Tag: tahoe
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Rapid Growth and Extreme Fire Behavior on the Caldor Fire — Timelapse and Stills (Sony A7 RIV)
With strong SW winds and extremely dry fuels in its path the Caldor Fire exploded on 8.17.21, exhibiting extreme fire behavior throughout the day. As of this post on 8.20.21 the fire is close to 70,000 acres with zero percent containment and more than 100 structures lost. These images and this very short timelapse were…
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Cover Shot: “Glowing December Clouds”
This image, “Glowing December Clouds“, has found a home on the cover of the 2021 – 2022 winter edition of Tahoe Quarterly. It is the result of my third attempt to shoot the sunset from this location on the east shore of Lake Tahoe (first two lacked clouds and color). It is also the final sunset…
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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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NYC Corporate Office Landscape Photography Gallery
Using iphone photos that were texted to me of two office walls I was able to provide a client with the ability to visualize these Lake Tahoe area and New York City images in their space and select the right dimensions for them. I am very excited to have them displayed in this location as…
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NHL Mascots Experience Lake Tahoe
Before the Lake Tahoe NHL Outdoors games kicked off we were given an opportunity to follow the mascots for the Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Las Vegas Golden Knights as they explored the area and made some new friends. This highlight video was captured over a 72 hr period. Location: Lake Tahoe. California/Nevada.Dates:…
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Lenticular Cloud Panorama: Lake Tahoe Basin Landscape Photography (Sony A7 RIII)
“Lenticular Panorama” This image was taken on the second afternoon of a prolonged inversion in the Lake Tahoe Basin. As the sun began to disappear behind the mountains to the west, the enormous lenticular cloud overhead was illuminated and its texture became far more visible. Given the sheer size of the cloud, I knew that…
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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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Husky Snow Day (GoPro 6 w/ Karma Stabilizer)
Yuba and Echo playing in deep snow after a major winter storm passed through the Sierra Nevada. Yuba (grey and white) is older and has experienced many snow storms in Tahoe, but we only recently rescued Echo (black and white) from the Central Valley and can assume this was her first time in snow. She…
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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.
David N. Braun Photography 