Well, let me say that for this image it was no accident that I was at that festival, with a good camera, loaded with HP5, looking for portraits. It was no accident that I had a pretty good idea what I wanted to shoot. I'd sized up the light and figured f8 was ok for a grab shot, that took planning. What was accidental (and fortunate) was that Tim and Ruby were coming from the right direction to be lit nicely, that a man passed right behind them to separate their heads with his darkened form, and that their expressions could not have been better at that second. Back on the non accidental side, I had the experience to not just stand there admiring it throught the viewfinder. It was that quick- I know i didn't compose it- (it's cropped a little all around....)(posted 8549 days ago)So luck in great photos, perhaps, but dumb luck, no. I've come to believe that with a few exceptions, luck is indeed where preparedness meets opportunity- so get out there and get lucky!