The dreary, drizzly afternoon had dashed my hopes for a photographic foray, so I instead spent the day cleaning my house and running various Christmas errands. While vaccuming my room, I suddenly noticed a brilliant orange-red stripe of light across my wall. Looking out the window I saw the clouds parting, making way for a gorgeous sunset. I grabbed my camera and tripod and ran to my truck to get to the top of the hill just in time to see the spectacular colors evolve in daylight's final gasp of life, making way for night.

Watching that sunset made me realize more than ever one of the reasons why I take photographs, to capure moments like this that would otherwise be lost forever. Things like sunrises and sunsets last only a few precious moments, and if you dawdle, you will miss them. Just like life itself.

The dreary, drizzly afternoon had dashed my hopes for a photographic foray, so I instead spent the day cleaning my house and running various Christmas errands. While vaccuming my room, I suddenly noticed a brilliant orange-red stripe of light across my wall. Looking out the window I saw the clouds parting, making way for a gorgeous sunset. I grabbed my camera and tripod and ran to my truck to get to the top of the hill just in time to see the spectacular colors evolve in daylight's final gasp of life, making way for night.

Watching that sunset made me realize more than ever one of the reasons why I take photographs, to capure moments like this that would otherwise be lost forever. Things like sunrises and sunsets last only a few precious moments, and if you dawdle, you will miss them. Just like life itself.