ANGELA B. PAN

I was just in a really good mood. I was excited to be shooting the storm with friends and excited for the potential of amazing skies. So glad I came out with two wins.

Last week I met up with a few friends to shoot the sunset. I was so glad they were down for anything because it started to pour! Like every inch of my body was wet from the rain. And of course, I didn’t bring an umbrella or any kind of protective gear. But it was still a blast! We spent half the time taking shelter in the Lincoln Memorial and with a quick break in the rain, I was able to capture this crazy sky.

The days are so long now and I’m spending more and more time outdoors. It’s great. But to be honest, my main concern for this shot was not to get my feet wet from standing in the grass.

I went out last night to shoot the sunset. We’ve been having such crazy, rainy weather that I was expecting much. But I’m so glad I went because the sunset turned out amazing! Then I ran into my friend, Andy! Which made it even more worth it 🙂

So heres the thing, even if you think that you’re going to get a beautiful sunset/sunrise, it doesn’t always happen. But even if you do get the gorgeous colors in the sky, sometimes you just can’t get the composition right. Or you left your camera battery at home. Or a person gets in your shot. You just gotta roll with the punches and you can’t get upset about it. You’re not always going to get the best picture every time you go out. You’re going to get what was meant to be. And sometimes that’s poo. But you just gotta keep on going. Gotta keep on trying and stay persistent.

This is the pep talk I like to give myself when I’ve been out 4 times this week and still haven’t gotten anything I’m totally satisfied with.

I was walking back to my car when I thought I would see what the Lincoln Memorial looked like in my camera. The light was gorgeous and I ended up spending at least another hour shooting the memorials.