h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

A bit like the music journal. And anyone is free to post a link to theirs.

I'm intending to do some landscape photography this summer. A lot on the web, I find gimmicky, made with all manner of filters, highly distorted lenses..and 'trying to hard' compositions.

That's just my taste though.

I found this site of landscape photography from last year with some good stuff. I quite like the first one...but especially fifth one down.

The third one is an example of trying to hard..I really don't like it.

For me, it gives little 'space' to the viewer and imposes its vision on you in a one dimensional way..I like to enter good art and dream a bit in it.

Many artists struggle with this 'giving space to the viewer', lightness of touch, so you form a relationship with the viewer. I think its the hardest thing about any art.

http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/2010_winners.htm

I like this sentence,

'...Nothing else matters but your own choice of what to photograph as long as you enjoy it...'

from,

http://mansurovs.com/photographing-what-you-love