Let's talk about travelling and photography here!!

Feel free to share:
1. Your travel itinerary + gear
2. Your travel experience
3. Nice places for photo shooting
4. Tips and skills for travel photography
5. Things to be careful or take note
6. Last but not least... share your travel photographs here

It doesn't matter where are you from, where have you been, what brand and type of camera you are using...
If you travel and take photos... you are one of us!

I add some decoration to the thread with some cliche'ed tourist shots can?

My loot for 2011


IMG_1530 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_8211 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_0718_19_20 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_0356 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_5854 by vmwt, on Flickr

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Mar 29 2012, 02:11 AM

my trip to London few months ago.
1. travelled with a 60d + c10-22mm and 600d + c24-105L and a compact: sony nex5N.
3. there are tons in London, but when i went, it was winter. so going out was a problem.
4. noob here, no tips. simply point and shot ni.
6. my contribution!


Art in Red by eijoux, on Flickr

So it is a Paris, Las Vegas, HK, Shanghai and... where is the last one?
You guys can share a few pics then put a link to your flickr set for us to view more of the pictures

I'm editing my pictures from Taiwan which I have just went to... I will post some when it is ready... a bit shy to post cos the pic you guys have here seems so good...

Normally i use Manual mode all the time when shooting... what do you guys think? OR maybe Av or Tv is more productive or effective mode for travel photography?

I love travelling and thus love capturing images on the road. These days I'm trying my best to travel as light as possible, so I'm slowly switching to M4/3 (Which is why the D90 is being sold. ) format. I respect those who are able to bring their dSLRs and huge zooms abroad because even with my humble Nikon, I find it tiring to carry it for a whole day.

Here are some of my favourite on-the-road shots:

Gyeongbukgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea


Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


Seoul, South Korea

safari i can understand lar... but other than that i just don't see the point..

I took part in a travel blogging contest by MAS and won free holidays to Perth and Tokyo using this travel blog post ... photos below!

I'm heading to London next month, staying near Paddington station and can only shoot at night.
Anything interesting around there?
Thinking of sticking to 30mm + PnS only. Any thoughts?

The last one is the Bay of Naples, Italy.

Whatever mode also can la.. that's not important. I think more important is to research on background of the place that we visit, think about what to shoot and prepare for it. Just my dua sen la.

Yeah... I dun like the weight and bulk but I do like the experience of shooting dslr with optical viewfinder and all.
I usually just bring one or max 2 lens on a trip + a gorillapod. That helps reduces the weight to a manageable level.

Another thing is the camera bag... most camera bags focus on protection and hence very heavy.

Come to think of it... a lot of camera bags weight as much or more than an entry dslr body + lens itself. What I do is either use a regular man bag or something like the lowepro exchange messenger, remove all the dividers, put in a scarf or light windbreaker (which I usually bring out anyway) and just leave the camera there.

Compromising is the key

u guys travel photo dem nice la....
i never get this kind of photos

At least you travelled... Me no lor

Sharing some of my old shots during my trips in 2011.
Hope you guys don't mind the pictures spam.

These were shot by my Canon EOS 400D w/ Canon 10-22mm around March-April'11
Rome


View from Spanish Step, Rome by Wenjing87, on Flickr

Venice

The night is still young in Venice, Italy. by Wenjing87, on Flickr


Bergamo

Sunny day in Bergamo, Italy by Wenjing87, on Flickr

Vatican

The St. Peter's Square, Vatican City by Wenjing87, on Flickr

Below were shot by my Canon EOS 550D w/ Canon 10-22mm around August'11
Sydney


Urban of Sydney by Wenjing87, on Flickr

Great Ocean Road, Melbourne


Great Ocean Road, Melbourne Aus by Wenjing87, on Flickr

Bali, 2012 december
1. Your travel itinerary + gear
- mamiya universal, rolleicord & M8
2. Your travel experience
- good place to chill out, cheap booze
- get a driver for 10 hours to bring u to a few places u wanna see or take pictures
- if im not mistaken, uluwatu seaside, by the cliff, dem nice to chill, was there for like 3-4 hours drinking beer
3. Nice places for photo shooting
- famous for tanah lot, ubud, kintamani
4. Tips and skills for travel photography
- not there yet to gip tips
- remember to keep enough rupiahs to pay tax on the way back
5. Things to be careful or take note
- the bloody monkeys at the temple
6. Last but not least... share your travel photographs here




























hmmmm.... my pics really diff from u all, hahahahha

This post has been edited by rx330: Mar 29 2012, 12:18 PM

how come your tanah lot picture like got dot dots one?

er.... itu dot dot ar... mungkin scanner punya pasal? i dunno wor

Taiwan 2012

All shots using 60D + 17-40 f4L
I find that Taiwan is mostly famous for its landscape. Definitely must go back again



This post has been edited by XiuKeong: Mar 29 2012, 12:43 PM

as for me, i sometimes dont really like travelling with too many gears because they are heavy.
so, next time if i were to travel, i'll just bring 1 body without battery grip, a wide angle, and a prime lens. 50mm f1.4 for FF.

some of my shots


This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Mar 29 2012, 01:18 PM

Dust la... aiyor.. go clean first before scanning la.

+1... obviously...

Hmmm... going to post more organised manner now.

Start with Paris.



- Usually go there as business trip last stop for R&R before coming home.
- Gear: 550D + 30mm, 17-50mm and XZ-1 as backup.



- Paris is great for jalan jalan. Awesome place for every genre of photography. Landscape, street, architecture etc



- Montmartre is a must go. Great hill top view and Sacre Couer is magnificent. Also visit the artist market but the most interesting is the lanes and alleys away from there.

- Eiffel tower at night with its on-the-hour lightshow. Best viewed under the tower. In the daytime, its best shot from Palais de Chaillot on the other side of the river for some foreground interest and that classical doisneau look.

- Paris panorama on top of Arc du Triomphe. Cost Euro 9 to get up there.

- Do visit the many gardens.. especially Luxembourg garden. Less tourist.

- the Metro is quite interesting if you like those urban decay themes.

- Pont des Arts with its lover's padlocks.

- For shooting people... avoid the china tourist and go to the backlanes around the Opera area and St.Germain area.

- Getting lost. Paris is an extremely photogenic city.



- Don't carry a tripod cos Lourve, Arc du Triomphe, Eiffel tower etc checks your bag before letting you go in. Tripod is not allowed. Setting one up on the riverside is ok but keep it in the hotel before proceeding to next destination.

- Paris may be the birthplace of streetphotography but its laden with privacy laws (you can take photos of people in public place but by right, isolating and focussing on one face is invasion of privacy) and copyright. Even the lighting in the Eiffel tower by right.. is copyrighted though this is largely not enforced. So act like tourist. Buy a "I Love Paris" t-shirt and you're fine.

- Gear wise.. anything will do. Lens along the standard focal lenghts are fine. UWA can be useful but definately don't need long zooms.



- Less is more. Keep gears to bare minimum, dress comfortably as lots of walking is involved.

- Don't be a fashionista.. don't flaunt your branded stuffs. Keep an eye on your belongings against pickpockets especially in crowded area and the metro.




IMG_1189_90_91 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_1475 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_5070 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_4841 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_5170 by vmwt, on Flickr


IMG_5303 by vmwt, on Flickr

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Mar 30 2012, 02:16 PM

malas to clean the scanner, hahahah
dunnno wanna use wat to clean