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Subject: [Leica] Yosemite...
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:45:50 -0800
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On Feb 20, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> Steve.
> 
> Scout it out for me.  I'll be there the last week in April.  I had 
> reservations for two nights in January but were turned back by the 
> weather. Well, actually by the ranger and the state patrol.  The hwy in 
> from the south was closed past Wawona due to high winds and white-out 
> conditions on the ridge into the valley, and the north route was closed by 
> a mud slide. Would have been beautiful, as the snow on the way from 
> Oakdale to the entrance was gorgeous.  I can only imagine what the valley 
> floor was like. We made that trip two January's ago and it was great then, 
> but this time there was more snow.
> 
> We always take the hike to Vernal falls, and take the mist trail.  Bring 
> rain gear for you and your camera.  I spend a lot of time trying to get 
> photos in the mist.  Take lots of lens paper.  Those clothes don't take 
> away the water good enough.  Haven't tried a piece of skivvies, yet.  I am 
> working on one of those flip-up lens caps.  I want to cut away the black 
> plastic on the cover and replace it with some glass so, when stuck in the 
> mist of a falls, I can perhaps frame and focus my shot, flip the cap up 
> and quickly take the shot, then flip it back down in an attempt to perhaps 
> cut back on the moisture on the lens.  I may be able to provide some 
> feedback on that in May.  I use a OpTech rain sleeve to protect the rest 
> of the gear.
> 
> Have fun.  Any snow there now?  Maybe just lots of water.

hey Bob, jump in here anytime...

Steve



> 
> Aram
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Leica] Yosemite...
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, Bob Adler
>> <rgacpa at pacbell.net>
>> Message-ID: <15BDE897-E6F5-4328-BCEE-5CD75939259B at gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> 
>> Bob Adler and I are headed to Yosemite,  this week, for a few days of 
>> shooting...
>> 
>> Bob knows the Valley well, it's been a few years since I was there.
>> 
>> I'd love to hear your thoughts/recomendations about shooting at Yosemite.
>> 
>> For me it's a spiritual place, and my images will be a success if they 
>> manage to capture its mystical feeling.
>> 
>> I appreciate your advice and encouragement.
>> 
>> 
>> thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> Steve
> 
> 
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