A Louisiana landscape

Lake Maurepas, originally uploaded by M.Prophet Photography.

I was out on the water recently and brought my camera along to try and get some photographs that illustrate the natural beauty of the area where I live.

We rode down the Diversion Canal and through a few smaller bayous to get to Lake Maurepas. On the way I shot a handful of photos and took a few short videos. I don't do much video, but I am playing with it here and there. I will include a short clip in this blog.

Once we arrived at Lake Maurepas I was really excited about the still water and hazy skies. At the same time it was approaching 100 degrees and we had anchored the boat at a sand bar to go swimming. 3 of the 4 of us were already in the water when we heard "alligator!" from a nearby boat. I never did make it in the water day day, however my girlfriend, Jen, and two friends were in the water (around 3-4 feet deep) when they turned their heads to see this guy approaching.

Back in the boat we sat and watched the curious gator check out the area. Meanwhile I took advantage of the beautiful landscape and shot a few photos. These photographs really summarize one part of what it's like living in southern Louisiana. With swamps and bayous in every direction, you can't live here without having some closeness to water. We're surrounded by it.

I would really like to get out and shoot more, there is so much natural beauty worth seeing and photographing here, it's really quite amazing.

Here's a short video, riding around on the waterways of southern Louisiana, skip to a minute and 30 seconds for a gator sunning himself on a tree.