[...] > > When I was in London I saw Big Ben and photographed it (I > thought it would > be taller though); when I go to India, I will photograph the > Taj Mahal; and > when in Africa, I'll seek out my beloved African elephant. > Of course, I > will search out other photographic experiences and chronicle > them--and they > all will become part of the mix--that big stew of > experiences, and in my > view, it will all be real :-)
the key thing, though, is to try and photograph these things differently. The difference between a routine snapshot and a great photograph is often just a matter of trying something different. This was brought home to me when I first saw on of Steve McCurry's shots of the Taj Mahal. Most of us going to the Taj Mahal are probably on metaphorical rails, standing in the same spot, taking the same shot, as millions of other people. Only Steve McCurry could do something like this, though: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/taj-maha l-reflection_pod_image.html http://tinyurl.com/3feslk It adds so many layers, yet still shows the Taj Mahal. Most of us will never take a picture like that, but that's no reason why we shouldn't try, because trying is what will make us better. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
