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Just wondering if people shoot near home mostly or go further a field ?

I've been out a few times in the last 2 weeks whilst on my lunch hour. I work in the village I was born in so know it well - it's surrounded by rivers and canals so you'd think there'd be something to take a decent shot of...

But most of my pictures, I've just deleted ( poor composition ? ) and Ive taken lots of pictures of green stuff recently ( autumn must be late here ).

So Im wondering if photography is really for me ? :cry: What I end up taking isn't what I have in my head and I see photos on here that look so simple and easy...
 
Keep trying..

Sometimes a bit of good critique can help (examples?), and Flickr/internet are great for identifying diffrerent styles to try. Looking at images by others that you like and working out why you like them will provide a lot of ideas to take away and apply to your own photography.

It's possible that the time of day isn't helping, morning and evening when the sun is lower creates better shadow definition. Fortunately the sun will be getting lower and lower during the day for another few weeks..
 
Have deleted most of them :bonk:

Yes, I did think about the time of day not giving me the best light but presumably not all photographers charge out of bed at the golden hour ?

Or is this where I going wrong ?

Maybe its just that I don't know how to use my camera properly ?
 
I'd say just get out there and shoot.. get some images up for some honest critique and pointers on where to go next. As well as this, start analysing what it is that makes some images work when others don't.

If it's composition you're struggling with, I really can't recommend highly enough The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman. The follow-up book by the same author, The Photographer's Mind, is also good but a little less accessible.
 
I go all over, but always have my camera with me when I am driving so even if it is just a commute, or a work job, if I see something I can work with I am ready. Also I use my satnav to log spots I see that would work in a certain light even if it isn't right as I pass them.

I also go further afield, I had the day off on Friday last week and did 1100 miles in 26 hours to go to Fort William, Glencoe, Ben Nevis and Mallaig after work on Thursday from North Yorkshire. I had the shots all researched, a spot I'd been before, sunrise times and angles from the photographer's ephemeris, likely spots checked from google streetview etc. I was really pleased with the results.
 
I saw your shots from last week, Mark - thats the sort I aspire to :thumbs:
 
Getting the picture that your `minds eye` sees, is not always possible, sometimes the camera isnt up to the job and sometimes you need software to bring out what you saw.
Because you grew up in the area, you are probably `blind` to the possibility's and often it means moving further afield for you to focus your mind on whats actually there. (I have a tog mate in london who`s forever complaining theres nothing to photograph ).
As for composition, this is something that you need to study and practice.
I would suggest not just strolling around looking and hoping something comes your way but to pick one subject and really focus on it and try to get the best possible picture you can and if that means taking 100`s of pictures then so be it. Try different times of the day, different techniques, angles etc. Try to understand what it is about the scene/object you like and why you are drawn to take a picture in the first place.
 
The thing with local is that the other man's grass always looks greener, I think familiarity dulls our perceptions of what is there. Why not challenge yourself to seeing what you can get from your own garden for instance, perhaps for a week.
 
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