If you've viewed the previous articles of travel impressions I've posted on this site, you'll note that my photographic intentions are focused on interpretation, rather than description. I want my pictures to express how I feel about what I see, rather than just recording what I've seen or where I've been. Aside from sharing my pictures with you on this website, I also use many of them to teach the principles of expressive travel photography through my galleries on pbase (http://www.pbase.com/pnd1) as well as in my Sedona workshops for corporate photojournalists, and in my tutorial workshops in Phoenix for newcomers to digital photography.
These images were gleaned from the more than 3,000 digital pictures I shot during this trip, which was capably managed by Overseas Adventure Travel.
I used two digital cameras, a five megapixel Panasonic FZ-20 and a seven megapixel Canon G6. All of the Canon photographs were taken with a Canon .7x wideangle converter placed over my zoom lens, which provided me with the equivalent of a 24mm wideangle lens, a focal length that I feel is essential for effective travel and landscape photography. As usual, the most heavily used camera on this trip was the Panasonic FZ-20, which features an amazing 36mm-432mm Leica f/2.8 lens with image stabilization, allowing me to use its long telephoto reach in low light situations with remarkable clarity.
I've edited all of these images with Photoshop to correct and refine the hue, color, contrast and sharpness levels, hopefully making my pictures more vibrant and meaningful. Although all of these photographs were digitally enhanced to some degree, none of the content has been significantly manipulated. The facts are all here, as I captured them. I hope you will enjoy these photographic impressions. Please post any comments at the end of the article, or ask me any questions you might have via email.
Phil Douglis Director, The Douglis Visual Workshops, Phoenix, Arizona, pnd1@cox.net
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