Why is a landscape photo disappointing?

Actually, a very good idea to let the photos sit for a while before getting to work on them to finish them. It is true that by then the emotions of the moment have subsided and you get a more neutral view of the result from the camera.
Now, it is the case that when I take photos during a trip abroad (the Fleming refers to this as 'taking photos'), I only look at and finish the photos after returning home. I don't have a laptop, so I don't take one with me either. After returning home, the emotions of the moment have already cooled down anyway.
Those emotions do come back, though, but only when I look at them after finishing them. Then I enjoy the moment all over again.

Another important reason is - I think - that we see three-dimensionally with our eyes. And that is not the case with a photo. And then, of course, an important part of the experience is lost.

No, that isn't it either and that's not what I mean either, but compared to what you put in the photo, yes....ultimately you want to copy something...something that was made, not by you...

@hennie Kuijer, I understand very well what you're getting at, but leave your faith (a private matter) out of it, because that's not what this is about.

Dear Nando, good explanation with a great many truths…leaving it for what it is, taking some distance, the absence of atmospheric sounds, evoked feelings… also the reaction 2-dimensional vs 3-dimensional….
It immediately explains a lot about why you sometimes look back at your own images with mixed feelings….
I have once seen a presentation by you in which you had edited very serene, peaceful music to your own images. And even though I was not present at that moment when you took those photos and it therefore was not my personal input… and I therefore could not ‘experience’ the photos at all while capturing them… That music and the atmospheric developed photos nevertheless give an ‘own experience’ and an ‘idea’ of how you perceived this. In that way, you yourself create a personal atmosphere with someone else’s images.
A true art to create an atmosphere for others in that way.

There is something to be said for both. Both looking back immediately and also letting it rest for a while and then looking again.
I nowadays already select 'in the field' whether I put something in the photo or not. Often you already know in advance whether something you actually want to show can really be seen in a photo or not. Sometimes it is about a certain atmosphere or a difference in height/depth that is difficult to capture.
Looking back immediately often serves the function of selecting for me. Do I want to keep a photo or not and if not, why not. Looking back later brings the moment back and that almost always makes me very happy again.

I actually almost never select in the field, unless I’m running out of memory, which rarely happens. I’ve often had it happen that a photo that seemed to have failed in the field still had something I could use for something later, maybe not the moment I wanted to capture but something completely different. I’d rather look back at home and filter them out then, that way the atmosphere usually comes back too, and the failed photos are often nice memories as well

@hennie Kuijer Big deal, the message got across anyway, didn't it? Or not for you? (I had forgotten to add it)

Totally agree Nando. On such a small screen everything looks sharp. The same goes for viewing published photos on a smartphone. That's why I view your photos and those of others on a large computer screen, because then you also see more details.

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That's right. The quality of the photo is often good, but some of the magic is gone. I also always appreciate my photos more as they get older.

In the past, people made slide shows. That was of course with slides. Four projectors with dissolves. That was quite a hassle and also quite a move if you went somewhere else.
Now people make the same thing but call them digital slide shows or digital series. You take your laptop, a beamer and a Bluetooth speaker with you and that is all (there is usually a screen).
Every year in January you have a study day in Gilze-Rijen in the function room 'De Boodschap'. About 20 digital series are projected there.
In the past, they were in an .exe file. Now it has to be in Mp4.
Since I only have .exe files and I know that the PCs there may have difficulty with them, I will try making an Mp4 file from one of the series. But give me a little time.

Can we agree on one comment per arikel? Before it gets bogged down in discussions. I feel that some people keep demanding far too much attention.

Regards Lauran

Lauren, should we then draw lots for who gets to say something? You don't have to read everything either if you find it too much. I like reading how others think about something or how they do something. You can always learn something from it.

@martinphili, you could try a workshop with a landscape photographer. It’s about the right composition, beautiful lighting, etc. That helped me too.