Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought the second image was my favorite until I saw the last two?absolutely spectatular. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 27 May 2017, at 01:34, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > > We were in Yosemite the week before Bob. It has been a long time since I > have seen the water so high. The week we were there the temperatures > climbed into the mid 80?s and the snow in the high country was melting like > gang busters. It was rising about a foot a day for three days. Amazing. > Many places where I usually go to find shots were three feet under water. > No shots of the three brothers, no shots of half dome in my favorite > spot... > View Large if you can. > > Here is a shot from by the Superintendent?s Bridge. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Superintendent+Bridge-4127.jpg.html > > Notice the tree on the right, and one just barely in view on the left. > Here is the almost same view 2 days later: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Superintendent+Bridge-4288-Edit.jpg.html > > The meadow around swinging bridge and Cook?s meadow were under water in > many places. Bob had a shot of the walkway to the river from the south > road. I have one of it almost all under water. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Cooks+Meaow-4329.jpg.html > > A few more from around Swinging Bridge and the road to Sentinel Bridge: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Cooks+Meadow-4310.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Cooks+Meadow-4131.jpg.html > > Cascade Creek was flowing quite well. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Cascade+Creek-4369.jpg.html > My favorite little tree was still gone, however. It was gone Christmas > time, too. > > The dogwood were spectacular. We always go the first week in May and are > either too late or too early. This time we hit peak bloom, but due to the > cloudless skies when we were there, shots were hard to find. Most were so > bright. > Close-up?s were a challenge and shots of whole trees had these burned out > bright spots shining from the dark foliage. But I found a few close to > the Merced river that were lit pretty well: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Dogwood+and+river-4007-Edit.jpg.html > > The first night we were there we went out to try our luck at some star > shots and I got these: > Fisheye shot from Valley View: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Yosemite+Night-3950.jpg.html > > And a lucky moonbow at Bridalveil taken from Tunnel View: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Yosemite+Night-3960.jpg.html > > At least view this one large, please. > > Comment and criticism welcome. > > Aram > > > > > > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information