Nothing to photograph in my area!!! GGRRR

Isn't there a market for the "real" pictures.. What I mean is I am in the UK and 99% of the time I see pics from other countries that are designed to make them look good. come visit us pictures.. and there all of landmarks and anything that looks good..

But it's great to see the "real" pictures of a town/city, the ones the holiday industry don't want you to see. So if your town is so bad.. photograph it. people still want to see the bad and the ugly as well as the good


Heres a picture of a field with no horses... is perhaps taking it to extremes

KIPAX wrote in post #2052479
But it's great to see the "real" pictures of a town/city, the ones the holiday industry don't want you to see. So if your town is so bad.. photograph it. people still want to see the bad and the ugly as well as the good

So true!

KIPAX wrote in post #2052479
Heres a picture of a field with no horses... is perhaps taking it to extremes

I don't see a picture, or are you trying to be funny?

It's so easy to say "open your mind/heart/eyes and see" or spout off some other introspective hoity toity BS cliche about photography...

...but I know what it's like to be seriously bored with your geographic location. This is why I don't shoot static things..landscapes, scenery, dead apples, whatever. It's not my thing. Maybe it's not OP's thing either. There's nothing wrong with that!

OP, maybe you should try photographing some events. Local universities have games, concerts, etc all the time. Shoot some sports. Field Hockey and Soccer and the like usually don't have enough attendance to bother with game tickets or care who shoots...you could probably get on the sidelines just by calling or emailing the sports director(s). Maybe there's a concert on campus. Find out about camera policies. See if you can take some photos and provide them in exchange for A) free admission and/or B) Some freebie pics for their website/publication/wh​atever.

There's stuff aside from boring buildings and tree lined paths. Just gotta check the newspaper and/or make some contact(s).

Or you could try some "street" photography

You have already many examples of photo opportunities.
Without putting a tag to the style of photo, you must trainne your eyes to search for the interesting, the unnusual, the beauty.
That takes some mental exercise and time arround a subject.
Not putting a tag to the style, here are some examples of universal photos:
Go to a flowershop, buy an orquidae, offer to your girlfriend or mom, then act interested on the flower and take a few macros with the sunlight. If you don't have a macro lens, buy some Kenko extension tubes that will give you "almost macro".

cdi-ink.com wrote in post #2052514
This is why I don't shoot dead apples!

tehehehehehehehe

taht's funny. seriously, though i know what you mean. i havent picked up my camera in a week. at least the seasons are turning so there may be some nice leaves out there... somewhere... waiting... just waiting to appear in someone's photo....

i take advantage of being in europe and get those el cheapo flights to amsterdam, belfast, prague, krakow, etc. i go for the day so i dont have to incur a hotel expense and i shoot as much as i can.

Kentucky has NO PHOTO OPS? I'd love to spend a day on one of the horse farms I pass on the Interstate. Louisville is cool downtown - visit the Seelbach or the riverfront. The fairgrounds can give a wide range of opportunities. All of us share the danger of not seeing the forest for the trees

tlc wrote in post #2052606
i take advantage of being in europe and get those el cheapo flights to amsterdam, belfast, prague, krakow, etc. i go for the day so i dont have to incur a hotel expense and i shoot as much as i can.

I'm off to Dublin next month, I can't wait

jameslcross wrote in post #2052781
I'm off to Dublin next month, I can't wait

i'm just back from belfast. what airline are you using? if its easyjet, be prepared. be very prepared.

for LATE FLIGHTS.

it took two attempts to get there. first flight was delayed over 2 hours. second attempt, flight delayed 45 minutes, then sat on airstrip for 30 minutes waiting for take off spot.

coming home, same thing.

Doh! Would of been quicker by boat!

I'm going with flybe, so fingers crossed!

Back to the OP:

If you have the time, why not a day trip up to Indianapolis? It's less than 2 hours away, and it's such a beautiful city. Depending on what your shooting interests are, there's a ton of opportunities. When I was there, all I had was a 2mp plastic Fuji, and I could have spent an entire day just shooting architectural detail.

jameslcross wrote in post #2052781
I'm off to Dublin next month, I can't wait

I bet theres someone in Dublin with a camera wondering what to photograph and wishing he was somewhere different

jameslcross wrote in post #2052428
I just googled "Kentucky", I'd love to live in a city like yours, look at these images!

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This picture here is to lighten the mood but probably NOT SAFE FOR VIEWING AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.nd.edu/~smi​ller/Kentucky%20Girls.​jpg

^That last one is true, they love it!
And I took these (IN MY EARLY, LEARNING DAYS)

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