lend well to composition or getting a great image is usually when people try to ‘force’ an image and I feel like it usually just results in frustration and taking away from enjoying being in that moment. These are the times to just accept it, put your camera away or set a timelapse and take in your surroundings in peace and quiet. Loving the Rockies series Tom!

@SethPay 5 лет назад

Woohoo highlighted! 😉❤️

@bradharberts8063 5 лет назад

You know what else you get in the mountains, a crapload of snow and freezing temperatures! I love these vlogs, they are so entertaining.

@pgtips4240 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your experience with us once again Thomas. Your river image was really stunning, the whole place just looked really stunning. Take care bud.

@Janet_Airlines802 5 лет назад

Definitely beautiful there. Hiking through all that snow is tiring as it gets. Great video , thank you.

@NickPage 5 лет назад

it was a beautiful day regardless of Miniwanca disfunction. I do have to say though those Canadians have no idea how to drive. I mean really.... who comes to complete stops at stop signs anymore..

@QuietLightPhoto 5 лет назад

Really! how rude, lol.

@SteveMillerhuntingforfood 5 лет назад

It is virtually un(North)American.

@rickeycarter 5 лет назад

Nick crashes his car into the only other car in Canada. That is pure skill. The driving equivalent of a hole in one.

@NickPage 5 лет назад

Rickey Carter I am a skillful guy lol

@Archibald_Quincy_Stanton 5 лет назад

In the states stop signs have become merely a suggestion. It's a real time saver.

@Bigweave74 5 лет назад

Your videos are seriously relaxing.

@donniedarko1345 5 лет назад

I watch your videos almost every night before I go to bed. Something about your style/voice that has a calming effect. Thanks for the photo tips too!

@kevinhind6064 5 лет назад

Love your integrity... If there is not an image then there is no point pushing it to try and get one and as you mentioned just relax and enjoy the surrounding what they are.

@ryanehoward 5 лет назад

It's been a lot of fun watching the videos from each photographer's perspective. You guys should definitely meet up again in the future for something similar.

@kristajamieson2325 5 лет назад

I have been watching your videos for some time now and always enjoy them. It was soooo nice to see you in Banff. I live in Calgary and this is my backyard. I really appreciated you telling us about how you struggled for some compositions. I am a amateur photographer and I have struggled in this same environment. It is gorgeous here but the Rockies are so vast it is hard to capture it in a photograph. It never does it justice. Glad you enjoyed your trip. Come back again sometime, there is so much more to see.

@philhowell9873 5 лет назад

Blimey - you know when you’re enjoying a RU-vid channel when you HAVE to stop what you’re doing to watch a post the moment the notification pops up! Keep up the awesome work Mr Heaton, loving your work.

@huwalban 5 лет назад

I just loved the fact that you used the location name of Lake Minnewanka as often as you could - and with a completely straight face! I'm sorry, I'd have collapsed in a heap :)

@lmaoatfe551 5 лет назад

Some names are innocently given to places , there is a public footpath in China called Wan King Path .

@huwalban 5 лет назад

@@lmaoatfe551 Ha ha, awesome! I'd have smirked at least once making a video about a location called this name :) Cummon Thomas, show us the outakes where you giggled...

5 лет назад

I always enjoy your videoes, just got watching the lot of you as you were sweeping the snow hahaha LOVE IT! I enjoy your honesty too. Been there before where its so so nice but don't feel the shot at all, so just sit back and enjoy. I am leaving my bad of photo brothers here in the USA to move to East Africa so watching you all make me happy of the guys I have too in my photo gang.

@rasesh4u 5 лет назад

Great composition and stunning image. I live in British Columbia, if I knew it you guys were there, I would have came to see you all. Big fan of you.

@PropDusting 5 лет назад

So Nick hit you guys from behind while looking for a mini-wanker? Haha!

@NickPage 5 лет назад

Mark T lol

@leeramsden3095 5 лет назад

and then on location his heart wasn't in it, and not feeling a mini wanker...

@redwoodsquirrel432 5 лет назад

Loved it mate, how you didn't end up giggling your ass off is beyond me although you did have a wee bit of a smirk at the end. Nice one🤣👍

@davidmellstrom8047 5 лет назад

Great to see you make making these videos again Thomas. Your original videos at the beginning of your channel were my inspiration to get out with a camera and I'm having the best time thanks to your passionate, informative and just all round top quality videos. From a fellow Whitley Bay'er, keep it up, I always look forward to your next upload!

@robertmitchell668 5 лет назад

Sitting at my desk eating lunch watching another great Heaton video..... Small bit jealous... Have to keep reminding myself about my trip in 5 weeks to lofoten Norway.

@fototripper 5 лет назад

Ah mate, if only you'd had 3 more days. I went back to Minnewanka and got the best conditions I've ever seen there. Truly majestic. Aye, Mr Page gave us a right proper shunt. I'm still dealing with the insurance nonsense. How's your whiplash claim coming?

