Lazy Photographers

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are quite boring to me. What do you think ?

Hey BillyBoy

Does this count?



(He IS an animal, and he WASNT fenced in)
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rich
c-700, d-510
http://www.pbase.com/iceninevt

I don't think zoo animal shots are boring.

BillyBoy -

Some folks don't live in areas where wild amimals abound. It's difficult to find critters - period. There's a challenge in any photo including the squirrels, ducks, dogs, cats, kids, barns, flowers, etc. etc. etc.

It's not so much what you photograph but how you envision the subject.

What may be beautiful to you may be so-so to me. That's the fun of photography...the challenge is to try to portray a subject in the most pleasing way each individual eye views it.

Judy

Maybe boring for you but its fun to take the pictures. Where else are you going to find bald eagles and bears? If i see a bear next time I"m hiking last thing I'm going to do it stick around for a picture of it.

BillyBoy02 said:

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of
fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take
some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These
domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are
quite boring to me. What do you think ?

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--
Oly 3030z & c-2100 UZI

Judy, one way I judge a picture is how it holds up to the test of time. 10 years from now are you going to find a picture of a cow interesting or a duck in a pond. If you've seen one picture of a duck swimming in a pond you've seen them all.....

laLady said:

BillyBoy -

Some folks don't live in areas where wild amimals abound. It's
difficult to find critters - period. There's a challenge in any
photo including the squirrels, ducks, dogs, cats, kids, barns,
flowers, etc. etc. etc.

It's not so much what you photograph but how you envision the subject.

What may be beautiful to you may be so-so to me. That's the fun of
photography...the challenge is to try to portray a subject in the
most pleasing way each individual eye views it.

Judy

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Well no one said you had to look at them.

I for one would love to get out and take wild animals in there natural habitat but I just can not get that fare out in the time I get to spend taking pictures.

Oh could you please post some pictures of your MEERKAT
http://www.pbase.com/image/2079934

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Bill Huber, Fort Worth, Tx
UZI, http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber

If you've spent time in the woods you would know that other then seeing a grizzly bear your common black bear is not a threat. They are like any other animal,they want to get away just like any other animal would.

Bill said:

BillyBoy02 said:

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of
fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take
some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These
domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are
quite boring to me. What do you think ?

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--
Oly 3030z & c-2100 UZI

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BillyBoy02 said:

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of
fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take
some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These
domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are
quite boring to me. What do you think ?

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IMHO beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Even "fenced in" animals, have personalities and expressions to capture.
Maureen

nice picture Bill,what I'm talking about is your common duck,cow,squirrel

10 years from now are these really going to hold a lot of interest to look at again.

Bill Huber said:

Well no one said you had to look at them.

I for one would love to get out and take wild animals in there
natural habitat but I just can not get that fare out in the time I
get to spend taking pictures.

Oh could you please post some pictures of your MEERKAT
http://www.pbase.com/image/2079934

--
Bill Huber, Fort Worth, Tx
UZI, http://www.pbase.com/wlhub

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m.cameron said:

BillyBoy02 said:

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of
fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take
some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These
domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are
quite boring to me. What do you think ?

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IMHO beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Even "fenced in"
animals, have personalities and expressions to capture.
Maureen

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expressions we have all seen on tv hundreds of times

BillyBoy02 said:

BillyBoy02 wrote:

Judy, one way I judge a picture is how it holds up to the test of
time. 10 years from now are you going to find a picture of a cow
interesting or a duck in a pond. If you've seen one picture of a
duck swimming in a pond you've seen them all....

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So I suppose if you seen one hippo, you've seen them all also, right?...



Zoo photography can be a challenge to have the animal appear to be in the wild...also walking around the Toronto Zoo is hardly a lazy way to spend a day, I almost wore my shoes out walking around that zoo...that place is huge!...

Besides, I don't think we have any hippos or lions in our neck of the woods...

I sure wish I had my Uzi 20 years ago when I was on a safari in Kenya Africa...

Here's some pics I took with my old Minolta 110 camera on that safari, now that was lazy, riding around in a mini bus...

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=25520&uid=18055

Bob

i said domesticated animals in my original post. I don't think walking through a zoo is a strenuous activity

Bob S said:

Mofongo said:

BillyBoy02 wrote:

Judy, one way I judge a picture is how it holds up to the test of
time. 10 years from now are you going to find a picture of a cow
interesting or a duck in a pond. If you've seen one picture of a
duck swimming in a pond you've seen them all....

Click to expand...

So I suppose if you seen one hippo, you've seen them all also,
right?...



Zoo photography can be a challenge to have the animal appear to be
in the wild...also walking around the Toronto Zoo is hardly a lazy
way to spend a day, I almost wore my shoes out walking around that
zoo...that place is huge!...

Besides, I don't think we have any hippos or lions in our neck of
the woods...

I sure wish I had my Uzi 20 years ago when I was on a safari in
Kenya Africa...

Here's some pics I took with my old Minolta 110 camera on that
safari, now that was lazy, riding around in a mini bus...

