I think I may have shared at least some of these before, but since I’ve been working on project that revolves around them, here are four 2025 sierra Nevada photographs.
The first one and last one are definitely wall hangers! The texture in the first one and lighting in the second one are what I believe set these apart.
“Thank you” to each of you for looking and commenting. :-) A few moe specific responses to individual posts below.
Dan
guidostow wrote:
Beautiful set GDan! Fine work here...
Thanks.
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Fred Amico wrote: , Dan.
Thanks, Fred.
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russelle wrote:
Trees in the mist... what's not to love?
I’m a complete sucker for fog and mist, and trees are central to a whole lot of my landscape photography… so any time I can combine those two, I go to work!
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junglialoh wrote:
Well done beautifully
Thank you.
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Dan Cross wrote:
The first one and last one are definitely wall hangers! The texture in the first one and lighting in the second one are what I believe set these apart.
Thanks. This whole set was prepared as a small collection of “best work” of a particular subject during a particular time frame, so I’m pretty fond of all. them. The first one was close to the top of my list of personal favorites, and I’m interested that you keyed in on the light, since that is the unspoken background element that makes it work. The subject is obviously fallen autumn aspen leaves covered in morning frost, but the fact that they were in a shaded area and lit by open blue sky gives them a soft quality that I liked a lot.
The second is quite different and came about in a different way. (I found the first subject almost by accident after finishing with a different subject nearby that had brought me there.) I went to a spot in Yosemite Valley where I have photogarphed the Merced River for years, quite possibly even including these exact rocks. I know that in the right conditions the water and rocks will be in shadow as the water reflects morning light on a cliff on the opposite side of the valley along with some color from autumn trees.
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sony a7iii wrote:
Hola,
Thanks.
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douter wrote:
Picture-book quality, Dan!
Douglas
Thank you. I’ve been considering a self-published book of some of the Sierra photographs that I’ve done over the years.
Dang...these are sweet! Only on the second time around did my eye catch the golden willow leaves on the top of the rock on the second image. A hidden surprise!
"Thank you" to both of you for viewing and commenting.
Bill Gass wrote:
All great pixs but luvin the first two especially.
The first two seem to be getting the votes at this point. I'm always fascinated by how other viewers respond to photographs, and sometimes the general response differs from my own.
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Al Trujillo wrote:
Dang...these are sweet! Only on the second time around did my eye catch the golden willow leaves on the top of the rock on the second image. A hidden surprise!
Al
That little bit of willow leaf is fun little surprise, isn't it. Good for you for noticing it!
jm10_former wrote:
All great images Dan, and could be used as nice examples of creative use of light. But am really drawn to #2 - outstanding imho - a river of gold:-)
jacob
Thanks, Jacob. That one seems to be getting a lot of love! :-)
adventure_photo wrote:
That last one has a really special mystical look to it, well seen and captured!
Thanks!
Conditions and light like that depend on a combination of knowing when they _might_ happen and then getting lucky. I’d been camped just out side the park the previous day and there was a lot of rain. It started to clear in the evening, and I figured that with all the moisture around there was a good chance for ground fog in the morning. So I headed up over Tioga Pass and into the park.
It wasn’t long until I saw fog, and soon stopped at this spot, a familiar place but not one where I usually photograph. It is a small lake in an opening in the forest, with thin strips of surrounding meadow and then the trees. The light was still soft, as the sun was behind nearby ridges — but the sky was clear and the fog glowed as it slowly drifted into the trees.
I grabbed tripod and camera and spent the next 45 minutes or so wandering and making photographs, and this turned out to be my favorite of the batch.
