An incredible sunset after a winter storm at Wellington Pond.

The aftermath of a good snowstorm is one of my favorite times to go out and capture the world. Everything is covered in a white blanket of snow, ponds are covered in ice, and if the timing is right, clearing storm clouds can turn the sky into a stunning display of color. The recent storm on MLK Day covered my neighborhood in five inches of beautiful snow. The sunset that followed the next day was amazing, with several bursts of color throughout the twilight period. It’s not often that you have time to try different compositions in different spots during the same sunset.

My initial composition as the clouds turned red. The ice was very opaque because it snowed the entire time the pond was freezing up, which created a very soft diffuse reflection of color.

I decided to try a few vertical compositions to include a snow covered foreground in the image. This was difficult because most of the snow along the shoreline was full of footprints from children that had been playing in the area.

In this image, I was looking for a clean and balanced snow line to frame the bottom of the scene.

As I was experimenting with another foreground spot in the waning light, another layer of clouds lower in the sky unexpectedly turned deep red and remained colorful until the end of twilight.

As the reds in the clouds exploded for the second time, I recomposed this image to capture more of the color in the sky.

You can see a collection of my favorite images taken at this pond over the years in my On Wellington Pond photo gallery.

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