Yosemite View: My recent planned trip to Yellowstone didn't happen, so Yosemite it was instead! C&C welcome and preference Color or B&W?? Thanks to all who gave advice on Yellowstone...

JoBear Loc: Pacific Northwest

My recent planned trip to Yellowstone didn't happen, so Yosemite it was instead! C&C welcome and preference Color or B&W??
Thanks to all who gave advice on Yellowstone, hope to go first part of June.)
Thanks, John

xxredbeardxx Loc: San Clemente CA.

JoBear wrote:

My recent planned trip to Yellowstone didn't happen, so Yosemite it was instead! C&C welcome and preference Color or B&W??
Thanks to all who gave advice on Yellowstone, hope to go first part of June.)
Thanks, John

Very nice. I like them both.
Looks like a great post card.
Picture perfect focus.

I just came back from Yosemite myself.
I don't think Yellowstone could be any better.

I do want to take a trip there too though.

JoBear Loc: Pacific Northwest

Thanks for commenting! John

xxredbeardxx wrote:

Very nice. I like them both.
Looks like a great post card.
Picture perfect focus.

I just came back from Yosemite myself.
I don't think Yellowstone could be any better.

I do want to take a trip there too though.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Yosemite over Yellowstone any day! Though you do see more wildlife in Yellowstone. I love half dome and you have done well depicting it, though I always think of her flat side as her face so I would want to leave more room for her to look into. I am sure there are others who will disagree and it has more to do with how I view the formation than anything. These would be a little easier to evaluate full size, but from the thumb I think the B&W could use a little more contrast in half dome to make her stand out from the background a little more.
Where were you standing when you took this?

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

JoBear wrote:

Thanks for commenting! John

Hi, John,
Outstanding Impact due to technical management of exposure, tonal balance, and hues. Absolutely super Sky!
My only suggestion is that impact could have been heightened with (surprise...) a lower camera position that would have shoved half-dome's top noticeably above the cloud line.
I think it woulda made a big difference.

However...great job as is!

Dave in SD

JoBear Loc: Pacific Northwest

Thank you C'Mama! I did get a few of her "face" from other locations. These were shot from Glacier Point road - I believe there are 3 "pull overs" there and this was at the second stop at the hairpin curve - no parking lot there, just a "pull off the road" stop.
The over all view from up there is just spectacular and thankfully it was a good cloud day!
John

Country's Mama wrote:

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JoBear Loc: Pacific Northwest

Thanks Dave, it was so beautiful up there and you are right, I should have gotten down in the dust - will remember next time. Need to get one of those "right angle finders".Thanks for the kind words!
John

Uuglypher wrote:

Hi, John,
Outstanding Impact due to technical management of exposure, tonal balance, and hues. Absolutely super Sky!
My only suggestion is that impact could have been heightened with (surprise...) a lower camera position that would have shoved half-dome's top noticeably above the cloud line.
I think it woulda made a big difference.

However...great job as is!

Dave in SD