Lake Sabrina and Middle Fork

[EasternSierra]

Went for a hike up around Lake Sabrina and Middle Fork Bishop Creek the other day. I must say...Mother Nature was very generous with her paintbrush this day...It was a fantastic day for color and clouds...


Lake Sabrina


Nornmally…on a Sunday in August…this place is literally elbow to elbow with fisherman. You can’t get a line in edgewise…which is why I typically avoid the middle fork. But when the rains come, and it clouds up, the fisherman head for cover. Fortunately, as a photographer…i LOVE overcast days. Gives you wonderful light…




This stump shot is actualy my favorite of the day. This is a great little fishing hole, and I have spent plenty of hot afternoons sitting atop this dead tree stump.

Thanks for taking the time to look!

[Fred flyfisher]

Beautiful place.... I like Sabrina. I've pulled a lot of trout out of Bishop Creek too. Thanks for the memories....

[corry]

beautiful!!!!

[fstopMike]

Beautiful series. The one with the tree stump is my favorite, too. The texture of the stump, the colors of the water, and the composition do it for me. Wish I had some memories to go along with it!

[RuthieMae]

Breathtaking! Love the comp in the last one!

[jack russell]

Wow what a place to visit.. thx for taking us along .. great photography you've shared as well ..

[EasternSierra]

Thanks, everyone, for the comments!

[sheldonc]

really beautiful set of images and I agree with your own conclusion that the stump is the best

[Chip]

These are all well-done and very appealing.

The last one is my favoirte, too. I could be very happy there.

For your Lake Sabrina photo, is that HDR, or did you use a polarizing filter, or did you do something else?

[EasternSierra]

Originally Posted by Chip

These are all well-done and very appealing.

The last one is my favoirte, too. I could be very happy there.

For your Lake Sabrina photo, is that HDR, or did you use a polarizing filter, or did you do something else?

Lake Sabrina was shot using stacked 1stop soft and 2stop soft graduated ND filters. It is NOT an HDR, it is a single exposure. The split ND filters really help to improve the dynamic range, and the mottled light coming through the clouds helped alot, too...