Buckingham Fountain, Chicago (Shutter Speed: 10 seconds; Aperture f/18; ISO 100; focal length 21 mm)
Louis Pasteur famously saidthat “chance favors the prepared mind.” This statement definitely applies to photography, as thereisalways an element of chance, with the odds of success growing with preparation. The quote seemsparticularly applicable to night photography, which has unique requirements for exposure and stability. Preparation is everything... more