ah bugger it, I have no bloody idea what I did, I simply twiddled some knobs and dials in manual mode and pressed the shutter-release button.
Hahaha, you're definitely cool.
I think then it's about you having a good eye and good taste, among so many things.
A good eye for things helps and, probably more relevant to me, is that I'm happy to try something and fail; it teaches me things.