I live in a very visually boring place

[LightSpeed]

Light, I've only wanted to visit the Bayou. Is Louisiana worth a visit?

Any place you've never been is worth a visit.

 

[molested_cow1]

at least Louisiana has interesting(and arguably the most unique true American cuisine). it has the french quarter, the fishing industry, the oil industry. then you can drive east to white sand beaches, north to the deep south farms etc, west to texas. trust me, its light years better than the cookie cutter everything south florida.

and dont get me started about art deco architecture. totally overated!

 

[unpopular]

a successful photograph is an object which is not dependent on the subject, but rather the ideas which the subject convey.

 

[blackrose89]

at least Louisiana has interesting(and arguably the most unique true American cuisine). it has the french quarter, the fishing industry, the oil industry. then you can drive east to white sand beaches, north to the deep south farms etc, west to texas. trust me, its light years better than the cookie cutter everything south florida.and dont get me started about art deco architecture. totally overated!

See, someone is on my side. You'd also think we'd have beautiful people to include in our beach photos..... Def NOT so!!!!!!! Lol!!!!

 

[molested_cow1]

the truth is, you will get sick of any place no matter how interesting it may be. the first time i went to chicago, i shot 11 rolls of 36exp negatives in a day. now i dont even bother with my camera, not because it isnt awesome any more, but because i already know what to expect.

my suggestion is either get a job that requires you to travel often, or save up for plane tickets.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

In think you both have the same problem. You only see the surface, and can't look deeper. Once you've hit the obvious, you are spent.

 

[unpopular]

Who cares about two rocks sitting in the bottom of a dry canal?

But that isn't what this image is of.

This is an image of space, tone, form and atmosphere. May not be your cup of tea, and there are numerous issues with it, but it is an example of how the objective subject can be transposed into ideas.

 

[blackrose89]

Amazing how over complicated things get.Was just saying how I would like to be able photograph landscapes with mountains, streams lol! Wasn't saying im unable to photograph here. I even opened my thread with "a good photographer can make anything interesting" and that's all been said over and over lol.

 

[unpopular]

Seriously, if I see another mountain stream photo, i'll prob explode.

 

[blackrose89]

Seriously, if I see another mountain stream photo, i'll prob explode.

Remember, I'm new to photography, so these photos haven't been ruined for me yet as I suppose it will be One day as I see numerous complaints on cliched photos.

 

[unpopular]

mountain stream - Google Search

barf away.

i'm going to bed.

 

[j-digg]

Seriously, if I see another mountain stream photo, i'll prob explode.

Remember, I'm new to photography, so these photos haven't been ruined for me yet as I suppose it will be One day as I see numerous complaints on cliched photos.

Pretty much everyone would like to travel and shoot things we aren't used to, I can't WAIT to go on my next vaca in March.. which coincidentally.. will be in south Florida ... if you are unable to get away at the moment.. well that sucks... Buuut.. the majority of us here aren't sick of your south Florida environment.. so deal with it, get out there and shoot some photos to share with those of us that have to spend our cash on gas to heat our homes ... Hah.

Since you're partial to landscapes and your current location isn't particularly inspirational to you use this time to explore a new area of photography.. portraits, up close work, long exposure .. as stated work on composition, explore your camera, mess around with WB and observe the outcome.. read a book.. buy a cheap flash etc.

Awaiting your photo journalistic thread on boring South Florida
-a cold Minnesotan

 

[molested_cow1]

bitter, trust me, i know whats surface and whats deep, but even Le Bron cant save south florida from neon lights and botox center at every street intersection. May be thats exactly why he ditched Cleveland... oops!

 

[Pau1]

I had a relative that lived in Florida. They moved to NC and I don't think I will ever visit FL again. I feel for you pain. While I was there I only found strip malls and trailer parks.

 

[Infinite_Day]

Holy crap - a lot of you guys are overly harsh without even trying to understand the feeling she has. OK - so she lives in Florida and a lot of you guys would rather live there. Good for you. I live in WV and wouldn't move to Florida if you paid me to. That doesn't mean I'm happy where I'm at. I can relate with the feeling of not having any good landscapes to shoot. I live in a dying steel area that is now being over-run by deep formation gas drilling and coal mining. You can't take a landscape shot where I live that doesn't have an industrial park, slurry pond, drill rig, power transmission line, white-trash house, etc., etc. in it. There is one small park in the entire area and the two wildlife management areas that are here are about to be drilled on as well. It's depressing and doesn't really promote you to get out and shoot when you're a highly conservation minded person like I am.

I don't think this is Rose's problem so much but I can still relate. I know there are those of you who like landscapes and other shots of decaying industrial areas. Those can look good and I have shot some but they aren't what I want to shoot. I'd love to move but jobs are scarce and my wife and I both have to work to afford to live so we can't uproot on one income and hope the other person finds a job. We skimp and save all year to take one big vacation. It sounds like Rose can't afford to do that. She wants variety in her life - if even for a short while. That's understandable. Maybe traveling has gotten old for some of you but I always love to see new places. Some people find inspiration more easily than others. Why is that so hard to understand/accept?

To Rose I say: keep trying to find new things and new ways of looking at old things. Try to find new places in your area that you can get to. It's hard to get out of a funk but it is possible. Save every dime you can and take a road trip - no matter if it's only a 5 hour one.