Does this ever happen to you?
Picture: Flowing water next to rock in waterfall (Detail), Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness, California
Does this ever happen to you?
You follow a moderately difficult trail a mile and a half (mostly uphill) through mountainous terrain at an elevation over 6,000 feet, on a trail you’ve never been on, to reach a waterfall you’ve seen but not been to, and come face to face with a wonderful cascade of water tumbling hundreds and hundreds of feet over steep Sierra granite…?
… then do you also (like me) spend most of your time shooting tiny little detail shots with a telephoto lens on pictures that perhaps show only 0.0025% of said waterfall?
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August 24th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Do I? No, Should I? Yes. Or at least I should spend more time taking detail shots; I tend to go for the wide view, taking in as much as possible. I need to do more detail shots, however.
August 24th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
I think it depends on my mood for that day but if it required that much effort to get there detail shots would probably a secondary priority.
August 25th, 2011 at 12:29 am
Sure…why not? The whole undertaking is to capture the beauty we see before us and not that which is prescribed by expectations. I think Richard’s response fits well as our mood will definitely affect what we see.
August 25th, 2011 at 7:56 am
I have had similar situations when the wider view just wasn’t coming together for me. I might take a shot as a snapshot, but cherish the detail shots more.
August 25th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
If your vision was recorded, does it matter? (I’m like you, frequently absorbed by the details and sometimes forgetting about the “big picture.”
August 26th, 2011 at 10:57 am
To me, rarely, but Charles Cramer photographed just a tree after hiking all the way to the Diving Board which is harder than Half-Dome.
August 26th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
I’m quite easily distracted. The “landmark” is just a means to an end…but it rarely ends up being the end.