Top 5 Photo Holiday Locations

Fajitas!

Well, it's summertime, holidays and whatnot... Where'd you love to go and take photos?

I'm gonna have to go with Cuba first, Canada second (Have my ticket booked for next year), Cherynoble, Croatia aaaaaaaaaand Las Vegas last...well..Route 66 and what not...Bring on the ghost towns!

Morlar

Syria - ftw! Orrr east Europe. If not then the nordics. If thats too cold/spensive then Italy (florence/naples/rome/milan/cetara) - failing all that austrailia.

elven

I may be biased but I want to go back and do the west coast of scotland, now I've got the dslr. I also can't wait to get across to the west coast of ireland, donegal was very impressive.

A little further afield though, I would love to go to one of those medieval villages in that hilly vineyard country in the south of france, with those sun drenched narrow cobbled streets...aah...

311

Canada /Northern Lights & Rockies ,Scandanavia/Northern Lights .
New zealand and Japan

elven

How about some example pics to show what it is that you like about these places? Linky linky people... go on... you know you want to. I wonder if trekearth would be useful for this?

311

I can start by looking for movie screenshots from lord of the rings for new zealand.:)

rymus

Donegal tbh

elven

_Brian_ wrote:

I can start by looking for movie screenshots from lord of the rings for new zealand.:)

Ah, a new recruit...

It could even have been shot on the west coast as well I think. Take a quick look at colin prior's stuff.

Not sure if this will work, but there's a picture taken pretty near Lochinver where my brother lives: Inverpolly Nature Reserve

That guy produces a lot of gorgeous landscapes. They might be a little cheesy but I wouldn't complain if I was to come home with something like that on the CF card...

Morlar

These arent the best ones I have seen - but there the only ones I can find at the mo :

The b/w ones here:

http://kimlong.deviantart.com/gallery/

Also
http://www.deviantart.com/view/13915261/

And some from this gallery;
http://fakbik.deviantart.com/gallery/?type=browse&offset=24

Also:
http://www.hat.net/album/middle_east/002_syria/day_26_damascus/
http://www.hat.net/album/middle_east/002_syria/001_highlights_of_syria/

Fajitas!

rymus wrote:

Donegal tbh

True...

Jason_77

Hopefully the USA.

I am travelling from LA to NY over 3 weeks, so hope there will be plenty of photo oppurtunities.
Then going to Florida.

Fingers crossed there will be hundreds of photo's after that

Ruu_Old

I thought the German countryside was fantastic especially in the Bavarian region, absolutely breathtaking.:)

Dundhoone

Rome!!!! So much beautiful architecture/sculpture/very trendy people!!!

I wish I'd had a camera at the time!

On the travelling wishlist would have to be Fjords in Norway for the ultimate in landscapes, Cuba for cars and that sun faded paint on the buildings, Tokyo for crazy nightshots and someplace jungley, maybe peru or similar for em, jungeley shots

Roen

Tough one this but I'll give it a go, in no particular order.....
Mozambique
Nepal (Himalayas in general)
European Alps
Malawi
Jordan

Of course Ireland will always be up there but I'd really love to get into the desert mountains in southern Libya and Algeria and parts of western China. I'll just have to start saving

Calina

1. Brittany
2. Algarve
3. Provence
4. Maldives
5. Yosemite National Park

I want to take the new camera to Brittany and Provence. When I went to Provence for the first time, me and the light down there had a bad experience. I've a load of slightly over exposed photographs of Roman ruins....

Ansel Adams was the first serious photographer I really took any notice of. I love his stuff, hence Yosemite although I've no real nyah to go the States. As for the Maldives, it's that beach thing I've got going.

Shiny

1. Nothern Finland (year 2010/2011 for Northern Lights 10 year peak):)
2. Russia (Main Cities and some old nuclear power plants)
3. Italian Cities (Rome, Milan, Verona etc..)
4. Central USA (Oklahoma for a glimpse of a Tornado )
5. Thailand (Crazy place)

I have seen the Northern Lights in Finland this year
but only the "green" ones which are the most common.
I want to see some crazy reds and blues.
I hope to have a good DSLR and a 10-22mm sigma for the show.

masteroftherealm

1. Rockys/Yosemite (Im a rock climber so Im biased)
2. Australian Outback (properly with a manual SLR, no fancy stuff)
3. Poland and Latvia (Amazing street photos coming outta there)
4. Rome (Havent been there with decent camera yet)
5. Paris (been there lived there wanna go back there love there mmmm there)

sdssarah

Morocco, Croatia, New York, Barcelona, Prague

All the best holiday photos for me, but all for completely different reasons, each unique in its own way.

masteroftherealm

sdssarah wrote:

Morocco, Croatia, New York, Barcelona, Prague

All the best holiday photos for me, but all for completely different reasons, each unique in its own way.

