About to go on vacation need some suggestions

[johnh2005]

I am about to go on Vacation to New Orleans and then on Gatlinburg, TN. I only have a tripod, T3i, 18-55 lens, 55-250 lens, two batteries, three SD cards. I plan on shooting architecture/buildings, landscapes, swamps etc in LA and the same thing in Gatlinburg except it will be mountains instead of swamps. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed "Understanding Exposure" and "Learning to See Creatively." I was wondering if there were any beginner books/resources that would help me with the above types of shots? Also, any personal reccomendations from you guys on AP settings for the above? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[tirediron]

Don't have a lot of recommendations for books, but Cambridge in Colour has some excellent tutorials. The one glaring omission I see from your gear list is a polarizing filter. These are invaluable for outdoor shooting, especially for enhancing sky/cloud contrast and eliminating reflections on non-metallic surfaces (water, glass).

 

[johnh2005]

I actually do have a cheap circular polarizing filter. I also have a UV filter I leave on as a lens protector. I will have to go out the next few days and practice using it. I have that Cambridge in Colour website bookmarked. Time to head over there and take a better look. Thank you for the info!