All About the Light

If the key to real estate is location, location, location, then the key to good photography is light, light and light.  O.K., good composition is important, but without quality light it's only half way there.
This image is all about light.  It was mid morning on a very bright, "blown out" day.  So I looked for areas along the lake that were protected from the harsh light by the forest behind me.  Contrast was a problem as the lake and sky were very bright and required a little post-production work in Adobe Lightroom. 

This image was made in the Rocky Mountains National Park.