Howdy!
Its really looking like im heading to springer around the beginning of april 2011 and doing a nobo, i have a freind likely joining me for the first few hundred miles then its solo and i'm simply planning to go till i cant and hope that means i make it to katahdin.
what i'm wondering is as a semi pro photographer just now breaking into shooting nature [a bit diffrent from the usual nude work i do] what sort of paticuler difficulties i'm going to encounter carrying a camera or 2 and lenses?
Its been in my mind to try a thru hike since 1996/97 but more recently it hit me, wow, theres going to be a lot of photographic opprutinites. at the same time, outside of the general common sense situations- what should i concern myself with in terms of the added weight, suggestions on keeping the gear dry- and most importantly getting the best shots possible?
my partner has hiked a good chunk of the trail already and insists i'll want to spend most my time visiting the blue blazes instead of sticking to the main trail, he's open to hit any part of the trail, dont matter to him. so i do have some curioisty there- which offers the most scenic situations? is he correct? [its been 20 yrs since he was on the trail, i just want to be sure his memory is still good]
for those of you who do shoot a lot, to what degree would you say locating places to shoot, and then shooting affects your distance you cover daily?
comfort isnt really an issue for me, i will be carrying a tent but beyond that camping is something im really willing to give up comforts on in exchange for the added weight i'll carry- my goals are to hike and shoot, that'll be figgured into how much weight i bring, but if any shooters have suggestions about carrying gear- do's and dont's as well as recomended must stop and shoot locations i'd love to hear about it,
thanx