I mentioned in Tuesday’s post that I had taken a number of images on August 4th – this is one that I almost missed! I was set up for sunset at Parker Lane happily shooting boats in Marblehead harbor perched on a rock when I started to wonder if the sunset might fizzle out. The sky before me was looking less impressive and I happened to look back to compare when I spotted a growing mass of purple sky overhead. I quickly hopped off the rock and raced to my car with an immediate thought of heading to Castle Rock. It didn’t take long to reach Castle Rock from Parker Lane and I made it down the path in time to catch the peak of purple light coloring the evening sky.
I’ve shared similar compositions from this spot at Castle Rock on numerous occasions now but am still awed at how much the scene can change based on time of day, color or clouds in the sky and the season.