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We were on the road last year for 28 days and the wife had several 300 + picture days, you name it she got a picture of it. I had my laptop along to keep up with work and created a folder at the end of each day and put that days photos in it. Then have a beer or two and look them over, she had pictures of things i didnt see. Sure makes for easy viewing and creating an album with the highlights. Was also able to save the gopro video to the lap top as well now I just need to learn how to edit the video.
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Pretty much all DSLR's now-a-days will date/time stamp your photos; so, getting them in chronological order is really a non-problem. Geo-tagging your photos requires a camera with a built in GPS or some connectivity to an external GPS. I like the idea of geo-tagging, but I don't really care all that much.
What I do though is keep a journal and I tend to write in it at most stops. I ride alone mostly, so it is really hard for me to take pictures of roadside signs to keep track of where I was and when. But, it is easy for me to make a quick journal entry, noting date/time, miles ridden, gallons of gas, where I ate, etc etc etc. Love keeping journals.
The other thing I do is import all of my photos for the day into some kind of photo editing software. These products will allow you to add keywords to your photo's EXIF data; which I find a lot more useful than lat/long coordinates. Keywords will do a much better job of describing where you and what you were doing.
Finally, I carry many memory cards. Normally, it is pretty easy for me to look at a photo and know where I took it, but sometimes... it is not so easy (Was that upper or lower Antelope Canyon?) So, I will dedicate a card to a specific destination and not mix them up with other photos. Memory cards are cheap and there is no rule that says you have to fill them up.
What I do though is keep a journal and I tend to write in it at most stops. I ride alone mostly, so it is really hard for me to take pictures of roadside signs to keep track of where I was and when. But, it is easy for me to make a quick journal entry, noting date/time, miles ridden, gallons of gas, where I ate, etc etc etc. Love keeping journals.
The other thing I do is import all of my photos for the day into some kind of photo editing software. These products will allow you to add keywords to your photo's EXIF data; which I find a lot more useful than lat/long coordinates. Keywords will do a much better job of describing where you and what you were doing.
Finally, I carry many memory cards. Normally, it is pretty easy for me to look at a photo and know where I took it, but sometimes... it is not so easy (Was that upper or lower Antelope Canyon?) So, I will dedicate a card to a specific destination and not mix them up with other photos. Memory cards are cheap and there is no rule that says you have to fill them up.
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My DSLR was made in '06; an antique, but awesome picture quality. The wife and I travel on Dyna's; can't see lugging along an electronic supply store on an extended trip. And those date/time stamps? I've been asked to photoshop those out of quite a few pics when a person wants a nice print for framing. What I should have said is if you delete nothing all pics will be in the sequence taken. Bringing the Go Pro and iPad along this year is going to seem like lugging a ton of extra gear; most evenings are spent checking out the local scene or asleep, not photo editing in our hotel room. Lots of different ways and means of recording a trip; glad to read of some of them here. I hope the Go-Pro works OK for taking pics while rolling; have to be a helmet mount obviously; anyone speak to that? I have a Schuberth C3 modular...
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My DSLR was made in '06; an antique, but awesome picture quality. The wife and I travel on Dyna's; can't see lugging along an electronic supply store on an extended trip. And those date/time stamps? I've been asked to photoshop those out of quite a few pics when a person wants a nice print for framing. What I should have said is if you delete nothing all pics will be in the sequence taken. Bringing the Go Pro and iPad along this year is going to seem like lugging a ton of extra gear; most evenings are spent checking out the local scene or asleep, not photo editing in our hotel room. Lots of different ways and means of recording a trip; glad to read of some of them here. I hope the Go-Pro works OK for taking pics while rolling; have to be a helmet mount obviously; anyone speak to that? I have a Schuberth C3 modular...
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Hate to belabor the point; we here know a lot more than some of the people I travel with about cameras. Most never come out more than a few times a year; for them the simplest set up is to start with a clean card and delete nothing; I also check the resolution setting...many have there point and shoot on low res to get most available shots; bigger card and more res is obviously better especially since small point & shoot = small sensor. AA powered cameras are a point worth looking at too, I carry spare dedicated batteries for my A100; more "stuff" along for the ride.
Enjoy the upcoming riding season; hope you make lots of memories
Enjoy the upcoming riding season; hope you make lots of memories
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most evenings are spent checking out the local scene or asleep, not photo editing in our hotel room.
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