Wind Swept

Image © Robert Harris

The night sky lit by the moon produced a haunting display of clouds swept by the wind yesterday evening around 9:00 pm. I noticed the clouds driving home from work and actually made the photograph after parking the car in the driveway. Not having a tripod with me to steady the camera, I braced myself and the camera against the car for a 1 second exposure. It took several attempts to record the image without motion from the camera. The snow in the foreground helped to reflect moonlight and create detail in the trees and snow covered ground. Brrrrr....