Favorite Photography Subjects

Friday, 9th October 2009

I seem to be drawn to taking photographs of architecture. I love old buildings, arches, columns, and converging lines. I love historic landmarks and old military forts. Whenever I take a stroll in a city, I find myself stopping frequently along the sidewalks. I take a lot of pictures with the camera pointed up toward the sky, to capture the long lines of tall structures.

I once took a brief drive through downtown Chicago, while on vacation. I’m dying to go back and take a walk through the streets, and fill up my memory card. My dream is to someday take a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. It’s one of the most architecturally fascinating cities I’ve ever heard of. Really, any city with a long history appeals to the photographer in me. There is such a vast list of dream destinations that I’d love to photograph that I doubt I’d be able to list them all.

A building in downtown Chicago; photo taken from the passenger seat of a moving car.

Fort Popham - Phippsburg, Maine

A hallway of the Old Faithful Inn - Yellowstone National Park.

Samuel Wilde Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

What is your favorite photography subject, and what would you consider to be a dream setting or destination in order to shoot your favorite photography subject? Do you prefer to take pictures of landscapes? Wildlife? Portraits? Please share your thoughts and images in the comments!

Photo credits (all) – Laura Charon.

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Karen

I'd like to shoot the snowflake falling down among thousands of others

Laura Charon

Tom - Yep, for me it's the converging lines that draw my eyes.

Len - Thanks! Now that I know what it is I can find it again and take better pictures! We were stuck in traffic, and therefore still at the time.

Alyce - I do love wildlife shots. Not a lot to take pictures of, though, where I live in the suburbs!

Shelli - Macro photography is addictive, isn't it? And I must have a million shots of my silly cats.

Pixelle - Yes, I'm sure, since I was there at the time. :D I grew up in Maine, that shot was from a visit my husband and I took back "home" in '08. There's lots of those old forts in Maine, and they all look very similar since they were all constructed at about the same time, using the same kinds of materials.

pixellle

Are you sure that the photo you've labeled "Fort Popham" might not be Fort Gorgeous? There's a Fort Gorgeous in Casco Bay in Maine, right off Portland, that looks just like your photo. Take a look:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30815814@N06/37578...

For me, my favorite subjects are also nature macros, just like Shelli.

Shelli

So far, for me, it's macro photography of anything nature. I also take tons of pictures of my Son and my cat. ;-)

Alyce Taylor

My favourite subject matter is wildlife. I like the fact that every time I shoot a particular subject is completely different from the last. There is always change, new behaviors, new opportunities, and new environments.

Len

I love landscapes and architure as well, and I think the first photo is the Water Tower on N. Michigan Ave. Pictures from the car can turn out surprisingly well.

Tom

I, too, am drawn to architectural subjects, the older the better. I also tend to look for repeating patterns and convergences.

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