Pond, Bishop Creek. Sierra Nevada, California. October 5, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Autumn colors reflected in a pond on Bishop Creek, Sierra Nevada, California.
After starting my shooting very early in the morning – I had earlier photographed some groves near the turnoff to North Lake and some expansive views of Sabrina Basin from near Aspendell – I continued up the Bishop Creek drainage to this small pond along the upper reaches of Bishop Creek. As I set up in this spot along the southeast shore of the creek, the sun was just beginning to come over the high ridge behind me. As it did so it illuminated the aspen grove on the far side of the creek and added a glow to the dry ferns and creekside plants. I worked quickly and got a few shots as the sun/shade line moved across the trees and plants and soon hit the creek itself.
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Hi Rob. Thanks for the comment. This was a very productive trip for me. I got lucky on the timing, getting some “interesting” weather the first day, but good colors still on many trees. I went up there on a Friday night and then shot a lot on Saturday and Sunday.
Went back the following weekend but had much less good fortune.
Dan
Lovely with the glow in the aspens. How long was this trip Dan? It looks like it was very productive.
Great picture of the pond