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OP expert Bob Krist delivers information and advice for the traveling photographer.



I’ve Been Downsized


Thinning out your gear makes travel photography a whole lot easier


I’ve Been DownsizedDespite 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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Lights, Locomotive, Action!


Getting the sun, the earth and a train to align for a perfect shot


Lights, Locomotive, Action!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.
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Once Is Not Enough


The pluses and pleasures of backtracking


Once Is Not EnoughThe 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


The Tools For TravelIt’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 III: Putting It All Together


Assembling your multimedia into a cohesive, finished project


Sound Practices III: Putting It All TogetherIn my previous two columns, I talked about the techniques and gear for gathering sound, and some of the software for editing sound.
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Sound Practices II


More sounds for your images


Sound Practices IIIn 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


Breaking The Sound BarrierAmong 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


In Praise Of Pea SoupAny 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


The Fix(er) Is InIt’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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