So I opened a maps website with 360 panoramic images and saw views like this:

https://imgur.com/a/kydKOQB

Sunrise, shadows and fog. Just some aerostat took a photo and it’s beautiful. But I very rarely see aerial photos! There are so many landscape photographers, but they all shoot from their perspective. So why isn’t aerial photography as popular?

  • A2CH123@alien.top
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    11 months ago

    Ignoring the obvious stuff like cost and legality, as a landscape photographer I will say that it really doesn’t appeal to me a ton.

    Half the fun of landscape photography for me is getting out and exploring new areas, and capturing pictures of cool things I see with my own eyes. Id much rather spend my day hiking around the woods playing around with different compositions than spend it staring at the screen on a drone controller. Photography for me isnt just about the final image, its about the process.

    • stonehallow@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      This. Most drone photography I’ve seen feels like a fast food - its usually got that instant appeal/gratification ‘woah’ effect but after a while they all look generic and same-y with very little thought put into the making of the image.