Taft Bay Park Sunrise, Oneida Lake, New York
Sorry for the lack of posts these past 3 days - I went up to New Jersey this weekend to visit my girlfriend. I did attempt to get some new images of Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers at a location near her called the pole farm, but had no luck to speak of. The Short-eared Owls were still amazing, and just watching them was a real treat. For some new content today, I dug yet again into some old folders from my winter trip to Upstate New York and decided to process this image. Overall, I really like the color of the sky and the shapes in the foreground, I just wish there were some more clouds in the upper left portion. In retrospect, I should have taken a couple of steps to the left so that the dark clouds lined up in the middle of the frame. Always keep an eye out on the sky … it should be considered a crucial element of any composition.

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Kari Post on 11 Feb 2008 at 8:00 pm #
This is such a beautiful sunrise photograph sweetie. You did a great job finding interesting foregrounds for this composition. I love the bright pastel colors and mix of pink and blue hues. Very pretty!
Patti on 13 Feb 2008 at 11:06 am #
To my way of thinking having clouds on the one side shows movement and makes the shot more interesting. Love the texture and colors in this one-Patti
Mark on 13 Feb 2008 at 10:20 pm #
OK Chris, now you have my curiosity up on what causes these snow/ice circles because I have photographed a similar circle on a frozen lake near me.
http://www.grafphoto.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=58&pos=42
Beautiful shot.
Chris Kayler on 13 Feb 2008 at 11:07 pm #
Thanks for the comments everyone.
That is interesting, Mark. Wonder what causes these? All I can think of it some sort of spring activity but that is a guess at best.