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mtngal · Nov 21, 2010, 3:15 PM

The view out of my upstairs window this morning. A typical Southern California view (well, one at 6,000 feet elevation in November):

A different direction:

Eetu · Nov 21, 2010, 3:25 PM

Great shots! I like the second most with the dark blue sky. Try to stay warm

Walter C · Nov 21, 2010, 5:02 PM

We get rain down here at the coast, while you get snow up there. Welcome to Southern California.

bobbert · Nov 21, 2010, 5:12 PM

Wow - you have more snow than we do in Toronto!! Beautiful scenes, I especially like the second one :-)

mtngal · Nov 21, 2010, 6:24 PM

Good heavens - more snow than Toronto?! That's amazing. Of course, our snow is very civilized - it falls, looks beautiful and then melts. Never outstays it's welcome. I'm now looking at brown hillsides, where this morning they were white.

Walter - we started out to go to the LA Auto Show yesterday morning. The rain and fog coming down the mountain was horrible and the number of accidents between the bottom of the Grapevine and downtown was daunting - it would have taken hours to get there. So we went to a grocery store and struggled back up the hill, not exactly an exciting Saturday. Disappointing because we're going out of town for Thanksgiving and won't have a chance to go this year.

pj1974 · Nov 22, 2010, 5:26 AM

Thanks for sharing your 'neck of the woods' Mtngal - even with the interesting combination of Californian geography and snow! I can imagine, at 6000ft (about 2km) - that 'deserves' some snow!

I also like the light dusting of snow in the 2nd photo and the dark blue sky behind it.

Cheers

Paul

Ordo · Nov 22, 2010, 5:39 AM

Great picks, specially #2. ND filter there?

vsch1 · Nov 22, 2010, 6:51 AM

Such a beautiful view! Especially nice in the summer months, I bet!

Steven R · Nov 22, 2010, 2:19 PM

Yes, both are good, but I also pick #2 for the contrast of the sky and hillside.

mtngal · Nov 22, 2010, 2:59 PM

No ND or CP filter (CP would have been a nice idea, didn't think about it). Just the light was bright on the fresh snow and it wasn't nearly as clear as it looks in the first picture - there was quite a bit of clouds still around. You can see some of the mountain fog/clouds in the second one. Also, the sun angle was pretty low - I'm really shooting into the sun in the first one (but I wanted to get the shadow effect to accentuate the terrain along with the long shadows and soft, barely direct light). The second one is taken in almost the opposite direction and the sun is full on the hillside.

In the summer the view isn't half as spectacular - the trees are pines, the rest chaparral. However, the normally much lower temperatures at this elevation are a very welcome relief.

Nov 21, 2010, 3:15 PM	#1
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Home Sweet Home, California Style The view out of my upstairs window this morning. A typical Southern California view (well, one at 6,000 feet elevation in November): A different direction:

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Nov 21, 2010, 3:25 PM	#2
Eetu Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jyväskylä, Finland Posts: 2,212	Great shots! I like the second most with the dark blue sky. Try to stay warm

Nov 21, 2010, 5:02 PM	#3
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	We get rain down here at the coast, while you get snow up there. Welcome to Southern California.

Nov 21, 2010, 5:12 PM	#4
bobbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 600	Wow - you have more snow than we do in Toronto!! Beautiful scenes, I especially like the second one :-)

Nov 21, 2010, 6:24 PM	#5
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Good heavens - more snow than Toronto?! That's amazing. Of course, our snow is very civilized - it falls, looks beautiful and then melts. Never outstays it's welcome. I'm now looking at brown hillsides, where this morning they were white. Walter - we started out to go to the LA Auto Show yesterday morning. The rain and fog coming down the mountain was horrible and the number of accidents between the bottom of the Grapevine and downtown was daunting - it would have taken hours to get there. So we went to a grocery store and struggled back up the hill, not exactly an exciting Saturday. Disappointing because we're going out of town for Thanksgiving and won't have a chance to go this year.

Nov 22, 2010, 5:26 AM	#6
pj1974 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 2,917	Thanks for sharing your 'neck of the woods' Mtngal - even with the interesting combination of Californian geography and snow! I can imagine, at 6000ft (about 2km) - that 'deserves' some snow! I also like the light dusting of snow in the 2nd photo and the dark blue sky behind it. Cheers Paul

Nov 22, 2010, 5:39 AM	#7
Ordo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BsAs Posts: 3,452	Great picks, specially #2. ND filter there?

Nov 22, 2010, 6:51 AM	#8
vsch1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,885	Such a beautiful view! Especially nice in the summer months, I bet!

Nov 22, 2010, 2:19 PM	#9
Steven R Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 5,936	Yes, both are good, but I also pick #2 for the contrast of the sky and hillside.

Nov 22, 2010, 2:59 PM	#10
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	No ND or CP filter (CP would have been a nice idea, didn't think about it). Just the light was bright on the fresh snow and it wasn't nearly as clear as it looks in the first picture - there was quite a bit of clouds still around. You can see some of the mountain fog/clouds in the second one. Also, the sun angle was pretty low - I'm really shooting into the sun in the first one (but I wanted to get the shadow effect to accentuate the terrain along with the long shadows and soft, barely direct light). The second one is taken in almost the opposite direction and the sun is full on the hillside. In the summer the view isn't half as spectacular - the trees are pines, the rest chaparral. However, the normally much lower temperatures at this elevation are a very welcome relief.