This shot of Hummel Lake on Lopez Island, WA was taken on a rar morning when the fog wasn't blocking out the sun. There was mist lingering over the lake catching the rays of sun and making this beautiful scene. I bracketed the exposure and determine that this one (underexposed by 2/3 stop) gave the best results. The sky was blown out on the others, but the boat was exposed better. I decided the sky was more important.
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lovely image, shame that the boat is so dark. Maybe using multiple layers of the same image you could have brought this out and kept the sky exposed as it is?!?!? good luck!
As lighting changes by the minute you captured a lovely sunrise, great sky refelection on the water. the skiff in the reeds on shore make this more than a sunrise. Good luck with this sunrise study. -8-
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