Some Random Dude

I personally am not the biggest fan of shooting nature - it is not a subject I feel I capture well. For example, I recently went to Muir Woods with the intention to take some photos of the redwood forest… It did not go too well. Still, every once in a while, I will find a small semblance of nature in the city which I find quite striking and compelled to shoot. This was an example of that case.

If you look through my Flickr photos, you will quickly notice the lack of nature photos. I personally find the subject to always end up looking far too cliche when I take photos of it. Everyone scoffs at Ansel Adams, but his photos have become timeless treasures, while scores of other nature photographers have fallen into obscurity. Of course, the scene one photographs makes a big difference, but there is some mysterious skill to photographing nature - I have yet to grasp it.

After a couple months off due to the holidays (and my extremely abstract assignment which was impossible to actually execute on) we got back to basics with what may be the most common, yet most difficult theme to shoot - the landscape. There are some great photos in here, a couple folks took on a more natural type of landscape while others went the more urban route. This was an especially interesting photo assignment to me since I normally do not shoot with the landscape scene in mind. I really did learn a lot from the experience.

Enjoy the photos - I am already looking forward to next week.

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