A few clouds drifted east from the Sierra crest and held together long enough to occupy the sky above Mono Lake at sunset. The long shadow of the Sierra stretched across the foreground shoreline and tufa formations, and in the distance the earth’s shadow is visible above basin and range mountains.
Photographing sunsets at Mono Lake can be a bit tricky. The main actor here is (are?) the Sierra Nevada, which rise thousands of feet, starting literally at the lake’s western shoreline. By the time that warm-toned sunset light arrives, deep shadows extend across the lake and Mono Basin. On most days we can count on some sky color near the horizon and reflected in the lake’s waters, but it helps to have a few clouds to catch a bit of the sunset light.
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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra, (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
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