What is the best camera? In a phrase popularised by Chase Jarvis, it is the one you have with you!
Good pictures (good landscape and outdoor pictures, that is) come from being in the right place at the right time and noticing where God is moving the lights. Light is everything in a photograph. Although we normally have the sun as our "key" light, God uses all sorts of modifiers. Different sorts of clouds, different arrangements of clouds, different amounts of atmospheric dispersion (more in morning and evening giving us those great colours), different amounts of suspended dust and water particles. He also provides all sorts of fill via reflectors (like seas, lakes, cliffs and buildings), the rest of the sky (whether blue or cloudy), and other sources.
When the lights are tuned to "magic" it's showtime! And you normally have only minutes to capture something before it changes. A pocket camera can save you some heartache when you suddenly realise, it's ON!
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