7:24 AM. After the previous image I went to the east end of the South Tufa field to look over one of my favorite views of the area in the pre-dawn light. A wonderful mist had formed over the lake and added a distinct earie feeling to the moment. Here I used my 70-200 F/4.0L lens at 200mm to compress the field of view, dramatize the mist, and give a greater feeling of depth to the image. Stopped down to f/13 to ensure focus throughout. 1/45 sec. I spent several minutes composing with the distant tufas, and trying to get some uncooperative seagulls to swim through the foreground. I was unaware of the sunrise on the distant sierras behind me which had just begun...