Mono Lake Sunrise

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited June 20, 2006 in Landscapes
After the extensive shootout (and especially post-shootout) training waking up at 4:30 to get some sunrise shots was walk in the park... quite literally :-)

01: Purple Clouds:

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02: A Tufa and The Moon:

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03: Sunrise Horizon:

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04: Double Star:

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05: Reflection:

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A few more are here: http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/1572207

Enjoy Mono Sunrise!
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited June 18, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:


    Enjoy Mono Sunrise!

    These are beautiful, Nik. And I didn't even have to get up early to see them. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Beautiful shots Nik!! I'll have to say #1 is my favorite.
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Amazing colors in the sky
    #1 I think is my favorite too

    Thanks
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Richard,
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    These are beautiful, Nik. And I didn't even have to get up early to see them. thumb.gif
    Cheers,

    Thanks! It's nice to sleep in sometimes:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Adam,
    grimace wrote:
    Beautiful shots Nik!! I'll have to say #1 is my favorite.
    Thank you! The #1 is the earliest one, before the sunrise. I guess that's why it's so important to get there early. I'm very glad Marc (Muench) showed us a few tips in Bryce about the pre-sunrise shooting:-)
    Cheers!1drink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Fred,
    USAIR wrote:
    Amazing colors in the sky
    #1 I think is my favorite too

    Thanks
    Fred

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Glad you like them!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,467 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    All are wonderful, but I really like that first one!
    - Mike
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Thanks, Mike!
    Hikin' Mike wrote:
    All are wonderful, but I really like that first one!

    You're lucky, it's practically in your back yard. I had to drive 5-6 hours to get there... :cry
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SirArmstrongSirArmstrong Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Like them all. Looks like it was an great morning. I like the last one the best.
    Steve

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Beautiful shots, Nik. It looks very tranquil there. The 1st is my favorite. I also like "Water Horse" and "Mono Lake Star" (which may need a hair bit of rotation).
    Chris
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Chris,
    ChrisJ wrote:
    Beautiful shots, Nik. It looks very tranquil there. The 1st is my favorite. I also like "Water Horse" and "Mono Lake Star" (which may need a hair bit of rotation).

    Thanks for the viewing and commenting!
    As to the "star" shot - it appears to be skewed, but it's not.. Check the V-lines on tufa towers. It's just the shore having a very irregular shape and thus appearing off the H-line...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2006
    Steve,
    SirArmstrong wrote:
    Like them all. Looks like it was an great morning. I like the last one the best.
    Thank you for stopping by! Appreciate it! 1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    Very nice! I need to get back over there.

    Sam
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Great shots Nik thumb.gif , I was over there yesterday. I just love that place. I noticed that the water was quite a bit higher than when I was there last year.
    Ed

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Thanks Sam!
    Sam wrote:
    Very nice! I need to get back over there.

    Sam

    You really should, esp. now that Tioga is open, it's just a quick drive:-)
    South Tufa is perfect for both sunrise/sunset, and Tioga itself is very pretty, with is snowpacks in the middle of June :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Thanks Ed!
    ehughes wrote:
    Great shots Nik thumb.gif , I was over there yesterday. I just love that place. I noticed that the water was quite a bit higher than when I was there last year.

    I guess the 1994 decision finally makes it IRL:-) Shoot it while you can:-) When they regain those 19 feet most of the tufas will be out of reach...ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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