Penning Photography Daily

Heading home after chasing a sunset, I saw the streak of green fields under the layer of orange/red/pink sunset sky with blue sky & clouds above.

Never let a moment pass. If you see it, capture it, because it’s gone in the wink of an eye.

I rolled down my window, flicked on my Pentax K20D, set it to drag the shutter – get some light in but blur the green – zoomed out wide at 10mm and laid it on my left forearm and fired off one frame.

In Lightroom 2.4, I cropped it to a nice wide 16:9 ratio, juiced up the colors and some other settings just a bit, and here you are.

Sailing along at 55 MPH with the sunset and a field of green to lift my spirits.

Yes, I was careful. No traffic in front or behind while I glanced down to set the exposure. The K20D makes it easy to change settings quickly, one of it’s many traits that I love.

I only had time for one frame. The field was ending into trees and the light was fading fast. Cars were approaching. I either got it or I didn’t.

If I didn’t try, I wouldn’t have this. I’m glad I tried.