The Philosophy.....The 3 P's Preparation, Patience, Practice.
We live in a hectic world these days saturated with forced opinions, correctness and intolerance to distort simple reality.
What better way to express yourself through Photography, we can become part of nature for a short time and step back to see real life values. My Quote "An Image in Time is a Stepping Stone to Eternity", what you have captured is unique for that instance never to be repeated.
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So when I've been asked for photographic advice I also quote the 3 P's in Preperation, Patience and Practice.
Preparation..........................Think about what you want to achieve, how do I plan it, have I got the right time of day, pre set your equipment so that you can think more about composition, condition and technique.
Patience.................................Slow down, think about what you are doing, try and not be a "snap shotter", if its going to take a bit longer for that lighting on Landscape or Wildlife to appear or approach, then wait, if nothing happens then so be it for another day.
Practice..................................Know your equipment, practice your technique, don't blame your camera/lens, quite often its the person behind it causing user error. Practice will be very rewarding when you start to get more and more "keeper images"
Lastly we do need some element of luck but preparation, patience and practice will help it on its way