Sierra Snapshots: When the moon hits your eye (photo slideshow)

Thatâs AmorÃ©: The moon shines bright in the sky during sunset in late May above the Rainbow Bridge at Donner Summit.
Photo: Scott Carter |
Sweet Serenity: Brennan Fellner, 12 years old, took this photo up on Donner Summit in early June of this solitary tree standing strong amid the beautiful clouds and blue sky.
Photo: Brennan Fellner |
Panoramic Pleasure: Barely a cloud can be seen in the Sierra sky above a sparkling-blue Lake Tahoe, as viewed from Eagle Rock on the West Shore.
Photo: Stephen Cowan |
Sierra Sunset: The reflection of the sun rising in the east on mountains fronting the west end of Donner Lake, as seen June 17 from the lakeâs north shore.
Photo: Arlene Becker |

TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — Each week, the Sierra Sun publishes a handful of Sierra Snapshots images based on reader submissions of their photography of beautiful Tahoe-Truckee scenes.

Have a photo to share? Email a high resolution version (200 DPI or higher and at least 5 inches wide on the longest side) to snapshots@sierrasun.com with information about what’s going on in the photo, the full names of the people in it, and where and when it was taken, as well as who took the image.

Please submit individual photos. Photo collages, graphics and overly manipulated images will not be accepted.

Our community’s images are part of what makes the Sierra Sun shine, so send us your images, and look for them to publish in print every Friday, and online each week.

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