Lake Tahoe in Winter Photo

Photographer’s Note

Shot at Heavenly Valley ski resort, on the slopes overlooking Lake Tahoe. No photo can do justice to the real life view of the lake from the snow covered slopes. There are several ski resorts on the slopes around Tahoe. The town of South Lake Tahoe, on the lake's southern shore, straddles the border between California and Nevada. The borderline is marked by large gaming casinos on the Nevada side, since gaming is illegal in CA.

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mlopes (492) 2005-10-19 19:22

Ho Tim, we still can see it's a scanned photo, but i like it anyway... it has a certain glamour somehow
Mario

banyanman (7716) 2005-10-20 0:00

You have composed this well Tim, and its probably the best you can do to convey the incredible scenery of Lake Tahoe in winter without going to a panoramic shot. The whites are a bit blown out in the foreground, but its hard to avoid that in scenes like this. I used to ski these slopes many years ago, so this brings back lots of happy memories for me. I remember that this was the first place in the world that I saw snow on a sandy beach. Cheers . . . David

joeydrops (2645) 2005-10-26 4:10

Hi Tim,
This is a cool shot! It reminds me of when I went up the Kosciuszko Express chairlift to the top of Mt Crackenback in the Australian Alps, except there was no snow when I went :(
I like the scenery in your photo, with the view of the lake and the distant peaks. I like the contrast between the blues in the sky, mountains, and lake, and the white in the snow and clouds. Well captured and composed!
Regards,
Claudia

gebala (0) 2005-11-05 12:14