Peeking out the window this morning at 6:30 I saw that the sky was mostly clear after week of rain and nondescript cloud. There were some light clouds in the east and I thought maybe the rising sun would catch them and they'd light up real nice. I checked to see what time the sun was going to rise today (7:48am) and figured I still had enough time for toast.
When I did leave the house there was a nice orange band of colour along the horizon and the clouds were just starting to show some pink. I was hopeful. I drove east to the same location as last weekend because I thought maybe this time the clouds and colour would let me use the trees in the composition. I had this thought of being low in front of the line of trees with them receding into the background, the sky above rich with colourful clouds. When I got to the field it looked like the clouds were going to end up blowing past the trees and probably wouldn`t catch the light the way I'd hoped.
Walking into the ditch so I could get access to the field and see what the composition would look like I was struck by this tall grass against the gradient in the sky.. Actually what struck me first was the red and yellow hues in the leaves of the tall grass, but I didn`t think I could make a meaningful photo given how much light there was. That`s when I became distracted with how the grass was silhouetted against the sky and that's what I ended up shooting.
I never did make it into the field where the trees are. I guess I`ll have to try again some day.
I made a few other shots of the sunrise, and if I end up posting any, you'll find them here.
Thanks for looking.
Brad.
1 comment:
Gorgeous Pics Brad -fall is such a beautiful time of the year with all the colors. These will be so great to look back on when we are covered in a blanket of that white stuff, which in its own way is equally gorgeous. We are very lucky to have 4 distinctly different seasons - some are just a "little" too long! luv Mom
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