These two shots occurred at very surprise moments while driving around Glacier National Park.
The first was one of those "right place, right time" shots. I was blessed to pull up right when the warm light started hitting the foreground trees directly for maybe less than a minute. It is definitely a "grab shot" since I jumped out of the truck and quickly composed and shot the image just before the moment faded.
The second image is a very bizarre cloud that ended up turning into a moderate blizzard that nearly snowed my wife and I in for the winter! It was hand held because my wife and I were actually hurrying to a veterinary clinic. My new mini-doxy had "kennel cough." Otherwise I would have taken my time, pulled out the tripod and shot it at the ideal f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed, for more detail and less noise...
Both good shots...but not your best ;-) I am a meteorologist by trade...and the 2nd is sick. Glad you didnt get snowed in...we need your contributions here :-P
aFeinPhoto.com wrote: I am a meteorologist by trade...and the 2nd is sick. :-P
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Dude, what a weird cloud. It seemed to go for hundreds of miles in nearly a straight line. Just like a wall, swiping everything in its way. We woke up in well over over a foot of snow the next morning, and barely got out.
Must have been the product of the front coming through...basically proof of the wedge of air moving. Impressive stuff. I would hunt down some meteorology sites and submit there to stoke out the weather dorks like myself. Awesome
Mark, I love the first one, a very interesting light and composition. It's great to get the opportunity to explore these classic locations and put your own take on them.
Those are beautiful shots. My son and I climbed to the summit of Divide Mt--the one on the left--this past summer.
I've seen those type of clouds before in and around Glacier. Must have something to do with the mountains and fronts moving though as someone else mentioned.
Cool shots. Love the second one. I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada (about 3 hours north of GNP) and that cloud looks like the Chinook clouds we get up here off the Canadian Rockies. Was it a warm and windy day?
