I just don't feel my landscape photo's are up to par with ya'll..........yet
Well, first off, some of these guys have been shooting since Eisenhower was president! They've had a little time to hone their skills. So you can capitalize on their knowledge now. There's tons of help here from these experienced landscape photographers so it won't take long at all to get very proficient. Simple things, like keeping things level, or becoming more aware of unwanted intrusions into your framing (like footprints, or stray branches, or a beer can). Learning the best times to shoot for the subject at hand too makes a difference, some are better in the morning, some better in the evening. Better equipment does help, but only if you develop a consistent approach to landscape shooting and you learn that equipment. You have to have a plan, both in the field and at home. Learn the equipment, learn your locations, learn actual landscape photography, and also learn post processing. In the beginning, read everything you can, look at other pictures and buy books to study at home (I'm sure there's plenty of photo calendars and books on Nevada and Valley of Fire). The learning curve is fast in the beginning if you pay attention and apply what you learn. Of course the other side of that coin, and I could name names off FM, are the people that think "It doesn't matter.." as they try to reinvent the wheel, shoot without tripods, worst times of day, no filters, wrong f/stops... and poo poo good advice given, to the detriment of everyone. So you need to learn to filter the bad advice out. Anyway, I can ramble on the subject forever, so just keep shooting and learning...
