Top ten U.S. spots for photography

trj911 wrote in post #9862910
I've been to Jerome. Not top 10 list-worthy in my opinion. It is a literal ghost town.

Jerome is far from a "ghost town" and a comparison to Bodie is apples/oranges. Jerome is a vibrant artists colony, with hip/funky restraunts and bars and numerous year 'round residents. And, knock on wood, it hasn't succumbed to the garish commercialization as its more famous (infamous?) neighbor, Sedona.

lucky me I am between Ashville and Outerbank

rogazilla wrote in post #9869137
lucky me I am between Ashville and Outerbank

You poor thing. That would probably put you somewhere around Durham or Raleigh. My deepest felt sympathies to you and your family.

Nothing in New England? Oh well.

Now if Jerome does appeal to you, if you are up Montana way, point yourself at a little town near Butte/Helena called Basin. Same deal as Jerome, old mining community becoming an artist's colony. Some of the same kind of interesting eccentricities. infrastructure etc. In my opinion for what its worth, a little gem in Montana for artists. Like Jerome I suspect it will resist touristization.
Outerbanks though, I've never gotten to explore there in depth. Would like to for sure.

Nice find, this really gives me the urge to go to Joshua Tree. I'll probably go next week now

what was the criteria for "the best places to photograph?"

i like Alaska, but i guess I'm kind of partial.

I really like San Diego, used to spend lots of time there, it is one of the few places that I would willingly move to, but I would not put it on a Top Places list for photography!

I got tons of fabulous urban shots in San Francisco, but that's it. Any one has suggestions for where else to go in SF?

Being from the eastern part of Canada I am happy to see that I did get a chance to visit many of the places on the top 10 list. I have yet to get over to the Seattle/Washington area but plan on doing so in the near future as part of a Canadian Rocky Mountain - Pacific Coast trip
I would not have put Jerome first on my list, but definitely worth the visit (you'll want to stop over in Sedona on your way...another gem). We were there 2 years ago, and even went back a second time to Jerome 5 days later to see it again.
For the Las Vegas region I personally prefer Valley Of Fire State Park to Red Rock Canyon (we did them both about 2 weeks ago) but that's just my view on both these parks. They are both nice parks to visit.
San Francisco.... one of the top 3 cities I love to visit in the US.
James

No Southern Utah or Yellowstone-Glacier...what kind of list is that??

CannedHeat wrote in post #9872211
You poor thing. That would probably put you somewhere around Durham or Raleigh. My deepest felt sympathies to you and your family.

lol Almost but its the peak of good living

yeah I would agree about Durham for the most part but fortunately I am also a motorcyclist and I spend most of my weekend going westwards between spring and fall. Summer to the east (ocean).

empieza wrote in post #9873422
I got tons of fabulous urban shots in San Francisco, but that's it. Any one has suggestions for where else to go in SF?

Cross the big red bridge and there are plenty of national parks?

I enjoy SF area a lot. The city is great and there are plenty of scenic routes!

In my opinion, there are thousands of places that beat those listed in the article. However, one has to have an "eye" for images in some of those places. Two places that instantly come to mind as being great for photography are Carlsbad Caverns and Yosemite National Park.

Of course, you'll have to haul a sturdy tripod for Carlsbad Caverns, but it's very much a worthwhile effort.

empieza wrote in post #9873422
I got tons of fabulous urban shots in San Francisco, but that's it. Any one has suggestions for where else to go in SF?

Coit Tower
Palace of the Legion of Honor
Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
Strybing Aboretum
Palace of Fine Arts
the historic ships near Fisherman's Wharf
Chinatown
Presidio
Marina Green (and the sailboats on the water)
Treasure Island (looking back to SF)
Golden Gate Bridge, from surrounding areas including Presidio
Fort Point

just a very few examples!