Hey guys,
you helped me a lot with the decision what to bring to Namibia earlier this year so I ask the same question for Cuba again.
In the opposite to Namibia where I mostly captured landscapes I plan to capture a little bit of the life and the people in Cuba. Beside of that I want to shoot some landscapes and seascapes as well. We will travel in the second half of October (Maybe this could be important for weather sealing, etc.). We plan to see mostly central Cuba because two weeks are rather tight for seeing the whole country. It would be great if we can see the Sierra Maestra but I rather doubt it. We want to travel with the Viazul buses between the destinations and hike or take taxis there. What we plan to see is Valle de Viñales, Havanna and Trinidad. We are open for good tips for 14 days arriving and leaving in Havanna (OT)
My current gear is:
Pentax K5
Sigma 10-20 3.5
Pentax 16-50 2.8
Pentax 31 1.8
Pentax 70-210 4-5.6
Pol 77 mm
Pol 49 mm
Formatt-Hitech 100 mm system with Pol, 0.6 GND and 0.9 GND
Sirui Travel Tripod
More and more I tend to take enough time to take the pictures as long as my girlfriend or the schedule allows it
. My experience of landscape/travel photography in northern Europe is that you better take some time and wait for the beautiful light even til the blue hour. Unfortunately I didn't have that much time in Namibia in February, but I think it's advisable to take pictures around sunrise or sunset there as well. As I did some research on possible subjects in Cuba I got the feeling that travel photography might be a little different there as you capture more in midday sunlight and more people and street sceneries.
What are your experiences with taking pictures there and what gear would you choose? Is security an issue? Maybe an addition to the existing gear is necessary?
Thanks in advance!
Sebastian