Winter's Contrast, Tahoe National Forest, Truckee, California. I took this photo in the Tahoe National Forest, which borders my home in Truckee, California.
This section of the Tahoe National Forest encompasses 40,000 acres of high Sierra wilderness between Truckee and Lake Tahoe, 18 miles to the south as the crow flies. Over the last three years, Fuels reduction efforts have resulted in large, seral openings, such as this one, that provided a panoramic study of contrast and composition on a midwinter afternoon.
My Sony FE 12-24mm GM was the perfect lens to capture this winter landscape which would be filled with sagebrush, manzanita, white thorn, and other undergrowth at other times of the year. The wide-angle lens, the heavy blanket of snow, and the late afternoon sun made for the right combination. That said, this scene and this area are beautiful every day of the year!
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