I really don’t like ticking people off and risking friendships so I’m not going to identify the source, but I just read a blog post that stated – quite authoritatively and unequivocally – that “you are wasting your time photographing landscapes in the middle of the day under direct sunlight.” Wow, those are strong words. The writer goes on to say that “no matter how dramatic the subject matter is, the pictures will never be successful.” Really? Never? As in not ever? To the writer’s credit he goes on to name several exceptions, but I’m inclined to take exception myself. I agree that it’s easier to take good photographs in the morning and afternoon, but it is certainly not impossible to make good photographs in the middle of the day. It just depends on how creative you are and how hard you want to work. I think the writer does photography and photographers a huge injustice to make such a claim.
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The writer of that blog probably never lived in the Carolinas. I have never seen the sun directly overhead (it is always at an angle) like it often is in the mid and far west. But even then "never" would be too strong a word for me!!
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