Lake Almanor, Northern California

by Sherri on October 16, 2013

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Lake Almanor at Sunset

There are no shortages of great sunsets at Lake Almanor! Even on a boring sky day, if you wait long enough you can usually count on a great sunset. Depending on where you are, you can also include Mount Lassen in your composition. I usually like to include people in my sunset photos such as in this article Plumas County RV Trip I wrote recently. But, I also shoot them without people in them, during my photo sessions. You never know when the need for one over the other may occur! If you like this photo, please share it with your friends. Also, please feel free to ask questions or leave a comment below. Sign up for our Photo Newsletter!

Taylorsville Barn Makeover

by Sherri on March 21, 2012

Old Barn in Taylorsville, California after the makeover.

As I was looking for something to add to my Northeastern California Album this morning, I came across this photo of a barn I shot in Podunk Taylorsville, California. It was taken at noonish...the worst time of the day for photography in most cases. It had power lines in it, an ugly sky and was very close to getting tossed. Something told me to see if I could make a "keeper" out of it. I made a virtual copy of the original file in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, converted it from color to antique and removed the power lines. From there, I took it into Photoshop CS3 and added the filter "poster edges." The difference is amazing...it went from an "Ugly Duckling" into something that inspires me.

Old barn in Taylorsville, California before the makeover.

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Outdoor Lifestyles on Flickr

by Sherri on September 12, 2011

Camping at Lake Almanor, near Mount Lassen, Northern California.

Surprise! I did something I thought I'd never do. I jumped on the Flickr bandwagon. I have nearly 100 photos uploaded now and a few sets. Here is my largest and most popular set; Outdoor Lifestyles. I will be adding many more images here and to our main Photography Website in the coming weeks! Be sure to check back often! C ya, ~Sherri Sherri Meyer Photography

Sailing on Lake Almanor, California

by Sherri on September 3, 2010

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Sailing at Sunset on Lake Almanor in Plumas County, California.

Every day during our recent camping trip to Lake Almanor, Jeff and I would head down to the lake for a sunset photo shoot. We knew there would be plenty of subjects to photograph, but each time there was something new and exciting. It happened to be sailing on this particular day. I love to shoot action and I love to sail. However, I didn't have much experience photographing this adventure sport until now. These three amigos were a lot of fun to photograph and the weather couldn't have been better! Do you love to sail, kayak, canoe, fish, camp, ride bikes, swim or water ski? Lake Almanor offers all of these activities and more! If you have ever been there, I'd love to hear about your adventures. 🙂 Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend everyone! See more of our Adventure Stock Photos.

Shoot a Scene With and Without People!

by Sherri on August 24, 2010

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Fishing on Lake Almanor with Mount Lassen in the background, Plumas County, Northern California. This lake is well-known as a fishing hot spot!

Most people love to photograph landscapes and nature and so do I, but when possible I shoot the scene both with and without people. Including people in your photographs can increase their marketability. Quite often, images of people interacting with nature are published over images of nature alone. Many landscape and nature photographers go out of their way to eliminate human beings from their photos. That's cool, but why not shoot a couple of extra frames which include people, while you have this great scene in front of you? Last month, we visited Plumas County in Northeastern California. While we were there, my goal was to capture photos of Mount Lassen with and without people. While I really love this photo of Mount Lassen and this one, the photo featured above is more likely to get published. It illustrates people enjoying the area and what it has to offer. On the other hand, this photo would not likely bring in any print sales. The one exception might be to the people in the boats! What do you think? I'm all ears!!! Thanks for visiting! ~Sherri

Sunset on Mount Lassen

by Sherri on August 5, 2010

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Mount Lassen, California at Sunset.

We just spent a few days in wonderful Plumas County in Northeastern California, where the Sierras meet the Cascades. One of the shots I wanted to capture was of Mount Lassen viewed from Lake Almanor. Even though I did quite a bit of research ahead of time, it still took awhile to locate this viewpoint. This image can now be purchased as a Fine Art Print or as Greeting Cards. Most people want to go to Lassen National Park to capture photos of Mount Lassen, but I wanted something different. The other reason we didn't visit the park is that we travel with a dog and National Parks are not all that "Dog Friendly!" Comments and questions are really cool, so please keep them coming! 🙂 Cheers, Sherri

Leaf Peeping in Plumas County

by Sherri on October 14, 2008

Fall color on the Little Truckee River, Truckee, California.

                    Sometimes the best laid plans don't pan out. That was the experience Jeff & I just had, during our fall colors trip to Plumas County last week. If you've been following this Photo Blog for awhile, you have been reading about our recent Northeastern California Road Trip we took back in August. In fact, I'm still writing about it. We fell in love with Plumas County and decided to return in October for an "Awesome Autumn" tour, which this area is known for. Unfortunately, we arrived a little too early. I did my homework. I followed the Awesome Autumn Leaf Peeper Blog for Plumas County. It was recommended to wait a week or so for "peak color," but that wasn't something we could do. We went anyway, but it was a huge disappointment. I really expected to see more intense color like we witnessed in Mono County on previous trips. But, that just wasn't going to happen on this trip. As it turns out, the best color we saw during our nearly 400-mile trip was on the Little Truckee River in Sierra County (see photo above). For anyone looking for a great "dog friendly" place to stay in Plumas County while you check out the fall colors, we highly recommend the Sierra Sky Lodge. That was the highlight of our trip! Since the highlight of our trip was our stay at Sierra Sky Lodge, I decided to include several photos I took during our 1 night stay there.

The Sierra Sky Lodge as seen if you are coming from Quincy.

                    The research I did to locate this place really paid off. The owners and staff of the Sierra Sky Lodge are really friendly and helpful and the rates are very reasonable.

Cabin #1, our "dog friendly" cabin for the night.

                    The cabin we stayed in was cozy and rustic, just like we like them. It had a fireplace and the most comfortable bed we've slept in for a long time. This place actually reminded us of home. That is something we look for, when we're not camping.

Jeff looking over a Plumas County travel guide.

                             

Looking toward our cabin at the far end.

                     

Sierra Sky Lodge at night. Our cabin is on the far end.

                        The next time we visit Plumas County and we are not camping, we will definitely return to Sierra Sky Lodge! By the way, our dog Cocoa rates this place four out of four paws on the Paws Scale. If you don't know about the Paws Scale, check out the California Dog Lover's Companion Guidebook by Maria Goodavage. Happy Leaf Peeping!  

Lake Almanor, California

by Sherri on September 25, 2008

Lake Almanor, Plumas County, California Sorry for taking so long to write again folks. But, I am having so much fun getting familiar with Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom 2 (our new Photo Management Software), I haven't had time to write. Back to our trip... After we left Taylorsville, we stopped and had a tailgate picnic at beautiful and spacious Lake Almanor. We didn't have much time there on this trip, but we will return again soon in the not too distant future. Where did we go after leaving here? I'm going to keep you guessing for a bit. I can tell you, however, it's well worth the wait!

Timing is Everything

by Sherri on September 23, 2008

Photo #1- Indian Creek in Taylorsville, CA (Plumas County) shot in the morning. Getting back to our recent road trip photo essay... One of the great things about staying in one place for awhile is that you have more than one opportunity to photograph a subject. While we were camping along Indian Creek, I had just that kind of opportunity. [click to continue…]

No Power? No Problem!

by Sherri on September 5, 2008

Jeff using a Power Inverter to charge a camera battery. When we left home for our Northeastern California Road Trip a couple weeks ago, we planned on staying in places with power about half of the time. As it turns out, we were without power the entire trip! [click to continue…]

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