Ahhh….going out to take photos before sunset is such a wonderful feeling for me. I went to a local old, vacant restaurant on top of a hill to get a good look at the valley the other evening. It was perfect! The clouds were amazing, the light was starting to look nice and I was framing images, seeking which would be best for a nice sunset. It was so peaceful being “at one” with nature…the birds chirping, the sun rays beginning to dance on the foliage…and then a HORDE of people???
I look up and a stream of people were coming back to the area where I was at and politely asked me to leave because a wedding rehearsal was about to begin. Seriously??? AGAIN???? I just got kicked out of a church the other day because a wedding was going to start which stunted my photography experience and now I’m being kicked out yet again. Evidently they used the old restaurant as an event center because of the fabulous views. As one of my blogging friends said….maybe it’s a sign that I should be doing wedding photography…with a smiley face at the end. Bah! Like that’s going to happen any time soon, lol.
I think this was the best of what I got before I got the boot. The whole thing did make me laugh.
Into the Sun
Laura Macky Photography 
May 21, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Stunning image, laura! My sympathies with the churches though… I’ve had to do a lightning raid more than once …
May 21, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Thank you Sue…yes, I do understand the need. I just found it funny that it happened twice in less than a week. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Tell me about it… I know they have to use them… but really… 😉
May 21, 2014 at 1:50 pm
Great composition–I’m there!
May 21, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Thank you! But you’re not there for long…they’ll kick you out like they me hehehehe
May 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm
So great, love these images!!
May 21, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Thank you!
May 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Certainly a worthy shot for your time and trip. Wedding photographer is not my thing either – way too much stress. For those who are good at it…more power to them.
The backlighting really makes the foreground stand out with their little halos – which help to draw the eye to the center of the frame – not instinctively to the lighter area of sunshine..
May 21, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Thank you Robert. I loved the little halos too…it’s amazing how something so small can command such attention eh? 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:41 pm
Yes indeed.
May 21, 2014 at 3:40 pm
😀
May 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Absolutely stunning Laura.
May 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Thank you Leanne. 🙂 I did my own “gold country”. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:12 pm
I don’t know, these couples that want to get married……no consideration 😉. Love the image, wonderful use of a restricted tonal range and great light.
May 21, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Totally mark! Sheesh! lol Thank you so much for your kind comment. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Wow, that picture is really fantastic!
May 21, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Thanks so much 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:29 pm
Just beautiful my dear.
May 21, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Thank you Sue :)))
May 21, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Laura, is this the natural light or did you use sepia tone? Well done!
May 21, 2014 at 3:40 pm
It’s colorized but it did have the light there to begin with. Thank you!
May 21, 2014 at 2:52 pm
magnificant
May 21, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Thank you so much. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 2:55 pm
I cannot tell you enough what a delight your photos give me. Pure art! 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 3:41 pm
What a nice thing to say! Thank you so much. 😀
May 21, 2014 at 3:49 pm
You’re welcome. Just speaking the truth. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 4:17 pm
😀
May 21, 2014 at 2:56 pm
A beautiful calm image, love the back lighting on the Pampas 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Thank you. I was sneezing while I was there lol.
May 21, 2014 at 2:58 pm
Great toning
May 21, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Thank you 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Ethereal. Superb stuff Laura
May 21, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Thank you Alex. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Really nice image. While wedding photography may be an unwanted career direction, perhaps this is a sign that you have the instincts of a high-end Location Scout. People pay you money, you tell them where to go;-)
May 21, 2014 at 4:36 pm
hahaha Robin….yes, I can certainly tell them where to go…in more ways than one. *grin*
May 21, 2014 at 5:04 pm
Exactly!
May 21, 2014 at 5:14 pm
😀
May 21, 2014 at 4:46 pm
OK, come on, now, ‘fess up. You sneaked those pretty grass-head thingies out in the folds of your medieval gown from the last wedding party and casually planted them here just so, to create the (absolutely) perfect foreground for this (absolutely) classic dreamlike image. That much is clear. One thing puzzles me, though, how big a fog machine did you have to rent to get that misty impression in the near-background? No, no, it’s too big for that–you must have rented a crop-dusting airplane…and then waited for the turbulence to calm down…and shoot before it all dissipated… Ah, well, I wish I had the budget for all the roadies you cart around with you to help you to get these (absolutely) lovely images. Oh, and by the way, this one’s a real beaut, Laura!
May 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm
It’s a shame you don’t know how to articulate yourself lol! Thank you so much. Your response was infinitely better than my post LOL
May 22, 2014 at 6:26 pm
Guilty. Long-term problem. Drove my grade-school teachers crazy. Couldn’t seem to put subject & verb together. Subject? What’s that?
May 21, 2014 at 5:02 pm
A surreal beauty!
May 21, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Just like me! hahaha Thank you 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 5:12 pm
You’ve captured a very mysterious looking scene. You would almost expect some bad guys to pop out of the bushes.
