Your Canon Photos No. 7: 18th to 24th June 2023

Hi Digirame,

The first photo with the light illuminating the crashing waves and the birds around the rock looks tops to me. 👍

Everyone.... 😀

I did look at all your photos...wow...some really nice stuff. Rather than jumping into the middle of this thread and commenting, I think I'll continue fresh on the next one which will be started in two days.

David,

To help with your question which is "personally, I welcome others telling me how I can take better photos of more interesting subjects". That's a really good comment and so important. I don't use the most expensive gear, but I do take photos almost every weekend and anything goes as I don't limit myself. Here's some ideas for you and others.

1) Wildlife: deer, raccoons, elk and birds etc.
2) Scenes...get out and do some hiking for really neat photos.
3) Events like races, fairs, festivals and parades. Check the internet for activities near you.
4) Street photography (each country as their own laws for this, so check before....)
5) Buildings and other structures...like I found some wind mills on my most recent trip. Stained glass windows are excellent too.
6) Flowers and insects
7) Pets
8) Photos from a moving car (while of course while someone else is driving).
9) Macro photography
10) Take pictures in the rain (with an umbrella or other protection)...show thunderstorms...lightning...rainbows...large black clouds etc.
11) Car and air shows
12) People skiing, surfing or jumping off rocks etc...showing lots of activity.
13) Take some video. I like using my mirrorless cameras for that, but the DSLR works OK too. I'm a novice when it come to that, but it's the future....
14) Find famous people on cemetery headstones like I did once. Research where that person lived; take pictures of their old house etc. Provide for us a story.
15) Be actively aware of news events. Like once I heard from someone about a fire in a town. I went there and documented it like a journalist. I don't think I showed photos of that. Unfortunately one person died, but mostly only one or two buildings were destroyed. It took them about a day to extinguish.
16) Sunsets and sunrises...look for silhouettes and bodies of water for the best results.
17) Spectacular water falls....
18) Vacation photos...all sorts of interesting things can be found...like when I documented a restored ghost town at Bodie, California.
19) Farms with their interesting plants and tractors.
20) Photos at night in cities or other places...that's fun to do, showing the bright lights etc.
21) Zoo...a lot of animals can be found. That can be something you might want to visit multiple times a year.
22) Construction...once I captured many cranes at night. It was so cool.

Can anyone else think of any other ideas for subject matter? I wrote those above by looking at my photo folders, which I label by type and date.

I'll give you a precaution when taking pictures of people (strangers) at events or "street photography". First be aware of the laws. Secondly be aware of people's feelings. Some people (strangers) are quite comfortable with you taking pictures of them (usually the younger generations with their ubiquitous cell phones). But others may not as there still may be some phobia over pictures taken. As long as it's legal, go to areas where many other people have cameras that they are using...take pictures with them...be part of the crowd. Sometimes I sit next to other people and take their photos, so I don't appear threatening. Sometimes I ask them for photos. Also go with a friend. Bullies often will attack you when alone (for any reason), but won't (as much) when you are with someone else or others. OK...be safe...now have fun with your cameras.

Anyone else like to share their experiences...anything to add?

...and I'm back.
Now it's processing time for me, too.

Awesome Digirame.

Thanks a lot - that's certainly quite a list with lots of ideas what to shoot! I'll surely have to try quite a few of those you mentioned, once my kids are a bit older and it will hopefully be easier to shoot more outside.

I've started a thread called "What are your biggest inspirations/motivation boosts?" here, where a couple of people already mentioned some really interesting photographic ideas/approaches which help keeping them inspired and motivated already. So if you're interested, take a look, and of course also feel invited to add some of your favorite things to try or experiment with! 👍

Hi davidwien, Thank You.