The morning this image was made I woke up late. The sun was shining through my window. I took a shower and dressed ready to start the day. I walked into the living room and noticed the sky was now cloudy and large snow flakes were falling. Making sure my windows were not dirty, I went back to the bedroom window and saw the same thing. I knew I shouldn’t have washed the car! Anyway, by noon the clouds broke and the light was magical. Grabbing the tripod I headed east to see natures art and get away from the city. What a gift it is!
As a side note: we’re getting a nice dose of winter this morning. It started snowing late last night and is expected to continue into tonight and tomorrow. Forecasting 5-10 inches along the front range. They cancelled my first flight this morning and now report this afternoon. It’s a morning for a cup of hot chocolate, another gift. Stay warm!
10 Comments
Paul
Indeed it is a wonderful gift! I’ll be heading into the ‘woods’ myself, this afternoon. I’ve got my D300 back and can’t wait to get that ultra wide angle lens on and head to the stream and muck about! 🙂
Monte Stevens
Glad you got your D300 back. Mine was back last week and seems to work fine. Have fun mucking about!!! 🙂
Anita Jesse
I couldn’t agree more. A stunning gift. Thank you for sharing it with us. Wow!
Monte Stevens
Thank you, Anita, and you are welcome. After all, I enjoy your images, insights and comments as gifts for all of us.
Ken Bello
Gorgeous shot, Monte. The clouds are so dramatic and the lighting is very nice. Well done!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Ken. I’ve been able to experience so many scenes like this over the past year. We’re lucky to have these.
Tom Dills
I’m a little late to the party but these clouds are truly spectacular. Very nice color and great light. A welcome gift! I hope you weren’t too hard-hit with snow, just enough for fun and a little extra time off, perhaps.
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Tom, and I am also late responding. The total in Aurora was 17 inches with more farther west along the foothills. My first flight last Friday was canceled but other than that it did not mess up my work.
Mark
I think I left to hastily before and didn’t see this one. Really just a ditto of the above, but it is great when you were given this gift, you were also able to pass it on to others. One of the remarkable aspects of photography and paying it forward.
Monte Stevens
I do hope our images are a gift for someone, not just ourselves