Internal Lighting

Photo by Craig Johnson - September 2, 2019, Cedar Falls, Iowa

This is an example of the setting Sun creating special effects. We were out sitting on our deck enjoying dinner and watching clouds drift slowly overhead. The clouds were cumulus mediocris (medium size cumulus). The coloration was due to the changing color of the light as the Sun dropped lower in the sky. As the clouds approached they were non-descript - just white with a few shadows. But just as they began to pass, this view appeared, lasting only a couple of minutes. It’s a good example of how the right kind of lighting will enhance an ordinary cloud formation, if only for a few minutes. You need camera in hand because unlike portrait photograph, under controlled lighting, this cloud “posed” briefly before moving on. The back lighting lasted only briefly.