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From Mammoth Crest in the Eastern Sierra, looking north toward the Ritter Range, and east toward Kuna Crest and finally Parker Peak, appearing like a giant snow-capped sand dune.
The drive down the 395 in the morning had many moments where I wanted to stop. Capturing the perspective of the mountains are challenging when the lens selection I packed was a touch limited. I packed a super tele, but not a tele. Whoops.
A multi-photo shot stitched in lightroom.
I have rarely seen the Eastern Sierra as beautiful as it was last week with a mix of autumn color, fresh snow under the jagged peaks. The landscape was brushed by the ebb and flow of mid-level clouds, and at times the light softened, as in this photo. At other moments it dappled the landscape in a dynamic dance of light and shadow.
Probably Eriastrum densifolium, Giant Eriastrum AKA Giant Woollystar, after a fire last year.
Alabama Hills, Inyo Co., California
Appealing fall conditions in the eastern Sierra convinced me to make a quick trip down the range. A dusting of snow and the storm light made for a nice end to the day.
Little Walker Road, a few miles south of the Sonora Junction, rises through the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest to the base of Mount Emma (10,525 ft / 3208 m). Not high by Eastern Sierra standards, Mount Emma was slightly ominous with the swirling clouds and snow.
Hope everyone has a great week ahead. And for my American friends, let us remember those who have served our country through many wars as we observe Memorial Day. Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments.
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From Little Lakes Valley in the Eastern Sierra, with the peak of Mount Abbott topping 13,700 feet, and the valley itself already quite high at about 10,000 feet.
My humble attempt at astral photography.
Remaining shots from my Mammoth Lakes trip that didn't quite fit into previous sets.
August 2017. Taken with a Fujifilm XPro2 and 23mm f1.4 lens in Classic Chrome with a custom color balance adjustment.
Sometimes reflections in a lake can say more about the Fall color than a whole grove of aspens. I love the impressionist feel created by the lake surface playing against the boulders at waters edge.
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Eastern Sierran Nevada Range, John Muir Wilderness, California
"Melting Fast"
It's nice to stay at a lake for a few days and watch how fast ice melts. I carried 2 pairs of shoes so I could walk into the ice water on this backpacking trip through the Sierra. It was nice feet were pretty confortable and I wasn't complaining while in that cold icey water. I might of been regreting the extra weight on the long way up the mountain but the way back down is always easier!
Don't you just want to just belly flop into the lake right now? LOL!
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"Our posturing, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RESsY2y8G2s
Flows into Mono Lake. Second largest in the Mono Basin, behind Rush Creek. In 1947, water from this creek and three of the four other creeks in the Mono Basin was diverted for the city of Los Angeles' water supply, but it damaged the ecology, so after many law suits, it is now being restored.
Eriogonum umbellatum and Great Basin Sage, in the foreground
Mono Co., California
This and the adjacent cactus photo were taken very near each other while I was facing opposite directions: www.flickr.com/photos/marlinharms/53832700822/