An Update to a 2010 Blog
Where has the time gone. I thought is was just last week that I posted Part 1.
We have been spending some time in NH in the town my ancestors started in the 1700s. There has been great weather for most of the time, along with some terrific clouds, but for photography, as I wrote in the last installment of this blog, I prefer inclement weather.
When we were in Cuba last February and March, we saw some pretty dramatic skies. This image was made along the Malecòn in Havana, where the winds come off the Straights of Florida and dash the waves against the sea wall, sometimes so much, that the road is closed. I got drenched getting this shot, but it was worth it! Blue Skies, Who Needs’em!
We spend a lot of time on the Outer Banks. It is in our back yard. The light is ever changing, and the skies run the gamut. I love the contrast between a dark, stormy sky and the light sand of the dunes. Every time we go, the shapes are different, as are the clouds and colors.
The light in Tuscany is marvelous. In the late afternoon, with rain clouds coming in, the combination is stunning. This light lasted a mere few minutes, if that.
Death Valley is a desolate and amazing place. Part of it set below sea level, and it is extremely dry. That said, there is moisture that feeds into Salt Creek on the valley floor and creates mists in the mountains above. I was struck by the layers in this scene.
There is the old saying in photography that when you are looking in one direction, you need to check out what is behind you. This image is a case in point. The light caught Arnie’s and my attention in our side-view mirrors as we were heaving back to Santa Fé after a late-afternoon shoot. People were hungry, but we had to stop, and as it turned out, so, they realized, did they. Clear skies would not have afforded this sky. You need moisture and wispy clouds to get this effect.
I’ll share a final few from this past year next time!
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