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Ah man... never enough time. My claim is processing. Together we should be able to bankrupt Mr Page.

@fototripper 5 лет назад

hehehe @@ThomasHeatonPhoto

@QuietLightPhoto 5 лет назад

@@fototripper you forget Nick has a witness, but am willing to lie for a small fee, haha

@matthewhenry6281 5 лет назад

Thomas Heaton is this how you plan on changing systems? Getting all of Nick’s Sony equipment. 😜

@harsh8426 5 лет назад

@fototripper I discovered your channel thanks to Nick Page & Thomas... & i must say your videos are amazing!! 😊 @Thomas, In the first image if you did do a photo stack wouldn't it give foreground more detail when you print...or, will that make not much difference... I have never shot in snowy conditions so don't know much about it...

@kunaltewari8059 5 лет назад

Beautiful picture Tom and very inspiring video. Time and again we learnt from your videos that we don’t have to push our images just for the sake of it. Quality is the king in the end. Looking forward to the next one 😊😊🥶🥶❄️❄️⛄️⛄️📸📸

@scriptosaurusrex 5 лет назад

I love shootable light, when there is light!

@QuietLightPhoto 5 лет назад

I think at one time the lake was called “Minn-waki” that translated to “Lake of the Spirits” I think I prefer the old name. No worries Tom I didn't find Minnewanka too inspiring for photography either, just doesn't have that wilderness feel to it. Loved the video!

@awesomeness1212339 5 лет назад

More of a tourist hotspot with no grand mountain that clearly defines a subject. Banff is busy and the further you get the quieter and more unique your shots will be

@iemboyshostel 5 лет назад

Great image i like the way you put the curve in the foreground to lead the eye to the mountain

@desgardner7169 5 лет назад

Minnewanka this Minnewanka that I really did think that was a new name for the picture that did not happen and it was so important to show the information notice board at the end with Minnewanka on, glad you enjoyed what you done because its such a long way to go to be disappointed, thanks for sharing...

@AliA-kr9xm 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing your adventures and experiences

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching.

@scotty4418 5 лет назад

That image made the long flight and the extreme cold worth it alone. Very very nice

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot, glad you liked it.

@CatMilton1 5 лет назад

Fabulous point made re majestic scenery but in some moments, not a photograph. Well done on keeping it real, and making the point so clearly 👍

@WayneRobertsonPhotography 5 лет назад

I'm sure a wise old photographer once said a great image can never be forced (or something like that!). The image you got earlier that day and previous days made the trip very worthwhile 👍🏻

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Very wise words.

@TheBrewersDroop 5 лет назад

He was probably shooting film 😉

@GeneralpurposeOIIIIIIIO 5 лет назад

That first image is beautiful Tom! Would love to see you print that one

@peterdyndiuk6648 5 лет назад

Thomas, looked like a great opportunity for a panoramic at the lake… Would have loved to have been there! Fantastic video as always!

@Scorehound 5 лет назад

I've found the best Lake Minnewanka photos to be at night under the stars. I've never gotten a photo I liked from that lake, as beautiful as it is.

@allansisson355 5 лет назад

The image with the "S" curve very nice . I'm glad you pointed out ,sometimes you just can't find it. Great job with the video, don't know how you can do everything. Must take days, and coffee

@johnsholian4318 5 лет назад

Mini-Wanker? I’ll take some of that misery. Looks awesome but I get it. It doesn’t always lend itself to an image but it doesn’t diminish the majesty.

@jwkennington 5 лет назад

I laughed every time he said it.

@pipari21 5 лет назад

@@jwkennington Me too :D Though in Finland we have a lake called Paskajärvi which literally translates to Sh*t lake so I wasn't actually too surprised about the Mini-wanker name. Edit: We actually have five lakes called Paskajärvi in different parts of Finland :)

@SethPay 5 лет назад

John Sholian haha that’s what I heard the first time then couldn’t hear the word any other way 😆

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

This is very true, glad you understand the point I was making :)

@rangerjay7971 5 лет назад

I kept thinking mini-wanker also, is there a big-wanker lake?

@yujinlandscapephotography.7787 5 лет назад

I like the first image. It is beautiful. Thank for your sharing video.📷 sir. 👌

@RS.Outdoors 5 лет назад

Cant beat geting out and doing some photogrpahy in the winter. Shame we havent had that much snow here in the UK yet and in particular over Scotland.

@robertwhitemoto 5 лет назад

Beautiful first shot Tom!

@zerootie 5 лет назад

I'm sorry, Lake what?

@sergtrav 5 лет назад

Andrew Noble 10:51

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Lake Minnewanka.... why?

