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Sunday’s Sunrise 1

March 12, 2023Posted in Carson Valley, Eastern Sierras, Landscape Photography, PhotographyTagged Carson Valley, Clouds, Cottonwoods, Eastern Sierra, Fence, Flood Plain, Flooding, From my Patio, Lakeside View, Red-tailed Hawk, Reflections, Sagebrush, Snow capped mountains, Sunrise51 Comments

4 days ago this was all covered in snow, but with snow last week followed by days of rain we now have a lakeside view!

We have more rain in the forecast so I imagine this will get more water this week. We’re about 15 ft above this so hopefully we’ll be alright.

There has been some flooding around the valley already. Fingers crossed it doesn’t get really bad. The county has sandbag stations set up across the valley for anyone who wants to get sandbags. The only requirement…bring your own shovel.

I hope you all stay safe, warm, and dry!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 80-200mm| PS CC 24.2.1

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Wordless Weds. Sunrise W. Fork Carson River

June 29, 2022June 27, 2022Posted in Landscape Photography, Nevada, Nikon, Reflections, Wordless WednesdayTagged Carson Range, Carson River, Clouds, Cottonwood Trees, Nikon, Pink, Reflections, Willows, Wordless Wednesday37 Comments

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*Alpine Glow on Job’s Peak -Sunrise June 22, 2022*

Nikon D810| Nikkor 20mm f/1.8| PS CC 23.4.1

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Whatever Weds. Sunset Colors & Swirly Clouds

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022Posted in Landscapes, Mono Lake, Nature, Nikon, SunsetsTagged blue, Clouds, Landscapes, Mono Lake, Nikon, Orange, otherworldly, Pink, Reflections, Sunset Color, Swirly Clouds, Tufas, Whatever Wednesday52 Comments

I’m home from a long week-end of camping and photography with friends old and new. I’m still culling images, but here’s one from Mono Lake taken shortly after sunset. I was set up to shoot west but looking around I saw this cloud developing to the northeast so I turned my camera around and waited for this to unfold. This cloud formation and color were wonderful and a beautiful end to a fun day.

*Mono Lake, Clouds, and Tufas.* *Friday April, 8, 2022*

Nikon D810| 24-120mm@24mm| f/10| ISO 100| PS CC 23.2.2

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Whatever Weds. Fall Color in CO +2

October 13, 2021October 12, 2021Posted in Carson Valley, Colorado, Fall Color, PhotographyTagged Aspens, Canadian Geese, Carson Valley, Clouds, Colorado, Fall Color, Fog, Job's Peak, Kenosha Pass, Pine Trees, Reflections, Snow, sunrise color, Willows37 Comments

While in CO. Fall was at peak or past it in the higher elevations and beginning in the lower ones so, after the wedding we began our vacation. First up we headed to Kenosha Pass to see the fall colors.

Fast forward…we came home to a cold snap. It was pretty chilly and windy all week-end; it rained a bit in the valley and snowed in the mountains, but on Monday things really got chilly and it rained, hailed and snowed a little, and yesterday I woke up to 23 degrees (-5c) and the clouds had lifted a bit on the mountains so I could see the snow on them.

Lucky me, a flock of Canadian Geese flew by and I got the tail-end of them in this frame. They’re heading Northeast somewhere.

I’m trying a new theme for the blog to see if my images look better than in the previous theme. I think it’s better. What do you think?

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 16-80mm & 100-400mm| iPhone 7 Plus| PS CC 22..5.1

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Whatever Weds. The Milky Way over Spooner Lake

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020Posted in Milky Way, Night Photography, Nikon, PhotographyTagged After-Dark, Lake, light painting, Low Light Photography, Milky Way, Nikon, Reflections, Rocks, Spooner Lake, Star Gazing62 Comments

A good friend Gordon from (undiscoveredimagesmoung us)was visiting nearby and reached out to me to meet up and have a redo shoot at Spooner Lake where we tried to shoot sunset and hoped to shoot the Milky Way last year, but we were rained out. We did have a beautiful double rainbow there though.

We met last night and thankfully the wind died down and there were no clouds so we had a clear sky to view the Milky Way and the stars.

