3 groups of useful accessories for the journey of "hunting" ripe rice

1. Camera accessories

• Tripod

Often considered quite cumbersome for long trips, but because of the functionality and efficiency that tripod brings, many photographers still often bring it with them on any journey. A good tripod will help you minimize blurring due to camera shake, increase image quality, bring new angles and is especially necessary when you want to shoot in low light conditions.

Carbon tripods are often lightweight and have a nice design but are quite expensive, while Aluminum makes the tripod heavier but costs significantly less.

• Filter

It is a glass plate attached to the front of the lens, which protects the lens from scratches, dirt... and especially, helps reduce the light shining directly into the lens, thereby increasing the details of the photo in overexposed areas, balancing the colors or creating other interesting effects. On ripe rice days, usually sunny days, the filter will become even more useful.

Currently, there are some popular types of filters on the market such as UV filters, CPL filters, ND filters, GND filters. Among them, UV filters and CPL polarizing filters have affordable prices and functions suitable for most people.

2. Equipment for bikers

• First aid kit/medical kit

Usually a small bag or box containing basic medical equipment (bandages, scissors, gloves, etc.) and some essential medicines (antiseptics, antipyretics, oresol, etc.). On journeys of hundreds of kilometers, danger will always lurk and there are not always medical facilities or medical professionals around us. At those times, first aid skills and a first aid kit will become extremely useful. You can prepare a complete first aid kit yourself or buy a ready-made first aid kit.

• Car repair tool kit

To conquer the majestic mountain passes in the North, your car must be a completely reliable companion. But no matter how reliable, every car is still difficult to avoid damage and unexpected problems along the way. Therefore, equip yourself with basic car repair knowledge, along with a compact and complete car repair tool kit (including multi-purpose pliers, screwdrivers, hex keys, ...). In addition, bring spare parts for the car such as spark plugs or tires.

3. Some applications on smartphones

• Today Weather

A popular application for monitoring and forecasting weather by Vietnamese programmers. In addition to detailed forecasts of sunshine and rain in any location in the world, the advantage of this application is that it also provides a lot of useful information such as: air quality, UV index, visibility, fog level,... or sunrise or sunset time.

• Polarstep

It is a travel application that allows you to accurately record your travel distance based on GPS location. Combined with the pictures you take on the journey, Polarstep will help you create a unique album of your trip. In addition, this application can directly share your location on the map, making it easy for teammates to find each other when lost or having problems.

• Sky Walk 2

The application helps you get photos that combine majestic rice terraces with the magical Milky Way in the sky. Sky Walk 2 will locate the “Milky Way” in the night sky, you just need to point the camera as instructed, choose the right angle, set the camera and expose to get your own results.

Finally, make sure you are fully prepared in terms of physical strength, equipment and accessories.information about each rice harvest seasonBecause Northern rice does not ripen at the same time, each region has a unique appearance.

About the author

Le Hai Anh(born in 1995 in Hanoi) is a familiar author behind many articles and experience photos in Travellive magazine. With a great love for travel, photography and outdoor sports, Hai Anh has spent many years traveling from North to South on his motorbike and Vespa. To this day, the Northwest is still the most attractive "dating spot" for the Hanoi boy.

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