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Published: 2014-11-26 17:33:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 606; Favourites: 66; Downloads: 0
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What an incredible light show I got one evening. Good way to end a day of driving from Alabama to Oklahoma. This was taken at Lake Eufaula State Park just east of Oklahoma City. Still had a few hours of driving to do but what a great place for a little rest to enjoy the show. The real story was the behind the scenes to this. I had to literally scare off wild hogs....big ones...while standing there. I was over my ankles in mud and running just wasn't an option. They had snuck out from the wood line behind me and I didn't know they were even there until they were feet away. Luckily they were just curious and ran off when I grabbed a big stick laying next to me. Haha! I was prepared to fight for that shot.Related content
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I like the minimalistic composition of this shot, beautiful colours too!
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Thank you! That tree caught my eye and then I sunk up in mud so I was "stuck" on this composition in a few ways. LOL!
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Haha! That's pretty incredible! I wasn't that deep in it though luckily.
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alol, they're really bad in some areas.
lol, I grew up on that lake. dad was the head dude for the corps of engineers there. what a huge lake... and the wild locals can be scarier and more dangerous than the hogs if startled.
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Hahaha!!! I got LUCKY this day. Just passing through and they had every gate locked to get down to the water. So I saw a ranger leaving the visiting station and asked him real quick the best place to go that was open for a sunset. He said...follow me! And then took me to this spot and opened the gate for me. Just told me to lock up when I was done. So didn't have to worry about the locals much. Had it all to myself. Kinda glad now after reading this. 
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they tend to be really good guys and also quite professional. glad they took care of you.
it's gone lower this past decade than it ever did when I was growing up. it takes an insane amount of rain to fill it.
some killer mud flats to shoot until it does though!
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I have to admit I LOVED the mud flats....but would rather not see all the water levels SO low like I did there and practically everywhere else west of there. Folks over here truly don't understand the severity of the drought out that way.
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it's a bit scary when you look at the data and projections.
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Damn right it is. Got that whole part of the country in my thoughts.
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Mmmm! Wild hog chops, ribs & bacon! Here piggy, piggy, piggy!!!! Sooooooooo--EE!
Oh well, you got yourself a beauty of a shot even if you didn't do any hog rasslin'
(pssst! Flame throwers are easy to build and handy as heck in a situation like that! )
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Bahahahaha!! I think I was the one on the menu there for a second. Man they had me sweating. That flame thrower would of come in MOST handy! Thank you so much John!
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You flatter me my friend. 
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Some stunning pastel shades and colours gracing you there Dennis,another first class display behind the lens to capture it all my friend
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Pleasure always to see your work Dennis
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