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I hiked with some friends through Lebanon State Forest in South Jersey last weekend and came to this pond, called Pakim Pond, about 3 miles into it. Although the southern third of the state is known as the “pine barrens,” there is still a lot of deciduous growth in many parts, and here you see the mixture. It had rained for much of the first leg of the hike, but by this time the weather was getting ready to break, so the next 8 miles through the deep pine woods were quite pleasant.

I had to stand in boot-deep mud to take this because the growth is right to the edges of the pond. The bridge itself was sort of ugly, but happily its surroundings worked like make-up on it, and it added a nice little focal point in the surrounding reflection.

Not much post-processing save for sharpening and some level adjustment & saturation to cheer it up.