No, ducks are not boring. You lack knowledge and experience with ducks. I've had a couple, and they are intelligent, amusing, creative birds. The trick, Shawn, is to know your subject, and know it well, and your photography will improve. But more than that, on a deeper level, your appreciation for your photographic subjects, in this instance, ducks, will improve.
Photography is not only about gear - the beauty of a lens, the fine click of a shutter, the qualities of various film stock, or the number of pixels in a scan. It's about communication. In order for you to communicate something worthwhile in your photographs, you must have something to communicate. That comes with empathy, time, experience. No matter what you're photographing, whether people, ducks, bugs, or inanimate objects. Shel Belinkoff > [Original Message] > From: Shawn K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think the photograph could be better. Though it is interesting I think > that everyone found it exceedingly boring, which is sort of what ducks are, > they're boring. But, for me to really like it, I think it needs some work. > I had more trouble today shooting birds, but I had the most luck when I sat > down and just waited for them to come by.
