people issue

[emanresu]

I just came back from a trip to Beijing China.  It is a mesmerizing city interweaved by modern metropolitan elements and ancient imperial elements, and there are countless places for making great photos.  However, while I was there, two things were not so ideal.  One was the weather - it was gloomy most of the time, but eventually the sun came out, so it wasn't too big of a problem.  The other was the crowd.  Everywhere I went, there were people.  Not a single picture that I took was without anyone in the frame.  How do you guys deal with crowds?  Do you simply include people in the frame (supposed to be a landscape photo)?  Or do you edit them out by doing some heavy-weight cloning in photoshop?
Is it okay to have people in landscape pictures?

[KeithB]

You can try really long exposures to ghost them out.

Adobe PhotoShop Elements has a function that lets you take multiple shots and combines them sans people.

People in landscapes are fine if they should belong there.  Try to get a shot of the Great Wall without them!

This is one thing where early morning "golden" light helps, few folks are up and about at 5:30 AM in the morning!

[emanresu]

thanks Keith.
 
i didn't bring a tripod (Rockwell influence) this time, so I couldn't do that.  But next time, I will definitely carry one and try the long exposure. 

Please see this photo, do you think the people in the frame are okay?  http://p.kaixin001.com/privacy/photo/70/24/7900836_377702415.jpg  I mean they certainly belong there for everyone bought the ticket to enter the place and had every right to rest in the pavilion, but the photo would be a lot cleaner if they were not in the frame.   This was the late afternoon "golden" light on a mostly foggy and gloomy day where the sun peeked finally peeked through.