Leslie
May 21, 2014 at 5:15 pm
ha! More like wedding guests. Oh yeah, same thing. 😛
May 21, 2014 at 5:36 pm
Beautiful photography Laura, but really? Can they actually kick you out of a parking lot?????
May 21, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Oh it wasn’t a parking lot. It was the area where they have rehearsals. Thank you btw 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 5:50 pm
OMG…what is it with you and weddings, lol.
I love the tone of this image. It really sets a nice warm mood. Bravo dear friend 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 5:52 pm
Crazy isn’t it lol. Thank you about the image. It’s one I had on my computer that you saw. I love backlighting!
May 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm
Dreamy and beautiful. vw
May 21, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Thank you :))
May 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm
🙂
May 21, 2014 at 6:48 pm
Getting kicked out of places seems to be something we have in common!
May 21, 2014 at 6:53 pm
lol 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 7:03 pm
Stunning shot! Beautifully processed!
May 21, 2014 at 7:08 pm
Thank you so much!
May 21, 2014 at 7:42 pm
“Bah! Like that’s going to happen any time soon, lol.”
Laura, I do love your attitude.
You may know (or not, if you have not read my “By Way of Introduction” page), that my father was a physician. But more important: he was a semi-professional magician and Renaissance Faire performer, and President of the TAOM (Texas Association of Magicians).
Anyhow,
Magicians usually got bad connotations and insulting queries:
“So… You’re a Magician? Do you do kid’s birthday parties an’ such?”
Christ on a Cracker! My Dad always showed more restraint and patience for such idiots than I would have.
When some of my ‘old friends’ found out that I was (almost) a Navy SEAL, the first thing they would ask me:
“So…Lance, How many men have you killed?”
“None yet, but you could be my first”
(I never actually said that, but I really wanted to…)
Great photo Laura.
May 21, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Thank you for sharing a bit of your story and history. I can’t believe anyone would ask if you’d killed anyone! That is quite shocking. My blogging friend was being silly when she said that and she knew I never wanted to be a wedding photographer. But I’m just letting everyone else know lol. It’s very cool about your dad being a magician. I dated one once and he would NOT divulge anything and it drove me nuts ;).
May 21, 2014 at 8:12 pm
One more favorite quote my Father often used:
“Confucius say, Magician who perform trick more than once, fool only self.”
Thank You Laura for putting up with me and my silly….ness.
May 21, 2014 at 8:21 pm
I love those Confucius sayings. Thank you Lance. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Oh and thank you!
May 21, 2014 at 8:25 pm
so inviting
May 21, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Thank you….although I wasn’t on the guest list 😉
May 21, 2014 at 9:36 pm
super!
May 22, 2014 at 6:21 am
thank you 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 9:45 pm
What a wonderful shot. It has something dreamy and “otherworldly”. ❤
May 22, 2014 at 6:22 am
Kinda lemony? lol Thank you: )
May 21, 2014 at 9:49 pm
It do seem like someone is trying to tell you something….
May 22, 2014 at 6:22 am
*covers ears*
May 22, 2014 at 1:14 pm
😀
May 21, 2014 at 10:02 pm
You have outdone yourself, you turned a great photograph into a work of art!
May 22, 2014 at 6:22 am
Thank you so much Pete! I’m glad you feel that way. It’s the direction I’d like to go…being artistic with the camera and photoshop.
May 22, 2014 at 2:47 am
Oh dear, hahaha. It’s hilarious that you were stopped in your tracks by a wedding two times. I don’t think you offered them any congratulatory words 😀 Amazing shot of the valley, love the soft golden hues. The plants and bushes look so soft and fluffy…but in real life I don’t think they are 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 6:24 am
You are correct in everything you said here, hehe. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 6:29 am
Hehe. I wouldn’t say anything to the wedding people either if I were in your shoes…would’ve been fuming silently and secretly wishing my face wasn’t turning red from that 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 6:34 am
Oh I did say some sort of weak “congratulations” as I was packing up my equipment lol.
May 22, 2014 at 3:38 am
I love the image you captured… and I hope you look into the wedding photography thing… maybe some one is dropping the hint and you’re not getting it… but then this photo does show your ability… brilliant…
May 22, 2014 at 6:25 am
Thank you so much….about liking my image, not the wedding photographer suggestion lol. I think it’s pushing me to be faster at taking pictures and to see things more quickly. Yeah, that sounds good. 😛
May 22, 2014 at 5:59 am
Amazing picture, excellent work!
