Shooting Outside Gallery

Do You Shoot the Same Subjects Again and Again? What do you think it is that prevents most successful artists from ranging very far in their choices of subjects? Are you also caught up in capturing only a few subjects? Certainly you become more proficient at these few subjects, as you know well the parameters involving light, exposure, ISO, F-stop, among other settings. You can probably within a few seconds take out your particular camera body and lens, and produce really great captures. And there's a real satisfaction in that. But there's also great satisfaction in shooting outside your comfort zone.   Try Something New  Snowing with flash, converted to B/W  Macro in full sun Fireworks slower shutter speed  Post Processing If you've ever wanted to shake that habit and yet found it would take too long to master, perhaps your initial goal should not be mastering the capture. It could be merely exposing yourself to a new genre.  As a kid,

Today is a Great Day to Shoot Flowers Grab your camera and get out of the house today. I've looked and unless you are in the SE there is very little rain, some clouds, and light winds. Don't let any excuse stop you from going out for at least one hour, or depending on where you like, the rest of the day. Remember NO EXCUSES.  Even if you don't find flowers you might happen across some fungi. Nothing wrong with that.  Let me now where you went and maybe the rest of us will discover a new place.