23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Morning Shadows

In the year that marked the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, ice fishermen in the off season used one of canal's locks to try their catching skills, and they were shaped by the shadows and light casting over the site in early morning.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2025
Date Uploaded: 09.2025
Photo Location: Waterford, New York, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Bruce Squiers