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•Bonsaaaaiiiiiiiii•.Whenever I think of the word bonsai, I always envision an (extra) large Japanese man cannonballing into a natural hot spring during late winter while the waves of his plop splash heavily over a carafe filled with the finest chilled sake set cautiously on the rocks. Looking around, one can see melting snow and young cherry blossoms in early bloom circling the perimeter, creating an impenetrable barrier between he and the rest of the world. This is nothing like that..After the profuse sweating from my undereducated hike down the roadside cliff subsided in the face of strong winds and dropping temps, I was feeling fairly confident in my choice of location for sunset this otherwise perfect evening in early July..In the moment, everything seemed to be in place: Waves were crashing, the sun was setting through the westward facing cracks in the vandalized yet still shockingly beautiful rock formation, and best of all, I was alive; breathing deep and drawing every possible particle of life into my lungs, high on both altitude and pine needles. My DNA was a discernible percentage Lake Tahoe. And then the shutter snapped seven times in a row….For anyone wishing to continue enjoying this image in the "real" (analog) world: I invite you to peruse fine art prints, greeting cards, phone cases and home decor — in my new store, via the link in my bio — thank you for your support!. 2016-07-09 8:10PM️Nikon D750 ️Nikkor 24-70mm @ 28mm️ISO 100 ️f/22 ️1/320 – 3 sec

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•Destiny Not Luck•.Do you believe in destiny? What about luck? It's true, I've been extremely lucky in this life so far and am more than happy to share as much as I can with everyone while I'm here. Regarding destiny, well… that's an entirely different topic of conversation that seems to be hit or miss for a lot of people. Were you and I destined to share this moment together by way of this image? Perhaps. Was a bit of luck involved? Definitely. .After having lived in Northern Nevada for about 6 years now, I'm only now finding myself headed to Tahoe on mini photo journeys, and this shot marks the first shot I was able to happily walk away with from my virgin experience at Bonsai Rock..Having no idea really of how to find the location, I did my best with Google Maps and found a parking spot on the side of NV-28, not terribly far away from what I assumed to be the famous rock island. There were no trail markers or signs, so I picked one of three or so visible trails and headed down the steep cliff to the water. I guess I picked the wrong trail (the one to the far left/south), as when I reached the water, there was no sign of my intended destination. Mind you, it was pretty hot out and the sun was blazing down. I was carrying my tripod and camera gear and left the canteen with water in the car, which in retrospect was a bit foolish. So, I started weaving my way back up and down the steep cliff for what seemed like half an hour before I caught a glimpse of the elusive natural wonder..When I finally got close enough to see it, I also noticed several other photographers setup to the right / north of the rock, pretty much where I was hoping to shoot from. Not wanting to disrupt the others, I settled on a rocky location a bit to the south. This spot also happened to provide a nice view of this cluster or rocks seen here, in perfect alignment of where the sun would be setting. Maybe this was destiny? I'm not exactly sure, but went with it.

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