Photos from Lake Tahoe

etrigan63

etrigan63

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Had a quick business trip to Lake Tahoe the other day and I snapped a few pics while I was up there. Absolutely gorgeous weather...

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C&C always welcome...
 
What a beautiful spot! You picked a good time of day to photograph it. I especially like the golden glow in the second and third photos.
 
Yes, the first shot was at about 9 AM and the other two were at sunset. Absolutely lovely place and the cabins up there make Gatlinburg, TN look like a slum.
 
I drove across USA back in 91' and found the Lake Tahoe area just breathtakingly beautiful. You have managed to capture the beauty of the place. I notice that the sun was higher on the sky when I was there in early June. I remember that it was very hot and the forrest very dry and people feared forrest fires. This was a just after Yellowstone burnt down.
 
I love the light in your pictures, and the colour, settings etc as well as your framing, but I do not understand why on earth you have included in pictures #3 so much beach that is totally ruined - other words come to mind - by car tracks.

Or do I see this wrong - flame me no problem - and in the USA there is no nature any more without omnipresent whitnesses of man and car in nature?

That can't be :) !

Sander
Amsterdam
Holland
 
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Actually those were electric cart tracks. The hotel maintenance staff uses electric carts with off-road tires to sweep the beach for trash and debris. Tracks are the only thing they leave behind which is a small price to pay for a clean beach.

Yes, we do have pristine beaches here in the USA. However, any beach, lakeside, or other form of waterfront property that is not designated a wilderness will always have the imprint of Man on them.
 
etrigan63 said:
Yes, we do have pristine beaches here in the USA. However, any beach, lakeside, or other form of waterfront property that is not designated a wilderness will always have the imprint of Man on them.
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Thanks. Only, one wonders about a world where wilderness can only be wild when so, officially, designated. Not a nice thought! :rolleyes:
 
Well done, young Padawan. You chose light from late, ( or early ) in the day, that added a warm, dramatic feel, and a lot of interest to these images. Most tourists and shutterbugs would have not been patient, shot photos in the mid-day sun, creating bland, contrasty images.
 
sanderva said:
Thanks. Only, one wonders about a world where wilderness can only be wild when so, officially, designated. Not a nice thought! :rolleyes:
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I blame the Book of Genesis. God told the man to name all of the things He had created. Obviously, He did this to give the man something to do.
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Well done, young Padawan. You chose light from late, ( or early ) in the day, that added a warm, dramatic feel, and a lot of interest to these images. Most tourists and shutterbugs would have not been patient, shot photos in the mid-day sun, creating bland, contrasty images.
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Thank you , my master. I waited till sunset to shoot the second and third photo whilst the first was shot in the morning around 8:30 AM.
 
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sanderva said:
Thanks. Only, one wonders about a world where wilderness can only be wild when so, officially, designated. Not a nice thought! :rolleyes:
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if you've ever been there you would know that despite man (or Americans') presence the beauty of the place, the wild, the natural is in tact and is doing just fine. A track in the sand is just that. If you choose to look at a gorgeous photo of a gorgeous place and see a minor blemish, then maybe you need a vacation. :) I have just the place! :) BTW, the Tahoe locals are VERY conscious and aware of preserving the beauty of Lake Tahoe.


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RayPA said:
if you've ever been there you would know that despite man (or Americans') presence the beauty of the place, the wild, the natural is in tact and is doing just fine. A track in the sand is just that. If you choose to look at a gorgeous photo of a gorgeous place and see a minor blemish, then maybe you need a vacation. :) I have just the place! :) BTW, the Tahoe locals are VERY conscious and aware of preserving the beauty of Lake Tahoe.


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Of course, and I just posted from a positive point of view. But you will agree that it gets more and more difficult to view and photograph pristine nature.

Some at http://sanderva.blogspot.com and http://www.vanhulsenbeek.com
 
oh yes this where i want to go now
unfortunately i am stuck in east london
but i made myshelf a vodka martini
as time goes by plays on the radio
and with your pics
the least think i can do is dream about it
thanks man
 
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