Top lakes
LakeLake Nippenicket
LakeIndian Head Pond (Massachusetts)
LakeLittle Herring Pond
LakeLong Pond
LakeNew Long Pond
LakeEzekiel Pond
LakeGreat Herring Pond
LakeAssawompset Pond
LakeBig Sandy Pond
LakeTispaquin Pond
LakeSpectacle Pond
LakeLeonards Pond
LakeLittle Long Pond
LakeMaquan Pond
LakeMonponsett Pond
LakeOldham Pond
LakePocksha Pond
LakeHalfway Pond
LakeHedges Pond
LakeLittle Quittacas Pond
LakeGallows Pond
LakeGreat Quittacas Pond
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How to photograph lakes
Lakes reflect best in calm air — usually the first hour after sunrise, before breezes ripple the surface.
- For mirror reflections, get low and close to the water; the reflection grows with a lower camera.
- A polarizer can remove reflections to show the lakebed — or keep them, depending on rotation.
- Mist often lifts off lakes on cold mornings after warm days, especially in autumn.
- Include shoreline rocks, reeds or a log as foreground to give the reflection depth.
- Expose for the brighter sky; reflections are typically half a stop to a stop darker.
Season: Autumn mornings bring mist and fall color; high-elevation lakes are usually ice-free only from early summer to mid-autumn.