TIME Timing is an essential quality to photography. The human being still has a huge advantage over the machine in that we can predict when an event will happen. This ability is one that we exploit as a photographer. When a incident, moment or thing is about to happen we spring into action, ready to capture that moment forever. We all think in a different way so for example if we tell someone to jump of a bench and have few people taking photos, they will all have a different idea of when to take the photo and what the outcome is going to be. Extreme weather conditions can lead to spectacular images, and these conditions may only happen once in a lifetime. Some amazing shots happened only because Mt. Pinatubo exploded in the Philippines, filled the earth's air with high-altitude dust, and turned the skies once-in-a-lifetime colors. Many great shots are made only after years of observing a subject, learning when it looks best, and returning to photograph it at its most spectacular. This is how real photographers make anything look extraordinary.