Big Five Pond - Five Ponds Wilderness, Adirondacks

Climbing over the esker from Big Shallow Pond will reward one with some spectacular scenery. Big Five Pond, the largest of the five ponds which give the wilderness it's name, is one of the scenic wonders.

The contrast between the bright sunlit ridge in the background and the shaded area beneath the steep esker in the foreground, forced me to combine a couple of graduated neutral density filters to create this image. While not the greatest image, I do like all of the elements that I was able to incorporate into it, to give the viewer a sense of place.