The Background
This picture reminds me of a peacefull setting. The stream is slow moving the trees form a nice archway over the water and there is a small beaver dam moving across the photo at a slight angle. This photo is a perfect example of what happens so often in photography. This was not the photo I was originally trying to get. I wanted to go to the other side of the stream and take a picture of some dead trees as the sun was setting. All of a sudden we came across this scene. I quickly took the photo and didn't think another thing of it. This was my favorite photo from the shoot.

The specs
1/30s
iso1600
stopped down 1/3
f5.6

This photo taught me many things. First check your camera settings before shooting. The day before I was shooting a swim meet indoors and had the iso set higher then I would like. Second when ever you want high quality prints make sure you are shooting in RAW.

I like the reflection on the water
I like the gold and deep greens of the water
I like the canopy
I wish I would have shot this using a tripod, in RAW, and at a lower iso

Let me know what you think

~wr~