June 2011
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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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Ice, Ice Baby!
On my way to Tuolumne Meadows to hopefully capture some nice sunset colors, I had to stop at Tioga Lake. I thought the afternoon light reflecting on the water, coupled with the still frozen lake, made some nice abstract images.
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Lembert Dome from Tuolumne Meadows
I set up my stuff so I could capture Lembert Dome, Mount Dana and even Cathedral Peak. There were no clouds above, so I settled for a cloudless sunset of Lembert Dome! Before I packed up for the evening, I tried two long exposures of Lembert Dome… …and Mount Dana. Still more images to go…
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Cathedral Peak From Tuolmne Meadows
I found my location for the evening. My focus was to be Lembert Dome and Mammoth Peak. I took a few pre-sunset photos…just in case. I noticed some clouds forming to the west, so I was excited. I started to see some nice colors right above Cathedral Peak. I wanted to include some of the…
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Mammoth Peak from “Tuolumne Lake”
My wife booked a room at Lee Vinning Monday so the kids could play in the snow Monday afternoon and in the evening I hoped to capture “something” at sunset. Where to go? Two years ago I “camped out” at Tuolumne Meadows and got some nice “lake” sunset pictures. Last year I stayed around Tioga…