1958 – A large herd of sheep roams the plains near Lee Vining, California, with the mountains of the Eastern Sierra in the back. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Carl Haas
The story behind the image
Here is another image by photographer Carl Haas who explored the Eastern Sierra in California in 1958. He was equipped with excellent Kodachrome films and his images look as fresh and vivid today – almost seven decades after he captured the images – as they looked back then. This fact alone turns them into fantastic photographic documents. However, he also managed to find stunning views that grab for attention.
Just like this image which he shot near Lee Vining. A large herd of sheep roams the plains with the magnificient mountains of the Eastern Sierra as a backdrop. It seems like a simple shot, but he managed to get it all right: the sheep stand out in the frame but their part in the overall composition is well balanced against the plains and the mountains. The weather was perfect, and the shot is exquisitely exposed.
A true gem.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 1958 |
| Location | near Lee Vining, CA |
| Photographer | Carl Haas |
| Image Source | Kodachrome slide film (framed) |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6797 x 4693 Pixels |
| Copyright | Photo © Carl Haas Scan © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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