SUMMARY
While tripods offer stability for landscape photography, a photographer advocates for shooting handheld to gain greater flexibility and capture more spontaneous moments. The author found that with experience and understanding optimal aperture settings (f/8-f/13), the need for a tripod diminished, allowing for quicker composition and varied angles. This approach proved beneficial for capturing fleeting subjects and shooting on uneven terrain, ultimately leading to a preference for the freedom and immediacy of handheld shooting.
TAKEAWAYS
Shooting handheld offers more flexibility and angles than using a tripod.
Optimal landscape aperture settings (f/8-f/13) reduce the need for tripods.
Handheld shooting allows for quicker capture of spontaneous opportunities.
Experience can lead photographers to prefer the freedom of not carrying a tripod.