Look out for scammers in the comments. They pose as me, using my profile pic, and ask you to message them on Telegram. I have blocked the accounts, yet somehow they are still getting through. Good one, KZread. Besides, if i'm going to spam something, it will be my Landscape Photography Book ;) This, I promise, is not a scam: thomasheaton.co.uk/product/my-book/

@jbairdexp

2 жыл бұрын

Keep shouting this out...I had one "your scammers" message me only the other day. I hope I would have spotted it without your previous message on the subject, but it was good to be made aware so I knew straight away.

@davemenard5089

2 жыл бұрын

I was so excited to get a reply from Mr. Tom, but it was a faker.🫥 The DART was very kind to you this time

@ian-robinson

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanclose618 don’t watch him then you bell end.

@Lindsay_Brunton

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanclose618 And yet you are interested enough to come and comment. Bet you're a scream down the pub.

@laurelb8372

2 жыл бұрын

Knew you wouldn’t do that, darned nuisance aren’t they

This project may feel like a gimmick to you, but I absolutely love the video. While I enjoy the videos where you photograph spectacular places, the reality is that most of us do not have access to stunning locales. So it's inspiring to see how you would approach photographing mundane scenes... how you capture the beauty in something usually overlooked. It's far more like the situations I encounter when I go out for quick photo daytrips. Thank you for this!

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tim. glad you enjoyed the video. I reckon if I'd have slept a little better, I would have shot more. 😔

@TudorSmithPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on Tim. I agree completely 👍

@rolandbrooks467

2 жыл бұрын

Have to agree with Tim 100%

@thorstensaeger4498

2 жыл бұрын

100% acknowledged

@Shutternutteruk

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you Tim - great video from Tom, creating something out of what may seemingly be mundane - a random A road in the flatlands of the UK!

I drive pass that tree every morning to work. Never entered my mind to photograph that tree. Well done making something out of nothing. (I will now take a picture of that tree) . Your videos got me into this Hobby. Thank you

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. it's a shame you didn't drive past when I was there. I could have put the kettle on.

@ShaneCrouch

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasHeatonPhoto lol man you are so down to earth, awesome

@denisesavage2382

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I find the world we see everyday we don’t perceive as interesting or worth taking the time to notice for photography, but when we do, and share it, suddenly everyone else is appreciating the beauty, the simplicity, the awe of it. Wonder is right where we drive past - everyday.

Loved this video, loved the gimmick - but I'm not sure why *sleeping* where the dart landed (2 centimeters from traffic) was a necessary component of the challenge. Might wanna skip that part next time and get a better night's sleep. 🛏💤

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more 💤💤

@clivewoolley4492

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasHeatonPhoto try ear plugs

I personally love this idea; the randomness, the spirit of adventure, the challenge. It all seems good for you and for making a video to show us, and maybe even for getting a good picture. But, I do think you could skip the whole "camp at the dart" thing, and just camp Somewhere Within A Reasonable Distance of the dart, and it would still be great viewing for us, you'd still be getting the same pictures (More or less), but perhaps you'd get a better nights rest :D.

Thomas - please, make the dart thing a weekly event. I'd definitely watch them! :)

working twelve to sixteen hours a day lately in a office, six days a week. Despite your lack of sleep you have no idea how much I envy you (in the most non-evil sense possible) for the chance to go outside a couple days, working, adventuring and having nothing but the sky above your head, at least for a few moments. Nice video, thanks. Plus: that's some great color grading on the roll below that bridge, awesome 👍

I'm going to be honest sir. Your videography is getting close to your stills! Truly enjoyable for the photography, cinematography, and the pacing/flow of the story itself.

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I've been working hard on my video and editing skills. glad you're enjoying it 👍

@JohnDrummondPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Tom's storytelling is excellent. Period.

Tom - I was directed by the all-knowing KZread gods to your “Turning Photography into Works of Art” video, then I carried on through your van build and tour and obviously just finished this segment. As a fellow photographer (sports/recreation) your videos are a welcome breathe from my hectic, fast-paced schedule and a true reminder to take time to unplug so to speak. It’s not too often (for me anyways) to stumble across a KZread channel and get a welcome feeling from the presenter, so hats off mate. Your content is fantastic. Cheers!

