Photography Workshop “Yosemite in Winter: A Season of Contrast” with Michael Mariant. Day 2: Yosemite National Park.
Several images from Day 2 of the Workshop.
Friday (26-February-2010) — California
Tag: California
Thursday (25-February-2010) — California
Photography Workshop “Yosemite in Winter: A Season of Contrast” with Michael Mariant. Day 1: Yosemite National Park.
I was the last person to occupy this cabin in Curry Village while attending the Nikonians ANPAT 8 (Annual Nikonians Photo Adventure Trip) in October of 2008 — Led by Michael Mariant. On that day, just after lunch we heard a loud noise. It first sounded like thunder or a very loud freight train, but the noise continued and kept getting louder. The sky was clear when we were at lunch so I knew it couldn’t be a freak winter thunderstorm. Michael in the cabin next to me yelled “rock slide, run”. The next thing we knew, Yosemite Valley was enveloped in a cloud of rock dust. Eighteen months later, the cabin still exists but stands empty in a closed area of Curry Village.
Wednesday (24-February-2010) — California
Photography Workshop “Yosemite in Winter: A Season of Contrast” with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Travel to Yosemite National Park.
The next few days will be images from the 2010 “Yosemite in Winter: A Season of Contrast” photography workshop. I was picked up in South San Francisco as part of a carpool for a ride to the Yosemite National Park. I’ve included one image of an (almond?) orchard while the traveling through central California. Even though the trees didn’t have any leaves, the grass was bright green indicating recent rain. The night before the workshop I stayed at the Yosemite Lodge in Yosemite Valley. I took a few pictures that evening from around the lodge. I was blown away by what the Nikon D3s camera can do in low light, especially with a 50 mm f/1.4 lens.
24-October-2009
Four images taken while flying out of San Francisco. Nikon D3x and 70-300 mm VR lens.
1) Morning view of San Francisco behind the TV & radio towers.
2) Morning view of San Francisco and the Bay bridge to Oakland.
3) Golden Gate Bridge in Fog.
4) When in San Francisco, I work in the green triangular building in the upper portion of the image near Highway 101 (adjacent to the UCSF Mission Bay Campus)
23-October-2009
Moon over San Francisco and Oakland at Sunset from a Berkeley Hills Overlook. Panorama composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm PC-E lens (ISO 800, f/5, 0.5 sec).