The world is always in movement... - a photo on Flickriver

The world is always in movement...

- V. S. Naipaul.

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If you have followed the descriptions of the images that I post on Flickr, then you might be on to the fact that I am a compulsive planner. I derive a lot of joy from meticulously planning a destination. I often try to gather as much info about a future destination as possible before guessing the best time to shoot that location. Initially, I just took the direction of light into account, but these days I track storms in the area, tidal charts, and various other information in search of better conditions. Despite all this careful planning, most of the time, you will experience situations that genuinely shock you. Our trip to Rainier NP was an excellent example of this, we expected relatively clear skies but didn't see the mountain for the first three days.

Today's post is about a similar incident. We were on our road trip through Colorado. I was confident of bagging a perfect clearing storm photo at sunset from the Buck Mesa Viewpoint near Mclure Pass. We got to the spot with some time to spare, but the sky was a drab shade of grey. I thought I miscalculated the storm timings and that there was no way it's going to clear up in an hour. I was thinking of just packing up leaving so I can hit the bed early, but my wife convinced me to stick around until at least the sunset. That was an excellent idea as soon the wind picked up and started to move the clouds around. Some texture began to appear on the grey sky, followed by the sun breaking through the thick cloud cover. We had some spectacular light show that day and I am forever glad that my wife convinced me to stick around. And that's the lesson for today, sometimes all the planning and plotting can make you overconfident about weather patterns, but it's always worth it to stick around. You never know when the fortune is going to turn in your favor.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Patterson Place (show map)

Taken on: October 11, 2016

Tags:

Colorado

Landscape

Mesa

Sunset

Fall

Foliage

Autumn

Autumn colors

Fall Colors

Fall Foliage

Aspen

Aspen Grove

Mountainside

McClure Pass

Clouds

Gold

Trees

Sky

Dramatic Sky

Countryside

fall foliage and aspen groves

Snowcapped mountains « less

Sets appears in: • Rocky Mountains • Fall Foliage more » • Colorful Colorado « less

Groups appears in: • .LANDSCAPES of nature -Comment & Fave only the Best LANDSCAPES!

Camera: Nikon D800, f/5.6, 1/10 sec, 50mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.10
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