1000 Miles Behind
It took me only about 5 hours to get to Mono Lake from Ventura County. I made a quick stop, but then straight to Mono Lake to catch the sunset (will post tomorrow). But then, because I do things in reverse order, decided to look for a campsite AFTER shooting Mono Lake at sunset. Being a weekend in the summer, the SMART thing to do, would have been to find a campsite first, and then go shoot. But I wasn’t going to lose the sunset.
So after the sunset, I went up Tioga Pass Road to find a campsite at the handful of campsites. Full. Full. Full. Full. Crap. And then I had a tip from Jeff Sullivan about a small spot near Mono Lake which is not only sandy, but somewhat legal. So I found that, set up my tent, and then headed back to Lee Vining to eat at the gourmet gas station. I had the carnitas tacos which I will dare to say were probably some of the best I’ve ever had. Sure they were $11, but WELL worth it. Probably the best food within 100 miles.
So this is my tent with the Milky Way behind it. Shot it at 30seconds at ISO 4000, lit internally by my cell phone. Drove almost 1000 miles in 3 days, including shooting a wedding with Jeff. The rest of the week will be Mono Lake, Yosemite & maybe some hot springs (as long as I keep the location confidential)
1000 Miles Behind
It took me only about 5 hours to get to Mono Lake from Ventura County. I made a quick stop, but then straight to Mono Lake to catch the sunset (will post tomorrow). But then, because I do things in reverse order, decided to look for a campsite AFTER shooting Mono Lake at sunset. Being a weekend in the summer, the SMART thing to do, would have been to find a campsite first, and then go shoot. But I wasn’t going to lose the sunset.
So after the sunset, I went up Tioga Pass Road to find a campsite at the handful of campsites. Full. Full. Full. Full. Crap. And then I had a tip from Jeff Sullivan about a small spot near Mono Lake which is not only sandy, but somewhat legal. So I found that, set up my tent, and then headed back to Lee Vining to eat at the gourmet gas station. I had the carnitas tacos which I will dare to say were probably some of the best I’ve ever had. Sure they were $11, but WELL worth it. Probably the best food within 100 miles.
So this is my tent with the Milky Way behind it. Shot it at 30seconds at ISO 4000, lit internally by my cell phone. Drove almost 1000 miles in 3 days, including shooting a wedding with Jeff. The rest of the week will be Mono Lake, Yosemite & maybe some hot springs (as long as I keep the location confidential)