Magic tricks that improve light & stop the breeze

[CP Goerz]

Somewhat Like Brian but in my version I say something to the effect that nothing will change and its time to go home and start folding the dark cloth...the wind usually dies down a bit then :-) I've also found that if I pack the gear up completely the light gets better and the wind dies down even more.

The usual scenario is where I have packed the gear and have walked half a mile back to the car, this is when both the wind has stopped and the best light ever appears on the subject. To avoid heartache I have found it best NOT to look back no matter how warm a glow you feel on your neck, just like you should never walk upstream after taking a drink.

[Jerry Bodine]

I tried pointing my left index finger to the sky and shouting "Abacadabra Zaba-daba-do, let there be light." It didn't work. Maybe the wrong inflections, or maybe I should use the right hand, because there's more power in it. That seems to have worked for Michelangelo.