Lookout onto Cache Lake

After hiking about 5km we came to the highlight of the trail: a view of Cache Lake with Treasure Island on the left and Delano Island on the right

This shot was taken on a tripod. The lens was shut down to f/22 to get as much depth of field as possible as well as the sense of dimension that comes with that.  I focused on the hyper-focal distance, which on the 28mm at f/22 is 121.6 cm.   

The shot was composed to use the lake to provide the visual clues of dimension. The trees provide clues as well.  I included the rock face on the left because such bed rock formations are quintessential to the region.  I think I could have included a bit more of it.  I took another shot in portrait which captures more rock, but it lacks the sense of expanse that the landscape orientation provides.

I processed the image  with Color Efex using the Polarization, Dark Contrasts, Bring out Detail, Balance Warmth, Skylight,  and Darken-Lighten Center Filters.  The Dark Contrast filter and the Bring Out Details filter enhance the light and shadow, and bring out the water movement on the lake providing a sense of the wind.  I used control points to reduce the effect of the Dark Contrasts, Bring out Detail filters on the sky and clouds.  Brilliance Warmth and Skylight filters were used to enhance the colour and emphasize the sunny parts of the landscape.