I suggest a topic for a debate.
What next in nature photography?I think most of the images that we see today appears very familiar. Be it images published in national/international nature photography magazines, results of major nature photography contests, most of them appear very very familiar. How many new perspective have you seen during last one month? Do you remember any of them? Agree?
Where are the new visions? During last seven years we as a small forum have explored very different avenues and made some memorable images. This includes remote triggered images of birds and mammals, different research and visions in monotones, moody images which evoke feelings using blurs, motion blurs, colors, forms, shapes, patterns (mostly restricted to
beautiful and
sad), played enough with lighting, different flash techniques, star trails, stereographic projections, wide angle macros, relating nature photography to other art forms and attempting apply some of those in our own visions. I think we as a small group have made a very compelling, bold and very new visuals during last 7 years. You may just keep refreshing
this page to see some of the compelling images you have created in the past (sorry, we have not updated this for quite some time now).
However are we getting saturated? What next? I think the road blocks are artificial. Is it time to go bolder further? What does that mean?
I believe we have a ocean of new ideas to explore. I don't know what those are. We will not be able to arrive at a process to discover them. Do you think a discussion is worth?