While on a group photo shoot to Death Valley with photographer friends we only knew online, I sprained my ankle--badly and on the second day. While at first alarmed at the thought of just sitting in the truck while they explored the valley, I wanted to ride along on the shoots to get to know these fine folks better. What a marvelous surprise to realize that being held in one place for long periods of time with a camera in my hands opened up all sorts of opportunities to observe people, places and things in ways I would not have otherwise. As I watched our friends scamper about the amazing landscape around us, suffering with pain, I looked up and saw John Dunkle being followed by an amazing cloud. It was so striking I had to hobble out around the truck and take the shot. The result is a photo I would never have seen otherwise. So happy I hurt my ankle (yes really)--and that my husband got to scramble about and get amazing landscape shots for us.