The sun rises over the still surface of a lake, its rays breaking through scattered clouds. Thick cloud groupings reflect on the surface, doubling the sense of depth and light and pulling in the viewer.
Reflected sunrise. I enjoy taking note of how the sunrise slowly shifts to the south as summer turns to fall.
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A tranquil sunrise over a lake, where cypress trees and drifting clouds are mirrored in the still water. A quiet, luminous glow is cast upon the reflective waters.
Stillness at sunrise
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A cluster of trees rise from the still, dark water. Golden light brings out the texture of leaves and buttressed trunks. Bright green and yellow foliage reflects vividly on the water's surface. The lit trees stand before a shadowed background of trees on a shore.
Tree cluster in morning light
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Sunset behind a cypress tree on the lake, with dramatic cloud forms mirrored in the still water, creating an inkblot-like effect. This composition is composed of blues and golden yellow with shadowed trees.
Paging Dr. Rorschach
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Morning sunlight brightens tall bald cypress trees rising from the calm waters of Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach. Distant trees stand independently against soft blue sky. An alluring dark area of the swamp beckons to the right of the image.
Bright morning sunlight and dark swamp interior.
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Pre-dawn light spreads across Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach, with soft ripples in the water reflecting streaks of orange, yellow, and blue. The silhouette of the shoreline forms a thin, dark band in the distance.
Dawnzerly
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Hi. Yeah, I agree! #StumpyLake is a bit of a lake/swamp hybrid. The lake is man-made. It was sort of creek/swamp before they put in the spillway (1910-ish). It's a bird lover's paradise and just a gorgeous natural area in a predominately suburban area. It connects to thick cypress swamps. I ❤️ swamps
Rippling swamp water reflects the cypress trees rising from its surface, as well as a soft pink and turquoise evening sky.
Twilight colors play across swamp waters
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A fiery dawn lights up the horizon, streaking the sky with brilliant oranges, reds, and purples. These colors and the shapes of clouds are echoed in the still waters below. Silhouettes of cypress trees make up a shoreline in the distance. Small, dark spots in the sky are egrets leaving their roost for the morning.
Distant egrets leave the roost as dawn color erupts.
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Soft blues and purples of pre-dawn are painted in the clouds and on calm water of a lake in wide brushstrokes. Silhouetted trees make up the shoreline, with faint specks of white - egrets perched in their roost - visible among the branches.
First light at the egret roost
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A dark, moody image with silhouetted cypress trees fronting at a fiery sunrise. The clouds' reflections glow red and orange in the still water. The sky is streaked with deep purples, crimson, and patches of bright light near the horizon.
This morning, I'm but a (contented) fly in the red velvet batter.
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The bow of a light blue kayak points toward a dramatic sunrise over calm waters. The sky is painted with fiery orange, deep crimson, and shades of violet, mirrored the lake’s glassy surface. Dark silhouettes of trees make up the shoreline.
Crimson dawn
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A scene at dawn where a small cluster of cypress trees rises from lake water. One tall, slender tree rises higher than the rest, backed by a wide sky streaked with soft blues, grays, and warm light. Rippling reflections stretch toward the viewer
The morning sky glows in soft layers of teal, pink, and orange. Silhouetted trees at various distances grow from a lake. The pastel colors are reflected in the rippled water. There is a moody, but serene quality to the scene.
A mood at dawn on the lake
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Tall cypress trees rise from calm lake waters, their trunks submerged and their green foliage lit warmly by morning sunlight. Heavy gray clouds loom in the background causing the brightly-lit trees to stand out. In the distance a far shoreline is also partially-brightened by morning sunlight.
Trees lit by a morning sun as it peeked through thick clouds.
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A lone cypress tree glows golden in the dawn light, resting in still lake waters beneath a heavy gray sky.
Life goes by as quickly as dawn. Go take a look around.
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A golden-yellow dawn sheds light on cypress trees standing in calm swamp water, their reflections glowing with warm orange and green tones. The a dramatic sky is made up of lavender, blue and bright yellow where the sun peeks through.
Dawn after Erin
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Golden light strikes a stand of cypress trees at dawn, their glowing reflections mirrored in still swamp water beneath dark storm clouds.
Light after Erin
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A peaceful sunset over still swamp waters, with trees silhouetted against a sky streaked with clouds. A cobalt blue sky deepens the scene, reflected in the rippling water below.
Lake scene at dusk from mid-August
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A great egret stands poised at the edge of a cypress island, its white feathers glowing in morning sunlight as it focuses on detecting fish.
I like conservation success stories. Great egret populations are strong today, but it wasn't too long ago that they were nearly wiped out in order to put fashionable plumes in women's hats.
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Bald cypress trees with furrowed bases stand in still swamp water, forming dark vertical lines. Golden light filters through the canopy, illuminating yellow foliage and creating a glowing backdrop that is echoed in the reflection on the water's surface.
Fellowship of Yellowship
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A still swamp scene with bald cypress and tupelo gum trees growing from the slightly rippled water. Sunlight filters through the canopy, casting soft reflections of yellow and green across the water's surface.
It seems to me the trees are already dropping subtle hints of Autumn.
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A green heron perches on a cypress branch, surrounded by bright yellow foliage. The bird's head feathers stand up partially, giving it the appearance of having a mohawk. The heron has sharp yellow eyes, a dark crest, and iridescent wings that contain several colors.
A green heron among yellow cypress foliage
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A green heron clings to the trunk of a cypress tree, its body and neck low, in a hunting posture. Its yellow eyes are fixed intently. Bright yellow legs grip the cypress bark above above the waterline.
A Green Heron that shared its space while fishing.
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A side-lit great egret in profile, its long white neck and bright orange beak are glowing brightly against a deep black background. The angle of the lighting highlights its elegant form. Cypress foliage is faintly visible at the top of the image.
Great Egret in the morning sun
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A great blue heron stands tall and still on a submerged branch in dark, reflective water. The bird catches morning light, illuminating its head and feathers, while its surroundings are cast in shadow.
Great Blue Heron against shadow
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A black-and-white photograph of cypress trees in a swamp. An abstract spiral of branches, heavy with foliage drape low over dark, reflective still water. The line between reality and reflection nearly disappears where the water echoes the scene.
Cypress in sunlight
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Bright sunlight falls upon the yellow-green leaves of bald cypress trees. The tree trunks rise from still swamp water. On the right side of the image the light is whiter and less yellow, providing a glimpse into the near distance.
Summer yellow
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