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<p>I would certainly not include myself among that group but the characteristics which seems to me to single out the consistently successful nature photographer are, first, obsessive dedication to getting the image they want, then a deep feeling for nature and finally a substantial technical skill. But, as i say, I am not in that group on at least two out of those three.</p>
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I would add <strong>patience</strong> as an essential trait for a successful nature photographer. Animals spend an awful lot of their day doing not much of anything at all, at least as far as I can tell</p>