Piercing the Shadows
The appearance of daylight often heralds the departure of both mist and mystery from a shadowed morning scene, and so it was a short while later here--but for these few minutes, this beautiful light streaming into the mist added a great deal more atmosphere than the shadows alone, on Pine Island Pond, near Uncertain, Texas.
On our recent trip to explore and photograph some of the southern swamplands, Josh Krasner and I arrived a day early and joined our excellent boatsman, John Winn, for a pre-dawn excursion on one of his small flat-bottomed swamp boats that are perfect for exploring the bayous in the greater Caddo Lake area. It was much, much colder than we expected being this far south--about 24 degrees F when we got on the boat. The frigid air turned out to be ideal for misty conditions although not exactly for comfort as the boat quickly plied the waters of Big Cypress Bayou toward locations where we could drift closely among the great trees and their moss canopies.
It was incredible from the first moment seeing this environment shrouded in billowing mist and grayscale shadows rich in mood, but when this early light started streaming between the tightly packed trunks, it was truly special.
Thanks for viewing!
Piercing the Shadows
The appearance of daylight often heralds the departure of both mist and mystery from a shadowed morning scene, and so it was a short while later here--but for these few minutes, this beautiful light streaming into the mist added a great deal more atmosphere than the shadows alone, on Pine Island Pond, near Uncertain, Texas.
On our recent trip to explore and photograph some of the southern swamplands, Josh Krasner and I arrived a day early and joined our excellent boatsman, John Winn, for a pre-dawn excursion on one of his small flat-bottomed swamp boats that are perfect for exploring the bayous in the greater Caddo Lake area. It was much, much colder than we expected being this far south--about 24 degrees F when we got on the boat. The frigid air turned out to be ideal for misty conditions although not exactly for comfort as the boat quickly plied the waters of Big Cypress Bayou toward locations where we could drift closely among the great trees and their moss canopies.
It was incredible from the first moment seeing this environment shrouded in billowing mist and grayscale shadows rich in mood, but when this early light started streaming between the tightly packed trunks, it was truly special.
Thanks for viewing!