What Should I see in California?

toadlet

Hello Everyone

I am thinking of taking a trip to California and would like to know of others photographers experiences who live and visit there as to what things should/could be on my list of locations to shoot.

First of all I'll fill you in on what I enjoy to photograph. I love landscape photography, love bushwalking, love architecture both modern and old from skyscapers, barns, ruined factories/sheds etc, esp. like the Art Deco style. I also enjoy shooting events such as parades etc.
Some of your own example photos to see would also be awsome of the areas you talk about.


So what are some things I should NOT miss:D

Snarcher

My parents loved the wine country in sonoma valley.. probably get some good vinyard type shots..?

philipw

I have some ideas for you here inside my California Gallery. It really depends on how much bushwalking you want to do to get to some of these places, but the rewards can be worth it. Most of my shooting is Northern California based, if you're thinking of heading up to my end of the state. Feel free to look around the rest of my galleries - I pretty much have a label under each image saying where they were taken.

Have fun.

Angelo

toadlet - you don't have a location in your avatar. it would be nice to know where you're from.

as for California, this is a VERY BIG state. Any ideas of a general location you plan on visiting so we can narrow down our suggestions for you?

this is a great time of year for San Francisco and the bay area or other points north.

gus

Get some street photography in SF.

DavidTO

Well, since I live in Southern California, I'd like to shoot northern california, from Big Sur on up the coast to Oregon.

toadlet

I was very keen on the Yosemitie National Park as well as San Fransisco Architecture as well.

claudermilk

Like Angelo says: what region of California are you looking to visit? It's a big state (example: from Orange County it takes all day to drive to San Francisco--that's maybe 1/3 of the length of the state).

a110p0

California
California has a number of national parks that are all worth
visiting.

I hope you have a lot of time to visit. There are many places to
visit and photograph.

Here's a map link to sights in the Bay Area.

One of the great roads in CA is Hwy 395 along the Eastern
Sierra through the Owens Valley. Here's my map link to sights
along Hwy 395.

Alvin

Seefutlung

California is an amazing place. Everything from glaciers to the hot desert sand dune, from the higest spot in the CONUSA to the lowest from surf to river rafting to Hollywood to Yosemite.

Just what interests you? The largest trees in the world are in California in a mist fill valley where just walking amongst them is a religious experience, up the street are Bristlecone Pines, the oldest trees in the world, down the street along the central coast are sea cliffs 100's of feet high with Redwoods on top and seals sunning on the beaches below. To the west of Catalina is a pod of Blue Whales, even larger than the dinosaures.

Urban life ... world class cities of San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, San Francisco with world class entertainment and cusine. Sporting events, MLB ... Padres, Dodgers, Angels ... Theme parks, Disneyland, Magic Mountain, Lego Land, Sea World, Knots Berrry Farm, 800 miles of coastline from sandy shores to wave crashing cliffs, fishing - both marine and fresh ... Lakes... Lake Tahoe is my favorite - a sparkling blue jewel (Big Blue is the Native American name) ... Deserts, Mojave (an extreme desert of little water), Sonora Desert (more water), Rural agriculture in the Central Valley ... (number one industry of the sixth largest economy in the world - ahead of France) ... to be honest California sorta has it all with super weather to boot.

If this will be your only trip Yosemite is considered the most beautiful place in the world and Pacific Coast Highway is considered the most awe inspiring roadway in the world.

Angelo

claudermilk wrote:

Like Angelo says: what region of California are you looking to visit? It's a big state (example: from Orange County it takes all day to drive to San Francisco--that's maybe 1/3 of the length of the state).

So true! We have 840 miles of coastline, the longest in the US except for Alaska.