You just never know...

Sometimes all of the thought and planning in the world won't lead to successful images. However, I find that if I just remain present in the moment and aware of all things going on around me, images will work themselves out of the scene. In fact, I am discovering that this is what really attracts me to photography. When I am out shooting I tend to become very focused on the immediate moment. I was standing under this street lamp during a workshop with Michael Long and I heard an aircraft overhead. As always, I tend to glance up in the air when I hear aircraft. I realized that if I could be ready in about two seconds I might be able to grab this shot as the aircraft passed over the globe. And here it is.