The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 15 December 2025 Any Brand

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Subject: Lake Tahoe

Here are some of the pictures I took at Lake Tahoe on my trip to Northern California last November. We started out with good weather and then later we had some rain. The snow stayed at the higher elevations.

Photo No. 1 - We see Emerald Bay from the south side.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 28 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 54 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Here is Emerald Bay from the northwest side. You can see the only island at Lake Tahoe on the right.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 17 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - Then I zoomed up to Fannette Island in Emerald Bay, where we see the Tea House at the highest elevation. People take their kayaks and boats to this island and can hike to the top.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - I got many sunset pictures like this.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - It was often cloudy with sometimes a little rain.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - There were very few people along the shores.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - We can see the casinos.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 105 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - It was clear enough this time of year to zoom up to the northern part of Lake Tahoe from the south shore. We could see the mountains more clearly than what we would expect during summer with the haze.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - Here are the casinos again, but showing the mountains above with a little snow.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 149 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - We see the mountains on the south side of Lake Tahoe. This is the Heavenly Valley Ski Resort ski lift.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/2000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 166 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - Traveling on the east side of the lake, we see Sand Harbor State Park. It's a popular place in summer with lots of kayaks, people and trails to take scenic photos.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 64 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - On the northeast side of the lake, I took this from the car (through a side window) as we were leaving the area. Eventually, we did drive through a little snow at the higher elevations, but it did not stick to the roads. So we did not see any accidents as a result or experience any delays.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 113 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Very nice photos, We will have to visit that region for sure some day.

The weekend was productive so to say, this is only the Saturday:
We did see the sun and nice blue skies again. After days with a grey cloud cover it's very nice to be out hiking with that kind of weather
Visited the Boswachterij Gieten-Borger and the Gasselterveld area and followed a nice trail around the former quarry lake.

And on the Sunday I went out alone for an other hike. Visited the local military proving ground and training area, M.O.T de Haar near the TT circuit in Assen again
This proving ground is regularly used by the Dutch 11 Air Assault Brigade.
Hoped to see some roe deer, and I did have luck😁
All deer photos are 3000x2000ish crops from the original photos, they still were at a distance but with 700mm (500mm with 1.4x TC) and cropping I do like the results.

And a few other photos from that hike 😉

Photobygms,

Thanks. For Lake Tahoe, spring and summer is the most popular time to come between June and early September. But in October and November the hotel prices are much less. I would say that late September or early October would be normally the best for a combination of (hopefully) good weather and lower prices. There might be some good deals also in late spring. I'm not sure what the costs might be in winter, being that skiing is so popular.

Photobygms,

Yes, with such nice sunshine we see spectacular photos that you took. It's nice to see all of that blue sky.

Photobygms,

With the second set of photos, I'm "jealous" to see all of those pictures of the deer. There's only been a few times I have been able to photograph deer or elk, but I don't specifically go out looking for them either. I like the scenic photos too, that show you must have had some rain.