Fishing in the gloaming of the day, June 12, Cannon River at King Mill Park, Faribault, Minnesota.
IN PHOTOGRAPHY, LIGHT isn’t everything. But it ranks among the top factors in creating a good photo as do framing, perspective, practice and creativity. A good camera is nice, too. Not essential. My Canon DSLR 20-D, for example, would be considered aged by most. Yet, I manage to produce marketable and memorable images.
Golden light slices across the sky.
A bird in a bush presents a striking silhouette in this edited image.
Glint of sunlight on water. Beautiful simplicity.
If you’re serious about photography, you’re aware of the golden hour—the hour right after sunrise and right before sunset. The light is softer, warmer then, lending itself to photography.
The King Mill Dam, Faribault, Minnesota.
Soft colors tinge the sky as the sun sets with this bush in the foreground.
High above, sunshine glints on the trails of a jetliner.
Several months ago, just days before I fractured my left wrist thus halting all photography for the summer, I shot some evening golden hour scenes at King Mill Park along the Cannon River in Faribault. I love this time of day in southeastern Minnesota. There’s a certain peacefulness as day closes and the door opens to evening, then night.
Milkweed and other flowers rim the shoreline.
Rather than expound in words, I’m showing you, because, oftentimes, a picture really is worth 1,000 words.
FYI: Tomorrow I’ll show you the first images I shot after my orthopedic doctor cleared me to use my camera some 10 weeks after my bone break and subsequent surgery to implant a plate.
© Copyright 2018 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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