I had originally intended to hit the road this afternoon for points east of the Sierra crest for another round of aspen color (and other subjects) photography… but I changed my mind within the past 48 hours or so. Why? Several reasons, actually:
- Folks who are currently in the eastern Sierra and whose reports I follow are saying that the aspen color situation is still a bit difficult this season. As I expected, the highest groves are mostly devoid of leaves at this point and, oddly, many of the lower level groves have not shown signs of great color yet either. I’m not at all certain that another drive up there today would gain me better opportunities than I had during the past few weeks.
- With that in mind, the idea of another 600-800+ miles of driving is a bit less attractive (to put it mildly!) than it might otherwise be.
- I want to find some time to more thoroughly go over the aspen and other photographs that I’ve made during the past few weeks – so far I’ve only had a chance to “pick off” the most obvious keepers, and I know there are others there that require a closer look.
- I want to make some prints this weekend!
- I want to attend a concert this weekend at which the orchestra (of which my wife is a member) performs a few favorite pieces.
So, with all of this to consider, I’m going to put far less mileage on my car this weekend – though I may just make up for it the following week!
Hi Dan, it was a pleasure to meet you today and thank you for all the tips and things to think about with my photography. That is a big help! I am spending the night tomorrow night in Henry Coe and still trying to get my gear together for it. I still have lots to do and better get to it but have a great weekend and I hope you get those prints made!
Cynthia