I’d seen this on my way to Entiat to make photographs for another story and I was glad that there was still a group of fishermen trying their luck at this spot above Rocky Reach Dam. I was most interested in the tent that Chuck Gallaher had set up as a shelter against the cold weather. But the only time you could see him in the sunlight was when he cast his line out and had to sit on the edge of his chair to clear the tent.

I had made a few attempts at this but looking at my images in the camera or what we call “chimping,” he looked very blue in color and the exposure seemed really strange. It took me a while to realize that I had my camera set to expose for tungsten lighting from my earlier shoot and that was throwing off what I was shooting of Gallaher. I stuck around for one more cast and got this picture with the correct lighting.

I have to admit this wasn’t the only time I’ve messed up in this way but I’ve always found out in time to reshoot and fix my blunders (knock on wood).