Lake Tahoe In Any Season
If there is ever a place one can call an all season photographer's paradise, it would Lake Tahoe. Winter, spring, summer, or fall the seasons produce amazing photographic opportunities for every photographer at any level. Whether you're scrambling up boulders on the Northern Shore or high up on some vista overlook; you're always within a shutter click away from a postcard-perfect frame.
I have been fortunate enough to have visited Lake Tahoe through different seasons in over a decade. I've spent an entire winter season in the North Eastern Tahoe City, skiing its surrounding slopes and then scrambling my way towards various locations to catch a sunset during Apres hour. I've scouted and photographed a lot of places in Lake Tahoe discovering hidden little gems that today is teeming with photographers that you have to compete with.
Best Photo Locations in Lake Tahoe
Blazing skies at Lake Tahoe's northern shore in the State of Nevada
I have discovered many Lake Tahoe photo locations from random explorations and from research. Some famed spots like the Bonsai Rock are relatively difficult to find if you didn't have any help from GPS coordinates. I found the Bonsai Rock from somebody posting it coordinates on Google Maps - now the location is reasonably famous amongst photographers, and you'll see a swarm on weekends that it's tough to miss.
I also use an app called Trover to collect a list of photographs and locations that I will talk about later. It's a very useful app for discovering new locations as well as making a list of places that you eventually want to visit. There's a budding community there of travelers who post photos that will give you a serious case of wanderlust.
At the end of this post is a compilation list of all the exact spots that I've mentioned here via a Trover embed. There are a thousand spots you can take great photos of Lake Tahoe - it is the largest Alpine Lake in North America, and as such, you're never far away from a sunset reflection or an Alpenglow over its surrounding peaks. This list not meant to be a complete list of all photo locations but rather a guide of tried and true places that generate the best photos of Lake Tahoe.
Best Time to Photograph Lake Tahoe?
For me, winter is the definitive answer. The photo locations are less crowded, and I often find myself alone in solitude to ponder in the white landscape and enjoy the silence along the lake's shore. That's not to say, other seasons are bland. On the contrary, summer is also a great time to enjoy the lake and great for scouting other locations with long days at your disposal.
Bonsai Rock Winter
Spring brings about the lupine bloom that blanket the shores in some sections of the lake. Climate change has brought about some changes in Lake Tahoe's shores, and these fields of lupine have popped in locations where beaches grew mainly due to lower lake levels. Fall is also a great time to shoot in Lake Tahoe when aspen trees create an interesting contrast to the Lake's blue waters.
Photography Tips
Sunset, sunrises, midday, or midnight, Lake Tahoe, can be a photographer's paradise! Ideally, you want to bring your whole arsenal and the kitchen sink. Superwide through telephoto you will find a place to utilize every focal point. Since you're mostly shooting skies and water, you would want to bring along your favorite polarizer; it's great for slowing the water's motion as well as exposing the rocky bottom of the lake.
You can cut glare using a polarizer filter to reveal the bottom of the lake.
Taken with a polarizing filter
You can bring a graduated neutral density filter with you,
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Incredble views. I like your photos!
Those photos are real good plus a very nice article to read plus the photography tips that I will surely use.
Putting the Lake Tahoe on my bucket list this coming 2019! :)
Wonderful! Both the article and the photos ^-^
Such a gorgeuos place! I think I'm in love haha.
I haven't had much chance to travel so far, but I definitely want to add this to my wish list :D
Great job! Thank you for the tips. ^-^
Glad you liked it :) Someday I'll have an article about best spots to photograph somewhere in Venezuela!
Oh, I hope someday tourism becomes a thing again in here ^^;. There's many beautiful places though, it's great for nature photos.
Keep up the good work! :-)
For nature lovers, this is a godsend, truly a heavenly place. Great article. Thanks, very interesting
it looks like it's a pretty quiet place, I like how the snow-covered stones look
looks like a picture from another planet. seen pictures of a few other planets around lately. love it
Yeah there's a lot of surreal sunsets there :)
Beautiful colors and what awesome boulders,
very fantastic knowledge you share @adonisabril!
Agreed! Great shots for #bouldermonday as well... coming soon!
You are right, it seems like paradise. Sumptuously
Pictures are spectacular. Story is informative. Thanks for sharing
Your photography skill is awesome .
I like your shots. What editor are you using?
Lightroom ))
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Really nice sunset! I see it is an unusual low waterline.
so beautiful! how I wish I lived somewhere with such breathtaking natural scenery
Congratulations @adonisabril!
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Absolutely gorgeous, especially the top/lead photo. Such beautiful colors and light as well as your pov.
I think Eagle rock takes the cake... or so they say...
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