I was very excited when I thought you were coming to the west coast of Ireland, not sure why you didn't but you should in the future. Very enjoyable video all the same. Also loved all the skylarks singing when you were taking the last photo 😁

I done the same thing when I couldn't stand living in London anymore. Threw a dart in a map whilst blindfolded. Luckily I hit Newquay,Cornwall and spent the best three years there.

When I think Thomas couldn’t get any better he’s got the right combo for Fish & Chips. The mushy peas is perfect side

I just can’t get enough of Tom out in those rural, calm, pastoral landscapes of the uk shooting trees and eating in his van. It makes photography feel so enjoyable.

The Humber Bridge is something to get excited about! It is a Grade 1 Listed Building and when constructed, was the longest single span bridge in the world (still is in the top 10). More info on Historic England’s website. Perhaps some minimalist ICM photography would have been fun at the roadside location? Enjoyable video as always.

The fish and chips bit was my absolute favorite part of this video!

You're about 3 miles from a very ancient healing well, haegelingas (now called 'Healing'). Pilgrims came for miles. It had an ancient hawthorn tree over the top, folk tied rags, known as the ragged well. Would be great to see how places like that are doing today? With a Grayl filter, you could take the healing waters yourself next time? Also, there's two veteran 4m+ Ash trees within a 3 mile radius, publicly accessible. Check out Megalithic Portal + Ancient Tree Inventory for tiptop location info. Where you slept was not safe Thomas! The layby at 8:20 looked much better. But you're doing heroic work, as a true one-man band. It's pretty incredible, an inspiring vision of discipline for the sake of art. Thanks for your work. Stay safe! Walk well.

We need more such "go where the dart lands" videos!

I am impressed with your avoiding Essex blindfolded dart throwing.

Great idea for a series! Take it from me, as a man that moved to Ireland from the dreary lights of South Yorkshire 16 years ago, you are missing out! Get over here for 2 weeks and tour around! You will be spoilt for choice!!

Have to say that I love the Humber Bridge abstract -- lovely textures and shadows

I've paused the video to add a comment. This video had me smiling, no laughing out loud from the beginning. Can't wait to see it unfold. Here goes!

This video was really refreshing. I often get in a slump and don't have the motivation to go out because I don't have a plan.

The dart was an inspired idea for getting out of a funk, and I might just steal that idea. I won't be stealing the "sleep beside a busy road" part, though. After only one hour of sleep, my funk would be deeper than beforehand!

Brilliant creative idea to figure out where to go. Loved this video.

It seems plenty of KZread landscape photographers go to the Lakes, or Snowdonia, or Scotland, or Iceland but they don't go to Humberside. Pioneering as ever, Tom - more please: landscape photography in the bits of the country where most people are.

Another fantastic video, being random but still having a positive mind set is commendable, right now I'm on day 52 of lockdown here in Shanghai, very little food supplies and no end in sight, not even allowed to leave the apartment, all of Shanghai in a massive lockdown yet binging on your videos is keeping the depression away, and seeing you scoff on fish and chips brings back memories from before I left the UK 15 years ago. Keep on keeping on brother!

@kathyjurgens7153

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds really awful. Thomas Heaton's video's helped keep us sane during the first lockdowns in the US but I know ours were nothing, absolutely nothing like what our family in France went through and certainly nothing like what Shanghai is enduring. Thomas Heaton subscribers, and photographers in general, stick together. Our family will be thinking of you and hoping the situation improves sooner rather than later. Hold fast. Take care.

@markthemutant

2 жыл бұрын

@@kathyjurgens7153 Kind words, I thank you for them, as photographers I feel our community is one of the more honest and welcoming in media, it is unfortunate we all have to deal with such a virus, small things like Thomas and his videos become much larger and positive. Again thank you for the nice words and wish you a wonderful day/evening.

Enjoyed this video very much Jason

Haven’t even finished watching it yet but LOVE the bridge and abstracted black & whites.

I love the Humber bridge, its the connection between myself and my fiance, locations. That dart was so close to some really epic landscape near Caistor and Nettleton.

Bloody loved this.

Thanks Thomas, creative block is a common issue, you are right it's overcome by motivation, "getting out there" and trusting your creative drive, thanks for sharing

Thomas, in the end we are all here to watch you on an adventure. But what makes it interesting this time is that you don't know what's going to happen either, which makes it so much more exciting than usual. "The way is the goal" has never had so much meaning.

The image under the humberside bridge was beautiful. And the abstract blocks just as good.

