Winter weather can often include interesting skies and nice billowy clouds. This scene features a group of Amish buggies attending a sale at the farm. This shot was taken from the roof of my truck to give a little better perspective on the line of buggies. Sometimes I get strange looks when I have my tripod set up on my vehicle roof, but you would be amazed how much an extra six feet off the ground can help. . The only thing you must be aware of is not shifting your weight if you are using long exposures, but this was a fairly fast exposure, so that was not an issue. this was shot in infrared.
Donald Reese Photography 
Very Cool !! I like the higher perspective.
Thank you sir
You “rose to the occasion”——-sorry, couldn’t help myself!! Like the IR.
That should have been my title. thanks
Nice IR shot and a great composition helped as well by your perspective, Donald. Did any of the buggies make a purchase? 🙂 Sorry.
I’ve set up on the van a few times and have thought about fixing a setup like Adams used. My biggest problem wasn’t shifting but other vehicles flying by and having to wait for the bounce to end.
Yes, I have run into that issue myself, but you wait for it to settle back again. A van should be nice and high, but I have no idea what adams did? I often wished I had a turret that rotated and could move and focus from the laptop.
Here’s his setup.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html?pagewanted=all
Thats a nice rig. I would even like to photograph his car.
Or have one just like it. I think one of the reasons I drive a van how much I liked the old Woodie station wagons.
I never would have thought of getting up on the roof of a vehicle. I think I’m gonna have to ask my wife for the SUV back. 🙂 I grew up in Pennsylvania and there were many Amish around my area. On another occasion my youth group helped an Amish community for a few days and was able to stay a few nights there. That was fun. Where was this shot?
Lancaster,Co.