National Geographic Destinations, We’ve captured them too!


We thought it would be fun for this Photo Story to compare some of our photo’s to those of National Geographic. We tried to choose photo’s that were places we had been before and had a similar subject matter. In doing this it was a great learning experience.

Just spending the time browsing through the amazing photo’s at National Geographic and seeing different perspectives and compositions really inspires. So I hope these photo’s inspire everyone to go out there and take in the beauty that this world has to offer.

After all National Geographic’s tag line is “Inspiring people to care about the Planet”.

TOLEDO, SPAIN

Toledo Spain National Geographic

National Geographic’s Toledo, Spain

Toledo spain castle

Dave Bouskill’s Toledo, Spain

BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA

Banff National Park, Alberta Canada

National Geographic’s Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Alberta, Banff National Park

Bow Lake in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta

DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA, USA

Denali National Geographic

National Geographic’s Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Mt. McKinley Denali National Park, Alaska

Dave Bouskill’s Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

TAJ MAHAL IN AGRA, INDIA

National Geographic Taj mahal, Agra, India

National Geographic’s Taj Mahal in Agra, India

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India
Dave Bouskill’s Taj Mahal in Agra, India

THE WHITE DESERT, EGYPT

The White desert of Egypt National Geographic

National Geographic’s White Desert, Egypt

White Desert of Egypt

Dave Bouskill’s White Desert, Egypt

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48 Responses to National Geographic Destinations, We’ve captured them too!

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  2. Dang it, you’re a good photographer Dave! Why don’t you lead a photography trip to teach us amateurs?
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    Mariellen Ward July 22, 2010 at 9:35 am Reply
  3. Gorgeous collection of images and nice to compare yourself to the best!

    Jeff Bartlett July 22, 2010 at 9:43 am Reply
  4. Wow, Dave! You actually put National Geographic to shame in most of these instances. Have you tried to sell some of your photos to them? I especially love that one of the Taj Mahal.
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    Gray July 22, 2010 at 11:39 am Reply
  5. Neat idea! I like your Taj Mahal better ;-)
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    Cam July 22, 2010 at 12:03 pm Reply
  6. Wow! This is a really neat idea for a photo essay. And, if I’m being honest, I think I prefer your photos over NatGeo’s in most instances! Fantastic.
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    Amanda July 22, 2010 at 12:44 pm Reply
  7. Dave’s photography is so awesome!! Next time you should do a post and make us guess which is NatGeo and which is his! I bet we couldn’t tell :)

    cailin July 22, 2010 at 1:40 pm Reply
  8. I am guilty of photo copying… I have a lot of pictures of places my wife and I have gone and specificaly seeked out “the spot” where the famous picture was taken.

    Steve Kamin July 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm Reply
  9. Love the first Taj picture, great angle!

    Anil July 22, 2010 at 5:46 pm Reply
  10. I TOTALLY agree with Mariellen – Dave should lead a photography trip! And you really should submit some photos to NG – I’m sure they’d publish them! :-)
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    Trisha July 22, 2010 at 9:51 pm Reply
  11. Serious talent. I know someone that can service your travel photography tour when you are ready to create one.

    Cruise Buzz July 22, 2010 at 9:55 pm Reply
  12. Brilliant photos!! It would have been difficult indeed to guess which photos were from National Geographic!
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    Earl July 23, 2010 at 12:19 am Reply
  13. Cool comparison idea and amazing pictures to inspire!
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    Migration Mark July 23, 2010 at 1:31 am Reply
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  15. Those are stunning shots that stack up so well alongside the National Geographic ones!

    Shannon OD July 23, 2010 at 11:20 am Reply
  16. Wow!! I love your pictures better in most instance. I think Dave needs to do a photo workshop at next TBEX!
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    Amy @ The Q Family July 23, 2010 at 11:33 am Reply
  17. Great work as always Dave. :) I know someone who started off taking “vacation pictures” and later got a contract from National Geographic, so it’s totally possible.
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    Jennifer Barry July 23, 2010 at 12:15 pm Reply
  18. Great photographs! I like the Taj Mahal and the White Desert the best.

