Despite three months of trying, I still find landscapes to be very difficult. Where to focus, DofF, interesting foregrounds, contrast in fore- and backgrounds. The beauty of the area makes me keep trying. This was taken on a hike through one of the trails at Catalina State Park.
At camera club we had a chap talking to us, he checks weather, clouds, goes out in all weathers and stands for hours waiting for the right light. Decided I'm far too lazy and like my creature comforts to be a true landscape photographer
May I ask to be forgiven before suggesting a correction to The Professor? This is known as "Jumping" Cholla, and not Teddy Bear Cactus. TBC grows lower to the ground, and yes, has stickers as dense as a bear's coat. I can attest to this as I recall an night I was with friends out in the desert. Walking back to the car, I didn't have a light and walked into a TBC that went through my canvas shoes and was stuck in my foot! I couldn't take the shoe off, and we had to find a way to extricate the cactus from my foot! That's about the sum of my memory on that occasion, but always a warning about "perils in the desert!"
At camera club we had a chap talking to us, he checks weather, clouds, goes out in all weathers and stands for hours waiting for the right light. Decided I'm far too lazy and like my creature comforts to be a true landscape photographer
His work is amazing though!! https://www.jacklodge.co.uk/