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NEBRASKAland Aug/Sept 2017

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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66 NEBRASKAland • AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 I n my house, periodically watching the afternoon sky is a family affair. Often, the formation of clouds before sunset forces me to leave the house in search of a vantage point from which to shoot. What becomes the challenge is looking for a foreground. A windmill, a lake, an animal – all can provide another element to a photo to further enhance an awe-inspiring sky. Yet I can't use the same foreground repeatedly. On June 16, a storm came through eastern Nebraska that brought strong winds to the area. When the storm left Gretna, I left my basement with my family and walked outside to assess our house's damage, and then saw many neighbors with their cell phones pointed toward the sky. When I turned I saw the reason why – the clouds were amazing. Barefooted, I grabbed my keys and cameras and headed toward gravel roads looking for a foreground, only having a few minutes before it was entirely gone. Unable to find what I was looking for, I stopped on the side of the road and began shooting, then started adding some off-camera flash to the road and an adjacent cornfield in an effort to create some sort of foreground. I failed. The attached image is the best that I have from this shoot, one where my last-minute prayers of a deer, or turkey, or even Bigfoot, were unanswered. It's the sky that got away, for the foreground I couldn't find fast enough. Jeff Kurrus June 19, 2017 Foreground

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