When I am asked this question, I am reminded of what a late colleague and great friend once said. "It's not about catching fish, it's about going fishing." No truer words spoken, as in my case. I have taken days and gone fishing, with my camera. That is I have gotten on street cars, buses, gone to parks, "touristy" areas, neighborhoods, swamps, etcetera, and snapped away the day usually yielding six or seven excellent shots. Although I haven't actually entered them in any competitions, they hang on my walls.
I have always been such a hard judge on myself, that I have a hard time convincing me that any one picture is good enough to compe...