Sunset Over Skaneateles Metal Print

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PLEASE NOTE: The "Fine Art America" lettering seen on the screen exists only to limit online theft and WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE FINAL PRINT. Image ©2013 Michele Steffey, All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.

A receding storm produced dramatic skies over Skaneateles Lake in upstate NY one summer evening.

The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. The lakes originated as a series of northward-flowing streams, further sculpted by the continental glaciers of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Many creeks and streams, interspersed by numerous waterfalls, traverse steep gorges to feed the lakes with water from rain and snowmelt. The eleven Finger Lakes from east to west are: Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaigua, Honeoye, Canadice, Hemlock, and Conesus. Cazenovia Lake to the east, although smaller, is sometimes called "the twelfth Finger Lake. Oneida Lake, to the northeast of Sy...

PLEASE NOTE: THE "FINE ART AMERICA" LETTERING SEEN ON THE SCREEN EXISTS ONLY TO PREVENT ONLINE THEFT AND WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE FINAL PRINT. My first forays in photography began with the creation of black and white prints from film negatives in my high school darkroom. I put photography on hold for a number of years during my science education in college and professional school. But eventually I emerged from my intensive professional training and discovered the new equipment and the digital darkroom, and I love the freedom and creativity they afford. I am personally drawn to striking images with depth and textural qualities, and I attempt to bring these characteristics to my own work. Overall, I strive for the images that I...