This is an amazing place for action photography or photography in general.  Popular history says that the lake was formed when the region subsided after the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812, and that the Mississippi River flowed backward for 10–24 hours to fill it.

The Memphis Camera Club has their annual field trip each year the weekend after the fourth of July. Park ranger David Haggard and Memphis Camera Club member is our gracious host. David lives and breathes Reelfoot Lake. We rent pontoon boats and he shuttles us to all the good spots!

David then takes us to the visitors center for up close and personal exposure to eagles, owls, snakes, and any other critters he can round-up.

We will do a sunset, and sunrise.

Reelfoot is alive with lotus, egrets, blue herons, and osprey, not to mention eagles.

Remember when photographing white birds such as this egret above to underexpose by 1 stop so that you can maintain details in the egret. Otherwise the camera will blow out the white areas, making it very difficult to bring back the details in post processing in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.

Other comments, tips, etc. are welcomed.