There was a severe weather warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology this afternoon, which meant there might be strong winds, heavy rain and possible hail. When I got home from work, I looked out my window and it was raining quite heavily, but, the sun was out. An hour before sunset, it was some of the most immaculate light that I've ever seen. On the western horizon were dark, brooding clouds in a tortoise-shell like formation where you could see scattered light piercing through the space between the patchwork of the shell, as it were.
I decided to go for a drive up to Mount Ainslie to see what I could capture. On the way up there, I saw beautifully saturated rainbows with a backdrop of very dark angry grey clouds, and, the foliage of the lush green trees stood out with so much definition. They would have been worthy of being photographed themselves. Next time.
Once I reached the top of Mount Ainslie, I set up at a decent spot. Shortly thereafter, an amazing sunset unfurled before me; lightning striking somewhere off in the distance behind me, spitting rain, and an electrifying atmosphere.
Presented here in 617 format is the view south west looking towards the Brindabella Ranges.
I'm pleased that I'm continuing up that steep slope of landscape photography, and recognising great light; a semblance of intuition around guessing when great sunsets are imminent. I hope to be able to use this to my advantage one day.
Slightly larger resolution available
here.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
2.5s f/16.0 at 17.0mm iso400