Sunset on the Flat
by Mike Lee
Title
Sunset on the Flat
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A late September sunset on Hog Flat Reservoir in Lassen County, California, USA.
The newly formed Susan River Irrigation district formed the reservoir in the late 19th century when levees were built around a large meadow to capture spring runoff.
(Source Tim Purdy, Lassen County Historian www.tipurdy.org)
In wetter years of the past this area would have still be under a few feet of water. However, recent years of draught and increased access to the water by a large local ranch has meant that both Hog Flat and its sister Reservoir, McCoy Flat just to the west, are typically dry by the late summer. Indeed, I'd hiked more than half a mile out in to the “lake” to the point where I captured this image.
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September 25th, 2020
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Comments (101)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Mike – your deadwood image has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2025 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Nirav Shah
I love the way you are able to use the natural elements in your composition to get those leading lines as you have done here with the logs. Beautiful, sunset and rustic-country feel with the logs and brown grass! l/f
Robyn King
Congratulations your fantastic art is being featured in Over 2000 Views! Please share your artwork in our featured artist archive thread for a lasting record of your accomplishment!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Thanks for sharing this popular beauty! Congratulations! Your wonderful work is featured on the home page of the Over 3000 Views group. Please make it available for future viewing by posting your feature in the Featured Images Archive discussion thread and any other appropriate discussion threads-- ie sales of your group images etc.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #28 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Alex Mir
Congratulations, Mike! Your outstanding photo is now featured in the 100 Favorite group! Fav
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Featured in “Dramatic Landscape Seascape and Cityscape Photographs” group. The artist is invited to add the image to the group’s current “2024 Feature Archive” Discussion topic.
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