Posts Tagged: sky
Landscape and Sky
Landscape and Sky (click image to view large)
I had the opportunity to camp at Tuolumne Meadows for the first time last month. I have to admit, taking pictures out there was pretty fun. I took this shot from atop Lembert Dome, which rises about 800 ft above the meadows, total elevation about 9450 ft.
Open Road, Closed Window
Open Road, Closed Window (click image to view large)
As I was going through the photos from the trip, I got to a group that looked like decent landscape shots, except that the exposure, color, and sharpness were randomly off. I was advancing through them and trying to make weird adjustments that seemed like they should not be necessary for this kind of shot. Finally it dawned on me: they were all shot from the passenger’s seat through the windshield as we drove along. I had totally forgotten about shooting these. At least I don’t have to worry that the D300 was suddenly going bad on me.
Paradise is Just a Storm Cloud Away
Hwy 385 #12
It’s fun to just point the camera out the window while moving down the highway and just see what happens. During our trip to Owens Valley this summer, two families piled into the mini-van, and Bill drove the entire time. I had quite a bit of time sitting shotgun, and although I didn’t take advantage of it as much as I should have, I did start shooting from the shotgun position during a brief rainstorm.
Hwy 395 #6
Hwy 395 #2
Hwy 395 #12- Hwy 385 #12
Mack Lake #3
Mack Lake 2012-09-19 #3
Some grasses at Mack Lake in the Little Lakes Valley in Eastern Sierra. And some clouds, too. And rock, of course. Lots of rock. And trees.
Swall Meadows/Jacob’s Ladder
Swall Meadow/Jacob’s Ladder (click image to view large)
Dark beautiful cliffs, fantastic clouds, and occasional rain showers were our constant companions.
Bristlecone Pines 1
Bristlecone Pine (click image to view large)
Richmond Radio Towers
FCC Radio Towers (click image to view large)
Yes, basically boring. But somehow I kinda like it. In a retro sort of way. I don’t know why.
Land of the Free (Unexamined)
Land of the Free (Unexamined) (click to view large)
The title is a cryptic reference to what one finds when examines things a little closer and a little deeper than what is offered by a patriotic veneer. That analysis will have to await the next trip down to Fresno, when I have chance to take a slightly closer up shot.
Point Loma Crepuscular
Point Loma Sunset B&W (click image to view large)
My sister-in-law has been living in San Diego for the past year, and we finally had a chance to visit here there for her birthday last month. Her second cousins also live there, and the day we were leaving we visited them at their home near Point Loma. They were kind enough to whisk us off for a quick tour of the peninsula. This was the view from the historic lighthouse there.
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