For those of us who live in Northern Utah it seems that "The Uintas" and "Mirror Lake" are almost synonymous though "Mirror Lake" is just one of the dozens of lakes in "The Uintas". It's not even the biggest, and in my mind it's not necessarily the prettiest though it certainly is picturesque. For this photo below I caught it when it wasn't very mirror like because there was a bit of a breeze giving it quite a bit of texture. The long shadows give away that it is either late in the day or early. In this case it was only about an hour prior to sunset.
(f6.3, 1/125, 14mm, ISO 160)
As I'm sure you would suspect there are many beautiful treats for the eyes and this little spot where the two streams merge was no exception. It was taken fairly early on day two of our trip.
(f16, 1/13, 14mm, ISO 160)
I was so excited about our camping trip and getting everything ready that I actually walked out without my camera tripod. I learned many years ago that if you don't have a tripod lean against something solid or rest your camera on something, or worse case scenario spread your feet apart, relax and be your own bipod. This photo was hand held using that last method. I prefer the real tripod method.
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11 comments:
both photos are amazing but that first one is absolutely top notch super duper gorgeous.
picture perfect.
love it.
Both photos i likes but most the first one, i get the sense of depth in it which i liked very much :)
I also like the first one...looking out to the light from the depth of the shadows is so relaxing. I would find myself perched on that log and lingering for a while!
Gorgeous scenes.I really miss the mountain scenery,have not visited them in many years.
Blessings,Ruth
I like the patches of light you caught in both of these photos. I'm impressed with the second with all the different tones that contrast nicely with one another.
Beautiful photos Scott, if I had to choose a favorite of the two it would be the first one.
Thanks for sharing the bit about the tripod, I bought one and have yet to use it even though I have good intentions to. I will try it sometime this weekend and see what the difference is. I'm such a rookie! lol
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wonderful photos. You did really well without the tripod. I've owned one since December but haven't used it yet. I never think to bring it along.
What a lovely part of our world you live near. I love all these sights and would enjoy seeing them in person. Thanks for letting us camp out with you through your lens.
I like both photographs; my favorite though is the first one. The lighting is wonderful, as is the depth of field.
hand held at 1/13 in those conditions, wow!
Geeezzz Scott don't you ever stop amazing me with all these goodies.
Hugs Dagmar
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