Here is an example of an opportunistic photography. When we took our five-months-old daughter to the Butchart Gardens on a Saturday afternoon, we brought the camera with a single lens (24-105 mm) “just in case”. After enjoying a pottery show in Sidney, we drove past some very picturesque field in the Saanich peninsula. The Garry oaks on the background of the intensely bright clouds were impossible to pass by. We stopped at the side of the road and took a few shots. Here is the result.
It is interesting that this would be our usual operating mode while travelling. We’ve taken landscape photos from the side of the road in Malta, Greece, Czech Republic, Ireland. I particularly enjoy this type of photography – it gives me an immediate emotional connection with the view. The photos become souvenirs of the trip. Perhaps, this is why we rarely do it close to home. It really takes a conscious effort to think like a “tourist in your home town”. Incidentally, this is a slogan of a campaign to promote tourism in Victoria during the off-season.
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