Snow on the Quantocks

“Fleeting Light”

My favourite light is indirect, and I prefer mist or blue-hour photography over shooting in conditions that strongly shape the light. I’m generally methodical in my approach to photography, but sometimes everything comes together and you have to move fast—and I do enjoy the thrill of the chase. This was one of those occasions. After working with moody conditions during an early shoot in the woods, I was sitting in the car with a friend discussing where we should go next. During the five minutes we talked, the sun started burning through the mist. Eventually, the orange glow was impossible to ignore and further discussion became moot. We shouldered our bags and headed back into the woods. I’m glad we did because this light was transient. I only had time to find a composition and take two frames before the mist cleared and the moment was gone.