stunning Bob On Apr 27, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The last day of photography for this trip to Yosemite was Thursday after > noon. By the end of the night, we were pooped, so decided to head home > Friday. The weather Friday was going to be another bright, sunny 16 day and, > combining a work conference with shooting on either end of each day had > burned us out (yes, I know, poor Bob...). :-) > > There were some clouds as we drove through Tunnel View, so I couldn't resist > taking that much over-photographed scene of the valley: > > http://rgaphoto.com/2013-04-Yosemite/content/TunnelViewPanoMASTER_large.html > > Then we drove around the Valley. Cook's meadow was as beautiful a green as I > had ever seen it, and the water was flowing mightily from Upper Yosemite > Falls. Guess the heat was melting what little snow was there pretty quickly > (I heard Tioga Pass was going to be open in 3 weeks and Glacier Pt. next > week): > > http://rgaphoto.com/2013-04-Yosemite/content/CookMeadowPanoMASTER_large.html > > Took a little break walking around the grounds of the famous Ahwanee Hotel. > There are several reading rooms on the main floor: > > http://rgaphoto.com/2013-04-Yosemite/content/L1006610_large.html > > as well as the spectacular Grand Dining Room: > > http://rgaphoto.com/2013-04-Yosemite/content/AhwaniPanoMASTER_large.html > > My wife and I had a picnic dinner on the banks of the Merced watching the > light soften. Four hours later a full moon came up behind Cathedral Peak and > lit up El Capitan. Since my digital back only can expose up to 60 seconds and > the lens is an f/4 lens, the image is noisy. But it was a lovely peaceful > time watching the stars come out and El Capitan light up from the top to the > bottom: > > http://rgaphoto.com/2013-04-Yosemite/content/ElCapMoon-BW-MASTER_large.html > > Thanks for looking. As always, images of such a magical place rarely do it > justice. I hope many of you can get there some day (just don't go in the > summer!!). > Best, > Bob > > -- > Bob Adler ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/