Sharps Photography's photostream

Upper Yosemite Falls is flowing a little stronger than usual on this warm January day. Such an incredibly beautiful place!

Nikon D300, f/16, 1/60, ISO 200, Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 38mm, tripod, mirror lockup, cable release, raw, Capture NX2, frame created with Photoshop CS2

It's an unusually warm January day at Yosemite and the water is flowing a little heavier than normal for this time of year. A build up of ice and snow has accumulated at the base of the falls during the colder weather. Photographed January 19, 2009.

Nikon D300, f/16, 1/30, ISO 200, Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 31mm, tripod, mirror lockup, cable release, raw, processing and conversion with Capture NX2, frame created with Photoshop CS2

John McKelvy of the Black Crown String Band performing at the Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival in Northern California.

Click here to visit the Black Crown String Band website for more music clips and schedule.

Nikon D300, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 1600, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 160mm, raw, Capture NX2, frame created with Photoshop CS2

El Capitan, Winter 2009, Yosemite, California.

Nikon D300, f/13, 1/60, ISO 200, Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 55mm, tripod, cable release, raw, Capture NX2, frame created w/ Photoshop CS2

This was a night time artillery demonstration conducted by a Civil War reenactment group at Fresno, California. A total of 12 cannon's fired one after another and I used a long exposure to capture the blast of each. It was a spectacular demonstration of firepower and the sound was unbelievable!

D300, f/16, 18 seconds, ISO 100, Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 26mm, tripod, cable release (bulb), raw, conversion in capture NX2; Photomatix (created 3 tiff's at -2ev, 0ev, +2ev; tone compressor)