Hey everyone!

In August I went on the 2-week European Focus tour after spending a week in incredible London. I've been slowly scanning my way through my collection of photographs, and I've posted what I have so far at this address... http://community.webshots.com/user/seejayem
Just click on the albums marked 'Europe 2001' and you can see what I have so far...London, Amsterdam, and Germany are up there so far. It's a work-in-progress though and as time goes on I'll post my photos as the tour progressed through Italy, Switzerland and France.

Hope you enjoy them!

Chris

Hi Chris,

Some great shots here, Thanks for sharing and keep them coming.

Cheers,

Geoff & Diane

Hi Chris77,

Your photo gallery is absolutely fabulous! Thank you for sharing your experiences!

Your photos appear to be so professional. Do you have any tips you can pass on to amateur photographers on how to capture great moments/sites? I'd sure appreciate any advice you could give me!

Elaine Sagman elainesagman@dellmail.com

Elaine,

Well let's see what I can suggest...I think the best way of getting great photographs of sites and tourist attractions, at least the trick I use most commonly, is to find a map before you leave, but one with the outlines of these attractions. Often times there will be shaded in areas on the map of major buildings. Now by knowing that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, you can use the map and find out which time of the day would be best to get sunlight on these buildings. Such as the photographs I took from the London Eye...I was most interested in taking some photographs of Charing Cross and the Houses of Parliament, and using a map I knew the sun would shine on them in the morning which decided when I would go. Also you can scan the web for things you would like to take shots of and use that as a start. I wouldn't have climbed up to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral if I hadn't seen and been amazed by some photos that someone else had taken and posted on the web.

Also, you might consider taking a city tour as the first thing you do when you arrive at your destination. You can scope the city and make mental notes of where you would like to return to and also figure out when the best time to return would be (re. lighting)

Lighting is important, for a good shot it is best to have sunlight shining on whatever you photograph. Shooting on gray days and in shadows is trickier, but you can still get some great results with practice.

Having a good zoom lens opens up a new world, at least it did for me. You can frame your shots better, leaving out a lot of insignificant clutter. I have an all-around 28-200 mm lens which I love!

For shots which you think will look really nice, try taking several shots of the same thing. I can't stress this enough especially in busy areas! I took 3 photographs of the fountains and square at Trafalgar Square in London, and only 1 was usable...one of them there was a guy right in the centre of the shot bending over for some reason, another had a pigeon flying almost right in front of the camera. The third was fine though, and I'm glad I took it. Even the most perfect layout and lighting can be spoiled by someone bending over or doing something silly!

Well I do hope this helps, it's just a few things I think would help. Also remember to take your film to a good film lab because from my experience the difference in colour you'll get between a supermarket lab and an actual photo lab is like the difference between night and day! And keep practicing! Practice and experimentation truly does help. Try new things and keep that camera going.

Chris
chrisman@globalserve.net

Thanks for sharing the great shots Chris- the various isometric views are spectacular!

Chris, THANK YOU so much for the tips! My mind is going crazy just imaging how to apply what you said!

Elaine

Thank you for the great pictures!
Which camera did you use to produce them?

Yifeng

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Originally posted by chris77:
[qb]Hey everyone!

In August I went on the 2-week European Focus tour after spending a week in incredible London. I've been slowly scanning my way through my collection of photographs, and I've posted what I have so far at this address... http://community.webshots.com/user/seejayem
Just click on the albums marked 'Europe 2001' and you can see what I have so far...London, Amsterdam, and Germany are up there so far. It's a work-in-progress though and as time goes on I'll post my photos as the tour progressed through Italy, Switzerland and France.

Hope you enjoy them!

Chris[/qb]

i would like to know how you did that to get the pictures in here.
i would like to that. It was great.