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his week's shooting theme in my M&P class is contre-jour, and to celebrate I made this image just before the sun disappeared behind the tree-line at Hazel Hill Lake. The sunlight seems to be diffracting just at the horizons edge, a universal boundary juncture which holds intriguing promise. To hold detail in the shadows, exposure brackets were HDR processed contributing to the steely impression mostly provided by the reflective characteristics of the lake's surface ice. In the center of the image, the mouth of a small feeder stream is depicted. Earlier in the excursion, I hiked some distance following the route of this inlet, photographing interesting details along the way. Over a relatively short time frame, many worthy images got recorded. It is interesting how some photographic expeditions produce many creditable images, while on other outings the rate of return is meager. Earlier in my creative life I would attribute these divergent results on the venue and prevailing conditions. Now I recognize it is more a function of the attitude and aptitude of the practitioner.
“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” - John Muir
