Nature and scenic photographs from around Lake Tahoe, California

Yesterday my wife and I headed out in the morning to check out a field of flowers near the Gatekeeper’s museum on Lake Tahoe’s north shore.  The flower field did not disappoint. Lupine as tall as my wife, intermixed with several other species of flowers, was growing in what was probably once lake bed. Since the drought has drained Lake Tahoe’s level, and the spring rains kept things moist, we had a rare park and shoot extravaganza right at lake shore.  Now if only the sky had cooperated a bit more. We could have used some color at sunrise, and sunset just got rainy, so mostly we lounged around and went kayaking. But here are  a few shots of the dawn on Lake Tahoe.  All images were taken on Nikon d300 and D3’s. Most used a polarizing filter to try and get the flowers to pop out and separate from the sky.

Private motorboats are moored in a seemly endless line at dawn on the north shore of Lake Tahoe

Private motorboats are moored in a seemly endless line at dawn on the north shore of Lake Tahoe

Sunrise over fields of lupin and other wildflowers on the north shore of Lake Tahoe

Sunrise over fields of lupin and other wildflowers on the north shore of Lake Tahoe

A cloudy Lake Tahoe sunrise with thistle

A cloudy Lake Tahoe sunrise with thistle

Flower field and pier with Mt. Tallac in background, north shore Lake Tahoe

Flower field and pier with Mt. Tallac in background, north shore Lake Tahoe

Sunrise reflected in a still pond, lake tahoe

Sunrise reflected in a still pond, lake tahoe

Kayaker reflected in mirror pond, north shore of Lake Tahoe

Kayaker reflected in mirror pond, north shore of Lake Tahoe

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    Scott Sady is a freelance commercial and fine art landscape photographer and FAA licensed drone pilot based in Lake Tahoe and Reno. Scott specializes in Lake Tahoe landscape photography, Sierra landscape photography, Reno and Lake Tahoe stock images and freelance and photojournalism. Scott is available for freelance photography assignments in the Reno and Lake Tahoe area.