Lake Tahoe Beaches

Utopia

Sunset - Hidden Beach, Lake Tahoe, NV USA One of my most favorited picture to date, I held on to the raw unprocessed image for several months before I ever realized what a great picture I had. Some thunderstorms in the area had dissipated and stretched across the sky pulling the colors across the image. The rocks up front appear almost placed that way on purpose. This was shot mid summer on Tahoe’s east shore facing north towards the Incline Village area. This was an extended exposure, as it took 16 seconds to create the overlapping waves and keep the surface of the lake smooth. Recommended Max Size - 36x24in on Metallic Paper or Metal

Inception

Sunrise - Sand Harbor, NV USA My first Sunrise ever! I finally got my butt out of bed early - This sunrise is still one of my favorites ever. This photo was taken about 30 minutes before actual “sunrise” in what is referred to as “First Light”. Taking 90 seconds to expose this shot, it fused the blue/violet white balance, with the hot pink highlights from the distant sun. Photo was taken the north side of Sand Harbor with a snow-capped Rose knob and surrounding mountains. Recommended Max Size - 30x20in Metal Surface or Glossy only

Platinum Dawn II

Sunrise - Hidden Beach, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Same as “Platinum Dawn I” except a vertical composition with a small angle change. And at a differing time. I swear though, it’s practically the same image...the question would be, do you like vertical or landscape orientation? Recommended Max Size - 60x40in on Pearl or Metal Print

Technicolor

Lake Tahoe at Sunset

Winter Approaches

Max Recommended size 20x30 200+ second long exposure of Bonsai Rock

Floating Isles I

Evening - Hidden Beach Area, East Shore, NV The atmosphere here is so calm and still, you could here a pin drop. I looks as though there are boulders floating in nid-air. One of my favorite photographs I’ve taken. Photo was taken cliff side over-looking Lake Tahoe. Recommended Max Size - 30x20in on any Surface

Carmine Dusk

Sunset - Hidden Beach Area, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Evenings like this are probably my favorite. Zero wind and color in the sky can make for some incredible reflections. Being in a good spot to create the right composition either requires pre-planning (doesn’t usually go as planned) or sheer luck. During this shoot, I didn’t realize the lens was out of focus until right before I took this photo. One of my favorites for color, warmth, and simplicity. Recommended Max Size - 45x30in on any media

A Tear in Time

Sunset This was taken just after a large T-Storm rolled through the area. I had been slowly walking down the shore, taking pictures of different compositions for the past hour and a half. Finally, At just the right time, I landed here to photograph an intense ray of light on the most interesting boulder there. It looks like I set up the rocks this way, but I assure you, I could not move one of them. Taken at Hidden Beach - East Shore. Recommended Max Size: 40x60in on any Printing Surface

Lucidity

Sunrise - East Shore, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Taken from the east shore at a popular diving spot where the water looks shallow enough, because you can see the bottom so easily but it is about +25ft deep. Photo shoots like these are welcome, as they are easy and laid back - no snow stinging your face, or having to wipe the lens dry. Just peaceful relaxation with a camera and a tripod. Recommended Max Size - 45x30in on Metallic Paper

Emerald Cove

Polychromatic

Pollen floating on Lake Tahoe during a thunderstorm at sunset

Resurrection

Sunrise - Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, NV USA This was a bitterly cold morning with lots of wind and water from the lake spraying me. It took me 6 attempts at taking an extreme long exposure. Finally as the sun rose some more and it got lighter outside, I finally dialed it in right and the result was this image that took 360 seconds, adding motion to the sky and turning the waves into misty smooth water. This photo was taken on Easter. Recommended Max Size: 45x30 on Metallic Paper or Metal Surface

Aqueous

Evening - Hidden Beach, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Taken at Hidden Beach. It was raining hard in this photo. All I could do for the most part, was wipe my lens dry over and over again. I was eventually able to find a downward angle for a composition and keep the rain from hitting the lens. After going trough several minutes of setting up and drying, a rogue wave came and slapped me in the face, getting me completely soaked. I took the photo for 180 seconds, resulting in a very smooth transitional photo. This was the only photo I salvaged, and before I cropped it, half of the image was wet and blurry. The rocks in the foreground are beautiful and vivid, but when dry, they are bland and unnoticeable. Max Recommended Size - 45x30in Metallic Paper or Metal

Methane

Sunset - East Shore, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Smoke from a large fire fills the Lake Tahoe Basin with intoxicating smoke and turns the sun red. I think the large rock kind of resembles Pikachu from Pokemon, but maybe that’s what I want to see. Memorial point at dusk. It took 322 seconds with the camera shutter, to expose this image. Long Exposures are fun, but are a test in patience. 322 seconds is an eternity when waiting for one photo. Recommended Max Size - 30x20in Metallic Paper or Metal

Calm Before the Storm

Sunset - East Shore I always love going out in stormy weather, mostly because I get away from people, bu also because it creates some very dramatic scenes. In this one, I was able to incorporate a fallen tree into the photo giving the whole scene depth. In a couple hours, it would have been dumping snow and I’ll be warm and cozy by the fire. Recommended Max Size - 60x40in+ on any Printing Surface

Aurelian Dusk

Sunset - Sand Harbor, NV While coming to Sand Harbor unprepared, I came away a winner. Once arriving, I noticed hordes of photographers at the beach. I didn’t want to just get what everyone else was photographing - plus there was no snow at the beach. I had worn my bald, no tread, tennies. So there I went, hopping from one to the other - very scary, very stupid, but certainly worth my effort. Facing North toward Incline Village. Max Recommended Size - 60x40+in on any Surface

Elemental

Charged Currents

Evening - Hidden Beach Area, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Taken during the onset of a major winter storm. Waves were about 4ft high. I had to perch me and the tripod on a tall skinny rock to avoid being knocked over by the waves. This image is the result of a 10 second exposure creating an effect of overlapping water. Max recommended size - 45x30in on Metal, or Metallic Paper surface

Starlight

Shockwave

Memorial Point during a winter storm Recommended Max Size: 30x20in

Ataraxian Dusk

Sunset - East Shore, NV USA Recommended Max Size: 60x40 on an Printing Surface

Quicksilver

Evening - Lake Tahoe Shore after a thunderstorm Rainy and breezy in this photo, taken half a mile south of Sand Harbor. It has some of the finest detail of any of my photographs. And no, I did not place that red rock there - nature did. Recommended Max Size - 60x40in+ on any Printing Surface

Deep End

Sunset - East Shore, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Deep End gives the illusion that the camera is half way in and half way out of the water. The cool thing about Tahoe is its clarity and the fact that while this may not look too deep, it is actually about 30ft deep to the bottom. This is a great spot for rock diving. It is located on the peninsula just north of Sand Harbor. Recommended Max Size - 40x30in Metallic Paper

Champagne Dusk

Sunset - East Shore, Lake Tahoe, NV USA Taken in the neighborhood of Hidden Beach. During the drought years, all of these beautiful rocks were exposed, not after the winter of 16/17, they are gone for a very long time. The landscape has since changed dramatically. I really like the way that the champagne color of the sky is surrounding and highlighting the lonely tree perched all alone. It was a lovely, rather calm evening. Recommended Max Size - 60x40 on Metallic Paper, Metal