Photographic Places in your area.......

[aaronseminoff]

Mines the Golden Gate Bridge, and State Capitol......Yours?

[ChrisN]

ummm. sadly, my town is pretty devoid of cool things to shoot. We have the waterfront and some gigantic windcatcher thingy but that stuff gets old real fast..

[thomascanty]

Mines the Golden Gate Bridge, and State Capitol......Yours?

I live in the L.A. area, but would consider those local, too. If I can get to it in one day, it's close enough for me. With an area that large available, there are just way too many photographic places to list here. Some of my favorites are in the Sierra Nevadas (eastern and western) and around Las Vegas.

[Moppie]

I have the Lord Of the Rings set to play in :D

[robertwgross]

Mines the Golden Gate Bridge, and State Capitol......Yours?

If you were a wildlife shooter, you would go after the migratory birds that fly along through the Central Valley. Or, for wildflowers, head over to Antioch in April when the Antioch Dunes evening primrose is blooming. For history, head up to Gold Country.

---Bob Gross---

[bosamar]

I live between L.A. and San Diego. About one hour away in each direction. No excuse for not taking photos over here!

[Aylwin]

Not much to shoot here in Nagoya. There's a castle, a zoo, some parks... the parks are nice in spring when the cherry blossoms are out. That's about it, I guess. :roll:

[bookster]

We've got Sydney Harbour, the beaches, about 6 national parks close by... I've got too much choice!

[IanD]

Eco Museum, Omega Park, Deer Mountain (in the winter), Gatineau Hills, geez, everything around here is a good place to shoot. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[wolverinesr1]

mine is the general custer statue,and the headquarters of lazyboy :D
jeff

[Jesper]

The windmills at Kinderdijk (http://www.kinderdijk.nl/) are about 10 km (6.3 miles) from my home. It's a famous tourist attraction with 19 windmills. Ofcourse I already have many photos of the windmills there...

There's also a cool bridge in Rotterdam, the Erasmusbrug.

Unfortunately both the windmills and the bridge are subjects that hundreds of thousands of people already made photos of, so it's almost impossible to make an original photo of them.

[Laziferous]

I think "having" something to shoot is a mental thing. I mean, of course it's easy to make an interesting picture with an interesting subject.

That's only part of the equation though. I think the real challenge is to compose an image in such a way, that uninteresting things become pleasant to look at, or maybe even...... interesting :shock:

I often tell myself there's nothing to shoot around here either... although I always know I'm just lying to myself, out of complacency... but seeing that I am a complacent liar... I have no choice but to do so :wink: :p

[Jesper]

That's only part of the equation though. I think the real challenge is to compose an image in such a way, that uninteresting things become pleasant to look at, or maybe even...... interesting :shock:
But there are some subjects which have been photographed so many times that they've become clichés. The Eiffel tower for example is interesting, but it is such a familiar thing and millions of tourists have made millions of photos of it - it's almost impossible to make a new, remarkable, interesting photo of it.

[Scottes]

...it's almost impossible to make a new, remarkable, interesting photo of it.

That's a defeatist attitude.
Alas, being a pessimist, I have to agree.

But this argument bugs the crap out of me. I see it mentioned about once a month on a few nature photo sites, where they take this about 5 steps further and make a full-blown whining thread about it.

My attitude: Take the picture.
*I* have never seen the Eiffel Tower, or Yellowstone, or the Grand Canyon, or Bryce Canyon, or... The list goes on and on and on. Needless to say, *I* don't have a picture of it. So I'll take the picture. And I'll be happy with it if it comes out well - even if a million others' version came out better. It will be the best I have.

[aam1234]

...it's almost impossible to make a new, remarkable, interesting photo of it.

My attitude: Take the picture.
*I* have never seen the Eiffel Tower, or Yellowstone, or the Grand Canyon, or Bryce Canyon, or... The list goes on and on and on. Needless to say, *I* don't have a picture of it. So I'll take the picture. And I'll be happy with it if it comes out well - even if a million others' version came out better. It will be the best I have.

That's my man Scottes. If I may add, there are some objects that I've taken LOTS of pics of and will continue to do so, and doubt that I'll get tired of photographing them (I'm not talking family & friends, but things like the sea or certain plants for example).

[Canuck]

Mountains, lakes, and more mountains/lakes and all kinds of wildlife.

Oh yes there is theis one mountain that is about 3.75 miles high.

[GPR1]

Within 90 minutes of my front door:

- The Pacific Ocean
- The Cascade mountain range, esp. Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Hood
- The high desert
- The Columbia River Gorge

I wish I had more time....

Greg

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

Lets see.........

Canada's House of Parliament and all its add-ons, Byward Market (Historic area), all the National Museums of Canada, Supreme Court, Rideau Canal, 2 universities....................

Ottawa is a medium size place so it's easy to get out of town.........

