This photograph could have been so much better… I went down to La Cuesta, located in the Big Bend Ranch State Park, to photograph the Rio Grande at Sunset using long exposure photography. I waited for the sunset to be at, what I thought was its most colorful point, before taking this shot. A swarm of mosquitoes came by and I decided to pack up and head out. That’s when the most amazing sunset took place. Imagine a bright, red and orange sky on this photo… Oh well, maybe next time.
I like the way you got low and made the rocks have a nice foreground presence along with the milky water.. I like your sky as it is hard to capture La Cuesta’s sky. Of all the times I have been there, I was able to get an interesting sky only once. Most people shoot from above but when I found this location, it is one of my favorite places to photograph minus the rattlers.
I suppose an even more colorful and brilliant sky would have been nice, but this is a fine image, Terry. And…given my recent experience with mosquitoes, I’d say discretion was indeed the better part of wisdom.
I like the way you got low and made the rocks have a nice foreground presence along with the milky water.. I like your sky as it is hard to capture La Cuesta’s sky. Of all the times I have been there, I was able to get an interesting sky only once. Most people shoot from above but when I found this location, it is one of my favorite places to photograph minus the rattlers.
Thanks Rick. It’s by far my best sky in this location.
I suppose an even more colorful and brilliant sky would have been nice, but this is a fine image, Terry. And…given my recent experience with mosquitoes, I’d say discretion was indeed the better part of wisdom.
Thanks Steve. I really enjoy the long exposures near the water.