Empty Benches At The Top Of The World
I almost missed this location as I was burning rubber to make it up to the Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains a couple of weeks ago. As I came around one of the final corners before arriving at Schulman Grove, I suddenly spotted a pullout and, more importantly, some crazy clouds over the valley being shredded by gale force winds in the background. I forced myself to keep driving...but the more I drove the more I began to wonder if there was a better shot behind me back at the turnout. As I arrived at the parking area for Schulman Grove, I noticed that all the amazing clouds were now behind a ridge, and my curiosity got the better of me. I made a U turn and headed back to the pullout. The wind ripped the door out of my hands as I pulled up and I knew that there would be no tripod out on the trail in front of me. After grabbing my gear, I fought against the wind as I climbed the trail to the overlook. Several times I felt that the wind would lift me right off of the mountain and I could barely keep my eyes open while shooting.
When I arrived at the end of the trail, I found these two empty benches. For a moment, I stood alone in the howling gale drinking in the epic scenery around me. As this was a Friday night, I was surprised that not many other folks knew about this particular overlook as several carloads of photographers and visitors passed me by while I was shooting. I continued shooting until all the light had gone from the sky and then began the drive back to the rest area North of Mammoth where I would grab some ZZ's before heading to the Little Lakes Valley for sunrise the next morning.
For a full run down on my adventures in attempting to shoot some Fall Color in the Eastern Sierras a couple of weeks ago, please feel free to visit my latest blog post at:
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Empty Benches At The Top Of The World
I almost missed this location as I was burning rubber to make it up to the Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains a couple of weeks ago. As I came around one of the final corners before arriving at Schulman Grove, I suddenly spotted a pullout and, more importantly, some crazy clouds over the valley being shredded by gale force winds in the background. I forced myself to keep driving...but the more I drove the more I began to wonder if there was a better shot behind me back at the turnout. As I arrived at the parking area for Schulman Grove, I noticed that all the amazing clouds were now behind a ridge, and my curiosity got the better of me. I made a U turn and headed back to the pullout. The wind ripped the door out of my hands as I pulled up and I knew that there would be no tripod out on the trail in front of me. After grabbing my gear, I fought against the wind as I climbed the trail to the overlook. Several times I felt that the wind would lift me right off of the mountain and I could barely keep my eyes open while shooting.
When I arrived at the end of the trail, I found these two empty benches. For a moment, I stood alone in the howling gale drinking in the epic scenery around me. As this was a Friday night, I was surprised that not many other folks knew about this particular overlook as several carloads of photographers and visitors passed me by while I was shooting. I continued shooting until all the light had gone from the sky and then began the drive back to the rest area North of Mammoth where I would grab some ZZ's before heading to the Little Lakes Valley for sunrise the next morning.
For a full run down on my adventures in attempting to shoot some Fall Color in the Eastern Sierras a couple of weeks ago, please feel free to visit my latest blog post at:
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Thank you so much for your views and comments! If you have specific questions please be sure to send me a message via flickr mail, or feel free to contact me via one of the following:
Blog | Website | Facebook | Instagram | 500px | Twitter | Google +