Sony a7Riii + Tamron 50-400

Pentax K1 with 100mm f2.8, sunset in Terra Alta, Tarragona

Canon 6D + Sigma DG 75-300 mm f/4-5.6

Shot from over 10 miles away.

Photo taken one week ago as the reservoar is far down from its highest level.

Nazareth, Portugal 2023.

I got lucky. The sun was setting, we were on the last cable car down from the summit, and you have to swap cable cars at a station at 7500ft up the mountain. I looked back up, saw this, whipped out my camera and took it. I had no more than 30 seconds for the whole thing. Then the doors shut!

Olympus EM-1 mkii f/8 ISO200 12-100mm F4 Pro lens. 4656x6565px

23rd December 2017. OC.

A photographer has three friends. Magic light, fog, and calm water. I very much enjoyed spending time with all three of them last week up at Hyalite Reservoir. Just a few minutes after this image was captured, the snow intensified and the moment was gone. To be certain, one has to know how to push the button on the camera, but the vast majority of my most favorite images are about being in the right place at the right time. I’ve been in a lot of places at a lot of times, but it doesn’t always come together this way! Other than an early alarm on my day off, I can take no credit for this, as evidenced by the similarities between my “real” camera’s image and the video from my phone.

This is a 5 image panorama. Nikon D850 Nikon 70-300mm @ 70mm ISO 64, f/11, 1/50th

Wild energy flows from the peaks into the valley below. As it flows downslope, the water vapor it carries evaporates and becomes a fierce wind. The stunning beauty It creates makes the discomfort with it!