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Current condition on Sprague Lake

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Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on April 26, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Current condition on Sprague Lake
The snow was so soft Saturday morning that each step was sometimes a waist-deep hole. I dragged myself toward the edge of the lake, set up the tripod, and the rest of the time I just stood there and waited (and kept cleaning the lens!). The fog seemed to mute all the sounds except from the curious ducks that happily explored the newly thawed water. C&C welcome. :biggrin:

Canon 5D Mark II + EF 17-40mm f/4L. 26mm 1/800sec at f/8, ISO3200 (to capture the snow flakes and the ducks).
Posted by Bert Fukuda on April 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Nice and moody shot Tien-Chien. How cold was it up there?
Posted by Morris McClung on April 26, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Nice comp, nice moment, nice mood. I like the snowflakes caught on the way down.
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on April 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Bert, it was actually not cold as long as you kept yourself dry.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on April 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Sounds like about as much snow as I remember from last week on the trail, but the lake has thawed though. I like the ducks and snowflakes.
Posted by Todd Caudle on April 27, 2009 at 12:09 AM
1/800th? Those ducks and flakes must be moving faster than usual! Nice mood shot.
Posted by Steven Peckham on April 27, 2009 at 10:33 AM

Like the comp and the mood here as well. The snow along the shore line provides a nice fg subject.

Like Joshua said, the lake sure has thawed over the past two weeks.
Posted by Kelly Black on May 1, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Looks cold. I like the inclusion of the snow in the foreground. I agree that it has a nice mood feel.