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It's official. Covid-19 has driven me insane, and the only remedy is some open road therapy.
I'm hitting the road on Saturday from St. Augustine, Florida.
I'm heading west to the Navarre/Pensacola area, where I'll stay with friends until, probably, Monday.
From there, it'll be north to have lunch with an old shipmate in Birmingham, Alabama on my way to Buchanan, Michigan. I'm sure I'll nap along the way somewhere. I'm actually going to have access to a studio in Michigan, which is good because I'm doing some tattoo/portrait shots on this trip, and a studio might come in handy. I'll be in Michigan for several days, and hope to make it to Saugatuck while I'm there, as well.
After Michigan I'll head south to Wooster, Ohio to visit my brother and his family for a couple days. This may be a bit of a rough visit as I'll be there for my nephew Ryan's birthday. Ryan passed away in August at age 34. But, I'll definitely do a tattoo shoot there, as my brother, sister-in-law and my three nieces all have Ryan's thumbprint tattooed on them. Even my 13 year old niece got one. My brother's glad I'll be there as he says it'll be a good distraction.
From Ohio it'll be down to just south of Chattanooga into northern Georgia to visit a photographer buddy of mine; frankly, he's one of the best I've ever known. He and his family have a pretty big spread there with a guest house.
I've got zero work on my calendar, so it's not like I have to shoehorn a trip in somewhere and, with the current price of gas, fuel costs will only be about $150 for the entire trip.
I've got an app called "RGPS (Really Good Photo Places) that has served me well over in Europe, so I'm hoping it does something similar here; maybe point me in the direction of the world's biggest melted candy bar or something like that.
There's not much to see on I-10 on the way to Navarre, but when I leave there I'll be taking I-65 for most of the way north. From Michigan to Wooster I'll be on I-80 for most of the trip, and from Ohio to Chattanooga I-71 and I-75 look to be the main routes.
From there it'll be I-5 into Florida, and onto I-10 east to make my way home.
Anyone know of any cool things to photograph along the way, which my RGPS app may or may not have? I like to do one photo trip a year, and I usually go overseas. But, since it looks like that's not happenin' this year, I'm gassin' up the Chevy and hittin' the road for a couple weeks. I'm going to have a ton of gear with me; four cameras, all of my lenses, strobe and lighting equipment; everything. I can't take everything with me when I get on a plane, so this will be a bit of a treat.
Anyway, any tips, don't be shy. Muchos grassyass!
I'm hitting the road on Saturday from St. Augustine, Florida.
I'm heading west to the Navarre/Pensacola area, where I'll stay with friends until, probably, Monday.
From there, it'll be north to have lunch with an old shipmate in Birmingham, Alabama on my way to Buchanan, Michigan. I'm sure I'll nap along the way somewhere. I'm actually going to have access to a studio in Michigan, which is good because I'm doing some tattoo/portrait shots on this trip, and a studio might come in handy. I'll be in Michigan for several days, and hope to make it to Saugatuck while I'm there, as well.
After Michigan I'll head south to Wooster, Ohio to visit my brother and his family for a couple days. This may be a bit of a rough visit as I'll be there for my nephew Ryan's birthday. Ryan passed away in August at age 34. But, I'll definitely do a tattoo shoot there, as my brother, sister-in-law and my three nieces all have Ryan's thumbprint tattooed on them. Even my 13 year old niece got one. My brother's glad I'll be there as he says it'll be a good distraction.
From Ohio it'll be down to just south of Chattanooga into northern Georgia to visit a photographer buddy of mine; frankly, he's one of the best I've ever known. He and his family have a pretty big spread there with a guest house.
I've got zero work on my calendar, so it's not like I have to shoehorn a trip in somewhere and, with the current price of gas, fuel costs will only be about $150 for the entire trip.
I've got an app called "RGPS (Really Good Photo Places) that has served me well over in Europe, so I'm hoping it does something similar here; maybe point me in the direction of the world's biggest melted candy bar or something like that.
There's not much to see on I-10 on the way to Navarre, but when I leave there I'll be taking I-65 for most of the way north. From Michigan to Wooster I'll be on I-80 for most of the trip, and from Ohio to Chattanooga I-71 and I-75 look to be the main routes.
From there it'll be I-5 into Florida, and onto I-10 east to make my way home.
Anyone know of any cool things to photograph along the way, which my RGPS app may or may not have? I like to do one photo trip a year, and I usually go overseas. But, since it looks like that's not happenin' this year, I'm gassin' up the Chevy and hittin' the road for a couple weeks. I'm going to have a ton of gear with me; four cameras, all of my lenses, strobe and lighting equipment; everything. I can't take everything with me when I get on a plane, so this will be a bit of a treat.
Anyway, any tips, don't be shy. Muchos grassyass!
