onlooker Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Since beauty is subjective, I felt this question would be okay for thisparticular forum. Of the places I've been, Lisbon, Portugal ranks high. It had enough poverty thatit wasn't rebuilt to Disneyland-like proportions. The tiled walls may becracked, but they have taken on a deeper beauty; peacocks run free like pigeonsin some parks; some buildings are in ruins but still function as homes; the rareart nouveau building shows the ravages of time. Add to that the vistas from 7hills, tiled sidewalks, monks roaming the streets, and the magnificent river,it's easy to take a memorable photo. Other places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelging Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 The Hill towns in Italy, such as Cortona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma Desmond Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 It's funny you ask. One of the other threads lower down on this forum is discussing what "good" light for photography is. I live in San Francisco, which is a very beautiful place for many reasons. One of the main photographic reasons is the light. Because of the tendency toward mist and fog, we get a lot of beautifully-filtered sunlight which gives us many hours of great shooting possibilities all year 'round. That mist and fog varies in degrees by neighborhood, so on any given day you can walk a few blocks or drive a couple of miles to pretty much the lighting and intensity of sunlight of your choice. It is an urban area which has many inner city and downtown possibilities for interesting photographs, including neighborhoods as diverse as Haight-Ashbury, a colorful throwback to the 60s and 70s and Pacific Heights, lined with Victorian mansions, gardens in bloom most of the year, and consisting of stunning, steep streets with views of the bay, Alcatraz, and the hills of Marin. We're pretty tolerant folk here so we've got a wealth of rich ethnic flavors represented and a bunch of fun gay folk who rarely shy from the camera! We've got our own writhing "tenderloin" neighborhood for those who like photographing very real life and our contermporary steel-and-glass waterfront neighborhoods still being constructed for those into geometry and reflections. All of this is surrounded on three sides by bay waters and one side by the Pacific Ocean, connected to beautiful neighboring redwood and mountainside country by two pretty awesome bridges, and a stones throw from the rugged Big Sur coastline, the rolling Napa Valley vineyards, historic river-infested Gold Country, and Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. I've done a lot of travelling and there are many spectacular places in the world, for sure, but when I arrive home I consider myself pretty lucky to live right here. We didn't need dialogue. We had faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberly_smith___anchorage Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 The most beautiful place I've ever been, that literally took my breath away ,was the view from the hill driving into Homer Alaska one morning 9 years ago. The sun was just barely rising (very, very, early as it was mid summer) with golden rays shining down from a pink and peach sky. The mountains were a dusty purple, surrounding a literally turquoise bay.<BR><BR> Everyone stopped on the road and watched. We were all late to work, but it was worth every minute of it.<BR><BR>I didn't have my camera, but I don't think I would have considered taking a shot.<BR><BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Great question! I've had the privilege to live and work all over the world and have seen and photographed many interesting people, places, and things. Of these, Rome was the best. The mere sight of the Sistine Chapel and the Pantheon made me cry, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmeade Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Venice, Snowdonia, Languedoc, Dolomites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe tarrant Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Cities.... Prague. Paris. Either of those two can give the other a run for their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low light Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Tuscany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast_primes Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Old Town San Juan,Puerto Rico! And New York City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angkordave Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Probably the best and most photogenic place is where I am planning to go next or where I am now. I am fortunate to live in one of the worlds greatest photographic paradise Cambodia . I could rave on at length but the visuals speak for themselves. www.peaceofangkorweb.com will give you an idea why I moved from UK 4 years ago Having said that; I have found beauty in almost every country I have visited except perhaps Belgium (Apologies to any Flemish photographers reading this ) I love the far north west of Scotland and almost anywhere where there are mountains and lakes without too much population. Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas and Rajasthan are probably among the ultimate in the Indian sub continent as well as remote areas in Northern Nepal. I can find Paradise in cites too; Barcelona, Spain and Kula Lumpur, Malaysia come to mind for totally differing reasons . KL for its stunning modern architecture and Barcelona for the wild and surreal architecture of Antonio Gaudi.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis_shelston Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 The view of the Santorini Caldera, Greece. Took my breath away and still does just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_rasmussen Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 The Society Islands of French Polynesia, the Kingdom of Tonga and the Mosel River in Germany during Fall colors (Goldenenherbstlaub). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandor_a._feher Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Katmai N.P Alaska. Watching brown bears day-in-day out by rain or fantastic sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
images_in_light_north_west Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Mt Rainier, Segovia, The Serengeti, Namib Desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Ghost town of Crystal, Colorado; and immediate area. A bit east of Marble CO, another ghost town. A bit south of Glenwood Springs, CO. Nestled in a tight little green valley at maybe 10,000' elevation. Rushing water in the local streams, rugged Jeep trails to get there. Neat old buildings, great views from the 4WD trails. Waterfall next to an old mill from the mining days. Requires research, solid nerves if you go in a Jeep (a dirtbike is less scary due to narrowness of vehicle, but harder to operate due to rocky trail conditions), and a willingness to walk at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankfan Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hong Kong, although it was years ago and I had no interest in photography at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klix Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 "Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies." Is that the road from Banff to Jasper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amol Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Cinque Terra in Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malbuquerque Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 For nature and wildlife... Botswana's Okavango Delta and the Australian Outback. For history... Rome and Athens. For architecture... Barcelona and Paris. For islands... Bora Bora and Santorini. For rural landscape... Tuscany. All in my opinion are like heaven for photographers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverave Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 that's easy for me, Antarctica, although I'm also partial to the deserts of the Southwest US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysocks Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 The most beautiful place I have been is at the intermingled border of sunlight and fog where ever it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I personally like the Southwest...Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. A lot of diversity there. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard-just-Leonard Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Waterton, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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