Sunset, Summer Lake

Thanks.

M., thanks for stopping by. This was taken at a wildlife refuge north of Summer Lake, Oregon. Summer Lake is a huge alkali lake in SE Oregon. This road is one many criss-crossing through very marshy, mosquito infested terrain. I spent parts of three days photographing here and saw nothing but birds, rabbits, dragonflies, and a few snakes: not one single person. It's pretty desolate country.

Bob, I'm a sucker for rutted roads leading into a landscape. For that reason, I find this appealing. I might consider adjusting the levels in the foreground a bit. It's quite dark on my end. The bright area of sky behind the mountain keeps pulling my eye away from the rutted road.

Robert, I've taken the liberty of quickly tweaking this with the Shadow tool. There is a much more striking image lurking in the shadows with a little more work.

Jeff, thanks for the edit--it makes a significant improvement. Laurie, you obvious we in favor of a similar edit.

 

M, this is really desolate country. There are places to park a tent--even a few very unappealing and uninhabited camping areas. I think more people flock here in October, when the migratory birds invade and the temperatures have fallen; it's supposedly a mini Bosque del Apache during migration.

 

 

Robert, a serene feel to it, thje space ! beautiful, cheers Jana