@zerootie 5 лет назад

@@ThomasHeatonPhoto Me Being Scottish I can't really mock place names as we have some strange ones. However, that is a belter. Love your work, Thomas. Keep it up (The awesome photography vids that is).

@pereinar1568 4 года назад

Lake tiny wanker

@wilfswanderings 5 лет назад

wow ! what a place !!

@wendyarthur3941 5 лет назад

Love that image! I have shot the night sky at Lake Minnewanka and it is beautiful. Two Jacks is also spectacular at night. Especially in the summer when the stars reflect on the water. Just a thought :)

@archie991000 5 лет назад

I am sitting here in my home in Adelaide Australia and the forecast temperature is 45 degrees Celsius ( 113 Fahrenheit ) for today. I would love to be where you were . The heat here is unbearable. Your video was a breath of fresh air and a welcome relief

@xavidub 5 лет назад

I have found that in more spread out landscapes like Minnewanka a long telephoto can be used to find an image worth taking

@DommehBear 5 лет назад

Hey, congrats on a QUARTER OF A THOUSAND VIDEOS!!

@sgurrtours 5 лет назад

I thought I heard you right when you said you were at Lake Mini Wanker! 😂 And you didn't even flinch when you said it either! 😂😂 Great VLOG as always 😁👍

@benbigham6374 5 лет назад

Ah, Lake Miniwanker, great place, got a few photos from there in summer that I love. Despite all the people, it is absolutely stunning!

@JordanFowlerYT 5 лет назад

Absolutely amazing video yet again! How far was the hike to the first composition you were able to shoot? It looked miles from anything!

@timelessplanet7647 5 лет назад

I keep waiting for Gavin to tell you "isn't it just GORGEOUS?!" haha o well. Awesome video :)

@davewright190 5 лет назад

Thi is a great location for a sunrise shot. The sun catches the mountain tops. Right place, wrong time!

@jwkooi1979 5 лет назад

Hi Thomas, Could you tell a bit more about the filtersystem you use? I own a Cokin (entry level) set but want to upgrade. I see you use your filters and the system looks easy to use and solid. Cheers.

@MaliDaviesPhotography 5 лет назад

Wonderful! Face, Hannibal, BA, Murdock hehe 😂😊👍

@niru4524 5 лет назад

Next time go for summer or fall. Love those photos!

@dangernba 5 лет назад

I learned something today at 2:30. Thank you, greetings from Brazil.

@michaelj7069 5 лет назад

Right above you on the rocks at Lake Minniwanka there is an old singular tree that is an amazing focal point for a shot.

@phynx2006 5 лет назад

1st world composition problems hahaha, totally agree with what your saying, sometimes in a breathtaking location the creative juices are just not flowing and another time it'll be raining out and you'll get inspiration walking past a muddy puddle of water ........ life's like that!

@Paul_anderson_creative 5 лет назад

A great view and location don't always transcribe to a great image... True. Just enjoy the view.

@CWB2208 5 лет назад

Banff is my favourite place in the world. Hope you made it to Peyto Lake while you were in the area.

@MrPhotog4u 5 лет назад

It will always be rewarding regardless if you get an image or not. The beauty in all of it isn’t meant to be captured all the time. Thanks for sharing

@as616 5 лет назад

Gorgeous.

@bharadwajkamesh8939 5 лет назад

Loved the video, Thomas. Quick Question: When and why do you shoot a vertical image? How would that image be different to you if it was horizontal?

@AdeelJawed 5 лет назад

There is a trail nearby that would have taken you to Stewart Canyon on the other side of the Lake, not sure if it is accessible during Winters though. You could have also driven to Two Jack Lake, which is a short drive from Minnewanka. Awesome shot from that morning though! :-)

@DanielMillerlife 5 лет назад

I think a photo of you sitting with your back to the camera would have been a great shot. Telling the story of calm and peace on a frozen Lake out in the cold winter in Canada. That would have been my shot. Thank you for sharing all your videos.

@cdduffy 5 лет назад

Great experience, nice vlog too....

@shmoowa 5 лет назад

You haven't been on my algorithm and I found your account again, I am glad to be back in the loop.

@shmoowa 5 лет назад

It's also perfect timing because your latest video is in Banff which is only 3 hours away from Golden B.C, how relevant is that?

@joedouglas1301 5 лет назад

Definitely had to re-play the video a few times to see if I heard you right.... haha! Great video Thomas - Will you be at The Photography Show this year by the way?

@davidstewart9211 5 лет назад

I live an hour from Banff and get to spend about 3 weeks or so in the mountains off-grid camping every year. Sometimes you just have to slow down and smell the roses, just remember where you are and enjoy the scenery. The weather can change very rapidly either way. Not every day is a fantastic day for photography, sometimes, you have to settle for good. The mornings (sunrises) tend to have better light than the afternoons (sunsets).

