We managed to get a couple of hours out on the lake yesterday; the sun was shining and it was quite warm, but there were dark, menacing clouds lurking around the edges. So when we went up to the house around 5:00, and the thunder and lightning started, I despaired of finding my golden hour photos for the Nurture Photography Challenge.
Around 8:00 I felt so chilly I had to go have a hot bath, and thought I’d settle in for the night. But suddenly, through the trees, I noticed some beautiful light hitting the lake. Now was my chance! I grabbed my camera, and decided to go with whatever lens was on it (40mm f2.8). I wasn’t sure if it would work out, but I had no time to fool around.
For 15 minutes I stood on the dock (in my pj’s) and snapped away. I was quite surprised to see a bit of a rainbow… how fortuitous!
for·tu·i·tous
Adjective: Happening by accident or chance rather than design. Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
Synonyms accidental – random – incidental – casual – chance
Why fortuitous? Well, when our family gets together, we quite often use words that are a bit out of the ordinary… it may sound like we are being snobs, but we all understand that it’s for fun, and simply emphasizes how much we appreciate life. I also like to use the quote function in WordPress.
I’m doing pretty well with all my tutorials, classes, projects, and challenges so far. But I have to tell you, I work hard on them every day… and sometimes, all day…
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
Nurture Photogaphy: Gold
loved the sun flares, but then the rainbow and reflections took over!
What a special gift…be grateful! Your photos are a beautiful expression of your gratitude.
How fortuitous that you were able to capture such beautiful shots…love that you were able to capture such gorgeous images with your 40mm!!
Stunning Barb what a great set of images I love them all it was serendipitous that you looked out at the right time…..lol……
Absolutely beautiful images!! Thank you for a great start to my day.
Boy do I admire you…and what lovely golden hour photos!
Fortuitous, indeed! Beautiful sun-kissed images, even the stormy ones. :)
Thanks so much for joining us in the Nurture Photography Challenge! I can’t wait to see what you come up with on Friday when we move on to our new theme: Green/Adventure. Have a great day!
What wonderful captures of the sunlight streaming. Loved all your photos.
You did wonderful beautiful things with the light here!!!
I love that you use words out of the ordinary! Me too … we refer to it as Debster’s Dictionary :-)
Your images are stunning ~ you really captured the beauty around you.
Have a wonderful day.
Deb
Beautiful photos of the sun and the rainbow! I surely made good use of golden hours!