After an early morning hike along the Appalachian Trail I decided to follow Highway 60 up past Suches, GA to find a fishing spot I had heard about. Cooper Creek is stocked with trout and is a favorite spot for campers at the Cooper Creek WMA campground. The river runs along Hwy 60 so no need to go into the campground area to see it. When I arrived the sun was bright and low in the sky still which gave very bright highlights on the water, so I waited a few minutes to see if it would lessen as the sun rose more. Fortunately some clouds formed as well and the angle of the sun gave just enough bling to the water to make it interesting. I metered in several places and saw there was only about a 4 stop difference from dark to light so picked a middle reading for my exposure. I probably should have double checked the mountain laurel over hang as it was a bit darker once processed. The negative is a little flatter then most that I am used to so I did bump the contrast a tad. I also ended up dodging a bit of the bushes at the top of the image so their detail stands out.  It is not a great composition but I think with varying conditions of light and time of day this spot holds some potential to capture some moving water images. I will certainly go back there to fish. I may even try printing on warm tone paper and let it go a bit more old looking.

Technical Notes: Jan 15 2017 4×5 FP4+ EI80, 180MM, f22, 1/8 sec, EV 9.2-13.3 avg 11.8.  Developed in Pyrocat HD 1.5:1:157 for 20mins minimal agitation.

UPDATE: Click to see this image in warm tones.