Dramatic Peak Over Lake Cuyamaca (1927)

A dramatic mountain peak towering above Lake Cuyamaca, framed cleanly through the dark silhouettes of overhead pine branches. — Dramatic Peak Over Lake Cuyamaca (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A focused shot on the ripples and texture of the Lake Cuyamaca surface, taken by Donald A. Hall Sr. in 1927. The Chief Engineer of the Spirit of St. Louis utilized his high-quality Leica screw-on lens to turn the moving water into a mesmerizing natural pattern.