Conway Summit Golden Hour

[ProCaliberTraveler]

This photo comes from the Conway Summit vista point on U.S. Highway 395 overlooking Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra. On my way back to Bishop from a Thanksgiving week with my parents in Sacramento, I had to stop when I saw this scene.

These are the Inyo-Mono Craters, a relatively young chain of volcanic lava domes south of Mono Lake. I loved how the evening light was hitting the slopes and how calm the water was, forming this great reflection. Panum Crater is in the shot and I imagine the shiny, black obsidian of that crater looks beautiful combined with snow. Some tufa towers of Mono Lake are also visible in the shot.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice view. The dusting of snow on the crater rims along with this light really makes their shapes stand out.

 

[BlackRockArt]

This photo comes from the Conway Summit vista point on U.S. Highway 395 overlooking Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra. On my way back to Bishop from a Thanksgiving week with my parents in Sacramento, I had to stop when I saw this scene.

These are the Inyo-Mono Craters, a relatively young chain of volcanic lava domes south of Mono Lake. I loved how the evening light was hitting the slopes and how calm the water was, forming this great reflection. Panum Crater is in the shot and I imagine the shiny, black obsidian of that crater looks beautiful combined with snow. Some tufa towers of Mono Lake are also visible in the shot.

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Michael, this is a lovely shot. I love the reflection of snow clad mountains.

Many years ago when I went to Mono Lake, I noticed some of the hills had almost pure black slopes, I thought it was kind of quarry or man made hills, now I know why.

Oliver

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Michael, this is a lovely shot. I love the reflection of snow clad mountains.

Many years ago when I went to Mono Lake, I noticed some of the hills had almost pure black slopes, I thought it was kind of quarry or man made hills, now I know why.

Oliver

There are lots of volcanic features in and around Mono Lake. Next time you go to Mono Lake, check out Black Point. It's a series of volcanic slot canyons near the shoreline. Paoha Island was formed by volcanic eruptions within the lake as recently as the 17th century.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Glad you stopped, this is a great time to capture these domes reflected in the lake with the snow to enhance their shapes.

 

[Jeffrey]

Beautiful image. Light is great. Love that place.

 

[JimFox]

Great job stopping Michael! Love the partial reflections in the water too.

 

[Dan Moorehead]

Wonderful

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice. Like those reflections.

 

[Alisa]

Beautiful! The Reflection is nice tough.