I just wanted to put this out there...
There is a difference between taking a beautiful picture, and taking a picture of something beautiful. Now I don't consider myself a photographer, I enjoy taking pictures, but i don't really have what one might call talent. I myself am guilty of taking a picture of something beautiful and calling it "art". But just about anyone can point and click a camera in the general direction of something pretty. However, a real artist can find beauty in normal things, and when they take pictures of something pretty they can really capture the essence of the subject. I don't know if I will ever be able to do that, I really admire someone who can see the world in such a beautiful way and show that to other people. It takes someone really special and talented to change the way people see the world, to help them really look around and see beauty in the simple things.