to me the blur in the truck shot feels less like a "true" representation of the actual moment
After the perfection, the 'true" representation... Is it what attract you in a picture, being a "true" representation (assuming it can exist which I doubt. did you ever heard of a "false" representation?)?
Sorry but I am bit lost in what you mean...
Take care.
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