This was Saturday night’s sunset over Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ. Forsythe was my second refuge of the day after having started my day off at 7:00 AM at Bombay Hook NWR in Smyrna Delaware.
I was setting up to do an HDR shot of the setting sun reflecting off the pools near the end of the straightaway on this section of the wildlife drive but never got a chance to do that when my progress to the end of the drive was held up by a pack of five young skunks who took up position in the middle of the road. By the time they decided to creep back into the marsh grass and let me pass, the sun was already down. So I had to settle for this single frame traditional shot taken before my close encounter with the skunks. You would be amazed what emerges out of the marsh grasses when darkness takes over at the refuge.
Single RAW exposure, tripod mounted with Cokin Neutral gray (ND2) and Graduated Tobacco-Grey Pro-Z filters.
For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/.
