Sunrise at North Lake I
Just as sunrise was about to reach the edge of the far side of the lake, the wind picked up a and shifted direction to blow directly at me. This, along with the longer shutter speed, gives this photo the wonderful pulling you in affect that I love. While usually foreground interest items help to pull you into a photo, sometimes the subtlety of a wind modified reflection can do the same.
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Just saw Aspen Reflections III in your gallery. I really like that one a lot!
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latoga Reply:
October 5th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Thanks Richard! That particular photo was taken at June Lake Loop back in 2005. The Aspen Reflections I and II were taken very close to there as well. Hard to believe that when we were up there 10 days ago June lake was still green…
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I haven’t had any luck at June Lakes at any of the two previous fall trips i took. People talk about it a lot though so perhaps I just didn’t look hard enough.
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latoga Reply:
October 10th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I think the key is that June Lake turns much later than Bishop Creek as it’s at a lower elevation. I’ve always had good results there on the 2nd or 3rd weekend of October (generally). I’m planning on heading up next weekend to Bodie/Mono/June Lake, so we’ll see if my generality holds true.
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I think you are right Greg – the reflection works here as a good foreground element. I like the colors on those hills!
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