I really like landscape photography, but suck at it because I don’t have the patience to wait around all day in one spot for that perfect moment. I read once that Ansel Adams took his famous “Moon Over Half Dome” shot while on the way to cocktail hour. He just pulled over to the side of the road, snap snap, and got back in his car on his merry way. I don’t know how much of this is true but ever since, I have been committed to bringing my camera with me everywhere, and lately my tripod has found permanent residence in the trunk of my car as well. Heck, it’s even fully extended out and sticking into my backseat just so I can be THAT much more ready.

So anyway, the other day I was driving to the grocery store and dry cleaners which is about a 5 minute trek down the block. However, it took me half an hour to get there because I was driving all around the back roads, trying to find the perfect angle to shoot these mountains. They looked especially captivating this day, because the big rainstorm had finally passed from the area. I ended up taking a shot by the cow farms, which smelled quite un-lovely.

The things we photographers do for pictures…btw this was a 30 sec exposure @ F11.

Tags: landscape, long exposure, mountains, photography, snow