Prior to sunrise, my son and I hiked back up the steep hillside to the location where we had shot at sunset the prior evening.
I think this pre-sunrise shot is the best that I got this morning. It is very similar to a composition I made the previous evening, except the evening sky was heavy with clouds, while it was almost totally clear this morning.
A sliver of Owens Lake is visible on the horizon. Owens Lake is listed as a “dry” lake, but recent heavy rains over the past two years have resulted in shallow water in the lake.
Sunrise light on the Sierra Nevada Mountains as seen through a gap in rocks in Alabama Hills, California. I had to resort to an HDR for this image, as a the exposure was difficult.
Other than the first image in this post, I was not happy with other images from this morning’s shoot. As I was giving up and retreating down this area, I suddenly noted that the rocks around me were glowing as the early morning sunlight finally began to impinge upon some of the rocks around me. I made this last image to capture a little of that golden hour light.
Until next time,
Ken
These are great! What a fun place to shoot … on my bucket list!
Thanks, Denise. You should definitely plan a visit. It is a long but easy and scenic drive from your location and you might plan a stop in Death Valley on the way or back. The most direct route goes through Death Valley.