Digital SLR Photography - UK (2019-10)

T

RAVELLINGABROADTOphotograph

landscapesmayseemexoticandfullof

potentialbutthere’sverylittledifference

in howyouprepareandphotograph

landscapesat homeorabroad– exceptfor

thefactit’snotaseasytorepeatyourvisitif

conditionsaren’toptimal.Whileyoudohave

toplanyourroutes,viewpointsandoptimal

timestoshoot,don’toverpackyourtripwith

must-shootlocations.Dependingonyour

lengthof stay,you’llneedtokeepplansfluid

soyoucanadapttothechangingweather

conditionsasmuchaspossible.

Decidingwheretogois justasimportant

aswhenyougo;certaindestinationslook

bestat specifictimesofyearwhileothersare

renderedinaccessible,impracticalorfarless

rewarding.Forinstance,if youhavegoalsof

capturingtheAuroraBorealisin Icelandor

theArcticCircle– yourpeakseasonis

SeptembertoMarchsoyou’renotthwarted

bytoomuchdaylight,howeveroutsideof

themainhubsIcelandshutsdownforwinter

DECIDINGWHERETOGO

IS JUST ASIMPORTANT AS

WHENYOUGO;CERTAIN

DESTINATIONSLOOKBEST AT

SPECIFICTIMESOFYEAR

FROMDISTANTLANDSTOPOPULAR

CITIES–THEREIS A WORLDOF

POTENTIALAWAITINGYOU

TRAVEL

LANDSCAPES

WHAT TO SHOOT...

MARK BAUER MARK BAUER

62 Digital SLR Photography October 2019

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