The Three Laws of Thermodynamics actually number four. Scientists decided that Thermodynamics could be described by Three Laws. Until another Law was discovered. Uh-oh. What to do? Three Laws sounds so nice so the Powers that Be decided the Fourth Law would actually become the Zeroth Law. There. We now have four real laws but we only have three numbers the Universe has been returned to equilibrium.
I find myself in the same situation. I have proclaimed my Two Laws of Photography (1. Standing at the right spot and 2. Knowing when to make the exposure) for decades. But my further cogitation on the matter indicates that there is a more basic law that must be met prior to invoking Laws One and Two.
My Zeroth Law of Photography is "You have to have a camera in your hand and be looking for photographs." Only then does it make sense to know where to stand and when to press the shutter.
The Universe has been restored to order.
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