This picture of Eagle Falls at sunrise in winter above Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California is sometimes a bit harder to get to than others.
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When the snow really starts building up, CalTrans closes the section of Highway 89 that goes along the sides of Emerald Bay. This particular year, there was a very long period of no new snow, so the road was re-opened, allowing me to get up well before sunrise to get this shot.
Tip: When photographing outdoors in cold weather, be careful to keep from getting condensation. If you bring your very cold camera gear inside, and it warms too quickly, you can have drops of water condense out of the air inside the camera or between the glass elements of your lens. These little drops of water can either cause soft images in the lens, or render the camera useless if the moisture gets into the circuits.
Beautiful shot of falls & lake. Is the falls in Emerald Bay State Park?
My wife, dog, and I will be passing by the lake in mid-May and would love to get some good shots. Would you recommend the west side vs east side? Got too much driving to do that day and can’t go completely around the lake.
Thanks.
Larry
Wow, I didn’t realize you had so many entries. Am I the only California photographer to have never been to Tahoe? I ought to start.
“Tip: When photographing outdoors in cold weather, be careful to keep from getting condensation.” Do you have any suggestions regarding GND filters fogging up along the coast? I’ve lost more images than I care to admit up north from this problem. I don’t have the problem anywhere else. I haven’t even had problems in colder places than the Bay Area. Weird. 🙁 Lawsuits are popular nowadays so maybe I’ll sue the manufacturer for my ineptness. 🙂