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More photos from Tahoe here and here.
Tahoe: Series
Below is a series of shots from Tahoe (taken at Kiva Beach). Two frames were combined to create each image. There were six frames total. I'm happiest with the last three (1 + 2, 2 + 3, 3 +4) but figured I'd share them all.
Not something I'd do every day but sometimes it's fun to experiment and just play around in Photoshop. Layers and masks are rad.
More photos from Tahoe here and here.
More photos from Tahoe here and here.
Holga Roll 9
Photos from my 9th roll of film taken on my Holga:
This was a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 (my last couple rolls have been Kodak Porta 400). It happened to be the only roll I had left but I think it ended up being well suited for the subject. All these photos were taken on our recent trip to Tahoe. This was the first time I've used ISO 100 film on my Holga. It's nice to know that I can (as long as I switch the exposure to overcast and use it in bright conditions).
ps: More Tahoe photos can be found here.
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| Frame 1 - Tahoe Water |
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| Frame 2 - Beach Activities |
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| Frame 3 - Tahoe from Meeks Bay |
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| Frame 4 - C in Tahoe |
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| Frame 5 - Tahoe and Me |
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| Frame 6 - Accidental Double Exposure |
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| Frame 7 - C at Scenic Vista |
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| Frame 10 - Lake Tahoe from Kiva Beach |
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| Frame 12 - Buckwheat at Kiva Beach |
ps: More Tahoe photos can be found here.
A Saturday Afternoon at the Beach
A couple weekends ago, C and I decided to spend an afternoon at one of the many beaches up Highway 1--we packed a beach bag, loaded Buckwheat in the car, picked up some sandwiches on the way out of town and embarked on a beach adventure. We were shooting for a beach that our friend had recommended but the directions were vague so, after realizing we had missed it, we decided to stop at Greyhound Rock Beach instead.
The beach was reached via a descent down a narrow trail and was home to a enormous rock jutting out of the water just offshore. It was also fairly unpopulated. We walked south past a couple groups of people and selected a spot that we thought looked sheltered. C proclaimed himself starving and ripped into his sandwich as soon as the blanket was down. Moments later, Buckwheat, in a burst of excitement, kicked sand all over the blanket (and all over C's sandwich). It was our first lesson of day: always keep your dog secured or at a safe distance while eating at the beach (or your sandwich might end up with some actual sand in it!).
Soon after we finished our sandwiches, it became clear that our sheltered location was actually not that sheltered. This was most evident when I found myself chasing a brown piece of paper 100 feet down the beach (it kept blowing away just as I was about to grab it!). A bit of scouting solved this problem. Beach lesson #2: figure out which way the breeze is blowing before unpacking your beach bag.
Our last lesson of the afternoon came when we sat down to play backgammon. Neither of us had played in several months and there was zero cell service to assist us. I set up the board to the best of my recollection. It was not right. The game felt clumsy. It just wasn't as fun. Beach lesson #3: know how to set up a backgammon board before heading out of cell phone range (this lesson proved useful for our trip to Tahoe).
The rest of our afternoon was uneventful (which was just how we wanted it). I read Ender's Game (because we had recently seen a preview for the movie and I hate to see a movie before I read the book). C read The Great Gatsby (because he had somehow made it through high school without reading it and we wanted to see the movie later that weekend). We ate some chips and salsa and a bag of Skittles Blenders (I don't even like original Skittles but these things are delicious!). There was some exploring and some snoozing and some goofing around. C and I agreed we should do it more often. We're talking about exploring a different beach this weekend. I hope we do!
Below are some photos from our Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Rock Beach:
The beach was reached via a descent down a narrow trail and was home to a enormous rock jutting out of the water just offshore. It was also fairly unpopulated. We walked south past a couple groups of people and selected a spot that we thought looked sheltered. C proclaimed himself starving and ripped into his sandwich as soon as the blanket was down. Moments later, Buckwheat, in a burst of excitement, kicked sand all over the blanket (and all over C's sandwich). It was our first lesson of day: always keep your dog secured or at a safe distance while eating at the beach (or your sandwich might end up with some actual sand in it!).
