Location How you decide the location?

[Jack]

How do you do decide which location are best to take some nice landscape images?

Do you do research on Google or looking at other landscape photographers?

 

[Andy Smith]

Google Earth is a great resource for me, I also sometimes just get in my car and drive around places I have not been before, making mental noes of what I think will be nice locations.
I tend not to follow the crowd and go to places where lots of other people have been and posted images, as I like to find new targets.

 

[Jack]

Google Earth is a great resource for me, I also sometimes just get in my car and drive around places I have not been before, making mental noes of what I think will be nice locations.
I tend not to follow the crowd and go to places where lots of other people have been and posted images, as I like to find new targets.

Same here, around London isn’t many places to visit unfortunately, unless I’m willing to drive 3+hours. And yes, I do look in google maps as well.

Are you driving a lot to see new places?

 

[Andy Smith]

Are you driving a lot to see new places?

Yes but usually only locally. There are many small roads, tracks and villages along the riverside near me that I have never driven around, so sometimes I just jump in the car and go for a few hours drive to see what I can find.
Exploring is always fun

 

[Jack]

Yes but usually only locally. There are many small roads, tracks and villages along the riverside near me that I have never driven around, so sometimes I just jump in the car and go for a few hours drive to see what I can find.
Exploring is always fun

Agree, I do like to explore as well when I’m off (which won’t happen soon ), the only issue for me is, there not a lot of places to see and take images around London. To get some nice locations, I have to drive at least 3-4h .

 

[Andy Smith]

Agree, I do like to explore as well when I’m off (which won’t happen soon ), the only issue for me is, there not a lot of places to see and take images around London. To get some nice locations, I have to drive at least 3-4h .

There are some great urban photo's to be taken in London though Jack, a lot of history there, some nice parks and some views along the Thames are wonderful.
Some of the neighbouring counties like Kent, Surrey, Essex, and Hampshire are beautiful and worth the drive I think.

 

[Jack]

There are some great urban photo's to be taken in London though Jack, a lot of history there, some nice parks and some views along the Thames are wonderful.
Some of the neighbouring counties like Kent, Surrey, Essex, and Hampshire are beautiful and worth the drive I think.

Yes there are some nice places in London, such as Richmond park and all royal parks, some history places as you said. Surrey is nice, I’ve already seen pretty much everything from there, my favourite place is Box Hill (I’ll share some images later). Haven’t visited Hampshire a lot, but there is big forest down there, been only once but haven’t explored properly.


The most scenic places are up England I think, such as Scotland, and Yorkshire, I think up there are more locations to take beautiful images.

 

[TMG1961]

I don't do any research on where i go to take photos. I just take my camera with me and see what comes along on a walk.

 

[panos_adgr]

Hello to all!

I choose locations depending on the season, depending on my time and ability to travel at long or short distances and depending on the weather.
I like travelling a lot. I was raised in a family with a father who every weekend used to take us to road trips. So traveling is kind a vital thing for me.
I plan my travel usually some days before, studying the map, the sun position at sunset and sunrise and also by watching other people's photos in Flickr or google maps.
If I choose to sleep there for a night or two I study the locations I'm interested to go and I try to choose a hotel or apartment as close as possible at the location. I prepare myself efficiently in order to be full of basic things when I travel. When I reach my location I try to be early to study the location. When I go for photo shooting I'm equipped well and I always have water and snacks with me because there have been times which I've spent hours around a location.
I prefer to go alone (which I do go alone most of the times with a few exceptions) in order to be concentrated to my beloved hobby. I prefer to be alone because I also enjoy the nature and its quiet.

 

[Jack]

I don't do any research on where i go to take photos. I just take my camera with me and see what comes along on a walk.

Means you don't carry heavy camera. Personally I take whole equipment with me, when driving to New places.

 

[Jack]

If I choose to sleep there for a night

Are you not afraid staying overnight in a place you don't know?

 

[TMG1961]

Means you don't carry heavy camera. Personally I take whole equipment with me, when driving to New places.

I don't like carrying heavy things with me for a long time. The camera with 1 lens attached is all i carry.

 

[Morexp57]

I prefer to go alone (which I do go alone most of the times with a few exceptions) in order to be concentrated to my beloved hobby. I prefer to be alone because I also enjoy the nature and its quiet.

Yes, I also prefer to be alone when I take pictures.
This hobby is for people who are a bit lonely I think. When I'm with other people, I can also take pictures, but usually I don't take much equipment. No tripods and no extra lenses. I just take my 18 - 300 zoom lens which is almost permanently mounted on my camera. So it's more like preparatory walks for another visit if the place inspires me.
When we are alone, we have the freedom to stop at a place and stay there for a long time to wait for a good light. We have the freedom to change our plans and change the way, to go back, etc.

 

[panos_adgr]

Yes, I also prefer to be alone when I take pictures.
This hobby is for people who are a bit lonely I think. When I'm with other people, I can also take pictures, but usually I don't take much equipment. No tripods and no extra lenses. I just take my 18 - 300 zoom lens which is almost permanently mounted on my camera. So it's more like preparatory walks for another visit if the place inspires me.
When we are alone, we have the freedom to stop at a place and stay there for a long time to wait for a good light. We have the freedom to change our plans and change the way, to go back, etc.

Yes indeed. I agree at least for my own part.
I'm a very lonely person especially the last couple of years and more.
But for my own part it hasn't got to do only with the fact of being lonely. Photography is something very esoteric for me. Being alone allows me to concentrate and express myself or my thoughts freely. I cannot photograph having in mind that there is a person with me who waits for me, or distracts my attention. And the last words are written with a positive manner. I love nature, the air, the fields, the colors and the uniqueness of each moment. I try to capture the images with the way I feel in each moment driven by the place, given situation and other inner/personal factors.
I like dreamy scenes and images. When I'm photographing I'm in a way in my own world...

As for the gear it depends on the situation. When I make long trips I carry lot of gear. There have been times that I've carried 3 camera bodies and various lenses which will assure me flexibility in most of the possible circumstances. And when I travel far away I hate the moment when I see something beautiful and I do not have an accessory or certain gear with me.

The only exception is when I travel abroad. I try to go as light and efficient as possible and mostly because it has to do with business travel at the same time.

 

[Jack]

I don't like carrying heavy things with me for a long time. The camera with 1 lens attached is all i carry.

You very lucky, when I go somewhere I take everything with me, that’s couple of good kgs. Plus the drone.