Tahoe Sunrise

Photographer's Note

Sunrise South Lake Tahoe The current news today, as concerns a wildfire at South Lake Tahoe, had me go back to my cache of old pictures. In the early 1980's, our family considered this area, our very special and total get-away from everyday routines. As I write this today, this secluded area and National Wildlife Refuge is closed to all public due to heavy ash and smoke which is making people ill. This all stems from a fire which started about 3 miles south of our camp. And as I think of how terrible it must be for humans in the area, I also am reminded that this area is jammed with natural beauty. Tahoe, surrounded by shrubs and trees which protect the refuge area from human trespass, is snow covered much of the winter...sometimes even into the first week of spring    When wildfires are natural in cause, this is a part of the process of natural life. But in this case it appears than mans intrusion into the wilderness areas of the mountains, has sparked the flames...which means this area will be changed for decades due to human error...so I thought it appropriate to share this picture with you today as a reminder.

• Reviews
   
• Outstanding capture for this beautiful sunrise.
  --Amazing colours and a brilliant composition.
• What a fantastic scene you captured,
  --Perfect lighting ,compo and contrast,
  --Great reflections, superb shot,TFS.
• Thanks for this beautiful sunrise Bob.
  --I don't see enough these days ;)
  --Its sad to hear about the fire there.
  --Such a shame that people don't take more care with our natural environment.
  --I'm constantly disappointed here when I see new areas of forest cleared for grazing, rubbish dumped into gorges and down bush clad banks, and native ------forest damaged by the careless use of herbicides.
  --NZ is not quite so clean and green as people are led to believe.
  --There is no such thing as recycling yet on the West Coast. ALL refuse just goes straight into landfills. Unbelievable!
• A beautiful sunrise over Tahoe lake you captured way back in 1984, Bob.
  --A well composed shot with perfect harmony between water, earth and sky.
  --The colors in the sky are truly heavenly.
• superbe photo de paysages, quelles belles coueleurs du ciel
  --en passant par différents tons du jaune allant au bleu
  --c'est bien dommage les nouvelles que l'on voit
  --en ce moment sur le Lake Tahoe