Love seeing these!
I got married at Lake Tahoe, and stayed in Murphy's Motel in Lee Vining en route to Yosemite a few times
Love the image of tufa at Mono.
It really is a lovely set.
Are they recent? Remarkably little snow in the valley for midwinter, though I understand they've had a very mild time this winter.
Thanks for posting!
Hi Ruth,
This was about 10 days ago now, I was over in South Lake Tahoe for a snowboarding trip, and these are just a byproduct of the spare time I had......and lots of driving hours!!!
I was disappointed with the Mono shots, If i had chance, I would have stayed and shot them in a kinder light. Theyre OK record shots, but not quite what I would hope for. Its a beautiful place though, and we really enjoyed spending time soaking up the tranquility there.
There was a great amount of snowfall while I was in San Fran, but temperatures warmed up considerable. The conditions for riding at Tahoe were the best in 4 years, so I was super happy with that. A lot of Yosemite was closed due to icefall (which we experienced first hand and was terrifying) But the heavy snowfalls, and freeze thaw conditions made for flooded meadows and not a deal of resting snow in the valley.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed them! I'll perhaps throw some Tahoe shots up sometime to kick your nostalgia.
Beautiful work Matty! No 2 is very special Lovely reflection and the light pouring though onto the pine trees with snow underneath (I'd just nip out those brake lights on the right in case you hadn't spotted them).
No 3 has beautiful light. So vibrant almost like you have coloured it in.
No 5 although harsh light its a cracking shot, those rocks (or is it salt) in the middle foreground make a great point of focus and a good anchor. Not to mention the lovely reflection.
No1 personally I like it, lovely colour and that little waterfall on the Left is great! Its a great shot although the Shutter Speed Police might have a word to say
. The colour in the water in the bay almost gives it a Caribbean flavour.
Nice work again, looks like you have got a lot of processing to do!
BTW as a matter of interest exactly what time of year were you there??
Thank you very much Steve, as above, I was there over the past couple of weeks. Thank you for the critique, nice to hear your thoughts on the shots.
2 is probably my favourite too, its not a shot that can often be made, which helped, and the light was kinda what I hoped for at that location. I've clocked the rear lights, and you're right, they should probably go.
3 was barely touched. fortunately, a lot of waiting and the use of filters helped me out a tonne on this one, still needs a little refinement I think.
5 is too harsh for me, but I was amazed to see the still reflections. It was a case of too much snowboarding and not enough time for landscaping! The formations are called Tufa. Previously when the lake level was higher, the numerous fresh water springs left mineral deposits around the spring which built up into rock like formations. Its an incredible landscape, which I didnt get chance to do justice to unfortunately. I'll be posting some more in due course when I get round to processing them,
With the first shot, its all down to personal preference. I think with the ocean being as torrid as it was that day, that the longer shutter speed still captured the tumult, without washing out all the detail. I like the drainwash lines on the shore, and it all just seemed to work to my preference. The colour of the water was awesome all along the coast, Glad you feel it works too.
Processing for many many nights on the horizon. Best open a new bottle of talisker to see me through!! Thanks for your feedback - really appreciate you taking the time out for that!
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