I woke up at 0300 this morning and couldn’t fall back asleep, so I laid in bed at 0500 hemming and hawing about getting out with the camera. And although the sunrise forecast was weak, I could see a few breaks in the clouds, so I made a last minute decision to head out, nonetheless.
Looking at the ephemeris, it seemed that the most accessible place to go and maybe capture a meaningful image was at the western shore of Oneida Lake, so I went to Oneida Shores.
Let me tell you, it was windy. When I arrived, I only had 10-15 minutes to photograph. I immediately recognized that I wanted to use a portrait orientation so that I could include the varied clouds and colors in the sky. But the water was rough and I couldn’t figure out what to do with the foreground until I elected to wait for the foreground to come to me. The resulting image is a little noisier than I would have aimed for until calm conditions, but I was able to press the shutter button at an opportune time, and I am pleased with the result.
