The Blue Lake

Set up: Exterior by day, golden hour 5AM

Location: Cabriès, France

Date: April 2021

Photoshop edit: Yes (Dual exposure).

Camera: Canon 750D 18-55mm

Anecdote: I had a panic attack this morning and medication weren’t helping. So I decided to take my car for a quick ride in my neighbourhood and ended up at the "Lac bleu" (blue lake) in Cabriès close to the Aix en Provence TGV train station. I notice there was a trail sign and I decided to walk in the forest near the shore of this lake. I manage to find peace and capture this charming view.

The picture is a dual exposure. The foreground is another shot of the same angle that I merged with the background. I wanted to show the chaotic composition of the brambles with the calm of the lake behind to describe somehow my inner-state.

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