Easiest way to find picturesque locations?

[BalkanBiker]

I'm asking for us who do photography since there is tons of information out there for those who just want to visit.

Next year I plan to start my motorcycle trip and be constantly on the move, mostly through Europe (the first year).
I'm probably not sticking to one place for longer than a few days.

Any tips on how to find places of interest?

 

[D Cox]

I'm asking for us who do photography since there is tons of information out there for those who just want to visit.

Next year I plan to start my motorcycle trip and be constantly on the move, mostly through Europe (the first year).
I'm probably not sticking to one place for longer than a few days.

Any tips on how to find places of interest?

Look for rivers and canals.

 

[JeremyB2]

I'm asking for us who do photography since there is tons of information out there for those who just want to visit.

Next year I plan to start my motorcycle trip and be constantly on the move, mostly through Europe (the first year).
I'm probably not sticking to one place for longer than a few days.

Any tips on how to find places of interest?

Look for rivers and canals.

And mountains!

 

[drynn]

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Any tips on how to find places of interest?

When you have parked up for the night, use Google maps (phone or laptop) to decide your next stop. Do a 'directions' plot to that destination and then work your way through the map looking for items of interest, which for Europe will be plentiful. Look out for the camera and castle icons in particular.

I did this on a one month road trip through New Zealand and found plenty of places to visit, some were directly on the route, but some required detours e.g. waterfalls. Plenty were not part of the usual tourist agenda.

Here is a sample for Lake Garda in Italy:-

 

[Bill_A]

Not a very large selection of locations, but those they do have are quite detailed. https://international-photographer.com/en/maps-guides-2/

 

[Gloomy1]

In the days before mobile phones I used to look at the local postcards which were often outside of newsagents. Some countries are better than others. Austria, beautiful country, terrible postcards. Tourist information offices usually have posters, local guide books, a quick look costs nothing. However if you are looking for that beautiful valley that nobody has ever photographed then you are out of luck. Ken

 

[peter826]

There are some websites that have lots of photo locations.

https://www.photohound.co/ comes to mind.

 

[mfinley]

Any tips on how to find places of interest?

• Social media
• Google
• Ai

 

[jhorse]

I'm asking for us who do photography since there is tons of information out there for those who just want to visit.

Next year I plan to start my motorcycle trip and be constantly on the move, mostly through Europe (the first year).
I'm probably not sticking to one place for longer than a few days.

Any tips on how to find places of interest?

What type of images do you like and want to take? Which countries? I suggest a generic search that combines the two. For example, if you like French chateau, then search best French chateau to photograph. I did and the search gave me: Chambord, Chaumonut-sur-Loire, Azay le Rideau and d'Amboise.

If you like mountain/alpine scenes in Switzerland, search for that. I came up Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Zermatt, etc.

If you like German beer festivals; Munch Oktoberfest, Fruhlingsfest and Cannstatter.

If you like 007 James Bond European scenes, try best James Bond scenes to visit in Europe. I did and the one I want to drive is the Furka Pass (Goldfinger) and see are the Greek Meteora Monasteries (For Your Eyes Only).

You get my drift. Research is key based on your preferences, routes, locations and time of year

Then draw up an itinerary (on an excel) by day for the whole trip with locations, time and distance between them and night stop overs. I use Booking.com to find places to stay (but there are other sites) from which I can plan the itinerary, places to visit/photo and daily cost.

Enjoy the trip.

 

[George 68]

If you want the famous hero shots that have been taken 100s of times, Instagram is the place.

If you want shots most have never seen, my advice would be to forget seeking shots and instead concentrate on finding the most remote, wild, mountainous routes to enjoy on your bike and you’ll end up in places most have never seen. It’s a triple win, you’re on great riding roads, you’re not surrounded by selfie sticks, and you have photos that aren’t instantly recognisable.

I use Calimoto to plan my routes, selecting the winding or twisty profile and adding a via point if there looks to be interesting terrain that it isn’t naturally taking me through. I ride a KTM 890 Adventure so I also take any legal off road routes which increases the exclusivity further.

A few taken from the bike this year…













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[jhorse]

If you want the famous hero shots that have been taken 100s of times, Instagram is the place.

If you want shots most have never seen, my advice would be to forget seeking shots and instead concentrate on finding the most remote, wild, mountainous routes to enjoy on your bike and you’ll end up in places most have never seen. It’s a triple win, you’re on great riding roads, you’re not surrounded by selfie sticks, and you have photos that aren’t instantly recognisable.

I use Calimoto to plan my routes, selecting the winding or twisty profile and adding a via point if there looks to be interesting terrain that it isn’t naturally taking me through. I ride a KTM 890 Adventure so I also take any legal off road routes which increases the exclusivity further.

A few taken from the bike this year…

These are great - where were they taken?

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J.

Jules7

Jules' galleries; enjoy.

jules7.smugmug.com

 

[George 68]

If you want the famous hero shots that have been taken 100s of times, Instagram is the place.

If you want shots most have never seen, my advice would be to forget seeking shots and instead concentrate on finding the most remote, wild, mountainous routes to enjoy on your bike and you’ll end up in places most have never seen. It’s a triple win, you’re on great riding roads, you’re not surrounded by selfie sticks, and you have photos that aren’t instantly recognisable.

I use Calimoto to plan my routes, selecting the winding or twisty profile and adding a via point if there looks to be interesting terrain that it isn’t naturally taking me through. I ride a KTM 890 Adventure so I also take any legal off road routes which increases the exclusivity further.

A few taken from the bike this year…

These are great - where were they taken?

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J.
http://jules7.smugmug.com/

Thank you.

All Northern Spain - don’t think the first has a specific name but south east of Santander, second is Picos De Europa, third is the Pyrenees.

Point being, I travel with non photographers but if you concentrate on good routes, good subjects come.

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George Muir’s albums | Flickr

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