Perhaps Steve might consider adding some new categories, or just 1 new one for "Other"?
Is there a forum in which to post sports, portraits, street photography, etc?
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West
New member
Yes, and travel.
No, wildlife , birds and maybe some macro.
This is Backcountry Gallery Forums, a place for wildlife photography. I suspect we will need to find another forum for sports, portraits and street photography.
The trouble with that is that everyone joining here is joining for good reason. They all like @Steve and his approach to photography. I for one, wouldn't complain if we had one more "Presentation" section for "Unrelated Photography".
Would be nice to have an OTHER category too.
kimball
Brian Kimball
Maybe call it Frontcountry Photos 
Graham Clark
gc-graphs
^^ Exactly this.
I work on a fair few aviation and military projects and there's a good bit of overlap with wildlife techniques
Sal Campos
Well-known member
We should have for "OTHER SHOTS" includes sports action, etc....
My gut feeling is that the existing forums already keep Steve and his wife as busy as heck. Adding more forums requires more managing and oversight.
I also subscribe to Nikonians, where there are many different forums like wildlife, studio, macro, landscape, sports , motor sports, aviation, travel, glamour, etc. Each of those forums has a moderator, so I imagine Nikonians has many more folks involved in managing the group on a day to day basis than what Steve can do currently. As far as I know, the folks who started Nikonians, while very capable photographers, are not professional photographers who still have to make a daily living from their photography as well.
The focus of Backcountry Gallery has been nature photography from the beginning since that is what Steve does for a living. Personally I'm quite happy with the forum focus as it is right now.
I also subscribe to Nikonians, where there are many different forums like wildlife, studio, macro, landscape, sports , motor sports, aviation, travel, glamour, etc. Each of those forums has a moderator, so I imagine Nikonians has many more folks involved in managing the group on a day to day basis than what Steve can do currently. As far as I know, the folks who started Nikonians, while very capable photographers, are not professional photographers who still have to make a daily living from their photography as well.
The focus of Backcountry Gallery has been nature photography from the beginning since that is what Steve does for a living. Personally I'm quite happy with the forum focus as it is right now.
I like that this is a wildlife forum for the most part. There are many other forums out there for other subjects. I like the wildlife expertise on this forum and most of the photographers on this site obviously have a great deal of good experience with photographing wildlife: I appreciate that experience.
Personally, I'd would rather it stay exactly as it is with it's focus on wildlife and nature. That's one of the things I really like about it.
add landscapes and macro -
Graham Clark
gc-graphs
Had some discussion with Steve back in 2020, he confirmed that it's fine to post non-wildlife images and he was considering an "other images" area at some stage.
Possibly an outlier here but I've never shot a wildlife image but I do appreciate the skill that you guys demonstrate, there are a range of non wildlife subjects that utlilise similar techniques and the lessons in Steve's books and videos apply to most action photography scenarios.
Possibly an outlier here but I've never shot a wildlife image but I do appreciate the skill that you guys demonstrate
, there are a range of non wildlife subjects that utlilise similar techniques and the lessons in Steve's books and videos apply to most action photography scenarios.
There is a Landscape Presentation portion, maybe not a forum, but that could also serve as a forum I suppose...post a shot and discuss it? Hardly anyone posts in the already there Post Processing section and that, too, could be used for a discussion on landscape processing as it is not confined to one subject.
I shoot a lot more sports photos than wildlife photos but I prefer this remain a outdoors/wildlife focused forum. I think when sites try to address more areas they become more difficult to navigate. Sometimes you have to remain focused to do something well.
Owney
Active member
I shoot more sports than wildlife but have improved my skills reading Steve’s books and by becoming a Supporting Member. Many of Steve’s techniques and tips for photographing birds in flight can be applied in sports so I agree with those who want a Sports/Action section. Same for landscape, portrait, etc. These additional areas will serve to help people zero in on their particular interest. If we are here to assist and support one another we should be inclusive rather than exclusive.
VinnyH
Active member
I, like others, would like sports so I could showoff. Why not add astrophotography? 
Otherwise I like thinking of BackCountry as my wildlife photography site.
Vinny
Otherwise I like thinking of BackCountry as my wildlife photography site.
Vinny
DripDryMcFleye
Well-known member
I like the idea of having a dedicated forum for people who have a specific interest in wildlife photography. I would prefer to keep this site exactly as it is.
Could those of you against this please explain why adding an "Other" forum would negatively affect you? I don't see how one extra option on the menu that you never go to would impact you at all. What am I missing? The people that want it could go to that forum and everyone that doesn't wouldn't go to it. Otherwise this forum would be exactly the same. Help me understand your thinking.
I would welcome a junk room for other types of photography. While I do wildlife the most I do other types as well. I hardly ever go to FM anymore which is the only other forum I belong to as I like the group here and am happy to do my small part in keeping this forum alive.
DripDryMcFleye
Well-known member
I think it would dilute this site into just another "one size fits all" forum.
It would create more work for Steve. More moderators would almost certainly be required.
More moderators would lessen the amount of control in the hands of Steve.
Just an answer to your question from a guy who has been known to be wrong a time or two.
One extra forum. Not like it would be a massive site. Easy to ignore if you aren’t interested. Still don’t see the problem.
Can't ignore it the way most forum users (all forums) go into the forum by clicking What's New.
This is @Steve 's forum, not members' or some corporation. It's not supported by ads like most forums. It's an extension of his publications, YouTube and tours and most of us are here for that specialization.