Being at the right place at the right time - JST8910

A huge part of nature photography is timing and being at the right place at the right time…

To get the timing right so you find yourself at the right place at the right time planning for for sunset, sunrise, shadows, moon etc, etc, etc.
All these things can be controlled to a certain degree - except from when some stupid fog, clouds or heavy rain ruining an otherwise great idea or scene.
But, still. These things can be timed and planned to a certain degree. I mean, you can plan for when a valley will be lit by the sun or where you are place when the morning mist lifts from the landscape.
Then you have the other times when “being at the right place at the right time” kicks in. Especially this often happens with wildlife. Being lucky and capturing moments you no way can plan or anticipate to happen.

You just cannot plan for something special to take place with wildlife. Seriously - just finding them can be a hell of a job right?
You just have to spend a lot of time outside with your eyes open all the time just in case Mother Nature should offer you a “being at the right place at the right time” moment.
I experienced one of these moments yesterday: Driving along a forest road I suddenly saw two moose feeding not far from the road. I did what I normally do and picked up my camera and started taking pictures. Suddenly I saw a movement as a roe deer came jogging into the scene. I engaged the autofocus with my thumb and waited until I saw the moose in the background behind the roe deer. Then I pressed the shutter button.
A perfect example of being at the right place at the right time.

Half an hour later - although in a much smaller scale - another such moment presented itself when I spotted a Pygmy owl in a tree beside the road.
I did not even have to get out of my car to take the picture!

Being at the right place at the right time.