Last week I Made it to the Eastern Sierra Nevada for some fall color photography, though things did not go quite as planned.
I went over (from the SF Bay Area) on Tuesday, traversing Carson and Monitor Passes during the day and then stopping to photograph along US 395 on my way to Bishop. Up very early on Wednesday, I spent the entire day photographing in the Bishop Canyon vicinity. (And making sure I could find a campsite during the government shutdown.)
Unfortunately, extremely strong winds arrived on Wednesday night, creating the predictable challenges for autumn aspen photography — moving trees and leaves, and lots of trees losing leaves quickly. I stuck around, and photographed some more on Thursday morning, but at time the wind was to strong I had to cower behind my vehicle until gusts diminished. I packed it in later in the day and headed back home over Tioga Pass, hoping to make a return trip early this week. then a winter-like storm came, dropped over a foot of snow in places, and closed the high passes! (I still may try to squeeze in one more quick visit, but we'll see...)
in any case, there is a "bakers's dozen" photographs from the visit, all made between about Bridgeport and the Bishop Canyon area. Included are a few near duplicates that vary by things like orientation.
For those who are interested in such things, I worked with my Canon 5DsR system and some trusty old EF lenses.
