This horizontal cyanotype photograph, printed in a monochromatic blue-and-white palette, depicts a calm lake scene with rolling hills in the background. In the foreground, a wooden pier extends from the right side toward the center, where two rowboats and a sailboat are moored alongside it. To the left, a lone tree stands on the shoreline, its branches leaning slightly over the water. In the middle ground, a rowboat with three figures in it sits in the water, its bow facing to the left. The background is dominated by soft, sloping hills that meet at a central valley point on the horizon under a pale, clear sky. The image has a slightly faded, mottled texture with darker blue tones concentrated in the foliage and shadows. Hand-written text in cursive along the bottom white margin of the print reads, "Blue Lakes June 1889."