This is, for now, only a thought experiment, but it might provide a
basis for something I will try to do in the future if I can work out the
financing.
Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty
days for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography
suitable to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or
magazine along with the photography. It is important to be able to
represent both the people and the scenery of the locale being visited.
Transportation is problematic. Ground transportation may not be always
available, and you may not have any place to secure your baggage, so you
may have to carry all of it with you all of the time. Think in terms of
you might have to carry your home on your back like a turtle.
*ALL* of everything you are carrying - photo equipment, clothing and any
other essentials must fit into one U.S. Government Issue duffel bag ...
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gium7tfpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
... plus one *SMALL* carry on (22" x 14" x 9") bag.
A suitable size ruck-sack could substitute for the duffel bag. I only
suggest the issue duffel as an example of the size of bag I'm interested
in - I already have several of them, they're easy to secure with a
padlock & I have a steel security mesh that will fit over it.
http://www.rei.com/product/709210/pacsafe-140-security-web-x-large
You will have erratic (at best) access to the internet during your travels.
I would appreciate some thoughts on what constitutes the *essential*
kit. What will you need to carry to get the job done?
I am more interested in general categories than I am in specific items;
i.e. "good wide angle zoom" as opposed to "SMC Pentax DA 12-24mm F4.0 ED
AL (IF)", "Laptop" rather than "Apple MacBook Pro", etc.
I have my own ideas already, but I would appreciate additional input
that might identify things I've missed in my preliminary planning.
This is partially based on my most recent trip. I had too much baggage
and it was, at times, unwieldy. And I found I did not have all the
equipment I needed while I was carrying other equipment I did not need
at all.
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