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Hi all. Had a quiet summer photography wise - made one trip up to the White Mountains but got chased off the mountain by lightning and afterwards my friend didn't feel well so that trip was a bust. So as newly anointed empty nesters I took my wife for her first trip to the Eastern Sierra, last weekend, for the autumn colour.
She loved it and claimed it was like seeing heaven. We visited a few areas new to me, like Lobdell Lake and Sagehen Summit, both locations blared out in social media as being "go now" status, which is how I found out about them. Also did the classic South Lake, North Lake peeping. June Lake was still green when I drove through it but Convict Lake and McGee Creek canyon were as usual spectacular. Here's a selection of my favourites. Comments and critiques always welcome.
A wind squall struck
ILCE-1E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens268mmf/8.01/125s1600 ISO0.0 EV
Cornucopia of colour
ILCE-1E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens300mmf/8.01/250s4000 ISO0.0 EV
Cathedral of aspen
ILCE-1E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens204mmf/8.01/10s100 ISO0.0 EV
Sunrise skims across the aspen
ILCE-1E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047 lens82mmf/8.01/25s125 ISO0.0 EV
Aspen in the shadow of Laurel
ILCE-1ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21 lens21mmf/11.01/80s500 ISO0.0 EV
The inimitable North Lake
ILCE-1Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/11.01/40s500 ISO0.0 EV
xterra07 wrote:
Great colors and North Lake looks great
Thanks Robert, appreciate it. This is my fourth sunrise here and each time bluebird skies!
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pbraymond wrote:
The white trunks against fall color always pleases. This time, however, my favs are #4 and #6 for the lighting.
Thanks Ray. Agree. Aspen in fall is truly a beautiful combination
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douter wrote:
Very painterly, and wonderful colors, Dakel!
Douglas
Thanks Douglas. Appreciate the comment.
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voltaire wrote:
Beautiful images! Thanks for sharing, Dakel. Headed there today.
Oh wow. Good luck. Look forward to seeing some images.
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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
"Cathedral" and "Sunrise skims" are outstanding.
Hi Rajan. Thank you. The consistent quality of your posts always inspires me.
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saaketham wrote:
Beautiful ..
Thanks for looking and commenting Anil!
Been there many times in my life, really nice shots for sure, your wife was right it is heaven. My favorites are number 2 and North lake, number 2 is really nice.
jcw1982 wrote:
Very nice! Another vote for #4 & #6, really like the lighting and the composition.
Thank you I appreciate your feedback.
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csenior wrote:
Well done series. Your angle on the North Lake image was worth the extra effort.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you kindly. It's funny you should mention the extra effort, because climbing that hill in low light, at high elevation, with a lack of sleep, resulted in me slipping, tripping and even falling once.
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satie wrote:
Wonderful set of images here. My favorite is "Sunrise skims across the aspen".
Thanks Satie. I checked out your website. You have captured many wonderful images
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jaggedhorizon wrote:
Beautiful. Cathedral of aspens and in particular Sunrise skims are special.
Thanks Cedric. I enjoyed your website! I visited Brussels many years ago when I lived and worked in the Netherlands for a year. Beautiful city.
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Califmike33 wrote:
Been there many times in my life, really nice shots for sure, your wife was right it is heaven. My favorites are number 2 and North lake, number 2 is really nice.
Thanks Mike(?) I appreciate the feedback
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gdanmitchell wrote:
I'm personally familiar with some of the trees in #4. Shhhhh...
Fortunately the Eastern Sierra has so many locations to explore. I've been 5 times and only scratched the surface. I'm sure that pales in comparisons to the number of your visits!
