Mt. Baker from Cap Sante

[Shadowman]

Thanks John, very good idea to contemplate.

Landscapes are very hard IMO, because:

1. There really isn't a story to convey (and maybe that isn't necessary in every facet of photography).
2. They are hard to do "differently" than what others have or are doing. I find it harder to find a sense of creativity, but again maybe that isn't something that landscapes strive for (or I am just too new and haven't found my thing yet).

I do shoot them because of where I live, and because I find them difficult. I can be out looking at a scene saying, man it's so beautiful here, yet I don't get that same feeling looking at a photograph.

Street is much easier to generate emotions I think.

Hey Sharon,

I think one of the easiest stories to convey in a landscape is footprints in the snow, easy to envision, create, and perhaps a bit too easy but it is a quick way to convey a story; problem is the device (footprints) becomes a cliché unless you can add an interesting additional element at the end of the footprints.

[lovelife65]

Very true. And I think adding a human element can almost always help. There has to be something that makes people want to come back to look vs just saying oh that's pretty.

Hey Sharon,

I think one of the easiest stories to convey in a landscape is footprints in the snow, easy to envision, create, and perhaps a bit too easy but it is a quick way to convey a story; problem is the device (footprints) becomes a cliché unless you can add an interesting additional element at the end of the footprints.