preparation preparation preparation

it is the second evening of walking through the city with my camera trying to capture the luminale and at the same time trying to improve my photography skills. After yesterday's lesson which focused on how to keep my camera dry in pouring rain, todays lesson is called "preparation preparation preparation". Therefore I compiled a list of things to do before going out to the city the next time to take pictures. Some of them are obvious (you would think ...)

1.) bring a towel
2.) bring a small flashlight
3.) check lens settings - especially if the "automatic focus" is properly selected
4.) check all other settings of the camera. Especially the sensitivity settings and the ISO level
5.) charge all batteries

Points 1 and 2 were the learnings of Wednesday evening. Point 3 became obvious to me after 2 hours of taking pictures and then checking the results for a change. Point 4 about 15 minutes later when asking myself why the pictures are so dark when taking them with manual settings. Point 5 joined the others on the list about an hour later while reshooting all the pictures taken earlier with proper settings.

Nevertheless I am happy with the results.