Hitting the wall
Jan 20, 2017 00:53:54 #
speters wrote:
When I'm out (on a hike, walk,etc.) I always enjo... (show quote)
speters stated somewhat more eloquently than I would have, but the core is the same. I don't care how many hummingbird photos there are taken by others, or filed in my portfolio. I keep taking them hoping for a different angle, IQ, or whatever.
Been to Victoria, BC about 1 - 2 times each year. Been shooting the same scenes over and over, but the results always vary.
So you can find your subject on Google. Take one yourself, print it, hold it, look at it, and think "I made this". That can't be said for any of the others!
Shoot for yourself, and have fun.
Cheers, Neil
Jan 20, 2017 01:33:14 #
you sound like you set out to photograph something that is in the common realm. When I go someplace other than home I have my camera hanging in the back seat looped over my headrest. Traveling to my daughters on Dec. 24 it was early morning just starting to get light, The sky was overcast, and suddenly there was a break in the clouds. I pulled over, reached behind me and retrieved my camera, and pressed the shutter. No one else on God's green earth has my photo. No houses, no one else traveling my direction. This one is mine.
Keep your camera handy and get yours!
Keep your camera handy and get yours!
Jan 20, 2017 01:41:19 #
oceanarrow wrote:
Hi,been shooting and enjoying photography over 45... (show quote)
My worthless 2 cents worth but why not.
I don't get here to the forum much any more, but I know what you are feeling. There are times we just want to give up! I have come soooooo close but haven't quite hit the wall yet.
The solution is simple if we stop now and then, to think about it. What if 50 people stand at the same location and take the same shot? So what? How many people will see all 50 shots together, to compare them. None. Your shots are memories that belong only to you, quite like every moment of your life. It's the same as all other things and events in your life. You simply decide which things you really don't need or want any more and which things you just hate to throw away. Don't toos your photo equipment. Take it with you just in case you see some little thing you may want to see again some day in your files. But if you should decide to quit, at least you have the memories to look at and they will remind you of when shooting them was fresh and exciting to you. It's not all about shooting things everyone else wants to shoot. Take your camera along in case you run into something UBO... old, beautiful or unusual.
Jan 20, 2017 08:42:52 #
awww, don't fight it. There's no wall here. Why waste your time? Go with your gut feeling and go ahead and get rid of it.
When you miss it and remember what got you interested in the first place and change your mind, you can buy more and it'll
likely be better than what you have now and more fun to use. If that doesn't happen, then you made the right decision after
all. I'd venture to say that this isn't the first time you've asked this question and here alone you've got nine pages of people
trying to help you make a decision that only you can make. If you don't know why you have it then you probably don't need
it. Just get on with it and do what you're going to do. Time's a wasting. I can't imagine why all these good people think they
need to save you from yourself. If this were a life or death situation it'd be different but this is a situation that can be fixed for
a few hundred bucks. I've sold my gear several times and probably don't have any business having any now. Chunk it out.
When you miss it and remember what got you interested in the first place and change your mind, you can buy more and it'll
likely be better than what you have now and more fun to use. If that doesn't happen, then you made the right decision after
all. I'd venture to say that this isn't the first time you've asked this question and here alone you've got nine pages of people
trying to help you make a decision that only you can make. If you don't know why you have it then you probably don't need
it. Just get on with it and do what you're going to do. Time's a wasting. I can't imagine why all these good people think they
need to save you from yourself. If this were a life or death situation it'd be different but this is a situation that can be fixed for
a few hundred bucks. I've sold my gear several times and probably don't have any business having any now. Chunk it out.
Jan 20, 2017 09:33:39 #
I take pictures on every outing. I never tire of photography because it has expanded the way I look at the world around me, seeing more detail than I would as a casual viewer of life.
Jan 20, 2017 09:56:21 #
One prime reason that my photography is important to me is that the pictures help trigger the surrounding circumstances and memories in my mind that have faded away. I review my pictures of roses in winter to remind me of the beauty of late spring and summer. Late at night I will view pictures of various hikes in National Parks to jump start my memory of the time, place and circumstances. I have loved ones who do not remember some of these outings until we review pictures on the PC. As sharp as your memory may be today, tomorrow it may loose some of the focus. I also find that the view my memory presents is not as faithful as the photograph I took. Just sayin it's not all about winning a contest but celebrating your life's travels.
Jan 20, 2017 13:26:02 #
Everybody in EVERY lane hits a "wall" at a point. It is inevitable.
