{"id":1296,"date":"2018-09-05T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2018-09-05T20:42:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:42:45","slug":"preparing-for-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/05\/preparing-for-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s been a while since my last post, and the reasons are myriad. However, photographically I have been active in preparing for my two week trip through Italy\u2013from the north to the south.<\/p>\n

I have really concentrated on preparing for this shoot (even though it really is a vacation with my wife; more on that later). I have been thinking about equipment, what I want to shoot, scouting out places, and trying to realistically plan on the use of my time (since I will be on a group tour which we all know is probably the worst place to get realistically good photos). This is Growth for me, since I never thought of these elements before.<\/p>\n

However, the above impediments have been good in sharpening my senses, judgements, and planning as to how much is realistically possible. That is, do I just want to shoot many photos and hope for the best. Or, do I want to enjoy the time spent in Italy and get a few good to great photos simple because I was perspicacious.<\/p>\n

None the less, I did purchase a Platypod Max, since I wanted to have a means to shoot with a tripod without the hassle or inability (to use a tripod) due to local rules in various places. Also, I decided to take more lenses with me, namely, the Canon Ef 50mm 1:1.8 II lens (to use in dark churches,etc.), the Canon 16-35mm 1:4 L IS USM lens (for panos, interior, and some landscape shots), and finally, the Canon EF 24-105 1:4 L IS USM lens (my utility lens for traveling). In addition to these items, I am taking ND filters (10 stop & 15 stop) to try to capture scenes in crowded places (e.g., Venice’s St. Marks Square). Now, this is a lot of equipment for me, but depending on where I’ll be a certain day I’ll just take what I need. The actual amount of equipment \u00a0will be carried in a LowePro 180 AW bag, which is quite compact. I may switch the bag to a LowPro BP Runner BP 350 AW II Backpack, but I like compact better.<\/p>\n

Developmentally, the above captures where I am at photographically. I believe I am growing skill-wise and becoming more efficient in the use of equipment, method, and time. Now all that is left is: will I enjoy my time in Italy while also getting some good shots. That is my goal.<\/p>\n

The posted photo is a shot of the journey up the Douro River in Portugal. The journey is a curious one for it entails a forgotten section of Europe, but at the same time, it is a vibrant section based on history, culture, wine-making, and unspoiled landscape (i.e., not commercialized). The particular shot was in early morning with the typical morning overcast skies in Spring. The camera settings: Canon 5 DS,\u00a0EF24-105mm @ 50mm, \u00a0f\/4 L IS USM, f\/8.0, 1\/320″, ISO 1250, post processed with DxO 11, Canon Camera Raw, and Color Efex Pro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been a while since my last post, and the reasons are myriad. However, photographically I have been active in preparing for my two week trip through Italy\u2013from the north to the south. I have really concentrated on preparing for this shoot (even though it really is a vacation with my wife; more on that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,56,58,76],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1300,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions\/1300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/go-to-mac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}