I recently had to work up this older photograph, so I thought I’d share it here, too. (How much older? Almost two decades.)
The location is a Yosemite National Park backcountry lake that I visited quite a few times over the years. It is the lowest of a string of three lakes in a basin that is open to the western light late in the day, so the opportunities to photograph late-day light are excellent. You are looking toward the Sierra Nevada crest in the northwest corner of the park in this scene.
On this visit I had made the mistake of going near the end of July, during the peak of the mosquito season. My memory is that I was out walking around the lake and trying to get away from the bugs when saw this view.
For those into the slightly technical stuff, this was way back in the era of the original Canon 5D.
Thanks. This is a very serene place and it was a serene evening, for sure. I was just wandering slowly along the south shore of this lake, taking my time.
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junglialoh wrote:
Classic masterpiece work
Thanks!
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Todd Warnke wrote:
My goodness! That is just perfection. Light, composition, moment, exposure. Delicate in the best way.
Thank you!
It is a beautiful spot, and I’ve visited this lake many times over the years, often traveling there solo and exploring some of the landscape seen in the distance in this photograph.
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Monika C wrote:
Very peaceful scene. I like the curvy inlet? outlet? going to the boulder in the foreground. Is this around Gaylor Lakes?
It is a peaceful place. There’s nothing monumental right there — just a lake, surrounded by forest and meadows, with some distant peaks. (It is an inlet, draining a slope at my back.)
It is not Gaylor Lakes, though I can see why you would think so — there are some similarities in the terrain, for sure. I’ll give you a couple of hints: It is one of a chain of three lakes in a basin that faces west, and the highest point in the distance is Mt. Conness. :-)
Here's another hint: In the following photograph, made in a pretty popular place in the Yosemite high country, there is a distant ridge. To the right of the leftmost peak, if you look very carefully, you can see Mt. Conness as well. Putting two and two together you might be a blessing to roughly triangulate... :-)
OK, think I've matched this second spot up. So a general idea of where the first might be. Been sort of in the area but not close enough to make more than rough guesses.
We camped at Mosquito Flat up towards the end of Rock Creek once. Once. Aptly named.
Craig Gillette wrote:
OK, think I've matched this second spot up. So a general idea of where the first might be. Been sort of in the area but not close enough to make more than rough guesses.
We camped at Mosquito Flat up towards the end of Rock Creek once. Once. Aptly named.
The second photograph was made within sight of a road. The first is nowhere near any road. :-)
I've managed to avoid mosquito creek at the times when the reason for its name would be painfully obvious. (It is a wonderful gateway to the country beyond one of the two Mono Passes into the backcountry.)
gdanmitchell wrote:
The location is a Yosemite National Park backcountry lake that I visited quite a few times over the years. It is the lowest of a string of three lakes in a basin that is open to the western light late in the day, so the opportunities to photograph late-day light are excellent. You are looking toward the Sierra Nevada crest in the northwest corner of the park in this scene.
Through your lens, I always get to see something new
Craig Gillette wrote:
Yup, leaned in on Streetview and matched the skyline. The image quality isn't very good like that. Much better photo!
Heh. I hope it is better than the street view image! Otherwise I might as well hang it up. I've used Google software a few times to preview locations, but I had not thought uf using street view along roads like that one.
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olalafoto wrote:
Through your lens, I always get to see something new
I use Streetview a bit for "scouting." Maybe more for route info, like checking addresses, street names and turns, etc. There's actually a spot a bit east of there I was checking for a safe parking spot. They can be hard to spot early enough on curvy roads.
Craig Gillette wrote:
I use Streetview a bit for "scouting." Maybe more for route info, like checking addresses, street names and turns, etc. There's actually a spot a bit east of there I was checking for a safe parking spot. They can be hard to spot early enough on curvy roads.
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mkw208 wrote:
Gorgeous
To the three of you: Thanks y gracias.
Craig, I am intrigued by your use of street view in places where I usually would not think of it. I’m going to have to play with that.
