How hard was it to get this???? Like it for its darkness and mood.....quite well done!

oh man... the beauty of what you see does not nearly reflect what i felt or my attitude when i was taking it! First of all it was about 6:00 AM and was already about 80 degrees with 100% humidity. And I was walking through all these trees and spider webs to try to get to the river before sun rise. Well, I was about 30 feet away from the river and there was a 75 degree incline, but i managed to get down only to find myself in about 6 inches of mud. While I was getting the tripod set up, I fell in the mud and got my hand totally covered in it. So I had to figure out some way to wipe it off. I used some leaves from a nearby shrub, then my jeans. Then I was finally able to take the shot! So, I guess it was worth it in retrospect, but at the time I was steaming :)

Terrific shot Tony and it depicts a very lovely time of day. Very good work here. Thanks for bringing it out here. Anita