I got out for a little hike up above Lake Tahoe a couple of days ago. My ankle is finally feeling healed so I can finally start hitting the trails for long hikes with my camera again. After visiting and shooting Monkey Rock, I continued on to find the view of Tahoe's East shore. I love this vantage point area. The wavy shoreline looks incredible from up above. In my opinion, the west shore of Tahoe also has the best beaches, with the best looking big smooth boulders. The water can have stunning turquoise and aqua colors when the sun hits it just right. A photographer's paradise.
The sunset colors were just okay, I didn't end up with any "keepers". But I really liked these shots I got just before the sun actually set. The low angle of the light created a lot of detail to the shapes of the mountains and shoreline.
Both of these were shot with the Canon 5DS R and a 24-105mm lens. Yes, I've been shooting with that combo a lot lately. Now that my ankle is feeling better, I hope to start carrying more lenses and weight when I go on long hikes... The camera's ISO was 400, the lens aperture was f/11, and the shutter speed was a fast 1/200 of a second so I could shoot handheld. No tripod or lens filters were used.
Thank you for looking, and I hope that all of you who celebrate it are having a great Christmas Holiday!!!
Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
www.ScottShotsPhoto.com
