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Bishop Creek Canyon Fall Colors – 2009

Posted on | October 15, 2009 | 6 Comments

Fall Color Along Middle Fork Bishop Creek, Inyo National Forest, California

Fall Color Along Middle Fork Bishop Creek, Inyo National Forest, California

Greg Lato, Chris Chin, Bill Brothers and I spent the last weekend of September exploring Bishop Creek Canyon, the Owens River and Devils Postpile National Monument. I’d shot photos with Greg previously in the Bay Area but was my first time meeting Bill and Chris. Chris and myself were the only two that had explored this area before so I’m sure the other guys shot a lot more images than I did. Overall I would say that the colors were much better last fall than they were this year. There didn’t seem to be much consistency with the colors whereas normally all aspen groves turn at the same time because they are genetic clones. But I’ll take any fall season in the Eastern Sierra over anywhere else in this state at any time of the year.

North Lake Fall Color, Inyo National Forest, California

North Lake Fall Color, Inyo National Forest, California

More to come in a few weeks. I’m taking a break and need to shop for a new desktop computer in the mean time. (Blue screen of death.) Mac Duo Quad Core looks awesome but I’d need to invest serious $ not just into the computer but into software. Not sure if that’s how I want to spend my money. A single Quad is more in line with my budget if it can handle 56 image panoramic stitches.

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6 Responses to “Bishop Creek Canyon Fall Colors – 2009”

  1. Mark
    October 16th, 2009 @ 9:17 pm

    Wow, that creek looks quite refreshing! The reflection is awesome.

    56 image panoramics?! Exactly what print size do those equate to? :)

  2. Richard
    October 16th, 2009 @ 11:08 pm

    Thanks Mark. The water was pretty shallow but enough to pick up some color.

    The 56 image panoramic was so big that I couldn’t view all of it at 100%. Unfortunately I botched 1/3 of it as well during the picture taking process so I ended up tossing out the file.

  3. Leann Greene
    October 17th, 2009 @ 8:02 am

    I had to see this on a desk top monitor to appreciate the elements under the water’s surface in the top image. Both are worth the trip you made.

  4. gerry menezes
    October 17th, 2009 @ 1:19 pm

    A favor for all of us novice digital shooters: Post your computer, etc. choices and tell us why you made those choices. Thanks.

  5. Richard Wong
    October 17th, 2009 @ 2:29 pm

    Thanks Leann and Gerry.

    Once I get back on my feet and running I’ll make my next post about what system I’m on for the digital photography workflow. There is kind of a learning curve as I’m finding out.

  6. gerry menezes
    October 18th, 2009 @ 2:34 am

    Copy that and thanks again.

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