To concentrate one must be tranquil, to be tranquil we must ignore outside stimuli such as the cold, even though it may be 60° below with the wind chill or 90° degrees with 90 percent humidity, these problems are simple to an old hat like me, using my years of time in the field learning just how to dress for conditions and be prepared for what may arise. These things can and will allow the photographer to miss things that may be readily evident and actually very simple to capture on film or digital media because the distractions having been removed enable the photographer to concentrate and become more fully aware of what is around them. Concentrate on what image you wish to achieve, be tranquil and think of composition, timing, exposure, and just what gear you will need to use. These are all forms of exercising concentration and utilizing tranquility to your benefit. Noticing details is another superb form of concentration. If you are tranquil you will see and sense what image it is you wish to make. You will be able to "see" with a tranquil eye. Think about when a picture like this can be made and how, this will teach you to use concentration and tranquility as a creative tool. We must concentrate, intensely and without distraction to be able to capture images like this, we must remove our Ego and nervous energy, our baggage from daily life from the presence of certain creatures that will typically shy from us. Do this and they will begin to see you as part of where they belong, rather than trying to hide from or avoid you. You will find them available to your lens, as it should be. Concentration to the point where all physical discomfort becomes non-existent; no itches, no scratching, ignoring heat and humidity, cold, rain, wind, aches and pains, the bites and buzzing of mosquitoes and no-see-ums, these "discomforts" are all constructs of the Ego that will inhibit your ability to concentrate on your subject. Images like those that follow do not come from luck, they are made from insight, wisdom, tranquility, concentration and preparation.