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<\/a>In the summer the sunrise is pretty early so you want to be looking at Emerald Bay by 5:30 AM to see if the dawn colors will amount to much.\u00c2\u00a0 Some clouds would have made this image stunning in places where the pre-sunrise colors would bounce back onto the scene.\u00c2\u00a0 But I settled for the subtle orange that was present.<\/p>\nSince Lake Tahoe itself is so large the view of this beautiful bay gives you more opportunity for calm water. Lake Tahoe has 72 miles of shoreline, although not all visible or accessible from the route around the lake.\u00c2\u00a0 It is 22 miles long and 12 miles wide.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Because the snow melt in the Sierra Mountains around Tahoe was so late this year there are still plenty of wildflowers at 6,000 feet and above.\u00c2\u00a0 Some you can drive right up to as in the case of this wonderful unfolding Mariposa Lily which you can find at in the great Basin at low, mid and high elevation (below timberline).\u00c2\u00a0 When the three rounded petals open you see black or maroon chevrons above the nectar glands.<\/p>\n I used my 18 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 200 mm lens mounted on my tripod (of course) and then used a diffuser between the bright sun and my subject and background to make the light more even.\u00c2\u00a0 Also I added a little light which bounced off my silver diffuser.\u00c2\u00a0 I never use the gold side of the diffuser with a white flower because it makes it too \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yellow.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Take a look at the Tahoe Outdoor Recreational GUIDE<\/a> for some location ideas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The images for this past week both come from Lake Tahoe.\u00c2\u00a0 Lake Tahoe is the highest lake of its size in the United States and the largest alpine lake in North America, and I am fortunate that it is only … Continue reading <\/a>water is so clear that a 10 inch white dinner plate would be visible at 78 feet below the surface.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Visitor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bureau<\/a>)<\/p>\n