I was in town for the Moab Photo Symposium.
Talking to some of the attendees reminded me of the difference between real photographers and myself. They are willing to WAIT for the right shot.
(I merely take pictures of whatever happens along while I am hiking.)
Still, the gap between real photographers and the rest of us is narrowing due to the decreased cost of digital equipment.
Check out their 2006 photo contest winners.
besthike.com 
Real photogs in my mind also have thousands of dollars worth of the very best cameras and lenses plus they went to college specifically to study photography and they’re out to make a living from it.
That doesn’t mean you & I can’t take some great snaps while we’re out on the trail. Every now and then pics we plain old hikers take turn out as beautiful and majestic as anything in the catalogs of Ansel Adams or Galen Rowell!