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Oct 25, 2019 23:52:34   #
repleo wrote:
I rummaged around my hard drive and found a couple of shots of what you might expect the Tuscan scenery to look like this time of year. Taken a couple of years ago with a compact pocket camera I believe. Last two are from the Belevedere in Pienza and the first one from just outside the town.


Very nice shots. Thanks again for all of your help
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Oct 25, 2019 11:50:33   #
Lucian wrote:
Regarding tripod or monopod and night photography, remember, at night there are less people about and in Venice you can rest your camera on a bridge wall, or iron fence and you can always find a wall or corner of a building to press against to get a night shot, so no need for a tripod. Take a non stretch piece of parachute cord with you. Make this a reverse tripod.

You tie a loop for your foot and another loop at the other end for your lens, placed near where it connects to the camera body. Now stretch this tight and hold your breath to take a long exposure at night and take a burst of shots too. You will almost always find a few perfectly still images in and burst, using the string. It helps to steady out any movement as you pull up on the string to keep things steady.

With a tripod you sort of push down to get it to be steady but the string, you pull up. When finished just roll up the cord and keep it in your pocket. Much better for steading a shot than not using anything at all, when you don't have a tripod or monopod to use.
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I have never tried that before... will have to give it a try... thanks
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Oct 25, 2019 11:49:51   #
blanam wrote:
I sent the last post without adding a couple of other locations:
Lake Como: take the boat ride from San Margarita to Comune Di Bellagio - Breath taking scenes. I've attached a few pics from that boat ride to wet the appetite.
Florence: Accademia, the David (no photos allowed), The Doma - Grand church (walk to the top too)


nice shots... thanks
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Oct 23, 2019 22:52:06   #
blanam wrote:
Repleo. You have provided a terrific overview and advice. I have been to most of those places, as well, and agree with your assessment totally. I would add that of the walkway and scenic point that you and Nunyaman mentioned, goes from Manarola to Corniglia on the ocean side. You can walk to Corniglia and take the train back or just walk at least to the suspension bridge and walk back to Manarola (preferred?). Many great scenic and plant shots.

Nunyaman, I would skip the tripod and consider bringing only the 24-70mm, 15mm and 70-200mm. You could keep the 70-200 on the 80D with an FFE of 112-320mm, it will be plenty long enough. Then I'd switch between the 15mm (interior and some scenic) and the 24-70mm for over 1/2 of the shots. By the way, I took several shots from the Manarola scenic point using 35-60mm FFE.

For a 21 day trip that I took to Italy (Venice, Florence, Rome, Radda, Cinque Terra, San Margarita/Lake Coma). I took 1897 keepers and of those: 526 were @ 24-34mm, 232 @ 35-49mm, 222 @ 50-74mm, 422 @ 75-105mm, 495 @ > 105mm.

Quick list of other locations not mentioned by the terrific ones that Repleo suggested
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Thanks. Maybe the weather will cooperate because we love to hike. good advice but I will most likely carry the tripod for night shots. I have been to Rome a few times and we just wanted to get out for a bit even though this is not the perfect time of year. The crowds shouldn't be bad though. I wasn't sure how far away the scenic point was hence the questions. I appreciate your response
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Oct 23, 2019 19:52:55   #
repleo wrote:

If driving from Rome to Tuscany, include Civita di Bagnoregio on your itinerary. Its about a 20 minute detour from the E35 highway and worth every minute of it. Most of the classic Tuscan scenes with rolling hills and winding Cypress lined lanes are in the Colli Sinessi area especially between Pienza and Asciano. The rolling hills will be mostly all ploughed soil in November, but the vineyards may still have some color. I assume Florence is on your itinerary, but Sienna is my favorite - very special at night. San Gimignano is another ‘must see’ but not at the expense of the other places I mentioned. The town interior is nice, but I have not been able to find a good vantage point from outside the town.
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Thanks repleo
pretty much what I was looking for. appreciate the reply.
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Oct 22, 2019 23:35:08   #
We are headed to Italy for some quick R&R in mid November. 3 Days near Rome, 4 in Tuscany area and 3 near Venice. Have rental car and would love any info on landscape photo ops or should not miss areas. We have no real itinerary other than hotels and flights are booked. My wife will carry her Canon d80 and I will carry my EOS R. I have multiple lens but will narrow it down to the 15mm F/2.4, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, and most likely one of the mid zooms. One consideration is visiting the Manarola scenic viewpoint. if so, how much zoom would I need to get a good shot of the marina and buildings on the hill? I have a EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II, EF 70-300mm F4-5.6 IS, and the monster weight 150-600 5-6.3 Sports DG OS HSM lens but that thing is a little heavy. I do have a good carbon tripod and mono pod. I assume I can use those in most areas. Thanks for any input from the group.
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Jun 3, 2019 23:01:28   #
I recently bought the Leofoto LS-324C with the LH-40 head for about $340. I am happy with it. I have used the Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 sport (heavy lens) on a Canon 6D with battery pack with no issues. I had been using the Manfrotto 190XPRO and the Leofoto is much more stable and the ball head that came with it is not bad either. The Center Column ranked it #5 as best all purpose tripods. The 4 above it were all RRS at three times the price. Only draw back is it is shorter than some. I am 5'10" and it is OK with me. It comes with a center column but I have never used and most likely wont. The center column is a screw on type and I believe is is 10 inches tall or so. Like I said, I have never used it. This is made with carbon fiber material and folds up small enough that I can put it in my checked luggage which was important to me. One other issue to be aware of, it is made in China. This means that if you need it repaired (warranty), you must send it to China to have it repaired. I have never sent a tripod in for repair in all my years so this was not an issue for me.

https://thecentercolumn.com/rankings/all-purpose-tripod-rankings/

https://thecentercolumn.com/tripod-reviews/leofoto/leofoto-ls-324c-review/
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Jan 13, 2017 16:24:22   #
Manuel Antonio is a wonderful area to shoot in. As previously stated, in the forest you will be in the canopy with low light. I used a 70-200mm f/2.8 (with the occasional 1.4 teleconverter) a lot for the monkey and sloth shots. Also used the 24-105mm (I shoot cannon) for most of the beach shots. Plenty of sunset pictures available there on the beach with lots of foreground subjects. The La Paz Waterfall Gardens, which is about 2 hours or so north of ya, is also a great spot to shoot with plenty of butterflies and humming birds. Well worth the ride up. Be sure to take the trail all the way down to the waterfall for a great shot there. A bus will take you back to the parking lot. On the way down to Manuel, (assuming you land in San Jose) you will cross the Tárcoles River. A must stop to take pictures of the crocodiles below. After you get tired of the beach and humidity, head out to Parque national park in the mountains for a breath of fresh air and beautiful scenery. You will have a blast!!!
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Feb 4, 2015 00:36:36   #
I recently went through the same dilemma. Did a lot of research both online and at local camera shop. 5D is better for video and action shots. The extra AF points are a plus for action and if that is what your looking for then this is the camera for you. I was more interested in landscapes and low light. the 6d performs better in low light (and auto focus performs much better in low light)... for me I had no interest in the video but was looking more for the high ISO with low noise. I also mostly use manual focus (live view) for landscape shots. I went with the 6D and have been very happy with it.

6400 ISo hand held with auto focus in a cave at night


2500 ISO handheld indoors

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