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This is my favorite spot of the park especially early morning when nobody is there. During our stay in the valley, I wake up every morning just to see the stunning view and hear relaxing sound of the flowing water of the Merced River. Still wishing to photograph this location blanketed with snow though. And that's one good reason to come back.
**PLEASE view on black, it looks so much better.
Was too lat for star trails, but regardless, this has to be one of the more beautiful vistas around. Cheers.
-jared r.
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Dedicated to Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, who just completed the first free climb of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan. Image captured on December 30, when temperatures on the Southeast Face of El Cap were below freezing for most part of the day.
I still think Yosemite is the single most beautiful spot on Earth!
Shot with a Canon Elan 7; Fuji Velvia 50 film; Canon 17-40mm lens; 81B warming filter; 2-stop hard Galen Rowell/Singh-Ray GND (graduated neutral density) filter. Scanned with a Nikon Coolscan IV.
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The best days for photographers don’t typically involve blue skies. This day was no exception. This was the last morning of my fantastic month long photography whirlwind with the flickr all stars nor cal unit which we crammed into about 40 hours.
There is something magical about Yosemite, that’s no secret. The word that popped into my head to define that feeling; atmosphere. There’s an atmosphere to Yosemite, and that’s what we tried to catch with this series of shots. What a grand place. Hope you enjoy, –jared r.
Canon 5DMKII
Canon 16-35mm @ 23mm
Iso 50
f/11
1/6 sec
HiTek 2 stop SE GND
Singh-Ray 3 stop reverse GND
Didn't get a lot of color for sunset here, but the clouds really were great (and it's always nice to see Bridalveil roaring away at max flow).
...but still cold.
It was nice and warm up at Tunnel View, the sun was shining and I took off my coat to enjoy the warm rays. When the sky improved I thought it would be a good idea to re-shoot Valley View. Upon arrival, I had to put on all the layers again. In December, it's still below freezing at 1 PM here and anywhere else on the south side of the valley.
This one was a little tricky, I had to navigate frost covered rocks in the river to shoot on the east side of the log. With the 0.4 exposure I got the best of both water worlds, just a touch of motion in the river and the still water in the foreground gave me a reflection of elcap.
Photo of the Day at yosemiteblog.com on March 29, 2012. Thx Loyd!
A few days ago, I posted a sunrise pic from this spot. To give you some idea just how incredible the conditions in the valley were last Saturday--this is the first time I've ever gotten both a killer sunrise AND sunset from this spot. I love shooting here in winter, because the angle of the setting sun lights up the western side of El Capitan dramatically--and the glow was on full-blast on this evening.
Wawona Tunnel View as a storm approached, leaving only half the Valley lit.
Canon Elan 7; Canon 17-40mm lens; Fuji Velvia 50; Singh-Ray/Galen Rowell 2-stop hard GND filter.
Spent a fantastic weekend in Yosemite, with my good buddyJean Day
We had a great time, explored some different places & even were graced with some fresh snow on Sunday morning. That's after a 60 degree and sunny Sat. Crazy!
What an amazing weekend of photography.
I've got so many images to process, but this one is one of my fave's so far.
Get ready for a week long of Yosemite images from me =)
Have a great week & I hope to catch up on comments soon!
Thanks again for your continued comments & support.
Best,
Ellie
PS.... just threw this one out without much thought for a good "Title". Please throw your ideas for a great title at me!!!
To get this perspective you must hike above the infamous Wawona Tunnel Overlook, steeply towards Inspiration Point. It is so beautiful up there. This was late afternoon.
Taken with a Canon 20D, 17-40mm L lens, Hoya Moose warming polarizer, 3-stop hard GND (Galen Rowell/Singh-Ray). God helped me out significantly with the scenery. :^D
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I drove up to Yosemite this weekend, hoping to find nice shooting conditions from an early winter storm that moved through Friday into Saturday. This was my first shot of the day (and I generally don't think of this spot as a sunrise spot, but it certainly can be in the right light). The whole day was extraordinary, with snow, dramatic skies, and peak fall color combining into one of the most beautiful days I've ever experienced.
I don't think I've ever been in a place where conditions were good for shooting every minute of daylight--but that's what yesterday was like, and I tried to (and hopefully did) make the most of it.
This is a wide angle view from the Wawona Tunnel overlooking Yosemite Valley. The soft, low-contrast light and the muted colors that evening gave a different feel to the view. I do believe this was taken around mid-summer, right before I was abducted by a UFO and later released on top of El Cap, which made for a long walk back in the dark.
Shot with a Canon Elan 7; Canon 17-40mm lens; Fuji Velvia 50 film; 81B warming filter; 2-stop soft graduated neutral density filter.
I've seen Tunnel View a few different times now but I had never seen it quite like this. I was standing in the rain for about an hour to get this, no umbrella:( The only thing protecting the gear was a disposable $1 optech rain cover, which I'm proud to say performed admirably. I wish the clouds had broken a bit more for sunset, but I'm happy enough with the shot as-is.
This is an image blended from 3 different exposures using exposure fusion in photomatix. Shot w/ a 50mm contax zeiss planar t* w/ ef mount adapter.
The natural world is simply amazing.
A hundred year old tree, the sound of water falling from a mile away, rays of light traveling millions of milesâ¦
I must have stood here looking at this for forty-five minutes, listening to it. Watching as the rainbows came and went, as the water fell down over the tallest waterfall in the United States, always different with the shifting wind. I must have taken 50 photos without moving my camera, and they're all different. The breath you take in a place like this is a whole different thing altogether. Sometimes, when I'm in the grind, I feel like I'm running out of breath, and then I get to a place like this⦠and I can breathe.
