Another from Lake Pleasant. There were several chances at Cormorants in interesting snags, and I think the snags may be more interesting than the birds. The original dam was built in 1927. A newer one was completed in 1994 but the lake didn’t reach full capacity until 2005. These trees are in the shallow areas at the NW end on the lake so I assume that’s when they died. I wonder what they were? In my very limited experience, Palo Verde has sturdier trunks than Mesquite, which tends to be scrubby, and does branch out like these snags.
I was intrigued by the desert camo palette here, which was captured in the raw file and not enhanced. The lake was very clear and it was sunny, so the coloration on the water is from the shoreline reflection.
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Is this a composite: No
Canon R5, 100-500 + 1.4X, f/10, 1/1250, ISO 1000. Linear profile to try to bring out more shadow detail, but probably not a big advantage in this one. Into PS for NR and masked the birds for a little more contrast. Almost full frame.