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Justin Mair
United States
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Mark Mair
Australia
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Historical Humour
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Little Lakes Valley is one of my favorite places to visit. It gets kinda crowded in the summer but if you go late enough in the day it clears out. On this day the crowds were especially light because it was raining on and off. I took this on my way back to the trailhead from a long hike to Treasure Lakes. I saw this lone wildflower in the meadow and it lured me in. The flower is called lupine and it usually flourishes here in spring.
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This was taken in Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierras, Ca. I have submitted a few different photos from this hike and the lighting was just so intimate that I may just remember that day forever. This is the one furthest down the trail and closest to the mountains in the background. There are many meadows along the trail and they are usually very lush but by summer’s end they start to dry out like this. I thought it made for some nice contrast. You can see a little bit of the trail on the right leading into the pines.
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This is the HDR version of this photograph. The weather was really beautiful and ominous that day. Everytime the sun would peek out I would drop everything and set up my tripod. This is Little Lakes Valley and I’m still amazed that I live so close to something so beautiful. This trail eventually ascends Morgan Pass and up into the alpine High Sierras. You can see them in the far background.
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It was not long before dawn and there was an eerie silence around the lake. The lighting was changing by the minute and every photo had different qualities. I ended up choosing this one over the others to process because I really liked the reflection I got in it.
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The weather was really beautiful and ominous on that day. Everytime the sun would peek out I would drop everything and set up my tripod. This is Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierra, Ca and I’m still amazed that I live so close to someting so beautiful. This trail eventually ascends Morgan Pass and up into the alpine High Sierras. You can see them in the far background. Created from 2 exposures blended together.
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Box Lake can be found in Eastern Sierra Nevada, California. It is in an area known as Little Lakes Valley. It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen. This is an HDR image.
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The Sierra Wave passing over the Alabama Hills. The Sierra Nevada Escarpment can be seen in the back left. The photo was taken in Spring and you can see some patches of yellow wildflowers in the foreground. This is an HDR created from 5 exposures set 1 stop apart. This was exhibited at the 2008 Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, Ca.
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Tufa is a build up of calcium that forms around underwater springs over long periods of time. They are now exposed because the water level at Mono Lake is low. What you are seeing is actually exposed lakebed that was underwater 100 years ago. How did it get so low? Because Los Angeles pumps its water from the streams that feed this lake. Then they send the water through an aquaduct for hundreds of miles until it gets to LA. They can steal all of this water because long ago they bought all the land from under the ranchers here for its water rights. Seems wrong to me that a city can buy up all this land so far away from its city boundaries and that they can essentially put the area into a never-ending drought. This is an HDR composed of 5 exposures taken 1 stop apart.
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The Minarets are the jagged peaks in the mountain range near the center. There are 17 of them and the tallest is Clyde Minaret at 12,281 ft. They are part of the Ritter Range which is the oldest range of mountains in the Sierra Nevadas. They were formed by millions of years of glacial carving, winds, ice, and earthquakes.
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I found this playa on a recent trip up to Sierra Nevada and i knew I would be back. This dry lakebed backs up against a cinder cone and in the far background the Sierras can be seen. It can be found near Fossil Falls in the Mojave Desert.
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This is a subpeak of Mount Morgan I guess, it’s unnamed. I was driving down a dirt road that leads into the canyon and the early morning shadows on this mountain just drew me in. I got out and took quite a few photos trying to capture it best. I think B&W works well with such a contrasty scene.
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This is the HDR version of this photo. Taken near the Eastern Sierra Nevada town of Independence, Ca. The road leads to the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery which is a beautiful place. In the background you can see some of the Alabama Hills which I have featured in other photographs. We were driving to the hatchery when these flowers caught my attention. I forget what they are called at the moment. They were really prickly though. Since this was taken there was a massive mudslide that killed all the fish in the hatchery, destroyed houses and flooded this road with debris and tons of mud. It looked like quite a project to clean up the mess.
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We were fishing and I had my camera set up on a tripod as the sun went down. I took this photo maybe 10-15 minutes before dusk. The sun was at the perfect angle to cast some alpenglow on the Sierras in the background. I thought the kayaker was a nice touch too.
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One of my favorite spots in the Sierra Nevada, Convict Lake is tucked into a beautiful canyon. At dusk the wind can pick up pretty good as it rushes over the mountains and through the canyon. The clouds literally change from minute to minute. The lighting is constantly changing as the sun drops behind the mountains as well. I tried to capture it the best I could.
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I set my alarm for 4:30 AM but it didn’t go off for some reason and I ended up waking up at 5:20… So I rushed out of my campsite in Rock Creek Canyon and drove like a madman up Highway 395 to get to Convict Lake before sunrise. I made it to one of my favorite spots just as the fishermen were starting to show up. I took some photos before sunrise and got ready for the light show…
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This photo was taken a little after dawn at Convict Lake in Sierra Nevada. The alpenglow was amazing and lasted for quite some time. Convict Lake is situated on the eastern side of the range which is made up of steep cliffs and very scenic vistas. Since it faces east you have to get up for the sunrise if you want to see the alpenglow. Sunset is beautiful as well but nothing compares to the beautiful reds and oranges reflecting off the stark granite.
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Featuring landscape photographs from the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
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When I visit the Alabama Hills I often set myself up facing the Sierra Nevada mountains since they create a nice background. I rarely shoot facing the other side of Owens Valley. Well, here’s that view. You can spot Heart Arch if you recognize it.
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Dawn at Llyn Mair, near the village of Maentwrog in Snowdonia.
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This is the beautiful Rock Creek near the Mosquito Flats trailhead. I took this photo on my return from hiking up to Treasure Lakes. The lighting was getting really good on my way back so I found myself stopping a little too often to photograph something that caught my eye.
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Wildrose Canyon can be found off of Benton Crossing Road a little bit east of Mammoth Lakes, Ca. It was a beautiful place in the middle of nowhere. I pulled off the road and had to climb straight up some boulders to get to this spot. I will definitely return here someday. I’m sure its beautiful in winter. The road I was on heads to Benton which is an old mining town from the 1800s. The rock is very similar to the weathered granite found in places like the Alabama Hills and Joshua Tree.
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This new one was taken on my way up to an arch called the Eye of Alabama. I also found another arch nearby that was equally impressive. Anyways, I found a barrel cactus on my way up to the arch and I just love how they look in the foreground of photos so I stopped for a little photo shoot.
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This is an HDR I did while exploring Movie Flat Road in the Alabama Hills. The Sierra Nevada Range is in the far background with Mount Whitney visible near the right end of the photograph. It is the highest peak in the contigious United States at an elevation of 14,505 feet (4421 meters). Lone Pine Peak is the mountain at the center that appears tallest but that is only because it is closer. Its elevation is 12,944 feet.
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