As you might know (or not depending on what you have read about me) I recently moved to San Francisco. This past weekend was my first time going up to Tahoe and it didn’t disappoint. I had driven up at night so I was greeted to an amazing view of the lake when I awoke. This was later that first day in Emerald Bay. I couldn’t believe how the light was only hitting the island.
I actually didn’t even see this at first as we were walking the other way. A friend of mine pointed it out to me. We stopped and watched the setting sun slowly move leaving everything in an evening shadow. The fact that I had almost missed this shot made me think of what I overheard this guy say when I was hiking in Muir Woods last year. “Its amazing what you can see when you hike the other way.” While he was referring to a tree that they passed, I have found that it is applicable to many situations in life. Gaining a different point of view (even walking backwards) gives you a whole different perspective.
Hope this inspires you to “hike the other way” so to speak and find those shots that otherwise would have escaped the glimpse of your eye.
Cheers,
Fixed @ 50mm 