13. May 2012 by David.

The Dogwoods are in full bloom up in Yosemite.

When I first got there I trudged through some underbrush (read blackberry bushes) trying to find a great angle and background. Those dogwoods were a major disappointment. It turns out some of the best are right near the roads. If you go up be sure and bring some mosquito repellant, they’re in full bloom as well.

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Dave

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8. May 2012 by Friedhelm.

Coming from Merced on Hwy 140 into Yosemite Valley you cross over to the other side of the Merced River via the Pohono bridge. There are currently several dogwood tress blooming and in the later afternoon the light is just great.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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3. May 2012 by Friedhelm.

Yesterday afternoon I drove to Yosemite Valley to photograph the blooming dogwood trees. I read that the first dogwoods were blooming last Saturday and they are photographed at their best when the tree is blooming but the leaves are not developed yet. Thanks to my 100-400mm lens I was able to get some great shots using the Merced River as a backdrop.

Enjoy and keep on creating great images!

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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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27. March 2012 by Friedhelm.

Driving along the Wildflower Trail we discovered a group of trees that were growing along a creek. The light was pretty harsh and created a lot of shadows. In Lightroom I brought the exposure time down and created this image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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25. March 2012 by David.

Yesterday Friedhelm and I followed Fresno’s White Flower Trail.

While we both agreed that the ‘white flowers’ were rather disappointing we did find other subjects for both our photographic styles. This was taken at our first stop. I trudged back to get this shot, Friedhelm stay closer to the car and worked on close-ups. Yup, we see different things standing in the same spot.

Keep clicking,

Dave

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23. March 2012 by Friedhelm.

When we arrived at Yosemite Valley last Sunday the streets were still clear and there were no chains required. Three hours later it was a different story. A new storm front moved. In between I was able to photograph a winter wonder land.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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13. March 2012 by Friedhelm.

It was pretty windy in central California the last few days. I was pretty happy to get this shot while it was reasonable calm outside since I did not want to cut off a branch and photograph it in the studio.

I used a 180mm macro lens which I love to photograph with. Enjoy and have a great photographic day!

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6. March 2012 by Friedhelm.

For the last couple weeks I photographed blooming trees. Yesterday I went over all my images and created this 20X30 composition which will look awesome as a print.

Enjoy and keep on creating great images!

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4. March 2012 by David.

If you live in the valley you know what an almond blossom looks like.

You also know that the background should not be a dark green.  No I did not Photo Shop this in.

This is a unique tree, it’s actually surrounded by a bush. So when the spring blossoms come they provide a stark contrast to  dark green of the bush. And as a plus we have the wonderful lines of the bushes leaves. I walked a whole two blocks to get this photo. Boy am I tired.

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Dave

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