The week had been very hectic and long with having to deal with issues at work. I was definitely looking forward to the weekend. I had only been able to venture out with my camera during lunch and was thinking if the weather cooperated I would take a drive up to Sylvan Beach on Oneida Lake.

Saturday afternoon approached with everything lining up as I had hoped. There were some nice clouds in the sky, a slight haze to soften the light and my afternoon was free. I grabbed my daughter and we made the 40 minute drive to the lake. The conditions were a little worse at the lake and I only had a few minutes with the sun before it dove behind the incoming clouds.

This image was after it disappeared but still an hour before the official sunset. Technically it wasn’t in what would be called the blue hour but I do like the tone provided by the cloud cover. This is a portion of the break wall which separates the entrance to the barge canal and the beach area. I would have loved to get an image from the wall looking out into the lake but I couldn’t get around the fence. Don’t they trust us? 🙂

Wrong Blue Hour
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/3s, 70mm, f/22, ISO 200