Premium Photo Competition 2014 Q1 : Entry Number 125

Tight balance and few colors to tell a simple story where you can almost sense the air and the sound. The image is not as simple as it looks, and we like that!

Thanks again for this selection as Mark of Excellence. I appreciate the judges comments about being able to feel the solitude of this photo. We took a family vacation to Lugu Lake which is the highest mountain lake in Sichuan Province and looks like Heaven. It's wonderfully peaceful and the water in the lake is incredibly clear. The sun is very low here and it gets very hot. We had taken a raft into the the lake and I had already jumped in the water because it was so hot. The feeling was like being born again....My wife, who had forgotten to wear a swim suit was too shy to jump in naked. I told her nobody could see her and she didn't have to worry but she resisted until finally I 'kinda' pushed her in. The look on her face is priceless and I had a hard time getting her out of the water after she went it.....After I took the photo I said what all wives hate to hear, "I told you so dear....... " Tech Notes: Canon 50D w/ 15-85mm lens