Anywhere in the World:: Suggestions for Landscapes Please

[owen_schebella]

<p>Hi everyone! So I'm an Australian and im looking at heading out into the big wide world for a bit of adventure and to pursue photography. I dont really have a time limit on how long i can go for, just as long as i can afford really. Im pretty new to photography but am serious about it, and am serious about doing landscape and travel images. I love the outdoors and hiking etc so going off the beaten track is definitely an option. <br>

This thread is basically just me asking for personal opinions on places to go in this world. It might sound strange but i really am leaving it all open to go where i will.<br>

What would be a good place to start? Asia, Europe? UK? Where can i find some inspiring landscapes that would be a good place to hone my skills?<br>

Once again, any ideas or tips, anyone who has done similar or has fallen in love with a particular place/country/landscape? Thankyou!<br>

-Owen</p>

[Matthew Currie]

<p>Kauai.</p>

<p>Banff.</p>

<p>Vermont in October.</p>

[SCL]

<p>South America - Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay</p>

[leslie_cheung]

<p>I love SE Asia particularly Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. But as far as pure awesome landscapes and adventures, (Western) China. China is another planet. Imagine, everything you learned in life...just doesn't apply here. The Chinese, in general, is so isolated and self-efficient is just incredibly different. The good, the bad and totally insane! But China is rough and not so foreigner friendly like, say, Thailand and Cambodia. Tibet/Yunnan in China is popular gateway between Nepal/India and SE Asia.</p>

<p>I say:</p>

<p>Bali/Lombok > Java > Aceh > Singapore > Malaysia > Thailand > Cambodia > Vietnam > China > Tibet > Nepal > India > Bangkok > Australia home</p>

<p>I would say at least 6 months. I would do at least 9 months -15 months. Planes, boats and trains are all options on this trip. The only $$$ place are Singapore and Malaysia. China can be pricey depending where you go/stay.</p>

<p>Modify the route to your own liking and needs;)</p>

[riz]

<p>Every place where you didn't visit before is special, be it in any part of the world, be it a remote, poor town or a big metropolitan. God's nature is everywhere.....</p>

[Dieter Schaefer]

<p>Follow Galen Rowell's advice: I almost never set out to photograph a landscape ... My first thought is always of light.</p>

[david_henderson]

<p>For a mix of landscapes and coastal stuff, I think you'll struggle to beat northern /northwest Scotland and the Hebrides. </p>

<p>For seacapes, the Oregon coast, or the West Coast of the republic of Ireland</p>

<p>For fall foliage, New England ( and actually I prefer New Hampshire to Vermont because its less parklike ), or the Colorado Rockies, or mid Scotland all offer an entirely different perspective on this subject</p>

<p>For arid landscapes and red rock country:- southern Utah, northern Arizona, NW New Mexico as one zone. </p>

<p>Green and pleasant lands Tuscany, Palouse, parts of California, parts of England bearing in mind that those soft greens are entirley seasonal and that spring is the only time to see it at its best.</p>

<p>Accessible mountains with great walking. Bernese Oberland centred on Interlaken/Grindelwald , or Italian Dolomites a short distance from Bolzano, or Canadian Rockies on the Banff/Lake Louise/Jasper axis.</p>

<p>Note that for every one of these , you'll need to hire a car, and there's a seasonal aspect to all of them.</p>

[rapyke]

<p>The Porcupine Hills and east face of the Rockies at the Crowsnest Pass in Southwestern Alberta, Canada. I live in Sweden these days, but, IMHO there is no more dramatic place on earth...<br /> Entrance to the Cowsnest - <a href=" Burmis Tree</a><br /> The east face of the Rockies near <a href=" Alberta</a><br /> <a href=" Limber Pine in the Porcupine Hills</a><br /> <a href=" Falls on the Crowsnest River</a><br /> I am NOT a landscape photographer, so none of these do the place justice... it is simply amazing. It is only 150km from Calgary too.</p>

[colin carron]

<p>I always find I take my best (to my thinking anyway) landscapes when the place somehow gets to me. So I suggest you might think about which landscapes move you and why. For me it is often coastal landscapes but that may just be because here in the UK it is difficult to get too far away from the coast.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Any kids you have must have got good jobs, and your pets have died. Congratulations!</p>

<p>There's hardly any landscape that can't be photographed artistically. Since you're already out there in the Pacific, you might want to ramp up by doing Pacific venues. That way you can teach yourself without committing to someplace hard to get back to.</p>

<p>For human landscapes, as an archaeologist, I strongly recommend the pyramids in Egypt, Pompeii, Greece--you get the idea.</p>

[gaule]

<p>An Australian "heading out into the big wide world" is an Australian leaving a big chunk of the world behind him - a continent, in fact. Judging by the very striking photos that come from your homeland, I would have thought that any journey of adventure could well begin at home. Many of us dream of going there some day.</p>

[steve_levine]

<p>If you want to hit the USA, you can never go wrong in Utah, Arizona or New Mexico.</p>

[User_5888660]

<p>Go to the south island of New Zealand. It has the most varied landscape of any place I've ever been to. My wife and I drove around the island and were constantly remarking how the landscape changed rapidly. We would remark, this reminds me of Scotland. Later in the day, this is like Tuscany. The next day, this is like the coast of Alaska. The south island has it all, sand dunes, rain forests, glaciers, mountains, fjords, beaches, etc.</p>

