Location: From Reno Airport go south on US 395 to Lone Pine, CA. That's about 260 miles (4 1/2 hours). Whitney Portal Road heads west from a stop light at the south end of town. Along the way to the parking area at the base of the mountain, is the turn-off into the Alabama Hills. This is Movie Road. The area for this shot from Alabama Hills Arch is located as indicated below. The trip from Whitney Portal Road is a few miles and is graded gravel.

Find the location: Copy the coordinates below. Open Google Earth, paste the coordinates into "Fly To" and click on the magnifying glass.

36° 36' 36.74" N
118° 07' 41.33" W

Equipment: Canon EOS 1Ds MarkIII, 100-400 lens, polarizing filter. Shot at f22, 1/3 seconds. ISO set at 50.

Digital imaging/manipulation: Slight color adjustment

Notes: The Alabama Hills are a great foreground for the mountain. Mount Whitney is white when the sun is high, but it glows pink then orange in the morning. It's an impressive display.