Before colors faded away

2 min readDec 9, 2020

Mono Lake on Christmas Eve

So, this was the first long exposure shot of the evening. I liked the composition a lot, so I kept everything as the test shot was taken. I started off from the beach closest to the boardwalk and slowly walked my way around the shore.

By the time when I shot this, the daylight was already faded immensely, so I knew I didn’t have much time left. Well, that is often the case in winter anyway. Oh, did I tell you that the temperature was dropping fast?

I wanted to show you how crisp these shots were, so I included the 1:1 ratio images of the rocks. It’s impossible to see the small details when you look at images on Instagram.

Please pinch to zoom them. You will see all the delicate textures of the rocks floating in the foreground or the Tufa towers in the lake (aka warship). Look at the fine blood-vessels looking little branches of the shrub next to the floating rocks.

Gotta love those details.

Happy new year, everyone!

Mono Lake, CA

DJI Mavic Air 2
DJI 4.5mm ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm / 1/25 sec at ƒ/2.8 at ISO 110
Taken 12/8/2020
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