Rarely does one see such color in reflected light, especially at dawn. I was on a ranch one winter morning when I noted these beautiful clouds in the northern sky. Soon the rising sun reflected the most splendid magenta coloration onto the clouds making it appear almost as the aura borealis. It was fascinating. Canon F1N with Canon 20-35mm F3.5L lens. Fuji 50 ISO film.
Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.
He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.