Mt. Tallac, sunrise
I headed up to Lake Tahoe this morning for a sunrise shoot and hike. In order to be there by sunrise, that means I need to wake up at the lovely hour of 4:30AM. No wonder my wife thinks I’m crazy. But it’s worse in the summer; I’d have to be up at about 3:30AM. My destination: Fallen Leaf Lake. I was here
last winter for a sunrise shoot as well. The lake was completely frozen then. Today, it was just barely frozen. No walking on water today. It has been fairly warm during the day lately, so maybe that’s why. But anyway, it was enough to get some interesting shots of the lake and the first light on Mt. Tallac.
I love coming to Fallen Leaf Lake for sunrise. It is so peaceful. No one else is ever there. Not like at some certain other locations we all know about, such as Yosemite, where you’re battling tripods with 20 other photographers, and whoever has the strongest tripod gets the best location. Of course, there’s a reason those other locations always have so many photographers. The scenery there demands to be photographed. El Capitan says “look at me, take a photo of me” But Half Dome says, “No, look at the fabulous light on my face, photograph me”. But nonetheless, I (usually) prefer these not so photographed locations, that are also incredibly beautiful. Mt. Tallac and Fallen Leaf Lake fits the bill for me.
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