What I learned about landscape photography

What I learned about Landscape Photography...I think the first thing that stands out about what I learned is the importance of trying to tell a story and/or capture the reality of the location. Looking around or hunting out the perfect location or angle that tells the story of the moment and captures the beauty of the environment. The second lesson I learned is that many/ most great landscape shots have a focal point of intrest, a building, mountian, road... for me, I tried many diffrent focal points and a few without and I definitley liked the ones that had at least an area of intrest and not just The basic landscape (personal prefrence maybe???). Another important element of landscape photography that stuck with me was looking for patterns and scale, both elements that add to a good landscape shot. The last element of landscsape shots that stuck with me was the issue with sooooo much land/sky. Because I felt my images were a little (ok, alot) boring in that department I used tools to help compensate. There were a few shots that I would have loved to take at sunset/rise for the dramatic effect, but instead I turned to technology. I guess that's the advantage of digital! I think for giggles and grins (not to mention knowledge) I'll go back and give it another go with natural lighting.

What it was like "getting the perfect shot"...For me getting that perfect shot was a liitle tough and at time evasive. It is hard to say, ok I'm going to go out and get that great landscape shot when there are so many issues to deal with such as where to find a great landscape, will the weather cooperate and how to get just that right angle without power lines ( these are fast becoming my nemesis). Other then that I actually had a great time doing it. Yes it took most of my Sunday....but this homework is way better than working on a paper! (LOL)