Many great golf courses with great views and foliage year round, the Ottawa Valley and Gatineau Hills, great hiking and viewpoints to shoot from.

Ottawa has festivals going just about continuously; jazz, blues, flowers, worlds longest skating rink, winter ..........................

No shortage of picture objects with-in a half-hour of home when I think about it.

[Jesper]

...it's almost impossible to make a new, remarkable, interesting photo of it.

That's a defeatist attitude.
Alas, being a pessimist, I have to agree.

But this argument bugs the crap out of me. I see it mentioned about once a month on a few nature photo sites, where they take this about 5 steps further and make a full-blown whining thread about it.
OK, let's not do that here..... :wink: :)

My attitude: Take the picture.
*I* have never seen the Eiffel Tower, or Yellowstone, or the Grand Canyon, or Bryce Canyon, or... The list goes on and on and on. Needless to say, *I* don't have a picture of it. So I'll take the picture. And I'll be happy with it if it comes out well - even if a million others' version came out better. It will be the best I have.
You're right - I also make photos mainly for myself, because I like to be creative - and if someone else likes them too, ofcourse that's nice.

[Laziferous]

Oh... I forgot to add things of interest in my area:

*Baltimore City
*Washington DC
*Past My Front Door

I guess everything could be lumped into the third one there. The first two alone would keep me busy for a lifetime though :lol:

[Wildman]

I'm blessed to live on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Very photogenic place as long as you're interested in scenery and can deal with slate gray skies much of the time. We have mountains (Cascades and Olympics) within view, gravel beaches, little towns, forests and farms... night life, nada.

[C.S.I.]

I Live in the Mid-hudson area of New York........

I have within 45 minutes driving:

--New York City
--West Point
--Bear Mountain State Park
--Hyde Park (Roosevelt Estates)
--Mohonk Mountains

list goes on forever....pretty lucky I guess....only bad thing is that since 9/11, everyone is making a push further north out of New York City, creating a major CROWDING issue in my area.......

[Conk]

British Columbia is a photographic playground.

[RichardtheSane]

I have nothing that you can point a camera at and get instant great photograph (unless you include my hound :) )

So it means to get great photos I have to work harder and think about them...

[Jitan]

I'm blessed to live on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Very photogenic place as long as you're interested in scenery and can deal with slate gray skies much of the time. We have mountains (Cascades and Olympics) within view, gravel beaches, little towns, forests and farms... night life, nada.
I was stationed there about 2 years ago and there is definitely not a shortage of photographic places. I absolutely loved living in Washington.

Now I live in western Kentucky. :(

[Canuck]

I Live in the Mid-hudson area of New York........

I have within 45 minutes driving:

--New York City
--West Point
--Bear Mountain State Park
--Hyde Park (Roosevelt Estates)
--Mohonk Mountains

list goes on forever....pretty lucky I guess....only bad thing is that since 9/11, everyone is making a push further north out of New York City, creating a major CROWDING issue in my area.......

A little further away still is the Taconic/Catskill and Adirondack Mountains...they were cool till I saw the MOAM (Mother Of All Mountans). The one that is like 3 3/4 miles high, yeah that one; the highest point in NY is Mt Marcy at a little over a mile up.

[dewmuw]

I'm blessed to live on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Very photogenic place as long as you're interested in scenery and can deal with slate gray skies much of the time. We have mountains (Cascades and Olympics) within view, gravel beaches, little towns, forests and farms... night life, nada.
Cool I've been there - got a photo of the A6 Intruder on a poll near the shore! Pre-digital though!

[Longwatcher]

Living in Hampton roads, VA.
I have The James River Bridge, Norfolk Naval base (from afar), Chesapeake Bay and Bay bridge tunnel, All of the Norfolk Mermaids, The Newport News shipyard (which is very cool if you like angles), The Hampton Coliseum, Jet Airplanes all over the place (sometimes all over the sky and ruining a good sunset shot of the James River Bridge) and of course Virginia Beach.

I also have all ofthe old homes around my area.

As I travel outwards, I have Dismal Swamp to the south, Colonial Williamsburg to the East and DC to the North.

Although I don't tend to have any really exciting locations in my area, I find that sometimes there are some interesting shots where you don't expect them. On the other hand if I thought I could get away with stopping on the freeway overpasses, I know I could get some really good shots.

Luckily I travel a lot and frequently find some interesting shots in the places I go to.

[MazerRakhm]

Ignoring Chicago, (I think everyone knows something there.) I live only an hour away from Starved Rock State Park, which was actually in the top 10 places in the U.S. to see fall foliage this year! http://local.msn.com/special/fallfoliage2004.asp?GT1=5361

Hey, I was excited! Too bad I didn't get better pictures this year. The two times I went this fall were mostly for hiking with the family, not extensive picture taking. I will be going back this winter as the area is a favored bald eagle nesting ground.