Wonderful photographic morning!

So we've been experiencing warmer than average temps in my little corner of the planet. It's supposed to be 71f here today. I spent the weekend in the southwest corner of Wisconsin. While the weather was excellent, the colors had not yet peaked, so I didn't find as much fall foliage to photograph as I had hoped. I got a few good shots here and there but that was about it. Not that the weekend was bad, in fact I had a great time. I never let lack of photo opportunities get me down.

Today however was completely different. I almost left my camera at home because I have to work late due a new system going live this evening. At the last second, on my way out the door, I grabbed the camera and tripod. The sun was not yet over the horizon and as I approached the Milwaukee Art Museum, I noticed an incredible shade of blue to the north. I got off the freeway to get a few shots.

As I was positioning the camera I looked off to the east. I was expecting to see a standard straight horizon with some good color, but nothing special though. What I was rewarded with were some unexpected clouds that were pink and purple as well as an incoming ship's sillouette smack on the horizon. Needless to say, I was shooting for about 20 minutes, until the sun was half way over the horizon.

What struck me more was the high I got from the experience. I was so absorbed in the scene that even now, hours after the fact, I'm still riding on the feeling. Even if the shots don't turn out to be anything special, it doesn't matter. The high was worth it.