On this day and what was my first trip to Cypress Gardens I had the place to myself. After living in Charleston for 16 years it was hard to believe I had never been. At first the landscape was a bit overwhelming but after getting the first shot out of the way I and exploring around I started to get comfortable and capture some images I really liked. For this post I decided to share my favorite image from the trip.

This image was captured as a landscape and shot as a long exposure. I wanted to make the water look glassy but because it was a windy day I had to shoot two images. One image was the long exposure and the other was at a faster shutter speed. The fall foliage and glassy water, plus it being a foggy day, made the image in my opinion.