Rob Macklin
Dream Light
My son Tyler and I took a drive last Sunday. On the way up to Tahoe we made a quick stop in Apple Hill and powered down a couple fresh apple donuts with fresh ice cold cider. (it's a tradition for us) Soooo gooood!! Then we continued on up the hill to Tahoe. We stopped and watched the Kokanee salmon in Taylor Creek for a while. I was hoping to find some nice aspen trees to shoot, but the aspens are dingy and brownish colored this year around Tahoe. I was bummed. I sat in the car sipping apple cider from a paper cup. Tyler burned off some energy riding his longboard around the parking lot. Then he hopped in the car and said....."You didn't drink out of THAT cup did you??" I'm like...."um...ya, why?" He busts up laughing and says...."My hands were dirty so I just washed them in that cup!!" I'm like...."oh, Awesome"
We laughed a bit and then decided to head over to Emerald Bay for the sunset. I have this obsessive compulsive part of me that drives me to shoot the same locations over and over. I keep thinking that maybe the next time will be the one where the sky will glow like never before. It's the "dream light" that keeps me going back over and over.
I'm just stoked that I was able to share this moment with my son. We worked as a team on this one. I started shooting and just as the light began to go wild I noticed my battery was about to die! Tyler ran back to the car and got my extra battery which I had forgotten to put in my backpack. I popped the fresh battery in just moments before taking this shot. Thanks buddy!!!
This was the best light I have ever seen over Lake Tahoe. God was good to me :)
Dream Light
My son Tyler and I took a drive last Sunday. On the way up to Tahoe we made a quick stop in Apple Hill and powered down a couple fresh apple donuts with fresh ice cold cider. (it's a tradition for us) Soooo gooood!! Then we continued on up the hill to Tahoe. We stopped and watched the Kokanee salmon in Taylor Creek for a while. I was hoping to find some nice aspen trees to shoot, but the aspens are dingy and brownish colored this year around Tahoe. I was bummed. I sat in the car sipping apple cider from a paper cup. Tyler burned off some energy riding his longboard around the parking lot. Then he hopped in the car and said....."You didn't drink out of THAT cup did you??" I'm like...."um...ya, why?" He busts up laughing and says...."My hands were dirty so I just washed them in that cup!!" I'm like...."oh, Awesome"
We laughed a bit and then decided to head over to Emerald Bay for the sunset. I have this obsessive compulsive part of me that drives me to shoot the same locations over and over. I keep thinking that maybe the next time will be the one where the sky will glow like never before. It's the "dream light" that keeps me going back over and over.
I'm just stoked that I was able to share this moment with my son. We worked as a team on this one. I started shooting and just as the light began to go wild I noticed my battery was about to die! Tyler ran back to the car and got my extra battery which I had forgotten to put in my backpack. I popped the fresh battery in just moments before taking this shot. Thanks buddy!!!
This was the best light I have ever seen over Lake Tahoe. God was good to me :)