After work today I drove back out to the lake. I wanted to check out the other end where the dam breast is located. I was surprised. As I walked along the bank, to the left in this photo, it looked nothing like I recalled from the times we sat along the bank with our rods. Stranger yet was when I walked out to near the center of the lake and looked up at the breast of the dam. A strange feeling. There was still a few people fishing for a few remaining fish that they could not retrieve from the waters. There was a game warden there talking to people, and he shared with us that the proposed estimate to rebuild the breast and spillway is $6.2 Million. It doesn't look good, but who knows, maybe the economy wiull improve, and the State Government will be able to help with more available funds.
Either way you have captured this moment in time. This area may be covered in trees and brush in ten years. It will certainly be interesting to compare photos then. The landscape can change so quickly when things like this happen.
I know the feeling of losing something that is integral part of our life...I just hope they are able to rebuild it. Nice commentary Rick goes well with a very meaningful photo.
very desolate - our reservoirs like this are to supply water for nearby towns, and at the end of the summer they often look very empty, and smelly with the dead fish that got left on the shore when water got pumped out. Here these water reservoirs are also used for leisure sports like sailing and fishing
6.2 million? Wow, that would feed quite a few people, wouldn't it? Nice composition and tones in this photo--it reminds me of the coast of B.C., Canada for some reason.
You know the old joke, "a million here, a million there and after awhile we're talking about real money." it seems like every project nowadays costs millions.
Oh dear this looks so desolate and sad. A very emotive shot Rick and I do hope that things will improve as time goes by... Your shot was wonderful and showed so well the sadness of the place...♥
It's a strange feeling to see something so empty that was once so full. Was this a natural lake they shored up with a dam, or a man-made lake because of the dam? At any rate, if the people truly want it, perhaps there will be a way to fix it from a grass-roots movement. Of course there's so much wasteful spending in government, if we just got rid of all the excess, there'd probably be more than enough funds available! I like the starkness of the black and white- it really says it all.
love this shot ...
so calm ...