Annette Lake

Yesterday, I hiked to Annette Lake, a nearby trail that I've known about for some time but had never visited. Much of the journey was through unremarkable forest, although there were a few old trees to admire and, farther up the trail, excellent views across the valley. The lake itself is quite scenic, and is currently in the process of freezing over for the winter. Despite overcast lighting, conditions were a bit difficult to work with, due to intermittent snowfall and high contrast between white snowfields/skies and trees that were not snow-covered.

First, horizontal and vertical compositions of the lake. The vertical one is cropped a bit, to reduce the visual prominence of some footprints that appeared in the frame. You can still see them if you look very closely, but they're unobtrusive enough that I think the image works in this form. F/18 in both cases.

Next, an interesting setting along the trail: a trickle of water that has built up quite a bit of ice. I wish the flowing water showed up a bit more distinctly, but I like the framing. F/22.