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Captured in April of 2016. Coral like tufa formations stand the test of time in haunting stillness on a shoreline of ancient Lake Lahontan. This is an exposure blend… This image is NOT for sale in ANY medium. © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.mikeclasenphotography.com
This scene was captured July 8th of 2016. The lenticular clouds on this day, formed and transformed on into the night, what a show it was! What you are seeing here is an ancient landscape formed and sculpted by volcanism, weather, and the waters of Ancient Lake Lahontan. Old shorelines, and partially tufa encrusted hills and mountains, mark the geology around this area. The hills, and peaks in the distance were all islands at one point, thousands and thousands of years ago. There is a little portion of a sub=lake of ancient Lake Lahontan in the background of this image, not visible due to downsizing. When the sub lakes of Lake Lahontan rose, they would eventually spill over into other areas, like the valley below. This is a focus stack for the landscape portion, and exposure blend for the sky. © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY www.mikeclasenphotography.com
This image was captured in August 2016, when the California wildfires, and Virginia Mountain Complex fires in Nevada had brought in quite a bit of smoke to the area, which really boosted the power of sunsets and sunrises. This particular sunset went on for roughly an hour or better, and golden colors in the clouds and atmosphere started forming well before sunset. It was one of those days where I needed to go for a ride to get my head out of the funk it was in. I didn’t really plan on doing any photography, didn’t really care to, just needed to go for a ride to get away for a few. This image was the unplanned result. Tech details: - Focus stack of 10 images for the landscape portion (6 auto focused captures, 4 manual focused captures). - Exposure blend of 4 images for the sky portion. - Both the stacked image, and exposure blended image, were then blended together, all with the help of Tony Kypers TK4 Panel. - A little bit of perspective correction in the bottom portion of the frame to create a better flow, and geometrical feel with the image. This photograph is NOT for sale in ANY medium, and is for display purposes only. © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.mikeclasenphotography.com
