I'm not sure where to put this so this seems as good of a place as any.
So, I had some excelent photographic opporotunities in the last month or so. I did some hiking in Tennessee in early September and in late Semptember I went to Maggie Valley where I hiked, cruised the Blue Ridge Parkway, and spent some time in downtown Asheville.
I really enjoy doing Landscapes, Scenery, and Architecture. After being on the forum for a while now, I realize that the forum, and to some degree the :43: system is geared more for other types of photography, I find the system perfect for me in shooting landscapes and architecture.
One of the things I've learned as a photographer, is that things don't have to be perfect to get a good shot. It rained when we were in the mountains, and I was bummed that I couldn't get that perfect mountain shot. Blue sky, green trees..you know what I mean. I did get some pretty cool shots of the fog that slides in between the mountains on the Blue Ridge.
When we were in Asheville, it was sprinkling and a fairly gray day. While there were people roaming around downtown, I was inspired by the architecture.(I know StreetShooter is disappointed I didn't do any StreetShooting, LOL). Granted, the sky is white in backgrounds, but to me the architecture is what is important.
I suppose my final thoughts are that when doing travel photography, is that you have to make the best of what is there. Sure, we can prepare and try to catch the best lighting or the best scene, but many times, that just isn't possible. Sometimes the pictures aren't there, and sometimes they are. We also can't forget, that while to some Landscapes and Scenery may not be captiviating subjects because they lack the human element, they really don't. The human element is still there: the person taking the picture.
Dj
So, I had some excelent photographic opporotunities in the last month or so. I did some hiking in Tennessee in early September and in late Semptember I went to Maggie Valley where I hiked, cruised the Blue Ridge Parkway, and spent some time in downtown Asheville.
I really enjoy doing Landscapes, Scenery, and Architecture. After being on the forum for a while now, I realize that the forum, and to some degree the :43: system is geared more for other types of photography, I find the system perfect for me in shooting landscapes and architecture.
One of the things I've learned as a photographer, is that things don't have to be perfect to get a good shot. It rained when we were in the mountains, and I was bummed that I couldn't get that perfect mountain shot. Blue sky, green trees..you know what I mean. I did get some pretty cool shots of the fog that slides in between the mountains on the Blue Ridge.
When we were in Asheville, it was sprinkling and a fairly gray day. While there were people roaming around downtown, I was inspired by the architecture.(I know StreetShooter is disappointed I didn't do any StreetShooting, LOL). Granted, the sky is white in backgrounds, but to me the architecture is what is important.
I suppose my final thoughts are that when doing travel photography, is that you have to make the best of what is there. Sure, we can prepare and try to catch the best lighting or the best scene, but many times, that just isn't possible. Sometimes the pictures aren't there, and sometimes they are. We also can't forget, that while to some Landscapes and Scenery may not be captiviating subjects because they lack the human element, they really don't. The human element is still there: the person taking the picture.
Dj