Photo Traveler
OP expert Bob Krist delivers information and advice for the traveling photographer.
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.
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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.
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Sound Practices II
More sounds for your images
 In this, the second installment of “Adventures in Multimedia,” I’ll discuss some basics about gathering and editing sound. Last issue, I covered choosing and using a digital sound recorder, whether it’s one of the dedicated units like the Olympus LS-10 or Zoom H2, or even your iPod with one of the optional recording microphone attachments that are becoming ever more popular.
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Breaking The Sound Barrier
Try multimedia to add more life to your images
 Among the great leaps and advances with which digital photography has provided us is a whole new way of sharing our work with others. In the past, you could make prints, or if you were a professional, maybe illustrate a magazine article or a book project—pretty slim pickings.
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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.
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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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Master Of The Moment
The Photo Traveler in conversation with Joe McNally
 Photographers are a funny lot. Because we're so visual, we're often, shall we say, less than articulate with the written word. That's why how-to books tend to fall into one of two categories: well written with mediocre photos or strongly photographed with pedestrian text. To find one that's as well written as it is photographed is a rare treat.
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Scouting Report: Mexico
Baja and the Sea of Cortez is a haven for photographers
 Because of its close proximity to heavily populated stretches of California and Mexico, you wouldn’t expect the Sea of Cortez and Baja peninsula to be one of the world’s most pristine natural paradises and a major breeding ground for marine mammals. Yet, that’s precisely what it is.
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