Aug 30, 2010 | WRP Ed Zone
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We’ve got an opening in our Fall Adv. We’re sharing our home in the Eastern Sierra Oct 21-24, 2010. We’ll be doing a little traveling, a little shooting, a little dinning, a little ice cream, a little digital darkroom, a little UFO, maybe even a guest appearance by Big Foot and for sure, a lot of fun. Fall color is lookin promising for this fall with all the water we have promoting tons of green right now. The gorgeous granite isn’t going anywhere and the light in the fall, well, there just isn’t anything like it. We only take six folks, we’ll be based out of Mammoth Lakes the entire time but ranging out to photograph some of the splendor that makes the Eastside a beautiful place. In the spirit of Photoshop week, WRP has come up with a number of “give aways” to say thanks to folks. So if you grab this opening, Sharon has something special to put in your hands to say thanks. Want to join us, give Sharon a call at 760.924.8632, or find us at Photoshop World!
Jul 14, 2010 | WRP Ed Zone
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We’re sharing our home in the Eastern Sierra Oct 21-24, 2010. We’ll be doing a little traveling, a little shooting, a little dinning, a little ice cream, a little digital darkroom, a little UFO, maybe even a guest appearance by Big Foot and for sure, a lot of fun. Fall color is lookin promising for this fall with all the water we have promoting tons of green right now. The gorgeous granite isn’t going anywhere and the light in the fall, well, there just isn’t anything like it. We only take six folks, we’ll be based out of Mammoth Lakes the entire time but ranging out to photograph some of the splendor that makes the Eastside a beautiful place. Want to join us, give Sharon a call at 760.924.8632, today!
Jul 13, 2010 | Landscape Photography, WRP Ed Zone
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One of the important lesson the Eastern Sierra teaches anyone who cares to listen is take life slow. To simply enjoy even the smallest treasure makes the day all that much sweeter. Our last shoot at Rock Lake spoke this listen in volumes!
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Didn’t have to wander any distance, barely walked far from the truck and the clouds and the light performed. We had a wonderful time with really great folks sharing our home here in the Eastern Sierra. I think we have a couple more B&W converts and definitely fans of this very unique of our wild heritage. Thanks gang for a great week, it ended with one helluva exclamation point!
Photos captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jul 13, 2010 | Landscape Photography, WRP Ed Zone
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I told the group we were heading to one place but as soon as I saw the sky, I made a quick left and then a rapid stop. I grabbed my camera and ran up the hill. When you see here what I saw, you can see why there’s a bumper sticker saying We Stop for Photos!
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It’s all about drama, landscape photography that is. This kind of sky screams drama so to make the image, you just need a somewhat interesting foreground. The more interesting the foreground, the more the drama pops in the photograph. The rocks are tan and they were surrounded by yellow flowers, a great foreground. In fact, just a little too good which is why I went B&W. If I hadn’t, the foreground might have gotten more attention visually when I want you looking at the drama in the sky. You’re the photographer, it’s always your choice where the viewer’s attention is going to go.
Photos captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jul 13, 2010 | Landscape Photography, WRP Ed Zone
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After haunting the shoreline for sunrise, we headed up to the Ghost Forest. This grove of pines were killed in place by CO2 from our volcano. When you have great skies you really can’t make a bad photo here and this morning was that kind of situation.
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What’s the key to making the images happen? First is finding the right clouds for the background. Next, find a design pattern in the trees that is interesting. Next is know that you can’t find the perfect pattern and that there will always be some trees you’ll need to remove in post from the photo. Lastly, a wide lens and the willingness to endure a stiff next the rest of the day. After that, just have fun wandering the forest for a couple of hours.
Photos captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jul 13, 2010 | Landscape Photography, WRP Ed Zone
The radar showed clouds and in just the right places so I knew exactly where I wanted to take the gang for their last sunrise shoot. That is one of the big advantages of the Eastern Sierra Adv, I do know my backyard pretty good for just such occasions.
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Horseshoe Lake is one of the very few that man doesn’t mess with. It’s waters come and go on natures clock. Right now it’s just one giant mirror reflecting the incredible beauty of the Sierra crest.
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There’s a really good reason John Muir called the Sierra the Range of Light. Just wait five minutes and it will change as you see here. Sometimes it gets better, sometimes it gets worse but it will change. Was it worth getting up oh dark thirty to greet the day? Hell ya!
Photos captured by D3x, 24PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
