A year or two ago, Layne Kennedy asked if I would pose for one of his photography classes through North House Folk School. It was a lot of fun, so even though this second session was slated for 5:00a.m. (a.m.!!) IN Elbow Lake, I said yes.
He sent some images to show what he was going for: early light means no shadows, and potentially glassy water gives magical reflections:
I rummaged through my costume bunker (well, it's a very unique, Cook County basement), and tried out some options. He was looking for pale colors to contrast the dark water.
I hauled the options along, added knee-high merino socks, smartwool long johns, and crocs to ward off both chills and potential leeches, and walked into the lake.
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