Wind Wolves Sunset 27 by Wayne Wong on Capture Kern County

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Wind Wolves Sunset 27

This is my last shot, as we hurried to get out the gate before closing. We spent about an hour at Wind Wolves, and I got 27 posts out of about 90 shots taken...not bad for a new rig.

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Martin Varga and I went on our first Holy Spirit-led photo shoot since Christmas, this time to Wind Wolves Preserve at sunset for our my first series of the year using full-frame.

Because of the limited time, we walked from the Hacienda along the ravine south toward the seam in the canyon, where snow was visible in the background. I was also hoping to catch the sidelighting in the canyon.

Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Thank you, Iliana...can you imagine playing some classical music in the Hacienda? Hmmm...Rhonda Martin would play the flute, you could play the violin, and I could play the classical guitar....:)
Iliana Moore
commented 4 months ago

What amazing light!
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Steve, one reason why it is more blessed to give than to receive is that it is at the very nature and character of our Creator to bless and to choose to love unconditionally..it is a choice, not a feeling. At the same time our Creator's nature and character is the remove curses. Giving causes blessing to come. Forgiving means choosing to give a gift of forgiveness.

That is why my photographic motto is Fiat Lux, Let there be Light. Choosing to receive photos sent by our Creator for us to capture unleashes the same power that will bless and heal. Sharing those photos multiplies the effect...how cool is that!
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Steve, thank you for the compliment, I really appreciate that...what good is it to be blessed with having something worth saying if no one listens? (a common problem) The answer to that is a deeper thought, related to the scripture that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Steve Rengers
commented 4 months ago

Wayne, you are much more the philosopher than I, being a simple man. I have the privilege of knowing you which allows me to sit back and contemplate your vast stream of assembled knowledge and insight. I find it interesting and insightful. I have and continue to enjoy the images you produce and the vision and passion you possess and share with the rest of us here on CKC.
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Steve, it is a clear example of how it works...Abba Father has been wanting me to ramp it up, and I had all but worn out the cameras I had. So I simply realized that since He wanted more photos, He was really telling me He had what I needed, and I just needed to believe He would make it happen, in His time and way. I just had to follow His lead. That sounds really simplistic and incredible, but being a scientist, the most complex concepts often can be reduced down to a simple concept.
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Steve, is was indeed a plethora of the exceptional...I was shooting way above my pay grade and in record time. It is all a God-thing, for sure.
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

David, thanks for the compliment...very appreciated coming from you, in that you know the area like no one else and also in that you have had time to dial in the D800 in context of Wind Wolves.

This shot was a real sleeper, in that I was on the way to the car and happened to glance at the Hacienda. Martin was taking a shot at the fountain, so I looked for another angle.

I saw the possibilities of the antler arch; that really was what caught my eye...the sky was okay, but it was the antlers that intrigued me.

When I finally looked at the computer screen it didn't impress me that much, primarily because the foreground was rather dull.

After editing the other shots, I began to have a better appreciation for the hidden detail in the D800 images. Thus I pressed in and brought out shadows and the glints in leaves on the left, which originally look silhouetted. The antlers were ok, and the Hacienda was merely a backdrop.

The discovery was that the sky was full of detail that was originally not evident. After working on the sky, it was an epiphany, a revelation much like putting on polarized sun glasses on a day where there was bright glare. Suddenly a whole new world appears!

I finished the edit by balancing the colors and using the Hacienda to harmonize the scene. That is how the disparate shapes, shadow levels, and texture were made to gel into a cohesive composition. Thus the ratty-backyard look was transformed into an integrated, harmonious scene that balanced the man-made elements with the natural, the concrete with the ephemeral, and the temporary with the eternal.
Steve Rengers
commented 4 months ago

Wayne, just a plethora of great shots from the Wong barn. You must have had an exceptional day at Windwolves that shows in this fine collection!
Wayne Wong
commented 4 months ago

Now there's a thought, Richard...maybe if I cooked some food to bring along, he would stay awhile....:)