Outdoor Photography Canada

Photographers are like birders. For a lot of birders, what matters most is the sighting of a species so you can check that bird off your list. The more species sighted, the better. The same is true for many photographers - the number of iconic locations captured adds notches to your photography belt. Taj Mahal? Got it! Delicate Arch? Nabbed! Angel Falls? You bet! But does a portfolio full of the grand wonders of the world make you a better photographer? I doubt it.

The Internet has made finding, knowing and sharing information about photo locations very easy. Do a little research, look at a few photos online and you’ll know exactly where and when to go get the best sighting. And once you get to an icon you’ll line up with hundreds of other photographers all trying to make the same shot. What’s the point …

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