Fish Lake #2, Steens Mountain, Oregon

Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, ISO: 100, Aperture: f/11, shutter: 1/8 second, tripod: yes, filter: 2 stop soft edge graduated ND

The same, only different from yesterday’s post.  This image captured just a few minutes later, but without the sun light on the distant ridge.  The sky and lake reflection are still nice, but the photo lacks the ‘pop’ that comes from the warm light on the far shoreline, as seen in yesterday’s post.  For me these two photos teach a lesson in timing and how quickly the light changes at sunset.  As I look at these photos I think of the fish I caught on a dry fly and how beautiful the light was on the lake.  I can’t wait to return and repeat the experience.  In that way, both images work for me…it’s the feeling that counts.