Yosemite Valley seen under moonlight during a long exposure
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
? Marcus Aurelius
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Gates of the Valley By Moonlight, Yosemite
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The Milky Way rises above the trees in Yosemite National Park, California
One of the most amazing sights often overlooked on dark nights is the Milky Way. Tired, road weary and focusing on the road ahead its easy for travelers to miss out on the the scene above them at night. On a recent trip to Yosemite National Park I made a conscious effort to stop the car every so often when driving to survey the night sky above me. It wasn’t an easy thing to do due to a good amount of sleep deprivation, but the results sure paid off. Seeing the rising Milky Way is a sure fire way to put life’s challenges in perspective.
In this single exposure, trees in the foreground are lit by the ambient light of my cars headlights. The magical halo around some of the stars is an in-camera trick. Combined I’m fond of how the connection between heavens and Earth came out.
Photo Details
Canon 5D Mark III, Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZE, ISO 6400, 30 sec – single exposure
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All That Glitters – Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest
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The Milky Way rises over Half Dome as seen from Glacier Point – Yosemite National Park
One of the many things I love about Yosemite National Park is that it’s equally photogenic at night as it is during the day. During my last visit I focused on astro-landscapes, but Mother Nature had other things in mind with a lot of clouds. Fortunately for me the heaviest clouds cleared just in time for me to take this photo and several others.
My location of choice was Glacier Point as the increased altitude above the valley floor allows you to see the Milky Way rising a little earlier without obstruction. In addition you have an amazing view of Half Dome and Nevada and Vernal Falls. These of course make for amazing foreground subjects.
One interesting note about this photo is that it was taken with out a tripod. I had two other cameras running time-lapses on a tripod when this was taken and I was left with only my ingenuity to stabilize my 3rd camera. To stabilize my camera for this long exposure I lodged the camera on a rock and used the strap with a great deal of tension to lock it into place. If there is interest I’ll go over exactly how I did this.
Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, ISO 6400, 30sec
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Milky Way Over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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Transformation: Sunset Rainbow over Yosemite National Park
30 minutes of amazing transformation is all it took to change a drab gray stormy view of Yosemite’s Half Dome and Nevada Falls into a dynamic fiery rainbow filled scene. Literally in the 11th hour after a full day of foggy and overcast weather I witnessed a sunset like I’ve never seen anywhere in all my travels.
As if scripted, storm clouds rose above Yosemite Valley and were illuminated by a thin pipe of sunset light. Just as the intensity of the red light was about to peak the clouds exploded into downpour. This cloudburst in combination with the suns last gasp of light created the largest rainbow I’ve ever seen. Even with a Zeiss 15mm ultra-wide lens I was only able to photograph a third of it. This sunset was easily the most stunning I’ve yet to witness.
Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark III, Zeiss Distagon T* f/2.8 15mm ZE lens, 1/250 sec at ISO 1600
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Transformation: Sunset Rainbow over Yosemite National Park
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Horsetail Falls Moonset Light, Yosemite National Park
Much is said about light in landscape photography, especially golden hour, blue hour and moonlight. While most associate these lighting conditions with the end of the day it’s important to note they happen at the beginning of the day too and not just sourced from the sun. It’s a little bit rarer to see, as fewer photographers actually want to stay up or wake up to see golden moonlight. Case and point was my last visit to Yosemite National Park as I ran into 2 people photographing Horsetail Falls at 4am. I’m not complaining by any means as the view was spectacular and the golden moonlight was great. Granted the human eye can’t see the color of moonlight nearly as well due to human night vision being somewhat limited. Something to consider the next time you’re sleeping in… what great moonlight are you missing?
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Horsetail Falls Moonset Light, Yosemite National Park
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Last week I took the opportunity to photograph several amazing sights in Yosemite National Park ranging from night & astro landscapes, moonbows and blooming Dogwoods. The later is what captured my eye by day. This is the first time I’ve seen Dogwoods in optimal conditions. In the past I’ve always seen them after a storm or a little too late in the season. One thing I can say after seeing Dogwoods in peak form is that they’re a must see.
Dogwoods Blooming in Yosemite National Park
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Dogwoods Blooming in Yosemite National Park
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Pre-dawn light rises over the iconic Yosemite Valley granite formations of El Capitan and Half Dome
Yosemite Sunrise
I was revisiting some old film scans from several years ago thanks to a client request and rediscovered this photo. Slide film isn’t very forgiving in regard to dynamic range, but I always liked the contrasty nature of this photo. It was taken on a cold snowy winter morning well before sunrise. Taking a long exposure allowed for the faint color in the sky to register quite strongly which I always thought was quite striking.
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Yosemite Sunrise (Revisited)
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When you first enter Yosemite National Park it is impossible to miss El Capitan. Towering some 3,000 feet above the valley floor with a peak elevation of 7,573 feet its a feast for the eyes and an attractive challenge for several hardy rock climbers. The more I visit Yosemite the more I see visitors accept the walls of the valley as an unmoving constant, but if you stop to really watch the valley walls you’ll notice that the they’re alive with movement. It’s not just waterfalls that create dramatic scenery in the park, but fast moving air currents and rapidly changing cloud formations. The granite monoliths are only half the story as long as you open your eyes other subtleties of the environment.
Pictured are clouds flowing around El Capitan in the late morning. This long exposure helped highlight the cloud movement bringing El Capitan to life.
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Windswept Clouds Over El Capitan, Yosemite
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Friend and filmmaker Steven M. Bumgardner (@yosemitesteve) has released ”One Day in Yosemite“, a short film created by 30 filmmakers who spread out across Yosemite National Park to document a wide spectrum of activities that occur in one 24 hour period. This short film was an incredible logistical challenge that after months of editing sheds light on the concentrated diversity of activities one can enjoy while visiting one of the worlds most iconic national parks. It was an honor to be 1 of the 30 photographers and filmmakers that contributed to this project. Given Steve’s high standards I’m especially honored that two of my night time-lapse sequences were included at the end of the film. If you’ve yet to view the Yosemite Nature Notes series, which this film is a part of, I highly recommend it. It’s an amazingly inspirational series.
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All Things Yosemite: One Day in Yosemite
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Waters of Yosemite – a high definition video compilation of Yosemite National Park, California. Authored by: Richard Wood, May 23-25, 2009. Music: Streamside from “In a Safe Place” by the Album Leaf. youtube homepage: www.youtube.com high definition viewing: vimeo.com
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