When you had the drone fly up over ‘the spot’-I think the green field would have been a great abstract dropped into b&w-looks like corduroy.

The mighty Humber Bridge… one of the most difficult things to photograph well. It is too simple!

You could totally make a series out of this. Maybe drop the camping at the dart portion, but trying to compose a good photograph at a random location is definitely a winner.

It looks like that Island/Continent was made for photography. Extraordinary photographs Thomas. Their the kind when you think, man, I wished I had taken a photograph like that; Ansel Adams used to do that to me a lot. Brilliant.

I relly liked the gimmick of throwing a dart at a map. I was getting exited when you said Humberside because I was living in that area for close to a year (normaly living in Germany). If you ever happen to get into the Grimsby area again and fancy some more fish and chips, you need to check out Papas at Cleethorpes beach. Best fish and chips I've ever had.

Tom's Dart Grand Tours. Can't wait for the next dart to land. Enjoy.

nice, randomness, Chance and good Fish and Chips.

The outtake dart throws are awesome haha

A variation to the dart on a map idea is to hold a handful of coins with one coin being the ‘deciding coin’ ie you have multiples of all values of coins except for one value. You drop the handful of coins from about a foot above the map, where the deciding coin lands you use the diameter of the coin as the target area to visit. The idea of a handful of coins to eliminate bias as you’re not aware of the position of the deciding coin in your hand. And coins because they land flat. Could also use a variety of washers as well.

Gimmicks aside. I know you love the Lake District, Scotland and even Snowdonia but rarely if ever visit the West Country. What about Dartmoor, Exmoor, Bodmin Moor, The Jurassic Coast, The North Cornwall Coast with the famous Tin Mines. On Dartmoor there is Tavy Cleave and further in Fur Tor one of the remote Tors on Dartmoor. To the South there is Haytor and Haytor Quarry which has become a nature reserve. The Walkham Valley with Roos Tor, Mis Tor, and the Merrivale Quarry. Be adventurous.

The underside of that bridge is really cool actually.

The abstract image 3 under the bridge , that was pretty nice

I love this. Bit of a fascination with chance and anarchy. 😆

I can’t find my previous comment to amend it, but I think that it was a very good call to stop and capture the bridge en route. Thank you!

Really liked this video. Original, improvised, effective and challenging!

I wondered if your dart would hit anywhere near where I lived. Not far at all! I’m in Saxilby, you see it on the map. Fab video as always Thomas, and what a great idea to get the creative juices flowing again! 👏👏

This could be the makings of a great wee mini series Thomas. Just loved it, very creative keep them coming.

I really like all three of the bridge shots!

Now this was a perfect video for a morning cup of coffee!

It's incredible how from "nothing" you create such enjoyable videos; those little detail shots , the storyline, it just all makes it so smooth to watch. Amazing.

Travelled that road from Lincoln to Grimsby for 29 years. Couldn't believe it when your dart landed where it did. Aldi Columbian coffee by the way.

Albuquerque has Two Fools pub. It’s Irish, and has the best seasoned, beer bartered fish and chips I’ ve ever eaten.

I love your use of the royal ‘we’. So English!

Fish and Chips are best eaten with your hands fresh while it is still hot not cold with cutlery.

Welcome to my home stomping ground. Lincolnshire isn't a destination that many landscape photographers would think of as a photo destination. It makes you work hard to get any 'keeper' images, but the efforts are usually worth it. If I had spotted you in the area I would have offered to show you the sights. Just a couple of millimetres lower and your dart would have put you in the Lincs Wolds AONB which is an underrated area with some really nice scenery.

What a fantastic idea to chase a picture with. Thanks for sharing this adventure!

Thoroughly enjoyed this premise man. I think everyone hits that wall of creativeness and sometimes it just takes making up a "gimmick" to get those jusices flowing.

The first subject I saw as you arrived was the tree!

Great idea of throwing a dart and going there! Love that!

Hahaha it's all about the fish and chips and for a great image all you need is a tree 👍😎

That was fun! Thanks for taking me along.

Very fun, would love to see you do this periodically.

The video I needed, not picked up my camera this year. Tom, thanks as always for entertainment, encouragement and essential coffee critique.

