In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

North Lake Revisited

If you were following my blog last year then you might remember my unpleasant experience at North Lake. I opted to skip sunrise at North Lake with the photographers I was traveling with in favor of sunrise at the Owens River. When I met up the guys that morning they told me that a crowd [...]

Bishop Creek Canyon Fall Colors – 2009

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 [...]

South Fork Bishop Creek Canyon

South Fork Bishop Creek Canyon Fall Color, Inyo National Forest, California
After the sunrise shoot at the Owens River I went to breakfast before heading up Bishop Creek Canyon again to check out the fall color along the road to South Lake. On my previous visit in 2005, the South Fork had the best foliage [...]

Aspen Grove in the Buttermilks

Aspen Grove in the Buttermilks, Eastern Sierra, California
Cory wanted to scout some photo locations deep into the Buttermilks so we took his Jeep on a bumpy ride. It was kinda freaky initially because I had never gone four-wheeling before and the car really was bouncing hardcore on the rocks. I probably should have worn [...]

The Buttermilks

The Buttermilks, Inyo National Forest, California
Later in the afternoon, I went to the Buttermilks to meet up with local Bishop photographer, Cory Freeman. As I was waiting for him to arrive, I took this image along with several others.
By the way, Cory has a cool web cam located in his house that points to [...]

Trout Fishing, Middle Fork Bishop Creek

The majority of people I saw in Bishop Creek Canyon during the earlier part of the week were fishermen. In fact when I pulled into Lake Sabrina parking lot about 45 minutes before sunrise, two fishermen were already waiting in their van. Talk about dedication!
Lake Sabrina Sunrise, Inyo National Forest, California
True to my photographing [...]

Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Fishing Boats, Eastern Sierra, California
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve made the twenty mile drive out of Bishop to try getting a decent image or two of Lake Sabrina. Lake Sabrina is as difficult of a scenic landscape as I have ever photographed. Upon first glance, it is a very [...]

Abstract Lake Reflections

North Lake Fall Color Water Reflection Abstract, Eastern Sierra, California
The water in North Lake kept having ripples because of the fishermen on the opposite shore so I thought it made some interesting patterns on the shoreline from the otherwise mirror-like reflections.
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Road to North Lake, Eastern Sierra

Dirt Road Winding Through Aspen Forest near North Lake, Eastern Sierra, California
It is going to be a long ride to hell for those other two photographers. This image was taken before the incident however.
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North Lake Reflection

North Lake Shoreline, Eastern Sierra, California
Instead of worrying about what the other photographers were doing, I devoted most of my energy to playing around with the water reflections. The lines attracted me to this scene on the far shoreline of North Lake. This is definitely a great place for nature photography.
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North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon

North Lake Sunset, Eastern Sierra, California
If photographing the Middle Fork of Bishop Creek was peaceful, North Lake was an entirely different experience. At North Lake you could hear a pin drop from across the lake but that was the problem here. It is too popular for it’s own good. You can hear fishermen from [...]

Middle Fork, Bishop Creek

Yellow Aspen Fall Foliage Along Bishop Creek, Inyo National Forest, California
The nice part about photographing during the weekday is that there are less photographers and tourists getting in your way. There were mainly fishermen up here on Tuesday afternoon. The foliage on Tuesday appeared to be at peak because there was very little green [...]

Fall Color, Eastern Sierra

Aspen Trees Fall Color in Bishop Creek Canyon, Inyo National Forest, California
I just got back from spending the week in the Eastern Sierra. Bishop Creek Canyon was awesome, and the only place with good foliage as conditions were at peak. The fall color was way better on this trip than my previous trip three [...]

Fall Foliage Reports 10-10-05

I’m a week late, but at least this should make for good historical record.
Last week I went to the Eastern Sierra to photograph fall foliage. Leaf peeping has grown in popularity in recent years due to several websites such as www.calphoto.com which provides up-to-date fall foliage reports. I used that website to time my visit [...]

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