It was a dream come true to overlook Yosemite Valley covered in fog as a late winter storm rolled into the park!
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This lonesome California Oak caught my eye while racing down the mountains outside of San Jose on the way back from the Observatory. After missing a few good chances to capture the magnificent tree, a window of opportunity suddenly opened up. I stopped to follow a hunch… Sure enough a little bit down the road from the car pull off was a brief opening with a clear view of the tree standing proudly on the hillside of the mountain facing San Francisco Bay in the fading color of the beautiful sunset.
no comments It was a rough wake up call at 4am on 4hrs sleep after a 22hr day but experiencing the earth day 2012 sunrise on Glacier Point will be an everlasting treasured memory!!
show 1 comment This just made my day, awesome! Loving the way the light illuminates the foreground bringing it all to life, lovely composition! It’s been non-stop rain where I am here (Cheshire, UK) and this capture really has just brightened up my day no end. Thanks for sharing, well worth the 4AM start! Barney On my way out to Yosemite for the 2nd time in little over a month, I was checking the weather forecast on my iPad via the in flight wifi. At first I was disappointed to see clear skies in the forecast as Yosemite is always best photographed with some clouds to help show depth and dimension. Then I realized the clear skies and no moon would make for a great opportunity to capture a star trails picture so I quick jumped onto BorrowLenses.com and reserved the Canon 14mm 2.8L lens. Thankfully, BorrowLenses.com main location is a short drive from SFO so I was able to swing by on my way out to the valley and pick up the lens. I arrived in the magnificent Yosemite valley the afternoon before earth day and first day of National Parks week. It was stunning to see how busy the valley was compared to a month ago. Due to very little snow this winter, Glacier Point opened up the day before my visit so I decided to head up before sunset and take advantage of the clear sky for some star trails and astro photography. After sunset, I setup to photograph a star trails image over Yosemite Valley. I’m uber excited with the results. The swirling star trails help capture the grand and mystic feeling when experiencing the purity of the cool air stinging your lungs while standing above the mighty Yosemite Valley on a clear spring night. It turns out, (Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty) the time-lapse ninjas behind the incredibly awesome Yosemite HD video were also out to start their planned follow up video. Check out their behind the scenes post from last weekend – (The Start of Yosemite HD II). I was extremely impressed with their dedication as they photographed all night and were still shooting when I returned for earth day sunrise the following morning!!
Star Trails Field NotesFor those interested, here are my star trails notes that have worked great for me:
no comments The Sleeping Bear Dunes will always be a special place in my heart. Out of all the wonderful and incredibly awesome travel destinations I have visited in my life, the ‘dunes’ will always be my favorite location to relax, spend quality time with family &friends and embark on endless photo adventures! Below is a collection of my favorite Sleeping Bear Dunes photos taken over the past 3-4 years. .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) show 1 comment land, sea, air: breathtaking earth! |
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