I’d almost forgotten about evening. It barely existed in the shortened days of Winter. Now, as Spring swells its grip on the landscape, evenings lengthen days into the gradual dark of nightfall. It’s a time to reflect, a time to recuperate, a time to enjoy the light and sounds of the waning day. It’s a time of magical warmth and beauty as it blankets our world. It’s a time to be cherished.
Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 48mm f/29 ISO 100 13sec
Every morning when I walk outside I look up. My mind gives it’s weather evaluation of what’s happening. Sometimes I’m met with bald blue skies and harsh sunlight; sometimes beautiful clouds float magically overhead, and sometimes I get an eyeful of rain. I get a little smile on my face when I see wispy paths of white, or puffy balls of fluffy cotton floating in the morning light. Sometimes it’s like a motion picture that I could lie on my back and watch for hours. The scene below happened a few weeks ago while I was trying to make a different photograph. I looked up and the sky above me was amazing. The subtle reflections of light through the oncoming storm clouds were mesmerizing, and I thought this picture was even better than what I was trying to capture in front of me.
The picture this month is from a recent trip to Sedona Arizona. My wife and I took the opportunity to ride the wind and take a balloon ride over the Schnebly Hill Formation which makes up the red rocks of Sedona.
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As Spring enters our senses and fills our sinuses with wonderful scents as well as pollen, timing can change the landscape dramatically. A few days before this picture the willows had no color, a few days later the trees behind them began their blooming. In a season when you never know if it will be raining for days on end I try to make the most of fleeting moments.
Nikon D800 Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 110mm f/7.1 ISO 400 1/400 sec
Every year I stop by this field because it blooms a color of bluish purple that covers the grass like a blanket for about a week. It’s a wonderful crack in the dormant browns and grays of winter. Anticipation of warm weather, colorful landscapes, and rebirth fills us all with hope. Welcome Spring.
Nikon D4 Nikkor 135mm f/2.0 DC @ f/2 ISO 400 1/1000 sec