Where&When

In Control
Photographers are control freaks. Everything we do seems to be about exercising control over our tools and processes.Shutter speeds,aperture,choice of film speed,focus,focal length... you get what I mean.
Each of these controls permits us to vary the way in which the image is recorded. Some of us relinquish the majority of these controls to the camera's automation systems, while for others deliberate settings are critical to achieving complete control and artistic expression.
Arno Dawn, Florence 2001
What Matters Most
I maintain though that regardless of the approach we choose to technical control of our images there are really only two controls that matter most‚what you frameandwhen you press the shutter. In other words,locationandtiming.
Location
The mantra of Real Estate agents when they are asked the three most important considerations about a new house are‚"location, location and location". This is true for photographer as well, particularly landscape photo...