Chasing the Light, Part 2 of 3

As I mentioned in my 1st Chasing the Light post, one of the most critical things to catching the light is having your sunrise and/or sunset spots picked out ahead of time.  This gives you ample time to get to your spot to capture the light in time (hopefully).  After I left the  park, I knew there was still time to capture more of the sunrise.  I was at a loss as to where I should go.  Clearly the mountains were perfect, but I definitely didn’t have enough time to get to any of them.  And if I could get to them, I wasn’t sure if I would find a good spot or if I’d have to hike, so that was a no go for me.  I was stuck to the city, and hunting for open space on 1/4 take of gas.

I couldn’t resist the beauty of the light, so I pulled into a spot that was a bit more open than the closed neighborhoods with loads of trees.  Not to mention all the buildings.  It turned out pretty good, and it’s SOOC.  I love the warm glow.  The sunrise is so foreign to me since I typically prefer to sleep in; I’m not much of a morning person.  It was just so heavenly, the beginning of a new day…

I realized a couple of things that I needed if I planned to continue chasing the light:

• Keep a pair of tennis shoes in the car with socks in case you forget to wear proper foot wear as you leave the house in a rush to chase the light
• Keep a hoodie in the car for when you’re shivering at 79* with the wind blowing (yeppers, that was me… freezing as I was shooting in weather most people would be hot in)

As I continued my quest, I knew the reservation would be the only place I could go nearby with beautiful open space.  It dawned on me that if I wanted to chase anything on foot, I was totally wearing the wrong shoes:  flip flops.  Such an Arizona girl.  Who wears flip flops tromping through the desert with cacti everywhere?  DOH!

To be continued…

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