Shaver Lake, Minus the Lake
For the past year, Southern California Edison was draining Shaver Lake so that contractors could add a liner to the dam. I guess it’s supposed to cut back on erosion and leakage. I recently saw some pictures of some of the ruins from the lake bed so I drove up Monday afternoon to hope to [...]
Lake Yosemite at Sunset
I drove out to Lake Yosemite in Merced to photograph the Lunar Eclipse that morning. I also planned on photographing the moonrise that evening from the same location. I should have just stayed at the park all day! I went back around 3:30 and parked at the back side of the lake, at the Old [...]
Lunar Eclipse at Lake Yosemite
I just couldn’t resist getting up early to try and photograph the Lunar Eclipse here in Merced. I thought the old theater would be a interesting subject because it’s one of the Merced landmarks. I got there around 5:30 and realized that by the time the full Eclipse were visible, the trees and buildings may [...]
Leftovers
No, this isn’t a post about Thanksgiving leftovers! We actually didn’t have any leftovers because we spent Thanksgiving at Mariposa and Yosemite the next day, but that’s for another entry. I posted my favorite fall colors last month. I was going through them and “found” a few more images, so I thought I’d share them [...]
Eastern Sierra Fall Colors – Lundy Canyon
My last planned stop was at Lundy Lake/Canyon. My plan was to stay here for sunset. As I did at Conway Summit though, I made two trips; once at 1:30pm and again at 5pm. Didn’t get any colorful sunsets, but I’m happy with the fall colors at Lundy Canyon. I even found a few abstracts [...]
Eastern Sierra Fall Colors at Conway Summit
Leaving the June Lake Loop, I continued north to check out Conway Summit colors. I was really pleased with the colors and the ample parking. It was about 11:30, so again, lighting wasn’t the best. I made two trips, one at 11:30 and returned at 3PM. The later trip had some harsh light and there [...]
Fall Colors at June Lake Loop
Packing up my stuff at Convict Lake, I drove north to the June Lake Loop. This is another one of those places that I’ve driven by several times, but never stopped. By the time I arrived there, it was around 9am. The lighting was getting harsh, so I tried to find some pocket of mixed [...]
The Convict is Out!
I thought the title was fitting! I spent the last 2 days going through pictures of my recent eastern Sierra fall color trip. I started my journey at Convict Lake for sunrise and I went as far as Conway Summit. I figured I’d post my favorite photos of the Laurel Mountain/Convict Lake photos. In the [...]
Fall Colors at Convict Lake
I had postponed my eastern Sierra fall colors trip twice already and I was getting anxious. Since I’m on a tight budget, I couldn’t just drive up each weekend and hope. Hearing that the colors have peaked, Since the first few days of the week are harder then the last few days of the week, [...]
Mono Lake
I am SOOO not a morning person! Even last year when I took the family for an overnight trip to Lee Vining, I slept in. Of course later on, I wished I would have gotten up early to photograph Mono Lake. This trip I finally got up around 4:15 AM and drove down to the [...]
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