From a trip to Yosemite back in October of 2024. All freshly processed. Reviewing old sets is something I often do during downtimes in my photography here in Tulsa like in the current 90 degree plus summer days. It was raining when we stopped at the overlook and saw El Capitan for the first time. I could take only a handful of photos before retreating to the car. It was mostly clear the second day when we hiked above and beyond the valley but the day started off near freezing and a storm did approach later in the day. So, a mix of weather in those photos. The shots were taken with my Nikon D500 except for the last which was processed from a Google Pixel 9 Pro raw.
NIKON D50017.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 lens35mmf/8.01/125s200 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D500Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM lens50mmf/8.01/160s100 ISO-2.0 EV
NIKON D500100.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-6.3 lens100mmf/8.01/400s100 ISO-0.3 EV
NIKON D50017.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 lens42mmf/8.01/320s100 ISO-0.3 EV
NIKON D500Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM lens26mmf/8.01/320s100 ISO-0.3 EV
Pixel 9 ProPixel 9 Pro back camera 6.9mm f/1.7 lens7mmf/1.71/1100s22 ISO0.0 EV
junglialoh wrote:
Stunning image set - well presented the beauty and majesty of Yosemite El Capitan
Enthralling image, especially 3rd BW photo
Thank you so much. I am glad you like them!
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guidostow wrote:
A set of jewels here. Brilliant stuff.
Thanks! I appreciate such a positive comment!
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Nice set. The B&W is classic.
Thanks! Glad you like that one. For whatever reason, I had not worked on that one since I took it unitl I decided to review the entire set a few days ago. I guess it is good that storage is cheap!
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I know it is a bit of a cliche by now, but my favorite in this group is the last one, where the tiny figures at upper left give scale to this massive landscape. Glacier Point, I presume?
Thanks so much! And, no, not a climber. Not a camper, either.
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Such a nice straight forward classic approach collection here Yosemite! Love the 1st and last best. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Thank you! It is fun to share especially when I receive such nice feedback as I have here.
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gdanmitchell wrote:
I know it is a bit of a cliche by now, but my favorite in this group is the last one, where the tiny figures at upper left give scale to this massive landscape. Glacier Point, I presume?
Thank you. I am not such a believer in the idea that cliches are bad. If I really believed that, I would not have even tried to shoot at Yosemite, such an often visited and photographed place. I have run a Google search using a couple of my Yosemite photos and Google thinks my shots are some else's very similar images. And, yes, I love the compositional technique of including people in landscapes to give scale. Just lucky to have these folks standing there at that moment.
Brev00 wrote:
Thank you. I am not such a believer in the idea that cliches are bad. If I really believed that, I would not have even tried to shoot at Yosemite, such an often visited and photographed place. I have run a Google search using a couple of my Yosemite photos and Google thinks my shots are some else's very similar images. And, yes, I love the compositional technique of including people in landscapes to give scale. Just lucky to have these folks standing there at that moment.
:-)
And, hey, if you poke around enough, even in Yosemite Valley, it is still possible to make new and — believe it or not — unique photographs.
I’ve photographed there for decades and, yeah, I’ve photographed all of the icons at one time or another.Sometimes the conditions are special enough to shed a new light (literally) on an old favorite.
But it is pretty rewarding to go off into areas of the Valley that aren’t visited so much. There’s a lot to see there!
Thanks, Jeffrey! So interesting how different folks react so differently to the same things. If I were a pro I would have to anticpate reactions to my images much better. I left this one unprocessed for so long.
jm10_former wrote:
Nice set Brev! Your cell phone shot is the winner for me...thanks for posting.
jacob
Thank you, Jim! I appreciate the love for my Pixel photo. I find that the phone serves me well in support of my dedicated camera gear but can also at times hold its own against it. The key for me is shooting raw as that avoids much of Google's overprocessing.