The light across the lake is a maintenance yard where the state keeps heavy equipment like snowplows and stuff.
My friend brought a neat little flashlight that emitted a wonderful soft warm light that he used to light paint the rocks on the lakeshore; it compliments the lights across the lake en mon avis. Doesn’t it look like a lovely and inviting village over there? It’s just a maintenance yard. Lighting can be magical amiright?

Even without wind, it got cold up here in the mountains. it’s above 7000 feet here-I couldn’t feel my toes! When I drove out to go home my car told me it was 37 degrees outside and to be mindful of ice on the road! I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. It was wonderful seeing old friends and stargazing. Ah, Summer Nights with friends. Does it get better than this?

Nikon D810| Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G| PS CC 21.1.2| Topas DeNoise Ai and Sharpen Ai

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Wordless Weds. Reflections

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020Posted in Landscape Photography, Landscapes, Nevada, Photography, Wordless WednesdayTagged blue, Carson Valley, Clouds, cold morning, Contrails, icy, landscape, Nikon, Photography, Ranches, Reflections, slough, Snow, Wordless Wednesday36 Comments

Reflections

Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-120mm| SanDisk Digital Film| PS CC 21.0.3

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Whatever Weds. This and That

February 5, 2020February 4, 2020Posted in Bird Photography, birding, Photography, Portraits, Whatever WednesdayTagged American Bald Eagles, Cake Smash, Carson Range, iphonegraphy, Nikon, Owls, Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Portraits, Reflections, Whatever Wednesday55 Comments

I have been out photographing things but didn’t post last week so I thought I’d share some of what’s going on and what I’ve been photographing.

There’s a BIG event here at the end of January called Eagles and Ag. Ag short for Agriculture. The Ag is grass, Cows, and sheep that eat that grass. During Calving season which is now, Eagles and Hawks make an appearance to feast on the afterbirth.

Anyway, there are talks and tours on private ranches and lands. This was the third year I tried to get in on some tours and I finally made it to not one, but three tours! YIPEE!

One of the tours was called the Owl Prowl. I saw Great Horned owls… too far and behind lots of branches to make good images of, and two Barn owls…I was too slow and far away so didn’t get a good shot of them while they flew by. Sigh, but I did get one Great Horned owl shot, sadly, I clipped one wing. I was still thrilled to see it. Birds SCORE! Deborah not so much.

Great Horned Owl

I saw two American Bald Eagles, but they were so far away for my lens. I got a good look through the guides spotting scope though- no photo sorry.

We toured the wetlands behind my house and I learned a lot. These wetlands are private property and the only time the public can get in there is on this tour or you’re a member of Incline Village Hunter’s club. The wetlands are where Incline Village drains their effluent water which creates a wonderful habitat for shorebirds, and wildlife and they have treatment ponds out there to further clean the water where it eventually flows back into the Carson River, and some are reclaimed to water a golf course or two.

It wasn’t very birdy, but the reflections in the ponds were spectacular. That’s the Carson Range.

IVGID Wetlands Tour Reflections

A few days after Eagles and Ag a couple of girlfriends and I went snowshoeing and on the way home, we saw a family unit of American Bald Eagles in a tree not far off the highway! We stopped! Almost out of range for my little Lumix FZ200, but still a nice look I think. That’s Dad on the bottom, Mom and Jr up at the top.

American Bald Eagle Family

Then I went to Baby Girl’s for our Littlest’s first birthday party and I did a Cake Smash Photoshoot. Baby Girl and I collaborated on decorations and props. I think it came out alright. I did a pre-cake smash session followed by a nap, and feeding then the cake smash.

Landon's 1st Birthday Photoshoot

He wasn’t quite sure what to do with the cake, but curiosity got the best of him and he dug right in as you can see! I just LOVE his curls!!

Landon's Cake Smash Portrait Sitting

We had another dusting of snow, so my girlfriends and I are heading to mountains a bit north of here to snowshoe in a new place today. I’m hoping to see some Chick-a-dees. They’ve been known to eat right out of your hand. I hope that happens!

That’s about it. I hope your week is off to a great start and continues to be a good one!

Panasonic Lumix FZ200| iPhone 7 Plus| Nikon D810 w/ 50mm f/1.8G lens| Hoodman and Sandisk Digital Film| PS CC 21.0.2

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