AnthonyM Loc: Pasadena, CA

How do you remember that location you saw at 10AM and you knew would be fantastic later/earlier in better light? Do you use an app? Which one? There are many, but mostly for finding your car at the mall (my solution:don't go there). I am really tiring of racing the light and desperately trying to find the spot I passed earlier. What say the Hoggers?

Oh and sorry, no Canon vs Nikon. JPEG vs. Raw. But I'm sure this question will somehow be controversial.

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

Nice thing about smart phones is you can make a quick photo and send it to yourself in an eMail complete with a reminder note.

tsilva Loc: Arizona

if you have a camera phone you can take a picture with gps coordinates. many programs can read the info.

if you use lightroom for example, there are others just use google to find them, look for a gpx track app. you can map your entire outing as long as you can access gps. there are apps for ios and android.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I combine modern and antiquated equipment. I have a GPS unit with me. I also have a pen and paper with me. I simply make a note of the location via GPS and then write a short note regarding the reason that location may be of interest. Once I've returned home, I put a "pin" in google earth with my note attached.
--Bob

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

When I am flying in a plane, I use the Compass Pro app to take pictures and locations of features I see below. I also use Google Maps to locate these feature along with Compass Pro to try to put names to these features so if I make it to that part of the country I can see it. It has help me twice in setting up shots.

The other thing I do before going on vacation is to check The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) for PC and Android. This gives me an idea of sunrise and sunset angles, sun elevations, and times for the various places we are seeing.

The other thing is I have been blessed with a really good navigational sense. Once I have been there, I usually do not need instructions to get there again even if it is from a different direction. And it does not seem to be affected by the passage of time as far as finding the same exact place again. I have a good feel for the angles of the sun's path and usually have a good feel of when to be back. I back this up using a compass that also has an inclinometer built into it along with the above mentioned TPE app.

I have found that getting to the exact same spot can change and/or be difficult. Sometimes that portion of the cliff has fallen away. Sometimes a building occupies the exact spot. That can easily render a shot you did before, and want to do again, impossible.

And remember, time marches on. Take the shot when you are wherever. There was a ghost town in northern New Mexico near Cimarron. I took pictures of it with a Kodak Instamatic. 11 years later my wife and I were going through the same area. This time I was going to capture it with a good SLR. I when to the spot where I knew it should be, but there was nothing there - no ghost town of any sort. When we gased up in Cimarron, I made an inquiry about the ghost town. It turns out I was right where it had been - before a highschool beer party burned all of it to the ground.

So even if you are not there at the exact right place and time, at least take a shot. It may be the only shot you get.

TheDman Loc: USA

Drop a pin on a Google map.

blackest Loc: Ireland

This is a mac thing.

https://github.com/norio-nomura/CopyLatLngOnMaps/blob/master/README.md

It's a tiny utility for copying the latitude and longitude from a google map to the clipboard.
In Lightroom select a Photo and click in the GPS co ordinates and paste. It should now show up in the map module of lightroom. Go back to the film roll select the first photo you took at that location hold down shift and click on the last photo now click paste and now all those photo's have the gps location. Hope that is useful.

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

I always carry a note book, pencil and silver compass with me whenever
I am out and about photographing places ETC.
I note time (GMT) place, sun position and compass bearing.
I have been doing this for forty five years and note have eighty
five note books.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

[quote=AnthonyM]How do you remember that location you saw at 10AM and you knew would be fantastic later/earlier in better light? Do you use an app? Which one? There are many, but mostly for finding your car at the mall (my solution:don't go there). I am really tiring of racing the light and desperately trying to find the spot I passed earlier. What say the Hoggers?
Oh and sorry, no Canon vs Nikon. JPEG vs. Raw. But I'm sure this question will somehow be controversial.[/quote


Yes, if I come across an area, that I think/know would be special in better light, I remember that and will return at some point later in time! I do not need an app for that, but that does not mean that an app like that would have no benefits. I can see a use, at least it does has one, what can not be said for a lot of apps out there! (But then, one most likely does need one of those phones to have access to an app like that and that is likely not ever going to happen)!

blackest Loc: Ireland

I have just been looking a lightroom 5 and the map module
you can get gps coordinates from google maps but that doesn't really help with direction

http://googlecompass.com/

This works with google maps and allows you to add a direction and distance
the direction can be embedded in exif

http://suncalc.net can give you the suns direction for a time and place (its a bit buggy though a bad layout).

http://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php?lang=en this one is a bit better

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I write it down.

AnthonyM Loc: Pasadena, CA

A big thanks to all who replied. Very interesting to note the vast difference in technology used. Everything from instinct to iPhone.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

Stop looking at individual photo locations. Think many images at a location therefore set aside a time to go back 'to do it'. Many if not all locations have seasons as well as timings. So no need to rush: plan instead. Keep a diary and write down in a future date when you intend to return.

Equally, keep a list of old photo's that need to be 'taken better'. Try to combine both jobs on the same trip!

Have fun

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

I usually record them to this old device of mine called a noggin! I don't have to stop, slow down or even lift a finger to do so.
If they don't stay recorded, they probably weren't really worth shooting anyway!!! LoL
SS

old man 88 Loc: Palmview, TX when not on road

Put a gps unit on your camera for about $50.00