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Sunset at Mono Lake, with the Sierra Nevada as background.
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I know this kind of defeats the purpose of photographing the northern lights, but I figured I'd give it a shot and see how aurora looks in black and white. taken in central Alberta north of Sundre.
The Eastern Sierras had some great snowfall in 2011. Wandering through the Owens Valley in April was a treat.
Owens Valley, California 2011
Arrived a little too late for sunset and was always 'chasing' this LE. I've probably pushed the raw file too hard here as a consequence! Anyhow it's a first attempt at an arty type mono here...dare say I'll be back to try again.
Pre-dawn light on Mono Lake, as seen from the vista point above the Mobil station in Lee Vining. I took a quick trip up to Yosemite over the weekend to celebrate the road opening and spent Saturday night in Lee Vining. Got up early Sunday to catch the sunrise in the park and to get back to the Bay Area for Mother's Day activities. (5/12/2013)
(Technical note: I took this handheld about a half-hour before sunrise with my 80-400mm lens at 330mm. Even at the max ISO of the D600 (6400), I still was only able to get the shutter speed up to 1/80s, counting on the vibration reduction (VR) in the lens to get me the rest of the way. Definitely a fair amount of noise in the image, but it actually turned out pretty faithful to how things looked.)
After yesterdays colorful image thought I'd post a b/w image.
A b/w version of an earlier shot of Idaho's Galena Summit and southern Sawtooths. An area I look forward to returning to.
Color version in comments.
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This is Mono Lake after sunset. By this point the rest of the photographers had left, and it was almost completely dark. For a few minutes this pastel scene emerged, only to fade away moments later.
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Introducing Mono, a lightweight, ultra high performance, road legal supercar designed and manufactured using the latest racing technology. Aimed at drivers who seek a purist driving experience and for whom design, engineering excellence and performance are of paramount importance, Mono is an aggressive design and will set a new benchmark in the small, but elite segment of radical, lightweight sports cars.
Photographed at Goodwood during Goodwood Breakfast Club Supercar Sunday 2016. Hopefully I'll be able to back there this year too.
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I wanted to build something roverish for the theme of this month, but I wanted it to be different. So I started thinking mono-track vehicle and this thing ensued. A little to large to be classified as a rover perhaps, but I managed to address the key concern of vehicles of this type. Basically it combines the ability to lean into corners like a bike - with the side tires for stability/drag to help cut sharper corners faster then just a lean. This system actually functions quite well.
This is not quite as refined as some of my builds, but it's just an idea. Now I just need to scale it back down to rover size.
Mono Lake by itself is an interesting place, but the setting, with the mountains in the background, adds much more interest to the scene.
More from my first trip to Mono Lake. This time facing the other direction. Sometimes you get lucky :)
22mm, f/13, 2 sec, ISO 400 - Doh!
GND
CPL
Inbound to SFO, passing over Mono Lake. I'd be in that very same area a few days later in the rental car.
This was a family reunion trip and I finally got to take my parents travelling around the U.S as we normally did before Covid. Unlike my other photography-oriented trips, where I plan the itinerary around sunset/sunrise and best photo spots, the goal of this trip was to give my parents the best experience so they can bring back good memories.
This shot was taken at Mono Lake. I have been there both at sunrise and sunset and got great conditions. This time we only had 30 minutes for a quick stop in the mid-day harsh light condition. Despite not having the most inspiring light, the cloud on the sky was quiet unique and I found this dead tree branch which nicely frames the tufa in the distance. I also like the black and white conversion which accentuates the contrast.