This photo was made at about 4:40 PM on Tuesday; sunset was about 4:15.
Joan and I were on our way to town to run some errands and she wanted to stop to see if there were any cranberries in the bog on the north side of the road. Thus while Joan was foraging, I was photographing.
Joan found many berries but all had gone mushy from too many freeze-thaw cycles.
I noticed the patch of warm light at the far end of the lake. This provided a nice contrast to the cool blue of the rest of the sky. There was not much detail in the clouds… I would have liked more. Landscape photographers don’t have much control over these things.
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Not a bad trade-off. . . soft and mushy cranberries for a pleasing sunset. Now that you have discovered this setting, you’ll need to return when you get those much-anticipated clouds! Nonetheless, it’s a great capture!
By the way, did you have to actually pay for the cranberries for the dinner?
Comment by Just Joe — 25 November 2011 @ 4:50 PM
Yes, I had to buy the cranberries, but luckily I found some local berries at the farm stand in town, where we went to beg for one more fresh, local turkey. Both were delicious!
Comment by Joan — 29 November 2011 @ 8:39 AM