jorgegarcia
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RustyBug wrote:
Imo, what makes the diff between low hanging fruit and good image making relies on our treatment of the subject matter and the presentation that we bring to it in the form(s) of our composition tools to yield what it is we are trying to convey. Sans the intentional utilization of our tools, an image is all too often rendered as a mere "snapshot" lacking a well constructed message. While there is nothing wrong with a snapshot per se as recording of a moment in time, the lack of intent to utilize our tools is to me what makes an image / subject "low hanging fruit" ... as it is pretty easy to "not think" as a different form of low hanging fruit.
As to the perspective of only 1 / month @ good ... hmmm, that kinda suggest that it is a numbers game at expecting a lot of poor. Of course, they can't all be our best, but I don't subscribe to allowing it to be an excuse for our lesser works ... so be careful with that one. It can be a slippery slope. Our ability to cull our work and be self-critical @ editorial is an aspect that comes into play here as well, imo ... lest we become like children bringing home daily art work with a gold star on it for mom to hang on the refrigerator.
It (keeping it from being an excuse / license for lesser workmanship) is something that I have struggled with in the past as well @ Ansel Adams saying nearly the exact same thing many years ago. I don't know the photographer whom Steve referred to, but it hit me like a "parroted" excuse that suggested taking lots of pics and somewhere in there you find a few good ones. Granted, that's probably not the case at all ... just the way it struck me, so again, be careful with that.
Bottom line here for me is that for Steve, I'm certain he can present street performers in a different manner than he did with this one. For me, this is nothing more than a snapshot ... nothing that I'd expect to see Steve's name on.
Swing and a miss ... next pitch, please. 
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I totally agree that easy subject matter can be elevated by the abilities of the photographer.
Example:
https://flic.kr/p/cAJvco
Regarding if this is a numbers game. I think it does play a part. The more you shot, the more practice you get, the better you get, and the chances of getting gold increases. Also it's a matter of time as well. The more your on the street, the more likely you'll stumble upon an interesting scene.
With landscape and what not, that palm tree will be there every day for hundreds of years. You just go outside with a tripod at the right time of day and take its picture. With street, your at the mercy of what the world unfolds in front of you and you better be capableable enough to capture an interesting moment in an interesting way in a brief moment in time.
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