The Pond
Cold, wet leaves
Floating on moss-coloured water
And the croaking of frogs—
Cracked bell-notes in the twilight.
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Photography is a funny thing: All too often, we wander around with our fancy cameras with this preconceived notion of what great landscape we are going to capture, only to come up wanting.
This image was captured at such a time during a photo trip to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
Our group was looking for the perfect spot to do some sunset photography; most were looking for landscape features that would complement the light of the sun, as it descended toward the horizon.
As I trailed the group, I took a moment to look at the pond in front of me. A bit of experimentation with the composition of what I saw resulted in ‘Pondscape’.
Oh, and that sunset never panned out for us.
Dutch goes the Photo! 