Just re watched this having decided to try this for myself. 'Dart' has been thrown and place already found on "what three words",,,, So looking forward to seeing just what image we come up with 👍

I like the concept. Thanks for taking us along on the journey. Image the van smelled like Fish and Chips all night. Good work

I think I would have stayed in the layby where you ate the fish and chips, especially knowing how busy those roads can be in that area. Rather than head home you should have gone a few miles south into the Lincolnshire Wolds, ok not the Lakes but it has a beauty of it's own. Great video as always 👍

Dart, map, great idea!

I know the object of the exercise was to film where the dart landed, but you could have also gone just a bit further south and you would have been in/on the Lincolnshire Wolds which have plenty of photo opps.

Im absolutely sure - you're a happy men if you're doing such a things... Waiting for the next episode :) Thanx a lot!

Really enjoyed this Thomas. I think this could be an interesting regular feature! Excited to see some unexpected gems.

Thomas, your video is a classic and I will be looking, with keen anticipation, for a follow-up! I was watching another video produced by one of your compatriots when he mentioned your name as having been greatly inspired by your work. I am very pleased to have discovered your work and I wish you every success!

Interesting video and a great watch. You were just above the Lincolnshire Wolds which can offer some good opportunities for landscape photography particularly during sunset and sunrise. It's always a good exercise to go and take pictures in a location we'd not normally consider and we can sometimes surprise ourselves with the results!

Random Dart Studios strikes again. Well done sir.

I really liked the architectural black and white photos as a really nice change from your typical avoidance of obviously man made elements. Also loved the format of the video and that final image is great 👍

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Perhaps I'll branch out a little and try my hand at more 70's architecture. it has a certain charm.

This was so much fun to watch! Don't get me wrong, I love your regular videos, but this change of pace was truly entertaining. Thanks for the fun!

‘Stealth’ camping in plain view on the side of the road, lol. 😁

Hi Thomas, I can appreciate why you parked the way you did on this video just in case some numpty ran into your van whilst asleep. At least then you'd be further from the impact, but be aware of item/point 238 of the Highway Code, which details the rule of parking a vehicle between sunset and sunrise (must be parked in the direction of traffic flow, unless parking lights are on. (Potentially, there is a hefty fine also). It would give an insurer a way to avoid payment if you had an accident too.

I do like the variety you offer on your videos but believe it or not it’s videos like this that I find the most interesting. I think because it’s more in-line with my own methods of photography. Iceland and airplane trips aren’t bad but this is real life photography for me. I am off to Lincolnshire tomorrow and I’m packing my camera for more of my “shoot what you see” series and as you say - no expectations - just capture something if you see it. Well done. I enjoyed your video very much. You get a like on this one lol 👍

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I agree, travel is nice, but it's always good to keep things down to earth. glad you liked this one.

Hi Phil Taylor keep throwing the darts 👍

Brilliant idea for a video! Nice to have that "anything can happen" feeling. I quite liked the image too!

Another fun trip in the van. Thanks

That was great! Loved it.

I took some images from the top crossbar of the uprights of the Humber bridge for the company that installed the CCTV up there. amazing views 🙂

Loved it!

Really enjoyed this challenge! I find these just as interesting as the typical Lake District/Scotland adventures. Looking forward to hopefully some more of this type of content. It really shows there are shots to be had everywhere and gives me inspiration

I think I’m going to try this, but I will write down a dozen or so places on some pieces of paper, and pick one out of a bowl. Although the dart on a map would be fun too.

The drone from above was fantastic!

Really liked the first b&w image, right up my alley. Love the concept of letting the dart decide and then having to challenge yourself to be more creative. Great video!

love it what a cool idea!!!

loved the sudden excitement you had once that dart hit the board. It got me stoked. great idea! Thanks man.

Great video! If you ever feel unmotivated with landscape photography it would be really cool to see you get out of your comfort zone and have a crack at some street/urban photography!

Hi Thomas, great adventure, you missed out on stunning Vistas and compositions around the top of Caister going towards Humberside. You missed out big time still a nice adventure thank you for all the videos hope to see you soon bye CB

Loved this idea, be great to see more of these...

Absolutely love it! Do it more Tom!

Great video Thomas, you are master! Thanks for continuing to inspire!!

Great video, loved the randomness of the whole thing, my motto is " the world is just one big image waiting to happen " oh and them "pretty flowers " are evil, giant knotweed not to be messed with, give a nasty burn as my daughter can testify to

This is fantastic, and just the idea I needed thank you. I'm not a landscape photographer at all, but needed a kick to get out. Map of Kent of now on my wall, and I'm looking forward to whee I end up.