[robski]

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Photography is the art of capturing light with the essense of all the highlights, shades, colours and shadows. If you have an interesting subject well lit your halfway there. Often you hear the phase "being in the right place at the right time" to capture those few precious moments when everything comes together to make a mundane subject come to life. To get the best advantage photographers learn and study when these events are most likely to occur. Some outdoor subjects rarely enjoy such ideal lighting conditions and great skill and knowledge is required to get the best from the scene. Many of our photogenic beauty spots are blessed with more than their fair share of good lighting. Now if you can combine this with a composition that causes the eye to explore the image plus provoke a thought or memory your on the road to a great image. Many great images have a subtle blend of what you see and what you don't see.