Hunting Camp: Day 2

This is part 3 of the Hunting Camp series that I am doing. Part 3 is about mist. That morning I woke up early because in the past there had always been mist on the lake when I woke up and this time was no different. There was a lot of mist, a lot more than I had seen in the past probably due to the fact I got up earlier than what I normally would have.

The first two photos are taken from the shore overlooking the main lake we use. The mist is so thick that it is hard to see more than 20 meters out into the lake. However, in these photos, you are still able to see the reflection of the pine trees in the water. The third photo is taken from the dock looking out at the diving platform we have out on the lake. You are also able to see the reflection of the pine trees in this photo as well.

The remaining two mist pictures are taken from the channel that connects the two lakes together. The first photo is looking down towards the main lake that the camp is based on. I like this photo due to the fact you can see the almost perfect reflection in the water of the lone pine tree. The last mist picture is my absolute favourite picture that I took during the trip up to the hunting camp. I just think it has all of the right colours and the right amount of mist and exposure to make it an award-winning picture. It is taken looking out to the other lake that we do not really use. That lake has an island in it that is shown in the picture. The picture also has the same reflections of pine trees that all of the other mist ones did.

The final picture in this blog post is one I took on a walk with my girlfriend. It is of a Red Squirrel sitting on a branch of a pine tree. The Red Squirrel is a very territorial animal and will often chatter at you when you step into its territory which is exactly what this one did to us.

Come back next Sunday for part four of the series.

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