Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice group of images Aram! Glad you got to experience these unique conditions and the incredible dogwoods! Best, Bob Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com > On May 26, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information