“A few years ago, my daughter asked if I would help her paint a mural on her wall in her bedroom. Being a seasoned father, I went to my go to response of “No” which I use instinctively for all new requests that will involve time, money and especially alterations to our house. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that I was saying no by default and not really considering what she was requesting. She loves art and I love art so what the heck, why not? We could always paint over it if it doesn’t turn out. . . . right? So she did some research and found an image of a mountain lake that I had never seen before. It was emerald blue with jagged peaks that seemed to explode right out of the shoreline stretching hundreds of feet into a beautiful sunset. Pristine lodgepole pines surrounded the rest of the shoreline in thick enough groves that you could almost smell them just looking at the picture. We spent several days blending in the sky, sketching out the mountains and trying our best to make some happy little trees. When we were done we were certain that we had not created a masterpiece but we did it together and we were now extremely familiar with a place we had never been. So naturally, my daughter asked, “Can we go there?” and I said “No” because you know. . . instincts. This year I changed my mind and I’m glad I did.” #MyCanonStory
Photo Credit: @mywisconsin
Camera: #Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens: EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/2 sec
Focal Length: 16mm
Ciao, Nihon.