Photography Day!

I set out this morning to take some more pictures of the balloon fair, hopefully with one that had Mt. Shasta as a backdrop. They didn't launch this morning though, probably due to weather. But I had a small window of opportunity for some awesome pictures.

I bundled up (it's cold here now) and hopped into my jeep and headed north. I knew just the place I wanted to set up. By set up, I mean park my jeep on the side of the road and start snapping away.

As it turns out, both Shasta and the neighboring mountains got a fresh blanket of snow. Sunrise over Shasta Valley (where I live).

 

 

 

This picture here is an attempt at a scene I've been wanting to capture for awhile. But usually I don't have my camera. Here, I've got my camera but the light is just not right. I need a day that's a bit sunnier. I feel like it's the quintessential Shasta Valley: pasture and cows, the Little Shasta River, and of course Mt. Shasta. The sun wasn't cooperating though. Oh well, another day.

 

 

 

The eastern edge of the Shasta Valley has a line of foothill mountains with a larger range behind it. The clouds were rolling over the foothills like ocean waves. I love black and white photography but also had to capture a color photo since the colors are just so gorgeous out here.