Soon after we finished our sandwiches, it became clear that our sheltered location was actually not that sheltered. This was most evident when I found myself chasing a brown piece of paper 100 feet down the beach (it kept blowing away just as I was about to grab it!). A bit of scouting solved this problem. Beach lesson #2: figure out which way the breeze is blowing before unpacking your beach bag.
Our last lesson of the afternoon came when we sat down to play backgammon. Neither of us had played in several months and there was zero cell service to assist us. I set up the board to the best of my recollection. It was not right. The game felt clumsy. It just wasn't as fun. Beach lesson #3: know how to set up a backgammon board before heading out of cell phone range (this lesson proved useful for our trip to Tahoe).
The rest of our afternoon was uneventful (which was just how we wanted it). I read Ender's Game (because we had recently seen a preview for the movie and I hate to see a movie before I read the book). C read The Great Gatsby (because he had somehow made it through high school without reading it and we wanted to see the movie later that weekend). We ate some chips and salsa and a bag of Skittles Blenders (I don't even like original Skittles but these things are delicious!). There was some exploring and some snoozing and some goofing around. C and I agreed we should do it more often. We're talking about exploring a different beach this weekend. I hope we do!
Below are some photos from our Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Rock Beach:
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| Buckwheat explores |
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| Beach Essentials or Things that Start with B: Buckwheat, Backgammon, Book, Blanket, (Sun) Block, (Ray) Bans |
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| Backgammon Fail |
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| Buckwheat Basks |
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| People like Ants on Greyhound Rock |
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| Buckwheat Does Tricks 1 |
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| Buckwheat Does Tricks 2 |
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| Beach Day Portraits |
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| Caught in the Breeze |
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| Love Him. |
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| All Packed Up |
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| Cliffs. |
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| Looking Back |
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| Scruffy Pup. |
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| Surf and Sand. |
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| Greyhound Rock from Above. |
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| The End. |
| It's afternoons like these that I feel especially grateful to live here. |
Summer Camping Trip # 1: Meeks Bay, Lake Tahoe
Last weekend, C and I drove to Lake Tahoe to go camping just the three of us (C, B and me). The trip almost didn't happen, though. We left at 2pm on Friday and arrived nine hours later. During that span of nine hours we got stuck in rush hour traffic, temperatures rose into the triple digits, our car broke down, roadside assistance was called, a tow truck was dispatched with an ETA an hour and a half out, a man with a giant stuffed monster hanging out the back of his truck bed kindly towed us onto the shoulder, we got the car running again, a DOT worker helped us off of the freeway, the tow truck was cancelled, we ate dinner outside (read: in the sweltering heat) of an air conditioned Chick-Fil-A (because we didn't want to leave Buckwheat in the car in those conditions), we drove to a park and sat in the shade on a slope of cool grass, we discussed getting a hotel, we called several car rental companies (all of which were closed), we thought it wisest to turn around and go home . . . and then we decided, "Tahoe or Bust!". The "or Bust" part made the rest of drive a bit nerve wrecking but we made it all the way to Tahoe. And the rest of the weekend turned out just great!
We passed the weekend with seven games of backgammon, one hand of gin rummy, three blongo ball matches, four bowls of peanut butter puffins, six packets of Via Coffee, several plates of pasta, one bag of spring mix, two apples, eight marshmallows, four graham crackers, 3/4 of a Hershey's almond chocolate bar, one roaring campfire, five cans of Hell or High Watermelon, four cans of Lava Lake Wit, three plunges (each) into Lake Tahoe, several hours spent on beach towels, three trail runs (C went twice, I went once--the elevation was killer!), one trip to the PDQ Market for a sandwhich (when we discovered we had brought cream cheese but had failed to purchase bagels), 96 pages of Slaughterhouse Five (me), 33 pages of Ender's Game (him), one stop at a vista point, a quick stroll down a dog beach (where Buckwheat greeted at least five dogs) and one lunch (consisting of two sandwiches, an order of fries and side salad from the Get Away Cafe) on our way out of town.
