Incline Village, NV (Part 5) - Truckee/Tahoe February 2016

Back in February 2016, I took at trip to Truckee, CA and Lake Tahoe (both California and Nevada side). Most of the photos are of snowy winter scenery. I visited places such as Donner Lake, Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Abandoned Historical Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels, and more. I took many photos and are here to share with you. The photos will be split over several blog posts. If you have been following me on here, you'd know there has been a ton of stuff happening in my life such as my old computer breaking down and health issues I've had to deal with. This delayed my photo processing by a very long time which is why I am only posting them now. I also did vlogs on this trip. If you are interested in viewing them, you can do so here.

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The photos for today are from day 2 of my trip and were taken on 2/20/2016. Continuing my trip along Lake Tahoe, my next destination was Incline Village, NV. The photos for today were all shot during sunset and dusk and are of the beach I was on and Crystal Bay.

A sunset photo of a snowy mountain, Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe, and a snow covered beach. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 48 N 119 58 14 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Another sunset photo of the snow covered beach and Crystal Bay at Lake Tahoe. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Sunset at the snow covered beach and forest.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 47 N 119 58 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

I noticed a nice arrangement of rocks in the middle of the lake. Even though it was freezing cold in the lake, I carefully walked on the rocks to get to the spot to compose my image. This is a sunset photo of Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 46 N 119 58 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

Sunset photo of the snow covered beach and Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 48 N 119 58 13 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

I noticed a person standing on a rock in the middle of the lake. I felt it made a good composition silhouetted against the sunset. This is of Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 47 N 119 58 12 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

A sunset panorama shot on the snow covered beach in Incline Village, NV of Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 47 N 119 58 14 W

An abstract process of the panorama above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look.  

A sunset/dusk photo of a snowy mountain, Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe, and a snow covered beach.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 47 N 119 58 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

Sunset/dusk photo of the snow covered beach and Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 47 N 119 58 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

Sunset/dusk photo of the snow covered beach and Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 14 48 N 119 58 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

An abstract process of the photo above. This isn't close to the colors I saw, but I felt it added a nice touch tinting the photo. I felt tinting it this way gives it a more dreamy look. 

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed the photos! In the next blog post I start the photos from the 3rd day of my trip. Photos will be from Donner Summit Bridge and the Vista Point. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Truckee & Tahoe (Part 2) - February 2016 Vlog

I went up to Truckee, CA with a few friends for vacation, sightseeing, and of course photography. Here is part 2 of the 3 part vlog series where I visited Truckee, Donner Lake, and Lake Tahoe. In the vlogs, you will get to see the videos of the places I took photos at, get some tips and tricks for photography and traveling in the great outdoors, and see little bits of my hangout with my friends (yes, it did get a bit crazy in a few of the clips).

In this vlog:

• Lake Tahoe (Several Locations)
• Tahoe City, CA (and Tahoe City Marina)
• Kings Beach, CA (Along with Griff Creek)
• Sunny drinks lake water (and introduces you to LifeStraw).
• Incline Village, NV (I cross state line!)
• Lot's of sunset views
• Driving at night across the state line between Crystal Bay, NV & Kings Beach, CA. 
• My friends and I play Cards Against Humanity. It did get a bit crazy later that night. There will be a 10 second warning before this section starts as it may contain content some individuals may find offensive. 

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Lake Tahoe/Reno 2012 (Part 10)

If you live in the SF Bay Area, you probably know it never snows here. Many people like me who live in the SF Bay Area love snow. The nearest place that does get snow is in Lake Tahoe and Reno. Many of us go there in the winter to go ski and snowboard, but for me, I don't like any of that. I enjoy taking photos of snow and playing in it. :) Here are photos of Lake Tahoe and Reno I took during my trip in Christmas of 2012. I will be splitting them into several parts as I took a lot of photos there. Hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To see my best Lake Tahoe/Reno/Donner Lake photos from 2012, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 

Before I get started on today's blog post, I would like to tell you about a rechargeable battery I own. The battery is called the Sanyo Eneloop XX 2500 mAh AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries. These are Sanyo's new line of batteries which holds up to 2500 mAh compared to the original ones which only hold 2000 mAh so it will last you longer per charge. The company claims the batteries do have a slow self-discharge rate with it still holding 75% of its charge even after 1 year in storage. The only downside to the new XX series is that the batteries can only be recharged 500 times compared to 1500 charges on the original Eneloops, but at its low price, easily replaceable. These batteries are the only batteries I use in my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT. I have noticed they do great and I can get more flashes out of each recharge compared to my original Eneloops. I also found that these batteries do give out a bit more kick so my recycle times are a bit faster than with the originals. If you are a serious  photographer that use your flashes a lot, I would recommend you to get several pairs of the Sanyo Eneloop XX 2500 mAh AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries.

Okay, now let's get started with today's photos. :) The photos for today are from the 4th and last day of my trip. These photos will be divided into 2 blog posts. I don't have the exact location of my images, but I can tell you the route I took. So I started off in Reno, NV driving over to Truckee. Then I took SR-89 to Lake Tahoe. Then I went east toward Incline Village traveling around the bigger half of Lake Tahoe. Afterwards I headed back home toward SF Bay Area via US Route 50.

View of Donner Lake from the Vista Point on I-80. 

I think this was on my trip from Truckee, CA to Lake Tahoe. Where exactly I don't know. I found a place on the road and turned out because it looked beautiful covered in snow. It seems to be some kind of hiking trail head. Not too sure because everything was drowned in snow. This is an HDR composition.

I shot a portrait panorama of the snow covered trees there. My fans really liked it on G+.

Then I went to the trail head and did an HDR composition there. Nice trail head. The only issue was after I took the shot and I tried to walk out of there, the snow was so high and loosely packed, I fell waist deep in it and had some trouble getting out! HAHA It was so cold and I got half of my camera wet. Gotta love Canon's weatherproofing, nothing broke, but I was like completely wet and cold. Managed to get out at the end after like a minute. 

So I arrived at Lake Tahoe. 

Another shot of Lake Tahoe.

Icicles! 

I forgot what city this was, but sure loved the look of the buildings.

Snow covered benches in a park. 

Snow covered beach at Lake Tahoe.

Snow covered beach at Lake Tahoe. 

Lake Tahoe's clean and clear water. 

Another shot of the snow covered beach. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time, I will post the rest of my photos from Lake Tahoe and on my way home. Next blog post will be the last one for this chain. After the next post, I will start on my Death Valley National Park photos. I hope you have enjoyed these shots! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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