SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For Patrick Rodden, a high school assistant principal in Modesto, nature photography allows him a chance to be still and take in incredible scenery.
He takes a yearly trip to the Mono Lake area every fall, a place he feels is often overlooked by many because of how close it is to Yosemite.
It was on this year’s trip with friends from work to the Tufa State Natural Reserve. While he was in the midst of walking his friends through composing a nature shot, he set his camera down as the sun was setting and captured the area’s unique beauty…