Sitting here now looking at this image, I see the tree growing out of the cliff on the left side of the image, and I'm even more in awe. I hope there are things in this world which make you feel the same way. cheers.
Jared Ropelato
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El Cap de Barcelona (1991–1992) is a surrealist sculpture created by American Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Its English title is The Head.
The sculpture was Lichtenstein's first outdoor work using ceramic tile. It is said to acknowledge Antoni Gaudí and Barcelona's affinity for mosaics.
Submitted: 27/02/2017
Accepted: 27/02/2017
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From the first real storm system of the winter. Taken after spending the day in the back country with flooding tents, rain, bears, and a slowly breaking camera.
But the light at valley view cooperated!
A few friends and I just started a new group on Flickr to highlight geo coded photos and locations so other photographers can find the exact locations with a new app for Apple and Android phones.
It's called Top-Photo-Spots. Check it out!
This is just a mid/late afternoon shot along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley. There was no magic lighting, no dramatic clouds, but I placed my camera just above the river for a low angle just to make a little different perspective. It's almost more like a nice documentation shot, but not really one I would enlarge for a nice print. Notice the amazing Ribbon Fall in the upper center of the image. I love this waterfall! It's seasonal and only flows during the snowmelt runoff.
Taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 17-40mm lens, circular polarizer, 2-stop hard GND filter.
Available for licensing on Getty Images www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/merced-river-in-yosemite...
Not much sky the day I took this, but the river was mirror-still and made for some nice reflections. Never can get enough of that big hunk of granite!
Santa Fe FP45s 5940 and 5941 are on the point of the combined Super Chief / El Capitan, catching some late afternoon sun at Dearborn Station in Chicago, no date on slide but the mount is dated May 1970 so about 1 year to go until Amtrak. Original Kodachrome photographer unknown, Art Gross Collection.
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This is Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, another image from our BOOT CAMP photography weekend a few weeks back. When we arrived here, there were at least 30 photographers all lined up. The sun was rising over to the right and as we were standing there, Dave and I mentioned to each other how cool it would be if the clouds broke and EL CAP peeked through. Well, we waited and it did. I know this shot has been done millions of times but I really liked the effect the clouds and fog gave this scene. Most shots I've seen from here are a little closer. Here I stayed wide to emphasize the beautiful tall trees in the foreground.
it was really great hanging with Joshua, James, Jared, Aaron and David. Thanks to all the guys who made this trip so much fun. A big thanks to David and Jared for getting us out of bed to get this shot. This is what it's all about, hanging with good people, having lots of fun, learning a thing or two and catching some nice light! In summary:
1. We drove close to 1,000 miles in 3 days.
2. We drove an estimated 17 hours on the road.
3. We visited 10 spots including Davenport, CA, Yosemite Nat’l Park and Lake Tahoe, NV.
4. We slept almost hardly at all.
5. We ate enough junk food to hold us over for a year.
Be sure to check these guys' streams as they have already uploaded some images from the trip. Thanks in advance for your constant support and visits. Have a great week ahead and may the light be with you wherever you are. Jave
It has been a couple of weeks since +Khris Griffis and I pulled a turn around trip to Yosemite Valley. We made it from a bar filled with women wearing plaid kilts in Valencia to Tunnel View just in time for the moon to begin shinning through the valley floor.The moon never broke above the valley walls, it provided just enough light through the valley to give it a quaint feel. This is also about the time where Khris realized that he only brought a single CF card.
Yosemite was my favorite place in the world, especially at night. This is a vertical, long-exposure, panorama. I loved the car trails through the trees in the bottom left, and the milky way was amazing there. It was absolutely freezing at night, and we were there shooting until 3AM. I really hope you guys enjoy this shot, because it crashes my computer every time I try and open it haha.
161 years ago today, the first (white) men laid eyes on Yosemite Valley for the first time from approximately the old Inspiration Point, near Tunnel View (the first verifiable account, although some may have entered the valley a few years before then). At least one of the members of the Mariposa Battalion was moved to tears by the sight before him (as many of us are).
A little more about the story here
After having lunch with our new friends and grabbing a couple souvenirs, my wife waited patiently while I dragged us to two of Yosemite's most iconic views in hopes of coming home with at least a couple images with some dramatic clouds on our way out of Yosemite.
This is Yosemite's "Valley View," a poorly labeled pull off at the end of Northside Drive as you are exiting the Valley. It includes the famous granite monolith El Capitan on the left, and the Three Brothers on the right, with the beautiful Merced River in the foreground.
In the distance, you can see some storm clouds brewing over Half Dome - we were so lucky that we had permits to summit Half Dome the day before and not on this day! It is incredibly unsafe to be on or near the cables or summit of Half Dome during a thunderstorm or even a rain shower.
Nikon D800
16-35mm f/4 Lens
5-exposure HDR bracketed at 1-stop, Gitzo Tripod, blended in Photomatix.
El Capitan, Yosemite, California
The southwest face of El Capitan, a huge granite monolith that rises 900 meters (3000 feet) from its base in Yosemite Valley. El Cap originated as a pluton, a chamber of magna that slowly cooled underground starting about a hundred million years ago. The uplift of the Sierra Nevada range around ten million years ago and the resulting erosion revealed this block of granite. Further carving was done by glaciers.
And in the spirit of "because it's there", El Capitan is a magnet for rock climbers. Once considered an impossible climb, rock climbers now regularly set ascent time records for various routes and techniques.
El Capitan at sunset in Yosemite National Park. November 2009. Single-shot HDR image.
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