Family owns a small island on semi wilderness lake in Ontario, Canada.While on vacation 6/16 niece (Amy) awoke early to walk around the island and take pictures. She took a picture of the lake because it was so calm and a bit misty. When looking at this photo afterwards she noticed a bright object leaving the lake and headed skyward. She did not notice anything prior to this, nor did she see the object with the naked eye. Looking at the object thru the camera, and blowing it up, it appears to be rod shaped, brightly lit with colored bands around the top, a rounded gold tip, and what appears to be a possible "vapor" trail behind it. She was alone at the time. There were no people or boats on the lake. The photo was taken in a northeasternly direction with a Cannon Powershot set on auto. The area behind is heavily wooded.When the rest of the family awoke Amy showed them the picture. They were all puzzled by it but basically blew it off. After being shown the picture myself I felt it was worth pursuing as it appeared to be more than just a light anomaly.