You see and hear photographers waiting hours until the wind has died down to just about non-existent before pressing the shutter release. So much so, that you'd think it has become an endurance sport!
And I even catch myself doing it, from time to time! But is it really necessary?
I'm wondering where this aesthetic has come from or if it's just a vestige of a time and era when materials were much slower than today?
Personally, I really don't mind some photographic blur and often find a completely static scene too contrived and stilted. And by the same token, I recognise that there are always exceptions such as water reflections or a detail study etc.
But generally speaking, with this practice, are we not doing ourselves and our scenes a disservice by abandoning a sense of motion and naturalness?
Is it not time for LF photographers to embrace the elements, stop faffing and use their time more wisely, like, take more pictures!
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