This year wasn't very good for sunsets. Huge forest fires in the NWT were at fault, bringing smoke and haze. So far there were only a couple good days, and most of the time the beautiful fluffy clouds would burn away by sunset, leaving empty blue skies. This is was one of those days. The canola fields in Alberta, creating wonderful contrasts with the big blue skies, it's always a great sight. Unfortunately these types of photos were done a million times and more. So what to do with a boring sky and a subject that has been photographed to death. Well one solution is to pack up your gear and go home, or choose a different lens, open the aperture for max depth of field and try something different. If the conditions are not right, and quite often in landscape photography you are relying on miss weather with her capricious nature, you run with the bulls as the saying goes. Look for opportunities, and don't wait for them to present themselves... actively look for them. It will keep your mind sharp, and your eyes open to the world. There will always be an interesting subject :)