On my way back home from the Green Island Wetlands I always drive by at an elevated point of the road that overlooks an old oxbow lake of the nearby Maquoketa River, a U-shaped pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off. Most of the time the oxbow pool isn’t even visible because the water level is too high and the surrounding marsh land is totally submerged. Last Saturday I hit the brakes hard when I saw the light unfolding over this part of the landscape. Out of 24 quick shots this one was the one I like the most. The clouds moved rapidly and every picture was a little different than the next one. I missed great light opportunities like this before, just because I simply found no place to stop and park the car safely. This time the luck was on my side!
Nikon Z6II, Nikkor Z 24-70, f/4 S, @ 70 mm, 1/320s, f/9, ISO 200