Having been in Cairo for nearly four years, I feel I've shot everything there is to be shot...I know I'm wrong...7 am here, the first day of the Eid...many lambs will be slaughtered on the streets today, and I plan on being there with my camera and a friend (but if his five year old comes, we may have some explaining to do to mommy...)...then, it's another one of many trips to Giza, but this time I have my 5x7 (wee!) --- LScottPht@xxxxxxx wrote: > How sad. I've only been to NY once with the Popular > Photog. Mentor Series and > fell in love with the place. I guess, if you're not > from there, you find a > wealth of photo ops. I live in Dallas and have > nothing here to inspire me. I > think I'm just too used to the place. I signed a > contract with Zuma, and they > expect me to submit basically on a monthly basis. If > I'm not in a different > country or even city, I can't seem to find anything > to photograph. I haven't turned > anything into them since the flood and violence in > Sept/Oct in Haiti. I've > racked my brain trying to figure out a good photo > essay close to home with no > success. That's the difference between an OK > photographer and a great > photographer. A great photographer can find subjects > in their own backyard (this is to > me, not to you). I just need to hit the streets, > like you do. > > Leslie > ===== "The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
