Daily Nature Fix: Trying Hard at Photography - Pt. 1 (Original Photos)

Hi folks. Wow, midnight snuck up on me quick tonight. Anyway, I have a ton of respect for real photographers. It's so neat when you instantly see someone's photos and it's a cut above the rest. We live in a world full of people calling themselves "photographers" only because they spend over $500 on a dslr camera, but it takes so much more. Knowing the ins and outs of said camera, knowing the rules of great composition, knowing the perks and perils of lighting, etc. Then you need to know a ton of shit on the backend when you process the photos in whatever editing software you use.
Well, I'm not a photographer, nor would I ever claim to be. I know the basic functions of a camera, but I'm far from educated on the subject. I can get around on photoshop, but I'm by no means an expert. I use the #photofeed tag rather sparingly. lol I'd love to be as good as a true professional photographer, and I eventually might be.... but I don't have the drive to pursue it. That requires so much time and effort to learn, and I always have a dozen irons in the fire the way it is. I'm comfortable calling myself "a guy that takes pictures" for now.
That's not to say I don't try to improve my photography skills, though. I'm always looking for tips from some true professionals I know, like Hive account@joleenwillis and my brother Hive account@kommienezuspadt. Them, and the ton of other talented, true photographers in this Steemit community have inspired me to try harder when it comes to my photos. But, that's not to say I don't get lucky every once in a while.... and that kind of sums up what this new miniseries of Daily Nature Fix posts will be about: some of closest-to-professional photographs that I have in my archives. I usually like to add 3 or 4 photos to each post, and hate when there is just one, but it's fitting for this initiative. Here is the first of my "Trying Hard at Photography" series:

ISO 500|ƒ/11|1/500 Nikon D90

This photo was taken on a vista overlooking a valley in Glacier National Park. I don't mean to sound super self-deprecating in the early part of this post, but I definitely let the subject/landscape do the heavy lifting to make a cool photo, 90% of the time. lol I do like this one though. It's one of the more "epic" photos that I have ever taken. It's not perfect, but it has a lot less of the simple point-and-shoot look that most of my photos have. I hope you guys like it as well!

Thanks for reading! I post a nature-themed Daily Nature Fix blog every day. Please upvote if you enjoyed it and resteem if you found it especially interesting! Be sure to follow me Hive account@customnature so you'll never miss out on your nature fix! See you tomorrow. - Adam

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