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Late-Season Aspens, Evening

            Late-Season Aspens, Evening. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.

Late-season aspen groves in the early-evening shadow of the Sierra crest.

The light for this photograph was somewhat unique. I was just east of the Sierra crest at an elevation of about 8000′ or so. The sun had just dropped below the crest, and the direct sunlight was gone. However, clouds above the peaks were still directly lit by the sun and quite bright. The result was that I worked in the soft shadow light, but the trees were still gently backlit by the light from those glowing clouds. This gave a bit more directionality to the light than might have otherwise been the case, and the soft backlight enhanced the colors of the trees.

This location is one of the more fascinating and unusual in the range, though it is easy to overlook it. While the crest rises high to the west, here the terrain is on a boundary between high desert sagebrush country and the very beginning of foliage that is more characteristic of the mountains. I think that the east side location, with its relatively less moisture, has a great effect on this. While I tend to think of aspens as mountain trees — and they often are — here there are many growing in terrain that is more desert-like.

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” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

Taken on: October 17, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 189mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	189mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Macintosh)
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