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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 306009" data-attributes="member: 12333">Lawrence, I just want to add my two cents here as well. I believe you, as well as myself and many others, can and will always be our own worst critic. I have been doing this on and off for over 50 years now. I studied photography in High School, studied it from a Correspondents School (for you youngins it was through the mail), and had a PT business doing weddings etc. With all that I know my limitations and live with them. Not every great photographer is good at everything. My advise is simple. Pick something you really like to photograph and do it for 30 days, 60 days, you pick the time. I have done that a couple of time and find that it helps get the juices flowing. I spent the last year with a goal of photographing 100 different species of birds. I have accomplished the goal and find that the stuff I shoot now is better than what I did a year ago. (I also know more about birds than I ever really wanted to.) That being said I still delete about 80% of my shots and see other photographers that I envy. Last week I spent 2 hours at one of the lakes I like to go to and deleted everything I took, but I will be back again within the next week or so. Not to ramble on but my daughter shoots circles around me when it comes to portrait and family photography. I know the technical behind it but she has a way with the people she shoots that I will never have. So I surrender, that's her thing and Daddy has to say Uncle. Doesn't keep me from showing her up with my bird Shots <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Hang in there. Find your niche and be good at it. You have had some great shots and will continue to have them. Do it for the fun. (again just humble opinion)</blockquote>

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