Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 27, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > Went back to Yosemite yesterday (and had the pleasure of the company of > Oliver Bryk and briefly got to meet up with Tikwa (oh yes, and Dr. > Barbour...). good to see you too Bob, Tikwa was sure happy too... > > It was a crystal clear day making for difficult photography; lots of dark > shadows and bright highlights. We really only shot 3 venues; Cascade > Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and the Tanaya Creek flowing out of Mirror Lake. > Oliver, being the Alpine mountaineer, also went on a walk up the Mist > Trail for a view of Vernal Falls; I did not go there with him. > > The first shot is of a snag in Tanaya Creek that caught my eye: > http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_3525_Edit_layers_1_large.html > It was near the end of the day, so the bright sun had diffused. beautiful, even exquisite shot Bob, Steve > > The second image (actually taken earlier in the morning) is of Cascade > Falls, just off of Oak Flat Road down from the Highway 140 entrance: > http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_3234_2_1_large.html > The falls are really starting to flow now with some runoff from the hot > days. The park was a bit busier than in mid winter (most likely because > some spring breaks are starting), but far less crowded than when summer > vacations start. A great time to visit between now and mid-May. > > Hope you enjoy. I was pleased to walk away with 2 keepers. It was a very > long day, leaving my house at 6am (Oliver had to leave San Francisco to > get to my house by then!) and returning to my house at 10:30pm. > > C&C always greatly appreciated, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information