Song: Willow's Song
Artist: Aythis (Carline Van Roos)
Yesterday evening...
my elder sister agreed to be my model for the cover of my next book...
The Lady of Fallen Leaf Lake.
I wanted a gothic ethereal look to it...
as the Lady arises from the depths of the lake to woo a man into the depths
almost every evening near sunset with her song of the lake on her bass flute
(I will be composing and performing songs for this book...
just as I do for all of my novels).
And...
the photo shoot took place at the actual location I am writing about...
Fallen Leaf Lake
(It lies about 1.5 hours from home...just a little ways from South Lake Tahoe).
And the lady in the above music video had actually given me the idea for this book
as I watched this and another music video (Falling) on YouTube
(I love her music).
The public marina actually closes at 7 PM...
but luckily...
the security didn't kick us out...
although they were standing by from a respectable distance until we left.
My elder sister's husband was also taking photos from his camera on a tripod
from various angles (although all of these photos are mine)...
and his set up made us seem to be professionals...
and so...
the security tacitly allowed us to keep taking pictures until the sun set ended
(Thanks guys...).
I just had to get some sunset photos...
as the clouds overhead told me it would be a nice one.
I had taken over 300 photos as I experimented with angles and lighting...
until I got some which would be perfect for the book cover.
I had originally visited Fallen Leaf Lake with my son...Alex...
some years ago.
It has a special feel to it...
a beauty that is unique to it.
As I wrote the beginning of the story...
I relied upon my memory of our first visit there.
Although I am now in music mode...
I hope to finish the book before summer's end.
As I am retired...
I engage in my passions in life as the mood strikes me...
as I alternate between my passions of writing and music.
If I don't feel inspired...
I don't write...
and so...
I don't put deadlines before me.
However...
music and locations almost always inspire me to write.
I will be using a photo from this photo shoot for my cover.
For the day lit photos...
I was thinking of adding in mist...
and then...
the magic of the sunset changed my mind...
as you will see.
My elder sister had actually held my bass flute for long periods
of time as I changed angles over and over.
I purposely wanted to give the photos a darkened look...
as the Lady is an apparition who lives in the depths of the lake
(It really is hundreds of feet deep).
To give the photos some realism...
I first showed my elder sister how to hold the flute...
and then she would blow into it as I took the photos...
and she had actually started to get some muted notes from it
before the photo shoot ended.
My elder sister wore the robe that she had made for my mother
for this photo shoot.
Fallen Leaf Lake has many private homes surrounding it.
It has a campground near the other side of the lake.
It also has a trail which goes around it...
but the marina has the best vantage point for any sunset shots.
As the sun began to set...
the colors started to come out.
Although the dock plays a part in the story...
I was thinking of misting the photo so the docks were hidden in mist...
but, again, decided against any alterations.
Then I started angling the shots so I wouldn't have to make
any alterations to the photos.
I laid on my back for some of the shots.
I experimented with some flash shots...
but quickly realized they didn't fit the feel I wanted to express.
And so...
I will decide on a photo at a later time
for use as my next book cover.
We had a great time there...
minus our battle with the mosquitoes.
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