Tioga Pass

[Timmeh]

I went up to Tioga Pass two sunsets in a row, and the lake ice visibly changed in one day. All comments welcome!

Tim

#1 Break in Winter

#2 Opening Up

#3 Painted Ice

 

[Ben Egbert]

Looks like a fast thaw. Great set.

 

[AlanLichty]

Things are definitely breaking up but that still looks a bit on the chilly side. I really like the first one with the clear reflection in the ice free patch.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Nice set with these, Timmeh. Do you do any focus stacking or the such to achieve the sharpness front to back?

 

[JimFox]

Tioga Pass isn't open yet is it?

Very nice work with these, I think I like the light and look in #1 the best. It sure looks cold up there still.

 

[BlackRockArt]

I went up to Tioga Pass two sunsets in a row, and the lake ice visibly changed in one day. All comments welcome!

Tim

#1 Break in Winter
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#2 Opening Up
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#3 Painted Ice
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Tim, all three are nice, the middle one is best, all elements click snow ice mountains, composition wise is great too.

Oliver

 

[lionking]

Love these Tim, some look like 2 images.

Cheers.
Andrey

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice set Tim. Abstract feel for the last one.

 

[AaronRashid]

These make me miss the mountains! Great set of photos!

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Tioga Pass is open, but the eastern gate to Yosemite is still closed. Hopefully it opens soon; my parents invited me to join them on a hike in the park next weekend…

Great shots and location!

 

[Beth]

love the first one, esp. with the reflection in the lake. looks cold.

 

[Timmeh]

Thanks, everyone for the comments!

Nice set with these, Timmeh. Do you do any focus stacking or the such to achieve the sharpness front to back?

Yes! The first image is a stack of four, and the last one is a stack of two. I'm not a fan of elements being barely out of focus. I used tilt-shift lenses all the time, but it didn't make sense to hold onto $4,000 worth of lenses when focus stacking images into one RAW became possible.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Thanks, everyone for the comments!



Yes! The first image is a stack of four, and the last one is a stack of two. I'm not a fan of elements being barely out of focus. I used tilt-shift lenses all the time, but it didn't make sense to hold onto $4,000 worth of lenses when focus stacking images into one RAW became possible.

It's something I should do a little more after looking at these. Now the last shot has some grain/iso? noise to it. I'm guessing that it is a crop of the second image?

 

[Timmeh]

It's something I should do a little more after looking at these. Now the last shot has some grain/iso? noise to it. I'm guessing that it is a crop of the second image?

I believe it's the texture of the ice (and a bit isn't in sharp focus in the rear). It's the same vantage point, but at 600mm.