Mono Lake

anwmn1 · July 25, 2012

Spent an evening and morning at Mono Lake on my most recent trip.

Sunset

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Sunrise

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jsrucci · July 25, 2012

These look great! We were out in Yosemite at the beginning of June, and were heading across Nevada towards Zion, so stopped by Mono Lake on the way. Unfortunately, we got there in the early afternoon, and hardly any clouds in the sky. I didn't get much of anything and now I'm jealous of yours!!!

FlyNavy · July 25, 2012

Excellent!!!

anwmn1 · July 26, 2012

jsrucci wrote: »

These look great! We were out in Yosemite at the beginning of June, and were heading across Nevada towards Zion, so stopped by Mono Lake on the way. Unfortunately, we got there in the early afternoon, and hardly any clouds in the sky. I didn't get much of anything and now I'm jealous of yours!!!

Thanks Steve-

We did Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite before heading to Mono Lake. The lighting in the other parks had really sucked and I was a bit frustrated. Luckily when I came down the mountain into Mono I could tell it was going to be a pretty good sunset and sunrise. This was the only location with good light on my entire trip.

anwmn1 · July 26, 2012

FlyNavy wrote: »

Excellent!!!

Thanks!

Hikin' Mike · July 28, 2012

You got some nice light there! Your watermark is a bit annoying though.

Cornflake · July 29, 2012

Beautiful shots and excellent work all around.

anwmn1 · July 29, 2012

Hikin' Mike wrote: »

You got some nice light there! Your watermark is a bit annoying though.

Uhhh... thanks for the compliment?

anwmn1 · July 29, 2012

Cornflake wrote: »

Beautiful shots and excellent work all around.

Thanks Don. You having any luck getting shots of the recent storms?

kdog · August 1, 2012

Man, you really did get some great light there, Aaron. And you made the most of it with some really great comps as always. All good, but 1, 2 and 5 are the big winners here for me. #5 especially. That was a great idea to shoot there at night.

rwells · August 1, 2012

Great stuff Aaron!

Well worth your efforts

anwmn1 · August 2, 2012

kdog wrote: »

Man, you really did get some great light there, Aaron. And you made the most of it with some really great comps as always. All good, but 1, 2 and 5 are the big winners here for me. #5 especially. That was a great idea to shoot there at night.

Thanks Joel - 6 hours of good light out of a 10 day trip but I'll take it. I am hooked at shooting at night- wanted to do more here but the moon wasn't real bright and was blocked by clouds most of the late night/early morning. If you can time a 3/4 to full moon with snow on the Sierras it could be a sweet shoot.

anwmn1 · August 2, 2012

rwells wrote: »

Great stuff Aaron!

Well worth your efforts

Thank you sir- appreciate the comments.

jaharris1001 · August 2, 2012

awesome location, awesome colors in the sky, a very well presented series

schmoo · August 3, 2012

There are AWESOME, Aaron. Sometimes it's a struggle to find the light but it seems to have been worth it.

Any promising locations in Kings Canyon/Sequoia?

anwmn1 · August 3, 2012

jaharris1001 wrote: »

awesome location, awesome colors in the sky, a very well presented series

Thank you sir. Appreciate the kind words.

anwmn1 · August 3, 2012

schmoo wrote: »

There are AWESOME, Aaron. Sometimes it's a struggle to find the light but it seems to have been worth it.

Any promising locations in Kings Canyon/Sequoia?

Thanks Schmoo. There are lots of opportunities in Sequoia and Kings Canyon- I just got stuck with crappy light and heavy traffic in those areas. Only other place I got a couple decent shots was Grizzly Falls in late afternoon (full shade with reflected light).

All of the groves have potential in good light, Kings Canyon in general could be great (views of the canyon), along the river (rapids, small falls, reflected light). Facing East down the canyon from Zumwait Meadow trail would also be a good shot in good afternoon light.

In Sequoia we waited up on Moro Rock for sunset but it sucked. A good sunset with snow covered Sierras would be great. Sequoia groves in soft light, broken light, or bad weather would all be good.

schmoo · August 4, 2012

anwmn1 wrote: »

Thanks Schmoo. There are lots of opportunities in Sequoia and Kings Canyon- I just got stuck with crappy light and heavy traffic in those areas. Only other place I got a couple decent shots was Grizzly Falls in late afternoon (full shade with reflected light).

All of the groves have potential in good light, Kings Canyon in general could be great (views of the canyon), along the river (rapids, small falls, reflected light). Facing East down the canyon from Zumwait Meadow trail would also be a good shot in good afternoon light.

In Sequoia we waited up on Moro Rock for sunset but it sucked. A good sunset with snow covered Sierras would be great. Sequoia groves in soft light, broken light, or bad weather would all be good.

Thanks for the tips! I saw your other thread just now and I wouldn't have been able to tell that you weren't happy with the light. I've been through those two parks very quickly only once before and I'm convinced it has potential, but you rarely see shots from them. I love yours!