Montezuma's Redress

© All rights reserved. A low-res, flatbed scan of a 6x7 (2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch) transparency

 

 

I only say that because I have had a few malfunctions, mishaps, and screw-ups shooting in the Montezuma Hills. But, try, try again.

This scene that came and went with the wind (no figure of speech) shows some areas of fractocumulus clouds in the leading edge, or outflow boundary, of the thunderstorms that made the lightning in the shot a few uploads back. Not your everyday occurrence in Northern California's Bay Area.

Anyhow, after deciding we were in the wrong place for a sunset scene, we zipped over to the Montezuma's, parked rather hastily, scrambled with the camera, and set up for a shot. Not this shot, though. I was fixated on the setting sun to the west (opposite horizon). That was bad because if not for forgetting a minor piece of gear in the car, which required the challenging act of turning around, I would have never seen this color that has that unique look that cumulus fractus clouds seem to have. I almost want to say it is like clouds in oil paintings. Anyway, I believe I recall a brief decree to my two sons to "tell me when this is happening behind me," but I have only myself to blame, of course.

So, that's the story. Then came the electrical storm. Oh, the western sunset shot? Well, that will have to be another day.

Thanks for having a look!

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