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The first evening of the workshop several of us went out to these Alkaloid Ponds way out in the country off Hwy 395 in the Owens Gorge, I think. Behind me out in the distance is White Mountain to give you more of an idea of where I am. Or a landmark if you choose to look on a map.
I loved these shapes like puzzle pieces near the ponds. There were more airplane vapor trails dispersed throughout the sky giving us faux clouds. The Golden Hour was lovely on this dry grass and pond.
We worked on composition, and camera settings.

PP- Vibrance, clarity, levels, no USM, and I played with the adjustment brush in ACR on the highlights and shadows, then resized.
Nikon D300s, Nikkor 17-35mm @ 17mm, f/16, 1/30s, ISO 200, Aperture Priority, Tripoded, and I used my Remote Cable Release Cord which I have conveniently velcroed to the leg of my tripod.