Dragons in the Spring

Indigo Lake Sunrise - May 4th

When I mention to people that an alarm clock is the best tool a nature photographer has, they look at me kind of skeptical.  I will submit the above image as evidence.

Taken this morning at Indigo Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  

Then as my photography friend Jeff and I were heading back to the parking lot, Jeff spotted the first dragon fly of the season.   YEAH!!!!    Nothing can help enhance a beautiful sunrise as much as finding your first dragon fly on the season.

Springtime Darner

Aptly named the springtime darner.   This early emerging dragon fly lived upto to its name this morning.  Always exciting to find a fresh dragon fly.  The first of the season is always special.

Then as I was leaving for the morning, I spotted this very zen like pattern on reed grasses in the lake.

You can view all of my favorite images from this morning at my web site:
Indigo Lake - May 4th Morning

Beaver Marsh Foggy Sunrise

Beaver Marsh is a true gem in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  A good friend of mine (Jeff Gibson) and I visited there last week to enjoy a colorful, and foggy sunrise.

After looking at my images, the above image just seemed to be lacking something.   That something was mood.   I converted the image to black and white and it felt a lot more like what I was feeling when shooting in the marsh.   The peaceful and serene feel of the marsh on a calm morning always makes me glad to get up early.

What is fun is to compare Jeff's image to mine from the same scene at the same time.  It is really amazing how two people bring there own photography and artistic ideas to the same location.  

Here is a link to Jeff's blog and images:

Jeff Gibsons Photography Blog