i can see how people can get bored of drop shots - and i can also see how people can get bored of flowers. Infact i am extremely bored of seeing the mundane flower shot and sunset shot - some still catch my attention but on the whole i am bored of them, it doesnt mean that i comment on the one that i find mundane saying "find something else to shoot, this is boring".

I have taken the odd drop shot but i explored a different approach, if you missed it then go see because i too find conventional approaches to drop shots of just plain water rather boring.  I remember Ultimate Male's fan shot which inspired zacko and others back into exploring the drop shot, then i think it was marlene who did the "3d drop" and i think it was Zacko himself who started the image within the drop shots.  All of these were interesting variations on the theme and creative.  If there wasnt a basis to start with then these great shots wouldnt have been acheived, and to land the blame on Zacko for the "boring" drop shot and saturating the gallery with an interesting take on photography is a bit petty.  We are supposed to be creating art here (some people dont seem to understand that) and to do that you need creativity and a starting point... you cant take a portrait shot without a face and a camera, same as you cant take a creative drop shot without the grounding in knowing how to take that shot.  I'm not pointing a finger at anyone here - i just remember seeing a similar remark somewhere else on a recent drop shot and am responding to it and the general sentiment which some people might hold.

Just my two pence ;)

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In every stone sleeps a crystal.
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