    mfvs July 23, 2010 at 9:13 pm Reply
  19. OMG! Your photos are amazing! You should have entered our competition last month on Grantourismo. You could have won a holiday stay. You *must* come and enter our contests – we hold them every month and the first prize could get you 10 nights accom if you choose the property carefully. Hope to see you over there!
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    lara dunston July 24, 2010 at 12:20 pm Reply
  20. Beautiful pictures you got there!
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    Michael July 25, 2010 at 12:20 am Reply
  21. Dave.. excellent photos.. I think that yours actually may capture a better essence of the culture which is displayed in the India photo. Very well done
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    Marcello July 25, 2010 at 8:01 pm Reply
  22. I love it. You’re photos are better than Nat Geo’s. Fun post
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    Trans-Americas Journey July 31, 2010 at 5:37 pm Reply
    • Thanks for the compliment. It was just fun to see that we have been to a lot of the places that National Geographic has been too.

      davendeb July 31, 2010 at 9:21 pm Reply
  23. Amazing pictures!!! the shots of Banff make me miss home… I’ll be back in September though!!!!
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    Brendan van Son August 2, 2010 at 2:03 pm Reply
  24. These are great shots! Some are even better than the Nat Geo ones! :)

    Eurotrip Tips August 10, 2010 at 8:30 am Reply
  25. Amazing pictures Dave!!!
    Both National Geographic’s & your pics are beautiful, but I love your perspective better (on all of them):)
    Keep on dazzling us & the great work. Both you & Deb keep us wanting more.

    Bran Hill August 11, 2010 at 11:31 am Reply
  26. Wow. Great photos! Nothing beats National Geographic – thoes people know how to inspire but you really nailed it. Nice work. I like how you showcased two different perspectives on the same thing. I’d love to see more of this kind of thing since your already such a great photographer.

    melanie August 17, 2010 at 6:59 pm Reply
  27. Wow, Dave’s Toledo picture looks much better. Great job!
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    Slava August 18, 2010 at 8:10 am Reply
    • Thanks Slava. We happened upon this view as the sun was going down. Luckily we rented a car so could cruise around to find different viewpoints of Toledo. Otherwise we may have stayed right in town and not even have noticed that we could go across the river for this terrific shot.

      davendeb August 18, 2010 at 9:54 am Reply
  28. This is a such a clever idea. I almost wish that we had the opportunity to guess which was which – your photos are so beautiful that I would have guessed wrong in almost every comparison. Great work! (We have got to get a better camera and some better photo skills!)
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    Tandem World August 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm Reply
  29. OMG! You take such amazing photos! These are incredible. We really need to learn some tips from you.
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    Caz Makepeace September 12, 2010 at 5:11 am Reply
  30. There are simply no words…
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    Andi September 12, 2010 at 9:41 pm Reply
  31. I have to say I think yours look far better! If you’d have done a blindfold test on me I would have assumed yours were the National Geographic’s!
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    Pommie Travels October 4, 2010 at 11:13 pm Reply
  32. Such great photos! I especially like Banff and Denali National Park!

    Last Minute Sell-offs October 6, 2010 at 12:05 pm Reply
  33. beyond incredibly impressive
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    Michael Hodson October 17, 2010 at 12:46 pm Reply
  34. *swoon*

    I loved Toledo, Spain. So many things to take pictures of! This makes me want a new camera so badly. :X Beautiful pictures!
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    Erica November 7, 2010 at 9:23 pm Reply
  35. Really impressed with the white desert photo, that’s a tough shot!
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    ayngelina November 8, 2010 at 9:16 am Reply
  36. Such a great idea for a post. Fantastic photos!

    Laura November 8, 2010 at 11:35 am Reply
  37. Great pictures! I have a question though: how do you get them to be so sharp when published in your blog? My pics always loose sharpness as soon as I hit the “publish” button.
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    Federico November 12, 2010 at 1:42 pm Reply
    • HI Federico. that is strange, it shouldn’t happen as far as we know. What resolution do you save them as. We save ours as 150 DPI

      davendeb November 13, 2010 at 8:35 pm Reply
  38. Stunning! Speechless! Unusual for me!
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    Margo November 14, 2010 at 4:47 pm Reply
    • Thanks Margo!

      davendeb November 15, 2010 at 3:28 pm Reply
  39. I like your pics better! Great photos.
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    LeslieTravel November 15, 2010 at 12:10 am Reply
    • Thanks Leslie. It was pretty cool to find similar pictures to ours when browsing National Geographic photographs. They do take incredible photos and it was nice to see that we have similar taste in composition.

      davendeb November 15, 2010 at 3:28 pm Reply
  40. Great photos!!
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    Christy @ Ordinary Traveler December 20, 2010 at 3:34 pm Reply
  41. haha love this, you’re picture are way stunnign than NG photos! You rock!

    sarah wu December 20, 2010 at 3:37 pm Reply
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