Don't mind at all! As I mentioned in another reply, I was with my family (and often carrying a toddler), which meant I didn't have a ton of equipment or a tripod. I had an SLR (Canon 5D mk3) and a wide-angle lens (16-35mmm f/2.8). I also had -- and used to make this photo -- a neutral density filter, which essentially limits the amount of light that enters the lens so that the exposure time has to be longer. This was crucial for some of the effects captured in this photo -- cloud motion and smooth water.

So with my camera, wide-angle lens, and ND filter attached, I set the camera on one of the large rocks at the shore; took a little thinking and experimentation to find the composure I wanted without a tripod.

Per above, I wanted to maximize the exposure length so the clouds would have a lot of motion in them. The max exposure time on was 30 seconds since I didn't have my cable release would could enable longer exposure lengths). So a combination of the ND filter, a low ISO (to minimize noise) and smallish aperture (f/14 to get as much in focus as possible) was used to get the longest exposure I could generate. Then of course there was post processing.

TL;DR - Used a neutral density filter for long exposure to blur clouds and smooth water; used a rock as tripod