Aspen Grove, Morning, Lee Vining Canyon

Posted on 26 June 2009

Early morning backlight filters through the green leaves of spring aspen trees to fall on meadow grasses in Lee Vining Canyou, California.

My posting sequence has been a bit confusing lately, I’ll have to admit – I’ve gone back and forth among photographs from Seattle, the eastern Sierra, Yosemite Valley, and more. Now I’m going back to the early June Yosemite photographs to post a few that I did not get to right away. This is one in that group. This is another part of the same small aspen grove in Lee Vining that I photographed in early June when the new meadow grasses were just coming up and the trees still retained some of the new growth color. I had stopped to photograph this grove in shadowed light, looking for the soft diffused effect that this creates. I had just about finished shooting this grove when the sun began to rise above the canyon walls and the first direct light filtered among the trees.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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1 comment to Aspen Grove, Morning, Lee Vining Canyon

davidpatterson4

says:

June 26, 2009 at 8:51 am

Dan… variety is good. Have enjoyed your images from different places, though, for me, this one os especially pleasing. Love the backlighting, and your composition really accents the shape and strength of the grove. Is almost 3D to me… thanks for sharing.