May 22, 2014 at 6:25 am
Thank you so much. You’ve gotta know that compliment means a lot. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 7:01 am
OH, Laura, this is stunning. Whatever you did with this image, stirs my soul! Perhaps this is what you came there to achieve, for in my opinion, I see GOD, I see Absolute Perfection in your photo. Whoa! You nailed it! Keep up that great work. When you become ONE with that around you, your photography shows it. Love, Amy
May 22, 2014 at 7:05 am
Thank you Amy!! I’ve noticed that what I go to shoot is not always what I end up with! Seems like I’m definitely guided because that day I almost didn’t even go out and take pics….but I actually “heard” my voice inside me say “go!”, so I went. 🙂 hugs
May 22, 2014 at 7:18 am
Oh I love what I am hearing!!! And look at the GIFT you were given!! This is what happens with me too. Again today I have the urge to go walking and take my camera with, so I know magic again will happen. I am SO happy for you that this has begun in your life. Always listen to that Voice, Laura, and you will never be led wrong. xx Amy
May 22, 2014 at 7:19 am
The magic…yes :))) When we pay attention to our inner selves, that’s about as true as it can get. We will be living the best way we can when we do that. hugs
May 22, 2014 at 7:22 am
You just gave me goosebumps. I couldn’t be happier for you, Laura. You are learning something so special and very rare in this world. Don’t loose this. What you are “hearing” and “knowing” will lead you to a magical future. I know it. I’m on that Path right now. 🙂 (((HUGS))) Amy
May 22, 2014 at 9:40 am
Thank you 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Oh, Laura, you are SO welcome!!! (((HUGS))) Amy
May 22, 2014 at 7:42 am
Funny story! But, the image is nothing to laugh at – brilliant! I absolutely love it! Those golden tones, so warm and glorious! The back lit grasses are simply gorgeous!
May 22, 2014 at 8:45 am
You should do wedding photography…if you like working to the point of exhaustion. Maybe next time tell them you’re scouting the location for a bridal magazine haha. Then you take a few snaps of them and tell them they might end up in the mag :P.
May 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm
LOL….clever! Except the part about me being a wedding photographer. YUCK!
May 22, 2014 at 8:52 am
I’m delighted you got the shot before the boot!! Absolutely golden and gorgeous!!!
May 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Thank you!
May 22, 2014 at 11:02 am
shame you got the boot – it is a lovely setting. FYI if they don’t require a private use permit for the wedding party they can’t ask you to leave – free country and all but that does come with a bit of negativity from the wedding folks – might spoil you creative mood
May 22, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Yes I didn’t want to cause problems. i can always go back. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 11:29 am
Great photo, Weddings, yeah go for it 🙂 I did one last summer and an other coming up this summer – no time to party.
May 22, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Um no thanks!!! lol But thanks for the compliment on the photo. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Must have been an amazing to be kick out like that because of a wedding – even twice. Nevertheless you got away with an amazing shot; a beautiful backlit scenery – and beautifully processed.
May 22, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Thank you so much Otto. I’ll go back some day when there are no rehearsals…hopefully…
May 22, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Laura, thanks so much for choosing to follow Tide Line
Still Life. I hope that my photos continue to delight you! Best, Maggie
May 22, 2014 at 1:01 pm
You are so welcome. 🙂 Have a great day!
May 22, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Oh my! What a stunning photo!
May 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Wonderful shot. You should have just moved away a little bit and kept shooting. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 4:23 pm
lol…sounds like a candidate scenario for Candid Camera. 🙂
May 22, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Laura, didn’t you explain you were an internationally known photographer with a world-wide following that could only make their day more special by taking some more photos, as oppsoed to being thrown out like riff-raff?
May 22, 2014 at 5:51 pm
hahaha! That made me smile! I’ve been in a funk today and I let out a cackle. Thank you 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 2:36 am
Gorgeous light.
May 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
Thanks Mitch!
May 23, 2014 at 4:28 am
Have fun shooting weddings. You will enjoy
May 23, 2014 at 6:01 am
Some of you are huge brats in here! lol
May 23, 2014 at 6:18 am
I would not photograph a wedding either.
May 23, 2014 at 6:45 am
yeah not my cup of tea
May 23, 2014 at 5:47 am
I love the photo. Your post-processing is stunning. How could they kick you out? Wasn’t this a public place?
You could have kicked them out instead:
“Sorry, there’ll be no wedding rehearsal here until after I’ve finished my photographing.”
May 23, 2014 at 6:01 am
I like your thinking. 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 6:06 am
Me too 😀
May 23, 2014 at 6:06 am
😀
May 23, 2014 at 12:05 pm
What a lovely photo…so ethereal! The light at that 5ime of day is my absolute favorite! Too bad you got booted…I do think there may be something here…though not wedding photography for sure 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Thank you! And thank you for the encouragement. I’m working toward “something”…if not just betterment. : )
May 23, 2014 at 1:16 pm
🙂 Have a great weekend!
May 23, 2014 at 1:26 pm
You too !
May 24, 2014 at 1:11 am
Gorgeous picture Laura – has to be one of my favorites!
It seems like everyone is getting married eh.. lol
3 times lucky perhaps?
May 24, 2014 at 7:49 am
Thank you ML! And yes….I was actually thinking of going to some churches today…but do I dare??????? 🙂
May 28, 2014 at 8:28 am
gorgeous light Laura
May 28, 2014 at 9:18 am
Thank you 🙂