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East Texas Paradise, Lake Sam Rayburn TX
Doesn't this look like some kind of tropical paradise? Well it's just Lake Sam Rayburn during at sunset. Nini and I took the dogs to our favorite beach on Saturday night and the waves were bigger than we've ever seen before. The wind was ripping. But there was no sunset to speak of. This is the view facing due South, as there was tiny sliver or pink and purple color on the horizon. I was a bit lost shooting South, as I hadn't scoped out much of composition in the past because I was always looking to the West.
This is a single 2 second exposure. I used a 3-stop soft step graduated neutral density filter to knock out some light above the horizon. This was Nini's favorite of the night so I went with her choice! We spent Sunday's sunset driving around looking for a new place to shoot, but we came up totally empty handed. It was not the first time we drove around for 2.5 hours looking for a new spot, only to find a bunch of private property. It has been very frustrating.
Critiques always welcome.
Daily photo: October 15, 2012, taken October 13, 2012
Kelly Headrick (HeadrickStudios)
on October 16, 2012Lovely water blur
dalystock
on October 16, 2012wow makes the lake look really big... how big is it? love the stones in the foreground and how the water/waves ended up. My only critique is the grass or weed shoot in the foreground, but realize that may have made the shot too tight??
Ilene Samowitz
on October 16, 2012I like this quite a lot. Good luck indignation a spot.
Lgood
on October 16, 2012What a pretty scene, lovely sky - Sam Rayburn is a wonderful lake.
Lorna
on October 16, 2012Stunning
L Perry Fuqua (perryfuquaphotos)
on October 15, 2012very very nice Paul
Cho
on October 15, 2012Paul, I admire what you have done with the water and the sky!
Donna McCommon
on October 15, 2012I like the long exposure. Beautiful scene and shot.
KVEdisonNaturePhotos
on October 15, 2012Wow! Really magical!
GaryHowe
on October 15, 2012Like the colours and calm feel of this one Paul. Very cool shot!