We see things in contrast to one another. Perhaps this is the reason the final results of such a method can be seen only after its execution. We may have a general idea of the outcome, but not the specifics. Planning, preparation, and practice only go so far. In the end, it is the surprises found in the final performance, born of the twin confluences of time and circumstance, that truly enliven it.
Vision is a voyage of discovery.
Oriens was my maiden voyage into this line of inquiry. I looked for the right situation to use this technique for quite some time. Well, I'll bet you could photograph Zabriskie Point in a way that hasn't been done before. I knew what she meant, but her comment actually clarified another idea for me. I had made exposures of sunrise at Zabriskie Point, but didn't have the ones I needed.