Covid19: no vacations, dig up old travel photos..

[teomingern]

7 hours ago, Wind30 said:

we were there on transit taking train, just for like a couple of hours. Sooo crowded.

 

 

Even then you managed to find space for such a joyful shot! Love it! Your wife very sporting leh... willing to be your model... haha...

[teomingern]

6 hours ago, Spidey10 said:

yes yes….crowded, that why i dunno how to take a picture....if lower, everyone will be blocking the view, and i went higher, see pple's head....haiiyyyooo

Zoom in and just take some interesting part... that's why in crowded touristy places, a good zoom lens is very important... hahaha... crop out the crowd...

[teomingern]

6 hours ago, Silver_blade said:

Ricoh GR (28mm) is very compact and seems to have good reviews from those who own it. It may not look nice and it is very compact and AF is reliable. 
 

 

I'm a bit kiasu... don't really like fixed lens, even though I know the image quality will be much better than an average zoom... like to have flexibility hahaha... I really dig the A6500 & 16-70mm zoom... total damage about $4000 new... a bit much I feel...

[Wind30]

6 hours ago, teomingern said:

Zoom in and just take some interesting part... that's why in crowded touristy places, a good zoom lens is very important... hahaha... crop out the crowd...

The best solution is come in the early morning to get a shot for good light. But if you cannot, the better solution is stay away from the crowds like I did in Milan. Find a relatively empty patch of space, use a wider lens and put your family in the foreground and the building crowds as background. 
for Notre dame below, I went to a side street instead of the crowded plaza in front of the building. 

 

[Spidey10]

10 hours ago, teomingern said:

Wah that looks like some climb up and down... I presume that's the sheltered train track for the train you talk about? My word... looks really scary... hahaha... no way I can hike up there with my wife and two kids...

is kinda ok, not too bad, drove to mid point, then sat the cable car up, then another 20 mins of climb...pretty alright i would say....but it is an adventure by it self just driving up to the mountains...roads are pretty wide and on some occasions the we stopped to enjoy the view...

[Spidey10]

A 20m mins hike to the cave but that really depends on how fit you are..

[Wind30]

28 minutes ago, Spidey10 said:

is kinda ok, not too bad, drove to mid point, then sat the cable car up, then another 20 mins of climb...pretty alright i would say....but it is an adventure by it self just driving up to the mountains...roads are pretty wide and on some occasions the we stopped to enjoy the view...

nice view. I stayed in Salzburg once but I never knew about this cave near it. I have pretty bad experiences in Austria.

Stayed two nights in Innsbruck and I NEVER saw the mountains at all. And I lost my ipad there on the first day of the trip. Liked vienna though. 

[teomingern]

1 hour ago, Spidey10 said:

is kinda ok, not too bad, drove to mid point, then sat the cable car up, then another 20 mins of climb...pretty alright i would say....but it is an adventure by it self just driving up to the mountains...roads are pretty wide and on some occasions the we stopped to enjoy the view...

Wah... drool-worthy! Really nice weather! But a very tricky scene to take a good photo... auto HDR would be nice! 

[teomingern]

1 hour ago, Spidey10 said:

A 20m mins hike to the cave but that really depends on how fit you are..

Yeah, 20 min is definitely ok lar... hahaha...

[teomingern]

42 minutes ago, Wind30 said:

nice view. I stayed in Salzburg once but I never knew about this cave near it. I have pretty bad experiences in Austria.

Stayed two nights in Innsbruck and I NEVER saw the mountains at all. And I lost my ipad there on the first day of the trip. Liked vienna though. 

Oh? How come? Too foggy? Seems like I should visit Austria... love foggy weather... hahaha... always love in Cameron Highlands when the clouds roll in... 

[Spidey10]

41 minutes ago, Wind30 said:

nice view. I stayed in Salzburg once but I never knew about this cave near it. I have pretty bad experiences in Austria.

Stayed two nights in Innsbruck and I NEVER saw the mountains at all. And I lost my ipad there on the first day of the trip. Liked vienna though. 

I actually love Austria....don't mind going back. i feel those eastern Europe have much to offer....Vienna is nice so is Prague and Bucharest...wonderful cities to visit. 

Prague, 2019

[Spidey10]

13 minutes ago, teomingern said:

Wah... drool-worthy! Really nice weather! But a very tricky scene to take a good photo... auto HDR would be nice! 

yeah, from a puny IP XR.....how I wish i had my wide lens...

[Spidey10]

13 minutes ago, teomingern said:

Oh? How come? Too foggy? Seems like I should visit Austria... love foggy weather... hahaha... always love in Cameron Highlands when the clouds roll in... 

Foggy weather add a sense of mystery and suspense to the surrounding....if you love these weather, try Scotland....is foggy there all the time....stayed there for a few months! and man is foggy every morning...weather is so unpredictable!!

[Wind30]

8 hours ago, teomingern said:

Oh? How come? Too foggy? Seems like I should visit Austria... love foggy weather... hahaha... always love in Cameron Highlands when the clouds roll in... 

Cloudy… for 3days 2 nights….

[Wind30]

Helsinki, love the stockmann near the train station. 

[Wind30]

Russia st Petersburg one week before World Cup. 

[Wind30]

Moscow. 

[Wind30]

8 hours ago, Spidey10 said:

I actually love Austria....don't mind going back. i feel those eastern Europe have much to offer....Vienna is nice so is Prague and Bucharest...wonderful cities to visit. 

Prague, 2019

I would not call Austria Eastern Europe. Even Prague is more Western Europe in prices and crowds. Prague is really crowded.