The importance of timing and location

Yet I like ken rockwell's passages a lot. Not because of his picture, it is because of his attitudes in photography. When we always struggle between SSWIS, SWIS, LB5, LB6, etc... it is VERY VERY easy for us to forget that we are a PHOTOGRAPHER, not an EQUIPMENT PLAYER!

Here is one of my shots, failed one. Even though it is not bad, but it is definitely far from the best.

This is the amazing moment of sunrise from the Tsing Ma Bridge, one of the landmark in Hong Kong. In order to take this picture, you need not great equipments. I used only an old EOS 300 DATE + 24-105L @ 35mm, but it is no difference. The key is the film, it can help to show vivid colors that cannot be shown in this screen (I'll take more about film later).

LOCATION is important. You may try the trunks in the bottom of the photos right? It is because I have not enough time to run down to the beach and get the best position for taking this photo.

TIMING is important. The only time that you can take this picture is sunrise. Simple HUH?

It is COMMON SENSE that no equipments will help to solve the 2 problems mentioned above. Say "Goodbye" to equipment player stage and go to a real photographer!

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/timing.htm

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Good photo comes from our soul, NEVER from our camera.