I believe she was referring to tourists who have limited time, not herself.
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I believe she was referring to tourists who have limited time, not herself.Limited time? I don't understand. I was in Kyoto for 6 days the past 2 years. THAT is limited time. You have weekend after weekend after weekend after weekend. To me, that's unlimited time. You get to experience the 4 seasons in Kyoto. Wow. I can only dream of that. You can spend time looking for places that very few people know about. I do that too when I walk with my camera in hand but I get only a few days worth of looking. You can have years.
I believe she was referring to tourists who have limited time, not herself.
Yes, exactly.
Whoops! My mistake.
Similarly, I lived in a smaller city in eastern France which has a World Heritage Site, but it's mostly off the radar for English-speaking tourists, and I photographed it extensively. OTOH, although I have a love-hate relationship with Paris, I found it more difficult to shoot there because I've been so inundated with images of the city, it's hard to feel original.
I do not think about how others have photographed a subject. I approach each one as though it had never been photographed before and see how I can show it best. I only have to please myself.
No worries! Sometimes I wish I had the same passion for Kyoto as you do.
When I visited Washington DC with my three kids way back in 1991.
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... didn’t expect to see such masses of humanity visiting monuments in Egypt. ...
I photograph all the time in a touristy area- Washington DC - but I do it as a local, so I'm seeing DC through a local's eyes, and seeing parts of DC that most tourists would never visit (not touristy, too far from the main attractions, or dangerous for non-locals). I suspect that gives me an edge when making images of DC, but I also generally avoid the tourist attractions as a subject. Because DC's attractions are inherently iconic/monumental by conception, I think they're harder to photograph in an original way than say the Louvre and Notre Dame.
What Eric said ;" Or an alarm clock so you can get up before those pesky humans" (and I add), your family and the sun all rise........Regards!Or an alarm clock so you get up before those pesky humans.
Haaa, I last hiked with Bigfoot near Belknap Grove out by Camp Nelson... I was about to stumble onto a black bear eating a pine cone when he yelled out “Hey You!”...Yes Drew but with bigfoot guiding you through the terrain you had a big advantage to see what others do not. I envy your relationship with him, btw does he have any family you have been introduced too..
Bob
I don't remember this -- must have been my brother...Haaa, I last hiked with Bigfoot near Belknap Grove out by Camp Nelson... I was about to stumble onto a black bear eating a pine cone when he yelled out “Hey You!”...
I do my homework in advance, study all the "must see" spots, the postcard shots etc - simply so I can go the opposite direction! 98% of people go to 2% of the places. I grew up near Yosemite and avoided it, at least in tourist season. There are plenty of other spectacular other glacial canyons in the Sierra Nevada. You just can't drive to them. I went to one of them a couple of years ago within Yosemite Park itself and didn't see anyone else for an entire week of a two week trip. But sometimes you don't have to go far at all to get solitude. Just don't go with the herd. But there's nothing wrong with shooting familiar locations. It's how you do it that counts.
Nah...this is why I like the redwoods. The light I prefer happens between 10am and 2pm. Even in Zion, I would have a leisurely breakfast, a few cups of tea and head out around noon. Then I'd wander around until dark (~8pm) with whatever camera I had (5x7 or 8x10 -- the 11x14 was limited to use out of the van.)I saw a landscaper photo show. The photog scouted the location a day or two earlier. He also got there way early to get the light. Too anal for me, but that is how the successful landscapers do it.
I saw a landscaper photo show. The photog scouted the location a day or two earlier. He also got there way early to get the light. Too anal for me, but that is how the successful landscapers do it.
Not being an Early Bird, I wait for late afternoon light. 'course, that means my scenes are from northeast to southeast.
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