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Thanks guys!
As it's almost June the gnats are now making an appearance in the hot sandy areas. Nasty little buggers! (As they say!). They were swarming me, and also get into the camera body if you aren't careful.
The place also has quite the tilt to the right. If I were to leave it natural, it just wouldn't look right for most. So, being Utah, I had to artificially level it.
wswartzwel wrote:
I am learning that if I want to have images that stand out from everyone else's I need to make that same kind of investment of my time, rather than looking at other peoples shots here in Arkansas (or Utah) and trying to copy them...
Well, I'm 50/50 on that. First, just about everything in the world has been shot at some point, so it's really about the light and weather conditions, more than the subject that can make an image unique. Second, by shooting icons, or local favorites, you hone your skills, learn the brushes (figuratively speaking), can practice, and have a realistic benchmark with which to measure your progress. So rather than being the student that always gives himself an "A", you start seeing what is truly good and how you stack up. After all, Christy Brinkley may have been photographed 1 million times, but each is unique. Especially when learning. I actually like shooting icons, but not during tourist season. Anyway, you can spend a long time just searching and researching, putting hundreds of miles on a vehicle, or hiking all over but still come up with nothing, which can quickly become discouraging and frustrating. Landscape photography is by no means a "sure thing" where you operate in a controlled environment, like a studio or even a sports stadium, there's a lot of luck and beer involved too, combined with that practice, so when opportunity presents itself, you're ready. I missed what I think would have been a stellar shot because I was fumbling with gear, and that brief moment lasted less than a minute. I was kicking myself. But now I know it exists (or does it only exist one time per year?), so I'll go back... And that's how it is.
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