Taking Pictures

A favourite river view from the last day of my Round Lake Huron tour.
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Tawas Point Lighthouse in Michigan.
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I had absolutely no intention of taking a camera with me on my Round Lake Erie tour. Fortunately a co-worker and friend strongly advised me to take one anyway. He said that I could always take a simple disposable with me. It would be minimal weight and I was unlikely to be worried about theft or damage.

I took his advice and headed out with a simple disposable camera that could capture 36 pictures.

By the time that tour was over I was carrying three mismatched disposable cameras holding a total of 58 pictures from my adventure.

Still I wasn't sure about a camera for a future trip.

What clinched this for me was when I realized how much fun it was to share the pictures with others and then later I began to notice how often I was looking at these pictures on a semi-regular basis.

One additional advantage of carrying a digital camera with you on your bicycle touring adventure is that you can review the pictures at any time including sharing them with some curious people along the way.

More information about choosing a touring camera, mounting a camera directly on your bike, taking better pictures, and editing your pictures after the tour can be found in the Planning/Photography section of this website.

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