While visiting Glacier National Park with a group of friends, we came upon this small overlook on Saint Mary Lake. The sky was a little cloudy, so a colorful sunset was doubtful.
With the winds blowing 40-50 mph, I used what Mother Nature was going to give me. I set my tripod about a foot from the ground to reduce camera shake and put on a 10-stop ND filter. This enabled me to capture the fast-moving clouds at 25 seconds. With this slow shutter speed, I was able to use the streaking clouds as natural leading lines toward the old gnarly tree.
As I patiently waited for the setting sun, a hole in the clouds developed, allowing a couple of sunbeams to poke through and illuminate the mountains.
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