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=25520&uid=18055

Bob

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The challange is in the way that you capture your subject no matter what or where that may be. I'm sure everyone would love to be able

go to the mountains, desert, woods, Africa or wherever to capture that perfect shot in the wild. But a lot of us don't have that luxury. Should we all put down our cameras until we have the opportunity to go to one of those places? I have seen many backyard and zoo shots that were very impressive....ones which I could enjoy 1,2 or 10 years from now. I think that you can have just as much fun at the zoo as you can in the mountains. There are good photos, bad photos, and challenges to be had no matter where you are.

laLady said:

BillyBoy -

Some folks don't live in areas where wild amimals abound. It's
difficult to find critters - period. There's a challenge in any
photo including the squirrels, ducks, dogs, cats, kids, barns,
flowers, etc. etc. etc.

It's not so much what you photograph but how you envision the subject.

What may be beautiful to you may be so-so to me. That's the fun of
photography...the challenge is to try to portray a subject in the
most pleasing way each individual eye views it.

Judy

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--
OlyBob
Olympus C-3020Z
http://www.pbase.com/olybob

BillyBoy02 said:

i said domesticated animals in my original post. I don't think
walking through a zoo is a strenuous activity

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I'm interested in seeing some of your photos of wild seldom seen animals you've taken on your hikes...

This was taken in the wild on a hike, just a goose, maybe a dime a dozen...

But I believe in 10 years this photo will still be interesting...



I've seen many interesting uncommon photos of common subjects here on this forum...

The difference is photographing the ordinary in an extraordinary way...

Bob

Love this hippo shot, Bill! What camera did you use?

Willa
http://www.pbase.com/willa

Bob S said:

Mofongo said:

BillyBoy02 wrote:

Judy, one way I judge a picture is how it holds up to the test of
time. 10 years from now are you going to find a picture of a cow
interesting or a duck in a pond. If you've seen one picture of a
duck swimming in a pond you've seen them all....

Click to expand...

So I suppose if you seen one hippo, you've seen them all also,
right?...



Zoo photography can be a challenge to have the animal appear to be
in the wild...also walking around the Toronto Zoo is hardly a lazy
way to spend a day, I almost wore my shoes out walking around that
zoo...that place is huge!...

Besides, I don't think we have any hippos or lions in our neck of
the woods...

I sure wish I had my Uzi 20 years ago when I was on a safari in
Kenya Africa...

Here's some pics I took with my old Minolta 110 camera on that
safari, now that was lazy, riding around in a mini bus...

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=25520&uid=18055

Bob

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But - I'm trying to understand.

You seem to enjoy photographing insects, a subject that makes me cringe. Your photos are supurb, but I don't ooooh and ahhhh over every view you display of a locust. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that your photos aren't interesting...entomologists would love them, or if I apply your logic, would they really?

They've probably seen hundreds of locust photographs. But that doesn't mean that your photo is uninteresting. You may have caught a slightly different angle of the eyes; an uncommon species; at a different time of day. Whatever...the fact remains that these locust photos are yours.They are unique in that way.

Ten years from now it doesn't matter what I think of that photo. What matters is that YOU are proud of it, or that it brings back a memory of that particular day, or moment in time. It may be the best photo that you've ever taken with that camera. Or the first photo with that camera...or the last.

Do you see my point? It really doesn't matter WHAT you photograph, but what that photo means to YOU.

I wish I could travel to exotic places and take photographs to show you. Or go on safari. But I can't so I have to make do with what's available to me. There's a fellow (forgive me for not remembering who this remarkable individual is) who is disabled and his whole world (photographically speaking) is his yard. He creates his own lenses using magnifying glasses! His extraordinary photographs of his realm would knock your socks off...and they're of 'everyday' things, as you would call them.

Your vision is short sighted - and I say this with utmost respect and fondness. The world is where we are and we do the best we can with what we have. And we take our photographs with love in our hearts.

Hugs,
Judy

Bob,yes this picture is neat and I'll back track a little (a little) from my original thoughts. I posted this thread because of some of the cow pictures I saw tonight :-( Your work with barns is outstanding,one of those pix is worth 10,000 cow pictures !

Bob S said:

Mofongo said:

i said domesticated animals in my original post. I don't think
walking through a zoo is a strenuous activity

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I'm interested in seeing some of your photos of wild seldom seen
animals you've taken on your hikes...

This was taken in the wild on a hike, just a goose, maybe a dime a
dozen...

But I believe in 10 years this photo will still be interesting...



I've seen many interesting uncommon photos of common subjects here
on this forum...

The difference is photographing the ordinary in an extraordinary
way...

Bob

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BillyBoy2, can we see your wild animal photos? I, for one, like to look at anything, anyone wants to post...but then, I also like to listen/play almost any kind of music and watch/play any kind of sports.

Debbie

BillyBoy02 said:

Is this really a challenge and is it interesting to take photos of
fenced in animals ? How about getting the hiking shoes out and take
some pictures of "wild" animals that are seldom seen. These
domesticsted animals have all been photographed to death and are
quite boring to me. What do you think ?

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And they aren't fenced in, either!

http://www.pbase.com/image/1423086

Regards to all,

Willa

Bill Huber said:

Well no one said you had to look at them.

I for one would love to get out and take wild animals in there
natural habitat but I just can not get that fare out in the time I
get to spend taking pictures.

Oh could you please post some pictures of your MEERKAT
http://www.pbase.com/image/2079934

--
Bill Huber, Fort Worth, Tx
UZI, http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber

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