With the remnants of a tropical storm making its way north through Mexico into the southwest U.S., the chance of nice storm clouds was high enough to warrant another photo trip. I'd been asked to shoot the Albuquerque Temple and thought clouds over the beautiful Sandia mountains, behind the Temple was just what I needed. When I say "behind" the Temple, I really mean in front. The Temple faces east, but the entrance is in the back, so most people think the back is actually the front. Confused yet?
     I arrived late in the afternoon and scouted for an hour or so, not finding the composition I wanted. After more head-scratching and walking around, I had an "Aha!" moment and scrambled to get set up. My efforts were too little and too late, as a thunderstorm in the western sky killed the sunset just minutes before I was ready to shoot. I'm headed back to try it again today and will post the images if things work out.
     I did take a few snapshots with my digital camera before dark. The quality isn't very high. I was standing in a patch of tumbleweeds, shooting handheld, with a slow shutter speed and a wide aperture. Just off to the left you can see the edge of the storm that killed the light.



     I went back this morning and made more snapshots of the front, showing the Temple's plaque and some flowers. Not very good light, but the plaque wasn't in the shade. Also, not a cloud in sight.