5IMG3239 Cloudscape with farm and fowl

            First came the clouds!  Driving through central Washington state, heading west on the I-90 towards the Cascades, I noted an interesting agglomeration of 2 or 3 different kinds of clouds taking shape on the horizon.  Also part of the mix were rain showers.  I wanted to snap a few shots of the clouds, but that’s a challenge on the interstate.  It often takes a significant amount to time to find somewhere to pull off the highway and then, when you do, the light or the view of the subject may have changed.

When I was, at last, able to park the car, the clouds composition had changed, but it was still interesting.  Next challenge was to find a subject for the foreground.  I left the car and ran for a few minutes, till I found a pond with a couple waterfowl to position between the clouds and my camera.  I was able to find a position from which I could incorporate only a narrow strip of the pond into the shot, but it would do.

As I was taking some test shots, the light changed.  This is often a disappointment if light is part of what attracted you initially to a subject.  In this case, the change of light added interest.  The middle ground was brilliantly illuminated, producing a radiant field of yellow.  In the Idaho panhandle, I’d caught several glimpses of such fields, without being able to set up a shot.  I was happy to have this bright element in the shot, most of which was darker.  [If anyone can tell me what these yellow plants are, I’d like to know.]

I snapped a few shots.  Then the waterfowl, suddenly bashful, flew away.

Taken in: United States / Washington / Grant (show map)

Taken on: June 29, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/4.5, 1/2500 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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