[Leica] Yosemite BB (Before Bob)

[Aram]

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...
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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