Eastern Sierra Workshop part 7

North of Lee Vining and the Mono Lake area is Lundy Canyon.  In fact the stream flowing through Lundy Canyon is one of the feeder streams for Mono Lake.  This canyon is known for fall colors and a pond that reflects the great fall colors and the mountainsides.

Morning light here is not so critical so one does not need to be here first thing in the morning.  Being a fairly narrow canyon may block the sun from getting to the canyon floor until later in the morning based on the time of year.  There is a good mix of conifer and deciduous trees throughout the valley allowing for great compositions between bright golds and dark greens.

This is also the time and place to look for small scenes.  It requires shifting gears; in your thought process, and your eye, along with lenses to see the things up close.

Photographing small scenes means you don’t have to be at a particular location at the edges of the day.  They are not driven by the color of the sky.  If the areas are small enough you can use shades and reflectors to remove or place the light where you want it.  Lundy Canyon, because of the time of day is the place where I employed these techniques, but any place will do.

Thank you for stopping by,

Mark