Winter Romance at Lake Tahoe's Rocky Shore
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 11:36:36 PM · 2010/DV/tahoe/tahoe
Two people wearing matching red jackets share an intimate moment — appearing to kiss or touch foreheads — while seated on snow-dusted boulders along the rocky shoreline of Lake Tahoe. The photograph is shot backlit against a dramatic overcast sky with the sun breaking through heavy clouds, rendering the couple as near-silhouettes. The moody, steel-grey lake stretches into the background, flanked by snow-covered pine-forested hillsides typical of the Sierra Nevada. The composition masterfully uses natural backlighting and the expansive lake vista to create a romantic, cinematic feel that emphasizes intimacy against a grand, wintry wilderness.
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