Great Salt Lake in Winter

As luck would have it I got to do both!
Since I was going to be staying a little north of SLC I thought getting out to Antelope Island would be a good destination. Boy did I pick the right spot.
The island is in the Great Salt Lake and a state park. I had visited once before during gnat season at the end of April now I was going back with snow on the ground.

I only had about an hour to sunset and so headed out to an area I knew had a view west and north across a bay with more mountains.
I got there and to the lakes edge with just a few minutes to sunset. I had brought my Sony A7R and adapted Nikon 20, 50, and 100mm lenses as it makes a very small kit.

The light was bright but there were in essence zero clouds in the sky. So I stated wide and then as the sunset went to a narrower view. The view north had some great compositional elements and the longer lens and polariser to help make the scene pop some.
It was a good way to end a day.
I was up early the next morning and decided to go back. I arrived with the stars and moon still in the sky and went back to the same area. It would put the mountains between me and the sunrise but I liked the location and hoped it would be good.
At first I got a few images lit by the moon. Then as the night faded I got a few more images. I stayed there until the light was getting closer to sunrise and the clear sky looked like I had already seen the best light.

I drove across the island to see the view back toward SLC with some low clouds and fog in the sky and I was able to set up a quick composition as the sun was rising over the mountains lighting up the fog into a great scene.
Shortly thereafter I was on the road out of the park with a full day of activities to accomplish.
A sunset and a sunrise. Neither very long but enough to make a few nice images and have a great experience.
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