Last night's sunset at Donner Lake in Truckee, California was an incredible one! It was one of those sunsets that seemed to last a really long time. The colors were vibrant oranges, yellows, and reds looking to the west; pinks and purples to the east.
The first shot is the one I had in mind when I walked out to this location. But bonus! I ended up shooting two other scenes that I was really happy with. This time of year (winter), the lake's water is drained a bit and many boulders get exposed in this area. The trail and rock spiral are also usually underwater, most of the year.
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These were all shot with a Canon 5DS R and a 16-35mm lens. A polarizing filter and two graduated neutral density filters were used on the front of the lens. The exposures varied a bit but they were all fairly long exposures, with the camera set on a tripod.
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I liked the heart in the center of the spiral above. Do you see it?
All three shots turned out great in my opinion, I was happy with them all and I can't pick a favorite. So I'm curious... Which of the three to you like best?
Thank you for looking and I hope you are all having a great weekend!
Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
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Woohoo, thank you!
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All three photographs are so beautiful each one unique and special @scottshots!
Love the top photo with the blazing sky and cool waters. I'm so glad you
caught these awesome boulders and spiral heart while the levels were low! :-)
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Thank you @shasta! Yeah, that spiral was a pretty cool find. Most of the year it will be underwater.
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I loved all of them. Each shot captured something unique about the scenery.
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Nice, thank you! Everywhere you looked during sunset, it was looking awesome.
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first photo is my fav, love the boulders against the sunset. The rock circle with heart is really cool though :)
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Nice, yeah, those exposed boulders are why I went out there. The circle was a great bonus!
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As a huge sunset lover it's really hard to pick one.
But if I had to choose, I would probably say photo number one.
Third photo really caught my eye because it's a lot different and I also really like the heart in the middle. :)
Great shots!
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I liked that heart a lot too. It was a bummer that it was sideways but that was the direction that looked best for the composition. Glad you like the first one, thank you for letting me know!
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Gorgeous shots!
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Thank you!
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Really nice! I like the first one, but the other two shots are also pretty good!
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Thank you! Yeah, it was a good night for photos.
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All of them beautiful, but for me the first one steals the show!
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Nice, thank you @pardinus! That was the angle I had in mind when I went out there.
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Great shots, congratulations...
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Thank you!
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Beauty!!! 👍👍👍
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Thank you!
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Welcome buddy...
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