(2021-07-16, 06:23 PM)Sophie Wrote: Khi nào anh Mong Manh rảnh anh nhớ cho Sophie xem vài tấm hình anh chụp trong chuyến đi backcountry vừa rồi nha. 

Hi Sophie,

Có vài tấm mới soạn xong em coi chơi nha





Horseshoe Lake - One look at this lake and it can't help to think what the drought has done to California 





This sunset gave me the chill because somewhere in that mountain range is where I will set up camp the next night.  







This shot was taken by chance.  I was hiking to my campground for the night and it suddenly started to rain...not just raining but hailing as well.  As I was taking refuge from the rain I saw this lone tree and found it interesting.  It looks like a giant bonsai tree.  Not caring about the rain (or the golf ball size hail    j/k) I just ran out, composed quickly with my phone for a shot using that mountain as a background.  Those white spots/streaks are actually the falling hail pellets.

 


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(2021-07-28, 01:50 PM)Mong manh Wrote: This shot was taken by chance.  I was hiking to my campground for the night and it suddenly started to rain...not just raining but hailing as well.  As I was taking refuge from the rain I saw this lone tree and found it interesting.  It looks like a giant bonsai tree.  Not caring about the rain (or the golf ball size hail    j/k) I just ran out, composed quickly with my phone for a shot using that mountain as a background.  Those white spots/streaks are actually the falling hail pellets.

 


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Thanks for the pictures, anh Mong Manh.

Did you hear the sound of thunder and see lightning before it started to rain? I would be so scared in that situation because it could become quite dangerous, especially when you are in open areas high up in the mountain and lightning strikes usually occur more often at higher elevations. Next time if you run into a thunderstorm while out on a trail please consider turning around if you are not too far from the trailhead. Be safe, anh! :)

Sophie có một lần cũng hike lên núi...đang đi hơn nửa đường bị mắc phải một cơn giông bão...nghe tiếng sấm sét mà trong lòng bồn chồn lo lắng…sợ muốn khóc luôn vậy đó…

Đi hiking lúc trời mưa lâm râm thì Sophie lại thích. 

Yes, I read about what to do if I ever found myself in the middle of a mountain thunderstorm.  The tips were easy to understand but out in the field sometimes it's not easy to follow. Last time I was more than halfway to the destination I could not return as recommended.

Lúc trẻ mỗi khi trời mưa lâm râm thì anh thích đi trong nhũng lúc đó lắm.  Không hiểu tại vì muốn "sì-tin" hay vì mình có máu lãng mạn trong người    Còn hike trong lúc mưa phùn thì phải tuỳ. Đi hiking xa với một cái ba lô nặng và hike cả mấy tiếng rồi thí chắc cảm giác/suy tư sẽ khác với đang đi trong phố hay trong trường. Có lẽ nếu đi hiking ngắn trong ngày (a day hike) thì sẽ thoải mái để thích cảm giác của cái mát lạnh từ những giọt mưa lất phất bám trên mặt.

Vài tấm cuối trong chuyến đi vừa rồi.  Anh dựng lều ở Garnet lake...muỗi nhiều quá.  Hôm đó hoàng hôn không có mây nên không đẹp nhưng bình mình nhờ alpenglow nên đẹp hơn nhiều.  Hơi tiếc vì lười nên không dậy để ra chụp dải Ngân Hà lúc nửa đêm 


Mount Ritter




Shadow Lake with the Minarets in the background





Alpenglow on Banner peak at Garnet lake





After the alpenglow came the golden hour time








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(2021-07-28, 01:50 PM)Mong manh Wrote: ...

This shot was taken by chance.  I was hiking to my campground for the night and it suddenly started to rain...not just raining but hailing as well.  As I was taking refuge from the rain I saw this lone tree and found it interesting.  It looks like a giant bonsai tree.  Not caring about the rain (or the golf ball size hail    j/k) I just ran out, composed quickly with my phone for a shot using that mountain as a background.  Those white spots/streaks are actually the falling hail pellets.

 


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Bức hình chụp "cây độc cư" của anh bạn MongManh thật ấn tượng. Điều đầu tiên anattā cảm nghĩ là tuổi thọ của cây cô đơn này chắc cũng một hai chục năm hoặc hơn, và nó có thể một thân trơ trọi vươn lên giữa đất trời, trong những khi thời tiết mưa bảo giông gió, nắng nóng chói chan để mà sống được trên chỏm núi sỏi đá cằn cỗi như vậy thì quả là kỳ lạ.

Tôi có gợi ý thế này. Anh MongManh biết đàn guitar phải không, thế thì vừa đàn vừa hát bản "Tôi Với Trời Bơ Vơ", rồi gởi ảnh "cây độc cư" này cùng bài hát thu đó đến cô bạn của anh, có lẽ cô ấy sẽ mủi lòng lắm (hông chừng sụt sùi nữa).

