Autumn is one of my favorite seasons in Vermont. I can’t quite decide if I love it more than summer or not. I do love the warmth and sunshine of summer, but there’s something special about the fall. . .If only it weren’t immediately followed by my least favorite season, winter. Autumn is a treat [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
Tips for Self Portraits and Video While Traveling Solo
One of the things about solo travel that can be a drag is not having any photos of your travel destination with you in them. I know I’ve been really shy in the past about asking other people to take my picture for me, and even worse about using the arm-stretch method to take my [...]
Photographing Animals
It’s probably a good thing I travel solo, because one of my favorite subjects to photograph is animals (and birds and sealife). Not truly wildlife photos, like wolves or grizzlies or gorillas in the wild–I’m way too chicken for that–but whatever animals I happen across. So in New Orleans, I took photos of the mules [...]
My Travel Camera Gear
Up until last year, the only camera I brought with me when I traveled was my Nikon Coolpix 885, a 2001 model that was practically an antique by the time I decided I needed to upgrade. It took perfectly fine photos for 4″ x 6″ prints, but once I started my travel blog and started [...]
Ziploc to the Rescue!
Travelers love Ziploc bags. Oh yes, we do. They have so many wonderful uses. We have to pack those 3 oz bottles of liquids in them, and they’re good for containing anything that might leak in your luggage. You can use them as a doggie bag for meal leftovers, as an organizational tool, and if [...]
