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Unlike the other bears in this park that are supposedly used to humans, this one did not like having his picture taken.
Out cloud chasing, when out of no where this storm popped up in Sequoia. Miss the sounds, smells and feel of the rain as for here in the San Joaquin Valley this is a rarity due to drought conditions.
Last week, James posted "Clear and Cold" (flic.kr/p/2nPoFbC), and when I saw it, I knew that somewhere in the archives, I had photographed "something similar" and all I could remember was that it was "in the mountains."
To me, that's the Sierras although it could have been the Cascades, the Olympic Range, or the Tetons. Even if the shot isn't that good, I want credit for finding it within 10 minutes. "Sequoia!" Yes, Kings River? Close. A stream?
So, for the first time, I gave a title to the image which was helpful. These are rocks in a stream bed off the Kern River that runs through Sequoia National Park. Well, so does the Kings (no apostrophe in the River or the NP) and I've dipped my tootsies in both.
So here, from 2013, shot handheld with an SX10 which shows it did have some abilities, is my attempt at Nature's Abstracts" is rocks at some river in the West. Hints of blue from the sky, green from the overhanging trees.
Cold morning at 14,500 feet elevation on Mt. Whitney. Getting some warm coffee in the tent after multiple cold photo rounds at night and at another extended shoot around sunrise.
Amazing how roomy a 1 person tent can appear when seen through a 16mm fisheye lens. My leg was maybe 10 inches from the camera and the jetboil is less than 3 feet away.
Update 5 1/2 years later: Life is such a drag. I have yet to get back to Whitney. So much has happened since this day. I don't see this happening in 2024 either, but who knows? In Fall maybe? Cancer can really screw up your life.
After walking around all day at Sequoia National Park looking for nests, etc to photograph, came back to the lodge for dinner and observed this nest on the Lodge building!
Dramatic light is filtered through gaps in storm clouds. I shot this 25 miles into the backcountry, far from the reach of any trail.
The title of the shot comes from the spotlight on the peaks, which spilled off just a bit to the left, and from the forest fire happening in the area that made for some interesting conditions.
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