However, I am glad that others have replied to the remarks from Oldtigger. I was going along reading with no bad thoughts and then like a cold north wind, Oldtigger goes negative. Life is tough enough. The last thing we need is more downcast types or attitudes. Seems almost that Oldtigger is the thread starter.
None-the-less, I think I agree with the poster who responded to put it down, sell your stuff and after a while, start anew. That is if you then feel the urge. You MAY NOT. In addition, that is OK too.
Might be time to start something else before you go to the next galaxy.
However, I am glad that others have replied to the remarks from Oldtigger. I was going along reading with no bad thoughts and then like a cold north wind, Oldtigger goes negative. Life is tough enough. The last thing we need is more downcast types or attitudes. Seems almost that Oldtigger is the thread starter.
None-the-less, I think I agree with the poster who responded to put it down, sell your stuff and after a while, start anew. That is if you then feel the urge. You MAY NOT. In addition, that is OK too.
Might be time to start something else before you go to the next galaxy.
Jan 20, 2017 14:00:19 #
rightslot wrote:
... like a cold north wind, Oldtigger goes negative. ...
You sell me short,
I'm the guy that said life is tough, suck it up and shoot thru.
Jan 21, 2017 15:34:11 #
Horseart wrote:
My worthless 2 cents worth but why not. br I don't... (show quote)
Thanks for your two cents.I do know what you mean,feel I just need to step back a little and see what developes.there were a few " birders " checking out Canada geese with binoculars,beautiful setting,I walked over and observed,thinking I wish I had my camera.so,that's a good thing.
Jan 21, 2017 15:42:03 #
gessman wrote:
awww, don't fight it. There's no wall here. Why ... (show quote)
I am amazed that I got the response to my dilemma.Photographers are a special breed.Sure most of us " hit the wall ".time to reinvent.just reading some of the replies made me realize that it is something to deal with and to let it breath a little.I must say this forum has helped me a lot and all the replies are appreciated.thank you.ALSO.I apologise for not replying correctly,I answered every reply,but did not file it correctly
Jan 21, 2017 15:44:53 #
camp154 wrote:
very true,I have many pictures that are priceless to me,family,vacations etc.thank you so much for taking the time to post.One prime reason that my photography is important ... (show quote)
Jan 21, 2017 15:48:34 #
neilds37 wrote:
you sound like you set out to photograph something... (show quote)
What you just described could have been me,I know the feeling well.beautiful shot,too.I am back at it.thank you so much for that post
Jan 21, 2017 15:51:34 #
neilds37 wrote:
speters stated somewhat more eloquently than I wou... (show quote)
Excellent advice,this is a personnel journey.and always fun.will stop looking at Google and just shoot what I feel.thank you for taking the time to post
Jul 19, 2017 11:21:45 #
oceanarrow wrote:
Hi,been shooting and enjoying photography over 45 ... (show quote)
Too many of the photos on google or other sites are enhanced snapshots. Try low angle, high angle, or look for detail shots that show unique features. There are landscape shots and there are art shots in every scene. I have been trying landscape with a moderate wide angle, but from the ground. I carry a yoga mat to I can lie flat and not get dirty, or lie on my back and shoot up.The question is if you can find a viewpoint that has not been done. Go artistic instead of event recorder. Is there anything unique about the light? Instead of posing people, can you record them doing ordinary things? Photograph life instead of just pictures
Jul 19, 2017 11:30:14 #
oldtigger wrote:
In todays world where non-artistic, unskilled, welfare recipients can buy high IQ gear
off the shelf at Walmart, on credit, and burst shoot their way into images that go viral;
it is easy to just throw your hands up in disgust
It sometimes seems as though all you can do is dial up auto, hold the button down
and prey for the fickle hand of serendipity to appear.
off the shelf at Walmart, on credit, and burst shoot their way into images that go viral;
it is easy to just throw your hands up in disgust
It sometimes seems as though all you can do is dial up auto, hold the button down
and prey for the fickle hand of serendipity to appear.
BHC wrote:
Your comment is biased, bigoted and elitist. It doesn't matter where anyone gets his/her camera and the socio-economic status of the photographer is none of your business!
tdekany wrote:
May I suggest that you take your own advice and keep personal attacks out of the thread? He pays as much as you do to be on this forum, if Admin is ok with his reply so should we. AND, you can always report anyone for any reason to the Admin.
While I agree with the jist of OT's comment, he could have stopped at non-artistic and unskilled. The inclusion of welfare recipients was just thinly (trying to be nice here) veiled bigotry that weakened his point, makes him appear foolish and is anathema to civil discourse.
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