The buzzard just sat there ignoring me. As I was using my 45mm lens, I was actually much closer to him than it appears. What he was after wasn't subtle...the smell was pungent and noxious!
.[/QUOTE]It's not the flatness only; there is an interesting theory about the famous 17th century Dutch light and skies. The water surface of lakes and wetlands work like a lens in reflecting the light on the incoming clouds from the Northsea. [/QUOTE] Apparently there is a similar phenomenon in Florida where light on the Gulf of Mexico reflects back into the clouds producing extraordinary sunsets seen on the east coast.