This summer I was offered the opportunity to go canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) for an extended weekend with some friends. Having never done anything remotely like this ever, I was a little apprehensive about the whole thing (let alone how to protect my camera equipment.)

Nonetheless, the trip was amazing and we are already planning for next year. I ended up taking about 300 pictures which in retrospect, doesn’t seem to be that much for four days out in the wilderness. I did some minor editing and as a gift to the rest of the guys, I burned the images to a disc. As I look back at the images now, I wish I had been more selective and only sent out about a dozen or so of the best images rather than sending 100 plus. Something to remember for next year.

This was the view from our landing area next to our campsite. This is probably my favorite image of the entire trip (or at least one of the top three or four). Using LR 2, I changed the Tone Curve to Strong Contrast, moved the White Balance Temp a little more Blue, and sharpened it a bit and that’s about it.

Exposure: 1/1600 sec, Aperture: f/5.6, Focal Length: 28 mm, ISO 200