So how would you handle this......
Jul 11, 2018 05:51:17 #
It is extremely hard to photo a city while in a car. Need to get out and do some walking.. This will slow the pace way down.
As for hiking do so with like minded people. If you are hiking with those who want to keep going, agree to meet at some location. If not, take the hike with one other who may have the same likeness as you. I'm slower now so my spouse and I usually hike together and we leave a hiking plan with friends just in case we don't show up at the appropriate time.
As for hiking do so with like minded people. If you are hiking with those who want to keep going, agree to meet at some location. If not, take the hike with one other who may have the same likeness as you. I'm slower now so my spouse and I usually hike together and we leave a hiking plan with friends just in case we don't show up at the appropriate time.
Jul 11, 2018 05:53:31 #
AndyH wrote:
I am very lucky indeed to have a wife who shares my passion, and has a similar vision of what constitutes an interesting shot.
Andy
Andy
Cool. Tell me 'bout it. Even though my wife is not really a photographer we must have been married too long (33 years). Sometimes when I do prod her to use one of my cameras I find that later on my computer it is nearly impossible to tell our shots apart (so I have to see which camera was used. Once when we were trading cameras back and forth it was nearly impossible to tell). Or say while hiking with a group we get separated we find later out of sight of one another we had both stopped to photograph the same thing or from the same area. Strange!
Jul 11, 2018 05:57:06 #
garygrafic
Loc: South Florida
You present two (2) problems.........I have the answers for both, I'm old and wise
1. Photography in NYC........anyone that thinks that they can take pictures in NY from a car is a fool. NY is for walking! I'll say it again, Walking.
2. Pictures while hiking with a group, like my Grandmother used to say......"He who travels alone. travels fastest and furthest"
Abide and enjoy.
1. Photography in NYC........anyone that thinks that they can take pictures in NY from a car is a fool. NY is for walking! I'll say it again, Walking.
2. Pictures while hiking with a group, like my Grandmother used to say......"He who travels alone. travels fastest and furthest"
Abide and enjoy.
Jul 11, 2018 07:00:02 #
I never tried to do the City in a car, (parking? hah! the closest I could park was the Staten Island ferry). As for groups, always had that problem, mostly with family. Fortunately, I'm still limber enough to run. Sometimes I run ahead and take some time to shoot 'til they pass, but mostly I shoot awhile, then run to catch up.
Jul 11, 2018 07:38:44 #
LarryFitz
Loc: Beacon NY
You need to get the group into the photos with landscape in background, then a couple without group. In NYC try walking the high line (34st and 11 ave to 15 st and Washington)
Jul 11, 2018 07:46:03 #
jeryh
Loc: Oxfordshire UK
This is the eternal curse of travelling in a group; I found this in europe, the travel rep always wanted to be moving on, and several times I found that my wife was missing , because she was watching something, and the the rep had moved. In a group of 40 odd , it creates problems all round, and you miss a lot. In the end, we went our own way, arranging to meet later.
Jul 11, 2018 07:51:19 #
They say when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you are the only hammer carrier in the group, take note and be part of the group. I think you will answer your own question when you don't get an invitation to join the group next time!
Jul 11, 2018 08:14:24 #
orrie smith wrote:
Lead, follow, or get out of the way. A saying my Dad taught me when I was young. What it means to me in your situation is that when you are with a group, you are following. As a result, you need to keep pace and not slow the group down. If you want to lead, hike with a group that has your interests in their hearts, otherwise, go alone or with family. As for New York and the fast paced environment, all I can say is good luck. Sometimes you have to concede to your surroundings.
Of the three options, I would say "lead" meets your needs. In town, just say "Drop me off and go around the block, I have a shot to take!"
On a hike!???! Really!! What are they, competitive walkers!??? Help them slow down and enjoy. Explain what you are doing. Ask them to skip the Ritalin for one day. The whole point of taking a hike is to enjoy the scenery. Unless you are going for a world record traverse of the Appalachian Trail!
Jul 11, 2018 08:25:22 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
NYC is a walking or a public transportation city. Leave the car!
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Jul 11, 2018 08:43:45 #
If it's a family thing and everyone is contributing to the trip I don't try to do a lot photography. I pretty much go along with the Fam. But, If the trip is initiated by me then it's understood by everyone that wants to go that this is a photo journey we're taking and the pace will be much slower. This usually eliminates about 1/2 the crew.
Jul 11, 2018 08:54:41 #
Ditto.
orrie smith wrote:
Lead, follow, or get out of the way. A saying my Dad taught me when I was young. What it means to me in your situation is that when you are with a group, you are following. As a result, you need to keep pace and not slow the group down. If you want to lead, hike with a group that has your interests in their hearts, otherwise, go alone or with family. As for New York and the fast paced environment, all I can say is good luck. Sometimes you have to concede to your surroundings.
Jul 11, 2018 09:09:48 #
Jul 11, 2018 09:15:11 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Cool. Tell me 'bout it. Even though my wife is n... (show quote)
It's really kind of neat, isn't it? We wander around the same scenes and shoot what interests us, individually, and look at our work together in front of the computer when we get back home. We have often taken very similar views of very similar subjects. We have the same model camera, and generally have to look at the EXIF data to discern her work from mine by the shutter count or lens in use. I guess "seeing the world" in similar ways leads to long and healthy relationships. We've "only" been together for 20 years, though...
Andy
Jul 11, 2018 09:17:36 #
As an teenager (1950s) my unguided learning used two references. National Geographic and Life Magazine. For NYC think Life - Alfred Eisenstaedt. For the woods and other normal locations think NG. Different venues require different style.
Jul 11, 2018 09:44:33 #
Develop a "fast mode" technique. Your camera is pre set as much as possible, you are probably last in the group so you don't hold people up, and you are prepared to snap pictures pictures as quickly as possible. If you get a little behind the group then you step up the pace and catch up. This is not an ideal way to shoot but it allows you to get shots you might otherwise miss and you are not asking the group to wait or walk around you.
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