Checking Off Your Photo Bucket List - Gear Needed for 5 Specific Shots

Checking Off Your Photo Bucket List

In his Outdoor Photographer article, photographer/ author Ken Sklute describes the gear he packs for 5 must see situations for photographers. Here's what he recommends for each shot:

- Hot Air Balloon

     

• Two camera bodies (I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and the 1DX Mark II)
• A wide angle lens like the EF 16-35mm f/2.8 III
• A telephoto lens like the EF 70-200mm 2.8 IS L lens or the EF 28-300mm 3.5-5.6 IS L lens
• Spare batteries
• Extra digital media
• Lens cloth
• A headlamp for the dark hours

- Aurora Borealis

• Wide Angle, fast lens such as the Canon EF 14 mm 2.8, EF 24 mm 1.4 or the EF 16-35 mm 2.8 III
• Sturdy tripod and head
• A cable release or intervelometer
• GPS
• Hand warmers
• Extra batteries

- Volcano 

• Two camera bodies
• A wide angle lens like the Canon EF 16-35mm 2.8 or the 24-105 mm f/4 IS L lens
• Telephoto lens such as the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
• A Photographers vest to keep everything handy
• Extra camera batteries
• Extra digital Media
• A lens cloth in case of moisture on your lens (it is Hawaii, land of Rainbows

- Monsoon Storm

• Multiple camera bodies
• Wide angle lenses like the Canon EF 14mm 2.8, 16-35mm 2.8 or 24mm Tilt/Shift
• A sturdy tripod (or two)
• An intervelometer or cable release
• Lightning trigger
• Lens cloth and a blower bulb (to keep your lens dry and clean)
• Camera back pack (rolling back packs do not do well in the desert)

- Milky Way

• Wide angle lens like the EF 14 mm 2.8
• Sturdy tripod
• Cable release or an intervelometer
• No UV or skylight filter in front of your lens
• Use Tungsten white balance
• 30 second exposure
• 2.8 or faster lens
• 6400 ISO

https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/checking-off-photo-bucket-list/