Golden Evening Light over Lake Arenal

Golden Evening Light over Lake Arenal

A narrow band of golden evening sky glows beneath a heavy dark cloud above Lake Arenal, Costa Rica. The lake reflects the last light around small islands, while overlapping wooded ridges recede into shadow. Photographed from the Arenal Observatory Lodge area with an OM-1 Mark II, a 50-200mm f/2.8 lens and MC-14 teleconverter at 120mm, 1/200 sec, f/9 and ISO 320, the telephoto view brings the islands and distant ridges together without losing the breadth of the lake.