[Leica] IMGs: Sierra Nevada northeast of Tioga Pass

[oliverbryk at comcast.net (Oliver Bryk)]

Peter wrote:
"I really enjoyed looking through those, Oliver.
I'd love to travel around John Muir country one of these years.  The  
light and landscape there appears to be some of the best on Earth.   
I'm impressed how a lot of your images have Kodak slide film colours,  
especially the blue skies.  Probably a really subjective thing, but  
that's an impression I was left with.  Maybe Mama didn't take that  
Kodachrome away after all!
Peter Cheyne"

Peter, I make most of my pictures in the High Sierra at altitudes of 10,000
feet and above where the sky is a deeper blue than at lower elevations. The
light is also more contrasty and one has to watch the shadows. (When I was
still working in large or medium format black and white I occasionally used
a blue filter to lighten the shadows.) Granite is very bright as well. The
light in the Alps is different; they are quite a bit lower on average.
John Muir coined the apt description, "the Range of Light" in his earliest
writings. I enjoy reading my 1912 edition of his "The Yosemite" when I am in
the Sierra Nevada.

Richard wrote:
"You can shoot B&W film in the California High Country and you will get blue
sky :-)"

Mark wrote:
"I think I would have said something a little stronger than 'oops'...
It was a fascinating series - a great illustration of teamwork.

I also enjoyed your other Tioga pictures - a very beautiful area.
Cheers
Mark"

Many thanks to everyone who commented!
Oliver