Photo Traveler
 | OP expert Bob Krist delivers information and advice for the traveling photographer. |
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Along The Amazon
Adventures astride the largest river on Earth  There he is again! I swung around in the skiff with my D90 mounted with a 70-300mm lens, shooting, zooming and focusing at the same time and coming up with nothing but a shot of churning whitewater...for about the 20th time that afternoon. |
Friday, October 30, 2009 New Perspective On Iconic Subjects
How to move beyond the "stock" shot for better photos of popular subjects  Travel photographers working in tourist destinations face a dilemma: the iconic view, skyline or structure of a place often is so well known and photographed that it’s almost impossible to come up with anything new. |
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Scouting Report: Papua New Guinea
Preparing for South Pacific photo opportunities  It’s a hot, sunny afternoon on this tropical island in the Pacific, and it appears as though I’m in trouble. |
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 I’ve Been Downsized
Thinning out your gear makes travel photography a whole lot easier  Despite what we read in the headlines, downsizing isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, in terms of travel photography, it may be something to which you should aspire. Airlines are getting stricter with baggage weight limits and per-piece charges. Many adventure-travel destinations require travel on small airplanes, trains, dugout canoes and bicycles, all with stringent luggage allowances.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Lights, Locomotive, Action!
Getting the sun, the earth and a train to align for a perfect shot  One of my favorite things to do in between trips is to find photographic projects that are close to home. If I don’t have to lug my stuff through airports, on and off airplanes and in and out of taxis, I have that much more energy to make pictures. |
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Once Is Not Enough
The pluses and pleasures of backtracking  The pitfalls of modern mass tourism are nothing new. Way back in the ’60s, satirists were already beginning to decry the “been there, done that” mentality of the dedicated sightseer. |
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 The Tools For Travel
The Photo Traveler’s annual collection of gift ideas  It’s the time of year to leave some gentle hints for friends and family as to what toys a traveling photographer might want to receive during the holiday season. |
Friday, August 1, 2008 In Praise Of Pea Soup
When you feel the cool dampness of fog starting to roll in, pull out your camera and get ready for a rare opportunity  Any landscape photographer who prays and waits for conditions that lower contrast, decrease saturation, obscure sharpness and ruin resolution might be considered to be a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic, a real madman. Yet, when that condition is fog, there’s a definite method to that madness. |
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 The Fix(er) Is In
Having a local resource to help you plan your photo travel can be a lifesaver  It’s Holy Week in Seville, Spain, and I’m sardined shoulder to shoulder with thousands of people, waiting for one of the city’s famed religious processions to begin. The crowd is so tight that I’m sometimes not even able to get a full, deep breath without carving out some space for my rib cage with my elbows! |
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