Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake, & Yosemite National Park – Galleries

Earlier last month my family and I traveled to Lake Tahoe, Nevada for a much anticipated summer vacation. I posted one of those pictures in an ImageSpotlight section of my blog and promised to follow-up with a gallery of images from that trip. Well, here are the images, along with some that were captured at Mono Lake and Yosemite National Park. Hey, we were only 3 hours away from one of our nation’s finest parks so we couldn’t pass up a day and a half exploring the area. I saw and photographed two of Yosemite’s icons and will be back another day, fully dedicating my time to photograph this awesome area.

All images were shot with a Canon 1DsMkII, 24-70/2.8, and/or 70-200/2.8. The Stellar Jay images were shot with a 1.4x added to the 70-200mm lens. Enjoy the pics.

Until next time, get outdoors and keep shooting. — KEVIN

: Lake Tahoe. If I had to choose one image to represent the lake, this would be my choice as it captures the clarity of the water, boulders in water and along the shore, distant beaches and mountains. Simply a breathtaking view.

: Tide crashing the rocks. My intent was to freeze the water as it crashed against the rocks.

: Crashing Waves. Another decision to freeze the action of the water.

: I liked the winding line from the foreground to the middle of the frame. The contrast between life and death with the dead tree was interesting to me.

: Roots. It’s amazing how life finds a way. Crowded by the massive boulders, this tree would not be denied as it had dug deep and shot it’s roots out finding the available soil nearby.

: Early morning overlooking Lake Tahoe.

: Moonrise Over Lake Tahoe.

: Emerald Bay.

: Lucky shot. Riding horseback in the mountains, I turned the camera upside down and shot a few frames as I rode next to this tree. Surprisingly, a decent image.