Sunset Lake

Found a beautiful lake up in the Cascade Foothills, above Wilkerson, WA

I’ve visited the lake twice, and both times it’s been perfectly still and beautiful. This view shows the cafeteria in the distance.

The lake is up a long private road, and is a retreat center. It has such a peaceful feeling; I love it up there. I have many more pictures I will share in the near future; this picture more or less captures the absolute sweetness of the area.

Thanks to Elizabeth, who was in the office the day I went up there, and kindly gave me permission to wander the grounds and take some photographs.

This particular photograph was taken with a special lens, a 21mm Zeiss Biogon. It’s an old-school design, and at least on my camera works best in a square format. The view is approximately the same as the history Hasselblad SWC camera, a film camera that I used for a while a few years ago. Very nostalgic feeling; the wide, square view makes me think in new ways about using a camera.