Category: california
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Tahoe Quarterly: “When Fire Movers Higher”
This Caldor Fire image was included in Tahoe Quarterly’s recent story, “When Fire Moves Higher” which discusses the impact and causes of the increasingly extreme fire behavior in the alpine environment. The image was taken in the El Dorado NF the afternoon the fire first experienced rapid growth. Given the conditions at the time it…
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Tahoe Quarterly: Fly Fishing Feature
Fly fishing images (2) published in the summer issue of Tahoe Quarterly. Both were taken in Northern California while working on a project with w/ Chelsea Baum (@CherokeeFlyGirl) of Nevada City (CA).
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Tahoe Quarterly: “The Yuba River: From Wild West to Wild and Scenic”
It is always nice when older images find new homes. This was taken as I just started to get serious about photography from a dramatic overlook above the South Yuba River near Nevada City, CA.
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SF Gate: Tahoe Weather and Storms
Black and white Lake Tahoe image in SF Gate on a story about storms impacting the region. Taken in a meadow near a South Lake Tahoe beach as dark clouds moved into the basin.
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Tahoe Magazine: Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay
Sunrise from Eagle Falls. Featured in the Summer edition of Tahoe Magazine in a story about Emerald Bay. Lake Tahoe Basin Gallery: https://store.davidnbraun.com/lake-tahoe-landscape-photography
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Soft April Turns in the Tahoe Backcountry
Without a solid refreeze overnight, conditions were fairly soft on our descent in the Carson Pass area. Regardless, it was a good day to be out touring on a spring day.
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Riding and Shooting an Unnamed Couloir in the Twenty Lakes Basin
Twenty Lakes Basin. California.May, 2017. Last winter was a memorable one in the Sierra; it consisted of seemingly endless deep powder days and a snowpack that allowed for amazing late season skiing and riding conditions above 8,000 ft. Of all the backcountry lines I photographed in 2016-2017, this one may have been the most interesting…
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North Facing April Powder Turns (GoPro 4)
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Tear Sheet: SF Gate — Reader’s Photos Show off the Natural Beauty of Lake Tahoe this Winter
This was a dramatic March sunset from a south shore Lake Tahoe beach. The way the water broke up the snow on the beach and forced large chunks of snow to sheer off drew me in. Adding to the scene were the crashing waves, golden hour light, and dramatic clouds. Lake Tahoe Basin Gallery: https://store.davidnbraun.com/lake-tahoe-landscape-photography
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Tahoe Backcountry Storm Day Shoot w/ Skier Ty Dayberry and Savannah Amos (5D Mark III, GoPro 4)
After digging out our own parking spot in the Sno-Park we started our tour, skiing past cabins that were almost completely buried. We began in t shirts, enjoying the warm sun and becoming skeptical of what kind of snow conditions we would encounter. Once we got to the ridge line we found ourselves in winter…
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