[Leica] Yosemite BB (Before Bob)

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nice set. This is my favourite:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s7/y7/Yosemite+Night-3950.jpg.html

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 5:04 AM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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...
> View Large if you can.
>
> 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
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> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
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