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Fall in the Eastern Sierra, 2014

October 26, 2014

In California, we don’t have the dazzling spectacle of fall color as they do on the East Coast, but on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, we have Aspen trees. This year, because of the severe drought and the long hot summer, the Aspens turned color a bit early, and some of the leaves shriveled up and turned brown instead of their usual brilliant hues.

So, when I arrived in Lee Vining last weekend, I found that I was a little late to the party. Many of the groves were past their prime and had already lost a lot of their foliage. However, I found that I preferred the trees this way, with their stark, white bones creating ample opportunity for interesting compositions.

I made this photograph inside a massive grove of Aspens near Rush Creek, where the fall color was still near its prime.

Charlotte Gibb is a contemporary fine art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in landscapes of the Western United States. Her images are often taken in familiar places for the well-versed landscape photographer, but she prides herself on her keen eye toward the subtle and sometimes overlooked beauty of the natural world. Growing up among the beautiful mountains of Northern California, she considers herself a student of life, learning about people, nature, music, and photography along the way. But always, her life-long passion for the wilderness shines through it all. Charlotte earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and has exhibited her work in several solo shows throughout California. Her darkroom, long gone now, has been replaced with digital darkroom tools, and her style has evolved from a somewhat journalistic approach, to one that pays tribute to the natural world. 

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4 Comments

  • Ace Batacan
    October 29, 2014 at 3:35 PM

    Hi Charlotte. Wonderful picture. We love going back to the New England area during the fall season to see the colors changing. Looks like we don’t have to go that far for our next viewing. Thanks for sharing what you see through your artistic eye….Ace

    • charlottegibb
      October 29, 2014 at 4:59 PM

      Thanks, Ace! Yes, Yosrmite Valley is just now starting to get some fall color. Wish I was still up there!

  • Ace Batacan
    February 14, 2019 at 6:17 PM

    Hi Charlotte. Wonderful picture. We love going back to the New England area during the fall season to see the colors changing. Looks like we don’t have to go that far for our next viewing. Thanks for sharing what you see through your artistic eye….Ace

    • charlottegibb
      February 14, 2019 at 6:17 PM

      Thanks, Ace! Yes, Yosrmite Valley is just now starting to get some fall color. Wish I was still up there!