Digital Art of American River Rocks, ASRA, Auburn, California
Here is another version of the river rocks photo in my last post. It’s been awhile since I experimented with the artistic filters in PhotoShop. I thought this rock shot would be a good one to play around with.
Which one do you like best? I’d love to hear your comments, positive and negative.
Hiker taking a break – Middle Fork of the American River, ASRA, Auburn, CA
Kim, Jeff and I were having lunch down by the river. The guy in this photo was part of a group of hikers that stopped for a break.
Middle Fork of the American River, Auburn State Recreation Area, Auburn, California
The American River is not literally my backyard, but it’s only minutes away. Within 15-20 minutes, I can be in a number of photographic hot spots this good, or better!
This shot was taken during our hike on the Quarry Road Trail.
Photographer, Kim Brown photographing the American River, Auburn State Recreation Area, Auburn, CA
What started out to be a day hike with a few friends this past weekend, turned into a informal photo workshop with our friend (and recently retired Photography Instructor at Placer High School in Auburn), Kim Brown.
Snowy shoreline and reflections at Sugar Pine Reservoir, Foresthill, CA
For this shot of Sugar Pine Reservoir, I eliminated the sky. One way to add impact to your photographs is by eliminating the sky, especially when it’s not all that interesting.
For more on this, read my post When in doubt – leave it out!
Sugar Pine Reservoir, Foresthill, California.
Sugar Pine Reservoir is located near China Wall, just a few miles from Foresthill and about 45 minutes from Auburn.
As I mentioned in a previous post, it is one of our favorite places to visit in the summer. We have also visited in the spring. It’s great too, especially if you have a passion for wildflowers. You will find an abundance of them, in many varieties.
But, one thing my husband and I had never done is to visit there in the winter. On our day trip the other day to China Wall, we also checked out Sugar Pine. We couldn’t get in to the boat launch area on that particular day, as it had not been plowed yet. But, we were able to park at the dam on the other side. They keep the main road plowed during the winter, as it is an alternative route to highway 80 from the Foresthill area.
We were glad we took the time to check it out. It’s much prettier in the winter than it is in the summer, which made this a great photo opportunity.
Directions – follow the directions to the China Wall Staging Area. Then turn left at the sign to Sugar Pine Reservor and follow it for about 6-miles. This turn off is about 4-miles before you get to China Wall.
Snow covered ridge at sunset, China Wall, near Foresthill, California.
I was heading back to the truck, when I got a glimpse of the sun setting on this ridge. This is looking northeast of where the two previous China Wall Sunset shots were taken.
Foggy morning over the confluence of the north and middle forks of the American River, Auburn, CA
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Middle Fork of the American River, Auburn, CA
This photo was taken on the same day the waterfall photo was taken. We were hiking on the right side of the river on the Western States Trail in El Dorado County. Had we been hiking on the other side of the river, we would have been hiking in Placer County.Â
Waterfall along the Western States Trail, Auburn, CA
After examining our snowshoes yesterday, we discovered they were badly in need of repair. So, our day of snowshoeing turned into a day of hiking instead.
