Early Winter in the Sierra

2016-10-24 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Canon, Canon EF, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L, weather events

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Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III

The about $2199 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III seems to be quite a nice lens, but I can’t properly evaluate it in the field on a laptop.

The early and deep snowfall made it difficult to go very high yesterday. Here at about 10,300' elevation, the snow is only about 6 inches deep (having compacted down to a relatively hard layer), and drifted to 18 inches in places, but about 500 feet higher it was about a foot deep and drifted up to 5 feet deep.

The early and heavy snow sucks in one way: the higher lakes instead of developing beautiful clear ice instead absorbed two feet or so of snow, turning into a thick dull gray opaque slush ice. Not very photogenic as compared to crystal clear water under transparent ice.

Early Winter, Conness Wilderness

f9 @ 1/800 sec, ISO 100; 2016-10-23 11:21:22
Canon EOS 5DS R + Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III @ 16mm

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