Mono Lake, California...

jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
edited October 2, 2012 in Landscapes
When we left Yosemite, we came out via the Tioga Pass, and came right down into Mono Lake. Unfortunately the timing got us there in the middle of the day with the sun still pretty high in the sky. I didn't think I'd be able to get much, but tried to salvage my time using the circular polarizer. Not as dramatic as the sunrise shots some have gotten, but I think the color came out decent for the time of day. Let me know what you think...

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2012
    Very clean images, excellent detail, no blown out tufa. Good capture and processing. Well done images at the wrong time of day. :D

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 29, 2012
    Sam wrote: »
    Very clean images, excellent detail, no blown out tufa. Good capture and processing. Well done images at the wrong time of day. :D

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  • philiphutsonphiliphutson Registered Users Posts: 235 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2012
    jsrucci wrote: »
    When we left Yosemite, we came out via the Tioga Pass, and came right down into Mono Lake. Unfortunately the timing got us there in the middle of the day with the sun still pretty high in the sky. I didn't think I'd be able to get much, but tried to salvage my time using the circular polarizer. Not as dramatic as the sunrise shots some have gotten, but I think the color came out decent for the time of day. Let me know what you think...

    I like the composition of #1 I would try and darken the Tuffas.
    When I was there I got lucky and was able to convince my wife to drive back there for sunset. I think the desert in Lee Vining helped with that. rolleyes1.gif

    -Philip
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  • jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2012
    philiphutson wrote: »
    I like the composition of #1 I would try and darken the Tuffas.
    When I was there I got lucky and was able to convince my wife to drive back there for sunset. I think the desert in Lee Vining helped with that. rolleyes1.gif

    -Philip

    Philip, I'm jealous of you. My wife would have had no problem going back for sunset, but unfortunately this was one day where I didn't have an extra time built in. Our eventual destination was Zion NP in Utah, but had to drive across Utah to get there. Being that there is virtually nowhere to stay in the middle of Nevada, I was pushing my luck trying to get to Tonopah which has some hotels. I guess it's an excuse to go back one day...
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