It was an unseasonably mild, snow-less and cloudy afternoon in Red Wing atop Sorin’s Bluff in Memorial Park at the lookout.  I would not have typically thought about loading up the photo gear to venture out in these less-than-optimal conditions; however, everything was at the ready and loaded from this morning when sunrise wasn’t visible at all – not even a glimmer.  I really wasn’t anticipating seeing any moving clouds in the frames and was thinking of focusing more on moving traffic on the city streets.  I was pleasantly surprised at what I was able to glean from the sky.  Lightroom recently added a very handy feature nestled in between Clarity and Saturation – Dehaze.

Original

Graduated Filter with Dehaze.  FYI – a little goes a long way.

Final edited first frame

This definitely provided some definition in the clouds making the scene more interesting.  Here is the completed time-lapse video combining all three points of view that I captured.  I may have to give this vantage point a whirl after dark.  The light trails from the head/tail lights produce a wonderful light show.

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