Here is another capture made at Convict Lake earlier in the month of January 2017, just a few days after the panoramic version. It was very cold on this day, I really only had a few minutes with mu camera. There was a strong cross-wind coming across the lake which created the misty look. Again this is a very natural image, just a few changes to exposure. When I am out with my camera, I feel and respond to what is in the right-side of my brain. I identify what I'm feeling about the landscape, then pull out viewing card to establish a location for my tripod. The rest comes naturally after all these years. Aperture, DOF, ISO and the other technical points. What is most important is what I say first in every workshop. "It is only the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
