Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Travel Tuesday: So What Do You Take Pictures Of


I stopped recently to have my car washed and the windows done inside and out.  I had a camera with me, and didn't want to leave it in the car so I carried it with me when I went inside to pay.  The runner who drove cars from the end of the wash tunnel to where they wipe them down and clean the windows asked "are you a photographer, what do you take pictures of."  Before I finished my answer he had to say "that is great, but I have to run."  

Landscapes, when I travel I try to take photos of changing landscape.  I have a student this spring who is not from this side of the earth, I was trying to explain to him how the terrain changes in just 100 miles from where he is going to college.  He has flown in and out, he does not drive.  His home country is less than 100 miles across.  

Cityscapes.  There is a genre called street photography, and I probably don't fit in that.  But cities are such unique spaces.  

Wildlife, birds, trees, flowers, insects.  And when I travel and they are different that are especially interesting.  Aspens in California last October, in full autumn yellows and golds.  I may never be there at the right time again to see those.  

Dogs, I find most dogs love having their picture taken.  

I could go on, but you probably need to run,  

17 comments:

  1. That WOULD be a long answer. Unless you just said “everything.” That’s what I plan to do today.

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  2. Anonymous3/22/2022

    Sorry luvvie. Must dash.

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  3. Most of the photos I take on my iPhone are for blog posts! Mainly stuff around my house and artwork.

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    1. Some are from my phone, most are from a pair of Nikon's and a bag of lenses, then there is the underwater camera, the pocket camera, and the panoramic - I might have a problem with collecting cameras.

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  4. From your post two days ago..."Caution if you ask about ____ be prepared for a long answer."
    What do I like to photograph? Depends on where I am. I do find I like details...tile work on floors, architectural details in buildings, the structure of leaves and flowers. With that being said, I do like to get the "bigger picture" so I have a frame of reference for the close-up photos. And I suck at photographing people.

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    1. I agree, people are challenging to photograph

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  5. I take pictures of my finger, mostly. Not on purpose.

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    1. I have a few of those, and the floor, and my knees

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  6. Your selection of things to photograph is very similar to mine. The only subject I don't shoot often are portraits. But dogs, yes they are fun to photograph.

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  7. I drive friends nuts with pictures. I take picture of any and everything.

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  8. I'll snap a photo of anything I find interesting, even if no one else does!

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  9. I mostly take pictures of my dogs. I'm not sure anything else in my life or location would be of interest to others. And for no reason I can explain, I love going through car-washes (the automatic ones that allow me to stay in the car during the washing.)

    Sassybear
    www.idleeyesandadormy.com

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