There was some wild weather up here in Tahoe yesterday. My brother was in town, and we got out for some Lake Tahoe shoreline hiking and photography fun. It was beautiful out! Until it wasn't... The wind, rain, then snow came in fast and seemingly out of nowhere. Tragically, some boats capsized on the lake and about six people lost their lives (the news story).
This is how the lake look prior to the bad weather. When it started getting windy and rainy, we hiked back to our car.
On our drive back home, it started snowing! I asked my brother to turn up a rough road that I knew went up to a very high elevation. The snow was actually sticking to the ground up there. We went to a Mule Ears wildflower grove that I know about. The flowers were in bloom, and they were covered in a thin layer of snow. Perfect! I got out the camera and went to work. This shot below was my favorite.
Shot with a Canon R5 MarkII and a 24-105mm lens, set at 43mm. It was a handheld shot so the shutter speed was fast, 1/200 of a second. The lens aperture was as small as it could be so I could get the best depth of field as possible, f/22. This led to the ISO being a bit higher than I usually prefer, ISO 2000.
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Thank you for looking, and I hope you all have a safe and great day!
Scott Thompson
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It's a pity, the deaths from the storm. Despite the bad weather you still caught some viewable pictures, the snow on the the leaves look hypnotic. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, the deaths were sad to learn about. It was a rollercoaster of a day.
We went to Reno from Sac yesterday with thin shorts and surprisingly so cold and rainy. Luckily no rain and snow at the time we crossed over Sierra mountains.
Nice! Yeah, it wasn't sticking to the road. Not even the one we drove way up to get to this very high elevation location. I can't imagine the carnage that would have happened if the roads had become icy. Wrong time of year for that.
Nice to see you active again!
Thank you! Yes, I tend to go through phases. When it's photogenic out and I get new nice photos, I love to post here!