Jade Lake, situated at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga, California, is a tree-surrounded site located near adjacent vineyards. Among the birds living in the lake was this white swan photographed using an infrared digital camera. The swan quietly glided along the lake casting its own infrared reflection while passing into the shimmering infrared reflections of surrounding trees projected upon the lake surface. A slight disturbance of the water due to a breeze produced the rippled appearance of the reflected nearby foliage.

Canon 20D (modified for IR by LifePixel), ISO 400, 15-85 mm lens at 85 mm, 1/100 sec, f/11 with + 2-1/3 EV. Basic editing in Adobe Lightroom.