Sometimes, you just have to stop the car and get out. The drive through Frisco, CO. was an enjoyable one. The morning was full of warm sunshine, but, as the day grew on the clouds moved in. As you know clouds can add a sense of depth to a landscape, which made me think about Dillon Lake. From a higher perspective I found the view that I liked best. It allowed me to create a foreground of pines and aspens. The afternoon clouds accomplished two benefits for me. First, as I mentioned, they will create a feeling of depth in the final image. Second, the clouds created a soft light to the scene making exposure and development easy to handle.

The darker pine trees across the lake fell on EV 12 – Using an orange B&W filter I adjusted my exposure for two stops more exposure. Exposure was ¼ sec. at f-32.

Since the clouds fell on EV 15.5 my development was plus 1.5. My 5 x 7 negative is printed on Ilford FB paper.