Gah!! You gave into the boardsness!
Welcome young padawan!

PurpleFistMixer

elven wrote:

A little further afield though, I would love to go to one of those medieval villages in that hilly vineyard country in the south of france, with those sun drenched narrow cobbled streets...aah...

: p I'm just back a week from a little town about an hour from Marseille. I don't know if it's medieval, but there were a lot of narrow cobbled streets, and it was rather beautiful.

Roen

masteroftherealm wrote:

1. Rockys/Yosemite (Im a rock climber so Im biased)
2. Australian Outback (properly with a manual SLR, no fancy stuff)
3. Poland and Latvia (Amazing street photos coming outta there)
4. Rome (Havent been there with decent camera yet)
5. Paris (been there lived there wanna go back there love there mmmm there)

Into rock climbing/mountaineering too, and you're right about Latvia, it's got one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited in Riga. Absolutely gorgeous in the mid-winter. Not to mention the high percentage of easy on the eye ladies over there

masteroftherealm

Roen wrote:

Into rock climbing/mountaineering too, and you're right about Latvia, it's got one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited in Riga. Absolutely gorgeous in the mid-winter. Not to mention the high percentage of easy on the eye ladies over there

heheh road trip anyone? We split the petrol ;p

Roen

Who knows where the next meet will happen.....

Fajitas!

I work for Bus Eireann...I could check the fares there!

Roen

Hmmmmmmm, to Latvia on a bus, all a bit Cliff Richard for me.

mikeanywhere

My list as follows:

1)Prague (countless things to photo & I dont just mean the gorgeous women)
2)South Africa - way too many places to list but here are a few:

Cape Town
Sun City
Kruger National Park or similar
Blue Train (pictues on the trip rather than at the train)

3) Maldives for the underwater enthusiasts
4) Kuala Lumpur

I'dd add when I can think of more

masteroftherealm

Roen wrote:

Hmmmmmmm, to Latvia on a bus, all a bit Cliff Richard for me.

Itd be funny to say the least!
We do need to organise a meet soon tho! Im bored to tears here at the moment!

Fajitas!

As am I... Shall we resurrect the "Photo expedition" thread?

(We're all still on for Spraoi though... right?)

(Oh, and Tall ships are coming back in 2011)

masteroftherealm

Fajitas! wrote:

As am I... Shall we resurrect the "Photo expedition" thread?

(We're all still on for Spraoi though... right?)

(Oh, and Tall ships are coming back in 2011)

Theres a photo expedition tread
ans spraoi?

Fajitas!

It's from the last 3 trips!

Spraoi is @ www.spraoi.com I think! Check it out...I'm trying to convince boardsies to come down for it!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand. Going to Cuba instead of Canada.

masteroftherealm

Fajitas! wrote:

It's from the last 3 trips!

Spraoi is @ www.spraoi.com I think! Check it out...I'm trying to convince boardsies to come down for it!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand. Going to Cuba instead of Canada.

Lol that sounds like a laugh!! If there was a few of us going we can split accomodation etc

Enygma

Gimme Fiji, Tahiti or Hawaii any day

oh and a 500mm L lens
http://www.tim-mckenna.com

Dundhoone

just browsing flickr, found this lady and thought of this thread.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyphotos/sets/1779516/

wow.

I need plane tickets and 2 months off please:)

Roen

Dundhoone wrote:

just browsing flickr, found this lady and thought of this thread.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyphotos/sets/1779516/

wow.

I need plane tickets and 2 months off please:)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyphotos/55612471/in/set-1779516/
Man, Trango tower! If only!

masteroftherealm

Roen wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyphotos/55612471/in/set-1779516/
Man, Trango tower! If only!

Drool I wish!!
Not really a BigWaller but oh the beauty of climbing trango would jst be outta this world.

leinsterman

The whole reason I got into photography was on a trip to South America and due to the influence of very talented overland truck driver who loved taking landscapes ... while he drove 24 of us on a 15,000KM trip of a life time through Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, I learned a lot from him ...

