What to bring to Venice ??? Let's have a quick look to my luggage and camera bag ;)

So...the Carnavale di Venezia will officially begin this Saturday, 6th February 2010, and it will runs for 10 days, until 16th February 2010. So far, I've got all my travel documents ready (train tickets, ID and hotel reservations), all I need to do now is just to prepare my luggage and camera bag.

According to the weather forecast on my I-phone, for the moment, the forecase for Venice is quite friendly even it will be a bit cloudy. So for clothes, of course, I will bring my winter jacket, anyway I have to wear it from here, and couple of light-wool sweater, gloves and warm winter hat. In case of nice weather, it could be quite war during the day in Venice, you might think why should I need to carry some wool sweater, gloves and winter hat with me? The reason is because the best time to take picture of the costume is around 6 - 7.30 AM, while the tourist still fast asleep, it's time to make the San Marco the photography playground LOL.

As for my camera bag, I will certainly carry my Canon EOS 5D mark II (still haven't receive our EOS 1D mark IV hiks hiks), with the complimentary lenses 16-35mm f 2.8 L USM, 24-70mm f2.8 L USM, and 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM. The 16-35mm will be use during my "free time" to take some picture of my landscape - when the weather is nice, Venice is a heaven to take landscape / panoramic pictures, 24-70mm I prepare myself for a bad weather, imagine if all photographers need to squeeze into the hallway around San Marco, with 70-200mm alone, I am doom!! 70-200mm, of course for the best scenario of weather condition.

Extra things to be carry for my photography activities, of course, less but not least, flash, tripod, my Mac's laptop and my new Canon Powershot G11.

So far, that's all I can think about....I promise, before I am leaving, I will explain to you, why I need the G11 guy while I already have EOS 5D mark II ;)

stay tuned !!

** NOVITA **

Inside my camera's bag (for trip to Tozeur)

Today, I would like to share with you what I carry with me for my trip to the dessert of Tunisia. Since the weather in the desert is fairly fine (clear sky with abundant of sunlight almost 12-hour per day), I could go easily with my standard wide-angle lenses plus a "not so powerful" zoom as a company.

So my Canon EOS 5D mark II will be accompanied by EF 16-35mm 2.8L USM, EF 24-70mm 2.8L USM, EF 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 IS DO USM,  Flash EX-430, and my mini companion (during the gala dinner) PowerShot S60. Other necessary things to be taken with is 4 x 32GB CF card, lens cleaner and of course don't forget battery chargers for both cameras.

For those who has been visited a dessert, you might realise there are two main nature component in this extreme part of the world, the sand and sky. Sand and sky sometimes could make a magnific lighting for your landscape picture, but sometimes, they could ruin all. That's why, for a little help, I will also carry with me my polarization filter.

I am not a big fans of flash, but I have to carry them with me just in case I have to take some in-door picture during the gathering (don't forget, this is not 100% leisure trip for me *wink*).

* Novita *