Question for all....

[casil403]

If you could go anywhere in the world to photograph a place that you've never been and you only had one day (24 hours) to shoot, where would you go?

Just curious mostly to see where/what people would come up with.....
For me, right now (lately) that would be Gwai Haanas NP (Queen Charlotte Islands) on the northwest coast of Canada from sunrise to sunset. :) LoL...my new fixation!
That or Easter Island to catch the Moaii at sunrise/sunset.

I'm also fixated with Iceland these days as well.... mostly the northern lights incorporated with ice and volcanoes.
Next??

[Barefoot]

Cambodia for the old temple ruins.

[casil403]

Cambodia for the old temple ruins.
Oh yeah! Forgot about that one...that would be on the list most certainly!

[Iguanasan]

I'm not sure if it matters which large city but a large city to be sure as I tend to lean towards street shooting. It would have be a place where there's a lot of density so I'm thinking New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Paris. If I could shoot for a day and then spend some time before or after working on my karate fixation I'd have to go to Japan so it would be Tokyo I think.

[casil403]

I'm not sure if it matters which large city but a large city to be sure as I tend to lean towards street shooting. It would have be a place where there's a lot of density so I'm thinking New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Paris. If I could shoot for a day and then spend some time before or after working on my karate fixation I'd have to go to Japan so it would be Tokyo I think.

India would be cool for that also!

[Runmonty]

That is a tough one. So, so many come to mind. Firstly Casil, BF & Iggy if any of you require an assistant, I would be happy to oblige :).

I am tossing up between 2 totally different experiences.

1. a day in Africa starting at a local village before heading out to shoot scenery & wildlife at a game park or similar.
2. As I do a lot of sport photography - an all areas access pass to shoot the AFL Grand Final (the Australian Rules Football equivalent of the Superbowl)

[Geepaa]

I would love to photograph Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. Incan architecture from the 1400's and the Andes for a backdrop. A close second would be Ankgor Wat in Cambodia as mentioned by Barefoot and casil403. Even older than Machu Picchu, Ankgor Wat was built during the 1100's.

[asnow]

I did all my exotic traveling in my younger days.
- 3 months - London to Afghanistan (before the Taliban)
- 3 months - Through South America (including Machu Picchu)
- 6 weeks - Through the outback of Australia
- 4 Weeks - Game parks in Tanzania
- 4 weeks - Through Europe
- 3 weeks - To Alaska

My current wish list is
1. Iceland
2. Scotland/Ireland
3. Antarctic

[casil403]

Great answers so far peoples...keep 'em coming!

[theantiquetiger]

I guess my list would be the following in order:

Mayan pyramids
Northern lights in Canada or Norway
New York City
Phuket, Thialand
Deserted islands of the South Pacific

[ewaizel]

Uff! Such an open question:

Here is the list of the ones I visited that I'll never forget:
La Alhambra in Granada - Spain
The Karnak temple - Egypt
Machu Picchu - Peru
Angkor Wat - Cambodia
The Gran Canyon - USA
Istanbul - Turkey
The Greek islands - Greece
Palenque - Mexico
Tikal - Guatemala
The Rocky Mountains - Canada

in my to do list:
Moscow - Russia
Iguasu Falls - Brasil - Argentina
Morocco
Tokyo
Beijing

[JAS_Photo]

Well.... I would like to go to Jay Maisel's home, an old bank building in N.Y.C., knock on his door and spend the day walking around Manhattan with him, taking photos and just chatting.

[Marko]

Nice lists people! Funny one Jas!

I might go to Antarctica in the summertime.

[casil403]

Nice lists people! Funny one Jas!

I might go to Antarctica in the summertime.
I agree....Antarctica would be excellent also!

[Bambi]

hmmm. now let me think.....

I'd love to go to Nunavut and have a plane ride over the scenes
Iceland for sure
Yellowstone Nat Park
Northern Scotland

hmm sensing a theme here.. :)

[QuietOne]

For Scotland, maybe the Outer Hebrides. Closer to home, I've driven through the Sierra Nevadas between the SF Bay area and here a number of times, but never stopped off any place for photos. And there are some spots that are spectacular.

[casil403]

Scotland and Ireland would be pretty interesting also.
I think about Petra often as well.
Great answers so far peoples...keep 'em coming! :)