Could have been a better shot if....

[F8&Bthere]

Great light in this image F8...I really like it and I know what you mean about it being the complete package had you caught the reflection...still a great image tho'.
Where'd you take it?

This was at the Frank Lake Bird Sanctuary near High River. Google it for more info. I tried to get the early morning light but when this was taken it was already past 7 AM. and getting pretty harsh. If you haven't already been there and decide to go check it out here are some tips:

1. Get ready for a long walk from where you park your car at the gates to the viewing hut out on the water. But from what I recall you mentioning in another thread about a long bike ride before the Indian village pow-wow at the stampede sounds like your more into that kind of exercise than I am, so maybe the walk will seem like a joke to you. It seems about 3 km to me, each way, and a boring walk at that. I took my bicycle in the back of my minivan to make it bearable (so lazy).

2. You might get lucky, but it's a pretty big lake and unless you luck out and catch some action close to the hut, you'd need a huge bazooka of a lens to get anything decent. Like 400mm+ just for starters. There's a lot of small birds around too.

To be honest I've got as good shots at the little man made lake right near my home. Like this one for example (reflection and all)...so I doubt I'll go back to Frank Lake more than once or twice a year- I think spring or fall would be best.