But it’s not the best way!
I wrote a post a couple of days ago entitled, Avoiding First Impressions. The premise of the post was to continue working the shot until you get what you came for, or at least until you are satisfied. That post, interestingly, seems to have drawn a couple of dissenting opinions, which is great! The opinions focus not on the end result, but on the approach, or the means. One of them by Paul Butzi, which you can read here, and the other by Paul Maxim, which you can read here.
So, the question then arises: Is there one approach that is better than another? Should I visit a place over and over and over again, waiting to get the light just right? Yes. Should I ‘play’ a bit taking 10, 20, 30, or 50 shots of the same subject, sometimes jiggling my camera up and down, trying different shutter speeds, etc? Yes. Should I sit on a rock, contemplate my subject for 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 38 seconds before I take the picture? Yes. Well, OK, what if I try it with different lenses on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday (only Sunday’s that have an even date)? Yes!
OK, so I took it to the extreme. The point being that it doesn’t matter one bit what your approach is, the object of this game is getting a photo that is satisfying to you, not to me or anyone else and, if you care to share your methodology, perhaps it will work for someone else or perhaps even get them out of a rut, but your approach is no better, nor worse than mine.
Often, I’ve read about other photographers, professionals in particular, who say that the best lens for the job is the one that captures the shot that you wanted. Perfect. Using that same thought, wouldn’t you think that whatever method you used to get the photography that you wanted was the perfect method for the job? Guess what? It’s acceptable to have more than one approach, too! 
In art, more specifically photography, the ends justify the means.
Speak on it!
About the photos: Well, I couldn’t approach these cows from every different angle; they were on the other side of a fence. In this case, patience wins out. I just stood there admiring them while they enjoyed the sunshine and some tender blades of new grass. It was just a different, not better, way of getting the shot.
