Duncan Pond - PHOTO TREKS

Armed with nothing but your new(ish) smartphone and using Google's FREE photo editor, take and make shots that will make you look like a pro! Plus maybe earn a few likes :) In this step by step blog, I will illustrate the tricks and tips that pro's use to get the best shots from any equipment, and that includes your phone! STEP 1: Get supported Your phone gets the best shot by keeping it still. The best way to achieve this is to use a tripod or gimble. Good advice, but no one lugs these things around. So what do you do when the light gets low? Find support. See that railing with the dude? I leaned right up on that so my arm and phone were as steady and solid as a tripod, so even in the low light I could keep the phone steady and the shot sharp. STEP 2: First make it POP! In some situations, in GOOGLE's online editor (search: photos.google) you can push the 'Pop' way up and bring out the details and keep the image looking natural. For best res...

Mountain air, great light, autumn color! HP30 PRO tour near Amden above the famous Swiss lake the Wallensee. Check out this post for the trek, travel info, photo notes and more! ©Wanderland Switzerland This 3D view of the Wallensee area shows the route in red. It is an up, down walk with about 200 meters, that's 650 feet elevation change. In Arvenbüel there is a lot of parking. If the lower lots are full, try the upper, often the upper smaller lot has a few spaces. ©Wanderland Switzerland A closer in map view shows the route. We toured clockwise. the whole tour takes about 2 hours and is seven kilometers long. Going up is a wide-open road trail, suitable for families, the route back down is a small wooded trail and steep in places, hiking shoes are a must for this section.  Arvenbüel itself has both great parking as well as fantastic public transit options. from the Ziegelbrücke train station catch the #650 bus. Ride it to the last s...