Living in Iowa and trying to become a photographer specializing in landscape can be quite a challenge, mainly because the corn state lacks geographical variation.
住在爱荷华州，想要成为一名专业的风景摄影师可能会面临一些挑战，主要是因为这个盛产玉米的州缺乏地理的多样性。

Although landscapes in the Midwest tend to be quite similar either farm fields or highway, sometimes I find distinctive character in the hills or lakes. To make some of my landscape shots, I have travelled up to four hours away to shoot within 10-minture time for me, I tend to travel with a few of my friends to state parks or to the countryside to go on adventures and take photos along the way.
尽管中西部的风景往往相当相似，要么是农田，要么是高速公路，不过我还是有时在山丘或湖泊中发现了一些独特的地方。为了拍摄不到10分钟的一些风景照，我有时会驱车四个小时。我经常和几个朋友一起去州立公园或乡村探险，并沿途拍照。

Being at the right place at the right time is decisive in any style of photography. I often leave early to seek the right destinations so I can set up early to avoid missing the moment I am attempting to photograph. I have missed plenty of beautiful sun sets and rises due to being on the sport only five minutes before the best moment.
在任何风格的摄影中，准确选择合适的地点和时机是至关重要的。我经常早早出发，寻找合适的目的地，并尽早调试好摄影装备，以避免错过我要拍摄的时刻。由于只提前五分钟到达拍摄地点，我错过了许多美丽的日出和日落。

One time my friends and I drove three hours t0Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin, to climb the purple quartz rock around the lake. After we found a crazy-looking road that hung over a bunch of rocks, we decided to photograph the scene at sunset. The position enabled us to look over the lake with the sunset in the background. We managed to leave this spot to climb higher because of the spare time until sunset.
However, we did not mark the route so we ended up almost missing the sunset entirely. Once wefound the place, it was stressful getting lights and cameras set up in the limited time. Still looking backon the photos, they are some of my best shots though they could have been so much better if I would have been prepared and managed my time wisely.
有一次，我和朋友们开车三个小时去威斯康辛州的魔鬼湖，攀登湖边的紫色石英岩。在我们发现一条看起来很疯狂的路高悬在一堆岩石上后，我们决定在日落时拍摄这个场景。这个位置让我们可以俯瞰湖泊，背景是日落。我们设法离开这个位置，继续攀登更高的地方，因为还有一些时间可以等待日落。然而，我们没有标记路线，结果几乎错过了整个日落。等我们找到了位置，就需要在有限的时间内调试灯光和相机，压力很大。回顾这些照片时，它们仍然是我拍摄的最好的作品之一，尽管如果我做好准备并管理好时间，它们就可以更出色。