(2021-07-31, 08:31 AM)Mong manh Wrote: Alpenglow on Banner peak at Garnet lake




After the alpenglow came the golden hour time

Your hard work paid off in the end. 

Bình minh ở Garnet Lake đẹp thật. 

I love the alpenglow and golden hour pictures. 

(2021-08-01, 04:50 PM)anattā Wrote: Tôi có gợi ý thế này. Anh MongManh biết đàn guitar phải không, thế thì vừa đàn vừa hát bản "Tôi Với Trời Bơ Vơ", rồi gởi ảnh "cây độc cư" này cùng bài hát thu đó đến cô bạn của anh, có lẽ cô ấy sẽ mủi lòng lắm (hông chừng sụt sùi nữa).

Ý kiến cũng hay đó, anh 

Có điều cô bạn tôi mà nghe tôi hát thì sẽ sằng sặc chứ không có sụt sùi đâu  

(2021-08-02, 10:35 AM)Sophie Wrote: Your hard work paid off in the end. 

Bình minh ở Garnet Lake đẹp thật. 

I love the alpenglow and golden hour pictures. 

Yes, it is a beautiful lake.

I'm going to that region again this weekend if you have time join me 

A friend from Petaluma came down for a visit with his plane.  He offered a fly over Los Angeles.  It was nice to get to see Los Angeles from above 2000 ft.  It's a small plane so it was a little scary, but a good experience 






















The off-white/yellowish color in the sky is the smog...and I'm breathing that air every day 





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(2021-08-05, 11:10 AM)Mong manh Wrote: A friend from Petaluma came down for a visit with his plane.  He offered a fly over Los Angeles.  It was nice to get to see Los Angeles from above 2000 ft.  It's a small plane so it was a little scary, but a good experience 





The off-white/yellowish color in the sky is the smog...and I'm breathing that air every day 


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Ủa sao hình bị hư hết vậy anh?

Hồi giờ em chưa có dịp đi máy bay nhỏ, nếu đi chắc em cũng sợ lắm

Hope you had a great trip this past weekend! :)

(2021-08-05, 11:10 AM)Mong manh Wrote: A friend from Petaluma came down for a visit with his plane.  He offered a fly over Los Angeles.  It was nice to get to see Los Angeles from above 2000 ft.  It's a small plane so it was a little scary, but a good experience 

Maybe next time when you visit your friend in Petaluma, ask him to fly you over the San Francisco Bay. 

(2021-08-06, 09:20 PM)SugarBabe Wrote:



Hồi giờ em chưa có dịp đi máy bay nhỏ, nếu đi chắc em cũng sợ lắm

Ừ, ngồi trong cabin cũng hơi sợ tại nó có cảm giác nếu gặp gió mạnh chắc sẽ bị thổi rơi xuống đất luôn 

(2021-08-09, 06:04 PM)Sophie Wrote: Hope you had a great trip this past weekend! :)


Maybe next time when you visit your friend in Petaluma, ask him to fly you over the San Francisco Bay. 

He did give me a fly over the Bay area a few years ago.  That time was scarier because it was so windy that night  

The trip was fun.  It has everything: to get to beautiful lakes there are steep hikes on the trail, smoke from a nearby fire, very hot during the day, and freezing cold at night -not to mention wind gusts that tried to knock down my tent.  I was exhausted to find all that exciting though     Anyway, to cut down the weight for the trip, I brought with me a point-and-shoot camera.  Couldn't really do much with it.  I didn't want to wade through a stream in near-total darkness for a good composition, so I used my tent as a foreground for the shot.    As you can see, that's my reward for being lazy 




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(2021-08-11, 02:05 PM)Mong manh Wrote: Ừ, ngồi trong cabin cũng hơi sợ tại nó có cảm giác nếu gặp gió mạnh chắc sẽ bị thổi rơi xuống đất luôn 

Sợ thiệt

(2021-08-11, 02:07 PM)Mong manh Wrote: He did give me a fly over the Bay area a few years ago.  That time was scarier because it was so windy that night  

The trip was fun.  It has everything: to get to beautiful lakes there are steep hikes on the trail, smoke from a nearby fire, very hot during the day, and freezing cold at night -not to mention wind gusts that tried to knock down my tent.  I was exhausted to find all that exciting though     Anyway, to cut down the weight for the trip, I brought with me a point-and-shoot camera.  Couldn't really do much with it.  I didn't want to wade through a stream in near-total darkness for a good composition, so I used my tent as a foreground for the shot.    As you can see, that's my reward for being lazy 

Looks like you still need your DSLR and its lenses for the Milky Way shots.

Anh Mong Manh:

Khi nào rảnh anh cho em coi hình hôm bữa anh chụp với nha. Thanks! :)

My next backpacking trip will probably be to Thousand Island Lake or Minaret Lake.