Dad was over this winter and patiently sat for me while I photographed him testing out variouis lighting setups. Thanks!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Fishing on a deserted reservoir in Missouri.
The photos are ordered chronologically for the story. A visual tour of the location we found. It was fun hiking up through here and seeing the old stone house. The house was deserted inside with thick layers of dust. We did hike all the way out through the forest down an old overgrown gravel lane to a gate across the driveway leading out onto an old gravel road. It had a nondescript sign saying "Do not block driveway" and that was it.
A nice first bass of the day.
First bass of the day got a photo taken. Doug made a good point that if we didn't photograph it and then caught nothing else, we'd never hear the end of it from the wives! The best was yet to come however.
The big bass of the day
After cranking a crank bait over submerged timber in about 15-20 feet of water and bumping it multiple times I caught this guy! This bass darted up out of the trees, grabed it and dived for the branches. Fortunately I had selected a good rod that had fast action so the rod bowed to prevent the shock of him hitting tearing the hooks loose. I then fought to keep him out of the tree limbs. 8 lbs, and way longer than my forearm.
Panorama of the private lake I fished
This panorama shot (3 separate shots composited together) show the private lake Doug and I fished. Located somewhere in central Missouri, this was a fantastic location. The beautiful log cabin mansion over looking a beautiful bass lake. I caught the second biggest bass of my life time - 8 lbs - here on this trip.
large size here - farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3618697118_fd9797d550_b.jpg
and uber large size (be warned it is big) - farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3618697118_e41865b1e5_o.jpg
Wild Flowers on a Bush
Wild Flowers on a Bush - On a bush at the edge of the Oak savvanah at the edge of our property there are a variety of bushes like this one. This is a very up close view with a wide angle lens. I underexposed the ambient and lit with a flash on either side. One held by Brent and one by myself.