Week 1: Traffic Jam Skies

I am often stuck in traffic with the amount of driving I do commuting throughout the Inland Empire. Many times finding new ways to keep myself occupied. While stopped in traffic, no worries I was definitely stopped when I took this photo, I noticed the sun only hitting this one hill. This hill is always where traffic is the most fun and so I have admired the greenery, when It was raining a lot, I have looked upon the unfortunate aftermath of fires on this hill, but I have not recalled seeing the sun hit them in this way.  The reaction I had at first was as if someone had silenced the world, and drowned out my surroundings. I had my music off, which helped make this moment calming and peaceful. It took me out of the frustration of yet again being stuck in traffic.  One thing I did notice too was how different my in-person view of this shot compared to what the photo captured. You obviously are looking at a smaller scale of what I was seeing so I feel that is why it does not give that same effect as when I initially saw this view.