Yosemite or Bust
Jun 3, 2019 08:38:06 #
After dreaming of a visit to Yosemite for over 50 years, I finally made it. Happy with my images, in spite of the "copy-cat" feel they give me.
First glimpse
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Foot of Yosemite Falls
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Washburn Point
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Before the Storm
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Bad weather coming
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Stormy Valley View
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Jun 3, 2019 08:40:53 #
Jun 3, 2019 08:45:57 #
Jun 3, 2019 08:53:56 #
Good landscapes, Cameraf4,
I like frames number three and five - although a little less sky would make them better?
Thanks for sharing!
Happy shooting!
I like frames number three and five - although a little less sky would make them better?
Thanks for sharing!
Happy shooting!
Jun 3, 2019 09:03:12 #
Congratulations for finally making it to Yosemite. #5, Bad weather coming, looks like a wall hanger to me.
Jun 3, 2019 09:23:33 #
Kaib795
Loc: Maryland, USA
Beautiful. Everyone should visit and admire our National Parks.
The last shot exemplifies the problems with shooting in hard light. The shot is beautiful and my eye goes to the falls with the fog drifting about but I notice the trees top right, how dark the shadows are and the dark water with surface shine (sun glare). I find that post work will not compare to just shooting it again in better, softer light. The light penetrates the trees from the side allowing shade but more detail. The water will have depth and color and splashes will not be as white (as though blown out). My captures of Niagara Falls massively show the difference (They are on another HD so I'll have to find them). Beautiful color and detail at 8:30 am and at 2 pm when most people arrived, very hard light with no water detail and extremely dark shadows, I couldn't control the shot and even if I HDR shot it, the color was so far off. It was a great lesson learned for me. It's all about light. But sometimes you have to simply take what is given, as seen.
About light
One trip to Peru, we went to Colca to see the Condors in flight. Reaching the overlook, you stare out at a mountain that looks very close and tall, much taller than our position but something odd about it. The entire mountain is blue. It struck me, all the sudden, that this mountain is not close at all! My perspective was totally off to what was in front of me! I walked to the edge drop off (no cording off anywhere) and peered down into the canyon. A pencil line and a small tiny rectangle I could see, were a river and a house! Oh my, that drop must have been over a mile! I got the kids back immediately and took a breathe. Wow, I had not idea what I was looking at and the mountain seemed like it was close ... but very blue.
PS - Yeah, so I looked it up. Colca canyon is 10,730 feet deep or just over 2 miles deep. I was off but the end result was the same, back away right now! One of the deepest canyons in the world.
The last shot exemplifies the problems with shooting in hard light. The shot is beautiful and my eye goes to the falls with the fog drifting about but I notice the trees top right, how dark the shadows are and the dark water with surface shine (sun glare). I find that post work will not compare to just shooting it again in better, softer light. The light penetrates the trees from the side allowing shade but more detail. The water will have depth and color and splashes will not be as white (as though blown out). My captures of Niagara Falls massively show the difference (They are on another HD so I'll have to find them). Beautiful color and detail at 8:30 am and at 2 pm when most people arrived, very hard light with no water detail and extremely dark shadows, I couldn't control the shot and even if I HDR shot it, the color was so far off. It was a great lesson learned for me. It's all about light. But sometimes you have to simply take what is given, as seen.
About light
One trip to Peru, we went to Colca to see the Condors in flight. Reaching the overlook, you stare out at a mountain that looks very close and tall, much taller than our position but something odd about it. The entire mountain is blue. It struck me, all the sudden, that this mountain is not close at all! My perspective was totally off to what was in front of me! I walked to the edge drop off (no cording off anywhere) and peered down into the canyon. A pencil line and a small tiny rectangle I could see, were a river and a house! Oh my, that drop must have been over a mile! I got the kids back immediately and took a breathe. Wow, I had not idea what I was looking at and the mountain seemed like it was close ... but very blue.
PS - Yeah, so I looked it up. Colca canyon is 10,730 feet deep or just over 2 miles deep. I was off but the end result was the same, back away right now! One of the deepest canyons in the world.
Jun 3, 2019 10:00:37 #
Jun 3, 2019 10:08:50 #
cameraf4 wrote:
After dreaming of a visit to Yosemite for over 50 years, I finally made it. Happy with my images, in spite of the "copy-cat" feel they give me.
Cameraf4.. you did the place proud ... glad you could finally make it ....
Jun 3, 2019 10:21:27 #
Jun 3, 2019 10:26:35 #
Kaib795 wrote:
Beautiful. Everyone should visit and admire our Na... (show quote)
When you're right, you're right. Unfortunately, that was the last image I made while leaving the park on my way to my next destination (Lake Tahoe). In other images the sky, while stormy and cloudy, was so much brighter than the foreground that it washed out. ND Grad got me this close. Would have preferred better light, but it just was not to be.
Jun 3, 2019 10:28:12 #
[quote=Paul J. ...
I like frames number three and five - although a little less sky would make them better?
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Wanted to give El Cap a little room to breathe. Thanx for commenting.
I like frames number three and five - although a little less sky would make them better?
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Wanted to give El Cap a little room to breathe. Thanx for commenting.
Jun 3, 2019 12:29:47 #
Jun 3, 2019 12:49:53 #
Thanx. Got to Lake Tahoe during a snow storm that afternoon. News said that Yosemite Valley had accumulating snow after I left. 3 Pacific Storms came ashore during my 12 days in Northern Cal and the Sierra got a ton of snow.
Jun 3, 2019 13:50:42 #
Excellent set! I am happy you got to your goal with such a good result.
Jun 4, 2019 02:52:10 #
Great series! I'm so glad you had the opportunity fulfill your dream to see Yosemite! Yosemite is one of my favorite places. I've been blessed to have the opportunity to visit dozens of times over the years because of living in within easy driving distance, and I never grow tired of viewing the beauty of Yosemite, and taking pictures in the Park.
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