I love shooting landscapes and working with natural light. It's such a different approach than what I am used to working in studio. I had an opportunity to do this recently on a commercial shoot in Oregon and I was reminded how much waiting is involved. Waiting for the sun to move into the right position or waiting for the clouds to clear, waiting for the light to work it's magic and bring the landscape to life...so much waiting. Sometimes the waiting is completely wasted as the sun gets into that perfect position and that's when the clouds roll in and ruin everything. I don't really mind this though. It's a refreshing change of pace. It's like going fishing, it's fantastic when everything lines and you get that awesome shot, but it's also just nice to be out there even if thing don't fall into line. All that waiting gives you an opportunity to reflect and everything just seems to slow down a little.
So here are a few shots I took while waiting and waiting and waiting...