22. May 2012 by Friedhelm.

The light changed dramatically during the eclipse. I switched to my 15mm super wide angle lens and started shooting. I captured this image during the few seconds the eclipse was visible through the hole in the clouds.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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19. May 2012 by David.

As Friedhelm mentioned yesterday Yosemite is a wonderful place to refresh yourself.

I felt a need last weekend to do a little rebalancing of my life. Doesn’t just looking at this photo of a very small part of that wonderful place make you feel better. We live in a wonderful world and sometimes the day-to-day clouds that reality. If Yosemite isn’t near-by someplace else is. Give yourself a couple of hours or days and refresh, your problems and concerns won’t disappear but you’ll have a moment of peace and sometimes that’s all it takes.

Keep clicking

Dave

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12. May 2012 by David.

Burney Falls has many faces.

People will hike many miles to see a small waterfall. Burney is truly a ‘falls’. It has the large main falls, side falls curtain falls and just about any other kind you can think of. If you’re bored diving up Interstate 5 in Northern California take an hour detour from Redding and head out to the corner of highways 299 and 89.

Keep clicking

Dave

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5. May 2012 by David.

I recently took a quick trip to northern California.

I took a detour from straight up I5 and went to Burney Falls. This is actually a side view of the fairly expansive fall. Note that some of the water seems to be coming out of the hillside and not from the top. This is one of the unique features of the falls. In the summer the river that feeds the falls goes dry but because of the lava formations and aquifer  water still goes over the falls thought much of it comes out of rocks behind the falls.

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1. May 2012 by Friedhelm.

Walking around the Japanese garden I picked up that there is a connection between the plants and the trees. I had the feeling that the rocks were perfectly organized and the trees were pruned in a certain way that rocks and trees portrait harmony.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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26. April 2012 by Friedhelm.

I was standing at Washburn Point on Glacier Point Rd. at Yosemite National Park when I photographed Vernal Fall. I picked 1/640 sec. exposure time to freeze the water while still maintaining ISO 100 at f5.6.

To get an idea how huge this fall is, take a look at the upper right side besides the water. You will see people standing there at a reling.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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24. April 2012 by Friedhelm.

If you would like to see nature at their best drive along hwy 140 between Mariposa and Yosemite National Park. The California Puppies are in full bloom and there is an abundance of wildflowers everywhere.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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23. April 2012 by Friedhelm.

Glacier Point road road opened last Friday evening so I had to go up into the high country of Yosemite National Park on Friday. I stopped on glacier Point Road to photograph the high mountains and the clouds. Camera setting: 17mm focal length ( full frame sensor) f8, 1/640sec., ISO 100, cropped.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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16. April 2012 by Friedhelm.

It was an overcast last Saturday when we went up to the Merced River to photograph along Hwy 140. I stopped at a bridge to photograph the Redbud which is currently blooming. I thought the bridge and the creek would give me a nice contrast to blossoms.

Enjoy and keep ob photographing!

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11. April 2012 by Friedhelm.

Yesterday, on my way to Freno I drove through Madera County. The vine is starting to grow and I stopped to take a few shots.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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