Below are some photos from our above described weekend in Tahoe:
I had been to Tahoe once before (when I was ten). What I remember from that trip are the windy roads, the pool at our hotel, getting stuck on rocks while trying to raft the Truckee and my childhood best friend accidentally throwing her glass of ice water into the river after dinner one night (long story). I didn't actually remember much about Tahoe, aside from it being very large and very blue.
When we drove into Tahoe on Friday, it was too dark to see the lake in any detail. We stayed at Meeks Bay Campground and in the daytime, parts of the beach are visible from most campsites. I first got a glimpse of the lake when I woke up Saturday morning and caught a bit of the sunrise over the water while in route to the bathroom. It was an impressive first glimpse. The view of the rest of the bay waited until noon--first came a little more sleep, breakfast, a trail run and some reading while C went on his run. When I finally made it down to the beach, I was not disappointed. Even from a beach full of people, Tahoe looked spectacular: the fine red sand, the tall skinny pines surrounding the shores, the clear clear water, the smooth colorful rocks beneath the surface, the saturated hues of the lake en masse, the faded blue silhouettes of distant mountains, and the sheer enormity of it all. And that was just one bay of a gigantic lake. Yes, we'll definitely be going back to Tahoe (hopefully several times)! In the meantime we have two more camping trips planned. And I can't wait!
We passed the weekend with seven games of backgammon, one hand of gin rummy, three blongo ball matches, four bowls of peanut butter puffins, six packets of Via Coffee, several plates of pasta, one bag of spring mix, two apples, eight marshmallows, four graham crackers, 3/4 of a Hershey's almond chocolate bar, one roaring campfire, five cans of Hell or High Watermelon, four cans of Lava Lake Wit, three plunges (each) into Lake Tahoe, several hours spent on beach towels, three trail runs (C went twice, I went once--the elevation was killer!), one trip to the PDQ Market for a sandwhich (when we discovered we had brought cream cheese but had failed to purchase bagels), 96 pages of Slaughterhouse Five (me), 33 pages of Ender's Game (him), one stop at a vista point, a quick stroll down a dog beach (where Buckwheat greeted at least five dogs) and one lunch (consisting of two sandwiches, an order of fries and side salad from the Get Away Cafe) on our way out of town.
Below are some photos from our above described weekend in Tahoe:
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| 7 games of Backgammon |
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| Camp Cook (photo taken by C) |
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| We might have cooked TOO much pasta (photo taken by C) |
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| Sunset from our campsite |
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| Views from our tent |
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| Views of our tent "Big Agnes" |
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| Buckwheat taking a snooze |
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| Camp Dog |
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| Looking up |
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| Tree tops |
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| We pitched tent in a perfect little grove of trees (in the dark, I might add!) |
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| Camping trips = cereal for breakfast! |
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| Clear Water |
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| Morning on Meeks Bay 1 |
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| Morning on Meeks Bay 2 |
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| Horizon |
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| Shore |
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| Roadside vistas |
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| (We were told there was a tea house on this island) |
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| Dog friendly Kiva Beach |
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| C and B at Kiva Beach |
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| Just goofin around |
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| (Buckwheat's a pretty good sport). |
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| Waves and a single fuffy cloud |
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| Good Bye, Tahoe |
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| Until next time! |
When we drove into Tahoe on Friday, it was too dark to see the lake in any detail. We stayed at Meeks Bay Campground and in the daytime, parts of the beach are visible from most campsites. I first got a glimpse of the lake when I woke up Saturday morning and caught a bit of the sunrise over the water while in route to the bathroom. It was an impressive first glimpse. The view of the rest of the bay waited until noon--first came a little more sleep, breakfast, a trail run and some reading while C went on his run. When I finally made it down to the beach, I was not disappointed. Even from a beach full of people, Tahoe looked spectacular: the fine red sand, the tall skinny pines surrounding the shores, the clear clear water, the smooth colorful rocks beneath the surface, the saturated hues of the lake en masse, the faded blue silhouettes of distant mountains, and the sheer enormity of it all. And that was just one bay of a gigantic lake. Yes, we'll definitely be going back to Tahoe (hopefully several times)! In the meantime we have two more camping trips planned. And I can't wait!
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