Lucky that we get to see such great shots is what i say lol. Thanks for sharing.

For 'luck', you could also read 'happy accident' sometimes. As in all of life, that can make the best moments.

As you've disabled the comments on your latest deviation, I'll say here how much I like it. I should go and check the place out, it looks lovely! (But I don't understand why there are so many boats on the shoreline...)

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The colour of that light is magical, and is that swan on a skateboard??? =Bogbrush

I would say without a doubt that luck plays a part!

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luck certainly plays a part for me, I focus on minutae or one off little things, bugs in plants and so on, so luck does help me

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I don't personally believe in luck as an entity - it's just a word we invented to cover circumstances that occur that are seemingly beyond our control or happen without direct influence from us. I doubt the squirrel that hopped ten yards down the road beside my motorbike and then shot across the road between the front and back wheel considered himself lucky

I'm certain, as Silvermixx suggests, that "happy accidents" happen and the outcome can be better than one might reasonably expect. With landscape photography I think a lot of it is being in the right place at the right time - you can plan and anticipate to an extent but you can never be 100% certain what will happen. I'm not sure I'd call it luck though, good or bad, just the result of circumstance. For example - my shot "Once I was Great", I walked across a field and got that particular shot but it wasn't the one I was after as when I initially spotted the tree it was bathed in sunlight. By the time I'd walked back to my bike, ridden down the lane to turn around and came back it was bathed in sunlight again. That was just impatience on my part as, if I'd looked at what the clouds were doing and hung around a little longer, I could have got the shot I catually wanted.

Interesting topic though Norm, I'm sure there will be a lot of varying opinions on the subject Thank you for sticking my picture up there ^^^ as well, you're very kind.

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Luck? Most definitely. Even if it only comes down to the right bee on the right plant, the right angle of the sun shining through that cathedral you just happen to pass by. Ordinary events that make people do faces you never even knew could be done...

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Wow! Thanks for the feature of Cherry Grove Pier [link] Totally unexpected!

Yes. I think luck is sometimes a factor. Especially with cloud formations and sunsets. You never know what you'll find. Sometimes you're just lucky!

Thanks again!

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I think Luck plays it's part, but you have to be prepared as you have said, and most importantly be there!

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Very true Sue, happy accident does sum it up.

Hey, you are right, don't remember turning it off? Ah well, bit late now to turn back on but thanks for the comment.

The reason for the boats is that it was 6am and they are day boats for hire plus the famous Dewentwater Launch. You have got to go and see for yourself.

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