Suggestions on easy way to remember locations of shots taken while on vacation? Going on my first trip with my Nikon D5300. Will be taking shots of beaches, bays, towns, churches...

Smokey66 Loc: Hanover, ON, CA

Going on my first trip with my Nikon D5300. Will be taking shots of beaches, bays, towns, churches, lighthouses, houses, buildings, etc. When taking so many shots, and without the benefit of keywording at the end of every day to Lightroom, how does one remember which beach, which church, which lighthouse etc. when reviewing and keywording a couple thousand shots when back at home at the end of the trip?

I will have my GPS turned on, but I haven't found it to be terribly reliable.

Photocraig

How tight do you want the location. Now that "card space" is virtually free, I have begun taking photos of city signs, location signs, street signs, house numbers and trail markers interspersed in my shoots. So, the proximity between the signs and the date and time and even my declining brain cells can usually recreate where I was standing.

They are my digital bread crumbs.

BassmanBruce Loc: Middle of the Mitten

When I show up at a canyon, bridge, town, church, etc., I take a pic of the sign indicating what I am shooting. Next site, new sign pic.Hope that helps!

Oops, Craig beat me to it while I was huntin and peckin!

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Smokey66 wrote:

Going on my first trip with my Nikon D5300. Will be taking shots of beaches, bays, towns, churches, lighthouses, houses, buildings, etc. When taking so many shots, and without the benefit of keywording at the end of every day to Lightroom, how does one remember which beach, which church, which lighthouse etc. when reviewing and keywording a couple thousand shots when back at home at the end of the trip?
I will have my GPS turned on, but I haven't found it to be terribly reliable.

If you have a smartphone with location enabled, take a photo with it, it'll locate for you.

twowindsbear

Take a notebook. Write a comment about tge location, building, park, etc. Shoot a pic of the note. Sort it all out when you d/l the pix.

Smokey66 Loc: Hanover, ON, CA

Photocraig wrote:

They are my digital bread crumbs.

Appropriate phrase!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

It's not convenient,but on a trip we take the time to log our shots and comments in a pocket notebook. Usually not that important,but if you're going to do picture books and want accurate captions,it's the surefire way for us.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Photocraig wrote:

How tight do you want the location. Now that "card space" is virtually free, I have begun taking photos of city signs, location signs, street signs, house numbers and trail markers interspersed in my shoots. So, the proximity between the signs and the date and time and even my declining brain cells can usually recreate where I was standing.

They are my digital bread crumbs.

I do the same. If no markers are readily available I take photos of pages out of the maps and brochures I've picked up for travel guidance.

axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

Switch to video long enough to take a panning shot while describing for the camera's mic what you are seeing.

Leitz Loc: Solms

Smokey66 wrote:

Going on my first trip with my Nikon D5300. Will be taking shots of beaches, bays, towns, churches, lighthouses, houses, buildings, etc. When taking so many shots, and without the benefit of keywording at the end of every day to Lightroom, how does one remember which beach, which church, which lighthouse etc. when reviewing and keywording a couple thousand shots when back at home at the end of the trip?

I will have my GPS turned on, but I haven't found it to be terribly reliable.

I carry a tape recorder in my pocket.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Simpler yet, use the EXIF notes as a reminder that way even if renamed, duplicated, mixed THAT will stay.

Smokey66 Loc: Hanover, ON, CA

axiesdad wrote:

Switch to video long enough to take a panning shot while describing for the camera's mic what you are seeing.

Great idea!!

wisner Loc: The planet Twylo

Lightroom has a Map module that can provide latitude and longitude for your images. You can type in a location and Google maps will provide the data you can them attach to your file.
The others suggestions are also great suggestions as well.

JoeDesertrat Loc: Daytona Beach, FL

Kind of old school but I always carry a DeLorme Atlas when I am travelling. You should be able to find some sort of map for the region. If you keep track of where you are on the maps you can find out what the pictures you took are. I also suggest going through them as soon as possible, either during the trip if you have a laptop or at home, and renaming all the pictures.

anotherview Loc: California

Both my Canon 6D and S100 have GPS but it does not work that well on either. So I take pictures of signs and landmarks. The time and date stamp of the image helps to establish a sequence, too. I will also jot notes for reference. In addition, when I download my images at the end of the day, I include a descriptor in the file name which identifies the main body of images taken.

I would like to buy a simple data logger that recorded the GPS location and the date and time of day. This info would correspond to the image date and time. Then I could always use the GPS coordinates to locate the point at which I took the image.

I haven't looked for a simple, reliable data logger in a couple years. Maybe a good one has made it to market. I solicit suggestions for one.