Black and White Trail Scenics

As the end for the Peebles Island Trail Scenic Project nears, I still need to fill in the time from now until the beginning of Spring.

The best time to hike the island remains the early morning when the trails are still frozen. There are spots with 5 inch deep boot prints and others with inches of water. But at 8 AM with the temperature in the 20's it's all hard and easy to navigate.

Today was a good day for black and white images as the light was low and even with some frozen mist in the air. All images were made with my EOS 1D Mark III and EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens. All are three shot bracketed exposures and processed with Photomatix Essentials.