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Polished rock

            Boy this small stream must have polished the rock for eons to become this smooth. It probably dates back to glacial times. Did it ever carry a great deal more water? The small stream hosts plenty of spots to stop and reflect along the rustic trail, seen off to the right. Reflections, my butt. I have to concentrate on getting a steady snap and still expose the burned highlights and deep shadows well enough so that an edit will expose detail. This edit still comes a tad short of the entire dynamic range; there ain't no mo at my three layers! I really like the reflections on the water. I stopped often and searched for mini trout. I never saw any, they ought to be here in smaller water, hiding to escape the big fish. 

Saturday, I made my Big Sky tour of Golden Ponds but early Sunday morning and after a cloudy, heat-driven night, the heartbreak of an eDDie call struck. I finished my Golden skies trek on Saturday and could have used another 4 hours of shut eye in the cool morning but eDDie always overrules me.  A trek for me; a trek for eDDie. Trek? This trail starts nicely but nearly becomes bush whacking soon enough. Fortunately, it was still early-morning cool up here in the Boulder hills. Onward, camera in hand. Would there be anything to find in this tight canyon? And why do I need a load of more shots in my unedited stash? 

If only we could expect moisture to arrive later. Obese probability (slim chance) of that and no chance of eDDie understanding what he has in store while driving up Magnolia Road. I drove up once many years long ago but not since. I had suggested another, more reasonable way in. He swore that he would use a different return route. Education comes from different routes; some easier; some by experience, good or bad. 

This shows the saturated shade color and the extreme sunny highlights along the trickle. Boy do I like the colors  and especially those blues, greens and yellow-greens reflected in the water. Some reflections are hard to relate  to the source, a circus mirror? Part way down, another stream joined in to increase the flow. It might dry up by August so here is a chance at captures. For now, I could use to jump in and get wet all over. At least the day is still crisp and I don't have to try to book an airline flight at the Phoenix airport.

Taken on: June 18, 2017

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