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The Sylvania Wilderness area is a great place for the photo enthusiast.
For many fans of the outdoors, the combination of camping and
photography is
very hard to beat. The Sylvania offers a shady and cool experience
while in the forests, and more wide open vistas while in a boat
on the lakes. One of the problems with taking images from watercraft
is the perpetual motion which can
cause camera shake and render images out of focus and blurry.
It's always advisable to try and use a camera with image stabilization
when shooting from small watercraft. This will greatly reduce
camera shake. If no IS is available, make sure you have employed
high ISO to speed up the shutter.
As mentioned, you need to look at Sylvania as two distinct areas,
the water region and the darker forest region. People without
watercraft can wade into the shallows and utilize the more open
vistas these provide. Unlike most other parks, there isn't really
a "must see" attraction for photography (see Old Faithful
at Yellowstone as an example of that). Your best best is exploring
and finding things that catch your eye. The sights and sounds
here are more nuanced - tiny beautiful peices connecting to make
one large picture.
Probably the most striking feature in Sylvania is the old growth
forest, and the areas where this forest meets the water. A tripod
is very close to a "must have" while in the forest as
available light is significantly lower than out on the lakes.
For tripods, I recommend Manfrotto tripods and the Manfrotto 486RC2
for a good lower cost quality solution.
The Sylvania Wilderness can be incredibly
humid, and it's generally a wet
area so make sure you also have some sort of lens cleaning kit.
In cold weather keep a UV filter on your lens.This will absorb
most of the frost. If there is frost, all you need to do is remove
the UV filter and your lens front will be in perfect shape.
For those who don't want to drag around a big DSLR and lenses,
I highly recommend the Canon SX10. This little powerhouse can
provide you with a 12x super zoom, good quality movie mode and
image stabilization, all in a fairly compact unit. For those who
do wish to bring along a DSLR and lenses,
I can recommend the Canon 50D paired up with the Canon 17-55 IS
for general walkaround photography. For wildlife, the Canon EF
70-300mm IS is a more affordable option. Nikon offers the D300
body, and paired up with the 70-300 VR makes for a good quality
wildlife system. Buying your gear
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One thing to remember in nature photography is location > gear.
You can have the best equipment in the world, but if you don't
get to use it in great places
like the Sylvania Wilderness area, it doesn't mean much. The other
thing to remember is always keep your back to the sun to get the
best light on your subject.
If paddling the area, look into some sort of waterproof system
to protect your camera gear.
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