Featured Photo: Submerged Fence

Taken on a cold fall morning at Hyatt Lake in the southern Oregon Cascades. A thin film of ice had formed on the lake overnight. The delicate ice patterns on the surface of the lake reflected the warm tones of the sunrise. The level of the lake was particularly high and the corner of the fence had been surrounded by water. The position of the fence corner created an interesting play of diagonal lines between the actual fence and its reflection.

I shot on a tripod and used a circular polarizer. I found two different positions for the polarizer that each enhanced different parts of the image. One gave a good reflection in the water, but made it difficult to see detail in the fence. The other position gave good detail in the fence but did not give a very good reflection in the water. I shot the scene both ways being careful not to move the camera or tripod between shots. In Photoshop I combined the two exposures to bring the best features of each photo toghether in the final image. You can read more about this technique I call exposure stacking in a previous post by clicking HERE.

First exposure 4 sec at f/29

Second exposure 1 sec at f/29