So much of expressive photography involves chasing the light. Sometime we find it, and sometimes we don’t. And sometimes we may even have the flexibility in our schedule to wait for it. We stopped off at Monument Valley again on the way home from our visit to Arches. It was late in the day, and evening clouds had gathered around the massive monoliths in full force. The light was in and out, and we had but 45 minutes to make the most of what we could get. In this shot, I found one of our photographers hunched over his tripod in the wind and cold – waiting patiently for something magical to happen. I don't know what kind of image he was able to make, but I try here to express the calm, carefully measured response to light so critical to expressive photography. Shot from a hotel parking lot overlooking the valley, this image abstracts both photographer and butte, placing them into the context of the shifting clouds and the reflected colors of a setting sun.