I am off for the Netherlands in a few hours. I will attempt to continue my posts from there, though they will be kind of out of kilter here due to the time difference. That is if I have reliable wifi?

This is what I call Back Creek Pond #1. It is formed where Route 9 crosses one branch of the drainage that becomes Back Creek. There is another pond just down the road on the other branch, which I call Back Creek Pond #2. And, as I mentioned last time I featured this little bit of water, though it looks idyllic, in reality I am standing on the very narrow verge of a busy highway to take this shot, cars whooshing by my toosh, so to speak. 

And, if you can break away from that image, and back to this one…what I like here is depth…the foreground of reeds and late summer flowers with the pond receding behind, and the great August sky. To me it just says “high August”. In Maine, in August we often get fall air and summer sun. An interesting mix.

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation. 24mm equivalent field of view. f4.5 @ 1/1250th @ ISO 200. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.