On a whim I stopped at the wetlands after work on Friday. A bank of grey clouds hid the sunset and things were looking pretty boring. But I stuck around well after sunset just in case. It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally the sky you can’t see, over the horizon to the west, is just clear enough to allow the already-set sun to play with the clouds and create a show.
Despite all the apps that landscape photographers use trying to predict great light at sunrise or sunset, there will always be a big element of uncertainty and luck involved. You can increase your odds by getting out a lot to shoot. And you can put yourself in front of good subjects and find pleasing compositions. But Mother Nature will always have the last word on light. I hope your New Year has begun happily and peacefully.
Canon 7D Mark II w/Zeiss 50 mm. f/1.4 lens on tripod: 0.5 sec. @ f/11, ISO 100.
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