Gold is where you find it. I was thinking this morning about how many times that I’ve visited a given location. Some of them, like Reedy Creek Park, hundreds of times. However, each time that I visit, I see more of the smaller picture, and less of the big picture.
Other places, like Seabrook Island, SC, I only get to visit a few times per year, but while I’m there, I get to take hundreds of photos. It actually gets quite easy to find, in my opinion, good photographs because I’m not overwhelmed by the enormity of scale. A beach is a big, wide open space and attempting to capture it all at once simply does not work, at least not for me.
The most difficult places that I find to photograph are those places where I’ve never ventured before. It’s interesting because, I tend to not want to go to those places when I fell the need to make a good photograph. These places are reserved for exploration. In the end, they yield wonderful, or at least good, photographs and are a great pleasure to explore.
There are so many possibilities around the city, the country, almost anywhere. Sometimes I like the challenge of just getting a decent photo in my backyard, or further ‘on’ my backyard. It forces me to go deeper.
So, what works for you? Do you have a favorite place to go? Do you like to explore new places?
Gold, for me, is where you find it.
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I love to explore and shoot, but always with a general plan in mind. But when time is short, I’ll go some place familiar. Again, usually with a plan in mind.
Good Morning Paul,
I have an overall plan to go to new places as often as I can and I spend time looking on the internet for ideas and directions, etc. I also look around whenever I am out driving for potential places. I always carry my camera with me!!
I do have a handful of nearby favorites that I go to over and over when time is short – especially when my other committments in life intrude on my photography!!