[peter_k4]

<p>I'm sure everywhere in the world has amazingly stunning vista! If you're coming to north america to take in the landscape though you would be missing out if you didn't spend a week + in utah and arizona, the canadian rockies, and newfoundland.</p>

[valko]

<p>Mountains - Switzerland in all seasons.<br>

Castles, Monasteries and Cathedrals, vilages and landscape - The whole Europe: France, Italy, Germany, Czech, Polland.<br>

Wild life (bears, wolfs, deer,) and mountains: Romania, Bulgaria.<br>

Islands with perfect sun and sea - Croatia, Greece and Turkey.<br>

Snow, aurora borealis and white bears: Norway.</p>

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[steve_rasmussen]

<p>Since you are already on the edge of the South Pacific, try the Kingdom of Tonga or the Cook Islands or French Polynesia or all three. Pretty spectacular colors in these places, if that's what you're after. Closer to home, you might try Lord Howe Island or New Caledonia.</p>

[owen_schebella]

<p>WOW! Thankyou so much for all your replies, I am completely shocked at how many people were able to offer their experiences and ideas! I am so completely grateful. I few of the comments made me laugh as well.<br>

Im 25 so no kids or wives yet @ <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1841065">JDM von Weinberg</a> :D<br>

I have seen a fair bit of Australia and whilst it is beautiful, I really want to go out and experience new cultures as well, new people, languages food, history.<br>

I think if I were to talk about a type of landscape that 'speaks' to me it would be the mountains. I used to do a lot of rockclimbing and am yet to really experience any snow...at all. I would love to trabel among snow covered peaks. I have never seen a wolf or a bear or an aurora. I have never seen ice or glaciers. I have never really hiked or climbed a mountain that wouldnt be considered a 'hill' in other parts of the world. We are quite a flat country ;)<br>

My mother is from Scotland and yet i hadnt even really thought of it as a destination, perhaps i need to rethink this :)<br>

Once again, thankyou so much, I have many ideas to think about now.<br>

Feel free to keep them coming!</p>

[aplumpton]

<p>"New people, languages, food, history" (also snow-covered peaks, wolves, bears, Caribou, canoes, indigenous peoples, aurora borealis): </p>

<p><strong>Quebec, Quebec, and then Quebec</strong> (too many sites to mention here). If you have extra time, upper Newfoundland, the Magdalen Islands, Cape Breton (Nova Scotia).</p>

[GerrySiegel]

<p>Hawaii is only a 10 hour flight and we speak your language sort of. Why not see the islands and climb a volcano and go on a helicopter tour of the wettest place on earth and get dropped off on your own private beach. We need the AUS dollars too. We aren't the only game in town, but a good place to start. Check out these well illustrated volumes to get your juices flowing:<br>

http://www.wizardpub.com/main/home.html<br>

Am I a little prejudiced, you betcha. Look over that web site and see if it has any appeal. Let us know where your itenerary leads. Watch out for airborne volcanic plume dust enroute too, rough on gear of all kinds. If you have the time you have an enviable task to decide. Good luck.</p>

[michael_dimarzio]

<p>Israel, an incredible place for landscapes.</p>

<p>http://www.photo.net/photo/1606329&size=lg</p>

<p>There are also some other examples in my portfolio.</p>

[rick_wong]

<p>It sounds like you want to visit Alaska everything you want to see can be found in northern Canada and Alaska. My first trip to Alaska in the 1980's was a roadtrip from Seattle, WA to Seward Alaska and back on the ALCAN Highway. I left Seattle in a 1975 4X4 Ford Bronco in Aug. and returned the end of Sept. . <br>

<img src="http://riwong.smugmug.com/Other/Blog/suv11/712381048_38LFB-M.jpg" alt="" /> <br>

During that month I spent the tail end of Alaska's summer saw the season changed to fall in a week and the week I left to travel home the first snow storm of the year hit the mt passes. I saw my first Aurora Borealis<br>

<img src="http://riwong.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Aurora-Borealis/080303alaska0014/333113328_Eou2V-M.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="355" /><br>

As I drove through the Yukon on my way home. The sky was on fire as the lights danced accross the sky. I had never photograph the Northern lights before and I was shooting film back then I so I ended up with a bunch of muddy red slides. If you enjoy the outdoors Alaska is one of the few places where you can sill go out into the backcountry and live off the land. Animals are everywhere even in the big cities you can find a moose or bear in your backyard.<br>

<img src="http://riwong.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-NW/DSC9252/332567851_48CXF-M.jpg" alt="" /><br>

As for snow and mountains you will find mountains that are snow covered all year and glaciers touching the sea.</p>

<p><a href="http://riwong.smugmug.com/Travel/Cruisin-the-Inside-Passage/hubard0051/22289223_2BNSw-M.jpg"><img src="http://riwong.smugmug.com/Travel/Cruisin-the-Inside-Passage/hubard0051/22289223_2BNSw-M.jpg" alt="" /></a><br>

You can plan a easy adventure tour with a tour group where you just go along for the ride, or fly into the lower 48 states and buy a good used 4X4 drive it up to Alaska like I did but sell it for a profit in Alaska.</p>