Dream holidays
Feb 21st 2018, 8:24 am
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Re: Dream holidays
Classic.No one wants to see the pictures you took of a temple. There will always be better examples online taken by professionals with the right equipment, on the right day with the right lighting. I generally only take pictures of people, which I print out or put into books. The print-outs go in frames around the house and get changed regularly to keep it fresh.
Also - I liked Osaka a lot, very good fun.
I saw a video on YouTube of a family doing London to Hong Kong by train. Looked interesting. Not sure how long it took...I'm guessing a week or more. And Japan...having worked with Japanese companies a few times, it's at the top of my want-to-see list, especially when the cherry blossom is out.
Feb 21st 2018, 8:43 am
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Re: Dream holidays
Cheers, will do.
Feb 21st 2018, 8:54 am
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Re: Dream holidays
No one wants to see the pictures you took of a temple. There will always be better examples online taken by professionals with the right equipment, on the right day with the right lighting. I generally only take pictures of people, which I print out or put into books. The print-outs go in frames around the house and get changed regularly to keep it fresh.
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Generally anything with a friend or a family member in is a snap, no matter who took it. Unless you're Helmut Newton perhaps.
I have a couple of collages at home, of photos taken 30 years ago of friends and family, cut and crammed randomly into a big Clip-It frame. That works.
Feb 21st 2018, 9:34 am
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Re: Dream holidays
I used to be quite keen on photography (still am to an extent) and I'm pleased with the photographs I've taken and it does give you a satisfaction that buying the same picture from someone else doesn't give.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
Feb 21st 2018, 9:59 am
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Re: Dream holidays
I used to be quite keen on photography (still am to an extent) and I'm pleased with the photographs I've taken and it does give you a satisfaction that buying the same picture from someone else doesn't give.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
Feb 21st 2018, 10:21 am
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Re: Dream holidays
I used to be quite keen on photography (still am to an extent) and I'm pleased with the photographs I've taken and it does give you a satisfaction that buying the same picture from someone else doesn't give.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
I was into it in a big way a couple of years ago, shooting with a full frame Nikon and getting shortlisted for Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year, but then I moved away from my job in Scotland and just didn't get out enough to justify keeping all the expensive gear. Maybe I'll get the chance to get back into it some day, but there are so many people doing it now. You go to the Highlands and the Isle of Skye now and there are millions of people there trampling over everything, trying to get the shots. Victims of their own success, I guess. That's why Lewis and Harris are my favourite places. They're still relatively quiet thanks to the buffer of the ferry crossing.
Feb 21st 2018, 10:24 am
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Re: Dream holidays
I was worried it was descending into the usual argument thread, but turned out well.
Feb 21st 2018, 10:33 am
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Re: Dream holidays
I used to be quite keen on photography (still am to an extent) and I'm pleased with the photographs I've taken and it does give you a satisfaction that buying the same picture from someone else doesn't give.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
But I must say after quite a few trips I've found that being gung-ho about photographing can be a detriment to enjoying the trip. When you take photos, are you looking at the object, or are you taking a picture of it? There is a difference. And carrying the camera and tripod around all the time is a pain (literally and figuratively).
In the last few trips I rarely got out the camera and found that by not agonising over finding the best angle and viewpoint and capturing the right light at the right time and cursing people for getting in the way, I was having a more relaxing and enjoyable time. And that allowed me to embrace what I was seeing more than I had before. Someone once told me that photography does put a barrier between you and the object and I understand why. I still took photos but whittled down massively the amount of time devoted to photography.
Feb 21st 2018, 10:39 am
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