Here in Ozaukee County we have a relatively new park called Lion's Den Park that overlooks the shores of Lake Michigan. I drove there and took five pictures at shortly after noon today. The lake was breathtaking with its many shades of blues, greens and azures, and the clouds only added to the beauty.

I present two color shots and three black and white. All were shot using aperture priority with a focal length of 14mm (28mm equivalent) from a tripod. Although I thought the camera was level, I discovered after uploading that they were tipped about 1.5 degrees causing me to have to straighten and crop. (Darn 3 martini lunches.)

Muted Color F8 @ 1/160 second
Vivid Color F8 @ 1/200 second

The Black and Whites were shot with the contrast set at +1.
The internal Red filter provides the darkest sky tones and brightest clouds.
The internal Yellow filter is useful for clear contrast between blue sky with clouds.

B&W with No Filter F8 @ 1/160 second
B&W with Internal Yellow Filter F8 @ 1/160 second
B&W with Internal Red Filter F8 @ 1/160 second

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