Standerd Slides

Subject: Clouds
Photo: Joey Meddock

TSQ Location: Book 1.3, Bonus section , pages 116-117

I went to Lake Tahoe for the first time in the summer of 04 for a Nautique photoshoot. To get the best use out of the light, we started our days really early. Early enough that it allowed us to call it quits well before dinner time.

We went back out for more shooting just after lunch. As we got back out on the water, I noticed this solid white cloud hanging in the distance. For hours, I couldn’t stop staring at it. The cloud never seemed to loose it’s shape like most clouds do. They floated stationary all the way until dark, it was like a painting. I felt like we were on a hollywood set.

After wrapping up early with Nautique, I darted down to the dock of the hotel to set up a tripod and watch the sunset. Each minute that passed, the color gradually got richer and richer. It was like watching a movie, wondering what was going to happen next. Moments like these is why photography is so fun and rewarding.

I didn’t have a wide enough lens to truly capture the “whole scene” so I figured I’d take a three piece photo (hence the tripod). I framed it up, keeping a close eye on the edges of the frame. I panned from right to left, then left to right, guessing where the frame edge would start and end. Once I thought I had it lined up close enough, I shot one frame on the right of the cloud, matched up the edges of the frame for the center photo, then kept panning left for the third shot, allowing me to get the capture the entire size of the cloud.

- Meddock