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Wednesday afternoon (12-9-15) I went back down to "Lake Edmonds." After another night's rain, the water level appeared even higher than the day before. A piece of driftwood which has been by the #1 viewing platform for years floated a little to the east and even closer to the boardwalk.
Looking directly into the glare and reflection off the water on this sunny late autumn day, I tried a different technique. I mounted the 5DIII + 17-35L wide angle zoom to a tripod and shot in HDR + AV mode at f/22 and auto ISO. ISO settings varied between 800 and 1000, shutter speeds varied between 1/250 and 1/320.
NOTE: For better or worse, this is my 3000th post to this forum.
More high water shots from the marsh, taken Thursday afternoon (12/10/15). it is a challenge working around the low sun to photograph the water while avoiding the glare and reflection.
From the 1 viewing platform. Herons huddles on high ground.
Looking southeast. The three tall trees in the background left of center are on the fish hatchery grounds.
My son Daren standing on the #3 viewing platform.
Looking southwest from the #3 viewing platform. [SUB][/SUB]
Friday afternoon (1/22/16) Daren and I went down to the marsh where we ran into Michael and Stefan. I think Lake Edmonds has risen to record levels after Wednesday/Thursday's storm dumped over an inch of rain in the area. The water is up to the viewing platforms and boardwalk.
(Main) Viewing Platform #2.
The driftwood near the #1 viewing platform has floated up and wedged itself under the boardwalk.
Looking east from #1 viewing platform. Look for familiar objects and features from my other photos of the marsh, such as the fence posts.
Looking south from #1 viewing platform as a train crawled past.
Saturday afternoon (2/27/16) at the marsh. The raptor tree on the fish hatchery grounds stood out against a cloud that resembled a snowy mountain peak.
I call this photos Portraits in Sepia. Taken at the marsh on 2-14-17. Many of the cattails are "fluffed" out and should make interesting photos when back lit near sunset.
Tuesday's (9/5/17) smoke from wildfires in the area gave the marsh a surrealistic look. I used the HDR feature of my camera to effectively capture the mood.
Although the winter solstice is still two days away, the marsh already had its winter appearance Tuesday afternoon (12/19/17). The day's rain signaled the return of Lake Edmonds. The light sky or water may have been playing tricks with the camera's light meter, as I had to shoot at +1 exposure compensation to recreate the scene before my eyes.
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