{"id":1872,"date":"2013-02-03T19:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T01:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-vm.journeyoflight.com\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2013-02-03T19:00:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T01:00:59","slug":"last-nights-winter-sky-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog-vm.journeyoflight.com\/2013\/02\/03\/last-nights-winter-sky-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Night&#8217;s Winter Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1857\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journeyoflight.com\/photo\/chalco-cloud-abstract\/sky\/36\/36\/12\/0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1857\" alt=\"Light from the setting sun illuminates clouds in an abstract pattern on a chilly February evening.\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-vm.journeyoflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_8282-sky.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chalco Cloud Abstract<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1858\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journeyoflight.com\/photo\/final-descent\/sky\/72\/77\/12\/0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1858\" alt=\"Light from the setting sun illuminates clouds behind Canada Geese coming in for a landing on Lake Wehrspann on a chilly February evening. \" src=\"http:\/\/blog-vm.journeyoflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_8283-geese-flying.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final Descent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last night I took a short walk down at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journeyoflight.com\/photo-gallery\/chalco\/0\/12\/0\" target=\"_blank\">Chalco Hills Recreation Area<\/a> near my home in Omaha.  For a while the Canada Geese were taking off and landing pretty regularly.  As twilight approached, clouds gathered above me and toward the western sky.  This made for beautiful patterns in the clouds.  Sometimes I just point my lens toward the sky and see what abstract compositions I can make.  Other times, as with the second photograph, I get a nice subject to showcase with the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Details:<br \/>\nChalco Cloud Abstract &#8211; Canon 5D Mark II, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/12145-USA\/Canon_2537A003_50mm_f_2_5_Compact_Macro.html\/BI\/9044\/KBID\/10607\" target=\"_blank\">50 CM lens<\/a>, f\/6.3, 1\/1000 sec.<br \/>\nFinal Descent &#8211; Canon 5D Mark II, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/183198-USA\/Canon_2578A002_EF_70_200mm_f_4L_USM.html\/\/BI\/9044\/KBID\/10607\" target=\"_blank\">70-200 f\/4L<\/a> lens @106mm, f\/6.3, 1\/640 sec.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I took a short walk down at Chalco Hills Recreation Area near my home in Omaha. For a while the Canada Geese were taking off and landing pretty regularly. As twilight approached, clouds gathered above me and toward the western sky. 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