Lassen Peak in Manzanita Lake

This image was created shortly after the park had reopened with new COVID 19 regulations.  As a result, there were still very few visitors.  I had enjoyed a day of photography and hiking in the park.  My plan was to arrive at the lake in time to leisurely pick out my spot.  As the day was ending, I found myself nearly alone with this stunning view.  I enjoyed my dinner while waiting for the light to be close to where I needed it to be.

When it came time to set up the tripod and start capturing images, I had my first issue.  One of the only fishermen in the lake was working his way right through this view.  I really want to respect everyone’s experience when they are enjoying nature.  After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (but in reality, was like 1 minute) it became clear things were not going to work out.  While I like anonymous subjects in some of my images, his movement was ruining the reflection.

I took a chance, shouted out to him, and got lucky.  He moved over next to me and we ended up chatting till it was dark.  I was able to put this image together, and he caught a fish!