Imagine Limburg Logo
  •  
  • All Images
    • Scenic Views
    • City Life
    • Artistic Limburg
    • History
    • Nature
    • Animals
    • Unsorted
  • On A Map
  • Articles
  • Limburg in Beeld
Updated: 2019-01-28 by Ronald Smeets

Travel Photography Lifehack – Take a photo of a map!

Travel Photography Lifehack – Take a photo of a map!
Updated: 2019-01-28 by Ronald Smeets

Note: this article was originally published on the now defunct Travel.log website (travel.ronaldsmeets.info) and therefore republished on Imagine Limburg (limburg.photo).

Let me explain.

Normally we take a GPS device or (at least) a map with us when going on a hike, or day tour with our car. However sometimes we forget the GPS or simply don’t have a map of the region. In that case we look around at the place we start and most of the times (especially in well known, much visited (touristic) regions) we’ll find a large (wooden) signpost with a map. Very often such maps are placed in town squares, at car parks, along (hiking) trails, at cable railway stations or at mountain cabins for example.

Maybe it’s not always very detailed (or very realistic for that matter, see the post image!), it can get you in the right direction. We always take a photo of such a map, or a couple if it won’t fit in one image, so we can reference it while hiking (or driving) later on.

It might be a very obvious thing to do, but it won’t be the first time people ask us for directions and once we show them a photo of such a map, they respond “Wow, that’s clever! We should have done that too”. 🙂

Oh, and don’t forget: nowadays practically every phone has a camera! 😉

Do you have any photography tips and tricks that can be useful when travelling? Let us know in the comments below!

Previous articleZo kun je SRTM hoogtedata toevoegen aan een GPX bestandNext article The Photographer's Ephemeris Quick Start Guide

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

About The Articles Section

Articles on Imagine Limburg are (mostly) related to photography and/or Limburg. Depending on the intended audience, individual posts can be in the Dutch or English language.

Categories

  • Family & Kids (2)
  • GPS (4)
  • Image Updates (61)
  • Miscellaneous (1)
  • Photography Lifehack (2)
  • Uncategorized (1)
  • Websites (2)

Tags

Basecamp Dutch Engels English eTrex Garmin GPS JaVaWa Nederlands Ontdek Landgraaf Open Street Map OSM photoephemeris Playgrounds for kids Rife Free RTWtool Speeltuinen SRTM The Photographer's Ephemeris Visit Zuid-Limburg Wordpress Theme
All content on this website: Copyright © 2014-2021 Ronald Smeets | Wordpress Rife Theme | Webhosting by SoHosted


Remember: images on this website are subject to copyright and may not be used for free or without written permission! However, should you wish to use one of the images in a (online) publication or (digital) print, please feel free to get in touch so we can discuss this. Please consider supporting this website by ordering high quality prints at Oypo!

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Support Imagine Limburg