When a fellow photographer saw this photograph, he asked (rhetorically) that if I was "going for the wow" aspect, and if so....I achieved the objective.
This so ever important question, "what are you trying to achieve?" is a grounding point and worth remembering every time I press the shutter release.
So, what was the objective of this shot?
This shot is part of a series that I compiled through the Rockies, capturing the relationship between two elements ever present along mountain formations: Peaks and lakes.
But...
It seems that when it comes to landscape photography, there is the expectation of that "wow" factor. I think that as a photographer is really hard to get past this expectation, and get stuck in a root where the objective is to produce "stunning" images.
As hard as it is to get a stunning image, after you get enough of these, I have realized that it is harder to produce interesting images.
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Amen to that. When I take a picture of something I find myself thinking I have the next greatest hit! What I find at home is just another picture...maybe just better than average.
Now days though I find myself shooting what I think is beautiful and hoping to have a great hit :-)
Which way is better?
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