Mark Cassino Photography

Sunset at the Saint Joseph light houses. For a few weeks during the spring and fall, the sun sets between the two lights. Unfortunately, the late winter in Michigan is not a time of year when the sky is clear - and many days can go by without sunshine, let alone sunsets. On this particular day in the first week of March I left home with the sun shining brightly in a clear sky. The drive to St. Joe takes about 55 minutes, but I left almost two hours before the sunset time, to be sure to have ample time to arrive before the sunset.

The pier was foggy as I pulled up, and at the shore I could see a bank of distant clouds off to the west. I suddenly found myself hurrying to set up, as the sun quickly transformed from a clear light to a dull orange orb. Ten minutes later the sun sank into the murk, a full half hour before the sunset time. Although I waited for a while, the sun did not return.

Time and timing is one of the most intriguing aspects of photography. I was lucky to have caught the ten good minutes of the day at St. Joe that evening, and catching those critical moments is always the biggest challenge.

Mark Cassino Photography                cassino@markcassino.com
5047 West Main #393
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-1001                http://www.markcassino.com