The Edge of a Sunset
Desolation Wilderness, Ca.
This is the second image from my backpacking trip last week. I had two nights of incredible sky as you can see here! This is an unnamed lake in Desolation Valley - in close proximity to my last image (Channel Lake).
This image really struck me because of the bipolar appearance in the sky. Clouded on the right and clear skies on the left - as if an imaginary line were drawn down the sky. The late afternoon weather pushed these clouds up from the Tahoe basin and they just held right there. I did a lot of boulder scrambling to find the right lake (this area is literally dappled with lakes all over the place). I set up my gear and stood in awe as the color exploded in the sky to my right. Most of my compositions included mostly clouds but there was something magical about this comp for me. To me it depicts the unstableness (is that a word?) of the high sierra air.
Details:
Body: 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35L 2.8
Tri pod
Polarizing filter
This is a two exposure manual blend shot at F18, ISO 100. Foreground was shot at 6 seconds.
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