[Leica] People in Yosemite

[Aram Langhans]

Yosemite is always filled with people enjoying the great outdoors.  It 
is fun to take photos of them as they are doing their thing.  Take these 
two.  They are enjoying the beautiful day we were having in the park.

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Well. OK.   Moving on.......

Here is my 101 year old father-in-law regaling two young park rangers 
with tales of what it was like in the park before they, or perhaps even 
their parents were born.  They were fascinated with the stories.

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The base of Lower Yosemite Falls is usually populated with a diverse set 
of people taking pictures and some hamming it up a bit.

Lower Yosemite Falls Trail-7882.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr 
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And then there are the artists.  We always see our fair share when the 
weather is good scattered about drawing and painting.  I have always 
admired their talent and often ask if I can take a photo of them while 
they are working.  They usually are happy to have me do that.  We chat 
for a bit, then I offer to email them their photo which they are 
thrilled to get.  Some I have remained in contact with over the years.  
Here are a few of them from this trip.  Not great portraits of them, but 
of them working in the environment of the park.

A painter across from Bridalveil.  She sent me a few photos of her 
completed work.

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Some in a small art class at Happy Isles.

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She was visiting from I think Denmark.

Another group was from Sonora painting at a pull off across from 
Cathedral Rock.

Cathedral Rock Artists-1001939.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr 
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Then there is this guy at Tunnel View.  He sets up and cranks out a half 
dozen or so paintings and sells them on the spot.  I have run into him 
the last few times we have been in the park, always in the same spot 
always chatting it up and selling.  I think he is from Monterey.

Comments welcome


Aram

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Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
  
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