Yesterday I posted a nice Bonsai Rock photo at sunrise with a colorful sky. Today, I am sharing a photo shot the same morning at the same spot, but with a very different look.

Shooting a colorful sunset or sunrise is usually my goal when I head over to Tahoe's east shore, but when I arrive at a location early, I tend to shoot anyway. Sometimes the long exposure shots you can get at the lake before a sunrise or after a sunset can be really cool.

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The exposure time for this photo was 264 seconds, or about a four and a half minute long shot. The long exposure helps "smear" the clouds as they move across the sky giving a wild look to this shot. The long exposure also helps smooth out the surface of the water and gives it an eerie calm look. This was shot on a Canon 5Dsr with a 24-105mm lens set at 24mm. The ISO was 50 and the aperture was f22. A tripod was used and I believe I used a polarizing filter and a graduated neutral density filter which can help lengthen the exposure time but it was super early in the morning and I don't quite remember, lol.

Below is the photo I posted yesterday, and here is it's post with more details in case you missed it: Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe. This One Is For @Shadalene's #WaterWednesday Contest

Which of the two looks that were shot on the same morning do you like best?

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Thank you for looking and reading!

Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography

For @Shadalene's #naturephotocontest - #timelapsethursday

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