Mammoth - Mono Lake Tufa
Picture taken at Mono Lake - South Tufa during a nice sun burn sunset.
Picture taken at Mono Lake - South Tufa during a nice sun burn sunset.
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NIKON D850
Aperture f/22 ISO 31 Shutter 1/20 Focal Length 720/10 
Mammoth Lakes, California, US
Jul, 2019Views
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Location
This photo was taken at Mono Lake, California. I am a hobbyist photographer and love landscape photography.Time
This picture was taken in the evening at around 6:45 pm during the sun-set. We stopped by Mono Lake while driving from Yosemite to Mammoth Lakes. This is one of my most memorable captures.Lighting
The mood of the landscape was set by the sky liting up orange/red. I just couldn't resist but admire the sky and the Tufa's giving out the distinctive brown/red shade.Equipment
I used Nikon D850 along with an all-purpose Nikon 28mm-300mm lens along with a sturdy tripod and remote trigger.Inspiration
I wanted to initially capture the beautiful still lake as a foreground to the Tufas. But when I arrived there, The venue was super windy and the lake was not still. The sunburn was very pretty liting the sky and clouds orange. To make the lake smooth, I took multiple images at varied exposures and stacked the images.Editing
Usually, any landscape image needs some level of post-processing. I corrected the While Balance, Stacked the various images I took to make the lake smooth using Photoshop's mean stacking. I increased the vibrance of the sky to give the oranges a distinct look.In my camera bag
I usually have 1 Camera Body - Nikon D850, an all-purpose lens 28-300mm, Prime lens 35mm, 85mm, a sturdy tripod and a few Lee's filtersFeedback
While capturing smooth silky water, long exposure is always the best way to go. But sometimes when the wind is super shaky, it becomes hard to get that perfect still shots. Instead, take bursts of images with the fast shutter at different exposures and stack them later in Photoshop.
