Before we strolled down to Surveyor Lake, we walked to another small lake in Kikomun Creek Provincial Park, called Hidden Lake. It is a protected lake in which all activity is forbidden to protect the hundreds of painted turtles that call the lake their home. As we reached the trail head that leads all around the lake, there was a sign from the rangers that read "Caution, cougar in the area". Sure enough, we found a skull, bones, and fur scattered in this one area down by the lake. Once we had completed the trail and reached the trail head again, the rangers had just attached a sign that now read "Trail Closed: Due to Cougar in the area", and then headed down to the lake with a garbage bag - perhaps to clean up the remains we had found?
We set up camp at the provincial campground, but the sun was not able to make a breakthrough that day. Looking at this photo you probably would not suspect that it was taken in a slight but constant drizzle. If you don't plan to take shots where you include the sky, overcast or slightly rainy days make for excellent photography days. The colours are vibrant and not washed out from sunlight, the contrasts are natural, and the lighting even. We spent the day playing around Surveyor Lake, and the kids had a great time tossing rocks from the dock into the water. My Dad likes to fish to relax, and I caught him in this unobserved moment just before he noticed that I had directed the lens at him. When it comes to photos of people, I find ones where the subject is unaware of the lens turn out the best, because you capture the person in their own moment in their own space. Once there is awareness of the lens, the moment and the space changes, and so does the feel of the photo.
1/160s @ f/7.1 ISO 200
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