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Giza Pyramids
by Joanot Bellver

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Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings…
Lake Tahoe
by Sandeep Thomas
  • William C. Bryant.

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The first day sunset from our trip to Lake Tahoe, this shot was taken on the Nevada side near the sand harbor beach. This one was quite difficult to make as the light was changing quite fast and I was using three filters in front of my lens including a polarizing filter, an nd grad and the lee big stopper. Since I was using the big stopper creating a panorama the traditional way by looking through the view finder was not an option. So I had to focus and meter manually, meter and remember to close the viewfinder. Usually when I had to check so many things my ADHD kicks in and I forget or eff up something.

So when I got hope and finally edited the images I was so happy this one came out good. Thanks for visiting enjoy!!

Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm…
Sand Harbor
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Mason Cooley.

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I posted an image from our trip to Lake Tahoe. We have only been to Lake Tahoe once, and the main reason for that is the distance from Los Angeles, it’s not too far but far enough to make it a multi-day road trip. So, a more extended trip is needed, and being a tourist hot spot and deep in the Sierras make it a tough destination. Another factor was that when we made our first trip, we were lucky to have the whole lake to ourselves with increasingly dramatic skies almost every day.

The first spot we wanted to check out was the Sand Harbor beach, which is usually a trendy spot. There was winter storm warning as we drove up to Lake Tahoe and the whole beach was deserted. As we parked the car at the lot, the wind was howling, and the sky was cloudy. It was well before sunset, so we decided to wait. Slowly the wind started to clear the dark clouds, and we could see the bright horizon. As I was taking the shot, the winds began to calm down, and the sun started to warm up the beach. We had a beautiful spring evening as the sunset was approaching. I used my Lee Big Stopper for this image and adding a ten stop ND filter gave me soft ethereal water as opposed to a choppy lake. I always love the contrast of the smooth water and the sharpness of the rock formations.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude…
Lake Tahoe
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Karl Barth.

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This was another panorama shot I took while we were at Sand Harbor state park which is on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. I didn’t make many plans about what to shoot during this trip so we were very relaxed and spend the whole afternoon relaxing at the beach and I only went crazy when the sunset actually happened.

This particular one was taken after the sun went down, Lake Tahoe due to its alpine location surrounded by mountains enjoys pretty long twilight and is a lot more forgiving to the photographer in composing and getting the shot right. My wife pointed out this location to me cementing her place as my honorary location manager. I like how the lake acts as a giant mirror and changed color from dark grey to amazing greens and blues once the sky cleared up during sunset.

Giza Pyramids
Giza Pyramids

Great Pyramid of Khufu on left with smaller Pyramid of Khafre on right.

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Tahoe Afternoon
Sand Harbor

Late afternoon at Lake Tahoe, northeast shore, Nevada, USA. Taken about 90 minutes before sunset, even though the water was calm, the underwater...

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Tahoe Afternoon
Sand Harbor

Late afternoon at Lake Tahoe, northeast shore, Nevada, USA. Taken about 90 minutes before sunset, even though the water was calm, the underwater...

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Egypt - Caravan at Pyramids of Giza – Famous landmark – One of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Pyramids of Giza from South

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Pyramides de Gizeh
Giza Pyramids
by Di_Chap

Egypt (2012)

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God…
Sand Harbor
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Honore de Balzac.

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Hi all hope you all had a great Easter. It’s been hectic for the past couple of weeks for me and I was going through a lot of stuff at work and did some wedding shoots for the first time and I have been a bit overwhelmed by the workload that I neglected flickr a bit. So last weekend my lovely wife and I packed our bags and headed up the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Lake Tahoe and spend an awesome weekend there exploring and photographing the beautiful lake and the mountains surrounding it.

This shot was taken during the second day when the strong winds were clearing the clouds just as the sun was setting. This was taken at the Sand Harbor beach which is a pretty popular destination, so I was surprised to see it completely deserted during sunset. Anyways I really had a blast running around and trying various compositions. This particular one is a 4 shot Panorama with a Lee Big Stopper and Lee 0.6 ND grad and a Singh-Ray warming Polarizer.

Hope everyone likes it. Will post more pics as I process them, thanks for looking have a great Monday.

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see…
Sand Harbor
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Henri Rousseau.

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Sand Harbor beach during blue hour. Took this shot just after sunset. I still can’t believe how we got the beach all to ourselves without anyone walking through the frames. We made the trip to Lake Tahoe on an unusually warm weekend in spring. I am glad we were there enjoying this beautiful location before the crowds hit. This particular shot was taken using a polarizing filter and LEE Big stopper.

Thanks for visiting have a great Monday..

Camels at Giza
Giza Pyramids

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Sandy Bottom
Sand Harbor

Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, taken at Sand Harbor in the late afternoon. Damn flickr keeps freezing today.

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Lake Tahoe textures
Lake Tahoe

Afternoon light, Lake Tahoe northeast shore, Nevada, USA.

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Lake Tahoe textures
Lake Tahoe

Afternoon light, Lake Tahoe northeast shore, Nevada, USA.

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The Pyramid of Giza @ Cairo, Egypt
Pyramids of Giza from South

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 17 40 F4 L B+W Circular Polarizer

Yet another pretty old image from 2010. Similar to my previous post from few weeks...

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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough…
Sand Harbor
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Lao Tzu.

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This one is a panorama shot from Sand Harbor beach, combined image of about 5 shots. This one was quite hard to compose due to the sun still being present to the right of the frame. But the water looked so beautiful and calm that I didn’t mind the slightly blown sky.

Thanks for visiting and have a nice day..

727 - El regal dels Deus
Giza Pyramids
by Joanot Bellver

Pyramids of Giza

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit...
Lake Tahoe
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Edward Abbey.

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This shot is of the first sunset we saw at Lake Tahoe. It was a pretty cloudy day until sunset and suddenly it cleared with some great cloud formations with neat pink hues on the clouds. I am not sure where this location is but I am pretty sure its next to a boat ramp. I picked this location due to blossoming flowers which looked much prettier in person.

Thanks for looking, have a nice day..

Tahoe Boulders - Sand Harbor, Nevada
Sand Harbor

The skies cleared before I could get to Sand Harbor State Park on the east side of Lake Tahoe. So I waited until after sunset for the sky to soften...

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Sand Harbor Sunrise - Panorama
Lake Tahoe

Sand Harbor State Park - Lake Tahoe - Nevada

This was my third visit to this beach. During my previous two visits, I struggled to find a view that I...

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Egypt - Traces of Time - Pyramids of Giza Lost in the Desert Sand
Pyramids of Giza from South

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The Pyramid of Giza @ Cairo, Egypt
Pyramids of Giza from South

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105 MM F4 L IS USM B+W Circular Polarizer

Yes this is a 10 years old image. In fact this year I did plan to visit...

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Egypt - Magic light at Pyramids of Giza
Pyramids of Giza from South

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Across the Fence
Across the Fence

Looking at Behive Mountain from Sand Beach in Acadia Maine

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Sand!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas, Joanot Bellver and Frank Voigtländer.