it's a sunset shot taken at about 9pm or so, and it is my backyard. . . in fact i live just at the base of those mountains . . .

good sunset shots around here are hard. this is usually a moring shoot - it's the east face of the rocky mountains. Unless there's a fire, it is not too often that you get a good light. In fact, you almost never get good light if your any closer to the mountains. This shot is a stiched, 5 frames. . .

Whats really amazing to me, is that it's a better sunset shot, that sunrise, because the light was so even. I did not use any grad filters and the exposure was based on the sky. I did not blend or lighten or darken the sky or the water, the exposure is what it was. . .

Tooooo easy, even a child could have snapped a photo. The composition, on the other hand took some study and scouting time. I'll be shooting this spot for a long time to come, there are hundreds of angles and perspectives from this area. . . this is only one of them. . .