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Well, full lockdown now. They really don't want us out and about and, ok. I been wanting to ask you guys about landscapes, but I wanted to go dig out some examples first. Found a couple to get started with. More to come, with questions (or at least observations) attached.
Photography has been a big part of my life. I've taken hundreds, maybe thousands of landscape shots, and this picture is the only one I like. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.
And even this one is formulaic. It's textbook rule of thirds. Rules become rules because they work, but if this is what I consider my best landscape shot, I think I have room to improve.
Most of my landscapes look more like this.
Along the trail where I shot this, they put up a bench with a dedication plaque on it. I forget exactly, but something like, "Dedicated to Bob Smith, firefighter who gave his life protecting his community." And I thought, "Damn, Bob, if you have to pick a spot to spend eternity, this ain't a bad one."
But this picture has nothing of that. I feel like I let Bob down.
I'm not sure I know what I'm asking for in this thread. I've looked around in this Landscape forum and there's a lot of good stuff here. Enough to know I'm not just dealing with blind squirrels. There are photographers here who know how to make a nice image, on purpose.
If we could, maybe you could show us an image and walk us through the decisions you made while creating it.
Photography has been a big part of my life. I've taken hundreds, maybe thousands of landscape shots, and this picture is the only one I like. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.
And even this one is formulaic. It's textbook rule of thirds. Rules become rules because they work, but if this is what I consider my best landscape shot, I think I have room to improve.
Most of my landscapes look more like this.
Along the trail where I shot this, they put up a bench with a dedication plaque on it. I forget exactly, but something like, "Dedicated to Bob Smith, firefighter who gave his life protecting his community." And I thought, "Damn, Bob, if you have to pick a spot to spend eternity, this ain't a bad one."
But this picture has nothing of that. I feel like I let Bob down.
I'm not sure I know what I'm asking for in this thread. I've looked around in this Landscape forum and there's a lot of good stuff here. Enough to know I'm not just dealing with blind squirrels. There are photographers here who know how to make a nice image, on purpose.
If we could, maybe you could show us an image and walk us through the decisions you made while creating it.
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