@jj900 5 лет назад

Great pic!! Thought there was a intimate abstract image during your b-roll at 0:36!

@kenimrie4977 5 лет назад

Don't feel bad Tom. Same thing happens to me every time i'm at that lake. Wonderful scenery. Uninspired lake for shooting I find. Great place to visit though! 🇨🇦

@donyee8970 5 лет назад

Artists have this creative struggle all the time. But I admire him and going out and shooting.

@dominey 5 лет назад

Couldn’t agree more about Lake Minnewanka. I was there last week and couldn’t find a composition to save my life. You wouldn’t think that would be the case with such a fantastic peak in the distance, but ultimately it just felt flat and uninteresting.

@00Skyfox 5 лет назад

I wonder if perhaps your ability to travel to so many amazing locations around the world has started to spoil you a bit (I don't mean that in a negative way). If I was there, I'd be so thrilled to see such gorgeous scenery I'd be taking hundreds of photos. I live in the flatland of Michigan, and when I went to Phoenix and the mountains of Arizona, I was enthralled by even the most mundane foothills. I realize you're looking for phenomenal shots, but don't forget there's incredible beauty beyond what's good enough for a calendar. Regardless, this is another great video, so thanks for sharing!

@davidbruceod 5 лет назад

I loved the first location, not so much the second. Maybe you should have gone to Majaewanka!?!?

@robcarr1899 5 лет назад

Gorgeous photo. But LAKE MINI... WTF????? Looking forward to seeing more of Canada. Stay safe mate.

@zuckberg 5 лет назад

Gorgeous 👌

@dozerjohn 5 лет назад

Thomas, what is that polar hood-hat you have?I think I want one but I have no idea what to google.

@Blotto12387 5 лет назад

Min-eh-wonk-ah How far up Hwy 93 did you go? You were photographing at the Saskatchewan river crossing, but did you go further? Did you make it up to the Icefields? Tangle Falls? Both are wonderful in the winter....however the road up from the valley can be a bit sketchy in the winter...

@ThomasHeatonPhoto 5 лет назад

Ah, my apologies. I totally got that wrong. Icefields was closed most of the week due to avalanche risk, but we made it up to the huge glacier.

@ipedros7 5 лет назад

The mountain curve at 9:46 on top right corner. Im sure would've been grand. That entire mountain full of shapes and edges.. Grand.

@Josegoncalves-xo3hn 5 лет назад

Hello Thomas, I love your videos and your great photos. When do you think of traveling to Portugal? It is not too far away, and it has breathtaking landscapes. by Ex. Gerês National Park. best regards.

@KJLanguedoc 5 лет назад

Nailed it ...

@frankottopedersen8241 5 лет назад

LOL, Thomas! Mini wanker is not doing it for you! Love it!

@toddcanterino3376 5 лет назад

How do you keep your batteries charged when you are all set up and waiting for that perfect moment? If I don't keep them warm, mine die really fast.

@paulcomptonpdphotography 5 лет назад

What was the name of that lake mini WHAT ?? beautiful place

@MKNYC_ 5 лет назад

I love how your friends have the most British names possible.

@JohnDrummondPhoto 5 лет назад

Kinda agree with you, Tom. No foreground interest at all, despite the wonderful mountains. Maybe if Minnewanka wasn't frozen completely and you had some ice floes or reflections... Oh well. At least the lake's name provided us fodder for cheap laughs.

@living.my.life. 5 лет назад

So glad to see you not take a shot, I sometimes don't while everyone else is shooting away and now I know why..uninspired by location 🤙

@geordieboy77 5 лет назад

did miniwanker lake have a big wanker lake?

@speterlewis 5 лет назад

Almost first!!!

@yibodong2059 5 лет назад

Can you make a video about how to record the ambient sound, thanks.

@RS-Amsterdam 5 лет назад

3:45 - Clean shot, glad you did not over edit it . Love the Willy Wonka Lake area but where is the chocolate ;-)

@iZogAdventure 5 лет назад

You know what’s good about night time light. You get dark sky’s all night when it’s not light 😂🙌👍🏻🙏

@keenzomamanzo9044 5 лет назад

superb Tom 3:39.... yip that's a keeper

@hankandlefty 5 лет назад

You could have moved far to the left at the lake and gotten a leading line into the gap between the mountains. Some clouds in the image might add depth, but 'that golden hour of light (warm)' would not be a deal breaker. Bet you would have hda depth and contrast in an awsome setting. Sometimes, as photographers, we get to the point where details can overshadow our sense of the greater image after we've been at it a while. May be time to simplify even the big picture.

@turismoparafotografia1040 5 лет назад

very good video...

@edmontonian5270 5 лет назад

Fun times! There are so many little nooks and crannies hiding absolutely stunning scenes in the Rockies. I suspect you were oversaturated with majesty. I have to warn you though... The Rockies will always call you back.