SUMMER DAY AT MONDSEE, AUSTRIA

My wife and I just recently returned from a whirlwind two-week road trip through Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Zurich, the Black Forest of Germany, and Nuremberg (and sites in-between!) with close friends Don and Fran.  While I certainly haven't had time to complete my edit of the many hundreds of images from the trip, I wanted to share one of my favorite images so far.   

I like travel in part because you don't know what you're going to find.  And the serendipitous "discovered" photograph is one of my strengths, and pleasures, as a fine-art photographer.  

The little town of Mondsee, near Salzburg, wasn't on our planned itinerary, but we were intrigued by views from the roadway of a large lake at the foot of the mountains in the distance, so we made a side trip to check it out.  

Mondsee is quite a jewel.  The quaint village up the hill from the lake resort is picturesque with a lively town square.  And the view of the mountains dropping so precipitously to the beautiful alpine lake is indeed breathtaking!  

I love this photograph of the little girl on the dock.  It is a quiet image that moves me in ways I do not fully understand.  

I enjoy the image as a landscape photograph:  I think it shows off the lake, mountains, and resort qualities of Mondsee in a visually pleasing manner.  

The addition of the little girl in the frame, however, adds a mysterious human touch to the landscape.  I remember times I've spent as a child on the beach, near the water.  I wonder what the little girl is thinking.  

I wonder why she is there, all alone.