A Day on the Lake, Lake Barcroft

After more than a 8 week hiatus due to a very busy summer workwise, I was able to take out the kayak early this morning for a 3 hour relaxing shoot of the type of photos I love to take. Herewith, a sampling of what I observed today on our beautiful lake.

Landscapes and Interiors

July and early August have been very special weather-wise this summer at Lake Barcroft, and yesterday afternoon was no exception. It made for a great shot over Beach 4. Here is the result:

I've been shooting mainly home interiors for a client for the past four months with little time for much else. I'm using a technique called "exposure fusion" to capture all the details in an image without the need for flash or lighting.  Some examples of a recent shoot of a very large home in Arlington follow: 

And a very small home:

But I was able to capture some wildlife on the job. This little guy (gal?) was in the pachysandra in the garden of a recent shoot:

Can anyone help identify this creature?