Here is another morning photograph on Manly Lake. I know — that is a LOT of photographs of this feature! But I had several beautiful mornings there this season, and each produced quite a haul of pictures portraying different moods and surroundings. At the moment I made this one, a band of light was striking a ridge descending toward the lake, while the foreground and more distant shadows were in muted light.
All of that aside, it is fair to ask, why so many of Lake Manly this year? One reason, as a photographer friend noted, is that the special themes during this winter season in the Valley were Lake Manly and the wildflower bloom. I can photograph (and have photographed) lots of more typical features in the park any time, but each of these is an ephemeral event, and one to be taken advantage of.
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