January-February 2019 • Nebraskaland 23
H
owever, I didn't
anticipate
how visually
overwhelming the icy
prairie was going to be
when I arrived. As the sun
peeked above the horizon,
the entire prairie began to
sparkle and glow, and I felt
like a dog chasing handfuls
of popcorn tossed in the
air. I wandered aimlessly
for about 10 minutes as
the sun continued to rise,
mildly panicking, unable
to decide where to point
my camera in the face
of the wonderful glittery
awesomeness. Finally, my
brain kicked in and I began
to sort and prioritize my
options. I pulled my wide-
angle lens out to capture
the sun shining through the
icy prairie vegetation while
it was still low enough to
do so. Once the sun rose
too high for that pursuit, I
switched to my macro lens
and settled in to capture
close-up images of the
glazed golden plants around
me.
