Alabama Hills, California – Part 5 – Sunrise at Mobius Arch

As I’ve said many times, early morning landscape photography is the best for a number of reason, but especially for being alone on location.  Most casual tourists and visitors to a popular location, seldom get out and about in the early morning hours, so we seldom have to worry about people popping into our shots.

Mobius Arch Pre-Sunrise, Alabama Hills, California, March 18, 2024

The first images here are long exposure, pre-sunrise photos.  There is just a little pink color beginning to show on the distant horizon.

Mobius Arch and Sierra Nevada, Alabama Hills, California, March 18, 2024
Mobius Sunrise, Alabama Hills, March 18, 2024

Shooting from the rounded rocks in front of the arch, made using a tripod very difficult for getting down low, so I ended up shooting hand held, using a higher ISO to get my shutter speed high enough to counter my hand shake.

Mobius Sunrise 2, Alabama Hills, March 18, 2024
Mobius Sunrise 3, Alabama Hills, March 18, 2024
Mobius Sunrise 4, Alabama Hills, March 18, 2024
Alabama Hills Sunrise, March 18, 2024

I shot many images at this location today and could include more, but these are representative of the morning’s scene.  Having those magnificent, early morning clouds was a bonus for shooting today.

Until next time,

Ken

Alabama Hills, California – Part 3 -Photographic Scouting

Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

Upon arriving at the Mobius Arch, we began to work around it checking out various photographic compositions.  I suspect every possible view point of this arch has been photographed many times in all sorts of weather conditions, so the prospect of achieving any unique photo here is remote at best.

Mobius Arch and Sierra Nevada Mountains, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

These final two image are views through the arch towards the east.  The most impressive views all seem to be towards the west.

Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

More Alabama Hills scouting next,

Ken