Prior to this trip I had travelled extensively through Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa ... but never with as evolved an interest in photography as I have now ... (though I always liked taking pictures) ...

There are so many wonderful locations ... and now I am more interested in photography I will have to vist many places again ... so I am going to cheat a little and name two categories for my top five ...

So for Nature my list draws heavily on the influences of the Sth America trip -

1. Iguassu Falls, Argentina / Brazil border
2. The Atacama Desert, Northern Chile
3. Patagonia, Argentina / Chile (in particular Torres Del Paine National Park)
4. The Antarctic
5. The Grand Canyon, Arizona in particular the North Rim in September after the park officially closes for winter and in early snows (very few tourists around)

For man made sights -
1. Ancient Egyptian ruins around Luxor amd Aswan, Egypt (in some ways this is the original holiday destination).
2. New York
3. European Cities (cheating alittle ... I know but I each has its own unique charm...) Rome, Stockholm, London, Paris, Dublin, Prague, Budapest
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Petra, Jordan

masteroftherealm

leinsterman wrote:

The whole reason I got into photography was on a trip to South America and due to the influence of very talented overland truck driver who loved taking landscapes ... while he drove 24 of us on a 15,000KM trip of a life time through Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, I learned a lot from him ...

Prior to this trip I had travelled extensively through Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa ... but never with as evolved an interest in photography as I have now ... (though I always liked taking pictures) ...

There are so many wonderful locations ... and now I am more interested in photography I will have to vist many places again ... so I am going to cheat a little and name two categories for my top five ...

So for Nature my list draws heavily on the influences of the Sth America trip -

1. Iguassu Falls, Argentina / Brazil border
2. The Atacama Desert, Northern Chile
3. Patagonia, Argentina / Chile (in particular Torres Del Paine National Park)
4. The Antarctic
5. The Grand Canyon, Arizona in particular the North Rim in September after the park officially closes for winter and in early snows (very few tourists around)

For man made sights -
1. Ancient Egyptian ruins around Luxor amd Aswan, Egypt (in some ways this is the original holiday destination).
2. New York
3. European Cities (cheating alittle ... I know but I each has its own unique charm...) Rome, Stockholm, London, Paris, Dublin, Prague, Budapest
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Petra, Jordan

Wow I envy you so much right now

leinsterman

masteroftherealm wrote:

Wow I envy you so much right now

... yeah but now I have a passion for photography I have to live a large part of my life again :rolleyes: ... this is all going to be a little more difficult in my 40's !!!:(

... but I'll give it a go ...

masteroftherealm

leinsterman wrote:

... yeah but now I have a passion for photography I have to live a large part of my life again :rolleyes: ... this is all going to be a little more difficult in my 40's !!!:(

... but I'll give it a go ...

Hehe life starts at 50 aint it

Roen

masteroftherealm wrote:

Drool I wish!!
Not really a BigWaller but oh the beauty of climbing trango would jst be outta this world.

Well I probably wouldn't even make it to the bottom of it but we can all dream

peepingtom

im off to NYC in august .... cant wait .... hopefully i'll have some nice shots to share .... camera hasnt seen the light of day for weeks as ive been moving house

Fenster

I was in the US southwest and the desert is a very, very beautiful place at dawn and dusk - I've been meaning to get more photos from our to Red Rock online. There's feck all to see during the middle of the day unless you're after interesting optical effects that warp your perspective of distances (see here)

The Sierra Nevadas are fantastically beautiful, again depending on location and time of day and San Diego is an awesome city, day or night, rain, hail or shine. I'll be moving to San Diego hopefully early next year after I move to the US (no you can't crash with me )

audtrikat

Top 5 Dream Photo Holiday Destinations

1. Petra, Jordan
2. Egypt - Luxor, Karnac etc
3. Floating Torii, Miyajima Island, Japan
4. New Zealand
5. Sahara Dessert

Top 5 Recommended Photo Holiday Destinations

1. Dubrovnik + nearby islands, Croatia
2. Edinburgh + highlands, Scotland
3. Prague + Karlstejn Castle, Czech Republic
4. Hohenschwangau, Bavaria, Germany
5. Rome, Pompeii + Ostia Antica, Italy